USGS - science for a changing world

USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program

Documentation of the U.S. Geological Survey Oceanographic Time-Series Measurement Database

Conversion Factors

International System of Units to Inch/Pound

Multiply By To obtain
Length
centimeter (cm) 0.3937 inch (in.)
meter (m) 3.281 foot (ft)
kilometer (km) 0.6214 mile (mi)
Volume
cubic centimeter (cm3) 0.06102 cubic inch (in3)
Velocity
centimeter per second (cm/s) 0.03281 foot per second (ft/s)
meter per second (m/s) 3.281 foot per second (ft/s)
Mass
kilogram (kg) 2.205 pound avoirdupois (lb)
Pressure
decibar (dbar) 10,000 pascal (Pa)
millibar (mb) 100 pascal (Pa)
Density
kilogram per cubic meter (kg/m3) 0.06242 pound per cubic foot (lb/ft3)

Temperature in degrees Fahrenheit (°F) may be converted to degrees Celsius (°C) as °C = (°F x 32) / 1.8.

Supplemental Information

Concentrations of chemical constituents in water are given either in milligrams per liter (mg/L) or micrograms per liter (µg/L)

Frequency is given in hertz (Hz), equivalent to cycles per second.

Conductivity is given in siemens per meter (S/m).

Light-emitting diode (LED) wavelength is given in nanometers (nm; 1/1,000,000,000 meter).

Nitrate concentration is given in micromoles per liter (µmol/L)

Skip Navigation

Accessibility FOIA Privacy Policies and Notices

U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey | Coastal and Marine Geology

URL: cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/publications/of2007-1194/ofr2007-1174-convert.html
Page Contact Information: CMGDS Team
Page Last Modified: Wednesday, 06-Dec-2017 13:17:06 EST