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Meteorological Observations of the Second Wellman Expedition. By 

 Evelyn B. Baldwin, Observer, Weather Bureau. Report of 

 the Chief of the Weather Bureau, United States Department 

 of Agriculture, 1899-1900. Part VII. Washington, 1901. 

 This report embraces in full detail the meteorological observations 

 made by Mr. Baldwin in connection with the second Wellman expedi- 

 tion. The observations relate especially to the meteorological condi- 

 tions at and in the vicinity of Franz Josef Land, from June 1898, to 

 August 1899, embracing observations made on shipboard between 

 Tromso, Norway, and Franz Josef Land, those made at Harmsworth 

 House and at Fort McKinley, on Franz Josef Land, and those made in 

 the field, partly on Franz Josef Land and partly on the ocean north of 

 there. To atmospheric geologists, the summations relative to the 

 prevalent direction of the wind and cloud movements will perhaps 

 possess the greatest interest. These show that the prevalent atmos- 

 pheric movement was emphatically from the northward. The observa- 

 tions upon the upper clouds, which perhaps best express the general 

 movement, may be grouped as follows : 



19 per cent. 



20 per cent. 

 - 19 per cent. 



10 per cent. 



per cent. 



4 per cent. 

 2 per cent. 

 2 per cent. 

 6 per cent. 



- - 14 per cent. 



-.',.-.- - - 18 per cent. 



Fifty-eight per cent, are from N. W., N., and N. E., while only 24 

 per cent, are from the remaining five points. 



Separating these into those that have an easterly and westerly com- 

 ponent, the observations take this form : 



North - - 20 per cent. 



With easterly component : 



N. E. - - 19 per cent. 



E. - - - 10 per cent. 



S. E. - - - 4 per cent, 



- - 33 per cent. 



