[Geysers] Trip report Beehive

[Ralph Taylor]

My apologies for the delay.  As I processed this week's Beehive data I went
back over the data during the run of false indicators and compared the data
with the webcam observations and Stephen Eide's report (below).  The Beehive
at 2103 on 7 August that showed on my last update is indeed in error--my
analysis program picked out the Indicator (which put hotter water down the
channel than usual) and I failed to catch the false eruption detection.  The
other eruptions that I reported are either confirmed by webcam or observer
reports or are, in my opinion, clearly Beehive eruptions and not false
indicators, including the two Beehive eruptions that bracket the very short
7h36m interval on 10 August.
 
If anyone is interested in the temperature trace for any of my reported
Beehive eruptions in that period, email me at Ralph.Taylor at gosa.org and I
can send you a .pdf of the graph.
 
Ralph Taylor

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Subject: [Geysers] Trip report Beehive



Greetings and Salutations,

Sorry about getting this out late, my trip report for 7-30-10 to 8-9-10 will
dribble in over the next few days.  First Beehive.  On 8-6-10 after a normal
Beehive eruption in the morning at 0726 Beehive Indicator started at 1700
and quit  65 minutes later with no BH.  Beehive did do some surging from
about the 25 minute mark to the 38 minute mark, but did not go.  No one
waited on it overnight  but Ralph Taylor's data shows it erupted at 2323.
We did not know that at the time and I think there may be some question
about the electronic times (continue on).  The next morning 8-7 at 0808 the
indicator started with a duration of 59 minutes and no Beehive.  The next
indicator seen was at 1301 with Beehive at 1334.  Later on  8-7 the
indicator was seen at 2054 ie and it stopped at 2142 with no Beehive.
Ralph's data shows a Beehive at 2103 on 8-7 but I was watching the hill at
that time, it did NOT erupt.  I wonder if some of the electronic times are
just hot water from Beehive indicator.  on 8-8 the indicator was seen ie at
0603 and it stopped at 0645.  The next observed indicator was 1000 ie with
Beehive at 1022,  At about 1510 (sorry, I didn't write down the time) the
Indicator erupted to about a foot for less than a minute.  I saw the
Indicator at 1647 ie (8-8) to about three feet and it turned off at 1649.  A
bit later at 1716 I noticed the Indicator was IE at full height, it stopped
at 1805.  On  8-9 the Indicator started at 0615 with D=55.  Then later on
8-9 the Indicator started at 1003 with Beehive at 1032.  

Based on this limited data, it appears that after a Beehive eruption it
takes about five or  more hours for the Indicator to start doing what looks
like a mid-cycle eruptions.  These contine at an interval I am unsure of but
may be less than an hour until a full eruption of the Indicator occurs.
Beehive will usually start surging at about the 20-25 minute mark and
continue until the 35-38 minute mark with some weak surging after that.
These surges may cause Beehive to start, they may not.  These surges are
often 6-20 feet tall by the way, not weak surges.   The eruptions I saw
occured after three or four closely spaced surges.  Once you get to the 38
minute mark Beehive starts getting weaker.  At the end the Indicator drops
into the hole and then comes back up a few times before finally quiting for
good.  Intervals between the Indicators (with no Beehive) appear to be in
the 4-5 hour range with durations of about 60 minutes.  Heights are 12 feet
and even higher.  It does look just like a normal indicator, maybe a touch
stronger.  

It'll be interesting to see what happens next.  More trip report to follow.

Stephen Eide


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