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

• Published in: Earth and Planetary Science Letters
• Main Authors: Davies, S.M., Wastegård, S., Abbott, Peter, Barbante, C., Bigler, M., Johnsen, S.J., Rasmussen, T.L., Steffensen, J.P., Svensson, A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Elsevier 2010
• Subjects: Q Science (General); Faroe Islands; Greenland; Katla; Greenland ice core; ice core; NGRIP; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/97539/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2010.03.004

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...