Year: 1963
Type: article
Abstract: Having been officially permitted, the authors made geochemical studies on some geysers in the Yellowstone National Park, in 1962.The authors selected for study the following five: Old Faithful, Plume, Solitary, Pink Cone, and Spray.Of these, the variations in temperatures and chemical compositions of the spring water were observed.I. Procedures.(1) Water sampling.At Old Faithful and Plume Geysers, the authors used an aluminium plate, 1 m in width and 15 m in length, to collect the hot water in 11 polyethylene bottles.At Solitary, Pink Cone, and Spray Geysers, the hot water from the orifices was collected at a distance of a few meters from the respective orifice.(2) Temperature Measurement.Temperature measurements were made by means of a maximum mercury thermometer.The analysis of water was made in part at the University of Arkansas in the U.S.A., and completed at the Tokyo Metropolitan University, after the water samples were transferred to Tokyo.II.Results.The locations of Old Faithful, Plume, Solitary, Pink Cone, and Spray Geysers are indicated in Fig. 1.The temperature measurement of the Old Faithful Geyser was not permitted.Of the Solitary Geyser, the results obtained are shown in Table I.It will be easily understood that thermal water flows out from the bottom of this geyser basin.The temperatures of the orifices of Plume, Pink Cone, and Spray Geysers were 92° to 94°C and almost equal to the boiling point of water in this district.1. Old Faithful Geyser.The orifice is 1 m in width and 1.7m in length; the heights of eruption are 35-52 m; duration of eruption 4 minutes; and time interval between the succeeding two eruptions 66.3 minutes.The authors collected hot water emitted from the orifice during
Source: Proceedings of the Japan Academy
Authors: Kimio NOGUCHI, Joe NIX
Language: English
Subfield: Geochemistry and Petrology
Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W1532983862