A photoelectric spectrophotometer which is used in the determination of the ozone content of the atmosphere.

A measure, proposed by Angstrom, of the precipitation effectiveness of a region.

Signing and Releasing Bill of Lading

A vessel whose bow and stern have drooped. The opposite of sagged.

The process by which water in air changes from a vapor to a liquid due to a change in temperature or pressure; occurs when water vapor reaches its dew point (condensation point); also used to express the existence of liquid water on a surface.

To coil flat down on deck, each fake outside the other, beginning in the middle and all close together.

A can buoy. A cylindrical buoy painted green and having an odd number used in the United States as a navigational aid. At night they may have a green light. Green buoys should be kept on the left side when returning from a larger body of water to a smalle ...

The process of payment clearance between two branches of the same.

A gangway or gangplank. Used to cross from one ship to another, or from a ship to a pier.

An area of low barometric pressure, with its attendant system of winds. Also called a depression or cyclone.

The alternating motion of a boat, leaning alternately to port and starboard; the motion of a boat about its fore-and-aft axis.

The ratio of solar radiation captured and transfered to the collector (heat transfer) fluid.

To condition/cool air by dessication.

A mortgage which is low in comparison to the amount deposited in cash by the.

The algebraic difference between the upper and lower limits of the measuring range of an instrument, i.e. a thermometer with a range of -35 to 50

The upward force produced by the gas in a balloon. It is equal to the free lift plus the weight of the balloon and the attached equipment.

The temperature at which the liquid and solid forms of a substance may exist in equilibrium at a given pressure (usually one standard atmosphere). The true freezing point of water is known as the ice point.

Any object used to increase the drag of a boat and slow her down. Typically shaped like a parachute or cone opened underwater, drogues decrease a boat's speed in heavy weather. Also see sea anchor.

The interior space of a building that is heated or cooled.

: Regular ship shaped vessel, production ship. Positioned by anchors or dynamic positioning. Has its own propulsion machinery.