Yellowstone

 

Research projects

Discharge of magmaic volatiles through the major rivers of Yellowstone NP

Measurements of CO₂ flux through thermal springs, cold springs, soils and rivers

Chemical and isotopic characteristics of magmatic gases

Continuous, high-frequency temperature measurements in research well Y-7 in Biscuit Basin

Analysis of volatile contents in melt inclusions from the latest erupted rhyolites.

Analysis of noble gas isotopes in olivine from basalts of the last eruptive cycle.

 

Publications

 

Werner, C.,. Hurwitz, S., Bergfeld, B., Evans, W.C., Lowenstern, J.B., Heasler, H., Jaworowski, C., Hunt, A., 2008, Volatile Emissions and Gas Geochemistry of Hot Spring Basin, Yellowstone National Park, USA, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, abstract

Hurwitz, S., Kumar, A., Taylor, R., Heasler, H., 2008, Climate-induced variations of geyser periodicity in Yellowstone National Park, USA, Geology, 36, 451-454. abstract

Lowenstern, J.B., Hurwitz, S., 2008, Monitoring a Supervolcano in Repose: Heat and Volatile Flux at the Yellowstone Caldera, Elements, 4 , 35-40. abstract

Hurwitz , S., Eagan, S., Heasler, H., Lowenstern, J.B., 2007, River chemistry and solute flux in Yellowstone National Park, U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series 278, http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/2007/278/

Hurwitz, S., Evans, W.C., Lowenstern, J.B., Bergfeld, D., Werner, C., Heasler, H., Jaworowski, C., Extensive hydrothermal rock alteration in a low pH, steam-heated environment: Hot Springs Basin, Yellowstone National Park, in Bullen, T.D., and Wang, Y. eds: Proceedings of the Water-Rock Interaction Symposium -12, Kunming, China, p. 81-85. pdf

Hurwitz, S., Lowenstern, J.B., Heasler, H., 2007 Spatial and Temporal Geochemical Trends in the Hydrothermal System of Yellowstone National Park: Inferences From River Solute Fluxes, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Rsearch , 162, 149-171. abstract

Evans, W.C., Bergfeld, D., van Soest, M.C., Huebner, M.A., Fitzpatrick, J., and Revesz, K.M., 2006, Geochemistry of low-temperature springs northwest of Yellowstone caldera: Seeking the link between seismicity, deformation, and fluid flow, J. Volcanol. Geotherm. Res., 154, 169-180. abstract

Ingebritsen, S.E., and Rojstaczer, S.A., 1993, Controls on geyser periodicity: Science, v. 262, p. 889-892.

Ingebritsen, S.E., and Rojstaczer, S.A., 1996, Geyser periodicity and the response of geysers to deformation: Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 101, p. 21,891-21,905.

Ingebritsen, S.E., Galloway, D.L., Colvard, E.M., Sorey, M.L., and Mariner, R.H., 2001, Time-variation of hydrothermal discharge at selected sites in the western United States: Implications for monitoring: Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, v. 111, p. 1-23.

Rojstaczer, S.A., Galloway, D.L., Ingebritsen, S.E., and Rubin, D.R., 2003, Variability in geyser eruptive timing and its causes: Yellowstone National Park: Geophysical Research Letters, v. 30, no. 18, p. 2-1 – 2-4, 10.1029/2003GL017853.

 

links

Yellowstone Volcano Observatory

Hydrologic monitoring in Yellowstone

 

Contact: Shaul Hurwitz, Bill Evans, Deb Bergfeld