gsw_CT_maxdensity

Conservative Temperature of maximum density of seawater
(48-term equation)

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USAGE:

CT_maxdensity = gsw_CT_maxdensity(SA,p)

DESCRIPTION:

Calculates the Conservative Temperature of maximum density of seawater.
This function returns the Conservative Temperature at which the density
of seawater is a maximum, at given Absolute Salinity, SA, and sea 
pressure, p (in dbar).  This function uses the computationally-
efficient 48-term expression for density in terms of SA, CT and p
(McDougall et al., 2011)
Note that the 48-term equation has been fitted in a restricted range of 
parameter space, and is most accurate inside the "oceanographic funnel" 
described in McDougall et al. (2011).  The GSW library function 
"gsw_infunnel(SA,CT,p)" is avaialble to be used if one wants to test if 
some of one's data lies outside this "funnel".
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Conservative Temperature of maximum density.

INPUT:

SA =  Absolute Salinity                                         [ g/kg ]
p  =  sea pressure                                              [ dbar ]
      ( i.e. absolute pressure - 10.1325 dbar )
p may have dimensions 1x1 or Mx1 or 1xN or MxN, where SA is MxN.

OUTPUT:

CT_maxdensity  =  Conservative Temperature at which the density of
                  seawater is a maximum for given Absolute Salinity
                  and pressure.                                [ deg C ]

EXAMPLE:

SA = [34.7118; 34.8915; 35.0256; 34.8472; 34.7366; 34.7324;]
p =  [     10;      50;     125;     250;     600;    1000;]
CT_maxdensity = gsw_CT_maxdensity(SA,p)
CT_maxdensity =
  -3.738285097504819
  -3.867867619011656
  -4.067205731603962
  -4.313993443056125
  -5.099335182200585
  -6.041257917381515

AUTHOR:

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

VERSION NUMBER:

3.01 (26th May, 2011)

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 the TEOS-10 web site.
  See section 3.42 of this TEOS-10 Manual.
McDougall T.J., P.M. Barker, R. Feistel and D.R. Jackett, 2011:  A 
 computationally efficient 48-term expression for the density of 
 seawater in terms of Conservative Temperature, and related properties
 of seawater.  To be submitted to Ocean Science Discussions. 
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