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SW_Density Density of sea water
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USAGE: rho = SW_Density(T,S)
DESCRIPTION:
Density of seawater at atmospheric pressure (0.1 MPa) using Eq. (8)
given by [1] which best fit the data of [2] and [3]. The pure water
density equation is a best fit to the data of [4].
Values at temperature higher than the normal boiling temperature are
calculated at the saturation pressure.
INPUT:
T = temperature [degree C] (ITS-90)
S = salinity [g/kg] (reference-composition salinity)
OUTPUT:
rho = density [kg/m^3]
VALIDITY: 0 < T < 180 C; 0 < S < 160 g/kg;
ACCURACY: 0.1
REFERENCES:
[1] Sharqawy M. H., Lienhard J. H., and Zubair, S. M., Desalination and Water Treatment, 2009.
[2] Isdale, and Morris, Desalination, 10(4), 329, 1972.
[3] Millero and Poisson, Deep-Sea Research, 28A (6), 625, 1981
[4] IAPWS release on the Thermodynamic properties of ordinary water substance, 1996.
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