gsw_depth_from_z

depth from height

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USAGE:

depth = gsw_depth_from_z(z)

DESCRIPTION:

Calculates depth from height, z.

Note. Height z is NEGATIVE in the ocean. i.e. Depth is -z.
 Depth is not used in the GSW computer software library.
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INPUT:

z  =  height                                                       [ m ]

OUTPUT:

depth  =  depth                                                    [ m ]
Note. At sea level z = 0, and since z (HEIGHT) is defined to be
  positive upwards, it follows that while z is positive in the
  atmosphere, it is NEGATIVE in the ocean.

EXAMPLE:

z = [   -10;   -50;  -125;  -250;  -600; -1000;]
depth = gsw_depth_from_z(z)
depth =
          10
          50
         125
         250
         600
        1000

AUTHOR:

Winston                                    [ help@teos-10.org ]

VERSION NUMBER:

3.05 (16th February, 2015)

REFERENCES:

IOC, SCOR and IAPSO, 2010: The international thermodynamic equation of
 seawater - 2010: Calculation and use of thermodynamic properties.
 Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, Manuals and Guides No. 56,
 UNESCO (English), 196 pp.  Available from the TEOS-10 web site.
This software is available from http://www.TEOS-10.org