Late Quaternary tephra stratigraphy and paleoenvironmental reconstruction based on lake sediments from North and Northeast Iceland

• Main Author: Bender, Emma Marie
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2020
• Subjects: VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Geosciences: 450::Quaternary geology; glaciology: 465; VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Geofag: 450::Kvartærgeologi; glasiologi: 465; GEO-3900; Askja; Four Lakes; Saksunarvatn; Vopnafjörður; Þuríðarvatn; Hekla; Iceland; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/25822

Due to Iceland’s position in the middle of the North Atlantic, the island is highly sensitive to oceanic and atmospheric fluctuations, which lead to changes in the environment. These fluctuating environmental conditions in addition to Iceland’s high volcanic activity make it a strategic study area f...