speed_of_sound {realTimeloads}

Compute speed of sound in water given salinity, temperature, and depth

Description

Computes speed of sound in water per Del grosso (1974)

Usage

speed_of_sound(sal, temp, depth)

Arguments

sal

Salinity (PSU)

temp

Water temperature (degrees C)

depth

Water depth (m) or pressure (dBar)

Value

Speed of sound in water (m/s)

Author(s)

Daniel Livsey (2023) ORCID: 0000-0002-2028-6128

References

Del Grosso, V. A. (1974). New equation for the speed of sound in natural waters (with comparisons to other equations). The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 56(4), 1084-1091. Author modified matlab code from David Schoellhamer

Examples

InputData <- realTimeloads::ExampleData
Sonde<- InputData$Sonde
sal <- ctd2sal(Sonde$Conductivity_uS_per_cm,Sonde$Water_Temperature_degC,Sonde$Pressure_dbar)
c <- speed_of_sound(sal,Sonde$Water_Temperature_degC,Sonde$Pressure_dbar)