Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from knots to meters per second is 0.514444444444, which means that 1 knot is equal to 0.514444444444 meters per second:
1 kt = 0.514444444444 m/s
To convert 1983 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 1983 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from knots to meters per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 kt → 0.514444444444 m/s
1983 kt → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 1983 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s
V(m/s) = 1020.1433333325 m/s
The final result is:
1983 kt → 1020.1433333325 m/s
We conclude that 1983 knots is equivalent to 1020.1433333325 meters per second:
1983 knots = 1020.1433333325 meters per second
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter per second is equal to 0.00098025440869505 × 1983 knots.
Another way is saying that 1983 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00098025440869505 meters per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand nine hundred eighty-three knots is approximately one thousand twenty point one four three meters per second:
1983 kt ≅ 1020.143 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand nine hundred eighty-three knots.
Conversion table
knots to meters per second chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from knots to meters per second
knots (kt) | meters per second (m/s) |
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1984 knots | 1020.658 meters per second |
1985 knots | 1021.172 meters per second |
1986 knots | 1021.687 meters per second |
1987 knots | 1022.201 meters per second |
1988 knots | 1022.716 meters per second |
1989 knots | 1023.23 meters per second |
1990 knots | 1023.744 meters per second |
1991 knots | 1024.259 meters per second |
1992 knots | 1024.773 meters per second |
1993 knots | 1025.288 meters per second |