Europe Searches
Tephrabase contains data on sites where tephra layers have been found from Iceland, the British and Irish Isles, Scandinavia, northern Europe and across into Russia.
There are a several ways to search the database. Four groups of searches can be accessed from this page including location, geochemistry, date and volcanic systems/eruptions. These searches now integrate the Laacher See Tephra, which was perviosuly accessed separately.
Tephra Layer Sites
Location of Tephras
(tephra layer sites)
Stratigraphic Tools
(Profiles and SeAR)
Geochemistry
Geochemical Composition
(geochemistry of layers)
Search by Geochemistry
(geochemical properties)
Chronology
Search by Calendar Year
(historic, ice core, SeAR)
Search by Radiocarbon Date
(uncalibrated dates)
Volcanic Systems
Volcanic Systems/Eruptions
(properties and eruption lists)