ISM International Safety Management Code (ISM Code)

A method of winds aloft observation accomplished by tracking a balloon-borne radar target or radiosonde with either radar or a radio theodolite.

Capital Expenditure Authorization.

A canvas cover secured over a funnel when not in use. Sailor's headwear, woolen type, capable of covering the ears in cold weather.

A type of municipal solid waste (MSW) incineration facility in which MSW is burned with only minor presorting to remove oversize, hazardous, or explosive materials. Mass burn facilities can be large, with capacities of 3000 tons (2.7 million kg) of MSW pe ...

Fuel gas with a heating value of between 200 and 300 Btu per cubic foot.

A mechanical cleat used to hold a line automatically. It uses two spring loaded cams that come together to clamp their teeth on the line, which is place between them.

A profile of how the wind speed changes with height above the surface of the ground or water.

Denmark (Flag)

Random Access Memory. The memory of a computer which can be read and written into at any location without passing through preceding locations.

Owners or operators of vessels providing transportation to shippers. The term is also used to refer to the vessels.

Time and date for payment of a draft.

The shares of companies that are well-positioned to withstand recession, usually because the goods.

Said to weigh.

In general, pertaining to or affording an overall view. In meteorology, this term has become somewhat specialized in referring to the use of meteorological data obtained simultaneously over a wide area for the purpose of obtaining a comprehensive and near ...

The amount of energy derived from an electrical source per unit quantity of electricity passing through the source.2. Electrical potential; voltage.

The relative ability of a ferrous alloy to form martensite when quenched from a temperature above the upper critical temperature. Hardenability is commonly measured as the distance below a quenched surfsce at which the metal exhibits a specific hardness ( ...

The processes that a work input/output system undergoes and in which the initial and final states are identical.

A naturally occurring radioactive gas found in the U.S. in nearly all types of soil, rock, and water. It can migrate into most buildings. Studies have linked high concentrations of radon to lung cancer.

Flow of air under specific conditions required at a particular point.