Upwarddirected solar radiation, reflected by the earth's surface and the atmosphere.

Generic term for rapid variations in apparent position, brightness, or color of a distant luminous. object viewed through the atmosphere.

A court order instructing a garnishee (a bank) that funds held on behalf of a debtor (the judgement.

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

Superheater

The country in which the vessel is registered.

An order placed with a broker to purchase or sell stock, a commodity or financial instrument at.

The ratio of a photovoltaic cell's actual power to its power if both current and voltage were at their maxima. A key characteristic in evaluating cell performance.

Japanese tapered pipe thread (Female).

A construction element that inhibits termites from entering building foundations and walls.

A floating island of ice. Only one-ninth of the total mass of an iceberg is visible above water level.

Precipitation caused by the ascent of moist air over an orographic barrier such as a Mountain range.

Passenger User Fee

Project IDentification.

To store a yacht away on land for the winter

A temperature telemeter.

European Sea Ports Organisation

The lowest temperature that can be obtained on a wet-bulb thermometer in any given sample of air. Obtained by evaporation of water (or ice) from the muslin wick. Used in computing dew point and relative humidity.

A thin sheet of material (metal) of a heat exchanger that conducts heat to a fluid.

Having no sails up. In heavy weather the windage of the mast and other spars can still be enough to move the boat.