Eruptions at Lone Star Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, USA: 1. Energetics and eruption dynamics

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 118, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 4048-4062

  Karlstrom, Leif ^a   Hurwitz, Shaul ^b   Sohn, Robert ^c   Vandemeulebrouck, Jean ^d   Murphy, Fred ^b   Rudolph, Maxwell L ^e   Johnston, Malcolm J S ^b   Manga, Michael ^f   McCleskey, R Blaine ^g  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

eruption; geothermal; geyser; volcanic jet; yellowstone

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSION; DISCHARGE; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; GEYSER; JET FLOW; OSCILLATING FLOW; RECHARGE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

UNITED STATES; WYOMING; YELLOWSTONE CALDERA; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 84883633187     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrb.50251     Document Type: Article

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