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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 CURACAO cruise from Nieuwediep to El Mina started at 1840-04-07 [dataset]. Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut, De Bilt, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.746526, 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: 24.918710 * Median Longitude: -14.939032 * South-bound Latitude: 4.030000 * West-bound Longitude: -20.430000 * North-bound Latitude: 50.980000 * East-bound Longitude: 1.180000
Date/Time Start: 1840-04-07T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1840-05-26T12:00:00
Event(s):
Curacao_18400407_1+_REIS_22 * Latitude Start: 53.000000 * Longitude Start: 4.490000 * Latitude End: 4.900000 * Longitude End: -1.350000 * Date/Time Start: 1840-04-15T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1840-05-26T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Curacao (Steampowered Wa), Voyage: Nieuwediep - El Mina, Company: MAR, Other ship information: BUILt AS ''CALPE'' IN 1826 IN DOVER, UK. SCRAPPED IN 1850. LENGTH 130FT 6IN, BEAM 26FT 9IN, DEPTH 13FT 6IN, DISPLACEMENT 438T. THREE MASTS, BARQUE RIG. SIDE LEVER PROPULSION OF 100HP. 1 STUK VAN 48 POND, UITGEBOORD TOT 60 POND, 2 METALEN STUKKEN VAN 6 PON
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
--1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances)
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.
10 Sensor readingReadingarbitrary unitsReading of the (outside) air thermometer
11 Sensor readingReadingarbitrary unitsReading of the air pressure
12 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.
13 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
14 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
15 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
16 FogFog1 If fog was reported
17 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
18 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
19 HailHail1 If hail was reported
20 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
21 CommentComment
22 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
572 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]

-
(1 If position is considered t...)

Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
10 
Reading [arbitrary units]
(Reading of the (outside) air ...)
11 
Reading [arbitrary units]
(Reading of the air pressure)
12 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
13 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
14 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
15 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
16 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
17 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
18 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
19 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
20 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
21 
Comment
22 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1840-04-07T00:0051.95454.6970.810.0150.002808.00NOBRAMZEILSKOELTE000000047463
1840-04-11T12:0050.981.183370.0965.210.01-2350.002806.00NSTIL0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation47464
1840-04-13T00:0050.151801.0982.112.8155.002900.00ZFLAUWE KOELTE000000047465
1840-04-14T00:0050.151359.3979.312.8155.002811.00ZOGEREEFDE MARSZEILSKOELTE000000047466
1840-04-15T12:0049.03-6.451109.3984.912.2-2554.002901.00ZOGEREEFDE MARSZEILSKOELTE0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation47827
1840-04-16T13:0048.00-8.231984.6982.113.3-2756.002900.00ZWBRAMZEILSKOELTE000000047828
1840-04-17T13:0046.32-10.23204.6984.913.9-2557.002901.00NOBRAMZEILSKOELTE000000047829
1840-04-18T13:0044.18-12.053584.6987.814.4-2558.002902.00NNOBRAMZEILSKOELTE000000047830
1840-04-20T13:0041.58-12.62444.6984.914.4-2458.002901.00ONOBRAMZEILSKOELTE000000047831
1840-04-21T13:0039.35-14.103596.7993.415.6-2460.002904.00NNOMARSZEILSKOELTE000000047832
1840-04-22T13:0037.20-15.5314.6993.417.2-2263.002904.00NNOBRAMZEILSKOELTE000000047833
1840-04-23T13:0035.37-16.62993.416.7-2262.002904.00000000047834
1840-04-24T13:0034.25-17.0811.0993.418.3-2265.002904.00NNOFLAUWE KOELTE000000047835
1840-04-25T13:0032.83-17.783381.0993.419.4-2267.002904.00NFLAUWE KOELTE000000047836
1840-04-27T13:0031.05-18.483391.0993.419.4-2167.002904.00NFLAUWE KOELTE000000047837
1840-04-28T13:0030.32-18.853390.0990.620.6-2169.002903.00NSTIL000000047838
1840-04-30T13:0026.92-19.152501.0987.821.1-2070.002902.00WFLAUWE KOELTE000000047839
1840-05-01T13:0026.62-19.071830.0987.821.1-2070.002902.00ZZWSTIL000000047840
1840-05-02T13:0025.60-18.923184.6987.821.1-2070.002902.00NNWBRAMZEILSKOELTE000000047841
1840-05-03T13:0023.78-19.5734.6990.621.7-2071.002903.00NNOBRAMZEILSKOELTE000000047842
1840-05-04T13:0021.47-20.22262.6987.821.1-1970.002902.00NOONGESTADIGE KOELTE000000047843
1840-05-05T13:0018.93-20.083414.6984.921.1-1970.002901.00NBRAMZEILSKOELTE000000047844
1840-05-06T13:0016.53-20.133424.6984.921.1-1870.002901.00NBRAMZEILSKOELTE000000047845
1840-05-07T13:0014.52-20.38271.0987.822.2-1872.002902.00NOFLAUWE KOELTE000000047846
1840-05-08T13:0013.08-20.433201.0984.923.3-1874.002901.00NNWFLAUWE KOELTE000000047847
1840-05-09T13:0011.53-20.123211.0984.922.8-1773.002901.00NNWFLAUWE KOELTE000000047848
1840-05-10T13:0010.53-19.380.0984.923.3-1774.002901.00STIL000000047849
1840-05-11T13:009.70-18.723211.0987.826.1-1779.002902.00NNWFLAUWE KOELTE000000047850
1840-05-15T13:006.83-15.921.0987.827.8-1882.002902.00FLAUWE KOELTE000000047851
1840-05-16T13:006.33-13.731621.0984.927.2-1881.002901.00ZFLAUWE KOELTE000000047852
1840-05-17T13:006.37-12.671854.6987.827.8-1882.002902.00ZZWBRAMZEILSKOELTE000000047853
1840-05-22T13:004.72-8.88184984.927.8-1982.002901.00ZZWONGESTADIG000000047854
1840-05-25T12:004.03-5.381384.6987.826.7-2080.002902.00ZZOBRAMZEILSKOELTE000000047855
1840-05-26T12:004.53-3.521601.0987.826.7-2080.002902.00ZFLAUWE KOELTE000000047856