AUGUST, 1912. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW. 1283
SPECIAL PAPERS ON GENERAL METEOROLOGY.
RECENT ADDITIONS TO THE WEATHER BUREAU LIBRARY.
C. FITZHUQH TALMAN, Junior Professor in Charge of Library.
The following have been selected from among the titles
of books recently received as representing those most likely to be useful to Weather Bureau officials in their
meteorological work and studies. Anonj-niou s public. it-
t,ions axe incliciLt,ed by a -.
Australia. Commonwealth bureau of meteorology.
Report upon observations made during an official visit to Europe,
Asia, and America, with recommendations referring to the meteorological service of Australia, by H. A. Hunt. [Mel-
bourne.] 1911. 61 p. f". Bavaria. Ktinigliche bayerische meteorologische Central-Station.
Deutsches meteorologisches Jahrbuch fiir 1911, Bayern. Jahrg.
33. Miinchen. 1912. var. pag. fo.
Forest physiography. New York. 1911. xsii, 759 p. 8".
[Treats of the climate of the United States under each of its geographic provinces.]
Deutsches meteorolonisches Jahrbuch fur 1911. Freie Hanse-
owman, Isaiah.
Bremen. [Yeteorologisches Observatorium.]
stadt Bremen. Jah"q. 22. Bremen. 1912. S i p . fo.
British rainfall organization.
British rainfall, 1911, by H. R. Mill. London. 1912. 108,
[3S8] p. 8'.
Chree, C[harles].
Cottrell, Frederick Gardner.
Studies in terrestrial magnetism. London. 1912. sii, 206 p.
The electrical precipitation of suspended particles. 11. p. [1911.]
(Reprint: Jour. of mdust. & engin. chem.. August,
Curityba (Brazil). Observatorio meteorologico. Resumo geral des observac6es, 1911. Uurityba. [1912.] 2 folded
Delteil, A. Note sur le climat de la RQunion. Paris. [n. d.] 39 p. So. DeuxiSme expedition antarctique fransaise, "Pourquoi-pas" (1908-1910).
Observations m&@orologiques, par J . Rouch. Paris. [1912.]
260p. 16 pl. 4".
Donnersberg (Bohemia). Meteorologisches Observatorium.
Das meteorologische Observatorium auf dem Donnersberge, und die ersten Beobachtungsergebnisse im Lustrum 1905-1909, von Rudolf Spitaler. Prag. 1912. 39 p. f". (Veroffentl. No.
Egnke rains of the Nile basin, 1910. Cairo. 1912. [SI, 110 p. -1O.
(Survey dept. paper no. 6.)
Ellis, Don Carlos. A working erosion model for schools. Washington. 1912. 11 p.
4 fig. 8". (U. S. Off. ex er. sta. Circ. 117.)
Fowler, John S. & Marriott, WilEam. Our weather. London. 1912. xi, 131 p. 16'. (The Temple
primers.) [Great Britain. Meteorological office.]
[Meteorological observations in Crown colonies, 1910.1 11. t p.
[282] p. f".
Great Britain. Royal observatory, Greenwich. Results of the magnetical and meteorological observations, 1910.
Edinburgh. 1912. var. pag. f".
Havana. Colegio de Belen, Observatorio. [Observaciones meteorol6gicas] AFio de 1911. Habana. 1912.
1 6 p . f". Hongkong. Observatory. hleteorological observations, 1911. Hongkong. 1912. 108 p. f".
Indo-China. Service meteorologique. Bulletin pluviomCtrique, 1911. Phu-Lien. 1915. unpaged. f".
Lisbon. Observatorio "Infante D. Luiz."
Annaes, 1910. v. 48. Lisboa. 1911. 131 p. fo. Liverpool. Observatory. Report of the Director . . . and meteorological results deduced from the olrerrxations taken . . . 1911. Liverpool. 1912. 45
So. (Macmillan's science monographs.)
21 p. 8'.
1911, v. 3, no. S.)
sheets. 8'.
1.) Survey department.
p. s o .
LOC er, William J. S. %,port of the solar eclipse expedition to Vavau, Tonga islands,
Apr. 29, 1911 (east,ern date). London. 1912. [SI, 82 p. 10 pl. f". (Great Britain. Solar physics committee. Publication.)
London. Solar physics observatory, South Kensington.
Report upon the work, 1911. [n. p.] [1912.] 21 p. 8O.
Mehl, Adolf. Der Freiballon in Theorie und Praxis. Stuttgart. [n. d.] 2 v. 12".
Molleri-M.
