Density ratio
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Density ratio
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The density ratio of a column of seawater is a measure of the relative contributions of temperature and salinity in determining the density gradient. At a density ratio of 1, temperature and salinity are said to be compensated: their density signatures cancel, leaving a density gradient of zero. The formula for the density ratio, R ρ , is: where θ is the potential temperature
S is the salinity
z is the vertical coordinate
ρ is the density
α = −ρ−1∂ρ/∂θ is the thermal expansion coefficient
β = ρ−
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Measure used in calculating seawater density gradient
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Density_ratio
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2024-02-17T05:36:40Z
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