A book containing the official record of a ship's activities together with remarks concerning the state of the weather, etc.

A line used for capsizing the sea anchor and hauling it in.

Apparatus designed to measure and record the size distribution of raindrops as they occur in the atmosphere.

Of or pertaining to rain.

The quantity to be measured (or modulated, or detected, or operated upon) which is received by an instrument. Thus, for a thermometer. temperature is the input quantity.

A mercury barometer of the fixed cistern type in which a moveable scale terminating in an ivory point is used to compensate for the variations in the height of the mercury in the cistern

A rocket designed primarily for routine upper air observations in the lower 250,000 feet of the atmosphere, especially that portion inaccessible to balloons (above 100,000 feet).

A set of weekly colored rainbow arcs sometimes discernable inside a primary rainbow.

The process by which water in plants is transferred as water vapor to the atmosphere. Also, the amount of water so transferred.

Said of a man who goes to sea as a rating compared with officers, and lives forward. Forward of a mast.

Miles Per Gallon

Request For Approval.

The twelve month period commencing 6th April and ending 5th April the following.

A unit trust which invests in other unit trusts, providing the investor with double diversification..

The reciprocal of polarization resistance (di/dE).

Corrosion resulting from direct current flow through paths other than the intended circuit. For example, by an extraneous current in the earth.

National Contingency Response

The measure of the instantaneous energy efficiency of room air conditioners; the cooling capacity in Btu/hr divided by the watts of power consumed at a specific outdoor temperature (usually 95 degrees Fahrenheit).

Sailing with the motor on and in gear

A mechanical barometer used to measure air pressure for warnings of changing weather.