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python gsw

Python implementation of the Thermodynamic Equation Of Seawater - 2010 (TEOS-10)

For more information go to:

http://www.teos-10.org/

gsw vs. csiro

This table shows some function names in the gibbs library and the corresponding function names in the csiro library.

Variable SeaWater (EOS 80) Gibbs SeaWater (GSW TEOS 10)
Absolute Salinity

NA

gsw.SA_from_SP(SP,p,long,lat)
Conservative Temperature

NA

gsw.CT_from_t(SA,t,p)
density (i.e. in situ density)

sw.dens(SP,t,p)

gsw.rho_CT(SA,CT,p), or gsw.rho(SA,t,p), or gsw.rho_CT25(SA,CT,p)
potential density

sw.pden(SP,t,p,pr)

gsw.rho_CT(SA,CT,pr), or gsw.rho_CT25(SA,CT,pr)
potential temperature

sw.ptmp(SP,t,p,pr)

gsw.pt_from_t(SA,t,p,pr)
σ0, using

θo = sw.ptmp(SP,t,p,0)

sw.dens(SP, θo, 0) -1000 kg m -3

gsw.sigma0_CT(SA,CT)
σ2, using

θ2 = sw.ptmp(SP,t,p,2000)

sw.dens(SP,θ2, 2000) -1000 kg m -3

gsw.sigma2_CT(SA,CT)
σ4, using

θ4 = sw.ptmp(SP,t,p,2000)

sw.dens(SP,θ4, 4000) -1000 kg m -3

gsw.sigma2_CT(SA,CT)
specific volume anomaly

sw.svan(SP,t,p)

gsw.specvol_anom_CT(SA,CT,p) or gsw.specvol_anom_CT25(SA,CT,p)
dynamic height anomaly -sw.gpan(SP,t,p) gsw.geo_strf_dyn_height(SA,CT,p,delta_p,interp_style)
geostrophic velocity

sw.gvel(ga,lat,long)

gsw.geostrophic_velocity(geo_str,long,lat,p)
N 2

sw.bfrq(SP,t,p,lat)

gsw.Nsquared_CT25(SA,CT,p,lat)
pressure from height (SW uses depth, not height)

sw.pres(-z,lat)

gsw.p_from_z(z,lat)
height from pressure (SW outputs depth, not height)

z = -sw.dpth(p,lat)

gsw.z_from_p(p,lat)
in situ temperature from pt

sw.temp(SP,pt,p,pr)

gsw.pt_from_t(SA,pt,pr,p)
sound speed

sw.svel(SP,t,p)

gsw.sound_speed(SA,t,p)
isobaric heat capacity

sw.cp(SP,t,p)

gsw.cp(SA,t,p)
adiabatic lapse rate*

sw.adtg(SP,t,p)

gsw.adiabatic_lapse_rate(SA,t,p)
SP from cndr, (PSS 78)

sw.salt(cndr,t,p)

gsw.SP_from_cndr(cndr,t,p)
cndr from SP, (PSS 78)

sw.cndr(SP,t,p)

gsw.cndr_from_SP(SP,t,p)
distance

sw.dist(lat,long,units)

gsw.distance(long,lat,p)
gravitational acceleration

sw.g(lat,z)

gsw.grav(lat,p)
Coriolis parameter

sw.f(lat)

gsw.f(lat)
testing of all functions

sw.test()

gsw.test()

* The SW and GSW functions output the adiabatic lapse rate in different units, being K (dbar) -1 and K Pa -1 respectively.

Thanks

  • Bjørn Ådlandsvik - Testing unit and several bug fixes
  • Eric Firing - Support for masked arrays, re-write of _delta_SA
  • Trevor J. McDougall (and all of SCOR/IAPSO WG127) for making available the Matlab and Fortran versions of this software

Acknowledgments

  • SCOR/IAPSO WG127. Most of module is derived from the GSW Oceanographic Toolbox of TEOS-10.

The MAJOR.MINOR.MICRO will be used to represent:

MAJOR == The matlab version from the TEOS-10 Group

MINOR == Significant changes made in the python version

MICRO == Bug fixes only

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