Table 1 Wind conditions and godwit movement along the migratory corridor
From: Compensation for wind drift prevails for a shorebird on a long-distance, transoceanic flight
Latitudes | Wind \(\overline{\theta }\) ± sd (°) | Wind \(\overline{R}\) | Wind speed \(\overline{x}\) ± sd (ms−1) | Godwit \(\overline{\theta }\) ± sd (°) | Godwit \(\overline{R}\) | Movement residual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
43–30°S | 357.56 ± 0.39 | 0.928 | 9.58 ± 3.45 | 340.05 ± 0.12 | 0.993 |  − 1.46 |
30–20°S | 331.44 ± 0.39 | 0.928 | 8.98 ± 2.47 | 337.19 ± 0.17 | 0.985 |  − 1.82 |
20–10°S | 314.59 ± 0.25 | 0.970 | 8.56 ± 2.58 | 343.22 ± 0.16 | 0.987 | 0.39 |
10°S–0° | 321.15 ± 0.40 | 0.925 | 6.01 ± 2.24 | 344.39 ± 0.27 | 0.965 | 0.09 |
0–10°N | 348.31 ± 0.99 | 0.611 | 3.99 ± 2.08 | 353.02 ± 0.30 | 0.955 | 1.80 |
10–20°N | 311.41 ± 1.14 | 0.523 | 4.64 ± 3.61 | 341.22 ± 0.34 | 0.945 |  − 0.03 |
20–30°N | 348.41 ± 1.01 | 0.597 | 9.16 ± 4.90 | 337.19 ± 0.31 | 0.954 |  − 2.13 |