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Simple Dimensions
Use this alphabetical list of simple dimensions to quickly jump to information about a particular simple dimension.
Simple Dimension Descriptions
The following table provides information about each simple dimension, including name, ID, base dimensions, unit name (abbreviation), type, and unit ID. The internal unit is indicated in bold.
Compound Dimensions
Compound dimensions are built from simple dimensions. The following table provides information about each compound dimension.
| Name | Base Dimensions | ID |
|---|---|---|
| Acceleration | Distance/Time^2 | 11 |
| AngMomentum | Mass*SmallDistance^2/Time | 47 |
| Angle Squared | Angle^2 | 17 |
| AngleAccel | Angle/Time^2 | 48 |
| AngleJerk | Angle/Time^3 | 36 |
| AngleRate | Angle/Time | 7 |
| AngleSnap | Angle/Time^4 | 37 |
| Area | Distance^2 | 12 |
| Area Per Mass | SmallDistance^2/Mass | 41 |
| Area Rate | Distance^2/Time | 15 |
| AviatorAttitudeAngleRate | AviatorAttitudeAngle/AviatorSmallTime | 71 |
| AviatorFuelFlow | AviatorFuelQuantity/AviatorTime | 66 |
| AviatorSpecificExcessPower | AviatorAltitude/AviatorSmallTime | 81 |
| AviatorSpeed | AviatorDistance/AviatorTime | 62 |
| AviatorVerticalVelocity | AviatorAltitude/AviatorAltTime | 64 |
| BandwidthRate | Bandwidth/Time | 203 |
| DataRate | Bits/SmallTime | 50 |
| Density | Mass/Distance^3 | 35 |
| Distance X Angle | Angle*Distance | 16 |
| DynamicViscosity | Pressure*SmallTime | 104 |
| ElectricFieldStrength | Voltage/SmallDistance | 1300 |
| ElectricFieldStrengthRate | Voltage/SmallDistance/Time | 1330 |
| Fluence | 1/SmallDistance^2 | 15004 |
| FluencePerParticleEnergy | 1/ParticleEnergy/SmallDistance^2 | 15031 |
| Flux | 1/Time/SmallDistance^2 | 15002 |
| FluxIntensity | 1/SolidAngle/Time/SmallDistance^2 | 15001 |
| FluxPerParticleEnergy | 1/ParticleEnergy/Time/SmallDistance^2 | 15030 |
| Force Per Time | Force/Time | 43 |
| FrequencyRate | Frequency/Time | 100 |
| GainTempRatio | Ratio/Temperature | 58 |
| GainTempRatioRate | RatioLinear/Temperature/Time | 207 |
| Grav Parameter | Distance^3/Time^2 | 13 |
| HeatFlux | Power/SmallDistance^2 | 106 |
| HeatLoad | AviatorEnergy/SmallDistance^2 | 107 |
| IrrResp | SmallDistance^2/Power | 15104 |
| KinematicViscosity | SmallDistance^2/SmallTime | 105 |
| Mass Per Time | Mass/Time | 42 |
| MassFlux | Mass/Time/SmallDistance^2 | 15003 |
| MassPerArea | Mass/SmallDistance^2 | 53 |
| MomentOfInertia | Mass*SmallDistance^2 | 51 |
| PowerFluxDensity | Power/SmallDistance^2 | 56 |
| PowerFluxDensityRate | PowerLinear/Time/SmallDistance^2 | 205 |
| PowerFluxIntensity | Power/SolidAngle/SmallDistance^2 | 87 |
| PowerIntensity | Power/SolidAngle | 74 |
| PowerIntensityRate | PowerLinear/SolidAngle/Time | 210 |
| PowerRate | PowerLinear/Time | 201 |
| PowerSpectralDensity | Power/SpectralBandwidth | 29 |
| PowerSpectralDensityRate | PowerLinear/SpectralBandwidth/Time | 204 |
| PowerSpectralFluxDensity | Power/SpectralBandwidth/SmallDistance^2 | 94 |
