Isothermo- 
batherne bero her udelukkende paa Poreupine-Observatio- 
Renden, gjennem Porceupines Station No. 64. 
ner, 1 Midten paa Temperaturrække, paa begge Sider kun 
paa Bundtemperaturer i Nærheden af Snittet i de respec- 
tive Dybder. Isothermerne for 1° til 7° helde i den østlige 
Halvdel sterkt mod Shetlandsbanken. Her er altsaa det 
varmeste Vand ophobet. Isothermen for 0° har en lig- 
nende, men svagere Heldning. Den ligger 1 Midten paa 
320 Favnes Dyb. 
sig i Midten og løfter sig paa begge Sider. 
Isothermen for — 1° derimod sænker 
Det koldeste 
Vand drager sig saaledes op over Skraaningerne paa begge 
Sider. 
Tversnit VIT gaar fra Station No. 94, ved Udsire, 
langs den norske Rende mod NNW til Station No. 54 
i Nordhavet. Fra den norske Rende 1 Skagerak, hvor der 
i Dybet er en constant Temperatur af 5°, stiger Bundtem. 
peraturen mod Nord med stigende Dybde indtil Station 12, 
hvor den naar et Maximum af 693, for derfra at aftage 
videre mod Nord. Samtidig viser Overfladetemperaturen 
for Aaret en lignende Gang. Isothermerne 6° til 9° sænke 
sig mod Bundtemperaturens Maximums Plads. Paa Ren- 
dens Affald mod Dybet findes 0° 1 350 Favnes Dyb og 
lidt længere ude, i Station No. 18, i 300 Faynes Dyb. 
Isothermen for — 1° (— 09.95) drager sig opad langs 
Bunden. 
‘ 
Tversnit VIII, Pl. X, gaar fra Island (Berufjord, 
Papey) mod Øst i en svag Bue til Christiansund. I Mid- 
ten stikker Færø-Banken op, og udenfor Christiansund, 
mellem Stationerne 32 og 26 sees den bratte Skraaning 
I dette og alle de folgende Snit ind- 
tage Kuldegrader alle de dybere Lag. I den vestlige 
Halvdel er der Varmegrader paa Island-Færø-Ryggen. 
Østenfor denne gaar 8" merkelig langt ned i Dybet, men 
i de øverste Lag er mindre varmt Vand. 
udenfor Storeggen. 
Omtrent over 
Færø-Bankens Atheld stige Isothermerne noget opad. I 
den østlige Halvdel sænke de sig idetheletaget henimod 
Norges Kystbanker. Paa disse er Varmegrader, men det 
“er mindre varmt inde under Land end ude paa Banken 
(Storeggen). Isothermen for 09 ligger højest (240 Favne) 
paa Island-Færø-Ryggen og ved Station No. 34 1 den øst- 
lige Del (280 Fv.) Den sænker sig til 400 Favne ved 
Station No. 41 i Vest og paa Skraaningen udenfor Stor- 
Isothermen for — 1° sænker sig ned 1 Dybet nor- 
denfor Færøerne, men holder sig paa den vestlige Side af 
Indløbet til Færø-Shetland-Renden. Mellem Mundingen af 
den norske Rende og Storeggens Yderskraaning ligger den 
langs Bunden. 
eggen. 
Tversnit IX ligger paa den 64. Breddegrad og gaar 
over Fro-Øerne. Man gjenfmder de samme Trek som i 
det foregaaende Tversnit. I den Fordybning, som Fro- 
64 
then falls off towards the north. 
across the Færoe-Shetland Channel, through the “Porcupine” 
Station 64. The isothermobaths are based here exclusively 
on *Poreupine” observations, m the middle consisting of 
serial temperatures, on either side of bottom-temperatures 
alone, taken near the section in the respective depths. 
The isotherms 1° to 7° incline considerably throughout the 
eastern half towards the Shetland Bank. Here, accordingly, 
the warmest water is found.to accumulate. The isotherm 
for 09 has a similar though less rapid incline. In the 
middle part it lies at a depth of 320 fathoms. 
therm for — 1°, on the other hand, sinks in the middle 
and rises on either side. Hence the coldest water makes 
its way up both sides of the slopes. 
Section VIT extends from Station No. 94, at Udsire, 
along the Norwegian Channel, towards the NNW, as 
far as Station 34, in the North Ocean. From the Nor- 
wegian Channel, in the Skagerak, where the deep has a 
constant temperature of 5°, the bottom-temperature rises 
towards the north with increasing depth as far as Station 
12, at which point it reaches a maximum of 6°.3, and 
At the same time the 
exhibits a similar variation. 
The isotherms for 6° to 9° sink in the direction where the 
bottom-temperature has its maximum. On the slope of the 
annual surface-temperature 
channel towards the deep, 0° occurs at a depth of 350 
fathoms, and a little farther out, Station No. 18, at a 
depth of 300 fathoms. The isotherm for — 1° (— 00.95) 
makes its way upwards along the bottom. 
Section No. VIII, Pl. X, extends from Iceland 
(Berufjord, Papey) towards the east, in a faint curve, as 
far as Christiansund. In the middle part, the Faeroe Bank 
juts up, and off Christiansund, between Stations 32 and 
26, may be seen the precipitous slope off the Storeg. 
In this and all the following sections, temperatures below 
09 occur throughout all the deeper strata. In the western 
half, temperatures above 0" are observed on the Iceland- 
Færoe Ridge. Hast of the latter, 8° descends to a 
remarkable depth; but in the uppermost strata the wa- 
ter is less warm. Very nearly above the decline of the 
Færoe Bank, the isotherms exhibit an upward tendency. 
In the eastern half, they sink as a rule in the direction of 
Norway's coastal banks. Over these occur temperatures 
above zero; but the temperature is not so high near land 
as out on the bank (the Storeg). The isotherm for 0° 
lies highest (240 fathoms) on the Iceland-Feeroe Ridge, and 
at Station No. 34, in the eastern part (280 fathoms). It 
sinks to a depth of 400 fathoms at Station 41, located 
west, and.on the slope off the Storeg. The isotherm 
for — 19 sinks down into the deep north of the Færoes, 
but keeps on the western side of the entrance to the 
Færoe-Shetland Channel. Between the mouth of the Nor- 
wegian Channel and the outer slope of the Storeggen Bank, 
it extends along the bottom. 
Section IX lies on the 64th parallel of latitude, and 
passes across the Fro Islands. We meet with she same 
characteristics as in the preceding transverse section 
The iso- . 
