SpeedOfSoundSeaWaterLeroyEtAl2008 {sonar}R Documentation

Calculation of speed of sound in sea water from Leroy et Al 2008

Description

Returns the speed of sound in sea water from Leroy et Al 2008

Usage

SpeedOfSoundSeaWaterLeroyEtAl2008(temperatureC, S, D, L)

Arguments

temperatureC

temperature in degrees C 1990 universal temperature scale

S

salinity in %

D

depth in meters

L

latitude in degrees

Value

the speed of sound (m/s)

Author(s)

Jose Gama

Source

Leroy, C.C., Robinson, S.P., and Goldsmith, M.J. 2008 A new equation for the accurate calculation of sound speed in all oceans J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 124, 2774-82.

Examples

SpeedOfSoundSeaWaterLeroyEtAl2008(0, 30, 0, 0)

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