gsw_deltaSA_from_SP

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USAGE:

delta_SA = gsw_deltaSA_from_SP(SP,p,long,lat)

DESCRIPTION:

Calculates the Absolute Salinity Anomaly from Practical Salinity.

Click for a more detailed description of the Absolute Salinity Anomaly.

INPUT:

SP   =  Practical Salinity  (PSS-78)                        [ unitless ]
p     =  sea pressure                                           [ dbar ]
         ( i.e. absolute pressure - 10.1325 dbar )
long  =  longitude in decimal degrees                     [ 0 ... +360 ]
                                                    or [ -180 ... +180 ]
lat   =  latitude in decimal degrees north               [ -90 ... +90 ]

SP, p, long & lat need to have the same dimensions.

OUTPUT:

deltaSA  =  Absolute Salinity Anomaly                          [ g/kg ]

EXAMPLE:

SP =   [34.7118; 34.8915; 35.0256; 34.8472; 34.7366; 34.7324;]
p =    [     10;      50;     125;     250;     600;    1000;]
lat =  [      4;       4;       4;       4;       4;       4;]
long = [    188;     188;     188;     188;     188;     188;]

deltaSA = gsw_deltaSA_from_SP(SP,p,long,lat)

deltaSA =              in_ocean =

  0.000167203365230       1
  0.000268836122231       1
  0.000665803155705       1
  0.002706154619403       1
  0.005652977406832       1
  0.009444734661606       1

AUTHOR:

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

VERSION NUMBER:

3.05 (16th February, 2015)

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 http://www.TEOS-10.org
  See section 2.5 of this TEOS-10 Manual.

McDougall, T.J., D.R. Jackett, F.J. Millero, R. Pawlowicz and
 P.M. Barker, 2012: A global algorithm for estimating Absolute Salinity.
 Ocean Science, 8, 1123-1134.  
  http://www.ocean-sci.net/8/1123/2012/os-8-1123-2012.pdf

The software is available from http://www.TEOS-10.org