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[UDUNITS #BAC-946054]: UDUnits -- trying to find a list of valid units and prefixes
- Subject: [UDUNITS #BAC-946054]: UDUnits -- trying to find a list of valid units and prefixes
- Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:46:39 -0600
Tom,
> What I've learned is that XML and our scientists here do not mix well
> together....and if I'm ever going to get them to comply with
> conventions, it is imperative that they not only have easy access, but
> it needs to be easy to read.
Sounds familiar.
> In my searching, I did find some correspondence between you and
> someone where you recommended using something like "1 / litre";
> unfortunately, ppmv is more like a percentage, since the "v"(olume)
> part is not specified...not sure what to do about this -- I'll talk to
> the people here a bit more.
For "ppmv" I'd use the unit "1e-6". It's a perfectly valid dimensionless unit.
According to the NIST, units shouldn't have attributes that are specific to the
physical quantity being described (like "volume"). See section 7.5 at
<http://physics.nist.gov/Pubs/SP811/sec07.html> for more information.
> > If you have access to a UDUNITS-2 installation, then you can execute the
> > following command to list the available units:
>
> Unfortunately, I don't. I downloaded the package, but there is no way
> on my Windoz machine that I can install it without putting a lot of
> other "stuff" on there that would mean too much red tape...but thanks!
> > I suppose a better way to do this would be to have our web-server
> > dynamically convert the XML files into web pages using XSLT. Jen, can this
> > be done?
>
> I agree -- but if it's a list that does not change much, I'd be happy
> with just one page, perhaps updated when you release an update, with a
> link off the UDUNITS page....
In the meantime, I've attached the output of that command.
> Hope the "big move" is going well for you all....
Tomorrow and Monday are the Big Days.
> Best wishes,
>
> tom
>
> --
> Tom Whittaker
> University of Wisconsin-Madison
> Space Science & Engineering Center (SSEC)
> Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS)
> 1225 W. Dayton Street
> Madison, WI 53706 USA
> ph: +1 608 262 2759
Regards,
Steve Emmerson
Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: BAC-946054
Department: Support UDUNITS
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed
udunits2-accepted.xml: minute
udunits2-accepted.xml: min
udunits2-accepted.xml: hour
udunits2-accepted.xml: h
udunits2-accepted.xml: hr
udunits2-accepted.xml: day
udunits2-accepted.xml: d
udunits2-accepted.xml: pi
udunits2-accepted.xml: π
udunits2-accepted.xml: arc_degree
udunits2-accepted.xml: °
udunits2-accepted.xml: angular_degree
udunits2-accepted.xml: degree
udunits2-accepted.xml: arcdeg
udunits2-accepted.xml: arc_minute
udunits2-accepted.xml: '
udunits2-accepted.xml: ′
udunits2-accepted.xml: angular_minute
udunits2-accepted.xml: arcminute
udunits2-accepted.xml: arcmin
udunits2-accepted.xml: arc_second
udunits2-accepted.xml: "
udunits2-accepted.xml: ″
udunits2-accepted.xml: angular_second
udunits2-accepted.xml: arcsecond
udunits2-accepted.xml: arcsec
udunits2-accepted.xml: liter
udunits2-accepted.xml: L
udunits2-accepted.xml: litre
udunits2-accepted.xml: l
udunits2-accepted.xml: metric_ton
udunits2-accepted.xml: t
udunits2-accepted.xml: tonne
udunits2-accepted.xml: electronvolt
udunits2-accepted.xml: eV
udunits2-accepted.xml: electron_volt
udunits2-accepted.xml: unified_atomic_mass_unit
udunits2-accepted.xml: u
