THE ANTI-TEADES OE PASSAGE WINDS 



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met with more frequently in the lower latitudes, below 45° N. Easterly 

 winds are always more prevalent in lower latitudes, corresponding to the 

 preponderance of the Westerly winds in high latitudes. 



The distribution in the separate months of the year, and in seasonal 

 quarters, will lead to practically useful results. The following Table 

 shows : — 



B. — General Wind Table of the North Atlantic, between Lat. 55° <& 40°, 



for separate Quarters, and the Eight principal Points, in 



per-centages of the Wind's frequency. 



If we compare — 



A. The distribution of the winds across the entire ocean, in the yearly 

 and quarterly periods, we see that the per-centages of the winds' frequency 

 vary very much. If the differences of the per-centages, as compared with 

 the mean yearly values, are expressed by numbers five times too great, 

 and if we indicate by — when the quarterly number is smaller, and by + 

 when it is larger than the yearly number, we get (reckoning right across 

 the ocean) : — 