| PowerSpectralFluxDensityRate | PowerLinear/SpectralBandwidth/Time/SmallDistance^2 | 208 |
| RadDoseRate | RadiationDose/Time | 15048 |
| RadResp | SolidAngle*SmallDistance^2/Power | 15105 |
| Rate | Distance/Time | 4 |
| Rate Squared | Distance^2/Time^2 | 14 |
| RatioRate | RatioLinear/Time | 200 |
| RcsRate | RcsLinear/Time | 202 |
| SARRngChirp | Frequency/SmallTime | 28 |
| SlowRate | SmallDistance/Time | 52 |
| Small Area | SmallDistance^2 | 40 |
| SmallAcceleration | SmallDistance/Time^2 | 211 |
| SmallDensity | Mass/SmallDistance^3 | 76 |
| SmallVolume | SmallDistance^3 | 75 |
| SpatialAngularFrequency | RepeatCount/Angle | 15103 |
| SpecificRange | AviatorFuelQuantity/AviatorDistance | 83 |
| SpectralDensity | Bandwidth*Ratio | 57 |
| SpectralDensityRate | Bandwidth*RatioLinear/Time | 206 |
| SpectralPowerFluxDensity | Power/MicroDistance/SmallDistance^2 | 89 |
| SpectralPowerFluxIntensity | Power/MicroDistance/SolidAngle/SmallDistance^2 | 88 |
| Speed Change | SmallDistance/SmallTime | 33 |
| Speed Change Squared | SmallDistance^2/SmallTime^2 | 38 |
| TemperatureRate | Temperature/Time | 209 |
| Torque | Force*SmallDistance | 46 |
| UnidirectionalFluence | 1/SolidAngle/SmallDistance^2 | 15035 |
| UnidirectionalFluencePerParticleEnergy | 1/ParticleEnergy/SolidAngle/SmallDistance^2 | 15033 |
| UnidirectionalFlux | 1/SolidAngle/Time/SmallDistance^2 | 15034 |
| UnidirectionalFluxPerParticleEnergy | 1/ParticleEnergy/SolidAngle/Time/SmallDistance^2 | 15032 |
| Unitless Per Angle | 1/Angle | 82 |
| Unitless Per Time | 1/Time | 55 |
| UnitlessPerSmallDistance | 1/SmallDistance | 85 |
| VoltageRate | Voltage/Time | 1321 |
| Volume | Distance^3 | 34 |
Unit Abbreviations
The following table provides all applicable dimensions for each unit abbreviation.
| Abbreviation | Unit Name | Type | Dimension |
|---|---|---|---|
| % | Percentage | Real | Percent |
| arcMin | ArcMinutes | Real | Angle |
| Latitude | |||
| Longitude | |||
| arcSec | ArcSeconds | Real | Angle |
| Latitude | |||
| Longitude | |||
| Au | AstronomicalUnits | Real | Distance |
| aW | Attowatts | Real | Power |
| PowerLinear | |||
| b | Bits | Real | Bits |
| cd | Centidays | Real | Time |
| cm | Centimeters | Real | Distance |
| RadiationShieldThickness | |||
| SmallDistance | |||
| cm/s | CentimetersperSecond | Real | SmallVelocity |
| cycle | Cycles | Real | RepeatCount |
| day | Days | Real | Time |
| dB | Decibel | Real | Ratio |
| dBm | dBm | Real | Power |
| dBnW | dBnW | Real | Power |
| dBpW | dBpW | Real | Power |
| dBsm | Decibel | Real | Rcs |
| dBuW | dBuW | Real | Power |
| dBW | dBW | Real | Power |
| DD/MM/YYYY | DD/MM/YYYYTime | Text | Date |
| deg | Degrees | Real | Angle |
| AviatorAngleOfAttack | |||
| AviatorAttitudeAngle | |||
| AviatorBearingAngle | |||
| Latitude | |||
| Longitude | |||
| degC | Celsius | Real | Temperature |
| degEast | Degree0to360 | Real | Longitude |
| degEastWest | Degree-180to180 | Real | Longitude |
| degF | Fahrenheit | Real | Temperature |
| DM | Deg:Min.mmm | Text | Latitude |
