Sound Library - Veteran Geyser

• Veteran Geyser (pre-eruption)

  
  

  Veteran Geyser has a distinct sound signature in-between eruptions. Listening to this geyser, you might almost think it’s alive. Mono recording.

  Credit / Author:

  NPS/Jennifer Jerrett

  Date created:

  03/13/2015

  Audio Transcript

  Sustained sound

  [steam growling and water splashing]

 

• Veteran Geyser

  
  

  Stereo recording of the pre-eruption phase of Veteran Geyser.

  Credit / Author:

  NPS/Peter Comley

  Date created:

  03/21/2015

  Audio Transcript

  Sustained sound

  [steam hissing and water splashing]

 

• Veteran Geyser (close-up)

  
  

  A close-up, "detail shot" of Veteran Geyser. Stereo recording.

  Credit / Author:

  NPS/Peter Comley

  Date created:

  03/21/2015

  Audio Transcript

  Sustained sound, growing louder before subsiding.

  [steam hissing and water splashing]

 

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