SpeedOfSoundSeaWaterFryeAndPugh: Calculation of speed of sound in sea water from Frye and Pugh...

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Description

Returns the speed of sound in sea water from Frye and Pugh 1971

Usage

SpeedOfSoundSeaWaterFryeAndPugh(temperatureC, S, P)

Arguments

temperatureC,	temperature from -3C to 30C
S,	salinity from 33.1 to -36.6 per 1000
P,	hydrostatic pressure from 1.033 to 984.3 kg/cm^2

Value

the speed of sound

Author(s)

Jose Gama

Source

Frye, H.W. and Pugh, J.D. 1971 A new equation for the speed of sound in seawater J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 50, 384-6.

References

Frye, H.W. and Pugh, J.D. 1971 A new equation for the speed of sound in seawater J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 50, 384-6.

Examples

SpeedOfSoundSeaWaterFryeAndPugh(0, 30, 1.033)

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