Taxobox name Aleutian Cackling Goose and br Bering Cackling Goose image AleutianCanadaGoose2.jpg image caption Branta hutchinsii leucopareia status regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Anseriformes familia Anserinae genus Branta species Cackling Goose B. hutchinsii subspecies B. h. leucopareia binomial Branta hutchinsii leucopareia binomial authority Delacour, 1951 The Aleutian Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii leucopareia , formerly known as the Aleutian Canada Goose Branta canadensis leucopareia , is small subspecies of Cackling Goose averaging 1700 to 2100 grams. It was one of 122 species of animals, birds and fish first documented for science by the Lewis and Clark Expedition Corps of Discovery . ref cite web title Lewis and Clark Expedition and Tribes Encountered url http www.nationalgeographic.com lewisandclark resources discoveries animal.html publisher National Geographic Society Retrieved 2012 02 02 ref The Bering Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii asiatica is the name given to Cackling Geese on the Commander Islands Komandorski and Kuril Islands . This population was not markedly distinct from the Aleutian one and is usually included with them. By about 1920 or so last seen 1914 or 1929 , these westernmost birds went extinct from persecution by humans and Arctic Fox es. The Aleutian Cackling Goose has the typical black head and neck, white cheek patches, grayish brown back and wings, white rump, black tail feathers, legs, and feet of the species. It is distinguished by a conspicuous white neck ring at the base of the neck that, in adult plumage ... have white neck rings but these are usually narrow or indistinct. The primary threat to the Aleutian Cackling Goose has been the Arctic Fox , introduced to the Aleutian Islands by Russian fur traders ... on Buldir Island in 1962. Since then, the Aleutian Cackling Goose has made a comeback and was removed ... Service Aleutian Canada Goose http fwie.fw.vt.edu WWW esis lists e107001.htm Aleutian Canada Goose ... more details
Alaska is a seismically active state, perhaps the more so than any of the other states in the United States. The Alaskan Aleutian megathrust faultline which runs along the coast of Alaska is also considered to be a fault line that is characteristically longer than the Cascadia subduction zone Cascadia Fault line that runs along the Pacific West Coast. The Alaska Aleutian faultline was most notably responsible for the 1964 Alaska earthquake . This megathrust fault, while large also happens to form the northeast boundary of the Pacific Plate . This fault happens to extends east along the Aleutian arc into south central Alaska along which the Pacific plate is subducted beneath the North American Plate which gives rise to the Aleutian arc and islands. It is significantly one of the worlds most active seismic faults, more than likely before the Cascadia Fault. In the past, it has been home to a number of repeated giant and also greatly damaging earthquakes and equally matching tsunamis. One of the many characteristics of the Aleutian Alaska megathrust fault includes the fact that the fault is subducted, with what are considered high standing ridges and large seamounts, characteristic of large faults. Of course, in the same way this also leads to the fact that there are several other conditions that would and could easily lead to continued lateral rupture a trench that runs from Middleton Island to Attu Island , is more or less thickly charged with sediment shed from the glaciated Alaskan drainage. The earthquake that this fault churned out in 1964 in Alaska was also the largest recorded in the United States having been measured at earthquake magnitude magnitude 9.2. At the March 28th 1964 Alaskan earthquake, 131 people died, 90 of the fatalities due to the tsunami the Aleutian Megathrust created. The focus was 15.5 miles in depth, and the epicenter was 12.4 miles of Prince William Sound. The earthquake lasted 4 minutes. The damage cost about 300 400 million. It was the s ... more details
