Convert acre-foot (US survey) to teraliter
Please provide values below to convert acre-foot (US survey) [ac*ft (US)] to teraliter [TL], or Convert teraliter to acre-foot (US survey).
How to Convert Acre-Foot (Us Survey) to Teraliter
1 ac*ft (US) = 1.23348924e-06 TL
Example: convert 15 ac*ft (US) to TL:
15 ac*ft (US) = 15 × 1.23348924e-06 TL = 1.85023386e-05 TL
Acre-Foot (Us Survey) to Teraliter Conversion Table
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Acre-Foot (Us Survey)
An acre-foot is a unit of volume commonly used in the United States to measure large quantities of water, equivalent to the volume of one acre of surface area to a depth of one foot.
History/Origin
The acre-foot originated from the traditional use of acres and feet as units of land and water measurement in the United States, primarily for irrigation and water resource management, becoming standardized in the early 20th century.
Current Use
The acre-foot is primarily used in water resource management, including measuring reservoir capacities, water rights, and irrigation supplies within the United States.
Teraliter
A teraliter (TL) is a unit of volume equal to one trillion liters (10^12 liters).
History/Origin
The teraliter is part of the metric system's series of prefixes, introduced to denote large quantities of liters, primarily used in scientific and industrial contexts as a standard unit of volume measurement.
Current Use
Teraliters are used in scientific research, environmental studies, and industries dealing with large-scale liquid volumes, such as water resource management and global climate data analysis.