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Sverdrup

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-005791

A non-SI unit of volume transport, primarily used in oceanography to measure the rate of flow of ocean currents. One sverdrup (Sv) equals one million cubic meters of water per second. This unit quantifies large-scale water movements, such as the Gulf Stream, which can transport up to 100 Sv.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-005791
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectMetrology and inspection
TranslationsGerman: Sverdrup; Spanish: sverdrup; French: sverdrup
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-005791",
  "term": "Sverdrup",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A non-SI unit of volume transport, primarily used in oceanography to measure the rate of flow of ocean currents. One sverdrup (Sv) equals one million cubic meters of water per second. This unit quantifies large-scale water movements, such as the Gulf Stream, which can transport up to 100 Sv.",
  "subject": "Metrology and inspection",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Sverdrup",
    "es": "sverdrup",
    "fr": "sverdrup"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/sverdrup/"
}

Record 6,331 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.