THE WINDS FROM THE "GREAT ICE" 



land gave an excellent description of the Green- 

 land foehn of the southwest coast. "Among the 

 prevailing winds in Greenland," he said, "the 

 warm land wind is the most remarkable. Its direc- 

 tion varies according to localities from true E.S.E. 

 to true E.N.E., always proceeding though warm 

 from the ice-covered interior, and generally fol- 

 lowing the direction of the fjord. . . . When 

 blowing for several days it is very dry, sometimes 

 causing the snow to vanish without any water to 

 become visible. This wind in consequence of 

 always blowing from the interior, and having blown 

 along a great part of its icy surface, must be con- 

 sidered one of the most important agencies in 

 counteracting the accumulation of snow in the cen- 

 tral region." 



It was to study this glacial anticyclone over the 

 Greenland ice-cap that our University of Michigan 

 Expeditions have been sent out. 



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