Some Ocejinographical Results 



of the Expedition with the Michael Sars 



in the Summer of 1900. 



Preliminary Report 



by 

 Fridtjof Nansen. 



J\t Dr. Johan Hjort's kind request, I assisted in the 

 equipment of the Michael Sars for Oceanographical Research, 

 especially with instruments for determining the temperature and 

 the density of the sea. In connection with Mr. Helland-Hansen, 

 I also undertook the leadership of these investigations during 

 the first voyage of the Michael Sars in the summer of 1900, 

 while Dr. Hjort himself assisted by Mr. H. H. Gran undertook 

 the biological investigations. Although our observations are not 

 finally worked out, I shall try, in the following paper, to give 

 a short preliminary account of some results of the investigations 

 of Mr. Helland-Hansen and myself, as they may be of im- 

 portance for the International Oceanic Investigations which are 

 now going to be started. 



Nyt Mag. f. Naturv. XXXIX, II. ' 9 