Eastern Aleutian Tribes EAT was formed in 1991 and includes seven Aleut tribes from the Aleutian Islands and Alaska Peninsula. Origins and development Eastern Aleutian Tribes includes the Agdaagux Tribal Council King Cove , Akutan Traditional Council Akutan , Nelson Lagoon Tribal Council Nelson Lagoon , Unga Tribal Council Unga in Sand Point , Qagan Tayagungin Tribal Council Sand Point , False Pass Tribal Council False Pass and the Pauloff Harbor Tribal Council Sanak in Sand Point . citation needed date November 2011 EAT provides Medical, Dental, and Behavioral Health services in federally qualified health centers in the communities of Adak, Akutan, Cold Bay, False Pass, King Cove, Nelson Lagoon, Sand Point, St. George, and Whittier. citation needed date November 2011 This comprises over 100,000 square miles of remote territory. From its roots as a small Native health organization, EAT has matured into a progressive Native health organization within the Alaska Tribal Health System . EAT started out with a handful of employees and a budget under 500,000. It has grown into a corporation with over 100 employees and an operating budget of 9.2 million, offering professional health services utilizing mid level practitioners and Community Health Aides Practitioners. citation needed date November 2011 Eastern Aleutian Tribes intends to continue to improve services in all aspects of health care, supporting the well being of the Aleut people. References reflist http www2.guidestar.org organizations b 92 0139107 eastern aleutian tribes.aspx Guidestar.org http anthctoday.org documents about 2011oct decMukluk forweb.pdf Anthctoday.org Newsletter Oct Dec 2011 http www.aleutianseast.org index.asp?Type B BASIC&SEC 38DB0712 05B9 4C1F BF06 E41E4770B3A4 &DE AleutiansEast.org http www.ihs.gov NonMedicalPrograms NCCEO index.cfm?module bios IHS.gov External links http www.eatribes.org Eastern Aleutian Tribes website Category Medical and health organizations based in the United States ... more details
Earthquake title 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake date start date 1 April 1946 12 28 Coordinated Universal Time UTC image Tsunami large.jpg caption Residents run from an approaching tsunami in Hilo, Hawai i magnitude 7.8 Moment magnitude scale M sub w sub ref name NGDC cite web url http www.ngdc.noaa.gov nndc struts results?eq 0 3822&t 101650&s 13&d 22,26,13,12&nd display title Comments for the Significant Earthquake last National Geophysical Data Center accessdate 10 September 2011 ref depth convert 25 km mi sp us location Coord 52.8 N 163.5 W display inline,title countries affected USA , Hawaii , Alaska tsunami Yes casualties 165 The 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake was an earthquake near the Aleutian Islands on April 1, 1946. It was followed by a Pacific wide tsunami . The earthquake was a magnitude 7.8, with its epicenter at 52.8 N, 163.5 W, and focal depth of 25 km. It resulted in 165 casualties 159 people on Hawaii and six in Alaska and over 26 million in damages. Multiple destructive waves at heights ranging from 45 130 ft occurred. The tsunami obliterated the Scotch Cap Light house on Unimak Island , Alaska. among others, and killed all five lighthouse keepers. The wave reached Kauai 4.5 hours after the quake, and Hilo, Hawaii Hilo 4.9 hours later. This prompted the creation of the Seismic Sea Wave Warning System, which later became the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in 1949. ref http drgeorgepc.com Tsunami1946.html DrGeorgePC website with photos ref The tsunami was unusually powerful for the size of the earthquake it was the last time any earthquake below magnitude 9.0 caused tsunami fatalities far from the earthquake area. Due to the discrepancy between ... 1946 Aleutian Islands Earthquake Category 1946 earthquakes Aleutian Islands Earthquake, 1946 Category 1946 in Alaska Category 1946 natural disasters Aleutian Islands Category Earthquakes in Alaska Aleutian Islands Category Tsunamis in the United States Category Tsunamis earthquake stub fa ... more details
