SpeedOfSoundSeaWaterLovett1 {sonar}

Calculation of speed of sound in sea water from Lovett 1978

Description

Returns the speed of sound in sea water from Lovett 1978 Check value: at T=2C, S=34.7; P=6000 dbar; C = 1559.462 m/s.

Usage

SpeedOfSoundSeaWaterLovett1(temperatureC, S, P)

Arguments

temperatureC

temperature in degrees C T48

S

salinity in %

P

pressure in decibars (0 at surface)

Value

the speed of sound (m/s)

Author(s)

Jose Gama

Source

Lovett, J.R. 1978 Merged seawater sound-speed equations J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 63, 1713-18.

Examples

SpeedOfSoundSeaWaterLovett1(2, 34.7, 6000)