Cryptotephra sedimentation processes within two lacustrine sequences from west central Sweden

• Published in: The Holocene
• Main Authors: Davies, SM, Elmquist, M, Bergman, J, Wohlfarth, B, Hammarlund, Dan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publications 2007
• Subjects: Geology; Askja AD 1875 tephra; historical volcanic eruptions; cryptotephra sedimentation processes; lacustrine deposits; Iceland; Sweden; Askja
• Online Access: https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/618320; https://doi.org/10.1177/0959683607076443

Distal tephra horizons, particularly within lacustrine sequences, are increasingly being used as time-synchronous marker horizons within palaeoclimatic and palaeoenvironmental investigations. As sedimentary features marking the presence of these so-called cryptotephras are absent to the naked eye, i...