Foot Per Second Squared To Milligal (Ft/S² To Mgal) Converter

The Foot Per Second Squared To Milligal (Ft/S² To Mgal) Converter is a handy tool designed to help you convert acceleration measurements from feet per second squared (Ft/S²) into milligals (Mgal). This is useful in fields like geophysics and seismology where precise acceleration data is essential.

The unit “foot per second squared” (Ft/S²) measures acceleration, indicating how many feet an object accelerates in one second, per second. It is a common unit in the Imperial system for expressing acceleration. One Ft/S² equals the acceleration that increases an object’s velocity by one foot per second every second.

The “milligal” (Mgal) is a unit of acceleration used primarily in geophysics to measure very small accelerations, especially in gravity surveys. One gal (Gal) equals 1 centimeter per second squared (cm/s²), and since 1 milligal (mGal) is one-thousandth of a gal, it equals 0.001 cm/s². The Mgal unit allows for expressing tiny variations in gravitational acceleration.

The conversion formula between Ft/S² and Mgal is based on their relationship to the same physical quantity. To convert from Ft/S² to Mgal, you first convert feet per second squared to centimeters per second squared, then to milligals. The formula is:

Conversion Formula:

1 Ft/S² ? 30.48 cm/s²

1 Gal = 1 cm/s²

Therefore, 1 Ft/S² ? 30.48 Gals

And since 1 Mgal = 0.001 Gals,

1 Ft/S² ? 30,480 Mgal

Using this, the conversion from Ft/S² to Mgal is straightforward: multiply the acceleration in Ft/S² by 30,480 to get the value in Mgal.