A high temperature gas has atoms with a larger average velocity than a low temperature gas of the same composition. (scientificamerican.com)
The 54.5 million cubic meter slide traveled those 4.6 km in about 3.5 minutes, with average velocities ranging up to 36 meters per second. (sciencedaily.com)
Using these thousands of sonar images, scientists got a detailed view of the oil jet's cross section, and by multiplying these average oil areas by average velocities measured, they could estimate how much oil and gas were released. (treehugger.com)