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García-Herrera, Ricardo; Können, Gunther P; Wheeler, Dennis A; Prieto, Maria del Rosario; Jones, Philip D; Koek, Frits B (2010): Meteorological observations during AMSTERDAM cruise from London to New York started at 1853-07-18 [dataset]. Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut, De Bilt, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.746259, In: Jones, Philip D; Wheeler, Dennis A; Können, Gunther P; Koek, Frits B; Prieto, Maria del Rosario; García-Herrera, Ricardo (2007): Climatological observations from ship logbooks between 1750 and 1854 (release 2.1) [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.611088

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Related to:
García-Herrera, Ricardo; Können, Gunther P; Wheeler, Dennis A; Prieto, Maria del Rosario; Jones, Philip D; Koek, Frits B (2005): CLIWOC: A Climatological Database for the World's Oceans 1750–1854 (and 10 more publications about CLIWOC results in the same volume). Climatic Change, 73(1-2), 1-12ff, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-005-6952-6
Funding:
Fifth Framework Programme (FP5), grant/award no. EVK2-CT-2000-00090: Climatological Database for the Worlds Oceans: 1750-1854
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 43.903600 * Median Longitude: -32.296400 * South-bound Latitude: 39.250000 * West-bound Longitude: -72.480000 * North-bound Latitude: 52.880000 * East-bound Longitude: 4.670000
Date/Time Start: 1853-07-18T08:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1853-08-24T05:00:00
Event(s):
Amsterdam_18530718_E_REIS_7_P67-86 * Latitude Start: 51.470000 * Longitude Start: 1.000000 * Latitude End: 40.670000 * Longitude End: -74.040000 * Date/Time Start: 1853-07-19T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1853-08-24T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Amsterdam (Stoomschip), Voyage: London - New York, 1st Observer: J. Spanjaard (Kltz)
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
DATE/TIMEDate/TimeGeocode
LATITUDELatitudeGeocode
LONGITUDELongitudeGeocode
Wind directiondddegWind direction (from which the wind is blowing) in whole degrees from: 1-360; 361 = calm, 362 = variable. It is not clear from many logbook entries whether the wind direction has been corrected for the magnetic variation (or declination). To avoid any misunderstanding, all winds from reports that included a valid position in the period 1750-1854 were corrected. All other wind directions are given without being corrected.
Wind speedffm/scalculated from the descriptive terms of wind force given in the observations
Pressure, atmosphericPPPPhPaNo temperature correction was applied. The following factors have been used for the conversion to hPa: 2.54 cm in an inch; 13.596 specific gravity of mercury; 980.65 cm/s gravity at 45° latitude
Temperature, airTTT°C
LandmarkLandmarkName of first landmark
--1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances)
10 CommentCommentAny remark, found in the logbook on this particular day, about any biological item
11 CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
12 DeclinationDecldegIt is generally accepted by the CLIWOC team that the wind directions, reported by the ships officers, were relative to the magnetic North direction. Navigators were well aware of the difference between the true and magnetic north direction, but the compasses (we assumed that the bearing-compasses were mostly used for determining the wind direction) were not always adjusted. Therefore the wind direction has to be corrected. The magnetic declination (or variation, as it is known on board ships) is given for the whole CLIWOC period (1750-1850) for every 5x5 degree square. The number was added to the wind direction to get the true wind direction.
13 Wind scale referenceWind scale ref#Name of, or reference to the wind scale that has been used
14 Sensor readingReadingarbitrary unitsReading of the (outside) air thermometer
15 Sensor readingReadingarbitrary unitsReading of the air pressure
16 Wind direction descriptionWind dir descrAll reported wind directions on this day. The wind direction is the direction that points to where the wind comes from.
17 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
18 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
19 Cloud typeCloud type
20 Cloud direction descriptionCloud dir descr
21 Cloud coverCloud cov%
22 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
23 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
24 FogFog1 If fog was reported
25 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
26 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
27 HailHail1 If hail was reported
28 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
29 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
551 data points

Data

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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

dd [deg]
(Wind direction (from which th...)

ff [m/s]
(calculated from the descripti...)

PPPP [hPa]
(No temperature correction was...)

