gsw (version 1.0-3)

gsw_Nsquared: Calculate Brunt Vaisala Frequency squared

Description

Calculate Brunt Vaisala Frequency squared

Usage

gsw_Nsquared(SA, CT, p, latitude = 0)

Arguments

SA

Absolute Salinity [ g/kg ]

CT

Conservative Temperature [ deg C ]

p

sea pressure [ dbar ]

latitude

latitude in decimal degrees [ -90 to 90 ]

Value

list containing N2 [ 1/s^ ] and mid-point pressure p_mid [ dbar ]

References

http://www.teos-10.org/pubs/gsw/html/gsw_Nsquared.html

Examples

# NOT RUN {
SA <- c(34.7118, 34.8915)
CT <- c(28.8099, 28.4392)
p <- c(      10,      50)
latitude <- 4
gsw_Nsquared(SA, CT, p, latitude)$N2 # 6.0847042791371e-5
# }