_ for Nordvest-Spidsbergen. 
300 Faynes Dyb. Varmegradernes Omraade er meget ind- 
skrænket, men rækker ned til 400 Fayne. Mod Vest ind- 
tage Isothermerne en næsten vertical Stilling. De inde- 
slutte et Maximum af Varme paa over 3°, der ligger under 
Overfladen. 
Tversnit XXV gaar langs den 80. Breddegrad uden- 
Den højeste Varme findes under 
Oyerfladen og naar 3° i 100 Favnes Dyb. Varmegrader 
rekke til 400 Favnes Dyb. Dette er det nordligste Tversnit. 
Tversnit X XVI gaar fra Spidsbergens Sydkap over 
Beeren-Eiland til Hammerfest. Det viser Temperaturens 
Fordeling i den vestlige Del af Østhavet. Den højeste 
Temperatur træffes i Overfladen udenfor Nordkap, hvor 
De lavere Isothermer helde mod Norge 
Under den norske Kyst er det 
den er over 5°. 
paa en meget jevn Maade. 
saaledes i alle Dybder varmere end søndenfor Beeren-Hiland, 
men overalt er der paa denne Strækning Varmegrader. Mel- 
lem Beeren-Eiland og Spidsbergens Sydkap se vi ved Bunden 
den iskolde Kile, der kommer fra Storfjorden, og et Maxi- 
mum af Temperatur paa over 2° i omkring 60 Fv. Dyb. 
Tversnit XX VII gaar fra Vardø mod NE til Novaja 
Semlja (74° N. Br.). Det viser Temperaturens Fordeling 
i den østlige Del af Østhavet. Alle Isothermer helde mod 
Norge. Fra Vardø til den 36. Længdegrad er der Varmegra- 
der ved Bunden. Østenfor er der Kuldegrader, hvilke indtage 
de dybere Lag og blive herskende udenfor Novaja Semlja. 
Tversnit XXVIII, Pl. XIV, gaar langs Greenwichs 
Meridian fra 61° (Shetland) til 78° N. Bredde. Overfla- 
dens Temperatur aftager stadig mod Nord indtil den 77. 
Breddegrad. Mellem 70° og 73° N. Br. se vi Overfladen 
lidt koldere end Vandet i 100 Faynes Dyb. Nulgradsiso- 
thermen naar under 64° Bredde kun 280 Favne, men gaar 
herfra mod Dybet, indtil den mellem 70° og 71° naar ned 
over 600 Favnes Dyb, for videre mod Nord at stige, indtil 
den ved 77° naar Overfladen. Et løsrevet Stykke med 
svag Varmegrad findes i 100 Faynes Dyb paa 77° til 78°. 
Isothermen for — 1°, der ved 63°—64° ligger lidt dybere 
end 800 Favne, sænker sig til 1600 Favne ved 65°— 66°, 
stiger til 870 Favne ved 68°, synker til henimod 1000 
Fayne lidt nordenfor 70° og stiger derfra op mod Overfla- 
den under 74° Br. Fra 74° til 73° skyder den i de øvre 
Lag en Kile sydover og fra 76° til 77° en lignende nord- 
over. Nordenfor 76° se vi den i større Dybder danne en 
næsten sluttet Curve omkring Varmegradsmaximumet. Mel- 
lem den 70. og 71. Breddegrad er der ved Bunden et 
Varmemaximum, hvor Temperaturen ikke gaar under 
— 1°17. Mellem 66° og 69° er Bundtemperaturen lavere 
end — 19.8. Mellem 73° og 76° indtages de dybere Lag, 
under 1000 Favne; af et Temperaturminimum paa — 12.6. 
of close upon 300 fathoms. 
extend over a very confined space, which reaches however 
down to 400 fathoms. Towards the west, the isotherms 
have an almost vertical position. They inclose a maximum 
of heat, upwards of 3°, which lies beneath the surface. 
Section XXV extends along the 80th parallel of 
latitude, off the north-west coast of Spitzbergen. The 
highest temperature occurs beneath the surface, and reaches 
3°, at a depth of 100 fathoms. Temperatures above 
09% extend down to 400 fathoms. This is the most north- 
erly transverse section. 
Section X XVI extends from the southern extremity 
of Spitzbergen across Beeren Eiland to Hammerfest. It 
shows the distribution of temperature throughout the western 
tract of the Barents Sea. The highest temperature occurs 
at the surface, off the North Cape, where it reaches up- 
wards of 5°. The lower isotherms incline towards Norway, 
very gradually. In immediate proximity to the coast of 
Norway, the water in all depths is accordingly found to 
be warmer than south of Beeren Eiland, but degrees above 
0? we meet with everywhere throughout that tract. Be- 
tween Beeren Hiland and the southern extremity of Spitz- 
bergen, occurs the ice-cold wedge at the bottom that has 
its origin in the Storfjord, and also a maximum of tem- 
The temperatures above 09 
perature, reaching more than 2°, at a depth of about 60 
fathoms. 
Section XXVII extends from Vardø towards the 
NE as far as Novaja Semlja (lat. 74° N). It shows 
the distribution of temperature throughout the eastern 
tract of the Barents Sea. All the isotherms incline 
towards Norway. From Vardø to the 36th degree of longi- 
tude, the temperature is above 0° at the bottom. To the 
east, a temperature below 0° occupies the deeper strata, 
and prevails off Novaja Semlja. 
Section XXVIII, Pl. XIV, extends along the merid- 
ian of Greenwich, from 61° (Shetland) to 78° N. The 
surface-temperature decreases steadily towards the north, up 
to the 77th parallel of latitude. Between latitude 70° and 
73° N, the water at the surface is somewhat colder than 
at a depth of 100 fathoms. The isotherm for 09 reaches 
down at the 64th parallel of latitude to only 280 fathoms, 
but descends from thence towards the deep, till, between 
70° and 71°, it is met with at a depth of more than 600 
fathoms, after which it rises towards the north, till, at 77°, 
it reaches the surface. An isolated patch, with a temper- 
ature a little above 0°, occurs at a depth of 100 fathoms, 
in lat. 77°9—78°, The isotherm for — 1°, which at 63°—64° 
lies somewhat deeper than 800 fathoms, sinks to 1000 
fathoms at 65°—66°, rises to 870 fathoms at 68°, sinks to 
close upon 1000 fathoms a little to the north of 70°, 
rising up from thence towards the surface at the 74th 
parallel of latitude. From 74° to 73°, it sends out a wedge 
southwards in the upper strata, and from 76° to 77° a 
similar one northwards. North of 76°, in greater depths, 
it forms a well-nigh closed curve round the maximum of heat, 
with a temperature above 0°. Between the 70th and 71st 
parallels of latitude occurs at the bottom a maximum 
