Monthly Mean Pressure Reconstructions for Europe (1780-1980) and North America (1858-1980)

Author(s):  
P.D. Jones, ◽  
T.M.L. Wigley, ◽  
K.F. Briffa,
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1869 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 303-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Buchan

The three charts which were exhibited, showing, by isobarometric lines, the mean atmospheric pressure over the globe, during January, July, and the year, were constructed from observations made at 358 places thus distributed over the earth,—167 in Europe; 51 in Asia; 22 in Africa and adjoining islands; 35 in South America, West Indian Islands, and Atlantic; 63 in North America; and 20 in Australasia and Antarctic Ocean. Of the European stations, 12 are in Scotland, 14 in England, 27 in Austria, 12 in Italy, 10 in France, 10 in the Netherlands, 9 in Norway, and 57 in the Russian empire, &c. The list might have been largely increased; thus a larger number might have been given from the 80 Scottish stations; but the 12 given were judged sufficient to represent the mean atmospheric pressure of this country.


1869 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 523-524
Author(s):  
Alexander Buchan

In Part I., read 16th March 1868, in which was discussed the Mean Pressure of the Atmosphere over the Globe for July, January, and the year, the method by which the Isobaric Charts were constructed was detailed at length. Since March 1868, valuable additional information has been obtained from Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Africa, South America, the west coast of North America, Iceland, and from a few isolated stations in Europe and Asia. The period for the British Islands has been extended so as to include the eleven years from 1857 to 1867.


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