AbsorptionSoundSeaWaterFrancoisGarrison {sonar}

Calculation of absorption of sound in sea water From Francois & Garrison 1982

Description

Returns the absorption of sound in sea water From Francois & Garrison 1982 Total absorption = Boric Acid Contrib. + Magnesium Sulphate Contrib. + Pure Water Contrib.

Usage

AbsorptionSoundSeaWaterFrancoisGarrison(SonarFreq, temperatureC, Salinity, D,
  pH)

Arguments

SonarFreq

sonar frequency (kHz)

temperatureC

temperature (degC)

Salinity

Salinity (ppt)

D

depth in meters

pH

pH

Value

the absorption of sound

Author(s)

Jose Gama

Source

NPL, 2016 Underwater Acoustics Technical Guides - Speed of Sound in Sea Water http://resource.npl.co.uk/acoustics/techguides/seaabsorption/

References

Francois & Garrison 1982 Sound absorption based on ocean measurements: Part I:Pure water and magnesium sulfate contributions J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 72, No. 6

Examples

AbsorptionSoundSeaWaterFrancoisGarrison(50, 0, 35, 0, 6)