期刊
QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS
卷 106, 期 -, 页码 122-139出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2014.04.031
关键词
North Atlantic; Tephra; Taphonomy; Synchronisation; Micromorphology
资金
- European Research Council under the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7)/ERC [259253]
- Climate Change Consortium of Wales (OW)
- QRA
- EU-funded COST ACTION INTIMATE [ES0907]
- INQUA INTAV-led project (International Focus Group on Tephrochronology and Volcanism) [0907]
Tephrochronology is central to the INTIMATE(1) goals for testing the degree of climatic synchroneity during abrupt climatic events that punctuated the last glacial period. Since their identification in North Atlantic marine sequences, the Faroe Marine Ash Zone II (FMAZ II), FMAZ III and FMAZ IV have received considerable attention due to their potential for high-precision synchronisation with the Greenland ice-cores. In order to optimise the use of these horizons as isochronous markers, a detailed re-investigation of their geochemical composition, sedimentology and the processes that deposited each ash zone is presented. Shard concentration profiles, geochemical homogeneity and micro-sedimentological structures are investigated for each ash zone preserved within core JM11-19PC, retrieved from the southeastern Norwegian Sea on the central North Faroe Slope. This approach allows a thorough assessment of primary ash-fall preservation and secondary depositional features and demonstrates its value for assessing depositional integrity in the marine environment. Results indicate that the FMAZ II and IV are well-resolved primary deposits that can be used as isochrons for high-precision correlation studies. We outline key recommendations for future marine tephra studies and provide a protocol for optimising the application of tephrochronology to meet the INTIMATE synchronisation goals. (C) 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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