Speed of Sound

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This parameter represents the speed of sound. This is the true airspeed of a sound wave in the air at a given temperature. Air in general is compressible. When a disturbance produces a small pressure change at a certain point (like your vocal chords), this pressure change will propagate through the air as a pressure wave at the speed of sound.


The following methods are used by this program to calculate the speed of sound:


Created: November 3, 1999

Modified: October 13, 2003