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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 El Septentrión cruise from St. Cathalina to Cádiz started at 1778-08-03 [dataset]. Archivo Museo Naval Madrid, Spain, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.746566, 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: 10.228514 * Median Longitude: -27.606216 * South-bound Latitude: -27.780000 * West-bound Longitude: -45.630000 * North-bound Latitude: 40.420000 * East-bound Longitude: -6.800000
Date/Time Start: 1778-08-03T15:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1778-10-22T00:00:00
Event(s):
El_Septentrión_17780803_MS_1792 * Latitude Start: -26.770000 * Longitude Start: -46.280000 * Latitude End: 36.070000 * Longitude End: -6.730000 * Date/Time Start: 1778-08-03T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1778-10-21T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: El Septentrión (Navío), Voyage: Sta. Cathalina (Brasil) - Cádiz, 1st Observer: Antonio Osorno (Capitan)
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
LandmarkLandmarkName of first landmark
BearingBearingBearing of the first landmark
Distance to landmarkDistancearbitrary unitsDistance to the first landmark
CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
10 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
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 direction descriptionWind dir descrAll reported wind directions on this day. The wind direction is the direction that points to where the wind comes from.
14 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
15 Present weatherwwWeather description
16 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
17 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
18 FogFog1 If fog was reported
19 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
20 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
21 HailHail1 If hail was reported
22 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
23 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
1170 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...)

Landmark
(Name of first landmark)

Bearing
(Bearing of the first landmark)

Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance to the first landmark)

Course
(Course of the ship during the...)
10 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
11 
Comment
(Other remarks, that were not ...)
12 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
13 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
14 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
15 
ww
(Weather description)
16 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
17 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
18 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
19 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
20 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
21 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
22 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
23 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1778-08-03T15:00-27.40-45.6332412.3E 1/4 NE96.00SALIDA DEL PUERTO DE STAN CATHALINA PARA ESPAÑA CON LA TROPA QUE SE QUEDÓ (--?)NECIENDO DICHA ISLA9NOFRESCOANOCHEC. HORIZ. ACELAJADOS (...) AMANEC. LO MISMO, VTO N FRSCO Y LA MAR PICADA DEL VTO.000000087590
