Sailing with the tiller over to leeward by force of the wind

Splitting (fracture) of a crystal on a crystallographic plane of' low index.

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

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.

Flag Of Convenience

A naval rank next below that of lieutenant-commander, which is next below that of captain (the equivalent of commander).

A wood or gas burning heating appliance that fits into the opening or protrudes on to the hearth of a conventional fireplace.

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

Front of a container or trailer - opposite the tail.

Indian Ocean Region (INMARSAT)

The amount of visible light that passes through the glazing material of a window, expressed as a percentage.

Same as radiation pattern. Anticyclone-An area of high atmospheric pressure which has a closed circulation that is anticyclonic (clockwise in northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in southern hemisphere).

An instrument for recording global solar radiation.

National Marine Electronics Association

(1) Producing a chromate conversion coating on magnesium for temporary protection or for a paint base. (2) The solution that produces the conversion coating.

To remove or disassemble gear after it is used.

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

Broadly, insurance covering loss or damage of goods at sea. Marine insurance typically compensates the owner of merchandise for losses sustained from fire, shipwreck, etc., but excludes losses that can be recovered from the carrier.

Difference between the temperatures of the dry-bulb and the wet-bulb thermometers of a psychrometer.

Hearing loss is evaluated in relation to a reference auditory threshold defined conventionally in IS0 Standard 389 (1975). The hearing loss e corresponds to the difference between the auditory threshold of the subject being examined and the reference audi ...