Earthquake title 1906 Aleutian Islands earthquake date Start date August 17 1906 map2 Location map many Alaska label lat 50.6 long 178.36 mark Bullseye1.png marksize 40 position top width 250 float right caption magnitude 8.35 Moment magnitude scale M sub w sub depth location coord 50.6 178.36 display inline,title countries affected USA , Alaska tsunami casualties The 1906 Aleutian Islands earthquake occurred at 00 10 Coordinated universal time UTC on August 17. It had an estimated seismic moment of 3.8 x 10 sup 28 sup dyn cm sup 1 sup , equivalent to a magnitude of 8.35 on the moment magnitude scale . This earthquake was followed thirty minutes later by the 1906 Valpara so earthquake in Chile, but the two events are not thought to be linked. Due to the remote location, there are no reports of damage associated with this earthquake. ref name Okal A transpacific tsunami reported from Japan and Hawaii was triggered by the Chilean event, rather than the Aleutian Islands earthquake. Tectonic setting The Aleutian Islands are a volcanic arc lying above the convergent boundary where the Pacific Plate is being Subduction subducted beneath the North American Plate . Earthquakes in the area are caused by movement along the plate interface such as the 1965 Rat Islands earthquake , Fault geology Dip slip faults normal faulting within the Outer trench swell outer rise and within the subducting slab. ref name Okal The earthquake s epicenter lies close to a major break in the Aleutian chain ... tearing beneath the Aleutian arc journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters volume ... of Alaska Aleutian Subduction Zone last Dejtrakulwong first P. coauthors Montesi L. & Rondenay ... Aleutian and Chilean earthquakes of 1906 August 17 journal Geophysical Journal International ... early to be related to either of the earthquakes. Based on the estimated focal mechanism of the Aleutian ... being triggered in some way by the earlier earthquake in the Aleutian Islands, particularly as the later ... more details
Round Island Imlichin ref name Bergsland cite book first K. last Bergsland authorlink Knut Bergsland year 1994 title Aleut Dictionary publisher Alaska Native Language Center location Fairbanks ref in Aleut language Aleut is a 0.1 mile wide 160 m island in the Krenitzin Islands , a subgroup of the Fox Islands Alaska Fox Islands group of the Aleutian Islands in the U.S. state of Alaska . It is located 0.5 miles 800 m south of Ugamak Island at coord 54 11 58 N 164 46 33 W region US scale 100000 display inline,title . References reflist Category Krenitzin Islands AleutiansEastAK geo stub de Round Island Krenitzin Islands it Round ... more details
Aleutian wild cattle are feral wild cattle found on the Alaskan Aleutian islands . Several attempts have been made to round up these cattle for ranching. ref cite news title NEW CATTLE RANCH IN ALEUTIANS WILL ROUND UP THE WILD HERDS url http select.nytimes.com gst abstract.html?res FA0F11F8395A127A93C2AB178AD85F4D8285F9 work The New York Times date 1929 01 20 accessdate 2008 07 05 ref ref name abm cite news title Ranching the Aleutians url http www.allbusiness.com north america united states alaska 282791 1.html work Alaska Business Monthly date 1999 04 01 accessdate 2008 07 05 ref In 1985 6 the cattle on the Shumagin Islands were eliminated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service , ref cite news title U.S. WILL RESUME KILLING CATTLE ON 3 ALEUTIAN REFUGE ISLANDS url http nl.newsbank.com nl search we Archives?p product SJ&s site mercurynews&p multi SJ&p theme realcities&p action search&p maxdocs 200&p topdoc 1&p text direct 0 0EB726B7E45B00E9&p field direct 0 document id&p perpage 10&p sort YMD date D&s trackval GooglePM work Associated Press date 1985 09 15 accessdate 2008 07 05 ref ref cite news title NATIVE CORPORATION FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NOT WELCOME url http nl.newsbank.com nl search we Archives?p product AS&p theme as&p action search&p maxdocs 200&p topdoc 1&p text direct 0 0F78983EA856C901&p field direct 0 document id&p perpage 10&p sort YMD date D&s trackval GooglePM work Anchorage Daily News date 1986 10 31 accessdate 2008 07 05 ref but they still remained on Umnak Island ref name abm and Chirikof Island ref cite news title Alaska Isle a Corral For Feral Cattle Herd U.S. Wants to Trade Cows for Birds url http www.highbeam.com doc 1P2 80866.html work The Washington Post date 2005 10 23 accessdate 2008 07 05 ref References reflist External links http www.ars.usda.gov is pr 2008 080909.htm Category Cattle breeds Category Cattle breeds originating in the United States Category Feral animals cattle stub ... more details
