Seasonal monthly averages of wind speed from the NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data corresponding to the period 1996–2016.
P (hPa) . | 1 . | 2 . | 3 . | 4 . | 5 . | 6 . | 7 . | 8 . | 9 . | 10 . | 11 . | 12 . | H(m) . |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
925 | 2.85 | 2.37 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.26 | 1.94 | 1.48 | 1.48 | 1.67 | 2.07 | 2.94 | 3.17 | 750 |
850 | 4.53 | 4.01 | 3.81 | 3.85 | 3.53 | 2.75 | 2.26 | 2.26 | 2.77 | 3.61 | 4.97 | 5.14 | 1 450 |
700 | 8.87 | 10.01 | 9.57 | 9.07 | 7.22 | 2.99 | 3.33 | 4.49 | 6.34 | 8.95 | 10.54 | 9.87 | 3 000 |
600 | 10.54 | 11.79 | 11.68 | 11.89 | 9.48 | 5.61 | 5.01 | 6.16 | 9.17 | 11.51 | 12.65 | 12.08 | 4 200 |
500 | 12.59 | 13.99 | 13.99 | 14.73 | 11.62 | 6.91 | 6.10 | 7.34 | 11.06 | 13.86 | 15.24 | 14.62 | 5 600 |
400 | 14.96 | 16.47 | 16.38 | 17.75 | 13.73 | 7.93 | 7.03 | 8.62 | 13.07 | 16.49 | 18.12 | 17.48 | 7 200 |
300 | 17.89 | 19.97 | 20.18 | 20.94 | 17.12 | 8.78 | 9.39 | 11.52 | 14.76 | 20.35 | 22.59 | 20.55 | 9 200 |
250 | 18.68 | 20.68 | 20.51 | 22.91 | 18.04 | 10.77 | 10.44 | 12.69 | 17.69 | 21.11 | 22.55 | 21.46 | 10 400 |
200 | 19.26 | 20.87 | 20.61 | 20.73 | 17.27 | 10.16 | 12.27 | 14.85 | 16.33 | 20.95 | 22.65 | 20.79 | 11 800 |
150 | 20.68 | 21.27 | 20.07 | 18.47 | 14.33 | 8.56 | 11.56 | 14.37 | 15.87 | 18.99 | 21.37 | 20.59 | 13 600 |
100 | 23.59 | 22.16 | 20.34 | 16.66 | 10.94 | 6.14 | 7.22 | 9.95 | 12.98 | 16.68 | 20.65 | 21.27 | 16 200 |
70 | 25.86 | 22.05 | 20.28 | 14.01 | 6.76 | 2.78 | 2.23 | 4.71 | 9.46 | 14.79 | 20.30 | 21.97 | 18 500 |
50 | 24.67 | 23.09 | 19.14 | 11.47 | 3.69 | 3.21 | 3.18 | 1.11 | 6.87 | 13.23 | 20.39 | 21.95 | 20 650 |
30 | 26.81 | 22.29 | 18.29 | 8.44 | 2.51 | 5.96 | 6.63 | 1.85 | 6.05 | 14.30 | 25.02 | 25.46 | 23 950 |
20 | 27.56 | 21.13 | 18.01 | 7.49 | 4.05 | 9.15 | 10.22 | 4.02 | 6.07 | 16.48 | 29.29 | 28.41 | 26 600 |
10 | 28.01 | 21.31 | 16.64 | 7.64 | 4.04 | 9.18 | 10.11 | 3.61 | 7.17 | 17.77 | 29.56 | 32.73 | 31 200 |
P (hPa) . | 1 . | 2 . | 3 . | 4 . | 5 . | 6 . | 7 . | 8 . | 9 . | 10 . | 11 . | 12 . | H(m) . |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
925 | 2.85 | 2.37 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.26 | 1.94 | 1.48 | 1.48 | 1.67 | 2.07 | 2.94 | 3.17 | 750 |
850 | 4.53 | 4.01 | 3.81 | 3.85 | 3.53 | 2.75 | 2.26 | 2.26 | 2.77 | 3.61 | 4.97 | 5.14 | 1 450 |
700 | 8.87 | 10.01 | 9.57 | 9.07 | 7.22 | 2.99 | 3.33 | 4.49 | 6.34 | 8.95 | 10.54 | 9.87 | 3 000 |
600 | 10.54 | 11.79 | 11.68 | 11.89 | 9.48 | 5.61 | 5.01 | 6.16 | 9.17 | 11.51 | 12.65 | 12.08 | 4 200 |