| Longitude | |||
| DMS | Deg:Min:Sec | Text | Angle |
| AviatorAngleOfAttack | |||
| AviatorAttitudeAngle | |||
| AviatorBearingAngle | |||
| Latitude | |||
| Longitude | |||
| DMS_Lat | Deg:Min:Sec_Dir | Text | Latitude |
| DMS_Lon | Deg:Min:Sec_Dir | Text | Longitude |
| EarthEpTU | EarthCanonicalTime | Real | Date |
| EarthTU | EarthCanonicalTime | Real | Time |
| EpDay | EpochDays | Real | Date |
| EpHr | EpochHours | Real | Date |
| EpMin | EpochMinutes | Real | Date |
| EpSec | EpochSeconds | Real | Date |
| EpYr | EpochYears | Real | Date |
| FN | Fortnight | Real | Time |
| fps | FeetperSecond | Real | DopplerVelocity |
| SmallVelocity | |||
| ft | Feet | Real | AviatorAltitude |
| AviatorDistance | |||
| AviatorRunwayLength | |||
| Distance | |||
| SmallDistance | |||
| fur | Furlong | Real | Distance |
| SmallDistance | |||
| fW | Femtowatts | Real | Power |
| PowerLinear | |||
| g | Grams | Real | Mass |
| G-ISO | ISOStandardG | Real | AviatorG |
| G-SeaLevel | StandardSeaLevelG | Real | AviatorG |
| gAlPerCmSqr | GramsAlperSquareCm | Real | RadiationShieldThickness |
| gauss | Gauss | Real | MagneticField |
| Gb | GigaBits | Real | Bits |
| GeV | GeV | Real | ParticleEnergy |
| GHz | Gigahertz | Real | Bandwidth |
| Frequency | |||
| GMT | GMTSystem | Text | Date |
| GPS | GPSTime | Text | Date |
| GPSG | GregorianGPSTime | Text | Date |
| GPSZ | GPSZCount | Text | Date |
| GW | Gigawatts | Real | Power |
| PowerLinear | |||
| Gy | Gray | Real | RadiationDose |
| HemiSphere | Hemispheres | Real | SolidAngle |
| HMS | Hr:Min:Sec | Text | Angle |
| AviatorAngleOfAttack | |||
| AviatorAttitudeAngle | |||
| AviatorBearingAngle | |||
| Duration | |||
| Latitude | |||
| Longitude | |||
| hp | Horsepower | Real | AviatorPower |
| hr | Hours | Real | AviatorAltTime |
| AviatorSmallTime | |||
| AviatorTime | |||
| Time | |||
| Hz | Hertz | Real | Bandwidth |
| Frequency | |||
| PRF | |||
| SpectralBandwidth | |||
| in | Inches | Real | Distance |
| RadiationShieldThickness | |||
| SmallDistance | |||
| in/s | InchesperSecond | Real | SmallVelocity |
| inHg | Inchesmercury | Real | Pressure |
| ISO-Date | ISO8601YMDUTCDate | Text | Date |
| ISO-LTZ | ISO8601YMDLCLTimezone | Text | Date |
| ISO-YD | ISO8601YDUTC | Text | Date |
| ISO-YMD | ISO8601YMDUTC | Text | Date |
| JDate | JulianDate | Real | Date |
| JDateOff | JulDateOffset | Real | Date |
| JDTDB | JulianDateTDB | Real | Date |
| JED | JulianEphemerisDate | Real | Date |
| K | Kelvin | Real | Temperature |
| kb | KiloBits | Real | Bits |
| keV | keV | Real | ParticleEnergy |
| kft | Kilofeet | Real | AviatorAltitude |
| AviatorDistance | |||
| AviatorRunwayLength | |||
| Distance | |||
| SmallDistance | |||
| kg | Kilograms | Real | AviatorFuelQuantity |
| Mass | |||
| kg/hr/N | TSFCKgHrN | Real | AviatorTSFC |
| kg/hr/W | PSFCKgHrW | Real | AviatorPSFC |
| kg/sec/N | TSFCKgSecN | Real | AviatorTSFC |
| kg/sec/W | PSFCKgSecW | Real | AviatorPSFC |
| kgf | KilogramForce | Real | AviatorForce |
