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Sailing Glossary - Letter P

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

P-E index:Abbreviation for pre ... ...

P-E quotient:Abbreviation for pre ... ...

P-E ratio:Abbreviation for pre ... ...

p.t.u.:Abbreviation for the ... ...

Parachute radiosonde:Same as dropsonde. ... ...

Parahelic circle:A halo consisting of ... ...

Parallel data transmission (parallel output):A form of data trans ... ...

Paranthelion:A refraction phenome ... ...

Paraselene:A weakly colored lun ... ...

Paraselenic circle:A halo phenomenon co ... ...

Parhelion:Either of two colore ... ...

Parity:The addition of one ... ...

Pascal:Name given to the un ... ...

Pascal's law:A hydrostatic princi ... ...

Peak gust:In United States wea ... ...

Pendulum anemometer:A pressure-plate ane ... ...

Penetrometer:A pointed device whi ... ...

Percolation:The gravity flow of ... ...

Permeability:Capacity of a soil o ... ...

Pers sunshine recorder:A sunshine recorder ... ...

Personal equation:A systematic observa ... ...

Phenolic:A plastic molding co ... ...

Phot:A photometric unit o ... ...

Photoelectric cell:A transducer which c ... ...

Photoelectric photometer:See photometer. ... ...

Photoelectric transmittance-meter:An instrument for me ... ...

Photographic barograph:A mercury barometer ... ...

Photometer:An instrument for me ... ...

Photopolarimeter:A polarimeter utiliz ... ...

Phytometer:A device, similar to ... ...

Pibal:Contraction for pilo ... ...

Piche evaporimeter:An atmometer which u ... ...

Pilot balloon:A small balloon whos ... ...

Pilot balloon observation:A method of winds al ... ...

Pitot tube:An instrument for me ... ...

Pitot tube anemometer:A pressure tube anem ... ...

Pitot-static tube:Same as pitot tube. ... ...

Pluvial:Pertaining to rain, ... ...

Pluvial index:The amount of precip ... ...

Pluviograph:Same as recording ra ... ...

Pluviometer:Same as rain gauge. ... ...

Pluvioscope:Apparatus from which ... ...

Polarimeter:An instrument for de ... ...

Polariscope:An instrument for st ... ...

Potential evaporation:Same as evaporative ... ...

Potential evapotranspiration:The amount of moistu ... ...

Potential temperature:Temperature assumed ... ...

Potentiometer:An instrument for me ... ...

Potometer:A device, similar to ... ...

Precipitable water:Amount of water, exp ... ...

Precipitation:Any and all forms of ... ...

Precipitation gauge:General term for any ... ...

Precipitation-effectiveness index:For a given location ... ...

Precipitation-effectiveness ratio:Same as precipitatio ... ...

Precipitation-evaporation index:Same as precipitatio ... ...

Precipitation-evaporation quotient:A measure of long-te ... ...

Precipitation-evaporation ratio:For a given locality ... ...

Pressure altimeter:An aneroid barometer ... ...

Pressure gradient:The rate of decrease ... ...

Pressure jump:A sudden, significan ... ...

Pressure tendency (barometric tendency):The change in barome ... ...

Pressure-plate anemometer:An anemometer which ... ...

Pressure-tube anemometer:An anemometer which ... ...

Price meter:A current meter cons ... ...

Primary rainbow:The most common of t ... ...

PROM:Programmable Read-On ... ...

Propeller anemometer:A rotation anemomete ... ...

Protected thermometer:A reversing thermome ... ...

Protocol:A set of rules or co ... ...

PSK:Phase Shift Keying. ... ...

Psychrograph:A self-recording psy ... ...

Psychrometer:An instrument used t ... ...

Psychrometric calculator:A device for computi ... ...

Psychrometric tables:Tables prepared from ... ...

Pulse-time-modulated radiosonde:A radiosonde which t ... ...

Pyranograph:An instrument for re ... ...

Pyranometer:An instrument which ... ...

Pyrgeometer:An instrument which ... ...

Pyrheliometer:An instrument for me ... ...

Pyrradiometer:An instrument for th ... ...

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