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20°S
15°S
10°S
5°S
0°
5°N
10°N
15°N
20°N
25°N
–2
a) Mean February wind stresses
20°S
15°S
10°S
5°S
0°
5°N
10°N
15°N
20°N
25°N
b) Mean August wind stresses
40°E
50°E
60°E
70°E
80°E
90°E
100°E
20°S
15°S
10°S
5°S
0°
5°N
10°N
15°N
20°N
25°N
c) Annual Mean wind stresses
dyn cm
–2
dyn cm
–2
dyn cm
Fig. 4.3.9 Climatological wind stresses in dyn cm
92 in the tropical Indian Ocean: (a) February; (b) August; (c) annual
mean. After Hellerman and Rosenstein (1983).