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blnw lrorn eonnnenlal lmmnvs rn wmm'. and warrncr
oul mll 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
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