diff --git a/src/surfMesh/writers/boundaryData/boundaryDataSurfaceWriter.C b/src/surfMesh/writers/boundaryData/boundaryDataSurfaceWriter.C
index b7b5d49ef3..2300c14ea8 100644
--- a/src/surfMesh/writers/boundaryData/boundaryDataSurfaceWriter.C
+++ b/src/surfMesh/writers/boundaryData/boundaryDataSurfaceWriter.C
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ Foam::surfaceWriters::boundaryDataWriter::boundaryDataWriter()
 :
     surfaceWriter(),
     header_(true),
-    streamOpt_()
+    streamOpt_(),
+    fieldScale_()
 {}
 
 
@@ -71,7 +72,8 @@ Foam::surfaceWriters::boundaryDataWriter::boundaryDataWriter
     (
         IOstream::formatEnum("format", options, IOstream::ASCII),
         IOstream::compressionEnum("compression", options)
-    )
+    ),
+    fieldScale_(options.subOrEmptyDict("fieldScale"))
 {}
 
 
@@ -188,12 +190,23 @@ Foam::fileName Foam::surfaceWriters::boundaryDataWriter::writeTemplate
     const fileName outputFile(surfaceDir/timeName()/fieldName);
 
 
+    // Output scaling for the variable, but not for integer types.
+    // could also solve with clever templating
+
+    const scalar varScale =
+    (
+        std::is_integral<Type>::value
+      ? scalar(1)
+      : fieldScale_.getOrDefault<scalar>(fieldName, 1)
+    );
+
+
     // Dummy Time to use as objectRegistry
     autoPtr<Time> dummyTimePtr(Time::New(argList::envGlobalPath()));
 
 
-    // Geometry merge() implicit
-    tmp<Field<Type>> tfield =  mergeField(localValues);
+    // Implicit geometry merge()
+    tmp<Field<Type>> tfield = mergeField(localValues) * varScale;
 
     const meshedSurf& surf = surface();
 
diff --git a/src/surfMesh/writers/boundaryData/boundaryDataSurfaceWriter.H b/src/surfMesh/writers/boundaryData/boundaryDataSurfaceWriter.H
index ee422186d4..f8628882fe 100644
--- a/src/surfMesh/writers/boundaryData/boundaryDataSurfaceWriter.H
+++ b/src/surfMesh/writers/boundaryData/boundaryDataSurfaceWriter.H
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ Description
         header      | Generate files with FoamFile header   | no  | true
         format      | ascii/binary                          | no  | ascii
         compression | Use file compression                  | no  | false
+        fieldScale  | output field scaling (dictionary)     | no  | empty
     \endtable
 
     Typical way of working:
@@ -64,6 +65,10 @@ Description
             boundaryData
             {
                 format  binary;
+                fieldScale
+                {
+                   "p.*"   0.01;  // [Pa] -> [mbar]
+                }
             }
         }
         surfaces
@@ -148,6 +153,9 @@ class boundaryDataWriter
         //- Output stream option
         IOstreamOption streamOpt_;
 
+        //- Output field scaling
+        const dictionary fieldScale_;
+
 
     // Private Member Functions
 
@@ -172,7 +180,7 @@ public:
         boundaryDataWriter();
 
         //- Construct with some output options
-        boundaryDataWriter(const dictionary& options);
+        explicit boundaryDataWriter(const dictionary& options);
 
         //- Construct from components
         boundaryDataWriter
diff --git a/src/surfMesh/writers/foam/foamSurfaceWriter.C b/src/surfMesh/writers/foam/foamSurfaceWriter.C
index 5f63ba818a..0c9f70cd83 100644
--- a/src/surfMesh/writers/foam/foamSurfaceWriter.C
+++ b/src/surfMesh/writers/foam/foamSurfaceWriter.C
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ namespace surfaceWriters
 Foam::surfaceWriters::foamWriter::foamWriter()
 :
     surfaceWriter(),
-    streamOpt_()
+    streamOpt_(),
+    fieldScale_()
 {}
 
 
@@ -64,7 +65,8 @@ Foam::surfaceWriters::foamWriter::foamWriter
     (
         IOstream::formatEnum("format", options, IOstream::ASCII),
         IOstream::compressionEnum("compression", options)
-    )
+    ),
+    fieldScale_(options.subOrEmptyDict("fieldScale"))
 {}
 
