Convert acre-inch to teraliter
Please provide values below to convert acre-inch [ac*in] to teraliter [TL], or Convert teraliter to acre-inch.
How to Convert Acre-Inch to Teraliter
1 ac*in = 1.02790153e-07 TL
Example: convert 15 ac*in to TL:
15 ac*in = 15 × 1.02790153e-07 TL = 1.541852295e-06 TL
Acre-Inch to Teraliter Conversion Table
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Acre-Inch
An acre-inch is a unit of volume equal to the volume of one acre of surface area filled to a depth of one inch.
History/Origin
The acre-inch has historically been used in agriculture and water resource management to measure water volume over large land areas, especially in irrigation contexts, originating from the traditional use of acres and inches as units of land area and depth.
Current Use
Today, the acre-inch is primarily used in the United States for measuring water volumes in irrigation, water rights, and reservoir capacities, especially in agricultural and environmental management.
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.