Seawater Density (simplified EOS) implementation

Binding contract

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Record owner

Guth Instruments

Lifecycle

verified-clean

Evidence ID

t7-110

Effect

Computation or source lookup only

Input and validation requirements

The negative-salinity vector produces an undefined real result and must be rejected. The convention probe also exposes a unit-label hazard: interpreting an unlabeled temperature value of 10 as Celsius versus Fahrenheit changes the expected density substantially.

Required corrections

No binding erratum is attached to this unique-name record. Implementers must still preserve the declared units, domain, and failure behavior.

Inspectable interface fixture

The sample below is evidence for interface and validation tests, not a production implementation.

{
  "inputs": {
    "temperature_C": 0,
    "salinity_PSU": 0,
    "pressure_dbar": 0
  },
  "expected_outputs": {
    "density_kg_m3": 999.842594
  },
  "reference_data": {
    "rho_w_coefficients": {
      "a0": 999.842594,
      "a1": 0.06793952,
      "a2": -0.00909529,
      "a3": 0.0001001685,
      "a4": -0.000001120083,
      "a5": 6.536332e-9
    },
    "source_convention": "Widely tabulated standard value, UNESCO EOS-80/UNESCO Technical Papers in Marine Science 44 atmospheric pure-water density polynomial"
  },
  "working": "Use rho_w(T)=a0+a1*T+a2*T^2+a3*T^3+a4*T^4+a5*T^5. At T=0: rho_w=999.842594+0.06793952*0-0.00909529*0^2+0.0001001685*0^3-0.000001120083*0^4+0.000000006536332*0^5=999.842594 kg/m^3. At S=0, all salinity terms are zero, so rho=999.842594 kg/m^3."
}

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Sources and evidence

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• VERIFIED_LEDGER.json
• evidence-tranche7/tranche7-results.json