National Republican., 1883-08-16
WEATHER FOR THE WORLD.
international scicutinc Corporation and
Its Expected Result.

its Expected Result.
Tho United States signal service prepared
and issued statement yesterday relative TO
international scientific cooperation, which
shows that much ofmodorn progress in science
is due to cooperation, this being especially
true of geography and astronomy. Rapid
progress has also been made in meteorology
and terrestrial magnetism, which is due in a
large measure to international cooperation.
Since the organization of the polar commits
sonn at Berne Switzerland, in 1850, and
which was attended by delegates representing
ten countries other governments have en-
listed in the work of taking simulta-
neous magnetic and meteorological OBJ
sorvations at as many stations as
possible in tho Arctic and Antarctic re-
gions and observing parties have been dis
patched to their respective destinations and
are now engaged in the contemplated obser-
vations. The stations will be occupied for at
least one, aud, in some cases, for three years,
and may be divided into two classes, viz:
The special polar stations within 80 degrees
of the north or south pole, and the auxiliary
stations which are spread over the rest of the
habitable globe. Besides these land stations,
observations made on shipboard are extern
sively called for, and IL 10 expected that
enough observations will be accumulated to
allow the making of complete map OF the
weather, and Of the magnetic disturbances
throughout tho whole globe for any moment
of time during the period in question. In
addition to the main work of these inter-
national stations, all possible attention will
be given to numerous collateral subjects.
The observations will include temperature
Of the air and sea; barometrio pressure;
humidity; wind, direction and force;
clouds, kinds, amount and motion
rainfall; weather and optical phenomena;
absolute declinaton, inclination, and hori-
zontal intensity and tho variations of decli-
nation, inclination and horizontal intensity.
These observations are to he made hourly, ex-
cept on the first and fifteenth days of the
month, when the readings will be made every
five minutes.
Observations will also be made of auroras,
astronomical time and longitude and latitude,
evaporation, galvanic earth currents, ocean
currents, tidal observations, structure of ice,
twilight, zoology, botany, geology, &c.
Thirteen nations thus far have entered
heartily into the project, and fifteen polar
stations and over forty auxiliary stations
have already been established. OF these, the
United States stations are-Polar station:
Lady Franklin bay, Grinnoll Land; Point
Barrow, Alaska. Auxiliary stations: Los
Angeles, Cal; Fort Chino, Ungava bay; Cop
per island, Kamchatka.
The other countries arc Austro- Hungary,
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great
Britain and Canada, Holland, Italy, Norway,
Russia, Sweden, Argentine Republic, beside
special simultaneous observations made by
the local observatories at Tihes, Havana,
Gottingen, Lisbon, Stonyhurst, Breslan,
Zi-ka-wei (Shanghai), Manila, and Batavia.
From these observations the chief signal
officer will issue daily international weather
bulletin and map for the entire globe.