Speed of sound vs. elevation
I have done the research, guys, and Mark is exactly correct. It has nothing to do with density. Water is a LIQUID, air is a GAS. They have different sound propagation rates as a property of the substance, not its density. Water is nearly incompressible, as a gas is not. Look on the web. There are a large number of "speed of sound" calculators. All they take for input is temp.