Tephra dispersal and eruption dynamics of wet and dry phases of the 1875 eruption of Askja Volcano, Iceland

• Published in: Bulletin of Volcanology
• Main Authors: Carey, RJ, Houghton, BF, Thordarson, T
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer-Verlag 2010
• Subjects: Earth Sciences; Geology; Volcanology; Askja; Iceland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00445-009-0317-3; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/76572

The 1875 rhyolitic eruption of Askja volcano in Iceland was a complex but well-documented silicic explosive eruption. Eyewitness chronologies, coupled with examination of very proximal exposures and historical records of distal deposit thickness, provide an unusual opportunity for study of Plinian a...