Berk (unit)
The berk ( unit symbol : berk ), named after the Norwegian geophysicist Vilhelm Bjerknes , is an outdated unit of measurement of geopotential .
1 berk = 1 dynamic meter = 10.2 m² / s² = 10.2 J / kg
Individual evidence
- ↑ Peter Kurzweil: The Vieweg unit lexicon . Vieweg & Sohn Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Braunschweig / Wiesbaden 2000; P. 57, ISBN 3528169877 .