ite FO&ESTRY OF NORWAY. 



and in winter is much greater on the coast than in the 

 interior of the country. 



: The diurnal variation in the force of the wind is very 

 little marked in winter ; it is more pronounced in summer, 

 and especially in the eastern portion of the country is this 

 the case. The force of the wind attains its maximum 

 about 2 P.M. ; it sinks to its minimum during the night. 



/ Thus there is on the coasts of Norway a perfect contrast 

 between the direction of the winds in summer and in 

 winter. The chief occasion of this must be sought in the 

 alternate distribution of the pressure of the air on the 

 central portion of the Scandinavian peninsula. In winter 

 the air experiences a condensation which causes an onward 

 current of winds issuing from it ; and in summer a rari- 

 faction which attracts a current of air or of wind towards 

 the locality. 



For all this information I am indebted to Dr Broch's 

 report. 



