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Calculate water height from pressure

Source: R/calc_water_height.R
calc_water_height.Rd

Converts pressure readings from vented or unvented water-level sensors to water height in meters.

Usage

calc_water_height(
  sensor_kpa,
  atmo_kpa = NULL,
  water_temp,
  type = "vented",
  sensor_kPa = lifecycle::deprecated(),
  atmo_kPa = lifecycle::deprecated()
)

Arguments

sensor_kpa

Numeric vector. Sensor pressure in kilopascals. For type = "vented", this is differential pressure from the water column. For type = "unvented", this is absolute pressure.

atmo_kpa

Numeric vector. Atmospheric pressure in kilopascals. Required when type = "unvented".

water_temp

Numeric vector. Water temperature in degrees Celsius.

type

Character string. Sensor type, either "vented" or "unvented". Defaults to "vented".

sensor_kPa

[Deprecated] Use sensor_kpa instead.

atmo_kPa

[Deprecated] Use atmo_kpa instead.

Value

Numeric vector of water height in meters.

Details

The pressure difference is divided by water density and gravitational acceleration. Water density is calculated with calc_water_density().

References

Tanaka, M., Girard, G., Davis, R., Peuto, A., and Bignell, N. (2001). Recommended table for the density of water between 0°C and 40°C based on recent experimental reports. Metrologia, 38(4), 301-309. doi:10.1088/0026-1394/38/4/3

Examples

calc_water_height(sensor_kpa = 19.2, water_temp = 15, type = "vented")
#> [1] 1.959614

calc_water_height(
  sensor_kpa = 120.5,
  atmo_kpa = 101.3,
  water_temp = 15,
  type = "unvented"
)
#> [1] 1.959614