A "gas plume" refers to a cloud of gas that rises into the air, often caused by a release of gases from a specific source, such as a volcano, fire, or industrial facility. Full definition
There needs to be a better understanding of how two underground greenhouse gas plumes interact with each other, he said. (scientificamerican.com)
Under the new well classification, operators are expected to keep close tabs on how an underground greenhouse gas plume moves about in porous rock. (scientificamerican.com)
Ground - based data are more detailed, and in areas like Central America where large sulfur dioxide - emitting volcanoes are close together, they better distinguish which specific volcano gas plumes come from. (sciencedaily.com)