Convert Barye to Pascals
Convert Barye (Ba) to Pascals (Pa) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
Pa = Ba × 0.1
About Barye
The barye (Ba) is the CGS unit of pressure - 1 dyne/cm² = exactly 0.1 Pa = 1 µbar. Standard atmosphere = 1,013,250 Ba. It dominated physics and laboratory science from the mid-19th century until SI adoption. Legacy acoustic CGS literature used 1 barye (0.1 Pa) as the underwater reference pressure, creating a 100 dB offset versus the modern 1 µPa reference - a critical correction when comparing historical and modern underwater acoustics databases. Still encountered in classical fluid mechanics derivations and early 20th-century meteorological literature. 1 Ba = 0.1 Pa.
About Pascals
The pascal (Pa) is the SI unit of pressure - 1 N/m², named after Blaise Pascal (1623-1662). Standard sea-level atmosphere ≈ 101,325 Pa. One pascal is very small: roughly the pressure of a single banknote lying flat. Pascal is simultaneously the SI unit for mechanical stress and elastic modulus: structural steel Young's modulus ~200 GPa; rubber shear modulus ~0.5 MPa. Used universally in fluid mechanics, acoustics, atmospheric science, and materials engineering. 1 Pa = 1 N/m².
Quick Reference Table
| Barye (Ba) | Pascals (Pa) |
|---|---|
| 1 Ba | 0.1 Pa |
| 2 Ba | 0.2 Pa |
| 5 Ba | 0.5 Pa |
| 10 Ba | 1 Pa |
| 25 Ba | 2.5 Pa |
| 50 Ba | 5 Pa |
| 100 Ba | 10 Pa |