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61MS Herald of Free Enterprise — was a roll on roll off (RORO) car and passenger ferry owned by Townsend Thoresen. She was one of three ships commissioned by the company to operate on the Dover–Calais route across the English Channel. The ferry capsized on the night of 6 March… …
62Shallow water equations — The shallow water equations (also called Saint Venant equations after Adhémar Jean Claude Barré de Saint Venant) are a set of hyperbolic partial differential equations that describe the flow below a pressure surface in a fluid (sometimes, but not …
63bottom water — Lowermost layer of ocean water that can be distinguished by its characteristic low temperature, high density, and low oxygen content compared with surface waters. Most bottom waters are formed near Antarctica during the southern winter. The… …
64Antarctic Bottom Water — The Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) is a type of water mass in the seas surrounding Antarctica with temperatures ranging from 0 to 0.8◦ C, salinities from 34.6 to 34.7 psu, and a density near 27.88Specify|date=August 2007. AABW is formed in the… …
65California Water Wars — The California Water Wars describes the disputes between Los Angeles, California and the Owens Valley over water rights. The disputes stem from Los Angeles s location in a semi arid area, and the availability of water from Sierra Nevada runoff in …
66Oregon Water Trust — The Oregon Water Trust (OWT) is an environmental organization based in the U.S. state of Oregon. Its mission is to restore surface water flows for healthier streams in Oregon by using cooperative, free market solutions. OWT was founded in 1993 by …
67UV water disinfection — Ultraviolet water disinfection is a treatment of drinking water that uses ultraviolet radiations in order to inactivate microorganisms.UV Disinfection of water The disinfection process Ultraviolet disinfection of water consists of a purely… …
68Treading water — Water treading is an aspect of swimming that involves a swimmer staying in a vertical position in the water whilst keeping his or her head (at least) above the surface of the water. Treading water provides the swimmer an opportunity to keep the… …
69Deep water blackout — Latent hypoxia hits on ascent A deep water blackout is a loss of consciousness caused by cerebral hypoxia on ascending from a deep freedive or breath hold dive, typically of ten metres or more when the swimmer does not necessarily experience an… …
70Properties of water — H2O and HOH redirect here. For other uses, see H2O (disambiguation) and HOH (disambiguation). This article is about the physical and chemical properties of pure water. For general discussion and its distribution and importance in life, see Water …
