Refining the Climate, Glacier, and Volcanic History of Iceland During the Holocene

• Main Author: Harning, David John
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: CU Scholar 2019
• Subjects: glaciers; holocene; iceland; lipid biomarkers; paleoclimate; tephra; Biogeochemistry; Geology; Paleontology; Drangajökull; glacier; Ice cap; Iceland; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://scholar.colorado.edu/geol_gradetds/165; https://scholar.colorado.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1169&context=geol_gradetds

Iceland’s position at the confluence of major oceanic and atmospheric fronts results in a highly sensitive climate evident in both instrumental and paleo records. However, open questions still remain regarding the pre-instrumental evolution of climate, glacier, and volcanic activity at this hemisphe...