Volcanic ash layers in Lake El'gygytgyn: eight new regionally significant chronostratigraphic markers for western Beringia
Ash layers from explosive volcanic eruptions (i.e., tephra) represent isochronous surfaces independent from the environment in which they are deposited and the distance from their source. In comparison to eastern Beringia (non-glaciated Yukon and Alaska), few Plio-Pleistocene distal tephra are known...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2014-05-01
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| Series: | Climate of the Past |
| Online Access: | http://www.clim-past.net/10/1041/2014/cp-10-1041-2014.pdf |