[Geysers] Echrinus Geyser

[MAB]

OK. so to post to the list, do I do something different?   Just got an out 
of office reply from Curtis Sauer!  This last one from Paul said it was from 
you.
I thought I didn't have to pay attention to the new list since I wasn't a 
comcast user.

Sorry bout that!
MA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Monteith" <dmonteit at icehouse.net>
To: <geysers at wwc.edu>
Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004 2:36 AM
Subject: RE: [Geysers] Echrinus Geyser


>A Message From Paul Strasser <upperbasin at comcast.net>    10/07
>
> G. Henderson wrote, in part:
>
> Also, just up the hill, Steamboat has become much more active over the 
> past
> few years compared to 8 - 12 years back
>
> From 1982-84, the last period of relatively short Steamboat intervals,
> Echinus's interval was 50-60 minutes, with most eruptions having jets over
> 70 feet.  In 1984 it had "grand mal" eruptions that could last over an 
> hour
> and were very strong.  There's little evidence that a stronger Steamboat
> somehow weakens Echinus.  They're clearly on the same fracture (if that's
> the right word) mini-disturbances (called mini-zaps or (I swear to god)
> "Gibbles" in 1984 affected Emerald, Steamboat and Echinus.  So they are
> connected at some level.  The problem is correlating strong behavior in
> Steamboat with weakened behavior in Echinus.  It's not really there, at
> least in any statistically valid way.  Frankly, Echinus has been weakening
> for years, with intervals lengthening, durations shortening, and the
> strength of eruptions weakening.
>
> Paul Strasser
>
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