500 | 12.59 | 13.99 | 13.99 | 14.73 | 11.62 | 6.91 | 6.10 | 7.34 | 11.06 | 13.86 | 15.24 | 14.62 | 5 600 |
400 | 14.96 | 16.47 | 16.38 | 17.75 | 13.73 | 7.93 | 7.03 | 8.62 | 13.07 | 16.49 | 18.12 | 17.48 | 7 200 |
300 | 17.89 | 19.97 | 20.18 | 20.94 | 17.12 | 8.78 | 9.39 | 11.52 | 14.76 | 20.35 | 22.59 | 20.55 | 9 200 |
250 | 18.68 | 20.68 | 20.51 | 22.91 | 18.04 | 10.77 | 10.44 | 12.69 | 17.69 | 21.11 | 22.55 | 21.46 | 10 400 |
200 | 19.26 | 20.87 | 20.61 | 20.73 | 17.27 | 10.16 | 12.27 | 14.85 | 16.33 | 20.95 | 22.65 | 20.79 | 11 800 |
150 | 20.68 | 21.27 | 20.07 | 18.47 | 14.33 | 8.56 | 11.56 | 14.37 | 15.87 | 18.99 | 21.37 | 20.59 | 13 600 |
100 | 23.59 | 22.16 | 20.34 | 16.66 | 10.94 | 6.14 | 7.22 | 9.95 | 12.98 | 16.68 | 20.65 | 21.27 | 16 200 |
70 | 25.86 | 22.05 | 20.28 | 14.01 | 6.76 | 2.78 | 2.23 | 4.71 | 9.46 | 14.79 | 20.30 | 21.97 | 18 500 |
50 | 24.67 | 23.09 | 19.14 | 11.47 | 3.69 | 3.21 | 3.18 | 1.11 | 6.87 | 13.23 | 20.39 | 21.95 | 20 650 |
30 | 26.81 | 22.29 | 18.29 | 8.44 | 2.51 | 5.96 | 6.63 | 1.85 | 6.05 | 14.30 | 25.02 | 25.46 | 23 950 |
20 | 27.56 | 21.13 | 18.01 | 7.49 | 4.05 | 9.15 | 10.22 | 4.02 | 6.07 | 16.48 | 29.29 | 28.41 | 26 600 |
10 | 28.01 | 21.31 | 16.64 | 7.64 | 4.04 | 9.18 | 10.11 | 3.61 | 7.17 | 17.77 | 29.56 | 32.73 | 31 200 |
Seasonal monthly averages of wind speed from the NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data corresponding to the period 1996–2016.
P (hPa) . | 1 . | 2 . | 3 . | 4 . | 5 . | 6 . | 7 . | 8 . | 9 . | 10 . | 11 . | 12 . | H(m) . |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
925 | 2.85 | 2.37 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.26 | 1.94 | 1.48 | 1.48 | 1.67 | 2.07 | 2.94 | 3.17 | 750 |
850 | 4.53 | 4.01 | 3.81 | 3.85 | 3.53 | 2.75 | 2.26 | 2.26 | 2.77 | 3.61 | 4.97 | 5.14 | 1 450 |
700 | 8.87 | 10.01 | 9.57 | 9.07 | 7.22 | 2.99 | 3.33 | 4.49 | 6.34 | 8.95 | 10.54 | 9.87 | 3 000 |
600 | 10.54 | 11.79 | 11.68 | 11.89 | 9.48 | 5.61 | 5.01 | 6.16 | 9.17 | 11.51 | 12.65 | 12.08 | 4 200 |
500 | 12.59 | 13.99 | 13.99 | 14.73 | 11.62 | 6.91 | 6.10 | 7.34 | 11.06 | 13.86 | 15.24 | 14.62 | 5 600 |
400 | 14.96 | 16.47 | 16.38 | 17.75 | 13.73 | 7.93 | 7.03 | 8.62 | 13.07 | 16.49 | 18.12 | 17.48 | 7 200 |
300 | 17.89 | 19.97 | 20.18 | 20.94 | 17.12 | 8.78 | 9.39 | 11.52 | 14.76 | 20.35 | 22.59 | 20.55 | 9 200 |
250 | 18.68 | 20.68 | 20.51 | 22.91 | 18.04 | 10.77 | 10.44 | 12.69 | 17.69 | 21.11 | 22.55 | 21.46 | 10 400 |
200 | 19.26 | 20.87 | 20.61 | 20.73 | 17.27 | 10.16 | 12.27 | 14.85 | 16.33 | 20.95 | 22.65 | 20.79 | 11 800 |
150 | 20.68 | 21.27 | 20.07 | 18.47 | 14.33 | 8.56 | 11.56 | 14.37 | 15.87 | 18.99 | 21.37 | 20.59 | 13 600 |
