Name given to the unit of pressure in the International System of Units (SI). Equal to 1 newton/meter2 or 0.01 millibar.

A profile of how the wind speed changes with height above the surface of the ground or water.

A document prepared by the captain of a vessel on arriving at port; shows conditions encountered during voyage, generally for the purpose of relieving ship owner of any loss to cargo and shifting responsibility for reimbursement to the insurance company.

The visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum with wavelengths from 0.4 to 0.76 microns

See calorie.

An instrument for measuring differences of electric potential.

In the US, a computerised high speed communication system linking the banks within the Federal.

The number of days from the shipment date that the seller is allowed to present documents to the advising or issuing bank under a Letter of Credit. It is normally 21 days, although it can be shorter.

Chart Of Account.

A device for converting mechanical energy to electrical energy.

In general, any object that reflects incident energy. Usually it is a device designed for specific reflection characteristics.

Navigation and Inspection Circular (US Coast Guard)

The course of a vessel after magnetic variation has been considered, but without compensation for magnetic deviation.

Pressure dew point temperature (

Conditions to which a device is subjected, not including the variable measured by the device. See normal operating conditions, reference operating conditions.

National Marine Fisheries Service

Subject To Enough Merchandise

An incorporated right, liberty, privilege, or use of another entity's property, distinct from ownership, without profit or compensation; a right-of-way.

The maximum load that a device is capable of carrying.

These brines are hot (300 F to 400 F) (149 C to 204 C) pressurized waters that contain dissolved methane and lie at depths of 10,000 ft (3048 m) to more than 20,000 ft (6096 m) below the earth's surface. The best known geopressured reservoirs lie along th ...