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A measure of the average amount of a specified pollutant or material emitted for a specific type of fuel or process.

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The distance or length of flow of the air past a point during a given interval of time.

Category:Meteorology

An instrument for measuring radiant energy. See actinometer, Dines radiometer, photometer, Tulipian radiometer.

Category:Meteorology

Same as wave pole.

Category:Meteorology

An instrument for the measurement of the radon content of the atmosphere.

Category:Meteorology

The line to which a vessel is submerged with a full cargo on board.

Category:Sea Words

A crack or hole that accidentally admits a gas or lets it escape.

Category:Sea Words

FOW

First Open Water

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An L/C guaranteed by both the issuing and advising banks of payment so long as seller's documents are in order, and the L/C terms are met. Only applied to irrevocable L/C's. The confirming bank assumes the credit risk of the issuing bank.

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Category of bulk carrier 100.000-180.00DWT so called she is too large to pass Suez and Panama Canals.

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Polaris, the North Star, is visible in the northern hemisphere and indicates the direction of north. In the southern hemisphere the Southern Cross is used to find the direction of south.

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A device that transfers heat by the continuous evaporation and condensation of an internal fluid.

Category:Energy Terms

A solar energy conversion device that has a bowl shaped dish covered with a highly reflective surface that tracks the sun and concentrates sunlight on a fixed absorber, thereby achieving high temperatures, for process heating or to operate a heat (Stirlin ...

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A publication setting forth the charges, rates and rules of transportation companies.

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(GATT)A trade agreement between a large number of countries, dating back to 1948, which was set up to.

Category:Financial Terms

CFS

Container

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A potential more cathodic (positive) than the standard hydrogen potential.

A large sail that is a cross between a spinnaker and a genoa. Hoisted without a pole, the tack is attached at the bottom of the headstay.

Category:Sea Words

That temperature at which, in a specified latitude, the reading of a particular barometer requires no temperature or latitude correction.

Category:Meteorology

Money owed by an individual or company to another individual or.

Category:Financial Terms