coord 52 5 51.34 N 173 30 4.32 W region US display title Infobox military conflict conflict Aleutian ... could not move across the island s rugged terrain. date 3 June 1942 15 August 1943 place Aleutian ... Cloe, Aleutian Warriors , p. 321. ref strength2 8,500 ref name Cloe 321 casualties1 1,481 killed br 225 aircraft destroyed ref Cloe, Aleutian Warriors , p. 321 322. ref br 640 missing br 3,416 wounded ... brochures aleut aleut.htm series The U.S. Army Campaigns of World War II title Aleutian Islands publisher ... br 9 cargo transport ships sunk ref Cloe, Aleutian Warriors , p. 322 323. ref casualties3 1 civilian killed, 46 captured Campaignbox Aleutians Campaignbox Pacific Ocean The Aleutian Islands Campaign was a struggle over the Aleutian Islands , part of the Alaska Territory , in the Pacific War Pacific ... as early as 1943, to bomb Japan from American territory in the Aleutian Islands. Perhaps the fear ... a reserve for two additional landings the first on Kiska , 240 miles west of Adak, the other on the Aleutian ... s plans, including the Aleutian diversion, the strength of both Yamamoto s and Hosogaya s fleets ... on the tip of the Alaskan Peninsula and at two Aleutian bases the naval facility at Dutch Harbor on Unalaska ... to resupply the Aleutian garrisons by surface vessels, and only submarines would be used. Attu ... booby trap s or friendly fire. File Aleutian Islands map.png thumb right 300px A map of the Bering Sea ... War II as an Army sergeant in the Aleutian Islands, where he edited an Army newspaper. He came ... of the Aleutian Islands Organization of the Imperial Japanese Navy Alaskan Strike Group Report from ... last Cloe first John Haile authorlink coauthors year 1990 chapter title The Aleutian Warriors A History ... Feinberg first Leonard authorlink coauthors year 1992 chapter title Where the Williwaw Blows The Aleutian ... title Stepping Stones to Nowhere, The Aleutian Islands, Alaska, and American Military Strategy, 1867 ... brochures aleut aleut.htm series World War II Campaign Brochures title Aleutian Islands ... more details
good article File Aleutians.jpg thumb right 250px Location of the Aleutian Islands off the coast of Alaska The military history of the Aleutian Islands began almost immediately following the Alaska Purchase purchase of Alaska by the United States. Prior to the early 20th century, the Aleutian Islands ... the Aleutian Islands were seen as a potential staging point for invasions by either side, this possibility ... States Navy sent the USS Fenimore Cooper USS Fenimore Cooper to the Aleutian Islands with the aim ... the Aleutian Islands did not receive such a post, with the nearest post being located on Kodiak ... so. ref name p7 The Aleutian Islands played a small role in the ongoing sealing dispute between ... Perras 2003 p 9 ref However, the Aleutian Islands were believed to be of little strategic importance ... an invasion of the United States, one of which involved an attack on the Aleutian Islands. However ... Perras 2003 p 10 ref The Aleutian Islands played little part in the proceedings of World War I ... of their agreement to the Treaty that the Aleutian Islands were not to be exempted. ref name ... on the Aleutian Islands due to the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty, the Navy believed that at some ... 1920s, little attention was paid to the Aleutian Islands as a potential strategic area. United States ..., John Weir Troy John Troy , then the Governor of Alaska , believed that the Aleutian Islands was a possible ... Alaska or along the Aleutian Islands which is worth making an effort to defend. ref name p20 harvnb ... base existed on the western tip of the Aleutian Islands, sparking interest by the High Command in capturing the island chain. ref name mil cite book last MacGarrigle first George title Aleutian Islands ... sent a third of his Pacific Fleet to the Aleutian Islands, under orders to hold Dutch Harbor at all ..., the Japanese were forced to resupply their occupied possessions in the Aleutian chain by submarine ... forces. The Aleutian Islands campaign was officially over. ref name mil For the commanding officers ... more details