 
@@ -104,7 +106,7 @@ Foam::fileName Foam::surfaceWriters::foamWriter::write()
     checkOpen();
 
     // Geometry:
-    // - rootdir/<TIME>/surfaceName/{points,faces}
+    // - rootdir/<TIME>/surfaceName/{points,faces,faceCentres}
 
     fileName surfaceDir = outputPath_;
     if (useTimeDir() && !timeName().empty())
@@ -192,14 +194,30 @@ Foam::fileName Foam::surfaceWriters::foamWriter::writeTemplate
       / fieldName
     );
 
+
+    // Output scaling for the variable, but not for integer types.
+    // could also solve with clever templating
+
+    const scalar varScale =
+    (
+        std::is_integral<Type>::value
+      ? scalar(1)
+      : fieldScale_.getOrDefault<scalar>(fieldName, 1)
+    );
+
     if (verbose_)
     {
-        Info<< "Writing field " << fieldName << " to " << surfaceDir << endl;
+        Info<< "Writing field " << fieldName;
+        if (!equal(varScale, 1))
+        {
+            Info<< " (scaling " << varScale << ')';
+        }
+        Info<< " to " << surfaceDir << endl;
     }
 
 
-    // geometry merge() implicit
-    tmp<Field<Type>> tfield =  mergeField(localValues);
+    // Implicit geometry merge()
+    tmp<Field<Type>> tfield = mergeField(localValues) * varScale;
 
     if (Pstream::master())
     {
diff --git a/src/surfMesh/writers/foam/foamSurfaceWriter.H b/src/surfMesh/writers/foam/foamSurfaceWriter.H
index 463f75e807..b483f21bc5 100644
--- a/src/surfMesh/writers/foam/foamSurfaceWriter.H
+++ b/src/surfMesh/writers/foam/foamSurfaceWriter.H
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ Description
         {
             format      ascii;
             compression true;
+
+            fieldScale
+            {
+               "p.*"   0.01;  // [Pa] -> [mbar]
+            }
         }
     }
     \endverbatim
@@ -46,6 +51,7 @@ Description
         Property | Description                              | Required | Default
         format   | ascii/binary                             | no  | ascii
         compression | output file compression               | no  | false
+        fieldScale | output field scaling (dictionary)      | no  | empty
     \endtable
 
     \heading Output file locations
@@ -103,9 +109,12 @@ class foamWriter
 {
     // Private Data
 
-        //- Output stream option
+        //- Output stream option (default: IOstream::ASCII, uncompressed)
         IOstreamOption streamOpt_;
 
+        //- Output field scaling
+        const dictionary fieldScale_;
+
 
     // Private Member Functions
 
diff --git a/src/surfMesh/writers/nastran/nastranSurfaceWriterImpl.C b/src/surfMesh/writers/nastran/nastranSurfaceWriterImpl.C
index a417f374c2..58bfc6ef21 100644
--- a/src/surfMesh/writers/nastran/nastranSurfaceWriterImpl.C
+++ b/src/surfMesh/writers/nastran/nastranSurfaceWriterImpl.C
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ Foam::fileName Foam::surfaceWriters::nastranWriter::writeTemplate
         Info<< " to " << outputFile << endl;
     }
 
+
     // Emit any common warnings
     if (format == loadFormat::PLOAD2 && pTraits<Type>::nComponents != 1)
     {
@@ -202,8 +203,8 @@ Foam::fileName Foam::surfaceWriters::nastranWriter::writeTemplate
     }
 
 
-    // geometry merge() implicit
-    tmp<Field<Type>> tfield = mergeField(localValues);
+    // Implicit geometry merge()
+    tmp<Field<Type>> tfield = mergeField(localValues) * varScale;
 
     const meshedSurf& surf = surface();
 
@@ -294,7 +295,7 @@ Foam::fileName Foam::surfaceWriters::nastranWriter::writeTemplate
                     {
                         v += values[verti];
                     }
-                    v *= (varScale / f.size());
+                    v /= f.size();
 
                     writeFaceValue(os, format, v, ++elemId);
                 }
@@ -310,7 +311,7 @@ Foam::fileName Foam::surfaceWriters::nastranWriter::writeTemplate
                     {
                         v += values[verti];
                     }
-                    v *= (varScale / f.size());
+                    v /= f.size();
 
                     writeFaceValue(os, format, v, ++elemId);
                 }
@@ -327,7 +328,7 @@ Foam::fileName Foam::surfaceWriters::nastranWriter::writeTemplate
                     elemId = elemIds[facei];
                 }
 
