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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 Curacao to the Netherlands started at 1853-11-07 [dataset]. Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut, De Bilt, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.746260, 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: 38.116667 * Median Longitude: -37.241190 * South-bound Latitude: 20.850000 * West-bound Longitude: -65.220000 * North-bound Latitude: 51.880000 * East-bound Longitude: 2.720000
Date/Time Start: 1853-11-07T04:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1853-12-19T00:00:00
Event(s):
Amsterdam_18531107_E_REIS_7_P67-86 * Latitude Start: 12.370000 * Longitude Start: -68.570000 * Latitude End: 49.000000 * Longitude End: -6.320000 * Date/Time Start: 1853-11-07T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1853-12-18T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Amsterdam (Stoomschip), Voyage: Curacao - The Netherlands, 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 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.
12 Wind scale referenceWind scale ref#Name of, or reference to the wind scale that has been used
13 Sensor readingReadingarbitrary unitsReading of the (outside) air thermometer
14 Sensor readingReadingarbitrary unitsReading of the air pressure
15 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.
16 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
17 Present weatherwwWeather description
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:
900 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 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
12 
Wind scale ref [#]
(Name of, or reference to the ...)
13 
Reading [arbitrary units]
(Reading of the (outside) air ...)
14 
Reading [arbitrary units]
(Reading of the air pressure)
15 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
16 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
17 
ww
(Weather description)
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)
1853-11-07T04:0020.85-64.80614.61017.328.61328.60763.00603VV4020000000011136
1853-11-08T04:0023.62-64.87582.61018.726.6-2226.60764.00602VV6020000000011137
1853-11-09T04:0025.53-65.227815.41017.327.4-2727.40763.00807DIKKE LUCHT MET DONDER BLIKSEMMET ZWARE BUIEN REGEN HAGELVVVVV60100110011011138
1853-11-10T04:0027.97-64.381162.61018.728.0-4228.00764.001202VVV12020000000011139
1853-11-11T04:0028.93-64.48361.01022.726.8-4126.80767.00401V, VV4080000000011140
1853-11-12T04:0030.63-65.15564.61022.727.0-4327.00767.00603VVVV30000000011141
1853-11-13T04:0032.22-63.481264.61019.726.2-4326.20764.801303VV12070000000011142
1853-11-14T04:0033.63-60.9813919.01008.024.6-11824.60756.001508VVVVV100000000011143
1853-11-15T04:0033.95-59.502391.01011.323.0-11123.00758.502501VVVVV210100000000011144
1853-11-16T04:0034.27-57.872594.61016.022.0ZAGEN EEN ZEER MOOIE REGENBOOG VAN DE MAAN-11322.00762.002703VV1040000000011145
1853-11-17T04:0034.47-55.4064.61018.722.0-14322.00764.00203VVVVV, V20-4050000000011146
1853-11-18T04:0033.40-52.801615.41019.721.2-14721.20764.80307VV, V4080000000011147
1853-11-19T04:0033.93-53.434615.41020.021.6-14721.60765.00607VV, VVVVV60100000000011148
1853-11-20T04:0034.37-54.00264.61021.321.8-14321.80766.00403VV, VVVV4040000000011149
1853-11-21T04:0034.38-52.632562.61021.323.2-14223.20766.002702V, VV270-25030000000011150
1853-11-22T03:0035.75-49.802339.31016.422.6-17522.60762.302505V, VVVV25030000000011151
1853-11-23T03:0035.23-48.35231.01022.921.6ZAGEN EEN WITTE WALVISCH-17121.60767.20401VV4030000000011152
1853-11-24T03:0035.85-47.271511.01020.022.8-19122.80765.001701VV23060000000011153
1853-11-25T03:0036.77-44.5017112.31014.721.8-19621.80761.001906VV, VVVVV210-230100000000011154
1853-11-26T03:0037.65-41.5734512.31017.320.8-25620.80763.00106VVVVV100000000011155
1853-11-27T03:0038.38-41.9235522.61020.017.0-25917.00765.00209VV20100000000011156
1853-11-28T03:0038.25-40.023554.61021.117.0-25317.00765.80203VV, VVVV60000000011157
1853-11-29T02:0038.52-37.483454.61024.015.2-25315.20768.00103VV1050000000011158
1853-11-30T02:0039.62-34.5324515.41020.015.0-25715.00765.002707VV, VVVVV30040000000011159
1853-12-01T02:0040.08-32.272546.71023.315.0-26415.00767.502804VV, VVVVV27060000000011160
1853-12-02T02:0040.78-29.5034412.31022.715.2-26615.20767.00106VV, VVVVV1080000000011161
1853-12-03T02:0040.67-26.903459.31012.314.6-25514.60759.20105GEHEEL BETROKKEN100000000011162
1853-12-04T02:0040.47-24.933554.61012.316.4-25316.40759.20203VV10-4010000000011163
1853-12-05T01:0040.20-22.0334512.31014.715.6-25615.60761.00106VV1080000000011164
1853-12-06T01:0039.40-20.70159.31018.016.2ZAGEN BRUINVISSEN-25516.20763.50405VV, VVVV20-4080000000011165
1853-12-07T01:0038.77-18.8335512.31019.615.0-25615.00764.70206VV, VVVVV10100000000011166
1853-12-08T01:0039.17-20.283552.61023.615.8-25215.80767.70202VV2080000000011167
1853-12-09T01:0041.13-18.90351.01020.915.4-25115.40765.70601VV, VVVVV4080000000011168
1853-12-10T01:0045.48-17.58332.61016.714.3-27214.30762.50602VV6020000000011169
1853-12-11T01:0045.65-15.101142.61008.014.0-26214.00756.001402VV12040000000011170
1853-12-12T01:0047.63-12.33549.3996.412.8-26512.80747.30805LICHT BETROKKEN100000000011171
1853-12-13T01:0049.92-11.281419.0991.311.0-26811.00743.50408VV, VVVVV4080000000011172
1853-12-14T01:0049.92-7.5534412.3989.310.0-26610.00742.00106GEHEEL BETROKKEN100000000011173
1853-12-15T00:0049.80-5.25164.6998.76.6-2436.60749.00403HELDER0000000011174
1853-12-16T00:0050.43-0.57815.4994.76.01-2276.00746.00307GEHEEL BETROKKEN100000000011175
1853-12-17T00:0051.351.582486.71004.06.41-2246.40753.002704LICHT BETROKKEN100000000011176
1853-12-18T00:0051.882.721511.01008.00.61-1910.60756.001701DIKKE MIST100000000011177
1853-12-19T00:00804.61006.73.0EGMOND NOORD133.00755.00803HEIIG100000000010745