kilopascal to millibar
Please provide values below to convert kilopascal [kPa] to millibar [mbar], or change ↔.
kilopascal [kPa]
Definition: A unit of pressure equal to 1,000 pascals, commonly used in weather and engineering.
Historyandorigin: The kilopascal is a common multiple of the pascal, introduced to handle pressure values in a more manageable range.
CurrentUse: Widely used in meteorology for atmospheric pressure and in engineering for systems under moderate pressure.
funfact: Weather reports often use kilopascals to measure atmospheric pressure, particularly in regions where the pascal is too small a unit!
millibar [mbar]
Definition: A unit of pressure equivalent to one-thousandth of a bar, often used in meteorology to measure atmospheric pressure.
Historyandorigin: The millibar was historically used as a unit of atmospheric pressure before the widespread adoption of the pascal.
CurrentUse: Still commonly used in meteorology, particularly for weather maps and forecasts.
funfact: The millibar is typically used in weather forecasts, but the pascal is becoming more common in scientific contexts!
kilopascal [kPa] to millibar [mbar] Conversion Table
| 1 kilopascal [kPa] | 1000 millibar [mbar] |
| 2 kilopascal [kPa] | 2000 millibar [mbar] |
| 3 kilopascal [kPa] | 3000 millibar [mbar] |
| 5 kilopascal [kPa] | 5000 millibar [mbar] |
| 10 kilopascal [kPa] | 10000 millibar [mbar] |
| 50 kilopascal [kPa] | 50000 millibar [mbar] |
| 100 kilopascal [kPa] | 100000 millibar [mbar] |
| 1000 kilopascal [kPa] | 1000000 millibar [mbar] |
| 10000 kilopascal [kPa] | 10000000 millibar [mbar] |
| 100000 kilopascal [kPa] | 100000000 millibar [mbar] |
| 1000000 kilopascal [kPa] | 1000000000 millibar [mbar] |
How to Convert kilopascal to millibar
1 kilopascal [kPa] = 1000 millibar [mbar]
1 millibar [mbar] = 0.001 kilopascal [kPa]
we use cross multiplication method
kilopascal [kPa] → millibar [mbar]
1 → 1000
1.5 → ?( suppose x)
=>1.5*1000=1*x
by simplifying
x=1500