Infobox Airline airline Reeve Aleutian Airways logo ReeveAleutianairways.jpg logo size 220px IATA RV ... alliance fleet size 7 in 1990 destinations Aleutian Islands , Seattle . website http web.archive.org web http www.reeveair.com reeveair.com Reeve Aleutian Airways airline codes RV RVV Reeve was an airline ... index.cfm?section history&page intro About Us . Reeve Aleutian Airways. August 27, 1998 ... Cohen authorlink coauthors year 1988 month title Flying Beats Work. The Story of Reeve Aleutian Airways ... that Reeve Aleutian suffered its first accident. DC 3 N46567 being damaged in an accident during take ... 24, 1947, Reeve Aleutian Airways was incorporated. The company was running scheduled and charter ..., Reeve Aleutian Airways was granted a temporary, five year airline certificate. With the need to run ... for use by Reeve Aleutian and private operators. in 1953, final military deactivation of the Aleutian airfields occurred. Reeve obtained leases on Shemya and Cold Bay . Shemya closed ... 3s were not big enough for Reeve Aleutian . Therefore, the DC 4 was selected to supplement ... Flying Beats Work. The Story of Reeve Aleutian Airways chapter Chapter 6 editor others edition pages ... 50. In 1957, the Distant Early Warning line was being constructed, bringing a boom to Reeve Aleutian ... in October 1958. Merrill Field proved too small for the DC 4, so Reeve Aleutian moved to Anchorage ... L 188 Electra , which was to be backbone of Reeve Aleutian s business from then on. The first, N1968R ... authorlink coauthors year 1988 month title Flying Beats Work. The Story of Reeve Aleutian Airways ... name NTSB7 ref name Oz Deleted image removed Image N269RV.jpg thumb YS 11A. Reeve Aleutian still had ... about.html PenAir website. ref In 1979, Reeve Aleutian started a service from Cold Bay to Seattle ... Aleutian purchased two Boeing 727 22QC aircraft from Wien Air Alaska . They were N831RV RCR and N832RV ..., and Reeve Aleutian contracted with the USPS to relieve the backlog. ref name Fly4 cite book first ... more details
This list of birds of the Aleutian Islands is a comprehensive listing of all bird species known from the Aleutian Islands , as documented by Gibson and Byrd 2007 . The known bird avifauna of the Aleutian Islands includes 271 species. Of that total, 42 15 are year round residents and breeders, 27 10 migrate to the Aleutians to breed, 18 7 migrate to the Aleutians to winter, 6 2 are non breeding summer residents, 37 14 are annual through migrants, and 141 52 are vagrancy biology vagrants of less than annual occurrence. NOTOC id toc class toc collapsible style margin 0 auto width 55em clear both Contents style padding 0 2 0 2 text align center Non passerines Geese, swans, and ducks Geese, swans, and ducks Grouse Grouse Loons Loons Grebes Grebes Albatrosses Albatrosses Shearwaters and petrels Shearwaters and petrels Storm Petrels Storm Petrels Cormorants Cormorants Bitterns, egrets, and heron Bitterns, egrets, and herons Eagles and hawks Eagles and hawks Falcons Falcons Coots Coots Cranes Cranes Plovers Plovers Oystercatchers Oystercatchers Stilts Stilts Sandpipers Sandpipers Pratincoles Pratincoles Gulls and terns Gulls and terns Skuas and jaegers Skuas and jaegers Auks, murres, and puffins Auks, murres, and puffins Doves Doves Cuckoos Cuckoos Typical owls Typical owls Nightjars Nightjars Swifts Swifts Kingfishers Kingfishers Woodpeckers Woodpeckers style padding 0 2 0 2 text align center Passerines Shrikes Shrikes Magpies and ravens Magpies and ravens Larks Larks Martins and swallows Martins and swallows Chickadees Chickadees Wrens Wrens Dippers Dippers Old World warblers Old ... Accidental Aleutian Tern , Onychoprion aleuticus Summer Little Tern Little Least Tern Least ... 7th isbn 1 891276 00 X Gibson, Daniel D., and G. Vernon Byrd. 2007. Birds of the Aleutian Islands, Alaska .... ISBN 978 0 943610 73 3. Category Lists of fauna of Alaska Birds of Aleutian slands Category Lists of birds by location Aleutian Islands Category Aleutian Islands ... more details
Current River may refer to In the United States Current River Missouri Current River in Missouri In Canada Current River Ontario Current River in Ontario Current River, Thunder Bay, Ontario Current River Neighbourhood in Thunder Bay, Ontario Geodis Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages pl Current River ... more details
A current in a fluid is the magnitude and direction of flow within that fluid. An air current presents the same properties for a gaseous medium. Kinds of fluid currents include. Boundary currentCurrent stream , a current in a river or stream Ocean current Rip current Subsurface currents Turbidity current See also Fluid dynamics Fluiddynamics stub Category Physics de Str mung ka pt Corrente fluido ru ... more details
