Publication Date:
2023-06-27
Description:
Multiple peaks in sulfate concentration in ice cores have been identified as potential candidates for the ~74 ka Toba supereruption. The sulfur isotopic composition of sulfate preserved in two EPICA Antarctic ice cores, EDML and EDC, for 11 of the candidates has been analysed at high temporal resolution for mass-independent fractionation (MIF) using multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. S-MIF signals preserved in volcanic sulfate are indicative of stratospheric eruptions due to sulfur aerosols being exposed to ultraviolet radiation when erupted into and above the ozone layer and subsequently undergoing photochemical reactions. Sulfur aerosols in the stratosphere will have longer residence times than those in the troposphere and will scatter incoming solar radiation. This data set includes the eruption, sample type, depths, ages (using the AICC2012 age model), sulfate concentration (determined by ion chromatography) and isotopic composition data (δ34S, δ33S, Δ33S) and their associated errors.
Keywords:
AGE; Antarctica; Calculated, in volcanic fraction; DEPTH, ice/snow; Dome C; Dome C, Antarctica; EDC; EDML; EDRILL; EPICA; EPICA-Campaigns; EPICA Dome C; EPICA drill; EPICA Dronning Maud Land, DML28C01_00; Eruption; European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica; Event label; Ice core; ICEDRILL; Ice drill; Ion chromatography; Kohnen Station; Multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (MC-ICP-MS); sulfate; Sulfate; Sulfur isotopes; Type; volcanic; Volcanic fraction; Volcanic fraction, standard deviation; Δ33S; Δ33S, standard deviation; δ33S; δ33S, standard deviation; δ34S; δ34S, standard deviation
Type:
Dataset
Format:
text/tab-separated-values, 1440 data points
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