The Thera and Aniakchak II volcanic eruptions in tree rings and ice cores
June 10, 2022
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A new publication in PNAS Nexus led by LTRR's Charlotte Pearson combines ice-cores, tree-rings, radiocarbon and archaeology to narrow in on a date for the Thera eruption and confirm Aniakchak II (1628 BCE) as one of the highest sulfate eruptions in the last 4,000 years.
University of Arizona News Story
Researchers home in on Thera volcano eruption date (by Mikayla Mace Kelley)
Original Article
Pearson, Charlotte, Sigl, Michael, Burke, Andrea, Davies, Siwan, Kurbatov, Andrei, Severi, Mirko, Cole-Dai, Jihong, Innes, Helen, Albert, Paul G, and Helmick, Meredith (2022) Geochemical ice-core constraints on the timing and climatic impact of Aniakchak II (1628 BCE) and Thera (Minoan) volcanic eruptions. PNAS Nexus, pgac048.