Abstract of the Innsbruck meeting of the Commission of Terrestrial Magnetism and Atmospheric Electricity of the International Meteorological Organization and of the resolutions adopted September 21–23, 1931

Abstract

The meeting of the Commission of Terrestrial Magnetism and Atmospheric Electricity of the International Meteorological Organization was opened September 21, 1931, at Innsbruck, Austria, under the presidency of Professor Ch. Maurain. The following countries were represented: Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, Poland, and Sweden. The President's report at the opening session briefly summarized the status of the principal items of the agenda2 as follows: (1) Concerning publication of the magnetic character‐numbers. (2) Relations between the Commission and the Association of Terrestrial Magnetism and Electricity of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics. In this connection, the President stated that the members common to both organizations naturally served as a liaison, that there was no other interest in either case except that of science, and that the harmonious functioning of the two bodies was well illustrated by the development of the question of the Polar Year, the most important item on the agenda. (3) The various questions pertaining to the work during the Polar Year in continuation of the actions taken by the International Association at Stockholm, by the Commission at Leningrad, and by the Commission's subcommittees at London. By a detailed examination of the magnetic and electric work which is desirable and through the preparation of resolutions, the Commission could furnish a basis which would assist the Polar Year Commission in organizing the work. (4) The study of the relations of the moon and the magnetic elements on which topic Dr. la Cour was to present a memorandum by himself and Professor Chapman. (5) The question of the location of new observatories for terrestrial magnetism and electricity, with special reference to the work of the special committee to study this matter appointed at the Stockholm meeting of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics. The questions of the agenda were then discussed in order by the Commission during five sessions, the concluding session being held September 23, 1931.

Alþjóða-heimskautaárin tvö og rannsóknastöðin við Snæfellsjökul 1932–33

“…Samkvaemt hugmyndum sem samþykktar voru 1930 af undirbúningsnefnd Heimskautaársins (sjá Harradon, 1931;Heidke, 1932) kosti hana auk þess að kosta aðra af tveim háfjallastöðvum. Hann taldi í bréfinu mikilvaegt að fá reynslu af rekstri veðurathugana til fjalla.…”