Old Faithful Geyser

[LafayetteBear]

If you're planning a trip to Yellowstone, you might want to take this in. I have not been there for years, but my recollection was that Old Faithful Geyser erupted roughly every hour, but MUCH less forcefully. Wonder if something is imminent there.

https://my.xfinity.com/video/yellowstone-geyser-activity-puzzles-experts/1252871747827/Comcast/TopVideos?cid=sf_vidtray_peacock&tab=Must Watch

 

[bkmtnittany1]

Will be there for 10 days from mid-September...

 

[WDLion]

If you're planning a trip to Yellowstone, you might want to take this in. I have not been there for years, but my recollection was that Old Faithful Geyser erupted roughly every hour, but MUCH less forcefully. Wonder if something is imminent there.

https://my.xfinity.com/video/yellowstone-geyser-activity-puzzles-experts/1252871747827/Comcast/TopVideos?cid=sf_vidtray_peacock&tab=Must Watch

That's Steamboat Geyser. It's in the Norris Geyser Basin about 30 miles from Old Faithful.

 

[LafayetteBear]

You sure, WD? Check out this info from the Wikipedia listing for Old Faithful.

Eruptions
>

More than 1,000,000 eruptions have been recorded. Harry Woodward first described a mathematical relationship between the duration and intervals of the eruptions in 1938.[9][10]Old Faithful is not the tallest or largest geyser in the park; those titles belong to the less predictable Steamboat Geyser.[4] The reliability of Old Faithful can be attributed to the fact that it is not connected to any other thermal features of the Upper Geyser Basin.[11]

Eruptions can shoot 3,700 to 8,400 US gallons (14,000 to 32,000 L) of boiling water to a height of 106 to 185 feet (32 to 56 m) lasting from 11⁄2 to 5 minutes. The average height of an eruption is 145 feet (44 m).[12] Intervals between eruptions can range from 35 to 120 minutes, averaging 66.5 minutes in 1939,[9] slowly increasing to an average of 90 minutes apart today, which may be the result of earthquakesaffecting subterranean water levels.[13] The disruptions have made earlier mathematical relationships inaccurate, but have actually made Old Faithful more predictable in terms of its next eruption.[citation needed]


Waiting time between eruptions and the duration of the eruption for Old Faithful.
The time between eruptions has a bimodal distribution, with the mean interval being either 65 or 91 minutes, and is dependent on the length of the prior eruption. Within a margin of error of ±10 minutes, Old Faithful will erupt either 65 minutes after an eruption lasting less than 21⁄2minutes, or 91 minutes after an eruption lasting more than 21⁄2 minutes.[citation needed]

 

[Nittany.Lion]

You sure, WD? Check out this info from the Wikipedia listing for Old Faithful.

Eruptions
>

More than 1,000,000 eruptions have been recorded. Harry Woodward first described a mathematical relationship between the duration and intervals of the eruptions in 1938.[9][10]Old Faithful is not the tallest or largest geyser in the park; those titles belong to the less predictable Steamboat Geyser.[4] The reliability of Old Faithful can be attributed to the fact that it is not connected to any other thermal features of the Upper Geyser Basin.[11]

Eruptions can shoot 3,700 to 8,400 US gallons (14,000 to 32,000 L) of boiling water to a height of 106 to 185 feet (32 to 56 m) lasting from 11⁄2 to 5 minutes. The average height of an eruption is 145 feet (44 m).[12] Intervals between eruptions can range from 35 to 120 minutes, averaging 66.5 minutes in 1939,[9] slowly increasing to an average of 90 minutes apart today, which may be the result of earthquakesaffecting subterranean water levels.[13] The disruptions have made earlier mathematical relationships inaccurate, but have actually made Old Faithful more predictable in terms of its next eruption.[citation needed]


Waiting time between eruptions and the duration of the eruption for Old Faithful.
The time between eruptions has a bimodal distribution, with the mean interval being either 65 or 91 minutes, and is dependent on the length of the prior eruption. Within a margin of error of ±10 minutes, Old Faithful will erupt either 65 minutes after an eruption lasting less than 21⁄2minutes, or 91 minutes after an eruption lasting more than 21⁄2 minutes.[citation needed]

The banner at the bottom of your video identifies it as Steamboat.

