746 



WINDS OF THE GLOBE. 



In New Zealand the influence of the land is far from being as important as in 

 Australia, and westerly winds largely prevailing as on the sea in the same latitudes 

 (36° to 47° S.), There is a difference between the east and the west coast of the 

 south island, separated as they are by the high and steep chain of the New Zealand 

 Alps, 



PACIFIC OCEAN. 



As in the case of the Indian Ocean, the materials for the study of the winds of 

 the Pacific are the percentage of the winds, as collected by Prof. Coffin, selections 

 from which are given in the following table: — 







Jane to Augnst. 



December to Febraai 



' 1 





a 





m 





M 





^ 





Bi 





n 





^ 





^ 







& 



a 



a 



ai 



m 



to 



^ 



K 



a 



a 



m 



ai 



m 



m 



^ 



a 



Zuue 10. 



N. 403 and 404. Pacific Ocean, 120© 

 -150O E 



3 



20 



19 



11 



19 



12 



12 



4 



23 



2 



12 







7 



12 



IC 



28 



" 14. 



Pacific Ocean, 125O-140O W. . 



46 



49 



2 



0.4 



0.8 











3 



12 



51 



23 



3 



2 



3 



3 



2 



" 14. 



" 120 -130 E. 



0| 15 



17 



13 



IS 



27 



8 



2 



15 



57 



17 



8 



1 



1 







1 



" 14. 



N. 2. Sandwich Islands . 



0.3 



47 



34 



9 



9 



0.4 



0.2 



0.2 



12 



26 



4 



4 



5 



22 



9 



17 



" 15. 



China Sea, 106O-115O E.' . 



3 



3 



6 



17 37 



27 



7 



2 



19 



55 



15 



8 



1 











1 



" i5. 



Pacific Ocean, 13.50-1500 W. . 



8 



63 



22 



4:0.7 



0.8 



0.8 



1 



















" 16. 



" 105 -115 W. . 



19 



8 



5 



5| 7 



22 



17 



17 



9 



54 



28 



4 



3 



1 







0.5 



" 17. 



90 -100 W. . 



8 



0.6 







4 45 



38 



8 







5 



52 



19 



8 



13 



3 











" 17. 



120 -130 E. . 



4 



8 



6 



9 29 



24 



7 



13 



8 



62 



22 



5 



0.5 











3 



" 18. 



155 -165 W. . 







14 



43 



35' 9 















2 



16 



41 



37 



5 















" l!l. 



175 -180 W. . 



6 



24 



42 



22 



4 







3 







25 



24 



13 



16 



3 



2 



6 



12 



" 19. 



145 -160 W. . 



3 



25 



21 



33 



3 



7 







9 



16 



68 



3 



4 



3 







3 



3 



" 1!1. 



120 -125 W. . 







4 



46 



44 



6 



















0.3 



26 



59 



15 















" 2(1. 



100 -105 W. . 











16 



70 



11 



2 



0.4 











1 



11 



84 



4 















" 21. 



150 -155 W. . 







47 



32 



20 



















11 



51 



30 



3 











1 



3 



" 21. 



175 -180 E. . 



1 



2 



45 



43 



5 







4 







5 



22 



20 



20 



11 



8 



6 



8 



" 21. 



105 -110 E. . 



4 



7 



47 



30 



8 



2 



0.3 



0.3 



4 



1 



5 



12 



26 



27 



21 



5 



" 22. 



150 -155 W. . 



6 



8 



3u 



39 



4 



3 



8 



3 



10 



35 



29 



12 



1 



0.5 



6 



6 



" 22. 



N. 7. SociRty Islands 



2 



13 



27 



14 



12 



17 



8 



8 



7 



24 



31 



2 







1 



14 



21 



" 22. 



Pacific Ocean, 8.50-1250 W. . 



1 



5 



24 



43 



14 



1 



3 



3 



3 



6 



34 



50 



6 











1 



" 23. 



120 -150 W. . 



16 



28 



11 



9 



7 



3 



8 



19 



10 



22 



38 



17 



3 



1 



3 



5 



" 23. 



N. 55. Port of France, New Caledonia 



1 







18 



54 



3 



4 



12 



8 







0.2 



5 



79 



13 



2 



1 







" 24. 



Pacific Ocean, 165O-180O E. 



8 



14 



17 



13 



13 



14 



16 



4 



4 



11 



40 



18 



6 



6 



9 



4 



" 24. 



" 175 -ISO W. . 



5 



13 



24 



16 



8 



19 



11 



4 



5 



8 



29 



35 



10 



S 



4 



2 



" 25. 



« 85 -90 W. . 



13 



13 



8 



14 



5 



15 



12 



20 



2 



5 



16 



30 



12 



11 



15 



10 



" 25. 



120 -150 W. . 



'^/^ 



34 



1 



3 



1 



15 



21 



3 



22 



12 



11 



14 



9 



11 



10 



11 



" 25. 



175 -180 E. . 



6 



14 



23 



15 



6 



25 



3 



7 



4 



12 



33 



19 



11 



7 



12 



3 



" 26. 



" 160 -180 E. . 



17 



12 



4 



14 



8 



16 



11 



18 



16 



14 



11 



8 



13 



14 



10 



14 



" 26. 



120-165 W. . 



25 



8 



7 



13 



7 



13 



10 



16 



11 



10 



16 



13 



7 



13 



17 



12 



" 26. 



" 120 -125 E. . 



16 



3 



2 







11 



11 



28 



30 



12 



9 



13 



8 



13 



20 



18 



8 



" 27. 



" 140 -150 E. . 



11 



7 



4 



7 



16 



16 



19 



19 



11 



8 



8 



5 



8 



13 



27 



19 



" 28. 



" 100 -120 W. . 



13 



7 







12: 14 



12 



34 



6 



7 



5 



5 



3 



6 



23 



35 



15 



" 28. 



85 -90 W. . 



11 



5 



4 



7 22 



22 



15 



14 



10 



2 



2 



1 



6 



19 



36 



23 



What distinguishes the Pacific Ocean from the Atlantic is a less regular S. E. trade, 

 which seems to be caused by the numerous islands of Polynesia. Many of them are 

 high, volcanic, so as to intercept the wind for a certain distance. Another influence 

 exerted by these islands is the local rains, which are produced by them, partly by 

 condensation of the vapor brought by the trade; partly due to local calms and the 

 ascending current. These condensations of vapor cause a lower pressure, and the 

 movement of the surrounding air to supply the deficiency causes irregular winds. 



' For the whole year. 



