Units Values

    

Defines the units used in the Variables and Offset types tables

UnitsIDUnitsNameUnitsTypeUnitsAbbreviation
1percentDimensionless%
2degreeAngledeg
3gradAnglegrad
4radianAnglerad
5degree northAngledegN
6degree southAngledegS
7degree westAngledegW
8degree eastAngledegE
9arcminuteAnglearcmin
10arcsecondAnglearcsec
11steradianAnglesr
12acreAreaac
13hectareAreaha
14square centimeterAreacm^2
15square footAreaft^2
16square kilometerAreakm^2
17square meterAream^2
18square mileAreami^2
19hertzFrequencyHz
20darcyPermeabilityD
21british thermal unitEnergyBTU
22calorieEnergycal
23ergEnergyerg
24foot pound forceEnergylbf ft
25jouleEnergyJ
26kilowatt hourEnergykW hr
27electronvoltEnergyeV
28langleys per dayEnergy FluxLy/d
29langleys per minuteEnergy FluxLy/min
30langleys per secondEnergy FluxLy/s
31megajoules per square meter per dayEnergy FluxMJ/m^2 d
32watts per square centimeterEnergy FluxW/cm^2
33watts per square meterEnergy FluxW/m^2
34acre feet per yearFlowac ft/yr
35cubic feet per secondFlowcfs
36cubic meters per secondFlowm^3/s
37cubic meters per dayFlowm^3/d
38gallons per minuteFlowgpm
39liters per secondFlowL/s
40million gallons per dayFlowMGD
41dyneForcedyn
42kilogram forceForcekgf
43newtonForceN
44pound forceForcelbf
45kilo pound forceForcekip
46ounce forceForceozf
47centimeter Lengthcm
48international footLengthft
49international inchLengthin
50international yardLengthyd
51kilometerLengthkm
52meterLengthm
53international mileLengthmi
54millimeterLengthmm
55micronLengthum
56angstromLengthÅ
57femtometerLengthfm
58nautical mileLengthnmi
59lumenLightlm
60luxLightlx
61lambertLightLa
62stilbLightsb
63photLightph
64langleyLightLy
65gramMassg
66kilogramMasskg
67milligramMassmg
68microgramMassug
69pound mass (avoirdupois)Masslb
70slugMassslug
71metric tonMasstonne
72grainMassgrain
73caratMasscar
74atomic mass unitMassamu
75short tonMasston
76BTU per hourPowerBTU/hr
77foot pound force per secondPowerlbf/s
78horse power (shaft)Powerhp
79kilowattPowerkW
80wattPowerW
81voltamperePowerVA
82atmospheresPressure/Stressatm
83pascalPressure/StressPa
84inch of mercuryPressure/Stressinch Hg
85inch of waterPressure/Stressinch H2O
86millimeter of mercuryPressure/Stressmm Hg
87millimeter of waterPressure/Stressmm H2O
88centimeter of mercuryPressure/Stresscm Hg
89centimeter of waterPressure/Stresscm H2O
90millibarPressure/Stressmbar
91pound force per square inchPressure/Stresspsi
92torrPressure/Stresstorr
93bariePressure/Stressbarie
94meters per pixelResolutionmeters per pixel
95meters per meterScale-
96degree celsiusTemperaturedegC
97degree fahrenheitTemperaturedegF
98degree rankineTemperaturedegR
99degree kelvinTemperaturedegK
100secondTimes
101millisecondTimemillisec
102minuteTimemin
103hourTimehr
104dayTimed
105weekTimeweek
106monthTimemonth
107common year (365 days)Timeyr
108leap year (366 days)Timeleap yr
109Julian year (365.25 days)Timejul yr
110Gregorian year (365.2425 days)Timegreg yr
111centimeters per hourVelocitycm/hr
112centimeters per secondVelocitycm/s
113feet per secondVelocityft/s
114gallons per day per square footVelocitygpd/ft^2
115inches per hourVelocityin/hr
116kilometers per hourVelocitykm/h
117meters per dayVelocitym/d
118meters per hourVelocitym/hr
119meters per secondVelocitym/s
120miles per hourVelocitymph
121millimeters per hourVelocitymm/hr
122nautical mile per hourVelocityknot
123acre footVolumeac ft
124cubic centimeterVolumecc
125cubic footVolumeft^3
126cubic meterVolumem^3
127hectare meterVolumehec m
128literVolumeL
129US gallonVolumegal
130barrelVolumebbl
131pintVolumept
132bushelVolumebu
133teaspoonVolumetsp
134tablespoonVolumetbsp
135quartVolumeqrt
136ounceVolumeoz
137dimensionlessDimensionless-
138mega jouleEnergyMJ
139degrees minutes secondsAngledddmmss
140calories per square centimeter per dayEnergy Fluxcal/cm^2 d
141calories per square centimeter per minuteEnergy Fluxcal/cm^2 min
