Input interpretation
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)
Result
absorption coefficient | 33.7 dB SPL/km
Units
Absorption coefficient for pure water
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)