100 | 23.59 | 22.16 | 20.34 | 16.66 | 10.94 | 6.14 | 7.22 | 9.95 | 12.98 | 16.68 | 20.65 | 21.27 | 16 200 |
70 | 25.86 | 22.05 | 20.28 | 14.01 | 6.76 | 2.78 | 2.23 | 4.71 | 9.46 | 14.79 | 20.30 | 21.97 | 18 500 |
50 | 24.67 | 23.09 | 19.14 | 11.47 | 3.69 | 3.21 | 3.18 | 1.11 | 6.87 | 13.23 | 20.39 | 21.95 | 20 650 |
30 | 26.81 | 22.29 | 18.29 | 8.44 | 2.51 | 5.96 | 6.63 | 1.85 | 6.05 | 14.30 | 25.02 | 25.46 | 23 950 |
20 | 27.56 | 21.13 | 18.01 | 7.49 | 4.05 | 9.15 | 10.22 | 4.02 | 6.07 | 16.48 | 29.29 | 28.41 | 26 600 |
10 | 28.01 | 21.31 | 16.64 | 7.64 | 4.04 | 9.18 | 10.11 | 3.61 | 7.17 | 17.77 | 29.56 | 32.73 | 31 200 |
P (hPa) . | 1 . | 2 . | 3 . | 4 . | 5 . | 6 . | 7 . | 8 . | 9 . | 10 . | 11 . | 12 . | H(m) . |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
925 | 2.85 | 2.37 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.26 | 1.94 | 1.48 | 1.48 | 1.67 | 2.07 | 2.94 | 3.17 | 750 |
850 | 4.53 | 4.01 | 3.81 | 3.85 | 3.53 | 2.75 | 2.26 | 2.26 | 2.77 | 3.61 | 4.97 | 5.14 | 1 450 |
700 | 8.87 | 10.01 | 9.57 | 9.07 | 7.22 | 2.99 | 3.33 | 4.49 | 6.34 | 8.95 | 10.54 | 9.87 | 3 000 |
600 | 10.54 | 11.79 | 11.68 | 11.89 | 9.48 | 5.61 | 5.01 | 6.16 | 9.17 | 11.51 | 12.65 | 12.08 | 4 200 |
500 | 12.59 | 13.99 | 13.99 | 14.73 | 11.62 | 6.91 | 6.10 | 7.34 | 11.06 | 13.86 | 15.24 | 14.62 | 5 600 |
400 | 14.96 | 16.47 | 16.38 | 17.75 | 13.73 | 7.93 | 7.03 | 8.62 | 13.07 | 16.49 | 18.12 | 17.48 | 7 200 |
300 | 17.89 | 19.97 | 20.18 | 20.94 | 17.12 | 8.78 | 9.39 | 11.52 | 14.76 | 20.35 | 22.59 | 20.55 | 9 200 |
250 | 18.68 | 20.68 | 20.51 | 22.91 | 18.04 | 10.77 | 10.44 | 12.69 | 17.69 | 21.11 | 22.55 | 21.46 | 10 400 |
200 | 19.26 | 20.87 | 20.61 | 20.73 | 17.27 | 10.16 | 12.27 | 14.85 | 16.33 | 20.95 | 22.65 | 20.79 | 11 800 |
150 | 20.68 | 21.27 | 20.07 | 18.47 | 14.33 | 8.56 | 11.56 | 14.37 | 15.87 | 18.99 | 21.37 | 20.59 | 13 600 |
100 | 23.59 | 22.16 | 20.34 | 16.66 | 10.94 | 6.14 | 7.22 | 9.95 | 12.98 | 16.68 | 20.65 | 21.27 | 16 200 |
70 | 25.86 | 22.05 | 20.28 | 14.01 | 6.76 | 2.78 | 2.23 | 4.71 | 9.46 | 14.79 | 20.30 | 21.97 | 18 500 |
50 | 24.67 | 23.09 | 19.14 | 11.47 | 3.69 | 3.21 | 3.18 | 1.11 | 6.87 | 13.23 | 20.39 | 21.95 | 20 650 |
30 | 26.81 | 22.29 | 18.29 | 8.44 | 2.51 | 5.96 | 6.63 | 1.85 | 6.05 | 14.30 | 25.02 | 25.46 | 23 950 |
20 | 27.56 | 21.13 | 18.01 | 7.49 | 4.05 | 9.15 | 10.22 | 4.02 | 6.07 | 16.48 | 29.29 | 28.41 | 26 600 |
10 | 28.01 | 21.31 | 16.64 | 7.64 | 4.04 | 9.18 | 10.11 | 3.61 | 7.17 | 17.77 | 29.56 | 32.73 | 31 200 |
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