[Geysers] Brief information about "false" Beehive Indicators

[Lynn Stephens]

Oops--Two things I somehow deleted when I was proofing the email. 1995:  Although Beehive's Indicator had a few mid-cycle eruptions, Beehive erupted once or twice a day during the summer of 1995. When I went to divide the long sentence about 2010 activity, I forgot to put the final clause on the original sentence into a new sentence, "Until the very end of August, September, and the first few days of October.  Beehive had only 18 eruptions in September, some of which were 4 days apart." Lynn Stephens
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Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:12:26 -0600
Subject: [Geysers] Brief information about "false" Beehive Indicators




THIS REPORT IS FOR THE USE OF THE READERS OF THIS LISTSERV AND IS NOT TO BE REPRODUCED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE, INCLUDING PUBLICATION IN THE SPUT.
 
    There was a "false Indicator" yesterday with some ensuing discussion about Beehive's false indicators on the OF webcam chat page.    
 
    From 1989 through 2012 the only seasons with frequent mid-cycle or false eruptions of Beehive's Indicator  were 1994, 1998, 1999, and 2010.
 
    The season with the fewest eruptions of Beehive was the summer of 1994.  There were frequent independent eruptions of the Indicator.  Beehive probably only erupted 6 times in July, 1 time in August, and 1 time in September before Beehive started erupting regularly again after the October 1-2 eruption of Giantess.
 
    In 1998 when there were independent eruptions of the Indicator, there were 27 reported eruptions of Beehive in July, 17 in August, 10 in September.  Beehive resumed "daily" eruptions in mid-October.
    
    We also had frequent independent eruptions of the Indicator in 1999 when Beehive had a few 10-12 day intervals, but did Beehive did manage to have 9 reported eruptions in July, 11 in August, and 12 in September.
 
    In 2010, despite frequent reports of mid-cycle or false indicators, and some slight irregularity in mid June-early July when Beehive was "erratic" with intervals as "long" as 36 hours, the independent activity from Beehive's Indicator did not result in intervals of days between eruptions of Beehive.  
 
    For more information, see my article about Beehive's Indicator in Volume XII of The Transactions.
 
    The other period of "dormancy" for Beehive since the late 1980s occurred in fall 1989 through early spring 1990.  
 
Lynn Stephens
 
 
 
      
 
    
 		 	   		  

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