654 H. MOHN. METEOROLOGY. [norw. pol. exp. 



OBSERVATIONS IN EAST-SPITZBERGEN 1894—95 



made by Mr. M. Ekholl. 



In the summer of 1894 Mr. Martin Ekroll made a voyage with his 

 schooner, Willem Barendtz from Norway to Spitzbergen, and wintered on 

 the east side of the Storfjord in a place situated in latitude 77° 30' N and 

 20° 55' E, from August, 1894, to July, 1895. Meteorological observations 

 were made on board from the beginning to the end of the voyage. During 

 the winter another station was established at the Anderson's Island in the 

 Storfjord, lat. 78° 20', long. 20° 44' E where observations of temperature, wind 

 and weather were made. 



The observations have been worked up by the Norwegian Meteorological 

 Institute. The result for the winter stations are given in the following Tables. * 

 They may be useful for comparison with those from Gape Flora and from 

 the Fram. 



The observations of the atmospheric pressure were made with an aneroid, 

 whose corrections were found by means of observations made on the coast 

 of Norway both at the start and at the return of the expedition, and com- 

 pared with the observations made simultaneously at the coast-stations of the 

 Norwegian Meteorological Institute. The Table gives the corrected values. 



The temperature of the air was observed with mercury and spirit centi- 

 grade thermometers. 



The amount of cloud is given according to the scale, == clear and 4 

 = overcast. 



The daily observations are deposited at the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, and 

 copies of them may be had on application. 



