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Figure 7.12
Generalized global wind zones at 1000 mb in January (A) and July (B). The boundary of westerly and easterly zonal winds
is the zero line. Across much of the central Pacific the trade winds are nearly zonal. Based on data for 1970 to 1999.
Source
: NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis Data from the NOAA-CIRES Climate Diagnostics Center.
