314 MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW JUNB, 1924

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• Language: English
• Subjects: Arctic; Bear Island; Eather; Jan Mayen; Norway; Vardo; Nome; Spitzbergen; Alaska
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.387.8683; http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/052/mwr-052-06-0314a.pdf

sen’s prored polar xht. Much valuable information fog, but it makes its appearance in May and increases is availa le from Jan ayen Island, Bear Island and in frequency until the middle of July. The longest Spitsberpn, where Norway has permanent meteorologi- consecutive periods during which the Fram was surcal stations, and observations on other islands have rounded with fo were 12 hours in May, 46 hours in June been made by the different ex editions to the Arctic; and 71 hours in % uly. those taken of the Frum, ex elition (1894-1896) form It is therefore very necessary that Amundsen should the most complete series an l have been used for this make his start as early in the year as possible and that article. the best measures should be taken to msure him as far Doctor Hesselberg oints out that the maximum wind aa possible from running into unfavourable weather condivelocit recorded on t g e Fmm during any of the months, tions which ma occur even at the most favourable period May, ir une and July was 15.5 m/s and that therefore the of the year. $eather reports from as many stations as wind conditions do not constitute more of a hindrance possible within the Arctic circle, from the Norwegian than those in our own latitudes. Over the polar seas stations at Jan Mayen, Bear Island, Spitzbergen and temperature rises rapidly durin May. In June and Vardo, from Nome (Alaska) and from certain stations