 

[Aardvark86]

If you're planning a trip to Yellowstone, you might want to take this in. I have not been there for years, but my recollection was that Old Faithful Geyser erupted roughly every hour, but MUCH less forcefully. Wonder if something is imminent there.

https://my.xfinity.com/video/yellowstone-geyser-activity-puzzles-experts/1252871747827/Comcast/TopVideos?cid=sf_vidtray_peacock&tab=Must Watch

You been reading too much uk press. The super volcano is not going to imminently kill us all.

 

[WDLion]

You sure, WD? Check out this info from the Wikipedia listing for Old Faithful.

Eruptions
>

More than 1,000,000 eruptions have been recorded. Harry Woodward first described a mathematical relationship between the duration and intervals of the eruptions in 1938.[9][10]Old Faithful is not the tallest or largest geyser in the park; those titles belong to the less predictable Steamboat Geyser.[4] The reliability of Old Faithful can be attributed to the fact that it is not connected to any other thermal features of the Upper Geyser Basin.[11]

Eruptions can shoot 3,700 to 8,400 US gallons (14,000 to 32,000 L) of boiling water to a height of 106 to 185 feet (32 to 56 m) lasting from 11⁄2 to 5 minutes. The average height of an eruption is 145 feet (44 m).[12] Intervals between eruptions can range from 35 to 120 minutes, averaging 66.5 minutes in 1939,[9] slowly increasing to an average of 90 minutes apart today, which may be the result of earthquakesaffecting subterranean water levels.[13] The disruptions have made earlier mathematical relationships inaccurate, but have actually made Old Faithful more predictable in terms of its next eruption.[citation needed]


Waiting time between eruptions and the duration of the eruption for Old Faithful.
The time between eruptions has a bimodal distribution, with the mean interval being either 65 or 91 minutes, and is dependent on the length of the prior eruption. Within a margin of error of ±10 minutes, Old Faithful will erupt either 65 minutes after an eruption lasting less than 21⁄2minutes, or 91 minutes after an eruption lasting more than 21⁄2 minutes.[citation needed]

You sure, WD? Check out this info from the Wikipedia listing for Old Faithful.

Eruptions
>

More than 1,000,000 eruptions have been recorded. Harry Woodward first described a mathematical relationship between the duration and intervals of the eruptions in 1938.[9][10]Old Faithful is not the tallest or largest geyser in the park; those titles belong to the less predictable Steamboat Geyser.[4] The reliability of Old Faithful can be attributed to the fact that it is not connected to any other thermal features of the Upper Geyser Basin.[11]

Eruptions can shoot 3,700 to 8,400 US gallons (14,000 to 32,000 L) of boiling water to a height of 106 to 185 feet (32 to 56 m) lasting from 11⁄2 to 5 minutes. The average height of an eruption is 145 feet (44 m).[12] Intervals between eruptions can range from 35 to 120 minutes, averaging 66.5 minutes in 1939,[9] slowly increasing to an average of 90 minutes apart today, which may be the result of earthquakesaffecting subterranean water levels.[13] The disruptions have made earlier mathematical relationships inaccurate, but have actually made Old Faithful more predictable in terms of its next eruption.[citation needed]


Waiting time between eruptions and the duration of the eruption for Old Faithful.
The time between eruptions has a bimodal distribution, with the mean interval being either 65 or 91 minutes, and is dependent on the length of the prior eruption. Within a margin of error of ±10 minutes, Old Faithful will erupt either 65 minutes after an eruption lasting less than 21⁄2minutes, or 91 minutes after an eruption lasting more than 21⁄2 minutes.[citation needed]

The video you linked is Steamboat.

