gsw_specvol

specific volume (48-term equation)

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USAGE:

specvol = gsw_specvol(SA,CT,p)

DESCRIPTION:

Calculates specific volume from Absolute Salinity, Conservative
Temperature and pressure, using the computationally-efficient 48-term
expression for density (McDougall et al., 2011).
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INPUT:

SA  =  Absolute Salinity                                        [ g/kg ]
CT  =  Conservative Temperature                                [ deg C ]
p   =  sea pressure                                             [ dbar ]
       (ie. absolute pressure - 10.1325 dbar)
SA & CT need to have the same dimensions.
p may have dimensions 1x1 or Mx1 or 1xN or MxN, where SA and CT are MxN.

OUTPUT:

specvol  =  specific volume                                   [ kg/m^3 ]

EXAMPLE:

SA = [34.7118; 34.8915; 35.0256; 34.8472; 34.7366; 34.7324;]
CT = [28.8099; 28.4392; 22.7862; 10.2262;  6.8272;  4.3236;]
p =  [     10;      50;     125;     250;     600;    1000;]
specvol = gsw_specvol(SA,CT,p)
specvol =
 1.0e-003 *
   0.978626363206202
   0.978221861206179
   0.976154716658432
   0.972960929615236
   0.971026743358570
   0.968990291993136

AUTHOR:

Trevor McDougall and Paul Barker       [ help@teos-10.org ]

VERSION NUMBER:

3.01 (16th 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.
  See Eqn. (2.7.2) of this TEOS-10 Manual.
McDougall T.J., P.M. Barker, R. Feistel and D.R. Jackett, 2011:  A 
 computationally efficient 48-term expression for the density of 
 seawater in terms of Conservative Temperature, and related properties
 of seawater.  To be submitted to Ocean Science Discussions. 
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