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sound absorption in sea water

Input interpretation

sound absorption in seawater
sound absorption in seawater

Input values

salinity | 35 psu (practical salinity units) depth | 10 meters pH | 8 temperature | 10 °C (degrees Celsius) frequency | 100 kHz (kilohertz)
salinity | 35 psu (practical salinity units) depth | 10 meters pH | 8 temperature | 10 °C (degrees Celsius) frequency | 100 kHz (kilohertz)

Result

absorption coefficient | 33.7 dB SPL/km
absorption coefficient | 33.7 dB SPL/km

Units

Absorption coefficient for pure water

absorption coefficient | 3.1 dB SPL/km
absorption coefficient | 3.1 dB SPL/km

Units

Absorption coefficient vs frequency

  f_1(boric acid) | 1.12 kHz (kilohertz) f_2(magnesium sulfate) | 76.59 kHz (kilohertz)
f_1(boric acid) | 1.12 kHz (kilohertz) f_2(magnesium sulfate) | 76.59 kHz (kilohertz)