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fumigating plume [1 record]

Record 1 2009-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chimneys (Building Elements)
  • Atmospheric Physics
  • Air Pollution
OBS

Plume Behavior Descriptors: Coning. ... Fanning. ... Lofting. ... Fumigation. ... Looping.

OBS

Plume Behavior Descriptors: Fumigation. Ambient air unstable below, inversion aloft. [An illustration of the plume is included in the page.]

OBS

See "fumigation".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cheminées (Éléments du bâtiment)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
  • Pollution de l'air
OBS

Inversion de température en altitude. Les polluants s'accumulent au niveau où règne l'inversion de température. Selon que l'inversion se situe dans les couches inférieures ou supérieures au panache de fumée, celui-ci est tourmenté vers le haut («lofting») ou vers le bas (enfumage).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Chimeneas (Elementos de edificios)
  • Física de la atmósfera
  • Contaminación del aire
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