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Figure 2.2: A typical plume from an elevated point source

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Figure 2.2 shows a plume dispersing in a normal (Gaussian) distribution along two axes - distance crosswind and distance vertically. The plume movement downwind is dependant upon windspeed and hence dispersion in this direction is not Gaussian.