TTT [°C]

Landmark
(Name of first landmark)

-
(1 If position is considered t...)
10 
Comment
(Any remark, found in the logb...)
11 
Comment
(Other remarks, that were not ...)
12 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
13 
Wind scale ref [#]
(Name of, or reference to the ...)
14 
Reading [arbitrary units]
(Reading of the (outside) air ...)
15 
Reading [arbitrary units]
(Reading of the air pressure)
16 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
17 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
18 
Precip descr
19 
Cloud type
20 
Cloud dir descr
21 
Cloud cov [%]
22 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
23 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
24 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
25 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
26 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
27 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
28 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
29 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1853-07-18T08:0052.884.671909.31001.11METEOROLOGISCHE WAARNEMING, AAN BOORD VAN ZIJNDER MAJESTEITS STOOMSCHIP AMSTERDAM ONDER BEVEL VAN DEN KAPITEIN LUITENANT J. SPANJAARD LOOPENDE VAN 18 JULY TOT 10 NOVEMBER 1853. TEN 8 UUR PASSEERDEN DE UITERTON-205750.802105V21010000000010744
1853-07-19T08:0051.832.681919.31017.216.91TELKENS IS DE DROOGE THERMOMETER OVERGENOMEN-19516.90762.902105VV21050000000011084
1853-07-20T08:0050.470.4119812.31016.016.21-22616.20762.002206V22010000000011085
1853-07-21T00:0050.33-2.152089.31008.818.21-22518.20756.602305VV, VVV20040000000011086
1853-07-29T00:0048.82-6.672069.31017.318.6-24518.60763.002305REGENDIK100010000011087
1853-07-30T01:0047.50-9.032546.71020.717.4-26417.40765.502804DIK EN OPKLAREND100000000011088
1853-07-31T01:0046.56-12.802244.61022.719.4-26319.40767.002503BETROKKEN100000000011089
1853-08-01T01:0045.68-15.832444.61018.720.0-26320.00764.002703VV29050000000011090
1853-08-02T01:0044.48-19.551436.71016.019.8-27419.80762.001704VVVVV290100000000011091
1853-08-03T02:0041.83-22.6856.71019.321.0-25421.00764.50304VVVVV, VV300100000000011092
1853-08-04T02:0040.35-26.33754.61020.021.6-25321.60765.00290-1003VV, VVV24050000000011093
1853-08-05T02:0040.20-27.251851.01021.322.4-25122.40766.002101VV, VVV200100000000011094
1853-08-06T00:001301.01023.122.61ZAGEN EEN GROOT AANTAL BOEREN MET HUN VARKENS, BRUINVISSEN IN HET OOSTEN122.60767.30290-1301BETROKKEN100000000011095
1853-08-12T02:0039.25-31.122244.6989.924.0-26324.00742.40230-2503V, VV25090000000011096
1853-08-13T02:0040.23-34.152652.61017.924.0-25224.00763.40210-2902VV, VVVV, ONBEWOLKT29020000000011097
1853-08-14T03:0040.98-37.703456.71017.123.2-25423.20762.80220-104VV, VVVV, ONBEWOLKTE31080000000011098
1853-08-15T03:0041.40-42.00154.61014.722.6-25322.60761.00403VV, VVV, ONBEWEGELIJK8020000000011099
1853-08-16T03:0041.98-45.153479.31011.222.8ZAGEN GROOT AANTAL BRUINVISSEN EN CACHELOTTEN-23522.80758.40105VV, VVVVV90000000011100
1853-08-17T03:0042.10-48.872481.01020.021.0-22121.00765.002701ZEER HELDER0000000011101
1853-08-18T04:0042.07-52.671111.01018.023.6ZAGEN KROOS DRIJVEN-19123.60763.501301V10-28080000000011102
1853-08-19T04:0042.33-57.032311.01013.325.0ZAGEN KROOS DRIJVEN-19125.00760.002501VVVVV20000000011103
1853-08-20T04:0042.13-59.052346.71012.023.8-16423.80759.002504VV8080000000011104
1853-08-21T04:0041.65-61.73246.71005.322.6ZAGEN EEN WITTE WALVISCH-16422.60754.0010-404VVVVV, BETROKKEN100000000011105
1853-08-22T04:0041.33-63.353571.01017.322.6ZAGEN EEN GROOT AANTAL BRUINVISSEN EN VOGELSZAGEN EEN KOMEET IN HET WNW MET DE STAART NAAR TOP GEKEERD-13122.60763.00101V, VVVONBEWEGELIJK40000000011106
1853-08-23T05:0040.78-67.582411.01020.021.0-9121.00765.002501VVVVV40000000011107
1853-08-24T05:0040.43-72.481412.61020.022.0VUURSCHIP NY1-9222.00765.001502VVVV15020000000011108