NTR: Request for P06 steradian (BODCNVS-1776)

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NTR: Request for P06 steradian (BODCNVS-1776) #47

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nvsvocabs commented 1 year ago

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Term name (PrefLabel)

steradian

Definition

The SI unit of solid angle. One steradian is the solid angle subtended at thecentre of a sphere by an area of the surface that is equal to the squared radius.

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Sources/references

https://www.bipm.org/documents/20126/41483022/SI-Brochure-9.pdf

ORCID

0000-0001-5040-4626

Synonym or acronym (AltLabel)

Mapping to other terminologies

https://qudt.org/vocab/unit/SR

jakjonbodc commented 1 year ago

New P06 term created for Steradians. CODVAL = USTR CODALT = sr Description = The steradian is the SI unit of solid angle. It is used to describe two-dimensional angular spans in three-dimensional space, analogous to the way in which the radian describes angles in a plane.

http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P06/current/USTR