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Figure 11.18
The characteristic air circulation over South and East Asia in winter. Brown lines indicate
airflow at about 3000m, and green lines at about 600m. The names refer to the wind systems aloft.
Sources: After Thompson (1951), Flohn (1968), Frost and Stephenson (1965), and others.
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Figure 11.19
Mean 200 mb streamlines and isotachs in knots over Southeast Asia for January and July,
based on aircraft reports and sounding data.
Source: From Sadler (1975b). Courtesy Dr J. C. Sadler, University of Hawaii.
