Electrical conductivity

From Glossary of Meteorology



electrical conductivity

Measure of the ability of material to conduct an electrical current.

For water samples, it depends on the concentration and type of ionic constituents in the water and the temperature of the water; it is expressed in millisiemens per meter, or micromhos per centimeter.


Copyright 2024 American Meteorological Society (AMS). For permission to reuse any portion of this work, please contact permissions@ametsoc.org. Any use of material in this work that is determined to be “fair use” under Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act (17 U.S. Code § 107) or that satisfies the conditions specified in Section 108 of the U.S.Copyright Act (17 USC § 108) does not require AMS’s permission. Republication, systematic reproduction, posting in electronic form, such as on a website or in a searchable database, or other uses of this material, except as exempted by the above statement, require written permission or a license from AMS. Additional details are provided in the AMS Copyright Policy statement.