udunits2-accepted.xml: atomic_mass_unit
udunits2-accepted.xml: atomicmassunit
udunits2-accepted.xml: amu
udunits2-accepted.xml: astronomical_unit
udunits2-accepted.xml: ua
udunits2-accepted.xml: and elements appear only within . -->
udunits2-accepted.xml: nautical_mile
udunits2-accepted.xml: international_knot
udunits2-accepted.xml: knot_international
udunits2-accepted.xml: knot
udunits2-accepted.xml: angstrom
udunits2-accepted.xml: ångström
udunits2-accepted.xml: Å <!-- LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A
udunits2-accepted.xml: Å
udunits2-accepted.xml: are
udunits2-accepted.xml: a
udunits2-accepted.xml: hectare
udunits2-accepted.xml: barn
udunits2-accepted.xml: b
udunits2-accepted.xml: bar
udunits2-accepted.xml: gal
udunits2-accepted.xml: curie
udunits2-accepted.xml: Ci
udunits2-accepted.xml: roentgen
udunits2-accepted.xml: R
udunits2-accepted.xml: rad
udunits2-accepted.xml: rem
udunits2-base.xml: meter
udunits2-base.xml: m
udunits2-base.xml: metre
udunits2-base.xml: kilogram
udunits2-base.xml: kg
udunits2-base.xml: second
udunits2-base.xml: s
udunits2-base.xml: ampere
udunits2-base.xml: A
udunits2-base.xml: kelvin
udunits2-base.xml: K
udunits2-base.xml: mole
udunits2-base.xml: mol
udunits2-base.xml: candela
udunits2-base.xml: cd
udunits2-common.xml:Units not accepted for use with the SI. NB: and
udunits2-common.xml: sec
udunits2-common.xml: amp
udunits2-common.xml: °K
udunits2-common.xml: degree_kelvin
udunits2-common.xml: degree_K
udunits2-common.xml: degreeK
udunits2-common.xml: deg_K
udunits2-common.xml: degK
udunits2-common.xml: candle
udunits2-common.xml: einstein
udunits2-common.xml: baud
udunits2-common.xml: Bd
udunits2-common.xml: bps
udunits2-common.xml: ℃
udunits2-common.xml: celsius
udunits2-common.xml: degree_C
udunits2-common.xml: degreeC
udunits2-common.xml: deg_C
udunits2-common.xml: degC
udunits2-common.xml: kt
udunits2-common.xml: kts
udunits2-common.xml: avogadro_constant
udunits2-common.xml: percent
udunits2-common.xml: %
udunits2-common.xml: grade
udunits2-common.xml: circle
udunits2-common.xml: cycle
udunits2-common.xml: turn
udunits2-common.xml: revolution
udunits2-common.xml: rotation
udunits2-common.xml: degree_north
udunits2-common.xml: degree_N
udunits2-common.xml: degreeN
udunits2-common.xml: degree_east
udunits2-common.xml: degree_E
udunits2-common.xml: degreeE
udunits2-common.xml: degree_true
udunits2-common.xml: degree_T
udunits2-common.xml: degreeT
udunits2-common.xml: degree_west
udunits2-common.xml: degree_W
udunits2-common.xml: degreeW
udunits2-common.xml: assay_ton
udunits2-common.xml: avoirdupois_ounce
udunits2-common.xml: avoirdupois_pound
udunits2-common.xml: pound
udunits2-common.xml: lb
udunits2-common.xml: carat
udunits2-common.xml: grain
udunits2-common.xml: gr
udunits2-common.xml: long_hundredweight
udunits2-common.xml: pennyweight
udunits2-common.xml: short_hundredweight
udunits2-common.xml: slug
udunits2-common.xml: troy_ounce
udunits2-common.xml: apothecary_ounce
udunits2-common.xml: troy_pound
udunits2-common.xml: apothecary_pound
udunits2-common.xml: scruple
udunits2-common.xml: apdram
udunits2-common.xml: apounce
udunits2-common.xml: appound
udunits2-common.xml: bag
udunits2-common.xml: short_ton
udunits2-common.xml: ton
udunits2-common.xml: long_ton
udunits2-common.xml: fermi
udunits2-common.xml: light_year
udunits2-common.xml: micron
udunits2-common.xml: mil
udunits2-common.xml: parsec
udunits2-common.xml: printers_point
udunits2-common.xml: chain
udunits2-common.xml: printers_pica
udunits2-common.xml: pica
udunits2-common.xml: nmile