1778-08-04T15:00-27.67-42.98348ENE77.0010NNOANOCHEC. HORIZ. CALIMOSO (...) AMANEC. LO MISMO Y A LAS 7 SE QUEDÓ ENTERAMENTE CALMA.000000087591
1778-08-06T15:00-27.78-42.43323NE33.008NOANOCHEC. HORIZ. ABROMADOS (...) A LAS 11 1/2 SE QUEDÓ ENTERAMENTE CALMA.ANOCHEC. DEL MISMO MODO, LA MAR DEL N.000000087592
1778-08-07T15:00-27.37-42.6536133.009CALMAANOCHEC. HORIZ. ACHUBASCADOS (...) A LAS 7 1/2 ENTRÓ VENTOLINA POR EL SE(...) ASÍ AMANEC.000000087593
1778-08-08T15:00-41.48135ENE 5º N52.00SEAMANEC. HORIZ. ATURBONADOS000000087594
1778-08-09T15:00-27.50-40.5231E52.008NNEANOCHEC. ATURBONADO(...) VTO E FRESQUITO (...) AMANEC. HORIZ. CLAROS000000087595
1778-08-10T00:00-27.10239.3E 5º SE92.00NNEFRESQUITOANOCHEC. HORIZ. CARGADOS, MAR PICADA DEL N (...) ASÍ AMANEC.000000087596
1778-08-11T14:00-26.93-37.0849.3E 1/4 N110.004NFRESQUITOANOCHEC. HORIZ. CLAROS Y MAR DEL N(...) ASÍ AMANEC.000000087597
1778-08-12T14:00-26.77-33.90342ENE 5º N88.004NNOANOCHEC. HORIZ. CLAROS (...) ASÍ AMANEC.000000087598
1778-08-13T14:00-26.47-33.9049.3ENE80.004NFRESQUITOANOCHEC. HORIZ. CLAROS (...) AMANEC. HORIZ. ACELAJADOS000000087599
1778-08-14T14:00-25.90-32.75342ENE 8º N76.004NNOANOCHEC. HORIZ. ACELAJADOS (...) ASÍ AMANEC.000000087600
1778-08-15T14:00-24.77-31.68316NE 1/4 N82.001NOANOCHEC. HORIZ. ATURBONADOS (...) AMANEC. TODO ACHUBASCADO000000087601
1778-08-16T14:00-23.40-30.60181NE 5º N110.001SANOCHEC. HORIZ. ACHUBASCADOS (...) ASÍ AMANEC.000000087602
1778-08-17T14:00-22.25-29.88135NE 1/4 N70.000SEANOCHEC. HORIZ. ATURBONADOS (...) A LAS 9 DE LA NOCHE ENTRÓ UNA TURBONADA QUE LUEGO CALMÓ. AMANEC. LO MISMO QUE ANOCHEC.000000087603
1778-08-18T14:00-22.37-29.5036122.000CALMAANOCHEC. HORIZ. ACELAJADOS (...) ASÍ AMANEC.000000087604
1778-08-19T14:00-22.25-29.579.3ENE 5º E46.000FRESQUITOANOCHEC. HORIZ. ACELAJADOS (...) ASÍ AMANEC.000000087605
1778-08-20T14:00-21.25-27.98338NE 5ºE85.000NNOANOCHEC. HORIZ. ATURBONADOS (...) AMANEC. LO MISMO000000087606
1778-08-21T14:00-19.00-27.3815612.3NNE113.00-2SSEFRESCOANOCHEC. HORIZ. CARGADOS. AMANEC. LO MISMO.000000087607
1778-08-22T14:00-17.77-26.881569.3NNE102.00-2SSEFRESQUITOANOCHEC. HORIZ. CARGADOS, MAR PICADA000000087608
1778-08-23T14:00-16.13-27.0213112.3N95.00-4SEFRESCOANOCHEC. HORIZ. CARGADOS, MAR GRUESA DEL SE (...) AMANEC. MUCHA MAR.000000087609
1778-08-24T14:00-14.33-26.851549.3N 14º NO108.00-4SSEFRESQUITOANOCHEC. HORIZ. CARGADOS, MAR GRUESA DEL SE, VTO ID. FRESCO.000000087610
1778-08-25T14:00-12.73-26.771319.3N 2º E46.00-4SEFRESQUITOANOCHEC. HORIZ., CARGADOS(...9 AMANEC. LO MISMO.000000087611
1778-08-26T14:00-11.33-26.67108NNO80.00-5ESEANOCHEC. HORIZ. ATRUBONADOS (...) AMANEC. LO MISMO000000087612
1778-08-27T14:00-9.25-26.651089.3NNO125.00-5ESEFRESQUITOANOCHEC. HORIZ. ACHUBASCADOS (...) AMANEC. LO MISMO000000087613
1778-08-28T14:00-7.53-26.32108N 1/4 NE105.00-5ESEANOCHEC. HORIZ. ABROMADOS (...) AMANEC. LO MISMO.000000087614
1778-08-29T14:00-6.13-26.481089.3N 1/4 NE80.00-5ESEFRESQUITOANOCHEC.HORIZ. ACELAJADOS (...) AMANEC. LO MISMO.000000087615
1778-08-30T14:00-4.00-26.371309.3N 1/4 NE104.00-5SEFRESQUITOANOCHEC. HORIZ. ACELAJADOS (...) AMANEC. LO MISMO000000087616
