Table 1: Mean wind speeds at Dome C and other astronomical sites for which long-term data exist.

Site	Wind speed (m/s)	Reference
Dome C (1984-1995)	2.7	This paper
Dome C II (1996-2003)	3.2	This paper
Dome C plus Dome CII (1984-2003)	2.9	This paper
Maidanak	2.1	Ehgamberdiev et al. (2000)
Mauna Loa	4.4	Barnes (2004)
La Silla	4.6	Hainaut (2004)
South Pole	5.5	Mefford (2004)
La Palma	6.6	La Palma (2004)
Paranal	6.6	Hainaut (2004)