Attribute

temperatureMeasurementUnitCode

 

Scheme-Status:

M

 

Type:

restriction (xsd:string)

 

   

   

Definition:

Code specifying a temperature unit of measure. Allowed code values are specified in GS1 Code List TemperatureMeasurementUnitCode.

   

GDD URN:

   

Applicable Codes:

Code

Code Name

Code Description

CEL

Celsius

(also historically known as centigrade) is a temperature scale, the freezing point of water is 0 degrees Celsius (°C) and the boiling point 100 °C (at standard atmospheric pressure), placing the boiling and freezing points of water exactly 100 degrees apart.

FAH

The Fahrenheit temperature scale

the freezing point of water is 32 degrees Fahrenheit (°F) and the boiling point 212 °F (at standard atmospheric pressure), placing the boiling and freezing points of water exactly 180 degrees apart.

KEL

Kelvin

A unit of absolute temperature equal to 1/273.16 of the absolute temperature of the triple point of water. One Kelvin degree is equal to one Celsius degree.