2 H. MOHN. METEOROLOGY. [2nd. arc. exp. FraM 



The physician of the Expedition, Dr. Johan Svendsen, took part in 

 the examination and comparing of the instruments with the standards, 

 before the starting of the Expedition, and made himself thoroughly fami- 

 liar with their use in every respect. 



The death of the doctor in June, 1899, put a lamentable period to 

 his work as chief Meteorologist of the Expedition. 



The Fram left Kristiania on the 24"^ June, 1898, called at Egedes- 

 minde in Greenland on the 29"^ of July, left Godhavn on the 2'^'* of 

 August, and Upernivik on the 5*^^ of August. On the 15"^ and 16*'' the 

 Fram was at Foulkefjord, on the 17"^ at Cocked Hat, and the IS*'' and 

 19 '^ at Rice Strait. At the northern inlet of this strait, the Expedition 

 wintered from September, 1898, to the 23"^ of July, 1899. 



On the 1^* of September, 1899, the Fram reached the second winter- 

 station (Havnefjord), which she left on the 9*'' of August, 1900. 



On the IS*'' of September the Fram was anchored at her third 

 wintering station at the head of the Gaasefjord. She left it on the 12*'' 

 of August, 1901, and arrived at the fourth and last wintering station in 

 the Gaasefjord, a little farther from the head of the fjord, on the 5*'' of 

 September in the same year. - 



On the 21^* of July, 1^02, the Fram left this place. 



On the 17*'' of August the Fram dropped anchor at Godhavn. Left 

 Godhavn the 20*''. Passed Fair Hill on the 17*'^ of September, and 

 reached Norway on the 19*'' of September, 1902. 



The meteorological observations on board the Fram during the 

 years 1898 to 1902 were made in somewhat different ways according 

 as the ship was under way or stationed at the different winter-quarters. 



As the latter constitute the majority, I shall first treat of them. 



