Speed of sound in water: A simple equation for realistic parameters

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Medwin, Herman
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1975-12
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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.
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https://hdl.handle.net/10945/40176
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Physics and Chemistry
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Medwin, Herman. "Speed of sound in water: A simple equation for realistic parameters." The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 58.6 (1975): 1318-1319.
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