Yellowstone’s Ancient Supervolcano: Only Lukewarm?
Posted on Aug 27 2008 | Tagged as: Research grants and opportunities
The geysers of Yellowstone National Park owe their eistence to the "Yellowstone hotspot"–a region of molten rock buried deep beneath Yellowstone, geologists have found.
But how hot is this "hotspot," and what’s causing it?
In an effort to find out, Derek Schutt of Colorado State University and Ken Dueker of the University of Wyoming took the hotspot’s temperature.
The scientists published results of their research, funded by the National Science … More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112126&govDel=USNSF_51
This is an NSF News item.
Original post by g.slade@jisc.ac.uk (georgiaslade)