Measurement unit: millibar

Full name: millibar

Plural form: millibars

Symbol: mb

Alternate spelling: mbar

Category type: pressure

Scale factor: 100




SI unit: pascal

The SI derived unit for pressure is the pascal.
1 pascal is equal to 0.01 millibar.



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Definition: Millibar

A millibar (mb) is 1/1000th of a bar, a unit for measurement of pressure. It is not an SI unit of measure, however it is one of the units used in meteorology when describing atmospheric pressure. The SI unit is the pascal (Pa), with 1 millibar = 100 pascals (a hectopascal)


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