mg/kg\text{mg/kg}

milligram per kilogram of dry air

Humidity ratioexact by definition

The milligram per kilogram of dry air is 10⁻⁶ kg/kg, which is one part per million by mass. It is the unit for desiccant-dried and compressed air, where the humidity ratio is far too small for the g/kg of a psychrometric chart: instrument air at a −40 °C dew point holds about 80 mg/kg.

1 mg/kg\text{mg/kg} 0.001 g/kg\text{g/kg}

One milligram per kilogram of dry air in every humidity ratio unit

1,607.86part per billion by volume (moisture) (ppbv)
1,000microgram per kilogram of dry air (μg/kg)
1.60786part per million by volume (moisture) (ppmv)
1milligram per kilogram of dry air (mg/kg)this unit
0.007grain per pound of dry air (gr/lb)
0.001gram per kilogram (g/kg)
0.000001kilogram per kilogram (kg/kg)
0.000001pound per pound of dry air (lb/lb)