142milliliters per square centimeter per dayHyporheic fluxml/cm^2 d
143micromoles per square meter per secondAreal Fluxumol/m^2 s
144megajoules per square meterEnergy per AreaMJ/m^2
145gallons per dayFlowgpd
146million gallons per monthFlowMGM
147million gallons per yearFlowMGY
148short tons per day per footMass flow per unit widthton/d ft
149lumens per square footLight Intensitylm/ft^2
150microeinsteins per square meter per secondLight IntensityuE/m^2 s
151alphas per meterLighta/m
152microeinsteins per square meterLightuE/m^2
153millimoles of photons per square meterLightmmol/m^2
154absorbance per centimeterExtinction/AbsorbanceA/cm
155nanogramMassng
156picogramMasspg
157milliequivalentsMassmeq
158grams per square meterAreal Densityg/m^2
159milligrams per square meterAreal Densitymg/m^2
160micrograms per square meterAreal Densityug/m^2
161grams per square meter per dayAreal Loadingg/m^2 d
162grams per dayLoadingg/d
163pounds per dayLoadinglb/d
164pounds per mileLoadinglb/mi
165short tons per dayLoadington/d
166milligrams per cubic meter per dayProductivitymg/m^3 d
167milligrams per square meter per dayProductivitymg/m^2 d
168voltsPotential DifferenceV
169millivoltsPotential DifferencemV
170kilopascalPressure/StresskPa
171megapascalPressure/StressMPa
172becquerelRadioactivityBq
173becquerels per gramRadioactivityBq/g
174curieRadioactivityCi
175picocurieRadioactivitypCi
176ohmResistanceohm
177ohm meterResistivityohm m
178picocuries per gramSpecific ActivitypCi/g
179picocuries per literSpecific ActivitypCi/L
180picocuries per milliliterSpecific ActivitypCi/ml
181hour minuteTimehhmm
182year month dayTimeyymmdd
183year day (Julian)Timeyyddd
184inches per dayVelocityin/d
185inches per weekVelocityin/week
186inches per stormPrecipitationin/storm
187thousand acre feetVolume10^3 ac ft
188milliliterVolumeml
189cubic feet per second daysVolumecfs d
190thousand gallonsVolume10^3 gal
191million gallonsVolume10^6 gal
192microsiemens per centimeterElectrical ConductivityuS/cm
193practical salinity units Salinitypsu
194decibelSounddB
195cubic centimeters per gramSpecific Volumecm^3/g
196square meters per gramSpecific Surface Area m^2/g
197short tons per acre footConcentrationton/ac ft
198grams per cubic centimeterConcentrationg/cm^3
199milligrams per literConcentrationmg/L
200nanograms per cubic meterConcentrationng/m^3
201nanograms per literConcentrationng/L
202grams per literConcentrationg/L
203micrograms per cubic meterConcentrationug/m^3
204micrograms per literConcentrationug/L
205parts per millionConcentrationppm
206parts per billionConcentrationppb
207parts per trillionConcentrationppt
208parts per quintillionConcentrationppqt
209parts per quadrillionConcentrationppq
210per milleConcentration
211microequivalents per literConcentrationueq/L
212milliequivalents per literConcentrationmeq/L
213milliequivalents per 100 gramConcentrationmeq/100 g
214milliosmols per kilogramConcentrationmOsm/kg
215nanomoles per literConcentrationnmol/L
216picograms per cubic meterConcentrationpg/m^3
217picograms per literConcentrationpg/L
218picograms per milliliterConcentrationpg/ml
219tritium unitsConcentrationTU
220jackson turbidity unitsTurbidityJTU
221nephelometric turbidity unitsTurbidityNTU
222nephelometric turbidity multibeam unitTurbidityNTMU
223nephelometric turbidity ratio unitTurbidityNTRU
224formazin nephelometric multibeam unitTurbidityFNMU
225formazin nephelometric ratio unitTurbidityFNRU
226formazin nephelometric unitTurbidityFNU
227formazin attenuation unitTurbidityFAU
228formazin backscatter unit TurbidityFBU
229backscatter unitsTurbidityBU
230attenuation unitsTurbidityAU
231platinum cobalt unitsColorPCU
232the ratio between UV absorbance at 254 nm and DOC levelSpecific UV AbsorbanceL/(mg DOC/cm)
233billion colonies per dayOrganism Loading10^9 colonies/d