Welhmt fur Wetterkunde. Braunschweig. 1912. rvi, 32 p. 8". Prussia. Landesanstalt ftir Gewtisserkunde.
Quervain, Alfred de.
jyhrsblatt d. Naturf. Gesell. in Zurich auf d. J. 1912.
b t uc-k.)
Scientific papers. v. 5, 19OL-1910. Canibridqe. 1912. xii,
V24 11. [Includes papers on the composition of the atmos- phere, radiation, tides, and wind pressure.]
Leurs con- nbquences; le dbboisement. Paris. 1910. 53 11. 8". (Revue
de gCographie annuelle.) Russia. Central physical observatory.
Observations sur la densit6 de la couche de neige, 1903/&1907/8, par E. Beg. St.-Pbtersbourg. 1911. x, 41 p. f". (Reprint:
Annalea de l'observatoire physique central Nicholas, 1908,
Ire artie.) Schmidt, llbert.
Niedemchlagskarten des Taunus. Stuttgart. 1912. 28 p. 3
maps. So. (Forsch. z. deut. Landes- u. Volkskunde. 19. Bd.
Heft 5.)
Luft- und hleeresstromungen. Leipzig. 1911. 1-19 p. 16'.
(Sammlung Gijsrhen. No. 551.)
A note on the land and sea breezes of South Africa. (Reprint: Trans. R. BOC. So. Africa, v. 2, pt. 3, 1912. p. 293300.)
Some causes and effects of variation in the range of tempewture.
(Reprint: Trans. R. soc. So. Africa, v. 2, pt. 4, 1912. p. 341-
356 )
Sunshine at Kimberley. [n. t. 11.1 3 p. 8'. (Repint: Agr. jour. of tht. Union of So. Airica, May, 1911.)
Graphipche Darstellungen der S;l-hweizerischen hydrometrischen Beobnchtungen so wie der Lufttemperaturen u. Niederschlags- hohen fiir das Jahr 1910. [German and French text.] Bern.
1911. 11 11. 58 fold. pl. f o .
Ventou-Duclaux, L. & Robert, 116. B ~R W et niGthodes d'btudes a6roterhniques. Paris. 1911.. Vii,
572 p. 137 fig. So.
Wernicke, E. Wetterkunde. Leipzig. [1912.] 42 p. 16'. (Naturw.-
T e c h . Volksbucherei, No. 6.)
Whitson, A. R. & Baker, 0. E. The climate of Wisconsin in ita relation to agriculture. Madison,
\Vis. 1912. 65 p. So. (Univ. Wis. Agr. exp. sta. Bull. 223.)
Wilson, Wilford M.
Frost in New Tork. Ithaca, N. Y. 1912. 5 0 7 4 3 p. 8".
(Cornel1 univ. Agr. exp. sta. Bull. 316.)
Jahrbuch fur 190s. Berlin. 1911. var. pag. fo.
Jahrbuch fur 1909. Berlin. 1911. var. pag. f".
Aus der Wolkenwelt. Zurich. [1912?] 10 p. 3 111. 4". (Neu-
114.
Rayleigh, Lord.
4".
Rudaux, Lucien. Les ph6nomGnes mhti.orologiques dans les Pyrhbeq
Schulze, Franz.
Sutton, J. R.
Switzerland. Abteilung fur Landeshydrographie.
RECENT PAPERS BEARING ON METEOROLOGY.
C'. RTZHUQH TALMAN, Junior Professor in C'harge of Library.
The subjoined titles have been select,ecl from the con-
tents of the periodicals aiicl serials recently received in the Library of the Weather Bureau. The titles selected
apers ancl other communications bearing on This is
not 11, coniplete iiirles of the meteorological con:eiits of
ancl cognate branches of science.
1284 MONTHLY WEATRER REVIEW. AUQUST, 1912
all the journals from which it has been compiled. I t
shows only the articles that appear to the compiler
likely to be of articular interest m connection with the work of the &eather Bureau. Unsigned articles are
indicated by a -.
American society of cinil engineers. Proceedings. il’eii, Ed. it. %.
The floods of March 22, 1912, a t Pittsburgh, August, 1911‘.
Grant, Kenneth C. Pa. p. 8S9-908. Associuted Sioiday inagn:int,s.
Moore, Willis Luther. Weather warnings. p. 12-13.
Cambridge philosophicnl socipty. Proeecdangs. Lhnibridge. 1 1 . 16.
Oxley, A. E. The detection of small amounts of polarization in p. 561-570.
