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. 2016 Feb 17;6:21220. doi: 10.1038/srep21220

Table 1. Dataset 1 showing tephra layer thicknesses from Engwell et al. (2014) for Plinian and co-ignimbrite phases of the CI eruption with distance from the source.

Sample Lon (E) Lat (N) Depositional Environment Water Depth (m) Distance from source (km) Thickness Plinian (cm) Thickness Co-ignimbrite (cm) % Co-ignimbrite Tephra
TR172-42 14.55 40.02 Deep Sea 728 118 11 4 27.7
LGdM 15.61 40.93 Lake NA 130 16.5 13 44.1
MONTEN 18.48 42.78 Cave 2,750 430 5.1 2.9 36.2
RC9-191 18.03 38.20 Deep Sea 2,345 445 1.56 2.44 61.0
V10-69 17.28 37.23 Deep Sea 3,156 490 1.38 1.62 54.0
RC9-190 19.23 38.65 Deep Sea 1,712 497 1.4 2.6 65.0
RC9-189 19.68 36.98 Deep Sea 3,378 645 5.2 4.8 48.0
V10-67 20.72 35.70 Deep Sea 2,904 810 1.6 2.9 64.4
RC9-185 20.12 34.45 Deep Sea 2,858 890 0.75 2.25 75.0
TR171-21 20.13 34.45 Deep Sea 2,785 900 0.32 2.18 87.2

MONTEN values calculated from data in Morely & Woodward (2011)62. Note how the percentage of the co-ignimbrite contribution tends to increase with distance from source.