iv PREFACE 
Dr. Erich Kuhlbrodt, then of the Deutsche Seewarte, who 
had charge of the meteorological work done on the 
Meteor Expedition. Daily determinations in accordance 
with standard forms supplied by the United States Weath- 
er Bureau, continuous records of certain of the elements, 
and some experimental developments of apparatus were 
made throughout the cruise by members of the scientific 
staff of the Carnegie, particularly J. H. Paul and O. W. 
Torreson. 
The data resulting from the observations and records 
of atmospheric pressure, air temperature, sea-surface 
temperature, humidity, evaporation, and miscellaneous 
meteorological phenomena were reduced, tabulated, and 
analyzed at the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism in 
Washington during 1931-1933 by Katharine B. Clarke. 
She prepared accounts of the preliminary results of sev- 
eral aspects of the discussions of the material for pre- 
sentation before meetings of the American Geophysical 
Union, the American Meteorological Society, and the 
Fifth Pacific Science Congress, and these were published 
in various scientific journals. Miss Clarke had the ad- 
vice and guidance of Professor Brooks throughout. 
The preliminary tabulations and discussions were 
later submitted for critical examination to Dr. H. U. 
Sverdrup, who meanwhile had become Director of the 
Scripps Institution of Oceanography of the University of 
California and who had continued as consultant on the 
oceanographic and meteorological work of the Carnegie. 
After careful review, he entrusted the preparation of the 
final manuscript and discussion to his assistant W. C. 
Jacobs of the United States Weather Bureau, who in con- 
sultation with Dr. Sverdrup and Miss Clarke prepared 
the manuscript for final publication. The final manu- 
script was received in Washington in August 1938; thus 
pertinent papers printed since then were not considered. 
To the combined efforts of all the above mentioned in- 
vestigators and the cooperation of their respective in- 
stitutions we are indebted for a valuable contribution to 
marine meteorology. 
The present volume is the fourth in the series of 
“Scientific results of cruise VII of the Carnegie’’ and is 
the first of the Meteorological Reports. 
J. A. Fleming 
Director, Department of Terrestrial Magnetism 