-                const Type v(varScale * *valIter);
+                const Type v(*valIter);
                 ++valIter;
 
                 label nValues =
diff --git a/src/surfMesh/writers/raw/rawSurfaceWriterImpl.C b/src/surfMesh/writers/raw/rawSurfaceWriterImpl.C
index c6d1a8175c..b968e6106b 100644
--- a/src/surfMesh/writers/raw/rawSurfaceWriterImpl.C
+++ b/src/surfMesh/writers/raw/rawSurfaceWriterImpl.C
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ Foam::fileName Foam::surfaceWriters::rawWriter::writeTemplate
     }
 
 
-    // geometry merge() implicit
-    tmp<Field<Type>> tfield = mergeField(localValues);
+    // Implicit geometry merge()
+    tmp<Field<Type>> tfield = mergeField(localValues) * varScale;
 
     const meshedSurf& surf = surface();
 
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ Foam::fileName Foam::surfaceWriters::rawWriter::writeTemplate
             forAll(values, elemi)
             {
                 writePoint(os, points[elemi]*geometryScale_);
-                writeData(os, values[elemi]*varScale);
+                writeData(os, values[elemi]);
             }
         }
         else
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ Foam::fileName Foam::surfaceWriters::rawWriter::writeTemplate
             forAll(values, elemi)
             {
                 writePoint(os, faces[elemi].centre(points)*geometryScale_);
-                writeData(os,  values[elemi]*varScale);
+                writeData(os,  values[elemi]);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/surfMesh/writers/starcd/starcdSurfaceWriter.C b/src/surfMesh/writers/starcd/starcdSurfaceWriter.C
index b036e14d28..dfcfdf6519 100644
--- a/src/surfMesh/writers/starcd/starcdSurfaceWriter.C
+++ b/src/surfMesh/writers/starcd/starcdSurfaceWriter.C
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ namespace Foam
 Foam::surfaceWriters::starcdWriter::starcdWriter()
 :
     surfaceWriter(),
-    streamOpt_()
+    streamOpt_(),
+    fieldScale_()
 {}
 
 
@@ -83,7 +84,8 @@ Foam::surfaceWriters::starcdWriter::starcdWriter
     (
         IOstream::ASCII,
         IOstream::compressionEnum("compression", options)
-    )
+    ),
+    fieldScale_(options.subOrEmptyDict("fieldScale"))
 {}
 
 
@@ -206,14 +208,30 @@ Foam::fileName Foam::surfaceWriters::starcdWriter::writeTemplate
     outputFile /= fieldName + '_' + outputPath_.name();
     outputFile.ext("usr");
 
+
+    // Output scaling for the variable, but not for integer types.
+    // could also solve with clever templating
+
+    const scalar varScale =
+    (
+        std::is_integral<Type>::value
+      ? scalar(1)
+      : fieldScale_.getOrDefault<scalar>(fieldName, 1)
+    );
+
     if (verbose_)
     {
-        Info<< "Writing field " << fieldName << " to " << outputFile << endl;
+        Info<< "Writing field " << fieldName;
+        if (!equal(varScale, 1))
+        {
+            Info<< " (scaling " << varScale << ')';
+        }
+        Info<< " to " << outputFile << endl;
     }
 
 
-    // geometry merge() implicit
-    tmp<Field<Type>> tfield = mergeField(localValues);
+    // Implicit geometry merge()
+    tmp<Field<Type>> tfield = mergeField(localValues) * varScale;
 
     const meshedSurf& surf = surface();
 
diff --git a/src/surfMesh/writers/starcd/starcdSurfaceWriter.H b/src/surfMesh/writers/starcd/starcdSurfaceWriter.H
index 0955d21037..771ded30d6 100644
--- a/src/surfMesh/writers/starcd/starcdSurfaceWriter.H
+++ b/src/surfMesh/writers/starcd/starcdSurfaceWriter.H
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ Description
     \table
         Property    | Description                           | Required | Default
         compression | Use file compression                  | no  | false
+        fieldScale  | output field scaling (dictionary)     | no  | empty
     \endtable
 
     The geometry is written via the MeshedSurfaceProxy, the fields
@@ -100,6 +101,9 @@ class starcdWriter
         //- Output stream option
         IOstreamOption streamOpt_;
 
