APPENDIX I 



Monthly Surface Wind Stress Distributions 



The long term composite monthly mean surface wind 

 stress distributions are displayed in Charts 1 to 12 as 

 resultant vectors, in Charts 13 to 24 as the eastward com- 

 ponents, and in Charts 25 to 36 as the northward com- 

 ponents. The values are plotted in units of dyne cm -2 . 

 The month is indicated in the figure legend in the upper 

 right corner of the charts. The two years displayed below 

 the month, for example 1858-1972, correspond to the year 

 of the earliest report and the year of the most recent 

 report, respectively. The coastline configuration is 

 superimposed on the grid as a visual aid and does not 

 represent a conformal mapping. 



In Charts 1 to 12, the vectors are plotted according to 

 the scale shown below the figure legend. The mean vec- 

 tor magnitudes are contoured at intervals of 0.5 dyne 

 cm -2 . Magnitudes greater than 1.0 dyne cm -2 are shad- 

 ed. 



Charts 13 to 24 display contoured values of the east- 

 ward component of the resultant surface wind stress. The 

 contour interval is 0.5 dyne cm -2 . Positive values corre- 

 spond to eastward components. Negative values are 

 shaded. 



The northward component of the resultant stress is 

 plotted in Charts 25 to 36. The contour interval is 0.5 

 dyne cm -2 . Positive values correspond to northward 

 components. Negative values are shaded. 



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