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Seawater Sound Speed Calculation

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Calculate sound speed in seawater from practical salinity, temperature, and pressure using the Gibbs Seawater Oceanographic Toolbox.

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Seawater Sound Speed Calculation

Usage

1. MCP Server Definition

import asyncio
import json
from mcp.client.streamable_http import streamablehttp_client
from mcp import ClientSession

class OceanClient:
    """OceanGSW-Tool MCP Client"""

    def __init__(self, server_url: str, api_key: str):
        self.server_url = server_url
        self.api_key = api_key
        self.session = None

    async def connect(self):
        """Establish connection and initialize session"""
        try:
            self.transport = streamablehttp_client(
                url=self.server_url,
                headers={"SCP-HUB-API-KEY": self.api_key}
            )
            self.read, self.write, self.get_session_id = await self.transport.__aenter__()
            self.session_ctx = ClientSession(self.read, self.write)
            self.session = await self.session_ctx.__aenter__()
            await self.session.initialize()
            return True
        except Exception as e:
            print(f"✗ connect failure: {e}")
            return False

    async def disconnect(self):
        """Disconnect from server"""
        try:
            if self.session:
                await self.session_ctx.__aexit__(None, None, None)
            if hasattr(self, 'transport'):
                await self.transport.__aexit__(None, None, None)
        except Exception as e:
            print(f"✗ disconnect error: {e}")

    def parse_result(self, result):
        """Parse MCP tool call result"""
        try:
            if hasattr(result, 'content') and result.content:
                content = result.content[0]
                if hasattr(content, 'text'):
                    return json.loads(content.text)
            return str(result)
        except Exception as e:
            return {"error": f"parse error: {e}", "raw": str(result)}

2. Sound Speed Calculation Workflow

This workflow calculates sound speed in seawater using thermodynamic equations.

Workflow Steps:

  1. Calculate Absolute Salinity - Convert practical salinity to absolute salinity
  2. Calculate Conservative Temperature - Convert in-situ temperature to conservative temperature
  3. Calculate Sound Speed - Compute speed of sound in seawater

Implementation:

## Initialize client
client = OceanClient(
    "https://scp.intern-ai.org.cn/​api/​v1/​mcp/​34/​OceanGSW-Tool",
    "<your-api-key>"
)

if not await client.connect():
    print("connection failed")
    exit()

## Input: Seawater properties
input_params = {
    'SP': [35.0, 5.0],           # Practical salinity (PSU)
    't': [15.0, 10.0],           # In-situ temperature (°C)
    'p': [1000.0, 1000.0],       # Pressure (dbar)
    'lon': [120.0, 165.0],       # Longitude (degrees East)
    'lat': [30.0, 45.0]          # Latitude (degrees North)
}

## Step 1: Calculate absolute salinity (SA)
result = await client.session.call_tool(
    "gsw_example_absolute_salinity",
    arguments={
        "SP": input_params['SP'],
        'p': input_params['p'],
        'lon': input_params['lon'],
        'lat': input_params['lat']
    }
)

result_data = client.parse_result(result)
SA_result = result_data["st"]
print("Absolute Salinity:")
for i, sa in enumerate(SA_result):
    print(f"  SP={input_params['SP'][i]} → SA={sa:.4f} g/​kg")

## Step 2: Calculate conservative temperature (CT)
result = await client.session.call_tool(
    "gsw_example_conservative_temperature",
    arguments={
        "SA": SA_result,
        't': input_params['t'],
        'p': input_params['p']
    }
)

result_data = client.parse_result(result)
CT_result = result_data["st"]
print("\nConservative Temperature:")
for i, ct in enumerate(CT_result):
    print(f"  t={input_params['t'][i]}°C → CT={ct:.4f}°C")

## Step 3: Calculate sound speed
result = await client.session.call_tool(
    "gsw_example_sound_speed",
    arguments={
        "SA": SA_result,
        'CT': CT_result,
        'p': input_params['p']
    }
)

result_data = client.parse_result(result)
sound_speed_result = result_data["st"]["sound_speed"]

print("\nSound Speed Results:")
for i, speed in enumerate(sound_speed_result):
    print(f"{i+1}. SA={SA_result[i]:.2f} g/​kg, CT={CT_result[i]:.2f}°C, p={input_params['p'][i]} dbar")
    print(f"   Sound speed: {speed:.2f} m/​s\n")

await client.disconnect()

Tool Descriptions

OceanGSW-Tool Server:

  • gsw_example_absolute_salinity: Calculate absolute salinity

    • Args:
      • SP (list): Practical salinity (PSU)
      • p (list): Pressure (dbar)
      • lon (list): Longitude (degrees East)
      • lat (list): Latitude (degrees North)
    • Returns: Absolute salinity (g/​kg)
  • gsw_example_conservative_temperature: Calculate conservative temperature

    • Args:
      • SA (list): Absolute salinity (g/​kg)
      • t (list): In-situ temperature (°C)
      • p (list): Pressure (dbar)
    • Returns: Conservative temperature (°C)
  • gsw_example_sound_speed: Calculate sound speed

    • Args:
      • SA (list): Absolute salinity (g/​kg)
      • CT (list): Conservative temperature (°C)
      • p (list): Pressure (dbar)
    • Returns: Sound speed (m/​s)

Input/​Output

Input:

  • SP: Practical salinity (0-42 PSU typical range)
  • t: In-situ temperature (-2 to 40°C)
  • p: Sea pressure (0-11000 dbar)
  • lon: Longitude (-180 to 180°E)
  • lat: Latitude (-90 to 90°N)

Output:

  • Sound speed in m/​s (typically 1400-1600 m/​s in ocean)

Use Cases

  • Underwater acoustics and sonar systems
  • Ocean circulation modeling
  • Submarine navigation
  • Marine seismic surveys
  • Oceanographic research

Performance Notes

  • Standards: TEOS-10 (Thermodynamic Equation of Seawater)
  • Accuracy: ±0.02 m/​s
  • Execution time: <1 second for batch calculations

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