1778-08-31T14:00-3.10-26.1773.00-5ANOCHEC. HORIZ. ACELAJADOS (...) ASÍ AMANEC.000000087617
1778-09-01T14:00-1.73-25.471299.3NNE 5º E122.00-6SEFRESQUITOANOCHEC. HORIZ. ACELAJADOS (...) AMANEC.L LO MISMOL000000087618
1778-09-02T14:001.07-24.70107NNE 3º E138.00-6ESEANOCHEC. HORIZ. ACELAJADOS000000087619
1778-09-03T14:003.35-24.031069.3NNE138.50-7ESEFRESQUITOANOCHEC. HORIZ. ABROMADOS(-...) AMANEC. LO MISMO000000087620
1778-09-04T14:005.62-23.57173N 1/4 NE125.00-7SANOCHEC. HORIZ. ACELAJADOS, VTO S FRESQUIITO, MAR PICADA DEL VTO (...) AMANEC. LO MISMO.000000087621
1778-09-05T14:007.53-23.60172NNE115.00-8SANOCHEC. HORIZ. ACELAJADOS, MAR LLANA, VTO S BONANCIBLE (...) AMANEC. HORIZ. ACELAJADOS, VTO SSO BONANCIBLE, MAR LLANA000000087622
1778-09-06T14:009.23-23.75195N103.00-8SSOANOCHEC. HORIZ., ACELAJADOS (...) ASÍ AMANEC.000000087623
1778-09-07T14:0010.48-23.672176.7N 5º O75.00-8SOBONANCIBLEANOCHEC. HORIZ. ACHUBASCADOS (...) ASÍ AMANEC.000000087624
1778-09-08T14:0011.32-23.82821.0NNE50.00-8ECUASI CALMAA LAS 2 SE ENTABLÓ EL VTO O FRESQUITO (...) ANOCHEC. HORIZ. ACHUBASCADOS, VTO O (...) AMANEC. LO MISMO.000000087625
1778-09-09T14:0011.50-23.3515ENE 5º N28.00-8NNEANOCHEC. HORIZ. ACHUBASCADOS (...) AMANEC. LO MISMO.000000087626
1778-09-10T14:0012.25-23.57361-8CALMA000000087627
1778-09-12T14:0012.13-23.65361-8CALMA000000087628
1778-09-13T14:0012.90-24.32361ONO46.00-10CALMAA LAS 2 ENTRÓ UNA VENTOLINA POR EL (?) (...)ANOCHEC. ATURBONADO Y A LAS 1 SE ENTABLÓ EL VTO POR EL NE (...) AMANEC.LO MISMO000000087629
1778-09-14T00:00456.7NO 1/4 N75.00NEBONANCIBLEANOCHEC. CLARO, MAR LLANA (...) ASÍ AMANEC.000000087630
1778-09-15T14:0014.58-25.72356.7NO 1/4 N61.00-10NEBONANCIBLEANOCHEC. HORIZ. CLAROS, MAR LLANA (...) ASÍ AMANEC.000000087631
1778-09-16T14:0014.88-25.9235NO 5º O25.00-10NEA LAS 5 SE LLAMÓ EL VTO AL N (...) ANOCHEC. ACHUBASCADO Y AMANEC. LO MISMO000000087632
1778-09-17T14:0015.65-26.15215N 3º E46.00-10SOANOCHEC. HORIZ. ATURBONADOS, MARETA DEL N, VTO SO CUASI CALMA. (...) AMANEC. LO MISMO000000087633
1778-09-18T14:0017.23-26.521259.3N 5º E95.00-10SEFRESQUITOANOCHEC. ACHUBASCADO(...) AMANEC. LO MISMO.000000087634
1778-09-19T14:0019.00-26.97124N 3º O100.00-11SEANOCHEC. HORIZ. ACELAJADOS, MARETA DEL N Y VTO SE FRESQUITO (...) ASÍ AMANECIÓ000000087635
1778-09-20T14:0020.95-27.501049.3N 3º O177.00-9ESEFRESQUITOANOCHEC. HORIZ. ACELJADOS, VTO ESE FRESQUITO (...) ASÍ AMANEC.000000087636
1778-09-21T14:0022.93-28.30589.3N 3º O123.00-10ENEFRESQUITOANOCHEC. HORIZ. ACELAJADOS, MARETA DEL N Y VTO ENE FRESQUITO (...) AMANEC. LO MISMO.000000087637
1778-09-22T14:0025.07-29.15589.3N 8º O128.00-10ENEFRESQUITOANOCHEC. HORIZ. CLAROS (,...) AMANEC. LO MISMO000000087638
1778-09-23T14:0026.67-30.169.3NNO 7º N95.00-10FRESQUITOANOCHEC. HORIZ. CLAROS, VTO ENE FRESQUITO (...) ASÍ AMANEC.000000087639
1778-09-24T14:0027.55-31.0433NNO46.00-12NEANOCHEC. CLARO (...)ASÍ AMANEC.000000087640
1778-09-25T14:0028.82-31.77336.7NNO 5º O75.00-12NEBONANCIBLEANOCHEC. HORIZ. CLAROS, MAR LLANA, VTO BONANCIBLE (...) AMANEC. LO MISMO000000087641
1778-09-26T14:0029.70-32.26336.7N 1/4 E57.00-12NEBONANCIBLEAMANEC. HORIZ. ACELAJADOS, MAR LLANA (...) AMANEC. LO MISMO EL VTO ESE FLOJO000000087642
