Chap. I] CHARACTERS OF THE ARCTIC CLIMATE 



66g 



80-3 days with clear cloudless sky. Even when coldest the human breath is not visible 

 as a mist. 



SPITZBERGEN (MOSSEL BAY). 



79° 53' N., 16 1' E., 12 meters above sea-level. 



(From Zeitschr. d. osterr. Gesellsch. f. Meteorol., 1876, p. 123.) 



The frequent and strong wintry south winds, by their warmth and relative dryness, 

 reduce the humidity by 20 per cent, and raise the temperature by 10-20 per cent, above 

 the normal. 



