absorption {tagtools}

Calculates the absorption coefficient for sound in seawater

Description

Calculates the absorption coefficient for sound in seawater

Usage

absorption(freq, temperature, d)

Arguments

freq

frequency in Hz

temperature

temperature in degrees C

d

depth in meters

Value

The sound absorption in dB per metre.

Note

Input arguments can be scalars, or a mixture of vectors and scalars as long as each argument is either a vector of length nx1 (with n being the same for all vector arguments) or a scalar.

After Kinsler and Frey pp. 159-160

Examples

absorption(140e3, 13, 10)