+        //- Output field scaling
+        const dictionary fieldScale_;
+
 
     // Private Member Functions
 
diff --git a/src/surfMesh/writers/vtk/vtkSurfaceWriter.C b/src/surfMesh/writers/vtk/vtkSurfaceWriter.C
index df74db79e8..65df3d04a5 100644
--- a/src/surfMesh/writers/vtk/vtkSurfaceWriter.C
+++ b/src/surfMesh/writers/vtk/vtkSurfaceWriter.C
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ Foam::surfaceWriters::vtkWriter::vtkWriter()
     surfaceWriter(),
     fmtType_(static_cast<unsigned>(vtk::formatType::INLINE_BASE64)),
     precision_(IOstream::defaultPrecision()),
+    fieldScale_(),
     writer_(nullptr)
 {}
 
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ Foam::surfaceWriters::vtkWriter::vtkWriter
     surfaceWriter(),
     fmtType_(static_cast<unsigned>(opts.fmt())),
     precision_(opts.precision()),
+    fieldScale_(),
     writer_(nullptr)
 {}
 
@@ -93,6 +95,7 @@ Foam::surfaceWriters::vtkWriter::vtkWriter
     (
         options.getOrDefault("precision", IOstream::defaultPrecision())
     ),
+    fieldScale_(options.subOrEmptyDict("fieldScale")),
     writer_(nullptr)
 {
     // format: ascii | binary
@@ -259,13 +262,30 @@ Foam::fileName Foam::surfaceWriters::vtkWriter::writeTemplate
     // Open file, writing geometry (if required)
     fileName outputFile = this->write();
 
+
+    // Output scaling for the variable, but not for integer types.
+    // could also solve with clever templating
+
+    const scalar varScale =
+    (
+        std::is_integral<Type>::value
+      ? scalar(1)
+      : fieldScale_.getOrDefault<scalar>(fieldName, 1)
+    );
+
     if (verbose_)
     {
-        Info<< "Writing field " << fieldName << " to " << outputFile << endl;
+        Info<< "Writing field " << fieldName;
+        if (!equal(varScale, 1))
+        {
+            Info<< " (scaling " << varScale << ')';
+        }
+        Info<< " to " << outputFile << endl;
     }
 
-    // geometry merge() implicit
-    tmp<Field<Type>> tfield = mergeField(localValues);
+
+    // Implicit geometry merge()
+    tmp<Field<Type>> tfield = mergeField(localValues) * varScale;
 
     if (Pstream::master() || !parallel_)
     {
diff --git a/src/surfMesh/writers/vtk/vtkSurfaceWriter.H b/src/surfMesh/writers/vtk/vtkSurfaceWriter.H
index 476bff6a39..33a46af490 100644
--- a/src/surfMesh/writers/vtk/vtkSurfaceWriter.H
+++ b/src/surfMesh/writers/vtk/vtkSurfaceWriter.H
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ Description
         format      | ascii or binary format                | no  | binary
         legacy      | Legacy VTK output                     | no  | false
         precision   | Write precision in ascii         | no | same as IOstream
+        fieldScale  | output field scaling (dictionary)     | no    | empty
     \endtable
 
     For example,
@@ -47,6 +48,10 @@ Description
             format      binary;
             legacy      false;
             precision   10;
+            fieldScale
+            {
+               "p.*"   0.01;  // [Pa] -> [mbar]
+            }
         }
     }
     \endverbatim
@@ -105,6 +110,9 @@ class vtkWriter
         //- ASCII write precision
         unsigned precision_;
 
+        //- Output field scaling
+        const dictionary fieldScale_;
+
         //- Backend writer - master only
         autoPtr<Foam::vtk::surfaceWriter> writer_;
 
diff --git a/src/surfMesh/writers/x3d/x3dSurfaceWriter.C b/src/surfMesh/writers/x3d/x3dSurfaceWriter.C
index 9592b79430..aa418e9d56 100644
--- a/src/surfMesh/writers/x3d/x3dSurfaceWriter.C
+++ b/src/surfMesh/writers/x3d/x3dSurfaceWriter.C
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ Foam::fileName Foam::surfaceWriters::x3dWriter::writeTemplate
 
     const meshedSurf& surf = surface();
 
-    // geometry merge() implicit
+    // Implicit geometry merge()
     tmp<Field<Type>> tfield = mergeField(localValues);
 
     if (Pstream::master() || !parallel_)