SpeedOfSoundSeaWaterCoppens: speed of sound (m/s) in sea water from Coppens 1981
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Description
Usage
Arguments
Value
Author(s)
Source
References
Examples
Description
Returns the speed of sound (m/s)
Range of validity: temperature 0 to 35 C
salinity 0 to 45 parts per thousand and depth 0 to 4000 m
Usage
1
SpeedOfSoundSeaWaterCoppens(D, S, temperatureC)
Arguments
D,
depth in meters
S,
salinity in parts per thousand
temperatureC,
temperature in degrees Celsius
Value
the speed of sound (m/s)
Author(s)
Jose Gama
Source
A.B. Coppens, 1981
Underwater Acoustics Technical Guides - Speed of Sound in Sea Water
http://resource.npl.co.uk/acoustics/techguides/soundseawater/
References
A.B. Coppens, 1981
Simple equations for the speed of sound in Neptunian waters
J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 69(3), pp 862-863
Examples
1
SpeedOfSoundSeaWaterCoppens(0, 35, 25)
Example output
[1] 1534.331
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Description Usage Arguments Value Author(s) Source References Examples
Description
Returns the speed of sound (m/s) Range of validity: temperature 0 to 35 C salinity 0 to 45 parts per thousand and depth 0 to 4000 m
Usage
1 | SpeedOfSoundSeaWaterCoppens(D, S, temperatureC)
|
Arguments
D, |
depth in meters |
S, |
salinity in parts per thousand |
temperatureC, |
temperature in degrees Celsius |
Value
the speed of sound (m/s)
Author(s)
Jose Gama
Source
A.B. Coppens, 1981 Underwater Acoustics Technical Guides - Speed of Sound in Sea Water http://resource.npl.co.uk/acoustics/techguides/soundseawater/
References
A.B. Coppens, 1981 Simple equations for the speed of sound in Neptunian waters J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 69(3), pp 862-863
Examples
1 | SpeedOfSoundSeaWaterCoppens(0, 35, 25)
|
Example output
[1] 1534.331
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