A balloon having a detachable tail which is released when the balloon has undergone a predetermined expansion. It thus serves to measure approximately the density of the atmosphere at the point of release.

To keep close.

The process of sending or moving electricity from one point to another; usually defines that part of an electric utility's electric power lines from the power plant buss to the last transformer before the customer's connection.

National Contingency Response

The Stock Exchange rule that requires brokers to carry out a deal on behalf of a client at the.

A gas produced by many fruits and vegetables that accelerates the ripening and aging processes.

A measure, proposed by Angstrom, of the precipitation effectiveness of a region.

Survey Not Complete

Any object used to increase the drag of a boat and slow her down. Typically shaped like a parachute or cone opened underwater, drogues decrease a boat's speed in heavy weather. Also see sea anchor.

A byproduct of low-temperature carbonization of a solid fuel.

An estimate of power demand at some future period.

An inverter that operates independent of or is not connected to an electric transmission and distribution network.

The addition of a per unit tax onf Social Security), the Benefits Agency was replaced.

A colorless and odorless gaseous element. The lightest and apparently the most abundant chemical element in the universe. However, it is found only in trace quantities in the observable portion of our atmosphere, only about 0.00005 percent by volume of dr ...

A hydrometeor consisting of an aggregate of microscopic and more-or-less hygroscopic water droplets suspended in the atmosphere. It reduces visibility to a lesser extent than fog. The relative humidity of mist is often less than 95 percent.

One of several constant-pressure levels in the atmosphere for which a complete evaluation of data derived from upper air observations is required.

Pieces of plank bolted to the outer end of the bowsprit, to reeve the foretopmast stays through.

Request For Approval.

Embrittlement of iron-chromium alloys (most notably austenitic stainless steels) caused by precipitation at grain boundaries of the hard, brittle intermetallic sigma phase during long periods of exposure to temperatures between approximately 560 and 980

Same as atmometer.