gsw_specvol_anom

specific volume anomaly (48-term equation)

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USAGE:

specvol_anom = gsw_specvol_anom(SA,CT,p)

DESCRIPTION:

Calculates specific volume anomaly from Absolute Salinity, Conservative
Temperature and pressure.  It uses the computationally-efficient 48-term
expression for density as a function of SA, CT and p (McDougall et al.,
2011).  The reference value of Absolute Salinity is SSO and the
reference value of Conservative Temperature is equal to 0 degress C.
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INPUT:

SA  =  Absolute Salinity                                        [ g/kg ]
CT  =  Conservative Temperature                                [ deg C ]
p   =  sea pressure                                             [ dbar ]
       ( i.e. 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 & CT are MxN.

OUTPUT:

specvol_anom  =  specific volume anomaly                      [ m^3/kg ]

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_anom = gsw_specvol_anom(SA,CT,p)
specvol_anom = 
 1.0e-005 *
   0.601005694856401
   0.578559312084076
   0.405540722918385
   0.142144553233903
   0.104304693754049
   0.076366488048843

AUTHOR:

Paul Barker and Trevor McDougall                        [ help@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.
  See Eqn. (3.7.3) 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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