Volume and extent of the Minoan tephra from Santorini Volcano: New evidence from deep-sea sediment cores

Authors

N. D. Watkins, University of Rhode Island
R. S.J. Sparks, University of Rhode Island University of Rhode Island
H. Sigurdsson, University of Rhode Island University of Rhode Island
T. C. Huang, University of Rhode Island University of Rhode Island
A. Federman, University of Rhode Island University of Rhode Island
S. Carey, University of Rhode Island University of Rhode Island
D. Ninkovich, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Document Type

Article

Date of Original Version

12-1-1978

Abstract

Analyses of tephra in abyssal piston cores collected during cruises of R/V Trident show that the Minoan eruption produced at least 28 km3 of tephra (13 km3 dense rock equivalent). A layer up to 5 cm thick must have been deposited on eastern Crete. © 1978 Nature Publishing Group.

Publication Title, e.g., Journal

Nature

Volume

271

Issue

5641

Citation/Publisher Attribution

Watkins, N. D., R. S.J. Sparks, H. Sigurdsson, T. C. Huang, A. Federman, S. Carey, and D. Ninkovich. "Volume and extent of the Minoan tephra from Santorini Volcano: New evidence from deep-sea sediment cores." Nature 271, 5641 (1978). doi: 10.1038/271122a0.