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SCIENTIFIC RESULTS OF ZIEGLER POLAR EXPEDITION 



Meteorological observations on sledge trip north from Teplitz Bay 

 March l6 to April I, 1905 



Date 



1905 

 March 16 



17 

 18 



19 

 20 



21 



22 

 23 



24 



25 

 26 



27 

 28 



29 



30 



31 



Local 

 time of 

 observa- 

 tion 



April 



h in 

 20 00 



5 30 



16 00 



6 30 



12 GO 



5 30 

 5 20 



17 00 

 5 20 



15 00 



5 30 



6 30 

 17 00 



7 30 



14 00 

 6 30 



6 30 



16 00 

 6 30 



5 30 



15 00 



6 00 

 19 30 



7 00 

 13 00 



6 30 



7 00 

 12 00 



Fahrenheit tem- 

 perature 



„ , Miui- 



Exposed ^^^ 



+ 5 



-15 

 — 22 



-"13-5 

 — 12 

 —16 



— 5 

 + 3 

 + 4 

 —14 



—13-5 



— 3 

 + 7 

 +23-5 

 +30-5 



— 3 



— 9 

 —23-5 

 —30 

 —IS 

 — 10 



—"•5 

 —31-5 

 -28.5 



—30 

 —35 

 —39 



—16 

 —25 



—19-5 

 — 21 



+ 1-5 



—23 

 —13 



+ 35 



—31 

 —29 



—14 



—37-5 



—39-5 

 -45 



Barom- 

 eter 



In. 



29,9 

 29.8 



29.88 



29.8 



29.85 

 29.82 



29.94 

 30.02 



29.68 



29.78 



29.82 



29.78 



Wind 



Direction 



SW 

 NW 



NW 



SE 

 SW 



SE 

 SSE 



Force 



Light 

 Light 



Breeze 



Calm 

 Breeze 



Light 



Breeze 

 Breeze 



W 

 SW 



W 



SW 



SW 



Breeze 

 Breeze 



Ab't 30 mi. 



20 to 30 mi. 



15 to 20 mi. 

 Calm 



Remarks 



Cloudy all day ; distance traveled 

 about 14 miles, leaving Camp 

 Abruzzi dxiring A. M. 



Clear morning ; north wind at ish; 

 traveled about 10 miles 



Fog 



Misty A. M. ; clear P. M. ; sun- 

 shine ; parhelion 



Snowing ; misty ; at noon ther- 

 mometer + 10°, with south wind 

 and heavy snow 



Fog ; cloudy 



Cloudy 



Cloudy ; snowing ; ice pressure ; 

 sunshine p. m. to i8h ; bearing 

 on Cape Fligely 140° SW ; began 

 retreat 



Cloudy ; snowing ; thermometer at 

 noon + 28° ; ice under pressure 

 during A. M. and at intervals 

 during P. M. 



Clear in early A. M. ; clouds strati- 

 fied in east ; cloudy and snowing 

 after 8h. 



Sunshine all day ; high cirrus 

 clouds ; dark clouds to east 



Hazy ; sunshine during day ; drift- 

 ing snow 



Hazy ; blowing and drifting all day; 

 no sunshine ; land not visible 



Sun shining ; hazy at distance; drift 

 and fog ; strong breeze 



Sun shining through flying drifts ; 

 wind in gusts 



Strong wind ; temperature falling 



on the march 

 Clear sky ; sun shining ; reached 



Camp Abruzzi 