234number of organisms per square meterOrganism Concentration#/m^2
235number of organisms per literOrganism Concentration#/L
236number or organisms per cubic meterOrganism Concentration#/m^3
237cells per milliliterOrganism Concentrationcells/ml
238cells per square millimeterOrganism Concentrationcells/mm^2
239colonies per 100 millilitersOrganism Concentrationcolonies/100 ml
240colonies per milliliterOrganism Concentrationcolonies/ml
241colonies per gramOrganism Concentrationcolonies/g
242colony forming units per milliliterOrganism ConcentrationCFU/ml
243cysts per 10 litersOrganism Concentrationcysts/10 L
244cysts per 100 litersOrganism Concentrationcysts/100 L
245oocysts per 10 litersOrganism Concentrationoocysts/10 L
246oocysts per 100 litersOrganism Concentrationoocysts/100 L
247most probable numberOrganism ConcentrationMPN
248most probable number per 100 litersOrganism ConcentrationMPN/100 L
249most probable number per 100 millilitersOrganism ConcentrationMPN/100 ml
250most probable number per gramOrganism ConcentrationMPN/g
251plaque-forming units per 100 litersOrganism ConcentrationPFU/100 L
252plaques per 100 millilitersOrganism Concentrationplaques/100 ml
253counts per secondRate#/s
254per dayRate1/d
255nanograms per square meter per hourVolatilization Rateng/m^2 hr
256nanograms per square meter per weekVolatilization Rateng/m^2 week
257countDimensionless#
258categoricalDimensionlesscode
259absorbance per centimeter per mg/L of given acid Absorbance100/cm mg/L
260per literConcentration Ratio1/L
261per mille per hourSedimentation Rate‰/hr
262gallons per batchFlowgpb
263cubic feet per barrelConcentrationft^3/bbl
264per mille by volumeConcentration‰ by vol
265per mille per hour by volumeSedimentation Rate‰/hr by vol
266micromolesAmountumol
267tons of calcium carbonate per kilotonNet Neutralization PotentialtCaCO3/Kt
268siemens per meterElectrical ConductivityS/m
269millisiemens per centimeterElectrical ConductivitymS/cm
270siemens per centimeterElectrical ConductivityS/cm
271practical salinity scaleSalinitypss
272per meterLight Extinction1/m
273normalNormalityN
274nanomoles per kilogramConcentrationnmol/kg
275millimoles per kilogramConcentrationmmol/kg
276millimoles per square meter per hourAreal Fluxmmol/m^2 hr
277milligrams per cubic meter per hourProductivitymg/m^3 hr
278milligrams per dayLoadingmg/d
279liters per minuteFlowL/min
280liters per dayFlowL/d
281jackson candle units TurbidityJCU
282grains per gallonConcentrationgpg
283gallons per secondFlowgps
284gallons per hourFlowgph
285foot candleIlluminanceftc
286fibers per literConcentrationfibers/L
287drips per minuteFlowdrips/min
288cubic centimeters per secondFlowcm^3/sec
289colony forming unitsOrganism ConcentrationCFU
290colony forming units per 100 milliliterOrganism ConcentrationCFU/100 ml
291cubic feet per minuteFlowcfm
292ADMI color unitColorADMI
293percent by volumeConcentration% by vol
294number of organisms per 500 milliliterOrganism Concentration#/500 ml
295number of organisms per 100 gallonOrganism Concentration#/100 gal
296grams per cubic meter per hourProductivityg/m^3 hr
297grams per minuteLoadingg/min
298grams per secondLoadingg/s
299million cubic feetVolume10^6 ft^3
300month yearTimemmyy
301barPressurebar
302decisiemens per centimeterElectrical ConductivitydS/cm
303micromoles per literConcentrationumol/L
304Joules per square centimeterEnergy per AreaJ/cm^2
305millimeters per dayvelocitymm/day
306parts per thousandConcentrationppth
307megaliterVolumeML
308Percent SaturationConcentration% Sat
309pH UnitDimensionlesspH
310millimeters per secondVelocitymm/s
311liters per hourFlowL/hr
312cubic hecto meterVolume(hm)^3
313mols per cubic meterConcentration or organism concentrationmol/m^3
314kilograms per monthLoadingkg/month
315hectopascalPressure/StresshPa
316kilograms per cubic meterConcentrationkg/m^3
317short tons per monthLoadington/month
