Geysers
What They Are and How They Work
T. Scott Bryan(Author)
Geological Society of America (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Published on 6. November 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-0-8137-4129-1 (ISBN)
Description
In the third edition of this classic work, T. Scott Bryan returns to the topic of the world's most dynamic geysers, updating readers on their shifting activity and distinct personalities. With a focus on the geysers at Yellowstone National Park including Old Faithful, Castle, Grand, Steamboat, and Echinus, learn why some geysers tease with gentle splashes, barely lifting water above their pools, while others thunder skyward in columns that soar hundreds of feet. Why do a few slumber for decades before surprising onlookers with sudden bursts, while others erupt with clockwork regularity, year in and year out? Using vivid, color photographs and clear, engaging language, Bryan unravels the mystery of geysers and geyser basins: why they appear in certain landscapes, how they form, and why some bubble while others steam or explode with spectacular force.
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Edition
3rd ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 211 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
295 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8137-4129-1 (9780813741291)
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Person
T. Scott Bryan earned degrees in geological sciences at San Diego State University and the University of Montana. He spent fourteen summers working as an interpretive ranger in Yellowstone National Park and later served in the Volunteer in Parks program. He was one of the founding directors--and the first president--of the Geyser Observation and Study Association and is the author of The Geysers of Yellowstone and GSA's Arizona Rocks! He is also the coauthor of The Explorer's Guide to Death Valley National Park, written with his wife, Betty Tucker-Bryan. Bryan is retired as emeritus professor of geology and astronomy at Victor Valley College in Victorville, California, and now lives near Tucson, Arizona.