Huntington, Ellsworth. The fluctuating climate of North
St.ptt>,r btr 1. 1912.
p t . 7. 1912.
lieht from a dull sky.
Geograp5;icnl journal. London. 2’. 11. September, 1912.
Amegca. 26+2S0.
Heating and oent&ing magazine. New I b r k . v. 9. August, 1912.
Camobell. William. Rotation of normal temueratures. D. 11-13,
Miiies atla niiiierals. Denver. u. 93. September, ?912,
Nature. London. v. 89. August 29, 1913.
C., R. Forests and rainfall. p. 663-661.
Nature. London. D. 90. September 12, 1912.
Chree, C[harles]. Studies of aurora. p. 3S-40. [Review of
Physical review. Laneaster. v. 35. August, 191.2.
Harvey, Fredenc A. The half-values of the radioactive deposit
Science abstracts. London. v . 1.5. August, 1912.
Holmes, H. N. Atmos heric ozone. p. 360. [Abstract.]
Scientijic Amen‘cnn. h‘eir, &rk. P . 107. 191.:.
___ In~trumental ohservations of the siin‘s heat. p. 177. [Desrription and illustration of Zhipaigne’s instru-
Benner, R. C. Smoke, the destroyer. p. 1S1; 1%. (Aug. 31.)
Barometric pressure and mine gas. p. 66-67.
works by C. Stlirmer.]
collected in the open air. p. 120-127.
(Aug. 31.) ment.]
Black lightning flaRhes. p. 15.3. (Aug 31.)
Detecting icebergs. p. 194. (Sept. 7.) [Abstract of
What is miasma? p. 332. (Sept. 11 ) [Abstract of address by Prof. Barnes.]
lecture by Trillat.] -- The antiquity of the rainbow. p. 236. (Sept. 14.)
Ewell, Arthur W.
ScirntiJc Ainericnn supploncnt. i >. 74. 191A1. The earth’s atmosphere, ita properties and
extent. p. 13ClY1. (Aug. 31.) [Abstrsct of paper by A.
Wegener.] A natural phrnomrnon illustrated
by artificial means. p. 139. (-4ilg. 31. )
Its dependence on
forests and mountains. p. 15’2-155. (Sppt. 7.)
Acadi:,nit* de? sciejirrs (‘omptrs re tidus. Paris. t . 1.55. 2 scptcmbrt,
Maltbzos, C. C‘ontribution nux phhomhes de la fuudre. p.
51551s. [C’urious lightning phenomena in a building, as-
cribed to an “electrir wind.”] Arehitw des science-s physiques Et naticrelles GtViktW. f . 3 ;. 1.5 nodt
Gockel, A. Le rayonnement pknhtrant ?+ la surface de la terre.
C‘osnios. Paris. 61 onn;e. 5 septtwhrc. 1912
Boyer, Jacques. Nciurplles m;thodeu de niwure des nuages It
France. Bitrenu centrgl mt‘tinrdogiqt4e. dlIMilC3. Pw‘s. 1. 1. 19117.
Angot, Alfred. R6gime des
Natwre. Paris. 40 mint?. 1912.
ChassCriaud, R. Leu quakes formes du vent. p. 161-168.
Coupin, Henri. La neige jaune. p. 225-226. (7 sept.)
So&+ mktiorologique de France. Annuaire. Paris. 60 rtnnie. Awd-
Angot, A[lfred] & others. Observations mCthorologiques faites
Ihienne, M., & Corone, A. Observations sur les trombes marines.
Ri‘eu. 130.
Emer, Felix M. iiber die Entatehung von Barometerdepres-
The “green flush.”
Church, J. E., jr. The conservation of mow.
191 ?.
1912.
p. 120-126.
l’observatoire de hiontqouris. p. 232-2S4.
venta. p. 33-100.
(10 aollt.)
Etudes sur le climat de la France.
maa. 1912.
pendant l’klipse de solei1 du 17 avril 1912. p. 109-120.
Kaiser L h e Akndernie der missenschaften. Sitzii,igsl~r,.ichte. . 126-128.
Band. 1911.
sionen hoherer Breiten. p. 1411-1434. (November.)
Kaiser&& Akademie der W~aenachajten-Continued. Hann, J[ulius] v. Ergebnisse von Dr. E. Glaser’s meteoro-
logiachen Beobachtungen in Sana (el Jemen). p. 1633-1935. (Dpzember.) Iiitisrrlichc A h h i e der TVisst~nschrrftcii. 8itziingnberichte. TFien. 121.
Band. Janner 1912.
Blumenschein, P. Anselm. Bearbeitung der Potentialgefalls-
registrierungen in Kremsmiinstar in den Jnhren 1909-1911.
