Steamboat Geyser Eruption with Science Mom - 06/04/18
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- Опубліковано 11 чер 2018
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We observed this erruption on June 4th, 2018. It was an incredible experience.
For those who are interested in seeing the unedited footage, I compiled all of the footage we had of the initial eruption (both from the lower basin and the footage that Math Dad did filmed up on the platform) and put it together in this unlisted video: • Unedited footage of St... . Head's up for parents and kids: there is a cuss word or two in the unedited footage.
Here are links here to a few useful sources I used while researching geysers:
For finding eruption times and intervals for geysers:
geysertimes.org/
See the history of eruptions of Steamboat here: geysertimes.org/geyser.php?id=...
This chart of current and forecasted erruptions in Yellowstone is especially nice:
geysertimes.org/predictions.php
This article gives a good overview of Steamboat:
yellowstoneinsider.com/2018/0...
A short clip showing footage from inside a geyser:
• Footage From Inside A ...
An article about chokepoints and bubbletraps:
www.livescience.com/27063-gey...
This article has a nice short video showing an Erlenmeyer flask being used as a model of a geyser:
astrocampschool.org/geysers/
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A big thank you to both Scott and Leslie for their participation and willingness to be in the video!
A quick update: on June 17th 2018 the Norris Geyser Basin has what is known as a "disturbance," a phenomenon that generally causes geysers with shallow plumbing to become more active, and geysers with deep plumbing (like Steamboat) become less likely to erupt. The first rule of geyser gazing (anything can happen) still holds, but there is some evidence that Steamboat enters periods of low activity following disturbances. In 1982, Steamboat had nine eruptions ranging from just over four days to almost fourteen days apart between April 16 and June 22. A disturbance occurred on June 30, 1982, and the next two intervals were 43 and 33 days. Another disturbance in 1983 was also followed by eruptions that were very far apart.
The minor eruptions from the North and South vents are worth seeing in and of themselves, and Norris is a beautiful and fascinating basin to visit. So if you're heading to Yellowstone, I always recommend a stop at Norris. But if the relatively small minors and lower levels of overflow that are currently being reported at Steamboat continue, then this would not be a time to set up a chair and watch for a major eruption.
Fortunately, this Disturbance (commonly capitalized in this context) didn't shut Steamboat down completely. It recovered quickly and is still going great guns in early 2021, even with a couple other Disturbances on the way.
Incidentally, this unprecedentedly vigorous activity does NOT mean that the Yellowstone supervolcano is getting ready to go, contrary to sensational headlines. Even the world's largest geyser is a near-surface phenomenon compared to the things that have to happen at depth before a supervolcano awakens. Yellowstone is watched extremely carefully and those deeper things aren't happening -- yet.
I have watched this video multiple times, and it is excellent. I can't wait to share it with my students in the fall. I've spent parts of more than twenty summers in Yellowstone watching geysers, and I have never seen anything to compare to Steamboat.
Thank you so much for doing such a nice job documenting what was one of the most amazing experiences of my life.
You're welcome! And thank you for the excellent conversation and advice! We learned so much about geysers talking with you and the other gazers while we were waiting. Steamboat is absolutely amazing. I feel so fortunate to have been able to see it -- and to have had a chance to enjoy the company of a group of such fantastic geyser gazers. :)
Loved watching your video take on Steamboat Geyser. I was there on Monday, May 27, 2019 when the geyser started erupting (major) at about 5:30pm. The excitement was as good as that of the total solar eclipse of August 21, 2017, which we were also In Wyoming (Grand Tetons) for.
This is my favorite Science MOM video. I wish I could have been there to see Steamboat geyser erupt. You were so lucky to catch it when you did. I am glad you gave some history to the eruption.
We feel so fortunate to have had the opportunity to see it.
This was the most interesting and enjoyable video that I have seen of yours!! I hope many science classes make use of this!! 😍💖🤗
Thank you!
The river was fun to watch. I bet it’s way better in person
2022 has seen a slowdown on Steamboat eruptions. Only 10 have occurred this year.
Love it. Great video!
Thank you!
Great information Thank you.
Great video. I am so jealous you got to see it, but happy too.
I have my fingers crossed that it will continue to be active for another couple years so that more people can experience it!
Wow very good video. My oldest would love it since he loves science and history.
Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. :)
Awesome!!
Thank you! :)
I love that
Cool
Never been intrested in yellowstone i live in the u.k
I had a night terror of this errupting an causing global deverstation in jan 2018
Since that dream i paid attention to it and it broke a record for guyser activity in 2018 an broke it again already in 2019
Yellowstone national park as risen the whole area mass tree die off's due to rising heat an gas's .
Scary dream yes it was scary it look's like comming into reality soon enough
An the american people are zombie's to the aftermath of a mega erruption it would be a nuclour winter be like a emp effect so grid is nomore an the intire plate is drilled for oil an gas not wise but it's in america so to be expected wait till the plate tear's itself apart from frack well to frackwell
I'm a geyser gazer and this video gets a double thumbs up!!! Awesome job!
Thank you!
Wow. You nailed it again Science Mom. So cool that your timing at Yellowstone Park allowed you to be part of this.
I know!! I can hardly believe our luck.
It would be TOTALLY worth it! We are going to go in July! We know it is not predictable, so we won't sit and wait for it. This is a great video for those of us that might have the chance to see it or for those that won't ever have the chance to see it! Congratulations! Holy cow is right!!! That is AMAZING! Thanks for sharing!
If Steamboat continues with a semi-regular erruption pattern, then it's totally worth sitting and waiting a spell. You'll be able to tell if it's getting close to a major erruption by watching the minors and the pour-overs of water - if those are impressive and increasing in frequency, then chances are pretty good you're only a few hours away from a major erruption. (full disclosure: "few hours" may mean 1 to 16 hours...) About a half hour before the June 4th erruption there were a couple outpourings of water that were so big they got the top of the little bridge/footpath wet, and there were perhaps a half-dozen minors that were large enough people were cheering and expecting them to lead into a major erruption. The day before (13 hrs before the erruption) there were a few really impressive minors as well. In any case, I hope it continues to be active and that you get to see it!
Superb video - great work!
Thank you!
My favourite bird call is the Swainson's thrush (which is in my video intros), which is quite similar to the hermit thrush. I loves hearing the crowd go wild as it erupted.
The call of the Swainson's Thrush is similar to the Hermit Thrush. We had a lot of Hermit Thrushes in the canyon where I grew up, and I used to just sit outside in the evening basking in their song - they'll sing for such long periods of time and I love the pattern of mid-high-low-mid that they do with the different trills. Oh, and the day after we saw Steamboat I was watching the video Math Dad took from the platform on his phone, and when I offered to show it to a stranger sitting next to me, she was really surprised it was a video of a geyser - she thought I was watching people ride a rollarcoaster, because of how sustained the cheering was. 😀
Swainson's thrush tells me the time is ripe for summer adventures. It always makes me think of my childhood summers raoming around the property without a care in the world.
you were at my school i am the girl with the purple jacket #tigers
I had a wonderful time at your school today!