308 MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW. FJEBBUARY, 1911 the running ice, and allowed the formation of a sheet of surface ice. ICE. At the end of the nionth the Mississippi River re- mained frozen as far south m Prairie du Chien, Wis. The ice moved out below the drawbridge at Dubuque, Iowa, during the afternoon of February 17, and above the bridge on February 26, the earliest opening of the Mississip i River at Dubuque in 29 years. The previous earliest a ate was March 3, 1S92. At Davenport, Iowa, the ice moved out on February 15, and at Keokuk, Iowa, on Februmy 1. The Missouri River remained closed from Omaha northward, and the rivers of New England and New York also remained frozen. MOUNTAIN SNOWFALL. As a whole, conditions improved materially during the month, only a limited number of localities reporting a probable deficiency in water supply during the coming spring and summer. Estimates are of course based upon the assumption that the spring temperatures will not be unusually high. Hydrographs for ty ical points on several principal I. The stations selected for charting are Keokuk, St. Louis, Memphis, Vicksburg, and New Orleans, on the Mississippi; Cincinnati and Cairo, on the Ohio; Nashville, on the C!umberland; Johnsonville, on the Tennessee; Kansas City, on the Missouri; Little Rock, on the Arkansas; and Shreveport, on the Red. rivers are shown on Ciart P RECENT ADDITIONS TO THE WEATHER BUREAU LIBRARY. C. FITZHUQH TAIXAN, Librarian. The following have been selected from anion the titles likely to be useful to Weather Bureau officials in their meteorological work and studies. Anonymous publica- tions are indicated by a -. hgenheister, G. of books recently received as representing t a ose most Wolkenbeobachtungen in Samoa. [Gottingen.] [1909.] 8 6". (Separatabdruck: Nachr. k. Gesell. Wiss., Gottingen, bath.- Physik. Kl., 1909.). Austria. K. k. Zentralanstalt fur Meteorologie und Geodynamik. Allgemeiner Bericlit und Chronik der im Jahre 1908 in Oesterreicli beobachteten Erdbeben. Wien. 1910. vi, 281 p. SO. Bavaria. K. Bayerischen meteorologische Central-Station. Deutaches meteorologisches Jahrbuch: Bayern, 1909. Munchen. 1910. v. Brillmann, Reu&ari:' Unterauchungen uber das diffuse Wandlicht. Emden. 1910. 39 p. 80. (Dim.-Kiel.) Capodimonte. Reale osservatorio. Osaervaaioni meteoriche, 1907, 1908, 1909. n. p. n. d. 8 O . Riwunto delle mervazioni meteoriche . . . 1907, 1908. n. p. Average annual rainfall of Port0 Rico [and other papers]. Wash- n. d. 8". Fassig, Oliver L[anard]. ington, etc. 1909, 1910. v. p. 4O. Fourier, uean Baptiste Jose 1. planbtaires. Germany. K. Mar AFE!. $;servatorium in Wilhelmshaven. . . . Erdmagnetismus, 1910. Berlin. 1911. 6 p . fo. Golitsyn, B. der Bodenbewegung. St. Petersbnrg. 1910. 31 p. 4". Greece. Observatoire national d'Athenes. 24.1 p. 569-604. 4 O . MBmoire s u les temp &h ratures du globe terrestre et des espaces Ver6ffentlichungen . . . Neue Folge, Heft 1, 2. Ubersicht iiber Ueber einen neuen Seismographen fur die Vertikalkomponente Annales . . . Tomes. Athhes. 1910. 592p. f". Hedges, Killingworth. Modern lightning conductors; . . . Report of the Lightning re- search committee of 1905, also the Phoenix fire office 1910 rules, with notes as to the methods of protection and specifications . . . Sd ed. London. 1910. v. p. So. Ueber die Strahlen der Nordlichter. Heidelberg. 1910. 9 p. 8". Uehw die Wirlrunaen sehr kurzwelligen ultravioletteu Lichte~ auf Cime und iiher &le sehr reiche Qiielle dieses Lichtes. Heidei- berg. 1910. v. So. Lenard, P. Lenard, P., & Ramsauer, C. Lisbon. Observatorio to Infante D. Luiz. Aniiaes . . . 