SpeedOfSoundSeaWaterLeroy68 {sonar}R Documentation

speed of sound (m/s) in sea water from Leroy 1968

Description

Returns the speed of sound (m/s)

Usage

SpeedOfSoundSeaWaterLeroy68(D, latitude)

Arguments

D

depth in meters

latitude

latitude in degrees

Value

the speed of sound (m/s)

Author(s)

Jose Gama

Source

Lurton, X, 2002 An Introduction to Underwater Acoustics, 1st ed. London, Praxis Publishing LTD, p37.

References

Lurton, X, 2002 An Introduction to Underwater Acoustics, 1st ed. London, Praxis Publishing LTD, p37.

Examples

SpeedOfSoundSeaWaterLeroy68(25, 0)

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