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sw.sigma: Seawater density anomaly

Description

Compute $\sigma$, the in-situ density of seawater, minus 1000 kg/m$^3$.

Usage

sig <- sw.sigma(S, t, p);

Arguments

S
in-situ salinity [PSU]
t
in-situ temperature [$^\circ$C]
p
in-situ pressure [dbar]

Value

  • In-situ density anomaly [kg/m$^3$].

Details

Definition: $\rho(S,t,p)$ - 1000 kg/m$^3$.

References

Fofonoff, P. and R. C. Millard Jr, 1983. Algorithms for computation of fundamental properties of seawater. Unesco Technical Papers in Marine Science, 44, 53 pp

Gill, A.E., 1982. Atmosphere-ocean Dynamics, Academic Press, New York, 662 pp.

See Also

N/A.

Examples

Run this code
sig <- sw.sigma(35, 13, 1000)	# 30.818

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