1907, v. 45. LidJoa. 1910. 131 p. Io. M€ mery, Henri. IGt6orologie et ph6nnmhnes solaires. Bordeaux. 1910. 63 p. S". (Xor. d'oceanographie do Ciolfe de Gascogiie.) Russia. Ministry of Agriculture. Meteorological bureau. hnnaleii der Landwirthschnftlichen Meteorologie. [T. p. Rus- sian and German. Text in Ru~sian.] Bd. 1, Lfg. 1-Winter- getreide. (Roggeii und Reizen.) 8t. Petersburg. 1910. x, 33 1). f". Solvay, Ekest. Strub, Walter. Wiesbaden. Meteorologische Station. De la, eondensation 6lectriyue dans 1 'atmmphhre. Brurelles. Teniperaturverhiiltnisse von Basel. Basel. 1910. 139 p. So. Beobachtungen, 1909. Wieshaden. 1910. 54 p. So. (S.-Abdr.: 1907. 19 p. 8 O . (Repr.: Ciel et terre, 1907. T. Zd.) ( Dim.-Bnsel.) Nassauer Vereiii fur Naturkunde.) RECENT PAPERS BEARING ON METEOROLOGY AND SEISMOLOGY. 0. FITZHUQH TALMAN, Librarian. The subjoined titles have been selected from the con- tents of the periodicals and serials recently received in the Library of the Weather Bureau. The titles selected axe of papers or other communications bearing on meteorology and other cognate branches of science. This is not a complete i n d s of the meteorological con- tents of all the journals from which it has been compiled; it shows only the articles that appear to the compiler likely to be of particular interest in connection with the work of the Weather Bureau. Unsigned articles are indi- cated by a -. Journal of geology. Chicago. v. 19. JanuarpFebmy, 1911. Coleman, A. P. Climate and the physical conditions of the Kee- Meteorological society of Japan. Journal. Tokio. 30th year. Jan- my, 1911. Fujiwara, S. On kites and kite lines. (2d report. English.) Nature. London. v . S5. February 9. 1911. Colliery ,yarni s. p. 437-438. [Signed "The author of ReTy by H. Louis. Royal society of E%nburgh. Proceedings. Adinburgh v. 81. 1911. Wedderburn, E. Y., & W i l l i i , A. Y. The temperature Reiche Royal society of Edinburgh. Transactions. v. 4.4, p!s. 1 ,d . 1904. Buchan, Alexander, & Omond, Robert Tra~l. The Ben Nevib Royal society of London. Proceedings. London. Ser. A. v. 85. No. Schuster, Arthur. The origin of magnetic ,dorms. p. 44-50. ~Sdool s&nce a i d muthemafiw. Chicago. v. 9 . March, 1911. Brown, Robert M. The humidity of the air in school rooma. Science. New Ymk. v. 38. March S, 1911. Gulick, Luther H. The air we breathe in buildings. p. 326-328. Scientific AntPrioan. New York. v. 104. March 4, 1911. The southernmost meteorological station of the world watin. p. 1-14. p. 1-7. the warnin p. 257-255. [Abstract from Transactions.] observations. 1898-1904 and appendix. p. 1-714. A 575. p. 252-256. - p. 219. McAdie.] countries. p. 188. Fog and fog signals. p. 227. [Abstract of paper by A. G. The worl s d d y weather maps. Syetems used in various Brieiitijic Ammcan s u ~p l e n m t . v. 71. March 15, 1911. FEBRUARY, 1911. MONTHLY WEATRER REVIEW. 309 S m ’ a m t e o t o l o ~l nuzgaxine. London. v . 46. Febrria 1911. [Mill, Hugh Robert.] The new observatory at Colon30 and its -The fiihn wind as it stdies one. By a resident in Inns- Wedderburn, E. &. Les seiches de tempkrature. p. 134-147. Gautier, R., & Duaime, H. Observations m6t4orologiques faitev aux fortifications de Saint Maurice pendant 1’annCe 1909. RCsumC annuel. p. 148-165. CYel et lerre. Brrczellea. 82 annde. Fiorier 1911. L., E. L’observsrtoire Xim6nien de Florence. 83-84. France. Aeaa%nie des sciences. Compte8 rendus. 8a~k Tonie 152. 