Meerfelder Maar, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Laacher See Tephra at Meerfelder Maar

Site Type Area Latitude Longitude Vent distance Altitude (m)
Terrestrial Germany, Rheinland-Pfalz 50.100556°N 6.758°E 50 kmn/a
Profile name Profile depth Tephra thickness Tephra depth Other information Geochemistry
cores 1992 & 1996-7 cm-Primary deposit. Near-vent deposit.

References

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Brauer, A, Endres, C and Negendank, JFW (1999) Lateglacial calendar year chronology based on annually laminated sediments from Lake Meerfelder Maar, Germany. Quaternary International  61, 17-25.

Litt, T, Schmincke, HU and Kromer, B (2003) Environmental response to climatic and volcanic events in central Europe during the Weichselian Lateglacial. Quaternary Science Reviews  22, 7-32.

van den Bogaard, P., and Schminke, V. (1985) Laacher See tephra: A widespread isochronous late Quaternary tephra layer in cental and northern Europe. Geological Society of America Bulletin  96(12), 1554-1571.

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