Convert Millibar to Attopascal (mbar to Attopascal)

Millibar (mbar) and Attopascal (Attopascal) are both units of pressure. With the conversion form below, you can effortlessly and accurately convert millibar to attopascal. This free online calculator tool makes it simple and easy to perform the conversion from mbar unit to the Attopascal unit.

Pressure is the force applied perpendicular to a surface per unit area: P = F / A. The SI unit is the pascal (Pa), equal to one newton per square metre (1 Pa = 1 N/m²). Practical applications use larger units: the bar (1 bar = 100,000 Pa, close to standard atmospheric pressure), atmosphere (atm) (1 atm = 101,325 Pa), and psi (pounds per square inch, used in the US for tire and gas pressures). Blood pressure is measured in mmHg (millimetres of mercury), also called torr.

The millibar (symbol: mbar) is a non-SI unit of pressure equal to one-thousandth of a bar or exactly 100 pascals. It has been widely used in meteorology to report atmospheric pressure and remains common in weather forecasts, although the SI unit hectopascal has largely replaced it. One millibar is numerically equal to one hectopascal. More information is available in the bar (unit) reference.

One millibar is equal to 100 pascals, 1 hectopascal, 0.1 kilopascal, 0.001 bar, and 0.000986923 standard atmosphere. The millibar remains a familiar unit for atmospheric pressure worldwide.

The attopascal (symbol: aPa) is an SI-derived unit of pressure equal to one quintillionth (10^-18) of a pascal. It is an extremely small pressure unit used mainly in theoretical physics, nanotechnology, and scientific research involving ultra-low pressure measurements. The attopascal uses the SI prefix atto, representing a factor of 10^-18.

One attopascal is equal to 0.000000000000000001 pascal, 0.001 femtopascal, 0.000000001 nanopascal, 1×10^-23 bar, and 9.86923×10^-24 standard atmosphere. Although rarely used outside research, the attopascal is part of the complete SI pressure scale.