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Table IX. 



Sea Surface Temperature. 











1 

 Hours 





























Station. 



Lat. 

 S. 



Long. 

 W. 



No. of 

 Years. 



Years of un- 

 specified, serva- 

 Hon. 



Jan. 



Feb. 



Mar. 



Apr. 



May. 



Jun. 



July. 



Aug. 



Sept. 



Oct. 



Nov. 



Dec. 



Year. 





O / 



O / 



i A.M. 



o 







o 



o 



. 



o 



o 



o 



° 



• 



• 



■ 



- 



South Orkneys . 



60 44 



44 39 



5 



1903-07 



8 



31-8 



32-2 



32-0 



30-5 



29-4 



28 '7 ; 28 '7 



28-7 



28-8 



29-0 



29-8 



31-3 



30-1 



South Georgia . 



54 31 



36 00 



1 



1882-83 



8 



39-4 



40 1 



37-5 



34-2 



32-2 



80-1 32'8 



34-2 



30-2 



33-8 



35-9 



37-8 



34-8 



Orange Bay 



55 31 



68 05 



1 



1882-83 



8 



49-7 



50-2 



46-9 



45-5 



43-0 



42-2 j 42-1 



4V0 



(41-5) 



42-4 



46-2 



48-7 



45-0 



Nt \v War's Is. . 



54 39 



64 07 



H 



1904-07 



7 or 8 



477 



46-8 



46-4 



43 9 



41-5 



39 6 \38-6 



39-5 



41-1 



42-3 



444 



46-0 



43-2 



Table X. 



Abstract of Observations made during Summer, East Coast of Graham's Land, Weddell and Biscoe Seas. 

 Mean Barometric Pressure at 32° Sea-Level and Standard Gravity at Latitude 45°. 



Position. 



Expedition. 



Lat. 



S. 



Long. 



Month. 



Days of 

 Observa- 

 tions. 



Baro- 

 metric 

 Pressure. 



Mean Air 

 Tempera- 

 ture. 



Mean Sea 

 Surface 

 Tempera- 

 ture. 



Mean 

 Cloud. 



Mean 

 Force 

 Wind. 







. , 



o , 







Inches 



o 



= 



0-10 



0-12 



E. coast of Graham's Land 



Ross, 1842 



62 47 



53 12 W. 



Dec. 



8 



29-113 



33-1 



32-7 





4 









,, 1843 



64 22 



56 13 W. 



Jan. 



31 



29-116 



30-8 



30-8 





3 



2 





Bruce, 1892 ) 







(Dec. 



15 



29-402 



81 '1 





9-0 



2 



6 





1893 \ 



63 40 



55 00 W. 



-[ Jan. 



31 



29 318 



31-1 





9-3 



4 



1 





,. 1893 J 







I Feb. 



18 



29-205 



29-6 





9-3 



5 



3 





Donald, 1892 "j 







(■Dec. 



15 



29-403 



32-4 



32-0 











1893 [ 



63 25 



56 00 W. 



A Jan. 



31 



29-321 



33-2 



32-0 











1893 j 







{ Feb. 



18 



29-242 



30-6 



313 









Weddell Sea . 



Ross, 1843 



63 49 



36 36 W. 



Feb. 



28 



29-303 



307 



30-7 





3 



6 







Bruce, 1903 . 



64 00 



29 45 W. 



Feb. 



28 



29-112 



27-8 



30-0 



91 



1 



8 







„ 1903 . 



64 01 



40 52 W. 



Mar. 



31 



29-035 



25-0 



29-4 



9-5 



2 



6 







,, 1904 . 



70 18 



17 47 W. 



Mar. 



31 



29-066 



25-0 



29-7 



8-8 



2 



8 







Ross, 1843 



69 06 



14 32 W. 



Mar. 



11 



29-122 



28-9 



30 2 





4 



9 



Biscoe Sea 





Moore, 1845 . 



64 09 



39 14 E. 



Feb. 



27 



29138 



32-3 



32-5 





4 













61 46 



85 14 E. 



Mar. 



10 



28-980 



33-5 



32-5 





3 



9 







"Challenger," 1874 



64 01 



86 21 E. 



Feb. 



17 



28-931 



30-7 



32-1 



9-0 



3 



9 



* Staten Island 



1892 



54 23 



63 47 W. 



Dec. 



15 



29-226 



46-0 





7-5 









1893 



54 23 



63 47 W. 



Jan. 



31 



29-432 



48-4 





6-8 







ii ii 



1893 



54 23 



63 47 W. 



Feb. 



18 



29-525 



45-9 





6-4 







* These observations are for the same periods as those included in the observations taken in 1892-93 by Bruce and Donald. 



Table XI. 



Aiistract of Meteorological Observations for February and March in the Weddell and Biscoe Seas, from 

 Observations made on the "Scotia," "Challenger," "Pagoda," "Erebus," and "Terror." Barometric 

 I'nE.ssruE at 32° Sea-Level and Standard Gravity. 















Latitude. 



S. 



Mean Position. 



Days. 

 Observa- 

 tions. 



45 

 45 

 18 

 13 

 13 

 9 

 28 

 23 

 51 



Mean 



Barometric 



Pressure. 



Mean Air 

 Temperature. 



Mean 



Sea Surface 



Temperature. 





Lat. S. 



Long. 



K-hruary 

 ii 



March 



ii 



• • 













o 



60 to 65 

 60 „ 65 

 65 ,, 70 

 65 „ 70 

 60 ,, 65 

 60 ,, 65 

 65 ,, 70 

 70 „ 74 

 65 ,, 74 



62 25 

 62 42 



68 09 



66 20 

 62 49 

 61 57 



67 54 

 72 23 



69 55 



37 23 W. 



63 45 E. 



22 43 W. 

 49 52 E. 

 30 56 W. 

 84 12 E. 



23 09 W. 



20 03 W. 



21 45 W. 



Inches. 

 29-258 

 29-031 

 29-223 

 29-159 

 29 099 

 28-992 

 29-141 

 29-048 

 29-099 



30-4 

 326 

 26-1 

 30-2 

 26-8 

 33-4 

 27-7 

 23-6 

 25-9 



30-9 

 32-6 

 29-2 

 30-1 

 30-0 

 32-5 

 30-0 

 29-5 

 29-8 



