Any twelve-month period, usually selected to begin and end during a relative dry season. Used a basis for processing streamflow and other hydrologic data. The period from October 1 to September 30 is widely used in the U.S.

Stock in companies whose profits move in a cyclical manner, normally in phase with the economy. .

Decision support system

Forming an adherent phosphate coating on a metal by immersion in a suitable aqueous phosphate solution. Also called phosphatizing. See also conversion coating.

The merchant ships on the official registers of any nation.

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An endowment plan which carries an option at maturity for the proceeds to be paid in the form of a.

When the wind pushes on the wrong side of the sail, causing it to be pushed away from the wind. If the lines holding the sail in place are not released, the boat could become hard to control and heel excessively.

(1) The condition of a vessel stranded on a reef or a rock when the seas break over her deck. (2) Half drunk; incapacitated by drink.

A type of window glass that contains special tints that cause the window to absorb as much as 45% of incoming solar energy, to reduce heat gain in an interior space. Part of the absorbed heat will continue to be passed through the window by conduction and ...

The amount of useful energy produced by a system less the amount of energy required to produce the fuel.

A device that releases pressure within a radiator when the pressure inside exceeds the operating limits of the vent.

Small boat carried on the vessel and used in case of emergency.

The change in a performance characteristic caused by a change in a specified operating condition from reference operating condition, all other conditions being held within the limits of reference operating conditions.

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Forty Foot Equivalent Units (Containers).

River and Harbour Service.

A liquid-in-glass or liquid-in-metal thermometer using mercury as the liquid.

Wind with a speed between 48 and 55 knots (55 and 63 mph), Beaufort scale number 10.

Flow of air under specific conditions required at a particular point.