Far reach of the tenth century Eldgjá eruption, Iceland

At the end of Iceland's settlement period in the 10th century, a great basalt fissure eruption known as Eldgja (Fire Chasm) occurred near the southern settlements and destroyed a portion of them. This lava outpouring was one of the two largest terrestrial fissure eruptions of the last 11 centur...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Climatic change 1998-08, Vol.39 (4), p.715-726
1. Verfasser:	STOTHERS, R. B
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	10th century 12th century 14th century Aerosols Basalt Climate Climate change Demographics Earth, ocean, space Epidemics Eruptions Exact sciences and technology External geophysics Famine Fires History Ice Lava Meteorology Other topics in atmospheric geophysics Volcanoes
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Zusammenfassung:	At the end of Iceland's settlement period in the 10th century, a great basalt fissure eruption known as Eldgja (Fire Chasm) occurred near the southern settlements and destroyed a portion of them. This lava outpouring was one of the two largest terrestrial fissure eruptions of the last 11 centuries.
ISSN:	0165-0009 1573-1480
DOI:	10.1023/A:1005323724072