THE WEDDELL QUADRANT AND ADJACENT AREAS. 



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Table XII. 



Abstract of Observations made in the Ross Sea and Vicinity on Board the "Erebus" and 

 Summer Barometric Pressure at 32° Sea-Level and Standard Gravity. 



Terror. 



Position S. 



Mean Lat. S. 



Mean Long. 



Days. 

 Observations. 



Mean Barometric 

 Pressure. 



Mean Air 

 Temperature. 



Mean Sea Surface 

 Temperature. 



60-00 to 62-30 

 65-00 ,, 67-30 

 67-30 ,, 75-00 

 75-00 ,, 78-00 



60 30 

 66 26 

 71 16 

 76 45 



143 40 W. 

 156 46 W. 

 177 09 E. 

 177 37 E. 



8 

 42 

 55 

 34 



Inches. 

 29-148 

 29-289 

 28-958 

 29-039 



34-8 

 308 

 27-8 

 25 9 



35-9 



28-8 

 30-0 

 29-7 



Table XIII. 



Showing the Percentage Frequency and Mean Direction of Wind in the Weddell Quadrant, Biscoe Sea, 



and Ross Sea during Summer and Early Autumn. 



Locality. 



Lat. 



S. 



Long. 



Observers. 



Months. 



Days. 

 Obser. 



N. 



N.E. 



E. 



S.E. 



S. 



S.W. 



W. 



N.W. 



Mean. 











vations. 





















E. Coast of Graham's Land . 



63 48 



55 13 W. 



Bruce and Ross 



Dec.-Feb. 



103 



12 



14 



10 



12 



18 



12 



9 



13 



S. 22 E. 





63 40 



55 00 W. 



Bruce 





64 



13 



15 



11 



14 



20 



6 



7 



14 



S. 50 E. 







63 25 



56 0U W. 



Donald 





64 



13 



13 



15 



12 



24 



2 



13 



8 



S. 70 E. 







64 22 



56 13 W. 



Ross 



Jan. 



31 



11 



15 



10 



8 



13 



28 



12 



3 



S. 25 W. 



Weddell Sea 





63 49 



36 36 W. 



Ross 



Feb. 



28 



9 



10 



18 



28 



18 



11 



2 



4 



S. 44 E. 











70 24 



21 59 W. 



Ross and Bruce, S. of 67° 30' 



March 



43 



16 



20 



19 



9 



5 



7 



8 



16 



N. 18 E. 











68 01 



9 43 W. 



Biscoe and Bruce 



Jan. and Feb. 



31 



6 



6 



14 



45 



13 



13 



2 



1 



S. 38 E. 



Biscoe Sea 









64 09 



39 14 E. 



Moore 



Feb. 



27 



13 



24 



17 



9 



2L 



7 



3 



6 



N. 60 E. 











63 36 



50 10 E. 





Feb. and Mar. 



37 



10 



22 



17 



IS 



20 



9 



4 



5 



N. 81 E. 











6130 



59 48 E. 



„ 60°-62°30' S. 





15 



3 



7 



11 



13 



35 



20 



7 



4 



S. 42 E. 



, 









64 52 



44 18 E. 



„ 62i°-67° S. 





22 



17 



32 



21 



13 



9 



1 



1 



6 



N. 58 E. 











66 08 



41 16 E. 



Biscoe 





52 



2 



1 



11 



18 



44 



12 



8 



4 



S. 64 E. 



,, 









60 06 



68 11 E. 





Mar. and Apr. 



23 



16 



52 



12 



4 



9 



2 



5 







N. 50 E. 



, 









64 01 



86 21 E. 



"Challenger" 



Feb. 



17 



10 



4 



15 



17 



14 



15 



12 



13 



s. ;w, 



South Atlantic 







59 34 



27 29 W. 



Various 56°-64° S. 



Dec.-Feb. 



45 



10 



4 



3 



3 



18 



30 



15 



17 



S. 72 W. 









58 30 



43 22 W. 



„ 56°-64° S. 





30 



3 











1 



6 



24 



42 



24 



S. 88 W. 









53 19 



58 53 W. 



„ 52°-56° S. 





19 



7 



14 



2 



1 



2 



27 



27 



20 



S. 79 W. 



,, 







46 52 



7 59 W. 



"Scotia" 



Apr. 



30 



15 



7 



4 



4 



4 



14 



21 



31 



N. 58 W. 



*Staten Island 







54 23 



63 47 W. 





Dec.-Feb. 



