Late Holocene volcanic activity and environmental change in Highland Guatemala

Lohse, J. C., Hamilton, W. D. , Brenner, M., Curtis, J., Inomata, T., Morgan, M., Cardona, K., Aoyama, K. and Yonenobu, H. (2018) Late Holocene volcanic activity and environmental change in Highland Guatemala. Quaternary Science Reviews, 191, pp. 378-392. (doi: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2018.05.014)

Abstract

We present a record of late Holocene volcanic eruptions with elemental data for a sequence of sampled tephras from Lake Amatitlan in Highland Guatemala. Our tephrochronology is anchored by a Bayesian P_Sequence age-depth model based on multiple AMS radiocarbon dates. We compare our record against a previously published study from the same area to understand the record of volcanism and environmental changes. This work has implications for understanding the effects of climate and other environmental changes that may be related to the emission of volcanic aerosols at local, regional and global scales.

• Item Type: Articles
• Additional Information: This work was supported in part by a National Geographic Research Grant (#W191-11). Funding was also provided by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research no. 21101003).
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Hamilton, Professor Derek
• Authors: Lohse, J. C., Hamilton, W. D., Brenner, M., Curtis, J., Inomata, T., Morgan, M., Cardona, K., Aoyama, K., and Yonenobu, H.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre
• Journal Name: Quaternary Science Reviews
• Publisher: Elsevier
• ISSN: 0277-3791
• ISSN (Online): 1873-457X
• Published Online: 29 May 2018
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Ltd.
• First Published: First published in Quaternary Science Reviews 191: 378-392
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy