[Geysers] Dwarfs

[Whittlesey, Lee]

I agree completely with Micah Kipple about the naming of features that are
likely to disappear. Let's wait until there is some semblance of permanency
or at least long-term existence.

Lee Whittlesey

On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 1:36 PM, Micah Kipple <godsfireworks at yahoo.com>
wrote:
>
> It has been my understanding in my relatively few years of gazing that the
> naming of the "Dwarfs" has been avoided simply due to the amount of
> changing activity in the area. Vents break out and get re-sintered over
> every year. While the current "Dwarf" erupting 90% of the time has shown
> that it's definitely more "stable" than the other vents in the complex. I
> would not put my chips down as to whether that would remain the case, the
> same goes for the Dwarf seen erupting near the boardwalk. Thus I agree that
> we should refrain from naming individual vents when they could be gone
> within a year.
>
> Just my thoughts on the matter
>
> Micah Kipple
> Enjoy the Little Things!
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