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  • 6.4: Sound
    https://geo.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Oceanography/Introduction_to_Oceanography_(Webb)/06%3A_Physical_Oceanography/6.04%3A_Sound
    However, as with sound in air, the speed of sound in the ocean is not constant; it is influenced by a number of variables including temperature, salinity, and pressure, and an increase in any of these...However, as with sound in air, the speed of sound in the ocean is not constant; it is influenced by a number of variables including temperature, salinity, and pressure, and an increase in any of these factors will lead to an increase in the speed of sound. Using the time of arrival of the sound at the various receivers, the location of the source could be determined through triangulation.
  • 6.4: Sound
    https://geo.libretexts.org/Courses/Sierra_College/Introduction_to_Oceanography_(Sierra_College_Edition)/06%3A_Physical_Oceanography/6.04%3A_Sound
    However, as with sound in air, the speed of sound in the ocean is not constant; it is influenced by a number of variables including temperature, salinity, and pressure, and an increase in any of these...However, as with sound in air, the speed of sound in the ocean is not constant; it is influenced by a number of variables including temperature, salinity, and pressure, and an increase in any of these factors will lead to an increase in the speed of sound. Using the time of arrival of the sound at the various receivers, the location of the source could be determined through triangulation.

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