DETERMINATION OF SOUND SPEED FROM TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS IN THE TONGUE OF THE OCEAN, BAHAMAS.
Abstract
Repeated oceanographic stations in the Tongue of the Ocean have revealed a very stable temperature-salinity (T-S) relationship at depths greater than about 200 meters. Three empirical equations fitted to historical T-S data indicate that temperature observations can be used to compute the associated salinity to within 0.05 0/00 at the 95 percent confidence level. The equations have been tested and verified with recent T-S data; sound speeds derived using computed salinities differ only slightly from those using observed salinities. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0660015
Entities
People
- G. S. Ruggles
- L. W. Cisney
Organizations
- Naval Oceanographic Office