Convert acre-foot to teraliter
Please provide values below to convert acre-foot [ac*ft] to teraliter [TL], or Convert teraliter to acre-foot.
How to Convert Acre-Foot to Teraliter
1 ac*ft = 1.23348184e-06 TL
Example: convert 15 ac*ft to TL:
15 ac*ft = 15 × 1.23348184e-06 TL = 1.85022276e-05 TL
Acre-Foot to Teraliter Conversion Table
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Acre-Foot
An acre-foot is a unit of volume commonly used in the United States to measure large quantities of water, representing the volume of one acre of surface area to a depth of one foot.
History/Origin
The acre-foot originated in the United States as a practical measurement for water rights and irrigation, combining the acre (area) and foot (depth) units to quantify water volume in land management and water resource planning.
Current Use
It is primarily used in water resource management, irrigation planning, and hydrology to quantify large volumes of water, especially in the context of reservoirs, water rights, and distribution systems.
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.