PVOLC - Volcanic forcing and Paleogene climate change

Project Details

Description

Accepted ICDP proposal, although co-financing is still needed, plus Denmark needs to become a member of ICDP. The goal of this application is to complete two onshore boreholes in northwest Denmark, where a near complete marine succession containing hundreds of volcanic ash layers is preserved, covering an interval from 67 to 48 million years ago.

Funding Source(s): ICDP

Period: Deadline for achieving co-financing and membership is June 2023.

Region: Limfjorden

Techniques/proxies: Palynology, micropalaeontology, isotopes, stratigraphy, biomarkers, geochemistry geochronology, tephra and volcanic proxies etc

Material/data: Cores
Short titlePVOLC
StatusNot started