udunits2-common.xml: US_survey_foot
udunits2-common.xml: US_survey_yard
udunits2-common.xml: US_survey_mile
udunits2-common.xml: US_statute_mile
udunits2-common.xml: rod
udunits2-common.xml: pole
udunits2-common.xml: perch
udunits2-common.xml: furlong
udunits2-common.xml: fathom
udunits2-common.xml: international_inch
udunits2-common.xml: inch
udunits2-common.xml: in
udunits2-common.xml: international_foot
udunits2-common.xml: foot
udunits2-common.xml: ft
udunits2-common.xml: international_yard
udunits2-common.xml: yard
udunits2-common.xml: yd
udunits2-common.xml: international_mile
udunits2-common.xml: mile
udunits2-common.xml: mi
udunits2-common.xml: big_point
udunits2-common.xml: barleycorn
udunits2-common.xml: arpentlin
udunits2-common.xml: rotation_per_second
udunits2-common.xml: rps
udunits2-common.xml: cps
udunits2-common.xml: rpm
udunits2-common.xml: denier
udunits2-common.xml: tex
udunits2-common.xml: perm_0C
udunits2-common.xml: perm_23C
udunits2-common.xml: circular_mil
udunits2-common.xml: darcy
udunits2-common.xml: acre
udunits2-common.xml: acre_foot
udunits2-common.xml: board_foot
udunits2-common.xml: bushel
udunits2-common.xml: bu
udunits2-common.xml: peck
udunits2-common.xml: pk
udunits2-common.xml: Canadian_liquid_gallon
udunits2-common.xml: US_dry_gallon
udunits2-common.xml: cc
udunits2-common.xml: stere
udunits2-common.xml: register_ton
udunits2-common.xml: US_dry_quart
udunits2-common.xml: dry_quart
udunits2-common.xml: US_dry_pint
udunits2-common.xml: dry_pint
udunits2-common.xml: US_liquid_gallon
udunits2-common.xml: liquid_gallon
udunits2-common.xml: gallon
udunits2-common.xml: barrel
udunits2-common.xml: bbl
udunits2-common.xml: firkin
udunits2-common.xml: US_liquid_quart
udunits2-common.xml: liquid_quart
udunits2-common.xml: quart
udunits2-common.xml: US_liquid_pint
udunits2-common.xml: liquid_pint
udunits2-common.xml: pint
udunits2-common.xml: pt
udunits2-common.xml: US_liquid_cup
udunits2-common.xml: liquid_cup
udunits2-common.xml: cup
udunits2-common.xml: US_liquid_gill
udunits2-common.xml: liquid_gill
udunits2-common.xml: gill
udunits2-common.xml: US_fluid_ounce
udunits2-common.xml: US_liquid_ounce
udunits2-common.xml: fluid_ounce
udunits2-common.xml: liquid_ounce
udunits2-common.xml: oz
udunits2-common.xml: floz
udunits2-common.xml: tablespoon
udunits2-common.xml: Tbl
udunits2-common.xml: Tbsp
udunits2-common.xml: tbsp
udunits2-common.xml: Tblsp
udunits2-common.xml: tblsp
udunits2-common.xml: fldr
udunits2-common.xml: dram
udunits2-common.xml: dr
udunits2-common.xml: teaspoon
udunits2-common.xml: tsp
udunits2-common.xml: UK_liquid_gallon
udunits2-common.xml: UK_liquid_quart
udunits2-common.xml: UK_liquid_pint
udunits2-common.xml: UK_liquid_cup
udunits2-common.xml: UK_liquid_gill
udunits2-common.xml: UK_fluid_ounce
udunits2-common.xml: UK_liquid_ounce
udunits2-common.xml: BZ
udunits2-common.xml: shake
udunits2-common.xml: sidereal_day
udunits2-common.xml: sidereal_hour
udunits2-common.xml: sidereal_minute
udunits2-common.xml: sidereal_second
udunits2-common.xml: sidereal_year
udunits2-common.xml: tropical_year
udunits2-common.xml: year
udunits2-common.xml: a
udunits2-common.xml: yr
udunits2-common.xml: lunar_month
udunits2-common.xml: common_year
udunits2-common.xml: leap_year
udunits2-common.xml: Julian_year
udunits2-common.xml: Gregorian_year
udunits2-common.xml: sidereal_month
udunits2-common.xml: tropical_month
udunits2-common.xml: fortnight
udunits2-common.xml: week
udunits2-common.xml: jiffy
udunits2-common.xml: eon
udunits2-common.xml: month
udunits2-common.xml: sverdrup
