refractive index of seawater

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calculates the index of refraction of seawater as a function of Temperature, Salinity and Wavelength
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Calculates the index of refraction of seawater as a function of Temperature, Salinity and Wavelength according to the empirical equation by:
Xiaohong Quan and Edward S. Fry
APPLIED OPTICS Vol. 34, No. 18 1995
"Empirical equation for the index of refraction of seawater"
The ranges of validity are 0° < T < 30 °C, 0‰ < S < 35‰ and 400nm < Lamda < 700nm.

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Gero Nootz (2025). refractive index of seawater (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/52030-refractive-index-of-seawater), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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1.1.0.0

the coefficient n2 has been corrected
1.0.0.0