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Plume Impingement

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-002052

The collision of a plume with topography that rises above the plume altitude; often a temporary condition that occurs as the plume sweeps by the face of a hill as the wind shifts.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-002052
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-002052",
  "term": "Plume Impingement",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "The collision of a plume with topography that rises above the plume altitude; often a temporary condition that occurs as the plume sweeps by the face of a hill as the wind shifts.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/plume-impingement/"
}

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