km−1\text{km}^{-1}

per kilometer

Wavenumberexact by definition

The reciprocal kilometre is 10⁻³ m⁻¹. It is the unit of atmospheric extinction and attenuation: aerosol extinction coefficients, visibility calculations and lidar returns are all expressed per kilometre, and a coefficient of 0.15 km⁻¹ corresponds to roughly 26 km of meteorological visibility.

1 km−1\text{km}^{-1} 0.001 m−1\text{m}^{-1}

One per kilometer in every wavenumber unit

1per kilometer (km⁻¹)this unit
0.001per meter (m⁻¹)
0.0003048per foot (ft⁻¹)
0.0000254per inch (in⁻¹)
0.00001per centimeter (kayser) (cm⁻¹)
0.000001per millimeter (mm⁻¹)
0.000001line pairs per millimeter (lp/mm)
1.00000e-09per micrometer (μm⁻¹)
1.00000e-12per nanometer (nm⁻¹)
1.00000e-13per angstrom (Å⁻¹)