318grams per square meter per hourAreal Fluxg/m^2 hr
319milligrams per cubic meterConcentrationmg/m^3
320meters squared per second squaredVelocitym^2/s^2
321squared degree CelsiusTemperature(DegC)^2
322milligrams per cubic meter squaredConcentration(mg/m^3)^2
323meters per second degree CelsiusTemperaturem/s DegC
324millimoles per square meter per secondAreal Fluxmmol/m^2 s
325degree Celsius millimoles per cubic meterConcentrationDegC mmol/m^3
326millimoles per cubic meterConcentrationmmol/m^3
327millimoles per cubic meter squaredConcentration(mmol/m^3)^2
328Langleys per hourEnergy FluxLy/hr
329hits per square centimeterPrecipitationhits/cm^2
330hits per square centimeter per hourVelocityhits/cm^2 hr
331relative fluorescence unitsFluorescenceRFU
332kilograms per hectare per dayAreal Fluxkg/ha d
333kilowatts per square meterEnergy FluxkW/m^2
334kilograms per square meterAreal Densitykg/m^2
335microeinsteins per square meter per dayLight IntensityuE/m^2 d
336microgram per milliliterConcentrationug/mL
337Newton per square meterPressure/StressNewton/m^2
338micromoles per liter per hourPressure/Stressumol/L hr
339decisiemens per meterElectrical ConductivitydS/m
340milligrams per kilogramMass Fractionmg/Kg
342number of organisms per 100 milliliterOrganism Concentration#/100 mL
343micrograms per kilogramMass Fractionug/Kg
344grams per kilogramMass Fractiong/Kg
345acre feet per monthFlowac ft/mo
347acre feet per half monthFlowac ft/0.5 mo
348cubic meters per minuteFlowm^3/min
349count per half cubic footConcentration#/((ft^3)/2)
350micrograms per gramMass Fractionug/g
351nanograms per gramMass Fractionng/g
352milliliters per gramSpecific Volumeml/g
353grams per 0.1 square meterAreal Densityg/0.1 m^2
354number of organisms per 0.1 square meterOrganism Concentration#/0.1 m^2
355number of organisms per 1000 square meterOrganism Concentration#/1000 m^2
356kilograms per 1000 square meterAreal Densitykg/1000 m^2
357microgram meter per literLength Integrated Concentrationug m/L
358milligrams per milliliterConcentrationmg/mL
359superoxide dismutase units per minute per milligramNormalized FluxU/min mg
360picomoles per minute per milligramNormalized Fluxpmol/min mg
361nanomoles per minute per milligramNormalized Fluxnmol/min mg
362PCR cycleDimensionless-
363nanograms per milliliterConcentrationng/mL
365gallons per monthFlowgpm
366gallons per yearFlowgpy
367Kilogram per cubic meterDensitykg/m^3
368grams per milliliterDensityg/mL
369meter of waterPressure/Stressm H2O
370millimolarConcentrationmM
372mole percentConcentrationmol %
373milliequivalents per kilogramConcentrationmeq/kg
374kilogram per square meter per secondAreal Fluxkg/m^2/s
376joules per square meterEnergy Per AreaJ/m^2
378AmperesEnergyA
379centimoles per kilogramConcentrationcmol/kg
380kilograms per hectareAreal Densitykg/ha
381cubic meter per cubic meterConcentrationm3/m3
382micromoles per moleConcentrationumol/mol
383millimoles per moleConcentrationmmol/mol
384milligrams per square meter per secondAreal Fluxmg/m2 s
385decibarPressuredbar
386milliliters per literConcentrationmL/L
387millimoles per square meter per dayAreal Fluxmmol/m^2 d
388micromoles per kilogramConcentrationumol/kg
389Luminous FluxEnergyLUX
390mole per moleConcentrationmol/mol
393cubic meters per cubic metersConcentrationm^3/m^3
394acre feetVolumeac ft
395Percent Lower Explosive LimitFlammability Lower Explosive LimitPercent LEL
396MilliamperesEnergymA
398kiloJouleEnergykJ
399millibecquerels per gramRadioactivitymBq/g
400millibecquerels per square centimeterRadioactivitymBq/cm^2
401BooleanDimensionless-
402milligram per square meter per hourAreal Fluxmg/m^2 h
403micrograms per square meter per hourAreal Fluxµg/m^2 h

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under Grant Nos. 04-12975, 041-3265, and 06-22374.
Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF.