Far East Wind - Kyokutoufu

…there is an equatorial calm zone near the equator, and at higher latitudes than that is the easterly winds known as the trade winds, and at higher latitudes than that is the mid-latitude high pressure zone, and at even higher latitudes than that is the westerly winds. At higher latitudes than that is the high-latitude low pressure zone, and around the poles is the polar easterly wind zone. The mid-latitude high pressure zone is also called the horse latitude. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Far East Wind" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…赤道付近には赤道無風帯があり，それより高緯度側に偏東風のいわゆる貿易風帯があり，それより高緯度側に中緯度高圧帯があり，さらに高緯度側に偏西風帯がある。それより高緯度側に高緯度低圧帯があり，極のまわりは極東風帯となっている。なお中緯度高圧帯は〈馬の緯度horse latitude〉とも呼ばれる。…

※「極東風」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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