(Beitrilge zur Kenntnis deratmosphitriachen Elektrizitiit XLVI.)
p. 25-61,
1, 1q”tjlot tr. Ma 11 i1 lmi1n . Bll Mi 4. -1 1cgu.9t, 191 ?.
Schriitter, Hermann v. Dns Klima im Flugzeug. . 116-115.
Giinther, S[iegmund]. Die Meteorologie in Bayern. p. 353366.
Fischer, Karl. Maurers Verdunstungsmessungen an Alpenseen und die Verdunstungsmessungen der preussischen Landesanstalt fur GewSisserkunde am Grimnitzsee. p. 366-372.
Bauer, Josef. Uber das atmosphirische Ozon. p. 372-378.
Ficker, H[einrich] v. Kiilte- und Warmewellen in Nordrussland und Asien. p. 375-363.
Stoye, Karl. Hagelkorner, gefallen wihrend des Gewittem am
12. Mai 1912. zu Ealle. p. 383-391. [Conical hailstones.
Illustrated.] Siiring, R[einhard]. Glimmentladungen an Wolkenriindern. p.
389-390. Hann, J[ulius]. Klima von Triest. p. 393-396.
Mitteilungen a w den deutschen Schutzgebieten. 05. Band. 2. Heft.
Meteorologische Beobachtungen aus dem Grenzgebiet von
Kamerun und Spanisch-Guinea. p. 77-78. Heidke, P. Meteorologische Beobachtungen in Deutach-Ost- afrika. Teil VII. Zussmmenstellung der Monats- und Jahres-
mittel aus dem Jahre 1910 an 49 Beobachtungsstationen. p.
Heidke, P. Die periodischen Fehler barometrisch bestimmter
Mecking, L. Der Witterungscharakter an der GauwStation und
Berndt, Georg. Luftelektrische Beobachtungen in Argentinien.
Habenicht, H. Die Eiszeitenparsllele zwischen Norddeutschland
Jfeteorologkche Zeitsrhrift. Bruunsehiueig. Baiid29. ifugu-st, 1912.
1912.
103-175. F‘efermroins Mitteiliiiigen. Gotha. 55. Jahrgnng. Jirli 1912.
Hohenunterschiede in der inneren Tropeuzoue.
die Fragen der siidheIniRpharisclien Zirkulation.
PhysiX.alische Ztitsrhr$t. Leipxq. 13. Jalirgnng. 1. September 1912.
V. Friihling, Rommer, MKrz und April.
TWtall. Bolili. 1,’ .Ja/irgaiig. 2. Juniheft 1912.
p. 21-22.
p. 22-24.
p. 82M25.
Ulld .411Y?Il. 11. 35-366.
DOG DAYS.
The following is ext’ract’ecl from a letter recently pre- pared ui t,he Weat,her Bureau hi reply t,o an inquiry as t,o
the origin and significance of t,he common cust,om of
referring tc) cert’aiii weat,her cmclit’ions of the summer pe-
riod as t,he “dog days.”
works ihe l&er is reprod for t,he infoi-nintion of
those who may not, have n t.o the definit.ion of the
term.
The mcients knew that, Sirim. or t.he Dog Star, rose and set. with t.he sun,
ior helincally, during prticins of July and August,, aiicl asmnied that
the baleful influence of that. star wa8 added to the heat, of the sun in those days. But, t.his agreement as to dates varies with every latitude
on the eurt.h’s surface and with the precehsion of t,he equinoxes among the &ra. There is t,herefore no close connect.ion between the duration
of the dog days and the dates of our hotteet westher. We have our warm, moist, oppressive weather on our Atlantic coast during July to Pept.em- ber, whereas i t occurs in Australia during January and FebrLary.
Moreover, our oppressive dog-day weather in New England is quite the opposite to the exhilarahg hot, dry weather that occurs a t the same
t.mie over our western prairie and plzteau regions; therefore it is not proper to say “t,hat, d o ~ days show up each year a t the same time.” The dog-day weather 07 this latitude ir simply a combimt.ion of the
influences of several factors on our bodily comfort.. The important
fnctors are southwest t.o southeast winds, moisture from the ocean, clear sky, hot sunshine. This combination may occur at any time of
the year, but is of course most severe when the sun is farthest north of the equator and has unduly heated t.he atmosphere for :I more or less lengthy period.
-4s this is n subject rarely referred t o in rn
The term “dog days” beloiiqs to ancient Egyptian sstro1o)gv.
P. C. D.