 

[WDLion]

You been reading too much uk press. The super volcano is not going to imminently kill us all.

The Steamboat Geyser holds the record for the tallest active geyser in the world, so when it starts acting unusually, it becomes news. The Steamboat has always been quite erratic with its eruptions as geysers are known to be. Sometimes many years pass between two eruptions, but that's not the case recently. Since March 15, there have been eight major eruptions – and scientists are intrigued by the change.

The website for the US Geological Survey states that the “Steamboat has proven more active during the early 21st century than any time since the early 1980s. Between late 1991 and 2000, there were no large eruptions. However, since May 2000, Steamboat has had 10 significant eruptions.”

Historically, Steamboat's jets have reached heights of 90-100 meters (295-330 feet). None of these eight 2018 eruptions have been as tall as the ones from the past, but they remain spectacular.

The first three eruptions were not witnessed by humans, and researchers estimated their properties from instruments they have on site. Without the sensors (and the mud streaks) around the geysers, they would be none the wiser. The two April eruptions are estimated to have released between 200 and 400 cubic meters of water each – about 10 times the volume of water released by Old Faithful when it erupts.

The Steamboat is located in an area of the park known as the Norris Geyser Basin, which is notorious for being a particularly hot location with high thermal variability. It is located at two major fault lines that intersect with the ring fracture zone that delineates the Yellowstone caldera. Norris experiences week-long changes in water level, color, pH, and temperature. The erupting patterns are affected by these changes, although the exact link to the increasing eruptions of Steamboat has so far eluded researchers.

“It's unclear why this happened, but the Norris area is known for having thermal changes over time,” Michael Poland, lead scientist at the US Geological Survey's Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, previously told IFLScience. “Steamboat’s eruption pattern is quite random, so it's entirely possible that the eruptions had nothing to do with the disturbance.”

While the last few months have been an exciting period for the geyser, this is not the first time that something like this has happened. In 1964, Steamboat erupted 29 times. Yellowstone continues to fascinate the world with its intriguing volcanic activity. The Yellowstone Caldera is one of the world’s supervolcanoes, although we are in no immediate danger from it.

 

[LafayetteBear]

I wasn't focusing on the video. I was focused on the narrative portion of the Wiki page that I attached, which suggested to me that Old Faithful is smaller, but erupts more regularly, than Steamboat. Is that not the case?

Aardvark: Loved your post, dude.

 

[LionDeNittany]

I wasn't focusing on the video. I was focused on the narrative portion of the Wiki page that I attached, which suggested to me that Old Faithful is smaller, but erupts more regularly, than Steamboat. Is that not the case?

Aardvark: Loved your post, dude.

You weren't focused on the video you posted to start this thread?

That's kind of odd.

You were instead "focused" on your reply to the first reply?

I mean to each their own... but you got owned.

LdN

 

[interrobang]

http://www.iflscience.com/environme...or-the-eighth-time-in-less-than-three-months/

 

[FightOnState]

If you're planning a trip to Yellowstone, you might want to take this in. I have not been there for years, but my recollection was that Old Faithful Geyser erupted roughly every hour, but MUCH less forcefully. Wonder if something is imminent there.

https://my.xfinity.com/video/yellowstone-geyser-activity-puzzles-experts/1252871747827/Comcast/TopVideos?cid=sf_vidtray_peacock&tab=Must Watch

Great, now I have to pee.

 

[LafayetteBear]

You weren't focused on the video you posted to start this thread?

That's kind of odd.

You were instead "focused" on your reply to the first reply?

I mean to each their own... but you got owned.

LdN

LOL, dude. If you say I got owned, then I must have gotten owned. (I don't care. )

I realize now that the original video was of the Steamboat Geyser. Missed the banner at the bottom. My personal experience with Yellowstone Park geysers is limited to Old Faithful, so I missed that. The title of the article was simply "Yellowstone geyser."

