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/**
 * Algorithms related to the observations of natural phenomenons. Most algorithms in this package are
 * derived from empirical measurements; their results are <u>approximative</u>. Algorithms include:
 * <p>
 * <UL>
 *   <LI>Sea water properties (density, sound velocity, fusion temperature,
 *       <i>etc.</i>) computed from salinity, temperature and pression
 *      using algorithms published by UNESCO.</LI>
 *   <LI>Values relative to earth calendar, like tropical year length.</LI>
 *   <LI><i>etc.</i></LI>
 * </UL>
 * <p>
 * <TABLE BORDER="3" ALIGN="center" CELLPADDING="6" BGCOLOR="#FEF3D6" WIDTH="75%">
 * <TR>
 * <TD ALIGN="center" BGCOLOR="#FFD6AC"><font COLOR="#804040" SIZE="5" FACE="Arial Black"><STRONG>References</STRONG></FONT></TD>
 * </TR><TR>
 * <TD>
 *   <P><FONT SIZE="2">Alain Poisson, M.H. Gashoumi and Selim Morcos.</FONT><BR>
 *      <FONT SIZE="1">    <U>Salinity and density of seawater: table for high salinities (42 to 50)</U>.<BR>
 *                         Unesco technical papers in marine science #62 (1991).</FONT></P>
 *   <P><FONT SIZE="2">Unesco<BR></FONT>
 *      <FONT SIZE="1">    <U>International oceanographic tables</U>, volume 4.<BR>
 *                         Unesco technical papers in marine science #40 (1987).</FONT></P>
 *   <P><FONT SIZE="2">Franck J. Millero.<BR></FONT>
 *      <FONT SIZE="1">    <I>Solubility of oxygen in sea water</I> in <U>Progress on oceanographic tables and standards 1983-1986</U>.<BR>
 *                         Unesco technical papers in marine science #50 (1986) pp.13-14.</FONT></P>
 *   <P><FONT SIZE="2">Unesco<BR></FONT>
 *      <FONT SIZE="1">    <U>The international system of units (SI) in oceanography</U>.<BR>
 *                         Unesco technical papers in marine science #45 (1985).</FONT></P>
 *   <P><FONT SIZE="2">N.P. Fofonoff and R.C. Millard Jr.<BR></FONT>
 *      <FONT SIZE="1">    <U>Algorithms for computation of fundamental properties of seawater</U>.<BR>
 *                         Unesco technical papers in marine science #44 (1983).</FONT></P>
 *   <HR>
 *      <FONT SIZE="2">Tropical year length is computed
 *      using formula by <strong>Laskar (1986)</strong>. Synodic month length is
 *      computed using formula by <strong>Chapront-Touze and Chapront (1988)</strong>.
 *      Those formulas was taken from the following adress:</FONT><BR>
 *      <UL>
 *        <LI><A HREF="http://webexhibits.org/calendars/year-astronomy.html">
 *            <FONT SIZE="2">http://webexhibits.org/calendars/year-astronomy.html</FONT></A></LI>
 *        <LI><A HREF="http://www.treasure-troves.com/astro/TropicalYear.html">
 *            <FONT SIZE="2">http://www.treasure-troves.com/astro/TropicalYear.html</FONT></A></LI>
 *      </UL>
 *    </TD>
 *  </TR>
 *  </TABLE>
 *
 * @author Martin Desruisseaux (MPO, IRD)
 * @since 2.0
 *
 * @version 3.00
 * @module
 */
package org.geotoolkit.nature;