Conversion factors: SI metric and U.S. customary units
General Information Product
By: Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
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Abstract
The policy of the U.S. Geological Survey is to foster use of the International System of Units (SI) which was defined by the 11th General Conference of Weights and Measures in 1960. This modernized metric system constitutes an international "language" by means of which communications throughout the world's scientific and economic communities may be improved. This publication is designed to familiarize the reader with the SI units of measurement that correspond to the common units frequently used in programs of the Geological Survey. In the near future, SI units will be used exclusively in most publications of the Survey; the conversion factors provided herein will help readers to obtain a "feel" for each unit and to "think metric."
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Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey, 1977, Conversion factors: SI metric and U.S. customary units: General Information Product, 7 p. (11 columns), https://doi.org/10.3133/70039189.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Unnumbered Series |
| Title | Conversion factors: SI metric and U.S. customary units |
| Series title | General Information Product |
| DOI | 10.3133/70039189 |
| Year Published | 1977 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office |
| Publisher location | Washington, D.C. |
| Description | 7 p. (11 columns) |