sw.lapse.rate {oce} | R Documentation |
Compute adiabatic lapse rate
lr <- sw.lapse.rate(S, t, p);
S |
salinity [PSU] |
t |
in-situ temperature [degC] |
p |
pressure [dbar] |
Compute lapse rate using Fofonoff and Millard's (1983) formula.
Lapse rate [degC/m].
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. (Section 7, pages 38-40)
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lr <- sw.lapse.rate(40, 40, 10000) # 3.255976e-4