[Geysers] Loud Steam Phases

David Schwarz david.schwarz at alumni.duke.edu
Mon Oct 31 18:40:02 PDT 2011


   I can vouch that Dark Cavern is NOT audible, or at least not so audible
as to attract someone's attention, from Monarch Geyser, although it's
possible that it was drowned out by the sound of Monarch boiling
majestically to one-and-a-half feet.

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David Schwarz

On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 7:48 PM, JEFFREY CROSS <jeff.cross at utah.edu> wrote:

> In assembling a list of geysers that have loud steam phases, I have
> wondered how far the sound of the steam phase carries.
>
> Previous posts on this list, together with literature sources, indicate
> that Steamboat is plainly audible at the Norris Campground (1.2 miles
> away), and that Giantess has been plainly audible at Riverside Geyser (0.9
> miles away).  Similar figures can be obtained for other geysers.  However,
> I cannot find data for the following geysers:
>
> Bijou
> Catfish
> Atomizer
> Fantail
> Whistle
> Clepsydra (back vent)
> Ledge
> Dark Cavern
> Africa
> Union
>
> I ask if anyone has data, or can remember, how far away the steam phase of
> any one or several of the above geysers should be plainly audible?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Jeff Cross
> jeff.cross at utah.edu
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