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Fanning Plumes	Glossaries: K9 SAR Glossary Fanning Plumes: When air hodls at the same elevation, without rising or falling. Occurs at night, and in valleys. Visualize the air like a thermocline. ">Fanning Plumes : When air hodls at the same elevation, without rising or falling. Occurs at night, and in valleys. Visualize the air like a thermocline.

POD
POD (Probability of Detection): The chance that an object or missing person will be detected if present.
POA
POA (Probability of Area): The chance that a missing person (or clue) is in the search Area.
PLS
PLS (Point Last Seen): a point where a witness actually saw the subject. The PLS is usually the IPP (Initial Planning Point).