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SW_Kviscosity

PURPOSE

Calculates the kinemtic viscosity [m^2/s] from the dynamic viscosity and

SYNOPSIS

function new = SW_Kviscosity(T,S)

DESCRIPTION

 Calculates the kinemtic viscosity [m^2/s] from the dynamic viscosity and
 density functions

CROSS-REFERENCE INFORMATION

This function calls:

SW_Density SW_Density Density of sea water
SW_Viscosity SW_Viscosity Dynamic viscosity of seawater

This function is called by:

ST_Dstar Calculate non-dimensional grain size D*
ST_wset Calculate settling velocity of particle diameter d (m) in m/s
calc_tauw DESCRIPTION:
check_wset Calculate settling velocity of particle diameter d (m) in m/s

SOURCE CODE

0001 function new = SW_Kviscosity(T,S)
0002 % Calculates the kinemtic viscosity [m^2/s] from the dynamic viscosity and
0003 % density functions
0004 mu = SW_Viscosity(T,S);
0005 rho = SW_Density(T,S);
0006 new = mu./rho;
0007 end