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PEER-REVIEWED PAPERUnderwater AcousticsDOI: 10.1121/1.380790

Speed of sound in water: A simple equation for realistic parameters

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America1975-12-01

Research Abstract & Summary

Standard empirical formula formulated by Herman Medwin for calculating the speed of sound in seawater as a function of temperature, salinity, and depth, fundamental to underwater acoustic modeling and hydrophone localization.

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Herman Medwin