Open AccessDetection of Lateglacial distal tephra layers in the Netherlands
Author(s) -
DAVIES SIWAN M.,
HOEK WIM Z.,
BOHNCKE SJOERD J. P.,
LOWE J. JOHN,
O'DONNELL SEAN PYNE,
TURNEY CHRIS S. M.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
boreas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.95
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1502-3885
pISSN - 0300-9483
DOI - 10.1111/j.1502-3885.2005.tb01010.x
Subject(s) - tephra , geology , tephrochronology , interglacial , younger dryas , sequence (biology) , horizon , glacial period , paleontology , sedimentary rock , stadial , geomorphology , geochemistry , physical geography , volcano , geography , physics , astronomy , biology , genetics
Davies, S. M., Hoek, W. Z., Bohncke, S. J. P., Lowe, J. J., Pyne O'Donnell, S. & Turney, C. S. M. 2005 (May): Detection of Lateglacial distal tephra layers in the Netherlands. Boreas , Vol. 34, pp. 123–135. Oslo. ISSN 0300–9483. Three distal tephra layers or cryptotephras have been detected within a sedimentary sequence from the Netherlands that spans the last glacial‐interglacial transition. Geochemical analyses identify one as the Vedde Ash, which represents the southernmost discovery of this mid‐Younger Dryas tephra so far. This tephra was found as a distinct horizon in three different cores sampled within the basin. The remaining two tephras have not been geochemically ‘fingerprinted’, partly due to low concentrations and uneven distributions of shards within the sequences sampled. Nevertheless, there is the potential for tracing these tephra layers throughout the Netherlands and into other parts of continental Europe. Accordingly, the possibilities for precise correlation of Dutch palaeoenvironmental records with other continental, marine and ice‐core records from the North Atlantic region are highlighted.