Securities which are considered to be more stable in price in a market where prices are.

Tanker, Liquefied Flammable Gases.

A thermometer which uses a transducing element whose element proper-ties are a function of its thermal state. Common meteorological examples of such thermometers are the resistance thermometer and the thermoelectric thermometer.

Structural pieces running fore and aft between the beams.

An air heater in which air is blown over electric resistance heating coils.

The stage on a fixed river gauge at which it is necessary to begin issuing warnings or river forecasts if adequate precautionary measures are to be taken before flood stage is reached.

A measure of air purity that is equal to one complete air change (in an interior space).

The development of loose removable powder at the surface of an organic coating usually caused by weathering.

U.S. Customs' automated program under AMS. It allows for electronic reporting of inbound (foreign) cargoes in the U.S.

Succession of long and unbroken waves that are not due to meteorological conditions in the vicinity. Generally due to wind or storms at a distance from the position.

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

A common type of liquid-inglass thermometer, used, in meteorology, in psychrometers and as a maximum thermometer.

This is an independent regulatory agency within the U.S. DOE that has jurisdiction over interstate electricity sales, wholesale electric rates, natural gas pricing, oil pipeline rates, and gas pipeline certification. It also licenses and inspects private, ...

The arrangement, proportion, and design of windows in a building.

The center plank on a wooden deck.

Abbreviation for "Origin Rail Freight Station." Same as CFS at origin except an ORFS is operated by the rail carrier participating in the shipment.

A term indicating a temperature relationship between two temperatures or temperature variation between two points.

A scale with the ice point at zero degrees and the boiling point of water at 80 degrees, with pressure of one atmosphere.

A thermal storage wall is a south-facing wall that is glazed on the outside. Solar heat strikes the glazing and is absorbed into the wall, which conducts the heat into the room over time. The walls are at least 8 in thick. Generally, the thicker the wall, ...

Is the ratio of the polytropic compression energy transferred to the gas to the actual energy transferred to the gas.