On equations for the speed of sound in seawater

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 255-275

  Dushaw, Brian D ^a   Worcester, Peter F ^a   Cornuelle, Bruce D ^a   Howe, Bruce M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY OF EQUATIONS; ACOUSTIC TRANSMISSION; ACOUSTIC VELOCITY; PRESSURE; SALINITY; TEMPERATURE;

SEA WATER;

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; ENVIRONMENT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRESSURE; SOUND; TEMPERATURE; VELOCITY;

EID: 0027341137     PISSN: 00014966     EISSN: NA     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1121/1.405660     Document Type: Article

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