Friday 9 November 2012

Units Outside The SI

 Other units outside the SI that are currently accepted for use with the SI, subject to further review
NameSymbol   Value in SI units
nautical mile 1 nautical mile = 1852 m
knot 1 nautical mile per hour = (1852/3600) m/s
area1 a = 1 dam2 = 102 m2
hectare ha1 ha = 1 hm= 104 m2
barbar1 bar = 0.1 MPa = 100 kPa = 1000 hPa = 105 Pa
ångströmÅ1 Å = 0.1 nm = 10-10 m
barnb1 b = 100 fm2 = 10-28 m2
curieCi1 Ci = 3.7 x 1010 Bq
roentgenR1 R = 2.58 x 10-4 C/kg
radrad1 rad = 1 cGy = 10-2 Gy
remrem1 rem = 1 cSv = 10-2 Sv

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