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United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business
 
Trade Facilitation Recommendation N° 20

Units of Measure: Code elements listed by quantities

 

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Quantity
Level
Cat.
Use
Id.
Name
Convesion factors to SI units (1 unit equals)
Represen.
Symbol
Cross
ref.
Light and Related Electromagnetic Radiations
frequency 1   hertz   Hz 507
circular frequence 1   reciprocal second   s 508
  1   radian per second   rad/s 509
wavelength 1   metre   510
  1     10-10 m (exactly) Å 511
wavenumber, repetency 1   reciprocal metre   m-¹ 512
angular wave number, angular repetency 1   radian per metre   rad/m  513
velocity (speed) on propagation of electromagnetic waves in vacuo 1   metre per second   m/s 514
radiant energy 1   joule   J 515
radiant energy density 1   joule per cubic metre   J/m³ 516
  1M   megajoule per cubic metre   MJ/m³ 517
spectral concentration of radiant energy density (in terms of wavelength), spectral radiant energy density (in terms of wave lenght) 1   joule per metre to the fourth power   J/m4 518
radiant power, (radiant energy flux) 1   watt   W 519
radiant energy fluence 1   joule per metre squared   J/m² 520
radiance exposure            
photon flux 1   reciprocal second   s 522
photon intensity 1   reciprocal second per steradian   s/sr 523
photon luminance, photon radiance 1   reciprocal second per steradian metre squared   s/(sr.m²) 524
photon exitance, irradiance 1   reciprocal second per metre squared   s/m² 525
photon exposure 1   reciprocal metre squared   m 526
radiant energy, fluence rate 1   watt per square metre   W/m² 527
radiant exitance            
irradiance            
first radiation constant            
radiant intensity 1   watt per steradian   W/sr 531
radiance 1   watt per steradian square metre   W/(sr.m²) 532
Stefan - Boltzmann constant 1   watt per square metre kelvin to the fourth power   W/(m².K4) 533
second radiation constant 1   metre kelvin   m.K 534
emissivity 1   one   1 535
spectral emissivity            
emissivity at a specified wavelength            
directional spectral emissivity       1  
luminous intensity 1   candela   cd 539
luminous flux 1   lumen   lm 540
quantity of light 1   lumen second   lm.s 541
  1S   lumen hour   lm.h 542
luminance 1   candela per square metre   cd/m² 543
luminous exitance 1   lumen per square metre   lm/m² 544
illuminance 1   lux   lx 545
light exposure 1   lux second   lx.s 546
  1S   lux hour 3 600 lx.s lx.h 547
luminious efficacy 1   lumen per watt   lm/W 548
spectral luminous efficacy, luminous efficacy at a specified wavelength,
maximum spectral luminous efficacy
           
luminous efficiency 1   one   1 550
spectral luminous efficiency, luminous efficiency at a specified wavelength            
CIE colorimetric functions 1   one   1 552
coordinates trichromatic 1   one   1 553
spectral absorption factor, spectral absorptance 1   one   1 554
spectral reflection factor, spectral reflectance            
spectral transmission factor, spectral transmittance            
spectral radiance factor            
optical density 1   one   1 558
refractive index 1   one   1 559
linear attenuation coefficient, linear extinction coefficient 1   reciprocal metre   m 560
linear absorption coefficient            
molar absorption coefficient 1   square metre per mole   m²/mol 562
object distance            
image distance 1   metre   564
focal distance            
vergence, lens power 1   reciprocal metre   m 566
Acoustics            
period, 1   second   s 567
periodic time            
frequency 1   hertz   Hz 569
frequency interval 1   octave     570
angular frequency, pulsatance 1   reciprocal second   s 571
  1   radian per second   rad/s 572
wavelength 1   metre   m 573
repetency, wavenumber 1   reciprocal metre   m 574
angular repetency, angular wavenumber 1   radian per metre   rad/m 575
volumic mass, density,  mass density 1   kilogram per cubic metre   kg/m³ 576
static pressure, 1   pascal   Pa 577
(instantaneous) sound pressure 1   bar 105 Pa (exactly) bar  578
  2 X dyne per square centimetre 10-¹ Pa (exactly) dyn/cm² 579
(instantaneous) sound particle displacement 1   metre   m 580
(instantaneous)  sound particle velocity 1   metre per second   m/s 581
(instantaneous)  sound particle acceleration 1   metre per second squared   m/s² 582
(instantaneous) volume flow rate, 1   cubic metre per second   m³/s 583
velocity of sound (phase velocity) 1   metre per second   m/s 584
group velocity            
sound energy density, volumic sound energy 1   joule per cubic metre   J/m³ 586
  2 X erg per cubic centimetre 10-1 J/m³ (exactly) erg/cm³ 587
sound power 1   watt   W 588
  2 X erg per second 10-7 W (exactly) erg/s 589
sound intensity 1   watt per square metre   W/m² 590
  1S   milliwatt per square metre   mW/m²  591
  1S   microwatt per square metre   µW/m² 592
  1S   picowatt per square metre   pW/m² 593
  2 X erg per second square centimetre 10-3 W/m² (exactly) erg/(s.m²) 594
characteristic impedence of a medium 1   pascal second per metre   Pa. s/m 595
surface density of mechanical impedance 2 X dyn second per cubic centimetre 10 Pa. s/m (exactly) dyn.s/cm³ 596
acoustic impedance 1   pascal second per cubic metre   Pa.s/m³ 597
  2 X dyne second per centimetre to the fifth 105 Pa. s/m³ (exactly) dyn. s/cm5 598
mechanical impedence 1   newton second per metre   N.s/m 599
  2 X dyne second per centimetre 10-³ N.s/m dyn.s/cm 600
sound pressure level
sound power level
1   decibel   dB 601
damping coefficient 1   reciprocal second   s-¹ 602
      neper per second   Np/s 603
time constant,
relaxation time
1   second   s 604
logarithmic decrement 1   neper   Np 605
attenuation coefficient
phase coefficient
propogation coefficient
1   reciprocal metre   m-¹ 606
dissipation factor, dissipance 1   one   1 607
reflection factor, reflectance            
transmission factor, transmittance            
absorption factor, absorbance         1  
sound reduction index 1   decibel   dB 611
equivalent absorption area of a surface or object 1   square metre   m² 612
reverberation time 1   second   s 613
loudness level 1   phon     614
loudness 1   sone     615

 

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