[Geysers] Grand interval is changing?

[Andiy Wagner]

Wow that is awesome.

On Sat, Oct 27, 2012 at 1:05 PM, Ralph Taylor <ralpht at fuse.net> wrote:

> I don’t have data for 50 years, but the GOSA website has data since 1997.
> A graph of 1-week moving median intervals is at****
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> *From:* geysers-bounces at lists.wallawalla.edu [mailto:
> geysers-bounces at lists.wallawalla.edu] *On Behalf Of *Andiy Wagner
> *Sent:* Saturday, October 27, 2012 1:01 AM
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> *To:* Geyser Observation Reports
> *Subject:* Re: [Geysers] Grand interval is changing?****
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> True.
> You all have a lot more resources than I do. A LOT MORE! I actually meant
> to phrase that as a question and it did not come out that way - like my
> aunt and I were talking and she remembers it being shorter at this time -
> not hugely so like it is now, but noticeable - is this true? Didn't come
> out that way and I am sorry for that. I am curious actually as I explain
> later down. Very curious.
> I have hear-say and the memory (which as a trained historian you know is
> never spot on - in fact can often be different). Case and point - none of
> the group I was with remember others being there for Excelsior - I was
> three - I remember water and rainbows. Jeannine remembers thinking it was
> odd there were no others around - and as I have seen - because of the
> awesome records you all have - there were others. Which is great! Still the
> number was less than twenty, but more than the six I was originally told
> (by Rick of all people - to start - oh the lies - which he never amended
> and he knew better!). *Bows to the master keeper of knowledge*
> Rick used to tell me all kinda of cool things about the park and I
> remember it, but it was all random facts, nothing like that - I was a kid -
> short attention span - theater.  How high the water falls were, the biggest
> mud pot bubble he had seen, how many coyotes he had seen that day - random
> stuff like that. Talking about times where I had to sit and wait was
> boring. Mark for the intelligence of the man to not expend energy when it
> was needed. I did not get an appreciation for that until twenty long after
> Rick had passed sadly.
> I (now this is personal and a huge project so no one go off and do this
> unless you are already (seriously 100 plus years of data) - I do not have
> the time and so why should you all have it! Stats was a evil class - but
> since I now know all about it my brain is active on that kind of
> information - standard deviation and things.) would love to see like a
> chart of the averages over the years. With this year being such a huge
> change I would be curious to see how many other dips there were (you know
> more than a half an hour off) in time. I know you say this is unprecedented
> (which makes it doubly interesting), but I am curious if we have other
> outliers - just because they are far more interesting than the norm - as
> you state!
> My little historian brain is all excited now to hear what the masters have
> in store. I find this all fascinating. I really do. History is so amazing
> to me, though I study more pre-history due to my backgrounds and
> friendships with tribal elders.
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> PS. On a different note -speaking of historian brains - what do you all
> have on the fish trap in Yellowstone Lake? I have the native versions - I
> am curious if there have been any arch studies on it or anything. Just
> curious what the Tomes have to say since this forum has amazing knowledge!
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> On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 8:41 AM, Paul Strasser <upperbasin at comcast.net>
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> I beg your pardon re your aunt’s memory, but the 5-6 hour intervals were
> indeed unprecedented.   And not just the short intervals but the
> astonishing reegularity were both unique.****
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> *From:* geysers-bounces at lists.wallawalla.edu [mailto:
> geysers-bounces at lists.wallawalla.edu] *On Behalf Of *Andiy Wagner
> *Sent:* Friday, October 26, 2012 12:04 AM
> *To:* Geyser Observation Reports
> *Subject:* Re: [Geysers] Grand interval is changing?****
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> What is interesting is I was talking to my aunt about this. Many of you
> know her as Jeannine Wagner (Montgomery). She was pointing out that this is
> not unheard of for Grand, but the average has been so long at 7-9 hours it
> is what most remember. There was a couple years - around when I was born,
> that she remembers it having this happen, but it was short lived. We should
> watch to see if this lasts more than six months or is just a short lived
> thing.
> I am curious myself though. Lots of interesting things going on. Also
> welcome back Plume. It was so weird being there in September and not seeing
> it on Geyser Hill.
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> Andiy****
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> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 5:38 PM, David Monteith <dmonteit at comcast.net>
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> Grand appears to have increased its interval
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> Table and graph from geysertimes.org
> Date           Time     Interval
> 25 Oct 2012 @ 1451 ns wc 6h 54m
> 25 Oct 2012 @ 0757 E    8h 1m
> 24 Oct 2012 @ 2356 E    6h 52m
> 24 Oct 2012 @ 1704 E    7h 56m
> 24 Oct 2012 @ 0908      8h 13m
> 24 Oct 2012 @ 0055 E    8h 4m
> 23 Oct 2012 @ 1651 E    8h 0m
> 23 Oct 2012 @ 0851 ie wc 5h 18m
> 23 Oct 2012 @ 0333 E    5h 39m
> 22 Oct 2012 @ 2154 E    5h 14m
> 22 Oct 2012 @ 1640 ie wc 5h 33m
> 22 Oct 2012 @ 1107 ie wc 5h 40m
> 22 Oct 2012 @ 0527 E    6h 17m
> 21 Oct 2012 @ 2310 E    5h 55m
> 21 Oct 2012 @ 1715 ie wc 6h 0m
> 21 Oct 2012 @ 1115      5h 27m
> 21 Oct 2012 @ 0548 E    5h 14m
> 21 Oct 2012 @ 0034 E    5h 25m
> 20 Oct 2012 @ 1909 ns wc 5h 35m
> 20 Oct 2012 @ 1334      5h 18m
> 20 Oct 2012 @ 0816      5h 12m
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