Some Notes concerning the Vegetation of Germania Land 375 



July 31, at 1 p. m. Air + 10.3 

 Black bulb +42.0 

 Brown bulb +34.0 



During the observations the wind changed and became easterly, 

 whereupon all the thermometers commenced to fall. Both with 

 this observation and with the following observations made with the 

 black-bulb thermometer in 1907, the thermometers were placed on 

 the gable of a house, in the same way as during the observations 

 made in the month of March. 



On August 7, 1907, at 2 p.m.; temp. + 1.7; amount of cloud 10° 

 Time 2.30 2.45 3 4 5 



At four o'clock the sun was out, but not in great strength. 

 At five o'clock there was only very slight insolation. 

 After a night with a positive temperature the following were 

 the measurements on August 8th. 



Time 11.30 a.m. 11.45 a.m. 



Air +8.4 



Black bulb +30.5 38.5 



Brown bulb +24.0 28.0 



Blank bulb + 18.0 23.5 



Even as late as October 1, when the air was — 12.0°, the 

 black bulb showed + 12.0° at midday. The sun's altitude was 

 almost the same as on March 15th. 



October 7, at 12.45 p. m. Air — 4.4 

 Black bulb thermometer + 13,0 



But on October 15 the importance of the insolation was nearly at 

 an end, as is shown by the following figures: — 



October 15, at 2 p. m. Air — 19.5 Black bulb shows — 9.7 



— — 9.6 



— - 10.5 



— — 3.0 



— —11.3 



— — 1.4 



— — 10.5 



