sw.sigma {oce} | R Documentation |
Compute sigma, the in-situ density of seawater, minus 1000 kg/m^3.
sig <- sw.sigma(S, t, p);
S |
in-situ salinity [PSU] |
t |
in-situ temperature [degC] |
p |
in-situ pressure [dbar] |
Definition: rho(S,t,p) - 1000 kg/m^3.
In-situ density anomaly [kg/m^3].
Dan Kelley Dan.Kelley@Dal.Ca
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.
Related density routines include: link{sw.rho}
,
link{sw.sigma.t}
, and
link{sw.sigma.theta}
.
sig <- sw.sigma(35, 13, 1000) # 30.818