64 



11 











5 



26 



16 



20 



22 



S. 88 W. 



Ross Sea Region 







60 30 



143 40 W. 



Ross 60°-62£° 





8 



4 











1 



27 



32 



24 



12 



S. 78 W. 



ii ii i> 







66 26 



156 46 W. 



,, 65"-67i° 





42 



11 



17 



13 



15 



16 



10 



8 



10 



S. 75 E. 



ii n ii 







71 16 



177 09 E. 



„ 67$°-75° 





55 



7 



6 



8 



15 



19 



18 



17 



10 



S. 9W. 



,. i. 







76 45 



177 37 E. 



,, 75°-78° 





34 



8 



7 



10 



22 



22 



18 



9 



4 



S. 10 E. 



* These observations are for the same 64 days as those included in the observations of Drs Bruce and Donald given above. 



Table XIV. 



Mean Force of the Wind, Scale 0-12, in the Weddell Quadrant, Biscoe Sea, and Ross Sea during 



Summer and Early Autumn. 

















Mean Force 









Position. 



Lat. 

 S. 



Long. 



Observers. 



Months. 



No. of 

 Obser- 





































vations. 



N. 



N.E. E. 



1 



S.E. 



S. 



S.W. 



W. 



N.W. 



Mean. 



E. coast of Graham's Land . 



63 48 



55 13 W. 



Ross and Bruce 



Dec.-Feb. 



641 



2-4 



3-3 3-0 



3-1 



53 



3-9 



29 



3-3 



3-5 



ii ii 



63 40 



55 00 W. 



Bruce 





433 



3-9 



3-3 34 



34 



60 



5-1 



?.-4 



32 



4-0 



ii ii 



62 47 



5312 W. 



Ross 



Dec. 



41 



1-5 



2-0 .. 





4-3 



4-7 



5-5 



3-6 



4-0 



ii ii 



64 22 



56 13 W. 



Ross 



Jan. 



180 



46 



33 i 20 



2-0 



30 



3-3 



3-1 



4-1 



3-2 



Weddell Sea ... 



63 49 



36 36 W. 



Ross 



Feb. 



164 



3-9 



2-7 1 3-4 



4-2 



39 



39 



3-5 



39 



36 



ii ii 







66 17 



28 03 W. 



"Scotia" 



Feb. and Mar. 



2059 



2-4 



2-5 33 



?,•?, 



1-9 



2-1 



2-9 



24 



2-5 



ii ii 







69 06 



14 32 W. 



Ross 



Mar. 



63 



3"2 



62 63 



4-7 



24 



1-5 





2-5 



49 



ii ii 







70 24 



21 59 W. 



Ross and " Scotia," S. of 67° 30' S. 





1026 



2-5 



35 4-5 



3-8 



T7 



2-1 



2-7 



2 4 



5 



Biscoe Sea . 







64 07 



39 14 E. 



Moore 



Feb. 



151 



3-5 



37 3-4 



4-7 



5'6 



4-2 



37 



4-9 



40 



ii ii 







63 36 



60 10 E. 





Feb. and Mar. 



212 



3-4 



35 I 3-7 



4-3 



5-6 



4 1 



4-0 



39 



39 



ii ii 







61 30 



59 48 E. 



„ 60°-62J° S. 





88 



2-8 



3-3 26 



3 5 



5 



4-1 



41 



3-5 



3 9 



ii ii 







64 52 



44 13 E. 



,, 62£°-67°S. 





124 



35 



39 1 3-6 



4 9 



63 



4-5 



3-7 



38 



4 



i. ii 







64 01 



86 21 E. 



" Challenger " 



Feb. 



392 



4-5 



28 ! 3-6 



4-91 



3-7 



2-7 



3-4 



4-4 



39 



Ross Sea Region 







60 30 



143 40 W. 



Ross 60°-62£° 





48 



5-2 



1 •■ 



5 



4-0 



5-9 



5fi 



5-4 



5-2 



ii ii ii 







66 26 



156 46 W. 



,, 65°-67°30' 





245 



3-7 



30 1 2-7 



2-4 



3-3 



3-4 



3-7 



35 



30 



ii ii » 







7116 



177 09 E. 



,, 67°30'-75° 





319 



33 



3-1 4-5 



5-2 



4-7 



42 



47 



4-6 



4-5 



"""•■■ 



76 45 



177 37 E. 



„ 75°-78* 





198 



30 



31 3-4 5-3 



4-7 



4-5 



3-5 



3-5 



4-3 



