Illuminating the Voluminous Subsurface Structures of Old Faithful Geyser, Yellowstone National Park
Hurwitz S and Shelly DR. 2017. Illuminating the Voluminous Subsurface Structures of Old Faithful Geyser, Yellowstone National Park. Geophysical Research Letters. :10328-10331
Old Faithful geyser in Yellowstone National Park has attracted scientific research for almost a century and a half. Temperature and pressure measurements and video recordings in the geyser’s conduit led to proposals of many quantitative eruption models. Nevertheless, information on the processes that initiate the geyser’s eruption in the subsurface remained limited. Two new studies,specifically Wu et al. (2017) and Ward and Lin (2017), take advantage of recent developments in seismic data acquisition technology and processing methods to illuminate subsurface structures. Using a dense array of three-component nodal geophones, these studies delineate subsurface structures on a scale larger than previously realized, which exert control on the spectacular eruptions of Old Faithful geyser
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Hurwitz, Shaul; Shelly, David
- Units
- YELL
- Keywords
- eruptions, geysers, nodal geophones, Old Faithful, subsurface structures, Yellowstone
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Subsurface Geologic Processes | Geothermal Features and Processes