Convert Millisiemens per metre to Nanosiemens per metre
Convert Millisiemens per metre (mS/m) to Nanosiemens per metre (nS/m) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
nS/m = mS/m × 1000000
About Millisiemens per metre
The millisiemens per metre (mS/m) equals 10⁻³ S/m and is the preferred unit in geophysical electromagnetic induction surveys (EM-31, EM-38) for soil and shallow-subsurface conductivity mapping. Agricultural soil reads 5-200 mS/m; saline soils exceed 400 mS/m; near-surface marine sediments reach 1 000 mS/m. 1 mS/m = 10⁻³ S/m = 10 µS/cm.
About Nanosiemens per metre
The nanosiemens per metre (nS/m) equals 10⁻⁹ S/m, characteristic of ultra-pure deionised water (≈5 nS/m at 25 °C), very dry granite, and lightly doped semiconductor substrates. Environmental hydrogeologists use nS/m for freshwater aquifer conductivity mapping; geophysical borehole logs report low-salinity formation water in nS/m. 1 nS/m = 10⁻⁹ S/m = 10⁻³ µS/m.
Quick Reference Table
| Millisiemens per metre (mS/m) | Nanosiemens per metre (nS/m) |
|---|---|
| 1 mS/m | 1000000 nS/m |
| 2 mS/m | 2000000 nS/m |
| 5 mS/m | 5000000 nS/m |
| 10 mS/m | 10000000 nS/m |
| 25 mS/m | 25000000 nS/m |
| 50 mS/m | 50000000 nS/m |
| 100 mS/m | 100000000 nS/m |