Hundreds of Quakes Are Rattling Yellowstone

New York Times ^ | 1/31/10 | kirk johnson

[dragnet2]

The top pics looks just like a fire in S.Cal...Wind dictates where da smoke goes....lol

Ya notice your weather chart shows everything moving EAST from Cal?

lol.....

[dragnet2]

Here is what you're suggesting....heheheh...

"Smoke/ash direction is not dependent on wind direction"

I'm getting that movie movie felling again....lol

[wardaddy]

isn’t this like the mother of all seismic activity

or was that just the movie

[Godzilla]

Drag -
then you are clearly ignorant on the subject, the pinatubo ash column is an order of magnitude higher than s ca “smoke” plumes. can’t even see that for N.CA the winds are almost due north.
I will waste no more of my day on your sophomoric comments.

[dragnet2]

Are you basically saying that geologists mapping a contiguous formation of ashfall are wrong?

If you'd read first, you'd see what I have said. I assume the map was from 70,000 years ago...last erutpion...No?

For many hundreds of years or more, the prevailing winds generally blow west to east.

Are you suggesting this is wrong?

[wardaddy]

Very few people know that a mass eruption of Yellowstone could destroy much of the USA.

more know it now

thanks to these two commies

[rrrod]

Quick call the DNC abnd have an emergincy meeting there...all registered Democrats welcome!

[dragnet2]

OK, I put you in this category:

Godzilla: “Smoke/ash direction is not dependent on wind direction”

[dragnet2]

OK, OK, OK

"Smoke/ash direction is not dependent on wind direction"

I've got to run now guys....lol

:o

[dirtboy]

For many hundreds of years or more, the prevailing winds generally blow west to east. Are you suggesting this is wrong?

I am saying it is largely immaterial, as pyroclastic flows can reach over 100 mph on their own accord, no wind needed, and can spread out on their own when they are of a scale of a supervolcano eruption - the wind would just elongate the deposits in one direction, but not prevent the deposition at right angles to the source.

[wardaddy]

fascinating

[Godzilla]

Not only geologically ignorant, but meteorologically ignorant as well. You’d do better talking to a piece of schist.

[dirtboy]

It is rather odd to see someone take issue with a map of the geological reality on the ground - rather than raising the issue of wind to show that literal ground truth cannot be correct, a sound approach would be to ask the kind of forces that could trigger deposition at great distance at right angles to the prevailing wind.

[dirtboy]

"Talk to the schist:"

[Godzilla]

It is rather odd to see someone take issue with a map of the geological reality on the ground - rather than raising the issue of wind to show that literal ground truth cannot be correct

Indeed, the existence of ash 'up wind' from the prevalent says other wise I agree.

The meterologist side of me notes that the coriolis effect alters wind directions vertically, thus while surface winds my be in one direction, winds at a higher elevation could be 180 deg opposite.

a sound approach would be to ask the kind of forces that could trigger deposition at great distance at right angles to the prevailing wind.

I don't think a 'sound approach' is being desired, a village is looking for one of its members.

[Godzilla]

thats gneiss

[dirtboy]

Yeah, it is a bit absurd to compare fire ash in California to something that can lay down this (Lava Creek tuff in Yellowstone):

[dirtboy]

You're a really flinty person, aren't you?

[Godzilla]

Yeah, it is a bit absurd to compare fire ash in California to something that can lay down this (Lava Creek tuff in Yellowstone):

Indeed, evidence of watching too many B sci fi flics with volcanos.

[Godzilla]

Yep, i'm pretty tuff