blnw lrorn eonnnenlal lmmnvs rn wmm'. and warrncr oul m‘ll dullurg wlnlcr wrnds bluw rn lrorn the seas Islands and penrnsulas lmm Lamudes 0s lo 15- epenenee ewo mm wlnd rnodes, loose ol lhe wxmev winds or lrade wrnds lsoufllusl rn lhe smflhlnl hernr- splrere, norlhease m rhe nonhern henrrspherel and lhoseof lhe monsoon ln eneer, we look (or twu seasons ol wlnds and hate shorl periods at relarrve calms or shifting wlnd syslenrs in llrese laorudes These are lhe rnarn wlndsol wplnl oeeanre lslands ln snrnrner, lhe crussrzqualcnal rnonsoon wrnds deneel lo blow (mm lhe norllrwesl in rlre soulhern hemispherz, land as sourhwesl rnorrroons m lhe nonhern hernnphere, Soullreasr Asl: and lhe thc or lndlan oeean nlands are rnosl prodreraoly affect-1 by lhrse hirmbdal sysrenrs. Alrhough many sues are also aneeled by only rwo rnsrn sarong wrnd dlrecllons, shese are rarely rs sorelly seasonal in elleel as rhey are closer co (in: equamr me news On warrn sea eorsrs, whm onshore wlnds not only earry sall laur also evaporsle mmslule, sall deposrrs on vegelauon are lhe Ilmlfing laeror on speoes seleerlon and only selecled hardy speoee wllh libmns or waxy mlhres ean escape dearh or delor-oranon by sall laurn, As well as lnorganrr rrrarennls. wrnd rrray lranspon organrsrns rangrng lronr alrnosr lmpalpable spores ol lungr and ler-ns ro yery welghly rnsecls such as plague locusls wlrrrh are swepl aloll by healed arr eolurnns, and carried as lrozen or enllled swarms lo duwnr draugm areas Here, rhey rhaw oul and eornrnense leedrng or perlsh m oceans lar lrorn land Mosqnuoes, rrurr llles, wasps, and spiders delllxfilely s - renal floallmes and also nrrgrale ovzr rnounrarn and oseanle laarrrers on wlndslresnrs. Florlrs or "figuring ouds also lake advanragr olwindsmams as (My errele llre glubes Flow oI arr lwrndl nvn kal’ surfaces prornoles raprd lrrnsprralron, as does hrgh llghl rnlensrly {Daubenv nure, lml When we have both elleels logelher, shrubs and lrees nray lose Ion rnuelr waler, and lrees guard agalnsl rhls eornbrned Iaclor by presenling whltisll undersrdes ol leaves lo lhe fly“ as lhe wrnd lalows, lhus can-yang on a dynarnu- balance laerween lhe llghr and mud [actors lrrnes and mes rnay oller leal angles lo reneer lrghl. rrap air, or lo reduce lhe am of lea: rxywed lo llghl or word Thus, bum plgmenlahun and lea! rnoyernem are used |o balance rlre efletts o! varraole rneorrung gnaw and lea: pores close down to prevenl rnolsrure loss wmn mmole In a radro programme on sallrng ulnslralran Broad- easlurg Corporarlon. I? Dee Ml, Funk nellrwalle, a New Zgalandrbom Ausoalrnn boa| deslgner, palm, and sarlor oulllned sorne ol lhe :hindmslls n1 ground wrnds Such wrnds do nol blow rleadlly, our vary as gnsls and alrns in a predrsrahls and localuyspecrzre way; lhal ls, the eornrnon winds oi any one slle have regular pulsé He slares lhar sueh regular vansllons are easrly neared; a 49450 rnrnule nequerrey ol gusllng ls rypreal ol rnrd—larhudes, wulr gusls 4m. srronger lhan lulls. ln lulli. rlre wind drreslrsn also clranges, as llghl orosswrnds a: ahoul IS“ lo lhe rnarn wrnd dlrxtlmls The van-nun m wlxld speed and dueclron ls sysrenu she and regular, and bolh fmqurmes, durroons, and arnpllrrrdes can b! ohlarned by eorrrlainallons or slopwalohes, anernornelers, and wind vanes lor all u! lloese reeorded on auronraoc Equipment). Such 'wdves" ol wand are rnade nsrhle rn grwlulds, or on lhe surlaee ol walers vuewed flom a (lllf They are also, al lrnres, rellecled rn elouds as "null and me- sysmm 11w lulls slrow as spaees Ween cloud ranlrs, and in llrese spaces, lrglrl clouds ol dmeaenl allgnrneru represenl llre elrange ol dueerron lypiul or lulls The gusls are ponderous, represenung yorrlres; lhe lnlls are at llglrr erosswrnds Some perrods are shorr llaahrarn, 5.25 nunules, sydney, H2 rnlnures; loronlo, ln urrnulerl. Wave "Irons“ ml gisslands may eorne al every 14 seconds, wrlh gusls ar longer lnlervals, Sea waves rhenrsclyas have a characrensue pmodlmy and speed, usually ahoul 5-I2 per rnrnule, lhe perrod longlhenlng ln slonns In lhe weslerly wlnd laelrs, we can distinguxsh belween rhe PREVALEN'I WINDS ol lrorn (.24 km/h, wluch hlow lav llye mu 0! seven windy days, and lhe ENERGY wmos ol lrorn 1640 kin/h wlueh blnw nn lhe ollrer mo days. The energy wrnds eorne lrorn oerween lstw omhe dmfion ol lhe preyalenl wrnds erehael Hatklemln, Wrnd and Wmdsprnrnrs. posse l'ltss,Ca|ilomia,19'74). WINDEREAKS ll rs the chill lamps—lhe removal ol heal horn surlaees, and eyaporalron o1 fluldFthal rreales cool lo sold clarnales ur are Impks ar lower a|tiludes lhan adulaalie or a rule lacrors would rndrcale. 1hrs ehrll laelor reords phm gum, and lowers lhe elrielervey al solar devices and rrrsulalron ln eyelonre or humane nmir raluaophle wurds rrray become lhe uvurndlng desrgn rnodrrrcarlon, around whreh all DLhu laerors rnusr ls: arrayed. We are nor rnueh concerned wuh leleMi and low wind—energy slres, excepl to choose lhenr [or our dwellrngs in exposed landscapes, our elose arrenrron mustbe pald losheller untry'tsm exposed uler On sues wulr prodrelaole wrnd panerns, Nvulzd ehlher by lrees, derrved lrorn [nul knnwledge. or rndrealed lay wrnd records over lrnre, we ran plan drreenonal, palrerned wlndbruk o1 eanhbank and hrs. on sues where severe wands and Sindhi”! rnay eorno 1mm any drreelron las ln some deserlsl, lhe slraregy rs ro rnapose a elose roclangular or nelworlc palrern ml wrndlareak However rlre wlndbre-ks are arranged, ourldrngs, gardens, and anlrnal shelter: can be arranged lolaoe lhe ‘IB