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SMOKE PLUME [2 records]

Record 1 2005-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thermal Springs - Uses

French

Domaine(s)
  • Thermalisme

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Pollution
  • Chimneys (Building Elements)
DEF

The effluent (often visible) from a specific outlet such as a stack or vent.

CONT

Smoke plumes from factory chimneys.

PHR

Coning, fanning, fumigating, lofting, looping plumes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'air
  • Cheminées (Éléments du bâtiment)
DEF

Forme prise par les fumées à la sortie d'une cheminée.

OBS

Selon le degré de stabilité ou d'instabilité de l'atmosphère et selon la vitesse du vent, le panache peut s'élever ou se disperser plus ou moins.

Key term(s)
  • panache de fumées

Spanish

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