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WINDS OF THE GLOBE. 



(No. 2.) Arctic Ocean. Longitude 5° to 25° E. Summer. 



Observed directions— North 6, N. N. E. 2, N. E. by N. 3, N. E. 1, E. N. E. 1. East 

 9, E. by S. 3, E. S. E. 9, S. E. by E. 3, S. E. 14, S. E. by S. 1, S. by E. 1. South 7, S. 

 by W. 3, S. W. 10, S. W. by W. 1, W. S. W. 5. West 3, W. by N. 2, W. N. W. 3, 

 N. W. 3, N. W. by N. 1, calm 3 ; total 94. 



Direction of resultant S. 30° 7' E. 



Ratio of resultant to sum of winds .30. 



Number of days 51. 



(No. 3.) Arctic Ocean. Longitude Y° to 17° E. Autumn. 



Observed directions— S. S. E. 1, S. S. W. 1, W. 1, N. N. W. 1, N. by W. 1. 

 Direction of resultant, N. 87° 50' W. H ] 

 Ratio of resultant to sum of winds .32. 

 Number of days 5. 



(No. 4.) Polaris Bay,' winter quarters of the U. S. Arctic Expedition under Capt. Hall. 

 Observed from November 6, 1871, to August 1.5, 1872, by Da. Bessels. 







N. 



N. E. 



E. 



S. E. 



s. 



s. w. 



w. 



■ N. W. 



Calm. 







January 



3 



33 



44 



10 



1 



14 



1 







17 





m 



February 



5 



41 



41 



6 



3 



7 







3 



10 





a 

 .2 



March 







40 



24 



15 







9 



3 



3 



24 





la 



April 







12 



30 



21 







7 



3 



7 



39 





> 



May 







30 



4 



14 



3 



40 



6 



2 



26 





J 



June 



2 



25 



4 



6 



11 



27 



9 



6 



26 





■€ . 



July 



8 



19 



5 



8 



6 



28 



5 



4 



9 





o 



August 



6 



3 







17 



3 



12 



4 • 



6 



9 





h 



November 







40 



20 



2 







12 











5 





a 



3 



December 



1 



36 



39 



1 



4 



20 







5 



13 





Spring 







82 



58 



50 



3 



56 



12 



12 



89 





t2i 



Summer 



16 



47 



9 



31 



20 



67 



18 



16 



44 







Winter 



9 



110 



124 



17 



8 



41 



1 



8 



40 







January 



41.6 



599.4 



195.8 



39.5 



6.0 



106. 5 



22.0 













February 



63-5 



951. 



174.0 



14-5 



12.0 



176.5 







13.5 









March 







975.0 



99.8 



64.8 







103.O 



10. 



8.0 







.2 



April 







249.5 



115. 



69.5 







90.5 



5.0 



25.5 







a 



May 







675. 



12.0 



31.5 



7-5 



279.5 



15.0 



5-S 









June 



20.O 



516. 9 



15. 



26.3 



36.7 



232.6 



44.0 



26.4 







o 



July 



149.1 



218.0 



31.7 



19.0 



21.0 



201.0 



10.5 



21.2 







S 



August 



33.0 



15.5 







63.8 



6.0 



38. 



10.5 



14.2 







3 



November 







736.0 



94.0 



90.O 







196. 



0. 











3 



December 



29.0 



475.5 



231.0 



3.0 



37.0 



299.2 



0. 



I8.5 









Spring 







1899.5 



226.8 



165.8 



7-5 



473.0 



30. 



39.0 









Summer 



202.1 



750.4 



46.7 



109.1 



63.7 



471.6 



65.0 



61.8 









Winter 



134.1 



2025.9 



600.8 



67. 



55.0 



582.2 



22.0 



32.0 





Mean vel 



3city ) 

 hour ; 



Spring 





23.17 



3. go 



3.30 



2.50 



8.45 



2.50 



3.25 





Miles per 



Summer 



12.56 



15.96 



5.21 



3.52 



3.19 



7.03 



3.61 



3.86 







(j Winter 



14. go 



18. 42 



4.24 



3.3s 



6.88 



14.20 



22.0 



4.0 





' The observations were horary, with some interruptious. They are calculated here for tlxo hours 1^ and 7i A. M. 

 aud P. M. only. 



