gsw_depth_from_z
depth from height
Contents
USAGE:
depth = gsw_depth_from_z(z)
DESCRIPTION:
Calculates depth from height, z.
Note. Height z is NEGATIVE in the ocean. i.e. Depth is -z.
Depth is not used in the GSW computer software library.
INPUT:
z = height [ m ]
OUTPUT:
depth = depth [ m ]
Note. At sea level z = 0, and since z (HEIGHT) is defined to be
positive upwards, it follows that while z is positive in the
atmosphere, it is NEGATIVE in the ocean.
EXAMPLE:
z = [ -10; -50; -125; -250; -600; -1000;]
depth = gsw_depth_from_z(z)
depth =
10
50
125
250
600
1000
AUTHOR:
Winston [ god@teos-10.org ]
VERSION NUMBER:
3.01 (26th May, 2011)
REFERENCES:
IOC, SCOR and IAPSO, 2010: The international thermodynamic equation of
seawater - 2010: Calculation and use of thermodynamic properties.
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, Manuals and Guides No. 56,
UNESCO (English), 196 pp. Available from the TEOS-10 web site.
This software is available from http://www.TEOS-10.org