SpeedOfSoundSeaWaterMedwin {sonar}

speed of sound (m/s) in sea water from Medwin 1975

Description

Returns the speed of sound (m/s) (approximation) Range of validity: limited to 1000 meters in depth

Usage

SpeedOfSoundSeaWaterMedwin(temperatureC, D, S)

Arguments

temperatureC

temperature in degrees Celsius

D

depth in meters

S

salinity in parts per thousand

Value

the speed of sound (m/s)

Author(s)

Jose Gama

Source

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

References

Medwin H, 1975 Speed of sound in water: A simple equation for realistic parameters Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 58, 1318-1319, 1975

Examples

SpeedOfSoundSeaWaterMedwin(0, 1, 30)