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Environmental Data Coding Specification

Annex B
(normative)

Deprecated EDCS dictionary entries

This annex contains tables defining those EDCS dictionary entries whose use is deprecated as defined in Annex G. Change and deprecation plan

The use of the EUs in Table B.1 is deprecated. Users of these units of measure are strongly cautioned that these EUs are expected to be removed in a future version of this International Standard. 

Table B.1 -- Deprecated units

Label Symbol Quantity Definition EQ label Code References
ANGSTROM Å length ångström; 1 Å = 10-10 m = 10-1 nm = 10-4 μm (exactly). LENGTH 5 [I31-1, 1-3.a (remarks)],
[I1000, Annex A 6.3]
ARE a area The product of length and width.
1 a = 1 dam2 = 102 m2 (exactly).
AREA 6 [I31-1, 1-5.a (remarks)],
[I1000, Annex A 1-4]
ASTRONOMICAL_UNIT AU length 1 AU = 1,495 978 7 x 1011 m (approximately). LENGTH 7 [I31-1, 1-3.B.b]
BAR bar pressure The force that is exerted per unit area.
1 bar = 105 Pa (exactly).
PRESSURE 8 [I31-3, 3-15a (remarks)],
[I1000, Annex A 3-15.1]
BARN b area The product of length and width.
1 b = 100 fm2 = 10-28 m2 (exactly).
AREA 9 [I31-10, 10-3.a (remarks)]
CURIE Ci activity of a radio nuclide The average number of spontaneous nuclear transitions from a particular energy state occurring in an amount of a radio nuclide in a small time interval, divided by that interval.
1 Ci = 3.7 x 1010 Bq (exactly).
RADIONUCLIDE-
_ACTIVITY
30 [I31-9, 9-33.a (remarks)],
[I1000, Annex A 9-33]
FOOT ft length 1 ft = 0,304 8 m (exactly). LENGTH 51 [I31-1, 1-3.A.b]
GAL Gal acceleration The change in velocity divided by time.
1 Gal = 0,01 m/s2 (exactly).
ACCELERATION 52 [I31-1, 1-11.B.a]
GON gon plane angle The angle between two half-lines terminating at the same point is defined as the ratio of the length of the included arc of the circle (with its centre at that point) to the radius of that circle.
1 gon = π / 200 rad = 0,015 707 96 rad (exactly).
PLANE_ANGLE 54 [I31-1, 1-1.B.a],
[I1000, Annex A 1-1]
HECTARE ha area The product of length and width.
1 ha = 1 hm2 = 104 m2 (exactly).
AREA 62 [I31-1, 1-5.a (remarks)]
KILOPOUND kp mass 1 kip = 453,592 37 kg (exactly). MASS 126 [I31-3, 3-1.B.a],
[I31-0, 2.3.2.3]
KNOT kn velocity The distance divided by time.
1 kn = 1 nautical mile per hour = 1,852 km/h = 0,514 444 m/s (exactly).
SPEED 128 [I31-1, 1-10.b (remarks)],
[I1000, Annex A 1-10]
LIGHT_YEAR l.y. length The distance travelled in 1 year by electromagnetic waves in free space.
1 l.y. = 9,460 730 x 1015 m (exactly).
LENGTH 129 [I31-1, 1-3.B.a]
LONG_TON ton (long) mass 1 long ton (US) = 1 ton (UK) = 1 016,047 kg (exactly). MASS 133 [I31-3, 3-1.B.e]
MILE mile length 1 mile = 1 609,344 m (exactly). LENGTH 148 [I31-1, 1-3.A.d]
MILE_PER_HOUR mile/h velocity The distance divided by time.
1 mile/h = 0,447 04 m/s (exactly).
SPEED 149 [I31-1, 1-10.A.b]
NAUTICAL_MILE none length 1 nautical mile = 1 852 m (exactly). LENGTH 158 [I31-1, 1-3.a (remarks)]
PARSEC pc length The distance at which 1 astronomical unit subtends an angle of 1 second of arc.
1 pc = 206 264,8 AU = 30,856 78 x 1015 m (exactly).
LENGTH 172 [I31-1, 1-3.B.c]
PERCENT % special (pure number) 1% = 0,01 x 1 (often omitted). PURE_NUMBER 179 [I31-0, 2.3.3]
PPB_MASS_FRACTION none mass fraction (of B) The mass of B divided by the mass of the mixture.
1 x 10-9 kg/kg (exactly).
MASS_FRACTION 181 [I31-8, 8-12.a],
[I31-0, 2.3.3]
PPM_MASS_FRACTION none mass fraction (of B) The mass of B divided by the mass of the mixture.
1 x 10-6 kg/kg (exactly).
MASS_FRACTION 182 [I31-8, 8-12.a],
[I31-0, 2.3.3]
PPT_MASS_FRACTION none mass fraction (of B) The mass of B divided by the mass of the mixture.
1 x 10-12 kg/kg (exactly).
MASS_FRACTION 183 [I31-8, 8-12.a],
[I31-0, 2.3.3]
PPTH_MASS_FRACTION none mass fraction (of B) The mass of B divided by the mass of the mixture.
1 x 10-3 kg/kg (exactly).
MASS_FRACTION 184 [I31-8, 8-12.a],
[I31-0, 2.3.3]
RAD rd absorbed dose of ionizing radiation For any ionizing radiation, the energy imparted to an element of irradiated matter divided by the mass of this element.
1 rad = 1 cGy = 10-2 Gy (exactly).
ABSORBED_DOSE 185 [I31-10, 10-51.a (remarks)],
[I1000, Annex A 10-51.2]
REM rem dose equivalent of ionizing radiation The product of D, Q and N, at the point of interest in tissue, where D is the absorbed dose, Q is the quality factor and N is the product of any other modifying factors.
1 rem = 1 cSv = 10-2 Sv (exactly).
DOSE_EQUIVALENT 190 [I31-10, 10-52.a (remarks)],
[I1000, Annex A 10-52]
ROENTGEN R exposure of ionizing radiation The total electric charge of the ions of the same sign produced when all the electrons (negative and positive) liberated by photons in an element of air are stopped in air, divided by the mass of that element.
1 R = 2,58 x 104 C/kg (exactly).
EXPOSURE 191 [I31-10, 10-58.a (remarks)],
[I1000, Annex A 10-58]
TON ton mass 1 ton (US) = 907,184 7 kg (exactly). MASS 217 [I31-3, 3-1.B.e]
YEAR a time (annum) The time that elapses between two successive passages of the <SUN> through the vernal equinox.
1 year = 365,242 20 d = 31 556 926 s (approximately).
TIME 245 [I31-1, 1-7.B.a]

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