Tracing volcanic events in the NGRIP ice-core and synchronising North Altantic marine records during the last glacial period

• Published in: Earth and Planetary Science Letters
• Main Authors: Davies, S.M., Wastegård, S., Abbott, P.M., Barbante, C., Bigler, M., Johnsen, S.J., Rasmussen, T.L., Steffensen, J.P., Svensson, A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2010
• Subjects: Faroe Islands; Greenland; Greenland ice core; ice core; Katla; NGRIP
• Online Access: https://boris.unibe.ch/4600/1/1-s2.0-S0012821X10001743-main.pdf; https://boris.unibe.ch/4600/

Five basaltic tephra horizons have been identified in the NGRIP ice-core during the last glacial period. Geochemical analyses indicate that these tephras are of Icelandic origin with one horizon identified as the Faroe Marine Ash Zone III (FMAZ III) — an important marker horizon in several marine re...