Hot spring
A hot spring is a spring produced by the emergence of geothermally heated groundwater from the top layer of the Earth's ground. Hot springs are in many places, especially in mountains. The water issuing from a hot spring is heated by geothermal energy, i.e., heat from the Earth's mantle.
Definitions
There is no universally accepted definition of a hot spring. For example, one can find the phrase hot spring defined as
- any geothermal spring [1]
- a spring with water temperatures above its surroundings [2][3]
- a spring with water temperatures above 50 °C (122 °F) [4]
- a natural spring with water temperature above body temperature – normally between 36.5 and 37.5 °C (97.7 and 99.5 °F) [5][6][7][8][9]
- a natural spring of water greater than 21.1 °C (70 °F) (synonymous with thermal spring) [10][11][12][13]
- a natural discharge of groundwater with elevated temperatures [14]
Hot Spring Media
- Aerial view of Grand Prismatic (23428929375).jpg
Grand Prismatic Spring and Midway Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park
- Rio Quente 16 (27822967745).jpg
Hot water springs in Rio Quente, Brazil
- Evolution of Earth's radiogenic heat.svg
The radiogenic heat from the decay of 238U and 232Th are now the major contributors to the earth's internal heat budget.
- Islande source Deildartunguhver.jpg
Deildartunguhver, Iceland: the highest flow hot spring in Europe
- Algal mats on hot pool, Orakei Korako 1.jpg
Algal mats growing in the Map of Africa hot pool, Orakei Korako, New Zealand
- Tsurunoyu onsen rotenburo2.JPG
Winter bathing at Tsuru-no-yu roten-buro in Nyūtō, Akita
- Sai ngam hot spring pai.jpg
Sai Ngam hot springs in Mae Hong Son province, Thailand
Related pages
References
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- ↑ Miriam-Webster Online dictionary definition of hot spring
- ↑ For example, ambient ground temperature is usually around 55–57 °F (13–14 °C) in the eastern United States
- ↑ US NOAA Geophysical Data Center definition
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- ↑ Infoplease definition of hot spring
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- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil). provides a critical discussion of the definition of a hot spring.
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- ↑ Ultralingua Online Dictionary definition of hot spring
- ↑ Rhymezone definition of hot spring
- ↑ Lookwayup definition of hot spring
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