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No footnotes date February 2010 Current Protocols is a series of laboratory manuals for life scientists. The flagship title, Current Protocols in Molecular Biology , was first published in 1987. It was conceived by a group of researchers at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital . Citation needed date April 2010 Since then, the series has continued to introduce additional Current Protocols titles. Scientists contribute methods which are reviewed by one of 14 Editorial Boards. The core content of each title is updated, and new material is added, on a quarterly basis. In 2009, a website was launched. The site features online versions of all of the texts, research tools, video protocols, and a blog. Titles As of April 2010, titles in the series included Current Protocols in Bioinformatics Current Protocols in Cell Biology Current Protocols in Chemical Biology Current Protocols in Cytometry Current Protocols in Essential Laboratory Techniques Current Protocols in Human Genetics Current Protocols in Immunology Current Protocols in Magnetic Resonance Imaging Current Protocols in Microbiology Current Protocols in Molecular Biology Current Protocols in Neuroscience Current Protocols in Nucleic Acid Chemistry Current Protocols in Pharmacology Current Protocols in Protein Science Current Protocols in Stem Cell Biology Current Protocols in Toxicology External links http www.currentprotocols.com Current Protocols Website http www3.interscience.wiley.com cgi bin browsebyproduct?type 5 Current Protocols on Wiley InterScience Category Science books ... more details
The term holding current may refer to In electronics, the holding current is the minimum current which must pass through the device in order for it to remain in the ON state. See silicon controlled rectifier . In electrophysiology, specifically while voltage clamping a cell, the holding current is the current that is passed into the cell in order to hold it at the command potential. See voltage clamping . dab ... more details
A current sensor is a device that detects electrical current AC or DC in a wire, and generates a signal proportional to it.The generated signal could be analog voltage or current or even digital output.It can be then utilized to display the measured current in an ammeter or can be stored for further analysis in a data acquisition system or can be utilized for control purpose. The sensed current and the output signal can be AC current input, analog output, which duplicates the wave shape of the sensed current BIPOLAR output, which duplicates the wave shape of the sensed current unipolar output, which is proportional to the average or RMS value of the sensed current DC current input, unipolar, with a unipolar output, which duplicates the wave shape of the sensed current digital output, which switches when the sensed current exceeds a certain threshold Technologies Hall effect Integrated circuit IC sensor. Transformer or Current clamp meter, suitable for AC current only . Resistor , whose voltage is directly proportional to the current through it. Fiber optic current sensor , using an Interferometry interferometer to measure the phase change in the light produced by a magnetic field. Rogowski coil , electrical device for measuring alternating current AC or high speed current pulses. See also Shunt electrical Current measurement techniques Current shunt List of sensors Category Sensors Category Electrical components ... more details
The faradaic current is the Electric currentcurrent generated by the redox reduction or oxidation of some chemical substance at an electrode . The net faradaic current is the algebraic sum of all the faradaic currents flowing through an indicator electrode or working electrode . ref GoldBookRef file F02321 title faradaic current ref References references chem stub Category Electrochemistry ... more details
Equatorial Current can refer to Equatorial Counter Current North Equatorial Current South Equatorial Current disambig Short pages monitor This long comment was added to the page to prevent it being listed on Special Shortpages. It and the accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template Longcomment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well. ... more details
