R: First Derivatives of Potential Temperature

gsw_pt_first_derivatives {gsw} | R Documentation

## First Derivatives of Potential Temperature

### Description

First Derivatives of Potential Temperature

### Usage

    gsw_pt_first_derivatives(SA, CT)

### Arguments

`SA` | Absolute Salinity [ g/kg ]
`CT` | Conservative Temperature [ degC ]

### Details

The present R function works with a wrapper to a C function contained within the GSW-C system (Version 3.05-4 dated 2017-08-07, available at https://github.com/TEOS-10/GSW-C, as git commit '5b4d959e54031f9e972f3e863f63e67fa4f5bfec'), which stems from the GSW-Fortran system (https://github.com/TEOS-10/GSW-Fortran) which in turn stems from the GSW-Matlab system (https://github.com/TEOS-10/GSW-Matlab). Consult http://www.teos-10.org to learn more about these software systems, their authorships, and the science behind it all.

### Value

A list containing `pt_SA` [ K/(g/kg) ], the derivative of potential temperature with respect to Absolute Salinity, and `pt_CT` [ unitless ], the derivative of potential temperature with respect to Conservative Temperature.

### References

http://www.teos-10.org/pubs/gsw/html/gsw_pt_first_derivatives.html

### Examples

    SA <- c(34.7118, 34.8915, 35.0256, 34.8472, 34.7366, 34.7324)
    CT <- c(28.8099, 28.4392, 22.7862, 10.2262,  6.8272,  4.3236)
    r <- gsw_pt_first_derivatives(SA, CT)
    expect_equal(r$pt_SA, c(0.041863223165431, 0.041452303483011, 0.034682095247246,
                          0.018711079068408, 0.014079958329844, 0.010577326129948))
    expect_equal(r$pt_CT, c(0.997192967140242, 0.997451686508335, 0.998357568277750,
                          0.999996224076267, 1.000283719083268, 1.000525947028218))

[Package gsw version 1.0-5 Index]