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Water - Speed of Sound vs. Temperature

Speed of sound in water at temperatures ranging 32 - 212^oF (0 - 100^oC) - Imperial and SI units.

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Speed of Sound in Water - imperial units (BG units)

Temperature - t - (^oF)	Speed of Sound - c - (ft/s)
32	4603
40	4672
50	4748
60	4814
70	4871
80	4919
90	4960
100	4995
120	5049
140	5091
160	5101
180	5095
200	5089
212	5062

Speed of Sound in Water - in SI units

Temperature - t - (^oC)	Speed of Sound - c - (m/s)
Temperature - t - (^oC)	Water	Seawater
0	1403	1449
5	1427
10	1447	1490
20	1481	1522
30	1507	1546
40	1526	1563
50	1541
60	1552
70	1555
80	1555
90	1550
100	1543

Seawater with salinity S = 35 (35.17 g/kg)
1 m/s = 3.28 ft/s
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Note that speed is a scalar quantity. Velocity is vector quantity with direction.

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