| kHz | Kilohertz | Real | Bandwidth |
| Frequency | |||
| PRF | |||
| km | Kilometers | Real | AviatorAltitude |
| AviatorDistance | |||
| AviatorRunwayLength | |||
| Distance | |||
| SmallDistance | |||
| kN | Kilonewtons | Real | AviatorForce |
| Force | |||
| kPa | Kilopascals | Real | Pressure |
| kph | KilometersperHour | Real | DopplerVelocity |
| kts | NauticalMilesperHour | Real | DopplerVelocity |
| KV | KiloVolts | Real | Voltage |
| kW | Kilowatts | Real | Power |
| PowerLinear | |||
| kWatt | FlightKilowatt | Real | AviatorPower |
| kWh | kilowatt-hours | Real | AviatorEnergy |
| lb | Pounds | Real | AviatorFuelQuantity |
| Mass | |||
| lbf | Pounds | Real | AviatorForce |
| Force | |||
| lbm/hr/hp | PSFCLbmHrHp | Real | AviatorPSFC |
| lbm/hr/lbf | TSFCLbmHrLbf | Real | AviatorTSFC |
| lbm/sec/hp | PSFCLbmSecHp | Real | AviatorPSFC |
| lbm/sec/lbf | TSFCLbmSecLbf | Real | AviatorTSFC |
| LCLG | GregorianLCL | Text | Date |
| LCLJ | JulianLCL | Text | Date |
| LTZG | GregorianLCLTimezone | Text | Date |
| m | Meters | Real | AviatorAltitude |
| AviatorDistance | |||
| AviatorRunwayLength | |||
| Distance | |||
| RadiationShieldThickness | |||
| SmallDistance | |||
| m-msec | Meter-Millisecond | Real | SARTimeResProd |
| m-sec | Meter-Second | Real | SARTimeResProd |
| m/s | MetersperSecond | Real | DopplerVelocity |
| SmallVelocity | |||
| Mb | MegaBits | Real | Bits |
| mbar | Millibars | Real | Pressure |
| mdeg | MilliDegree | Real | Angle |
| Latitude | |||
| Longitude | |||
| MegW | Megawatts | Real | Power |
| PowerLinear | |||
| MeV | MeV | Real | ParticleEnergy |
| mg | Milligrams | Real | Mass |
| mGauss | MilliGauss | Real | MagneticField |
| MHz | Megahertz | Real | Bandwidth |
| Frequency | |||
| PRF | |||
| mi | StatuteMiles | Real | AviatorAltitude |
| AviatorDistance | |||
| AviatorRunwayLength | |||
| Distance | |||
| SmallDistance | |||
| micron | Microns | Real | MicroDistance |
| Mils | Mils | Real | RadiationShieldThickness |
| min | Minutes | Real | AviatorAltTime |
| AviatorSmallTime | |||
| AviatorTime | |||
| Time | |||
| MisElap | MissionElapsed | Text | Date |
| MJDsTAI | MJDsTAI | Text | Date |
| MJDsUTC | MJDsUTC | Text | Date |
| mm | Millimeters | Real | Distance |
| RadiationShieldThickness | |||
| SmallDistance | |||
| mm/s | MillimetersperSecond | Real | SmallVelocity |
| mN | Millinewtons | Real | Force |
| ModJDate | ModifiedJulianDate | Real | Date |
| mph | StatuteMilesperHour | Real | DopplerVelocity |
| mrad | MilliRadian | Real | Angle |
| Latitude | |||
| Longitude | |||
| mrads | MilliRads | Real | RadiationDose |
| msec | Milliseconds | Real | SmallTime |
| mSterad | MilliSteradians | Real | SolidAngle |
| mV | MilliVolts | Real | Voltage |
| mW | Milliwatts | Real | Power |
| PowerLinear | |||
| N | Newtons | Real | AviatorForce |
| Force | |||
| nanom | Nanometers | Real | SmallDistance |
| nm | NauticalMiles | Real | AviatorAltitude |
| AviatorDistance | |||
| AviatorRunwayLength | |||
| Distance | |||