The Mindanao Current is an ocean current along the eastward side of the southern Philippines . It is a narrow, southward flowing current starting at 14 N with 13 Sverdrup Sv increasing in strength to 33 Sverdrup Sv at 5.5 N. The current splits before the coast of south east Mindanao where one part flows cyclonically into the Celebes Sea later feeding the Equatorial Counter Current North Equatorial Counter Current NECC while another part feeds the NECC directly. ref http adsabs.harvard.edu abs 1991JGR....96.7089L ref See also Ocean current Oceanic gyres Physical oceanography References Reflist External links http www.terrapub.co.jp onlinemonographs absm html 02 figs 0201 g0801 15.jpg Map of the Mindanao Current Ocean Marine current stub Category Ocean currents es Corriente de Mindanao nn Mindanaostraumen ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Distinguish2 the East Madagascar Current The Madagascar Current is an ocean current that flows northwards near the western coast of Madagascar , and it is the only current which sailors can employ on trips from southern Africa to India. However, the current is neither as strong nor as wide as the opposing Agulhas current . See also Ocean current Oceanic gyres Physical oceanography Ocean Marine current stub Category Ocean currents es Corriente de Madagascar mr nn Madagaskarstraumen pl Pr d Madagaskarski ro Curentul Madagascarului ... more details
The current ratio is a financial ratio that measures whether or not a firm has enough resources to pay its debts over the next 12 months. It compares a firm s current asset s to its current liabilities . It is expressed as follows math mbox Current ratio frac mbox Current Assets mbox Current Liabilities math For example, if WXY Company s current assets are 50,000,000 and its current liabilities are 40,000,000, then its current ratio would be 50,000,000 divided by 40,000,000, which equals 1.25. It means ... be converted to cash in the short term. A current ratio of assets to liabilities of 2 1 is usually considered to be acceptable i.e., your current assets are twice your current liabilities . ref http au.pfinance.yahoo.com small business financial techniques.html Yahoo Money Matters ref The current ... current ratios vary from industry to industry. If a company s current ratio is in this range, then it is generally good short term financial strength. If current liabilities exceed current assets the current ratio is below 1 , then the company may have problems meeting its short term obligations. If the current ratio is too high, then the company may not be efficiently using its current assets .... Low values for the current or quick ratios values less than 1 indicate that a firm may have difficulty meeting current obligations. Low values, however, do not indicate a critical problem. If an organization ... current obligations. Some types of businesses usually operate with a current ratio less than one. For example, if inventory turns over much more rapidly than the accounts payable become due, then the current ratio will be less than one. This can allow a firm to operate with a low current ratio. If all ... a high current ratio to be better than a low current ratio, because a high current ratio means ... also Quick ratio Debt ratio Notes reflist Category Financial ratios fr Ratio de liquidit g n rale it Current ratio he nl Current ratio ja pl Current Ratio th vi T ... more details
The limiting current , in electrochemistry, is the limiting value of a faradaic current that is approached as the rate of charge transfer to an electrode is increased . The limiting current can be approached, for example, by increasing the electric potential or decreasing the rate of mass transfer to the electrode. It is independent of the applied potential over a finite range, and is usually evaluated by subtracting the appropriate residual current from the measured total current. ref http www.iupac.org goldbook L03532.pdf ref A limiting current can have the character of an adsorption , catalytic , diffusion , or kinetic current, and may include a migration current. See also Butler Volmer equation References references chem stub Category Electrochemistry ru it Corrente limite ... more details
Unreferenced date May 2010 An ion current is the influx and or efflux of ion s through an ion channel . DEFAULTSORT Ion Current Category Neurochemistry Category Electrochemistry biochem stub pharmacology stub fi Ionivirta ... more details
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