98 



WINDS OF THE GLOBE. 



(Nos. 15 to 19.) Southvrestern Iceland. 



Observed at the following places, viz. : — 



Bessealed, by N. Horrebow, in the years 1849, 1850 and 1851. 



Reikiavik, by Gladstone and Park, from May 1st to November 20th, 181.3 ; by Dr. Thorstensenius 

 (or in his absence by Capt. Vidalenus), from 1822 to 1836 inclusive;' by the French Commission at 

 Rpikiiivik, and the waters adjacent, for 30 days in the spring of 1840 ; and by Rev. S. O. Pallsen 

 for an aggregate period of 17 months in the years 1866, 18G7 and 1868. 







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Relat 



IVE PllEVALENCE OF WlNDS FROM THE 







Monsoon 











Different Points op the Compass. 





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inHueuces. 



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Direction of 



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observa- 

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year. 



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Direction. 



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S 







§. 



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H 



dB 



(fi 



mB 



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5 





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5. 



ested. 



Spring 

 Summer 



69 



43 



60 



66 



46 



46 



9 



29 







S. 85° 29' K 



.20 



N. 5i° W. 



.15 



184 



62 



28 



12 



42 



38 



26 



8 



44 



5 



N. 8 29 E. 



.10 



N. 37' W. 



.03^ 



132 



Autumn 



20 



36 



38 



89 



92 



46 



30 



13 







S. 22 22 E. 



.39 



S. 18 W. 



.20i 



182 



r-i m 



Winter 



49 



41 



54 



83 



80 



U 



13 



6 







S. 51 17 E. 



.45 



S. 50 E. 



.18 



180 



« 



Tlie year2 





















S. 52 34 E. 



.27 







678 



^i ' 



Spring 



236 



197 



168 



249 



140 



74 



124 



162 



262 



N. 51 45 E. 



.14 







67 



^.•^■a ■ 



Slimmer 



:)0 



39 



32 



143 



45 



42 



35 



73 



27 



S. 53 35 E. 



.13 







92 



"-2 



Autumn 



149 



74 



81 



74 



19 



17 



25 



19 



22 



N. 45 49 E. 



.39 







91 





January- 



4.22 



5.15 



5.29 



3.21 



2.43 



5.15 



0.43 



1.4G 



3.43 



N. 87 15 E. 



.20 











February 



4.00 



5.29 



4.50 



3.07 



1.71 



5.64 



0.35 



0.93 



2.43 



N. 83 9 E. 



.20 











March 



4.65 



4.29 



4.93 



3.57 



2.51 



5.36 



0.50 



1.79 



3.21 



N. 86 57 E. 



.16 











April 



6.07 



4.22 



3.79 



4.15 



1.86 



4.64 



0.07 



2.43 



2.21 



N. 60 11 E. 



.19 











May 



4.72 



4.00 



5.35 



5.21 



2.28 



2.71 



1.00 



2.06 



3.43 



N. 80 7 E. 



.25 











June 



5.36 



2.14 



3.07 



3.22 



2.36 



2.93 



2.14 



5.21 



3.57 



N. 14 34 W. .13 









•m"". 



July 



5.35 



1.01 



2.99 



3.0S 



2.43 



3.35 



1.71 



4.85 



5.93 



N. 29 44 W.'.12 









'> CO 



August 



4.79 



2.00 



6.65 



2.78 



3.00 



2.64 



1.43 



3.7S 



4.43 



N. 52 47 E. .12 









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September 



5.72 



3.28 



6.50 



2.71 



2.00 



2.58 



0.78 



2.58 



3.57i N. 63 47 E. 1.24 









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October 



8.00 



4.86 



5.78 



1.64 



1.57 



4.29 



0.99 



1.21 



2.43 



N.42 2 E. 1.27 









05'^ 



November 



7.28 



3.43 



6.65 



2.14 



1.93 



3.57 



0.64 



1.00 



3.22 



N. 57 25 E. .27 











December 



5.00 



4.93 



6.22 



1.86 



1.65 



6.50 



0.79 



0.85 



2.86 



N. 72 52 E. !.17 











Spring 



15.44 



12.51 



14.07 



12.93 



6.65 



12.71 



1.57 



6.28 



8.85 



N. 75 30 E. 1.19 











Summer 



15.511 



5.15 



11.71 



9.08 



7.79 



8.92 



5.28 



13.84 



13.93 



N. 4 39 E. .10 











Autumn |21.00 



11.57 



18.93 



6.49 



5.50 



10.14 



2.41 



4.79 



9.22 



N. 50 39 E. 1.26 











Winter 



13.22 



15.37 



16.01 



8.14 



5.79 



17.29 



1.57 



3.24 



S.72 



N. 80 53 E. 



.19 











The year 



65.16 



44.60 



60.72 



36.64 



25.73 



49.36 



10.83 



28.15 



40.72 



N. 59 21 E. 



.17 









J4" 



Spring 



7 



32 



26 



19 



7 



10 



5 



1 



17 



N.86 43 E. 



.40 



N. 68i E. 



.20 



123 



> "^ 



Suraine 



19 



14 



10 



24 



18 



16 



8 



6 



41 



S. 45 23 E. 



.12 



S. 76| W. 



.13 



164 



« .2 -i. . 



Autumn 



4 



5 



12 



15 



11 



11 



3 



6 



12 



S. 32 17 E. !.26 



S. 24i W. 



.18^ 



91 



^ "^ CO 



Winter 



16 



36 



24 



12 



8 



28 



4 



2 



25 



N. 70 30 E. 1.23 



N. 5iE. 



.13 



150 



tf"^ 



The year2 





















S. 76 11 E. .22 







518 



J^ <i 



Spring 



233 



215 



230 



210 



106 



191 



32 



96 



152 



N. 77 54 E. .21 



S. 59| E. 



.06 





, '> « 



Summer 



245 



94 



180 



178 



136 



149 



88 



213 



241 



N. 16 38 E. .06i 



S. 85 W. 



.14 







Autumn 



326 



181 



292 



120 



92 



155 



41 



77 



145 



N.53 30 E. .26' 



N. 34 E. 



.10 





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Winter 



201 



251 



248 



126 



84 



270 



26 



47 



147 



N. 79 47 E. |.19 



S. 41 E. 



.05 





« B 



The year 



1005 



741 



950 



634 



418 



765 



187 



433 



685 



N. 64 17 E. .17 









' The earlier obs 



ervat 



ons were tn 



ade a 



the T 



illage 



of Raes ne 



ir Reikiavik. 





2 Computed frou 



1 the 



esnltants U 



r the 



seasoi 



s. 









3 The resultants 



are tl 



lose comput 



edby 



Prof. 



S. Ho 



msted, raoi: 



ified by the effect c 



f calms. 



(No. 20.) Atlantic Ocean. Longitude 35° W. to 10° E. 



Computed from observations made by John Ross for 16 days in the autumn of 1818 ; by the 

 French Commission for 84 days in the summer and autumn of 1838, 1839 and 1840 ; by Snow for 

 3 days in 1850 ; and by McClintock for 7 days in 1857, as follows : — 



Summer : North 31, N. N. E. 54, N. E. 51, E. N. E. 86, East 111, E. S. E. 79, S. E. 44, S. S. E. 6, 

 South 48, S. S. W. 21, S W. 20, W. S. W. 32, West 75, W. N.W. 42, N. W. 37, N. N. W. 26; 

 calm or variable, 72 (?_). 



