# Units conversion: Sv -\> kg/m²/s

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**Created:** [4 February 2022 01:16 UTC](https://nemo-ocean.discourse.group/t/units-conversion-sv-kg-m-s/208 "2022-02-04T01:16:32Z")\
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**Post date:** [4 February 2022 01:16 UTC](https://nemo-ocean.discourse.group/t/units-conversion-sv-kg-m-s/208/1 "2022-02-04T01:16:32Z")

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Does anyone know how to convert runoff units from Sv to kg/m²/s?  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![smasson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@smasson](https://nemo-ocean.discourse.group/u/smasson)\
**Post date:** [4 February 2022 16:26 UTC](https://nemo-ocean.discourse.group/t/units-conversion-sv-kg-m-s/208/2 "2022-02-04T16:26:43Z")

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> **[Sverdrup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sverdrup)**
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> In oceanography, the sverdrup (symbol: Sv) is a non-SI metric unit of flow, with 1 Sv equal to 1 million cubic metres per second (260,000,000 US gal/s); it is equivalent to the SI derived unit cubic hectometer per second (symbol: hm3/s or hm3⋅s−1). It is used almost exclusively in oceanography to measure the volumetric rate of transport of ocean currents. It is named after Harald Sverdrup. It is distinct from the SI unit sievert or the non-SI svedberg, which use the same symbol. 
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**Author:** ![smasson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@smasson](https://nemo-ocean.discourse.group/u/smasson)\
**Post date:** [4 February 2022 16:27 UTC](https://nemo-ocean.discourse.group/t/units-conversion-sv-kg-m-s/208/3 "2022-02-04T16:27:07Z")

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