Convert acre-inch to hundred-cubic foot
Please provide values below to convert acre-inch [ac*in] to hundred-cubic foot [100 ft^3], or Convert hundred-cubic foot to acre-inch.
How to Convert Acre-Inch to Hundred-Cubic Foot
1 ac*in = 36.2999999442028 100 ft^3
Example: convert 15 ac*in to 100 ft^3:
15 ac*in = 15 × 36.2999999442028 100 ft^3 = 544.499999163042 100 ft^3
Acre-Inch to Hundred-Cubic Foot Conversion Table
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Acre-Inch
An acre-inch is a unit of volume equal to the volume of one acre of surface area filled to a depth of one inch.
History/Origin
The acre-inch has historically been used in agriculture and water resource management to measure water volume over large land areas, especially in irrigation contexts, originating from the traditional use of acres and inches as units of land area and depth.
Current Use
Today, the acre-inch is primarily used in the United States for measuring water volumes in irrigation, water rights, and reservoir capacities, especially in agricultural and environmental management.
Hundred-Cubic Foot
A hundred-cubic foot is a unit of volume equal to 100 cubic feet, commonly used in measuring large quantities of gases or liquids.
History/Origin
The hundred-cubic foot has historically been used in industries such as natural gas and HVAC to quantify large volumes, especially in the United States, as a convenient measure for gas quantities.
Current Use
Today, the hundred-cubic foot is primarily used in the natural gas industry to measure gas volumes, though it is less common with the adoption of standard SI units like cubic meters.