oceanspy.utils.densjmd95

oceanspy.utils.densjmd95(s, t, p)[source]

Density of Sea Water using Jackett and McDougall 1995 (JAOT 12) polynomial (modified UNESCO polynomial) [JaMc95]. jmd95.py: http://mitgcm.org/download/daily_snapshot/MITgcm/utils/python/MITgcmutils/MITgcmutils/jmd95.py

Parameters:

s: xarray.DatArray, array-like: salinity [psu (PSS-78)]
t: xarray.DatArray, array-like: potential temperature [degree C (IPTS-68)]
p: xarray.DatArray, array-like: pressure [dbar] (p may have dims 1x1, mx1, 1xn or mxn for S(mxn))

Returns:

rho: xarray.DatArray, array-like: density [kg/m^3]

References

[JaMc95]

Jackett, D.R. and T.J. Mcdougall, 1995: Minimal Adjustment of Hydrographic Profiles to Achieve Static Stability. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 12, 381–389, https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0426(1995)012<0381:MAOHPT>2.0.CO;2