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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 HIPPOMENES cruise from Vlissingen to Santa Cruz started at 1837-11-15 [dataset]. Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut, De Bilt, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.746585, 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: 37.674706 * Median Longitude: -11.263529 * South-bound Latitude: 28.450000 * West-bound Longitude: -16.250000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.950000 * East-bound Longitude: -4.730000
Date/Time Start: 1837-11-15T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1837-12-10T13:00:00
Event(s):
Hippomenes_18371115_M_REIS_29A_P82-86 * Latitude Start: 49.030000 * Longitude Start: -6.470000 * Latitude End: 28.450000 * Longitude End: -16.250000 * Date/Time Start: 1837-11-15T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1837-12-10T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Hippomenes (Korvet), Voyage: Vlissingen - Santa Cruz, 1st Observer: J.W. Moll
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
BearingBearingBearing of the first landmark
10 --1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances)
11 WatchWatchName of the period of 4 hours which is known as a watch or duty on board ships
12 GlassesGlassesNumber of glasses within a watch; one watch equals 8 glasses
13 CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
14 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.
15 Wind scale referenceWind scale ref#Name of, or reference to the wind scale that has been used
16 Sensor readingReadingarbitrary unitsReading of the (outside) air thermometer
17 Sensor readingReadingarbitrary unitsReading of the air pressure
18 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.
19 Current direction descriptionCur dir descrDirection of the current. This direction points to where the current is flowing towards to.
20 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
21 Present weatherwwWeather description
22 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
23 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
24 Cloud typeCloud type
25 ClearnessClearness
26 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
27 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
28 FogFog1 If fog was reported
29 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
30 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
31 HailHail1 If hail was reported
32 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
33 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
426 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)

Bearing
(Bearing of the first landmark)
10 
-
(1 If position is considered t...)
11 
Watch
(Name of the period of 4 hours...)
12 
Glasses
(Number of glasses within a wa...)
13 
Comment
(Other remarks, that were not ...)
14 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
15 
Wind scale ref [#]
(Name of, or reference to the ...)
16 
Reading [arbitrary units]
(Reading of the (outside) air ...)
17 
Reading [arbitrary units]
(Reading of the air pressure)
18 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
19 
Cur dir descr
(Direction of the current. Thi...)
20 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
21 
ww
(Weather description)
22 
Precip descr
23 
State sea descr
24 
Cloud type
25 
Clearness
26 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
27 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
28 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
29 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
30 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
31 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
32 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
33 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1837-11-15T00:0033812.31VM86NNW6W00, 2E DAGDEELW26, W20 ALLEN 2E DAGDEEL1100010112076
1837-11-16T00:0050.58799.31018.510.0DONOSE (12:00)NWTW1VM8THERMOMETER AFGELEZEN OM 9.00 UUR S OCHTENDS. DIT GELDT VERDER VOOR DE HELE REIS, DUS IK ZAL HET VERDER NIET MEER VERMELDEN.550.00290205.00OTN5V04H000000000111530
1837-11-17T12:0049.95-4.7320012.31020.210.01VM8-2550.00290300.00ZW5-6H010000000111531
1837-11-18T12:0049.55-6.0221115.41026.010.0VM8-25750.00290500.00ZWTW7W00W20V041100000111532
1837-11-19T00:0010000000111533
1837-11-25T00:002709.3VM85W5H000000000111534
1837-11-26T12:0048.25-6.5226815.41027.210.6VM8-25751.00290505.00WNW7W20V050100000112077
1837-11-27T13:0046.42-8.4227912.31020.211.7VM8-25653.00290300.00NWTW6W20Z01V060100000112078
1837-11-28T13:0043.43-11.273139.31020.214.4VM8-25558.00290300.00NNW5W20V050100000112079
1837-11-29T13:0040.82-11.15224.61020.215.0VM8-23359.00290300.00NOS00 UIT NW3W20V060100000112080
1837-11-30T13:0039.17-11.47334.61017.316.1VM8-23361.00290200.00NOTO3V050000000112081
1837-12-01T13:0037.58-11.87679.31017.317.2VM8-23563.00290200.00O5V05H000000000112082
1837-12-02T13:0035.27-12.43351.01019.317.2VM8-21163.00290208.00NOTO1V010000000112083
1837-12-03T13:0034.57-12.782822.61022.418.3VM8-22265.00290309.00NWTW2V010000000112084
1837-12-04T13:0033.97-13.082486.71023.119.4VM8BIJ REMARKS KOMT EEN STREEPJE VAN LINKSONDER NAAR RECHTSBOVEN VOOR. NIEUW SYMBOOL?-22467.00290400.00W4W00W201100000112085
1837-12-05T13:0032.93-12.722036.71023.119.4VM8-22467.00290400.00ZW4V00, V040000000112086
1837-12-06T13:0030.57-11.6730612.31023.120.0VM8-20668.00290400.00NWTNS01 UIT NW6V040000000112087
1837-12-07T13:0030.18-12.52241.01023.119.4VM8-21167.00290400.00NOS00 UIT NW1H000000000112088
1837-12-08T13:0029.93-13.70134.61026.020.0VM8-21368.00290500.00NOTN3H000000000112089
1837-12-09T13:0029.43-14.88352.61026.020.0VM8-2168.00290500.00NOTO3-2V000000000112090
1837-12-10T13:0028.45-16.251-210000000112091