01-30-2020, 06:45 AM
check if in fact the Mauna Loa vent locations in the northeast rift have been progressing with each subsequent eruption.
I've looked at the maps and map legends. There might be a trend in there somewhere, but the complex shapes of the flows, the often similar colors used to indicate years of the breakouts doesn't make it easy.
hokuili -
If you have time would you be able to construct a map that would show the breakout point only of each flow with a dot, and the year? Perhaps start with light grey for for the oldest, darkening to black for the most recent? Then extend a line across the dots and it may be easier to see if it trends as suggested?
As a comparison, the stock market goes up and down daily, but the movement for the last ten years has been steadily upward. Mauna Loa lava breakouts may not move in one direction every time, but if displayed as I suggested it might allow all of us to see if the hypothesized trend exists.
I've looked at the maps and map legends. There might be a trend in there somewhere, but the complex shapes of the flows, the often similar colors used to indicate years of the breakouts doesn't make it easy.
hokuili -
If you have time would you be able to construct a map that would show the breakout point only of each flow with a dot, and the year? Perhaps start with light grey for for the oldest, darkening to black for the most recent? Then extend a line across the dots and it may be easier to see if it trends as suggested?
As a comparison, the stock market goes up and down daily, but the movement for the last ten years has been steadily upward. Mauna Loa lava breakouts may not move in one direction every time, but if displayed as I suggested it might allow all of us to see if the hypothesized trend exists.
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