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0, ISTordoaard. 



[No. 8 



In the deeper ones among the fjords of Western Norway the 

 bottom temperature is no doubt little varying; vide ISILom^i (l,p.90). 

 The bottom temperature of the Hardanger fjord is given as 6,4, 

 but it seems that that of the Xorsfjord is a httle higher. Inside 

 the mouth of the Korsfjord the Pommeeania expedition measured 

 on Aug. 4th 1872 at the bottom (217 fathoms) the temperature of 

 60,6 C, I found in the very mouth at 500 m., t. = 6,7, s. = 35,16 

 7oo; and some way up the fjord (September 1900) 

 at 600 m., t. = 6,8, s. = 35,16. 



For the Byfjord of Bergen I have the folio wing measure- 

 ments, partly tåken by myself, partly by Mr. Glimme: 



Date 



Depth 



Temp. 



Salinity 





in metres 



C. 



0/ 



/oo 



2% 1898 



470 (bottom) 



6,9 



34,96 



'Vs „ 



400 



6,9 



35,04 



^%o . 



400 



6,8 



35.03 



^Vn „ 



450 (bottom) 



6,8 



34,87 



26/3 189^ 



460 (bottom) 



6,85 



34,95 



^% „ 



460 (bottom) 



7,0 



35,08 



'V, „ 



440 



7,5? 



34,94 



14/6 



/ » 



450 



7,0 



35,08 



'% . 



450 



6,95 



34,96 



It appears from this table that the temperature in the deep 

 channel of the Byfjord is very little changeable, and that the 

 changing interval of its salinity is rather small too. For the 200 

 metres layer of the Byfjord the conditions are the following: 



Date 



Depth 



Temp. 



Salinity 





iu metres 



C. 



%o 



15/3 1898 



200 



60,9 



34,64 



% . 



— 



6,9 



34,62 



20/ 



— 



7,1 



34,62 



^-^8 » 



— 



7,13 j 



35,04 



^''/lO . 



— 



7,1 



34,89 



^^'ll >, 



— 



7,1 



34,87 



26/3 1899 



— 



7,1 



34,90 



/4 )5 



— 



7,5 



34,94 



'V, „ 



— 



7,5 



34,87 



'% „ 



— 



7,4 



34,94 



^% ,. 



— 



7,25 



34,82 



