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Table A12. Continued. 
Quantity 
Symbol 
Unit 
Eq. 
Comment 
Haline contraction coefficient 
ß 9 
1 
(S7.19) 
of seawater 
w.r.t. potential temperature 
(S10.8) 
of seawater 
Isentropic compressibility 
f 
Pa 
(S2.8) 
of fluid water 
(S3.9) 
of ice 
(S5.8) 
of humid air 
(S12.ll) 
of humid air 
(S14.8) 
of humid air 
(S7.9) 
of seawater 
(S9.8) 
of seawater 
Isochoric pressure coefficient 
ß 
Pa 
K 
(S3.12) 
of ice 
Isothermal compressibility 
¡Cf 
f 
Pa 
(S2.9) 
of fluid water 
(S3.10) 
of ice 
(S5.9) 
of humid air 
(S12.10) 
of humid air 
(S7.8) 
of seawater 
Mass fraction of dry air 
A 
kg 
kg 
(S1.2) 
mass of dry air per 
in humid air 
mass of humid air 
Mixing enthalpy 
Ah 
J 
kg 
(S4.8) 
of seawater 
Mixing entropy 
At] 
J 
kg, K 
(S4.9) 
of seawater 
Mixing volume 
Av 
m 3 
kg 
(S4.10) 
of seawater 
Molar mass of humid air 
M AW 
kg 
mol 
(Sl.l) 
Osmotic coefficient 
0 
i 
(S4.ll) 
of seawater 
Partial enthalpy of vapour 
in humid air 
h w 
j 
kg 
(S12.4) 
Potential density 
P 9 
kg 
m 3 
(S10.3) 
of seawater 
Potential enthalpy 
h 6 
J 
kg 
(S10.1) 
of seawater 
Potential temperature 
0 
K 
(S10.2) 
of seawater 
Relative chemical potential 
P 
J 
kg 
(S9.3) 
of seawater 
(S14.3) 
of humid air 
Saline excess 
chemical potential 
p ws 
J 
kg 
(S4.4) 
Sound speed 
c 
m 
(S2.12) 
of fluid water 
(S5.12) 
of humid air 
(S12.13) 
of humid air 
(S14.9) 
of humid air 
(S7.10) 
of seawater 
(S9.9) 
of seawater 
Specific enthalpy 
h 
j 
kg 
(S2.3) 
of fluid water 
(S3.4) 
of ice 
(S5.3) 
of humid air 
(S12.3) 
of humid air 
(S7.3) 
of seawater