udunits2-common.xml: Sv
udunits2-common.xml: standard_free_fall
udunits2-common.xml: gravity
udunits2-common.xml: conventional_water
udunits2-common.xml: water
udunits2-common.xml: H2O
udunits2-common.xml: h2o
udunits2-common.xml: water_4C
udunits2-common.xml: water_39F
udunits2-common.xml: water_60F
udunits2-common.xml: mercury_0C
udunits2-common.xml: mercury_32F
udunits2-common.xml: conventional_mercury
udunits2-common.xml: Hg
udunits2-common.xml: mercury_60F
udunits2-common.xml: force
udunits2-common.xml: dyne
udunits2-common.xml: pond
udunits2-common.xml: force_kilogram
udunits2-common.xml: kilogram_force
udunits2-common.xml: kgf
udunits2-common.xml: force_ounce
udunits2-common.xml: ounce_force
udunits2-common.xml: ozf
udunits2-common.xml: force_pound
udunits2-common.xml: pound_force
udunits2-common.xml: lbf
udunits2-common.xml: poundal
udunits2-common.xml: gram_force
udunits2-common.xml: force_gram
udunits2-common.xml: gf
udunits2-common.xml: force_ton
udunits2-common.xml: ton_force
udunits2-common.xml: kip
udunits2-common.xml: standard_atmosphere
udunits2-common.xml: atmosphere
udunits2-common.xml: atm
udunits2-common.xml: technical_atmosphere
udunits2-common.xml: at
udunits2-common.xml: cm_H2O
udunits2-common.xml: cmH2O
udunits2-common.xml: inch_H2O_39F
udunits2-common.xml: inch_H2O_60F
udunits2-common.xml: foot_water
udunits2-common.xml: foot_H2O
udunits2-common.xml: footH2O
udunits2-common.xml: ftH2O
udunits2-common.xml: fth2o
udunits2-common.xml: cm_Hg
udunits2-common.xml: cmHg
udunits2-common.xml: millimeter_Hg_0C
udunits2-common.xml: inch_Hg_32F
udunits2-common.xml: inch_Hg_60F
udunits2-common.xml: millimeter_Hg
udunits2-common.xml: torr
udunits2-common.xml: mm_Hg
udunits2-common.xml: mm_hg
udunits2-common.xml: mmHg
udunits2-common.xml: mmhg
udunits2-common.xml: inch_Hg
udunits2-common.xml: in_Hg
udunits2-common.xml: inHg
udunits2-common.xml: psi
udunits2-common.xml: ksi
udunits2-common.xml: barie
udunits2-common.xml: barye
udunits2-common.xml: B_SPL
udunits2-common.xml: poise
udunits2-common.xml: stokes
udunits2-common.xml: St
udunits2-common.xml: rhe
udunits2-common.xml: erg
udunits2-common.xml: IT_Btu
udunits2-common.xml: Btu
udunits2-common.xml: EC_therm
udunits2-common.xml: thermochemical_calorie
udunits2-common.xml: IT_calorie
udunits2-common.xml: calorie
udunits2-common.xml: cal
udunits2-common.xml: TNT
udunits2-common.xml: ton_TNT
udunits2-common.xml: US_therm
udunits2-common.xml: therm
udunits2-common.xml: thm
udunits2-common.xml: watthour
udunits2-common.xml: bev
udunits2-common.xml: voltampere
udunits2-common.xml: VA
udunits2-common.xml: boiler_horsepower
udunits2-common.xml: shaft_horsepower
udunits2-common.xml: horsepower
udunits2-common.xml: hp
udunits2-common.xml: metric_horsepower
udunits2-common.xml: electric_horsepower
udunits2-common.xml: water_horsepower
udunits2-common.xml: UK_horsepower
udunits2-common.xml: refrigeration_ton
udunits2-common.xml: ton_of_refrigeration
udunits2-common.xml: BW
udunits2-common.xml: Bm
udunits2-common.xml: clo
udunits2-common.xml: abampere
udunits2-common.xml: gilbert
udunits2-common.xml: statampere
udunits2-common.xml: biot
udunits2-common.xml: abfarad
udunits2-common.xml: abhenry
udunits2-common.xml: abmho
udunits2-common.xml: abohm
udunits2-common.xml: abvolt
udunits2-common.xml: e
udunits2-common.xml: chemical_faraday
udunits2-common.xml: physical_faraday
udunits2-common.xml: C12_faraday
udunits2-common.xml: faraday
udunits2-common.xml: gamma
udunits2-common.xml: gauss
udunits2-common.xml: maxwell
udunits2-common.xml: oersted
