SpeedOfSoundSeaWaterSkone {sonar}

speed of sound (m/s) in sea water from Skone et al 2002

Description

Returns the speed of sound (m/s) modelled using empirical formulae

Usage

SpeedOfSoundSeaWaterSkone(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

de Jong, C.D., Lachapelle, G., Skone, S. and Elema, I. A., 2002 Hydrography. Delft University Press (The Netherlands). pp.194

References

de Jong, C.D., Lachapelle, G., Skone, S. and Elema, I. A., 2002 Hydrography. Delft University Press (The Netherlands). pp.194

Examples

SpeedOfSoundSeaWaterSkone(0, 1, 30)