SpeedOfSoundSeaWaterFryeAndPugh {sonar}

Calculation of speed of sound in sea water from Frye and Pugh 1971

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)