udunits2-common.xml: Oe
udunits2-common.xml: statcoulomb
udunits2-common.xml: statfarad
udunits2-common.xml: stathenry
udunits2-common.xml: statmho
udunits2-common.xml: statohm
udunits2-common.xml: statvolt
udunits2-common.xml: unit_pole
udunits2-common.xml: BV
udunits2-common.xml: Bv
udunits2-common.xml: BµV
udunits2-common.xml: °R
udunits2-common.xml: degree_rankine
udunits2-common.xml: degreeR
udunits2-common.xml: degree_R
udunits2-common.xml: degR
udunits2-common.xml: deg_R
udunits2-common.xml: °F
udunits2-common.xml: ℉
udunits2-common.xml: fahrenheit
udunits2-common.xml: degree_fahrenheit
udunits2-common.xml: degreeF
udunits2-common.xml: degree_F
udunits2-common.xml: degF
udunits2-common.xml: deg_F
udunits2-common.xml: footcandle
udunits2-common.xml: footlambert
udunits2-common.xml: lambert
udunits2-common.xml: stilb
udunits2-common.xml: sb
udunits2-common.xml: phot
udunits2-common.xml: ph
udunits2-common.xml: nit
udunits2-common.xml: nt
udunits2-common.xml: langley
udunits2-common.xml: blondel
udunits2-common.xml: apostilb
udunits2-common.xml: kayser
udunits2-common.xml: geopotential
udunits2-common.xml: dynamic
udunits2-common.xml: gp
udunits2-common.xml: work_year
udunits2-common.xml: work_month
udunits2-common.xml: potential_vorticity_unit
udunits2-common.xml: PVU
udunits2-common.xml: count
udunits2-common.xml: dobson
udunits2-common.xml: DU
udunits2-derived.xml:SI derived units with special names and symbols
udunits2-derived.xml: radian
udunits2-derived.xml: rad
udunits2-derived.xml: steradian
udunits2-derived.xml: sr
udunits2-derived.xml: hertz
udunits2-derived.xml: Hz
udunits2-derived.xml: gram
udunits2-derived.xml: g
udunits2-derived.xml: newton
udunits2-derived.xml: N
udunits2-derived.xml: pascal
udunits2-derived.xml: Pa
udunits2-derived.xml: joule
udunits2-derived.xml: J
udunits2-derived.xml: watt
udunits2-derived.xml: W
udunits2-derived.xml: coulomb
udunits2-derived.xml: C
udunits2-derived.xml: volt
udunits2-derived.xml: V
udunits2-derived.xml: farad
udunits2-derived.xml: F
udunits2-derived.xml: ohm
udunits2-derived.xml: Ω <!-- Greek capital letter omega
udunits2-derived.xml: Ω
udunits2-derived.xml: siemens
udunits2-derived.xml: S
udunits2-derived.xml: weber
udunits2-derived.xml: Wb
udunits2-derived.xml: tesla
udunits2-derived.xml: T
udunits2-derived.xml: henry
udunits2-derived.xml: H
udunits2-derived.xml: degree_Celsius
udunits2-derived.xml: °C
udunits2-derived.xml: lumen
udunits2-derived.xml: lm
udunits2-derived.xml: lux
udunits2-derived.xml: lx
udunits2-derived.xml: katal
udunits2-derived.xml: kat
udunits2-derived.xml: <!-- SI derived units with special names and symbols
admitted for
udunits2-derived.xml: becquerel
udunits2-derived.xml: Bq
udunits2-derived.xml: gray
udunits2-derived.xml: Gy
udunits2-derived.xml: sievert
udunits2-derived.xml: Sv
udunits2-prefixes.xml: 1e24 yotta Y
udunits2-prefixes.xml: 1e21 zetta Z
udunits2-prefixes.xml: 1e18 exa E
udunits2-prefixes.xml: 1e15 peta P
udunits2-prefixes.xml: 1e12 tera T
udunits2-prefixes.xml: 1e9 giga G
udunits2-prefixes.xml: 1e6 mega M
udunits2-prefixes.xml: 1e3 kilo k
udunits2-prefixes.xml: 100 hecto h
udunits2-prefixes.xml: 10 deka da
udunits2-prefixes.xml: .1 deci d
udunits2-prefixes.xml: .01 centi c
udunits2-prefixes.xml: 1e-3 milli m
udunits2-prefixes.xml: µ
udunits2-prefixes.xml: μ
udunits2-prefixes.xml: u
udunits2-prefixes.xml: 1e-9 nano n
udunits2-prefixes.xml: 1e-12 pico p
udunits2-prefixes.xml: 1e-15 femto f
udunits2-prefixes.xml: 1e-18 atto a
udunits2-prefixes.xml: 1e-21 zepto z
udunits2-prefixes.xml: 1e-24 yocto y