1778-09-27T14:0030.42-32.511031.0N43.50-10ESECUASI CALMAANOCHEC. HORIZ. CLAROS, MAR LLANA (...) AMANEC. LO MISMO000000087643
1778-09-28T14:0031.50-32.79148N64.00-10SSEANOCHEC. HJORIZ. ACELAJADOS, VTO SSE FLOJO (...) AMANEC. LO MISMO000000087644
1778-09-29T14:0033.38-33.361459.3N 3º NE113.00-13SSEFRESQUITOANOCHEC. HORIZ. CARGADOS, MARETA DEL S, VTO DICHO BONANCIBLE (...) ASÍ AMANEC.000000087645
1778-09-30T14:0035.13-33.9816712.3N104.00-13SFRESCOANOCHEC. HORIZ. ATURBONADOS Y ASÍA AMANECIÓ.000000087646
1778-10-01T14:0037.28-34.1116712.3N131.00-13SFRESCOANOCHEC. HORIZ. ATURBONADOS, VTO DICHO, MAR GRUESA (...) ASÍ AMANEC.000000087647
1778-10-02T14:0038.20-34.151649.3NNE 5º E54.00-16SFRESQUITOANOCHEC. ATURBONADO (...) AMANEC. LO MISMO.000000087648
1778-10-03T14:0039.15-33.9314212.390.00-16SSEFRESCOANOCHEC. ABROMADO, MARETA DEL SSE (...) AMANECL HORIZ. CLAROS.000000087649
1778-10-04T14:0039.78-33.312326.7NE39.00-16OSOBONANCIBLEANOCHEC. HORIZ. CARGADOS, MARETA DEL SSE (...) AMANEC. LO MISMO.000000087650
1778-10-05T14:0040.42-33.6052N39.00-16ENEANOCHEC. HORIZ. CLAROS, MARETA DEL N (...) ASÍ AMANEC.000000087651
1778-10-06T14:0040.00-32.27186ONO 5º O77.00-17SSOANOCHEC. HORIZ. ACELAJADOS, MAR DEL N Y NE (...) ASÍ AMANEC.000000087652
1778-10-07T14:0039.97-30.302089.3ESE96.00-17SOFRESQUITOANOCHEC. HORIZ. ABROMADOS (...) AMANEC. LO MISMO000000087653
1778-10-08T14:0039.65-29.28208PUNTA DEL S DE FLORESSOESE-17SOANOCHEC. CLARO (...) AMANEC. LO MISMO000000087654
1778-10-09T14:0039.76-28.27EL CUERVONO 1/4 N9-17ANOCHEC. HORIZ. ACHUBASCADOS (...) ASÍ AMANEC.000000087655
1778-10-10T14:0039.87-27.2529712.3E 1/4 NE134.00-18NOFRESCOANOCHEC. HORIZ. CARGADOS, MAR GRUESA DEL NO, VTO F¡ID. FRESCO (...) AMANEC.L LO MISMO000000087656
1778-10-11T14:0039.87-24.3727512.3E 5º SE138.00-18ONOFRESCOANOCHEC. HORIZ. CARGADOS, MAR GRUESA DEL NO VTO ID FRESCO (...) AMANEC. HORIZ. ACELAJADOS, MAR PICADA DEL NO, VTO NO FRESCO.L000000087657
1778-10-12T13:0039.18-21.0029612.3ESE 4º S168.00-19NOFRESCOANOCHEC. HORIZ. ATURBONADOS, MAR GRUESA DELL NO, VTO ID FRESCO (...) ASÍ AMANEC.000000087658
1778-10-13T13:0037.97-17.9529612.3SE163.00-19NOFRESCOANOCHEC. HORIZ. ACHUBASCADOS (...) ASÍ AMANEC.000000087659
1778-10-14T13:0037.08-15.7029712.3SE 2º E133.00-18NOFRESCOANOCHEC. ATURBONADO(...) AMANEC. HORIZ. CARGADOS (...) VTO OSO FRESCO.000000087660
1778-10-15T13:0036.83-13.78207SO 8º O99.00-18SOANOCHEC. ACHUBASCADO(...) AMANEC. LO MISMO.000000087661
1778-10-16T13:0036.75-12.2720612.3SE 1/4 S80.00-19SOFRESCOANOCHEC. VTO OSO (...) AMANEC. CLARO.000000087662
1778-10-17T13:0036.85-10.582299.3ESE120.00-19OSOFRESQUITOANOCHEC. ABROMADO (...) AMANEC. LO MISMO.000000087663
1778-10-18T13:0037.33-10.001849.3ESE 2º E28.00-19SSOFRESQUITOANOCHEC. ATURBONADO(..) AMANEC. LO MISMO000000087664
1778-10-19T13:0036.67-7.732519.3S 1/4 SO62.00-19OFRESQUITOANOCHEC. ACELAJADO, VTO O FRESQUITO, MAR DEL VTO (...) AMANEC. HORIZ. CALIMOSOS, VTO NNO FRESQUITO.000000087665
1778-10-20T12:0036.57-6.80296E60.00-19NOANOCHEC. HORIZ. ACELAJADOS, MAR LLANA, VTO ONO BONANCIBLE (...) AMANEC. LO MISMO000000087666
1778-10-21T00:003151.0ESENOVENTOLINAA PARTIR DE LAS 12 DE LA NOCHE (...) ESCASEÓ EL VTO HASTA EL NE. AMANEC. CLARO.000000087667
1778-10-22T00:00(LLEGADA A CÁDIZ). (FIN DEL TRAYECTO Y FIN DEL DIARIO)(...) AMANEC. CLARO000000086858