METEOROLOGICAL REPORT 

 By G. C. SIMPSON, D.Sc. 



CAPTAIN SCOTT'S great desire was that good scientific work 

 should be done on the Expedition. He therefore did everything 

 in his power to help those to whom he entrusted the work by 

 giving them all possible facilities and large financial aid, and he 

 allowed me to use all the money subscribed in my native town 

 and country for the scientific work under my charge. In conse- 

 quence no expedition has gone out so well equipped with stores 

 and instruments for physical investigation. The following short 

 statement of work done at Cape Evans will give some idea of the 

 completeness of the outfit: 



(a) An almost unbroken record by self-registering instru- 

 ments of: temperature (two instruments), barometric pressure, 

 wind force (two instruments), wind direction, sunshine, elec- 

 trical state of the atmosphere, and the three elements of terres- 

 trial magnetism. 



(b) Regular observations of the usual meteorological 

 instruments. 



(c) An investigation of the upper air by means of balloons 

 both with and without instruments, by which knowledge has been 

 gained of the temperature and air currents up to a height of 

 over five miles. 



(d) Weekly absolute determinations of the magnetic 

 elements. 



(e) Hourly observations of the aurora during the whole 

 period when it was dark enough to observe. 



(/) A close study of the optics of the atmosphere. 



(g} Accurate determination of the value of gravity by means 

 of pendulums. 



(h) A very thorough study of ice, as it occurs both in the 

 air, and on the ground. 



In addition to the above a valuable set of meteorological ob- 

 servations was made at Cape Adare. 



It is impossible to discuss here, even briefly, the results ob- 



