SpeedOfSoundSeaWaterMedwin: speed of sound (m/s) in sea water from Medwin 1975
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Description
Usage
Arguments
Value
Author(s)
Source
References
Examples
Description
Returns the speed of sound (m/s) (approximation)
Range of validity: limited to 1000 meters in depth
Usage
1
SpeedOfSoundSeaWaterMedwin(temperatureC, D, S)
Arguments
temperatureC,
temperature in degrees Celsius
D,
depth in meters
S,
salinity in parts per thousand
Value
the speed of sound (m/s)
Author(s)
Jose Gama
Source
X Lurton, 2002
An Introduction to Underwater Acoustics, 1st ed.
London, Praxis Publishing LTD
References
Medwin H, 1975
Speed of sound in water: A simple equation for realistic parameters
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 58, 1318-1319, 1975
Examples
1
SpeedOfSoundSeaWaterMedwin(0, 1, 30)
Example output
[1] 1442.516
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Description Usage Arguments Value Author(s) Source References Examples
Description
Returns the speed of sound (m/s) (approximation) Range of validity: limited to 1000 meters in depth
Usage
1 | SpeedOfSoundSeaWaterMedwin(temperatureC, D, S)
|
Arguments
temperatureC, |
temperature in degrees Celsius |
D, |
depth in meters |
S, |
salinity in parts per thousand |
Value
the speed of sound (m/s)
Author(s)
Jose Gama
Source
X Lurton, 2002 An Introduction to Underwater Acoustics, 1st ed. London, Praxis Publishing LTD
References
Medwin H, 1975 Speed of sound in water: A simple equation for realistic parameters Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 58, 1318-1319, 1975
Examples
1 | SpeedOfSoundSeaWaterMedwin(0, 1, 30)
|
Example output
[1] 1442.516
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