Single Anchor Leg Mooring

Scavenging

Port Forward.

The pressure unit of the meter-ton-second system of physical units. equal to 10 millibars or 101 dynes per cm2.

European Economic Community.

The downward flux of atmospheric radiation passing through a given level surface, usually taken as the earth's surface. This result of infrared (long-wave) absorption and reemission by the atmosphere is the principal factor in the greenhouse effect.

The positive pole or electrode of an electrolytic cell, vacuum tube, etc. (see also sacrificial anode).

The lowest value of oxidizing potential at which pits nucleate and grow. It is dependent on the test method used.

In the US, the total number of shares which a corporation may issue, in accordance with the limits.

Deforming metal plastically under conditions of temperature and strain rote that induce strain hardening. Usually, hut not necessarily, conducted at room temperature. Contrast with hot working.

Lowest temperature at which a product gives off an inflammable gas when mixed with air.

The limiting values of ceiling, visibility, and wind, or runway visual range, established as safety minimum for aircraft landings and take-offs.

The process of decomposing biomass with anaerobic bacteria to produce biogas.

The presence of contaminants in the air in concentrations that prevent the normal dispersive ability of the air, and that interfere with biological processes and human economics.

A type of heat pump that transfers heat in outdoor air to water for space or water heating.

A ladder of rope with rungs, used over the side.

An old name for high waves when they break with a white crest.

Biomass converted directly to energy or converted to liquid or gaseous fuels such as ethanol, methanol, methane, and hydrogen.

pattern barometer-Mercurial barometer with a fixed scale and cistern and which therefore requires only one adjustment before each reading.

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