Extending the late holocene tephrochronology of the central Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

• Main Authors: Payne, Richard J., Blackford, Jeffrey J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: Alaska; Cryptotephra; Electron probe microanalysis; Peatlands; Tephra; Volcanoes; Arctic; Hayes; Arctic Institute of North America; The Arctic Institute
• Online Access: https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publications/7d3c33ad-90ba-470d-a931-53acabe1d824

Tephrochronology, the reconstruction of past volcanic ash deposition, provides a valuable method for dating sediments and determining long-term volcanic history. Tephra layers are highly numerous in Alaska, but knowledge of their occurrence and distribution is incomplete. This study expands the regi...