1911. Muntz, A., & Laine, E. Les nitrates daus l’atmosph&re des rCgioiiv australes. p. 16G-169. (23 jan. ) Bosler, J. Sur lea relations des couranta telluriquee avec les per- turbat.ions magn6tiquea. p. 342-345. (6 f6v.) Birkeland, [Bernt Johannes]. Sur la IumiPre zodiacale. p. 345- 348. (6 f6v.) SocZt.4 Rainond. Bulletin. Todouse. 45 nnn6e. Jan.-mars 1919. Marsan, Francois. MCtkorologie ancienne du midi PyrCiGen. (Nouvelle sCrie. Quatrihme article.) p. 17-20. Radium. Paris. Tome 8. F6vrier 1911. Eve, A. S. Sur l’ionisation de 1’atmcxrphi.re par lea substances radioactives. p. 63-66. dnnalen der Hydrographze und maritimeu Mefeorologie. Berlin. 39. Jahrgang. Februur 1911. Wendlmg, P. Die aquatorialeii Pmsatgrenzen und der Kalmen- gurtel des Atlantkchen Ozeans xwischen 2 4 O und 31’ R-Lg. ini Jahre 1907. p. 57-63. Beicht, J. DAR koreanische meteorologische Observatoriuni. Sturni- und Wettersignale an’der koreanischen Kuste. p. M-85. Alt, Eu en, & Weickmann, Ludwig. Glimatolngie von Rud- deutsc%land. 1. Teil: Untersuchungen uber Gewitter und H a d in Suddeutachlsnd. (Periode 1,493-1907.) p. C 1-31. [Announcement regarding the aeronautical weather service to be inaugurated Jan. 3, 1911. List of stations, terms on which information may he obtained, etc.] f38. Dez. 1910. Polis, P[eter]. Retterkunde und Luftsrhiffahrt ini Westen. p. 10-11. (35. Jan. 1911.) Maurer, H[ans]. Kurze Charakteristik des Klimas der deutsclien Schutzgebiete. p. 18-30. ROM, S igmund]. Das Klima von Ungarn. p. 53-66. K a s s n a ,y Taschenwinfelniesser (verbesserter Jakobstab) fur work. p. 1-5. brtick. p.5-7. Archives des aciplices ph Sipea et natrirellea. GcnEue. Tome 81. 15 fh. Deiitsche8 meteorolo~pkh.es Jahrbuch. Wnehen. 1909. Dcutsche Zeitschri t fur Luftschiffahrt. Berlin. 14. Jahrgmg. Assmann, [ iG ‘chard A.] Warnungsdienst fur Luftfahrer. p. 3. Geographiwhe Zeitechrift. Leip-ziq. 17. Jahrgang. Januar 1911. Meteoralogische Z e i t s h f t . Bramsehuvig. Band 26. Februar 1911. C! r Bucchich. . 66-67. meteorologische Winkelmeesung. p. 67-69. Meteorologische Zeitsehrif . Braunschuieig. Band 28. February 1911- Engell, M. C. Die mittleren Temperaturen von Godthaab 1811 bis lSl2 und 1816 his lE0, aus den Beobachtungen dea Inspek- tors Myhlen hort herechnet. p. 69-70. Ficker, H[ein$ v. Tempenturachwankungen an der Grenzflache der untewten Rodeninversionen. p. 70-73. Lockyer, William J. S. Existiert eine Klimaanderung in Indien? p. 72-74 [Abstract of nienioir by G . T. Walker.] Siegel, F[rancisco]. Meteorologische~ Observatoriuni ZII Curityba, ParanB. Anzahl der Frosttage whhrend 25 Jahren, Mai 1881 bis April 1909. . 75. Maurer, J[uliusp. hnoinale Wanderungen der teniporiiren Bchnee- grenze ini Mchweizer .4lpeugebiet. Koppen, W[ladimir]. Entwickelung &r Temperaturinversione. p. 80-81. Pe pler, W. Zur Kenntni~ der interdiurnen Veriinderlichkeit des Euftdruckes. p. 51-83. Meteorologisrhe Beobachtungen zu Lu-kia-pang, China, in den Jahren 1908 his 1909. p. 63-86. Siegel, Ferd. Regentage in Gurityba. nach Stufen geordnet, und Re~enverli~ltniss.Uberliai~ t. p. 8&87. Quervain, A. de. Uher die %estinimuiig der Einstellungstr~lgheit von Therninmetern. p. 88-90. Rudel, [K.] Zur Bestin~n~ung der Einstellungstriigheit von Ther- mometem. p. 90-92. Continued. . 7fi-77. Peternintins Mittdungen. Gotha. 56. Band. 1919. Kontiuental- und Nordeurnpn. p. 5-7. der Luft in Hohlen und Iiellern. p. (;A. deni Mittelniecre. p. 6.56fi. J T i l l ~l l . Berlin. 11. Jnhrgnng. Februar 1911. Wctter. Berlin. 26. Jahrgan . 1911. Alt, E. 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