628 



WINDS OF THE GLOBB] 



ZOI\E l\o. 15. 



Latitude 15° to 20° Nokth. 



The data for the study of the winds of this zone consist of observations made at 

 over 26 stations on land, for an aggregate period of over 39 years: at sea for 

 26 years 3 months. The distribution is as follows: — 



Where observed. 



No. of 

 Stations. 



. Aggregate length of time. 



Pacific Ocean, 





40Y4 days= 10 years 10 months. 



Mexico, 



10 



4 years. 



West Indies, 



5 



3 years. 



Atlantic Ocean, 





nearly 1 years. 



Bay of Bengal, 





1740 days ^4 years 8 months. 



China Sea, 





1350 days ^3 years 1 months. 



Africa, 



« + 



1 year 4 mouths. 



Asia, 



3 



13 years 7 months. 



Red Sea, 





24 days. 



• 



(Nos. 1 to 5.) Pacific Ocean, east of longitude 180°. 



Computed from observations for an aggregate period of 3451 days, collected and classified, from 

 the logs of numerous sailing vessels, at the United States Naval Observatory, under the direction of 

 Capt. M. F. Maury, Superintendent. 







Relative Prevalence of 



AViN 



PB FROM THE 



Different 



Points of 







Monsoon 















IHE 



Compass 















|| 



influences. 



>> 









































1? 







•0 



Place of 

 obBcrvation. 



Time of 

 the year. 





p4 





H 





H 





w 





^ 





^ 





^ 





^ |gl 



Direction 

 of resultant. 



06 



Direction. 





£ 







X. 



^ 



H 



^ 



"S 



m 



W 



m 



s 



Ul 



^ 



aj 



m 



K 



^ 



s" s'g 







a 



a 







1 



^ 



^ 



W 



3 



H 



tfj 



oi 



01 



m 



m 



i 



1 



i 



^ 



^ 8^ 



K-" 





& 



3 



r 

 1. 1 



Spring 



65 



74 60o!249 



248 



70 



101 



10 



46 



8 



40 



3 



M 



4 



21 



35 



57 N. 61°49'E. 



.64 



S.61°49'W. 



.06 



560 



Summer 



1 



2! 96! 38 



35 



0; 10 







3 











2 



4 















9 N. 62 15 E. 



.79 



N. 80i E. 



.09 



67 



Long. 150' ■{ 



Autumn 



66 



5U'635 384 



452 



82 



78 



21 



13 



10 



29 



2 



15 



8 



40 



23 



112 N. 65 7 E. 



.72 



S. 48| E. 



.05 



675 



to 165° W. 1 



Winter 



69 



36 234 128 



139 



9 



38 



1 



26 



3 



15 



2 



10 



1 



29 



7 



36 N. 58 15 E. 



.64 



S. 87i W. 



• 07 



258 



I 



The year' 

 Spring 





j 



























... N. 61 49 E. 



.70 







1560 



42 



97:681 187 



188 



32 



44 



"9 



"3 



"4 



"5 



"6 



"4 



"9 



'3 







8 N. 55 47 E. 



.85 



s.'so'e. 



.08 



439 



2. 



Summer 



7 



17 53l 23 



2 







































1 







N. 43 40 E. 



.93 



N. 6AW. 



.14 



34 



Long. 135° 



Autumn 



1 



23:1041 53 



7 



12 











































ON. 63 17 E. 



.93 



N. 81 E. 



.09 



67 



to 150° W. 



Winter 

 Tlie year' 



25 



28,186 71 



54 



8 10 



1 



4 







9 







6 



5 



10 



10 



N. 50 20 E. 

 ...IN. 50 40 E. 



.75 

 .86 



S. 63i W. 



.11 



142 

 682 



f 

 3. 1 



Spring 



49 



64 128 9 



22 



"i 16 



"1 



"i 



"6 



"3 



"6 











13 



5 



2 N. 34 30 E. 



.80 



S."i7a"w. 



.02 



103 



Summer 



69 



24 77 12 



5 



5 







1 



1 



2 







1 



3 



1 



10 



11 N. 25 21 E. 



.17 



S. 3GJ W. 



.66 



74 



Long. 120° i 



Autumn 



4 



27, 59' 8 



3 



3! 



































18 



ON. 33 13 E. 



.87 



N. 18 E. 



.05 



41 



tol35° W. 



Winter 



20 



24140! 39 



19 



3 3 























1 







6 



3 



N. 45 20 E. 



.88 



S. 70 E. 



.16 



86 



. 



Tlie year' 

 Spring 































... N. 34 58 E. 



.82 







304 



23 



"7 35 







9 



"3 "6 



"6 



6 







"6 



"6 







"0 



"3 



24 



8 N. 19 50 E. 



.73 



n! "UE. 



.15 



37 



4. 



Summer 



38 



19 27 



1 



11 



3' 11 







3 



1 



20 



6 



34 







16 



30 



17 N. 19 43 M^ 



.39 



S. 63i W. 



.38 



79 



Long. 110° ■ 



Autumn 



41 



15 58l 23 



10 



10, 11 



1 



7 







3 



3 



6 







23 



5 



5 N. 32 50 E. 



.55 



S. 48 E. 



.12 



74 



to 120° W. 



Winter 



43 



4l!l09, 18 



19 



4 























3 







15 



8 



3IN. 32 29 E. 



.82 



N. 66} E. 



.28 



88 





Tlie year' 

 Spring 



































...|n. 21 15 E. 



.69 







278 



f 



31 



"s 



6 











6 



1 



"0 



3 



"3 



"s 



"2 



28 



33 



65 



20 



12N. 46 9 W. 



.70 



N.'Vs} W. 



.24 



73 



5. 



Summer 



6 



7 



8 



1 



6 



11 



8 







7 



1 



2 



1 



5 



1 



7 



4 



6!n. 66 30 E. 



.21 



S. 55^ E. 



.41 



27 



Long. 90° i 



Autumn 



69 



9 



50 



13 



20 



12 



39 



4 



16 







14 



4 



44 



30 



200 



37 



66lN. 26 17 W; 



.43 



N. 35 W. 



.08 



205 



to 110° W. 



Winter 

 The year' 



128 



15 



... 



126 



39 



65 



21 



40 



2 



20 



2 



65 



12 



85 



39 



192 



36 



88iN. 16 25 W. 

 ... N. 24 50 W. 



.34 

 .35 



N. 77i E. 



.05 



322 

 627 











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jompute 



dfi 



om the resu 



Itan 



t3 fo 



rth 



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asons. 









