What Does Thermal Plume Mean?
A plume is a substance which moves from a source into its surrounding area, such as a plume of smoke. A thermal plume is a plume that is specific to temperature alone. Therefore, a thermal plume involves a part of a particular substance such as water or atmosphere which is of a different temperature, usually an elevated temperature which is proceeding from a source and has not yet dissipated into the surrounding substance and equalized temperature.