OCEANIC
CALCULATOR III
from the
PANGLOSS FOUNDATION
Latitude
f
in decimal degrees
f*1e+4
2
w
sin
f
Separation
A-B
in Kilometers
compiled by
Pat Wilde
Version: February 2002
w
HELLAND-HANSEN EQUATION
w
Stand.
Station A
Station B
Depth
m
Temp
deg. C
Sal
PSU
del
Temp
deg. C
Sal
PSU
del
Depth
meters
d
p
d
B -
d
A
10
-5
Mean
d
M
d
*
d
p
Sum
dnm
Velocity
cm/sec
Basic Algorithm
from Proudman (1952, p. 64)