I followed up with an excerpt from a Wikipedia page that I simply copied and pasted. WD's post had me going back and looking for the video portion of that Wiki page. I was focused on the narrative portion of the Wiki page, and in fact highlighted a sentence from that narrative portion having to do with Old Faithful Geyser's frequency of eruptions.

 

[83wuzme]

I remember when my Dad and I were on a fishing trip in Yellowstone. We were near Old Faithful and it was lunchtime. We went into the visitor center, bought some lunch and sat down next to a window. It was a cold day, and the crowd outside had been watching and waiting a lot longer than we had been there. The geyser erupted almost on schedule. We finished our lunch and left to go fishing. We probably weren’t there for 45 minutes.
In the car, my Dad joked that there was probably some sort of subterranean boiler room where a big hairy guy in a sleeveless T shirt turns a giant, creaking wheel every hour or so to make the geyser erupt.

 

[FJ47]

If you're planning a trip to Yellowstone, you might want to take this in. I have not been there for years, but my recollection was that Old Faithful Geyser erupted roughly every hour, but MUCH less forcefully. Wonder if something is imminent there.

https://my.xfinity.com/video/yellowstone-geyser-activity-puzzles-experts/1252871747827/Comcast/TopVideos?cid=sf_vidtray_peacock&tab=Must Watch

I will be there late August. Can't wait!

 

[roswelllion]

If you're planning a trip to Yellowstone, you might want to take this in. I have not been there for years, but my recollection was that Old Faithful Geyser erupted roughly every hour, but MUCH less forcefully. Wonder if something is imminent there.

https://my.xfinity.com/video/yellowstone-geyser-activity-puzzles-experts/1252871747827/Comcast/TopVideos?cid=sf_vidtray_peacock&tab=Must Watch

When I read your thread I thought for sure you meant Marbles or NJ when you said they spout every hour. Seriously was there about 4 years ago and my recollection matches yours.

 

[PeetzPoolBoy]

That's Steamboat Geyser. It's in the Norris Geyser Basin about 30 miles from Old Faithful.

Cal Bears are notorious for being "geographically challenged". Perhaps that's why they end up at the bottom of the Pac12 standings most years

 

[PeetzPoolBoy]

LOL, dude. If you say I got owned, then I must have gotten owned. (I don't care. )

I realize now that the original video was of the Steamboat Geyser. Missed the banner at the bottom. My personal experience with Yellowstone Park geysers is limited to Old Faithful, so I missed that. The title of the article was simply "Yellowstone geyser."

I followed up with an excerpt from a Wikipedia page that I simply copied and pasted. WD's post had me going back and looking for the video portion of that Wiki page. I was focused on the narrative portion of the Wiki page, and in fact highlighted a sentence from that narrative portion having to do with Old Faithful Geyser's frequency of eruptions.

Do you always "squirm" this much? That can't be particularly "becoming", especially in a "professional setting".

 

[91Joe95]

I blame global warming.

 

[LafayetteBear]

Do you always "squirm" this much? That can't be particularly "becoming", especially in a "professional setting".

"Squirm?" Whatever. I'm just gutted by the notion that I don't meet with your personal approval. Does this mean that you are planning to cease stalking me?

 

[Victor E. Bell]

 

[Victor E. Bell]

I have a $1000 exacta box on Jellystone and New Madrid.

 

[Aardvark86]

I wasn't focusing on the video. I was focused on the narrative portion of the Wiki page that I attached, which suggested to me that Old Faithful is smaller, but erupts more regularly, than Steamboat. Is that not the case?

Aardvark: Loved your post, dude.

Why thank you. It is somewhat hilarious that what is otherwise a tabloid seems to obsess over geology this way. Also amazing that they get clicks from basically rerunning the same story every three weeks.

 

[CF LION]

I don’t care what your name is....Erupting every 65 minutes is pretty impressive.

 

[kgilbert78]

You been reading too much uk press. The super volcano is not going to imminently kill us all.

It made for an interesting series of books by Harry Turtledove, though....