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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 ...

Capacity of a soil or other surface to be penetrated by water sinking into the ground under the force of gravity. It thus expresses the rate of percolation.

A unit of rate of water evaporation equal to the evaporation per hour of 34.5 pounds of water at a temperature of 212 degrees Fahrenheit into steam at 212 degrees F.

An absolute temperature scale. The kelvin unit of thermodynamic temperature, is the fraction 1/273,16 of the thermodynamic temperature of the triple point of water. The triple point of water is the equilibrium temperature (0,01

A measure of the attenuation due to scattering, of light as it traverses a medium containing scattering particles.

Threshold stress intensity for stress-corrosion cracking. The critical stress intensity at the onset of stress-corrosion cracking under specified conditions.

Boards used to close the companionway.

Electromagnetic radiation lying within the wavelength interval to which the human eye is sensitive, the spectral interval from approximately 0.4 to 0.7 microns (4000 to 7000 angstroms). Bounded on the short-wavelength end by ultraviolet radiation and on t ...

An estimate of the temperature of an incandescent body, determined by observing the wavelength at which it is emitting with peak intensity (its color) and using that wavelength in Wien's law.

A general term used to imply that a part in service (1) has become completely inoperable, (2) is still operable but is incapable of satisfactorily performing its intended function, or (3) has deteriorated seriously, to the point that it has become unrelia ...

A rope net to catch the jib when it is lowered.

To prevent contact with an object while bringing the ship alongside.2. To push off when making a landing.

Passenger Vessel Operator.

A material used to seal gaps around windows and exterior doors.

The unit price and quantity to which it applies as specified in a rate schedule or contract.

An insurance policy arranged by either the buyer or the seller to insure goods against damage in transit. The appropriate Incoterm will determine the responsibility of the buyer or seller to arrange the insurance.

A cash value life insurance policy with a fixed term. Premiums are applied to give life insurance.

The gravity flow of water within soil.