Community established best practice recommendations for tephra studies—from collection through analysis
Abstract Tephra is a unique volcanic product with an unparalleled role in understanding past eruptions, long-term behavior of volcanoes, and the effects of volcanism on climate and the environment. Tephra deposits also provide spatially widespread, high-resolution time-stratigraphic markers across a...
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| author | Kristi L. Wallace Marcus I. Bursik Stephen Kuehn Andrei V. Kurbatov Peter Abbott Costanza Bonadonna Katharine Cashman Siwan M. Davies Britta Jensen Christine Lane Gill Plunkett Victoria C. Smith Emma Tomlinson Thor Thordarsson J. Douglas Walker |
| author_facet | Kristi L. Wallace Marcus I. Bursik Stephen Kuehn Andrei V. Kurbatov Peter Abbott Costanza Bonadonna Katharine Cashman Siwan M. Davies Britta Jensen Christine Lane Gill Plunkett Victoria C. Smith Emma Tomlinson Thor Thordarsson J. Douglas Walker |
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| description | Abstract Tephra is a unique volcanic product with an unparalleled role in understanding past eruptions, long-term behavior of volcanoes, and the effects of volcanism on climate and the environment. Tephra deposits also provide spatially widespread, high-resolution time-stratigraphic markers across a range of sedimentary settings and thus are used in numerous disciplines (e.g., volcanology, climate science, archaeology). Nonetheless, the study of tephra deposits is challenged by a lack of standardization that inhibits data integration across geographic regions and disciplines. We present comprehensive recommendations for tephra data gathering and reporting that were developed by the tephra science community to guide future investigators and to ensure that sufficient data are gathered for interoperability. Recommendations include standardized field and laboratory data collection, reporting and correlation guidance. These are organized as tabulated lists of key metadata with their definition and purpose. They are system independent and usable for template, tool, and database development. This standardized framework promotes consistent documentation and archiving, fosters interdisciplinary communication, and improves effectiveness of data sharing among diverse communities of researchers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7158cf2c68924dab8c037c2864980f082022-12-22T03:40:23ZengNature PortfolioScientific Data2052-44632022-07-019111110.1038/s41597-022-01515-yCommunity established best practice recommendations for tephra studies—from collection through analysisKristi L. Wallace0Marcus I. Bursik1Stephen Kuehn2Andrei V. Kurbatov3Peter Abbott4Costanza Bonadonna5Katharine Cashman6Siwan M. Davies7Britta Jensen8Christine Lane9Gill Plunkett10Victoria C. Smith11Emma Tomlinson12Thor Thordarsson13J. Douglas Walker14US Geological Survey, Alaska Volcano ObservatorySUNY BuffaloConcord UniversityUniversity of MaineUniversity of BernUniversity of GenevaUniversity of OregonSwansea UniversityUniversity of AlbertaUniversity of CambridgeQueen’s University BelfastResearch Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, University of OxfordTrinity College DublinUniversity of IcelandUniversity of KansasAbstract Tephra is a unique volcanic product with an unparalleled role in understanding past eruptions, long-term behavior of volcanoes, and the effects of volcanism on climate and the environment. Tephra deposits also provide spatially widespread, high-resolution time-stratigraphic markers across a range of sedimentary settings and thus are used in numerous disciplines (e.g., volcanology, climate science, archaeology). Nonetheless, the study of tephra deposits is challenged by a lack of standardization that inhibits data integration across geographic regions and disciplines. We present comprehensive recommendations for tephra data gathering and reporting that were developed by the tephra science community to guide future investigators and to ensure that sufficient data are gathered for interoperability. Recommendations include standardized field and laboratory data collection, reporting and correlation guidance. These are organized as tabulated lists of key metadata with their definition and purpose. They are system independent and usable for template, tool, and database development. This standardized framework promotes consistent documentation and archiving, fosters interdisciplinary communication, and improves effectiveness of data sharing among diverse communities of researchers.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01515-y |
| spellingShingle | Kristi L. Wallace Marcus I. Bursik Stephen Kuehn Andrei V. Kurbatov Peter Abbott Costanza Bonadonna Katharine Cashman Siwan M. Davies Britta Jensen Christine Lane Gill Plunkett Victoria C. Smith Emma Tomlinson Thor Thordarsson J. Douglas Walker Community established best practice recommendations for tephra studies—from collection through analysis Scientific Data |
| title | Community established best practice recommendations for tephra studies—from collection through analysis |
| title_full | Community established best practice recommendations for tephra studies—from collection through analysis |
| title_fullStr | Community established best practice recommendations for tephra studies—from collection through analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Community established best practice recommendations for tephra studies—from collection through analysis |
| title_short | Community established best practice recommendations for tephra studies—from collection through analysis |
| title_sort | community established best practice recommendations for tephra studies from collection through analysis |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01515-y |
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