| SmallDistance | |||
| nsec | Nanoseconds | Real | SmallTime |
| nSterad | NanoSteradians | Real | SolidAngle |
| nT | nanoTesla | Real | MagneticField |
| nV | NanoVolts | Real | Voltage |
| nW | Nanowatts | Real | Power |
| PowerLinear | |||
| Pa | Pascals | Real | Pressure |
| psec | Picoseconds | Real | SmallTime |
| Psi | Poundspersquareinch | Real | Pressure |
| pV | PicoVolts | Real | Voltage |
| pW | Picowatts | Real | Power |
| PowerLinear | |||
| QuartSphere | Quarterspheres | Real | SolidAngle |
| rad | Radians | Real | Angle |
| AviatorAngleOfAttack | |||
| AviatorAttitudeAngle | |||
| AviatorBearingAngle | |||
| Latitude | |||
| Longitude | |||
| rads | Rads | Real | RadiationDose |
| Re | EarthRadii | Real | Distance |
| revs | Revolution | Real | Angle |
| Latitude | |||
| Longitude | |||
| s | Seconds | Real | SpecificImpulse |
| sec | Seconds | Real | AviatorAltTime |
| AviatorSmallTime | |||
| AviatorTime | |||
| Duration | |||
| SmallTime | |||
| Time | |||
| secTime | SecondsOfTime | Real | Angle |
| Latitude | |||
| Longitude | |||
| semiC | Semicircle | Real | Angle |
| Latitude | |||
| Longitude | |||
| slug | Slugs | Real | Mass |
| SphDeg | SphericalDegrees | Real | SolidAngle |
| Spheres | Spheres | Real | SolidAngle |
| SphRightAng | SphericalRightAngle | Real | SolidAngle |
| sqm | SquareMeters | Real | Rcs |
| RcsLinear | |||
| SqrDeg | SquareDegrees | Real | SolidAngle |
| SqrGrade | SquareGrades | Real | SolidAngle |
| sqrtm | MeterSquareRoots | Real | Distance |
| SmallDistance | |||
| Sterad | Steradians | Real | SolidAngle |
| SunEpTU | SunCanonicalTime | Real | Date |
| SunTU | SunCanonicalTime | Real | Time |
| T | Tesla | Real | MagneticField |
| TAIG | GregorianTAI | Text | Date |
| TAIJ | JulianTAI | Text | Date |
| Tb | TeraBits | Real | Bits |
| TDBG | GregorianTDB | Text | Date |
| TDTG | GregorianTDT | Text | Date |
| THz | Terahertz | Real | Frequency |
| TW | Terawatts | Real | Power |
| PowerLinear | |||
| um | Microns | Real | RadiationShieldThickness |
| SmallDistance | |||
| units | Units | Real | Ratio |
| RatioLinear | |||
| unitValue | UnitValue | Real | Percent |
| urad | MicroRadian | Real | Angle |
| Latitude | |||
| Longitude | |||
| urads | MicroRads | Real | RadiationDose |
| usec | Microseconds | Real | SmallTime |
| uSterad | MicroSteradians | Real | SolidAngle |
| UTCG | GregorianUTC | Text | Date |
| UTCJ | JulianUTC | Text | Date |
| UTCJFOUR | Julian4UTC | Text | Date |
| uV | MicroVolts | Real | Voltage |
| uW | Microwatts | Real | Power |
| PowerLinear | |||
| V | Volts | Real | Voltage |
| W | Watts | Real | Power |
| PowerLinear | |||
| Watt | FlightWatt | Real | AviatorPower |
| Wh | watt-hours | Real | AviatorEnergy |
| Ws | watt-seconds | Real | AviatorEnergy |
| yr | Years | Real | Time |
| YYDDD | YYDDD.ddd | Real | Date |
| YYYY/MM/DD | YYYY/MM/DDTime | Text | Date |
| YYYY:MM:DD | YYYY:MM:DD:HH:MM:SS.sssTime | Text | Date |
| YYYYDDD | YYYYDDD.hhmmss | Real | Date |
| YYYYMMDD | YYYYMMDD.ddd | Real | Date |