Ocean-rafted pumice constrains postglacial relative sea-level and supports Holocene ice cap survival

• Published in: Quaternary Science Reviews
• Main Authors: Farnsworth, Wesley Randall, Blake Jr., Wesley, Gudmundsdottir, Esther Ruth, Ingólfsson, Ólafur, Larsen, Gudrún, Óladóttir, Bergrún Arna, Schomacker, Anders
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2020
• Subjects: VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Geosciences: 450; VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Geofag: 450; Katla; Mýrdalsjökull; Svalbard; Ice cap; Iceland; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/19692; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2020.106654

Distally deposited tephra from explosive volcanic eruptions can be a powerful tool for precise dating and correlation of sedimentary archives and landforms. However, the morphostratigraphic and chronological potential of ocean-rafted pumice has been under-utilized considering its long observational...