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Speed of sound in water: A simple equation for realistic parameters
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EngineeringFluid MechanicsAcoustical OceanographyUnderwater AcousticOceanographyOcean AcousticsPhysical AcousticNoiseSound PropagationSimple EquationAcoustic AnalysisAcoustic MethodsOcean InstrumentationNrl IiAcoustic PropagationSound SpeedOcean EngineeringRealistic ParametersOcean Acoustic
A simple equation is presented for the dependence of sound speed on temperature, salinity, and depth of water. The comparison with Del Grosso’s NRL II shows discrepancies of the order of tenths of m/sec for realistic values of the parameters. Subject Classification: 30.25.