title: Recent crustal uplift in yellowstone national park.
abstract: Comparison of precise leveling measurements made in 1923 with those made in 1975, 1976, and 1977 reveals that the 600,000-year-old Yellowstone caldera is being uplifted relative to its surroundings. Maximum relative uplift since 1923 is in excess of 700 millimeters-about 14 millimeters vertically per year. The most likely cause of this rapid and unusually large surface deformation is a recent influx of molten or partially molten materials to a location within the crust beneath Yellowstone National Park.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Pelton
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Smith