Integrated Flood Observing and Warning System. National Weather Service flood warning program.

A chemical compound with one or more carboxyl radicals (COOH) in its structure; examples are butyric acid, CH3(CH2)2COOH; maleic acid, HOOCCH-CHCOOH; and benzoic acid, C6H5COOH.

A statement of the electric rate(s), terms, and conditions for electricity sale or supply.

An apparatus consisting of a small, polished, stainless steel cup placed in a container into which is passed the sample gas. The temperature of the polished surface is lowered by immersing dry ice (solid carbon dioxide) in an acetone solution contained in ...

The amount of solar radiation striking a surface per unit of time and area.

The condition of the atmosphere when the amount of water vapor present is the maximum possible at the existing temperature.

A party named in an instrument as the beneficiary of the funds. Under letters of credit, the payee is either the drawer of the draft or a bank.

A market in which sellers outnumber buyers and where the trend of share prices is consequently a.

A filter unit that combines three principles to filter out oil aerosols: 1) Direct interception - A sieving action, 2) Inertial impaction - Collision with filter media fibers, 3) Diffusion -Particles travel in a spiral motion, presenting an effective fron ...

When the wind pushes on the wrong side of the sail, causing it to be pushed away from the wind. If the lines holding the sail in place are not released, the boat could become hard to control and heel excessively.

The part of a rotating element that counteracts any inherent thrust developed by the impellers.

A propeller that can have the pitch of its blade changed to reduce drag when not in use.

Person In Charge

Official terminology for life jacket. When properly used a PFD will support a person in the water. Also called a life jacket, life preserver or life vest.

The amount of useful energy produced by a system less the amount of energy required to produce the fuel.

A payment made by investors for new shares. The term would apply to payments made when a company.

The state of the atmosphere, mainly with respect to its effects upon life and human activities. As distinguished from climate, weather consists of the short-term (minutes to months) variations of the atmosphere.

To assemble passengers and/or crew.

See mixed potential.

A device that removes solid contaminants, such as dirt or metal particles, from a liquid or gas (air is a gas), or that separates one liquid from another, or a liquid from a gas. The term filter describes the complete unit ... housing, filter element, int ...