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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 L'ETOILE cruise from Brest to Cul de Sac started at 1787-09-28 [dataset]. Centre d'Accueil et de Recherche des Archives Nationales, Paris, France, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.746606, 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: 31.596207 * Median Longitude: -38.865747 * South-bound Latitude: 14.420000 * West-bound Longitude: -72.640000 * North-bound Latitude: 47.520000 * East-bound Longitude: -2.800000
Date/Time Start: 1787-09-28T13:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1788-02-17T00:00:00
Event(s):
LEtoile_17870928_COTE_4/JJ/32 * Latitude Start: 21.770000 * Longitude Start: -72.640000 * Latitude End: 45.920000 * Longitude End: -1.800000 * Date/Time Start: 1787-12-29T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1788-02-17T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: L'Etoile (Flute), Voyage: Cap Francaise - Rochefort, 1st Observer: De Rospiec Trevier (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
--1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances)
CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
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.
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.
10 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
11 Present weatherwwWeather description
12 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
13 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
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 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
1330 data points

Data

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ID
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1787-09-30T13:0046.80-8.9729312.3-22AU NO ET NNOFRAIS ET TRÉS VARABLEPAR GRAINSGROSSE0000000149246
1787-10-01T13:0044.92-12.8231612.3-22DU N AU NNO ET NNEFRAIS ET FORTES RAFALLESCOUVERT ET PAR GRAINSTRÉS GROSSE0000000149247
1787-10-02T13:0043.72-10.90112.3-22AU NNE ET ONOFRAISCOUVERTGROSSE0000000149248
1787-10-03T13:0042.35-11.89249-21AU O ET ONOFRAIS, INEGAL ET TRÉS VARIABLEGRAINS ET COUVERTASSEZ BELLE1000000149249
1787-10-04T13:0040.63-13.05294-21AU NO ET NNO ET NNEFRAIS, INEGAL ET TRÉS VARIABLENEBULEUX ET COUVERTGROSSE0000000149250
1787-10-05T13:0039.02-15.25212.3-21AU NNEFRAISASSEZ BEAU TEMPSASSEZ BELLE0000000149251
1787-10-06T13:0037.92-17.09212.3-21AU NNEFRAIS ET INEGALBEAU TEMPSUN PEU GROSSE0000000149252
1787-10-07T13:0036.40-18.925-18DU NNO AU NNEASSEZ FRAIS, VARIABLE ET INEGALPAR GRAINSTRÉS BELLE0000000149253
1787-10-08T14:0034.63-22.755112.3-17DU N AU ENEFRAISGRAINS ET COUVERTBELLE1000000149254
1787-10-09T14:0032.72-23.072812.3-17DU ENE AU NEFRAISBEAU TEMPSBELLE0000000149255
1787-10-10T14:0031.13-25.173012.3-15AU NE ET NNEFRAISCOUVERT PAR INTERVALLESBELLE0000000149256
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1787-10-13T14:0028.13-29.191661.0-14AU S ET SSEFAIBLECOUVERT, PLUVIEUX ET ORAGEUXTRÉS BELLE0000000149259
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1787-10-15T14:0027.35-31.421911.0-12AU SSOFAIBLE ET VARIABLEBEAU TEMPS, ASSEZ GRAINS0000000149261
1787-10-16T14:0027.00-32.801941.2-9AU SSOTRÉS FAIBLEBEAU TEMPSBELLE0000000149262
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1787-10-18T14:0026.37-34.701711.2-9AU S ET SSOTRÉS FAIBLEBEAU TEMPS ET GRAINSAGITÉE0000000149264
1787-10-19T14:0025.63-35.4219412.3-9AU SSOFRAISBEAU TEMPSHOULEUSE0000000149265
1787-10-20T14:0024.67-36.151261.0-9AU SE ET ESEFAIBLEBEAU TEMPSGROSSE0000000149266
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1787-10-22T15:0022.40-38.10631.0-5AU ENE, E, SSE ET ESEFAIBLEBEAU TEMPSGROSSE DU N0000000149268
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1787-10-24T15:0020.65-40.471531.0-5AU SSE ET SEFAIBLEBEAU TEMPS0000000149270
1787-10-25T15:0019.98-41.571301.0-5AU SE ET SSEFAIBLEBEAU TEMPSBELLE0000000149271
1787-10-26T15:0019.77-41.891981.0-5AU SSO ET SSEFAIBLEBEAU TEMPSBELLE0000000149272
1787-10-27T15:0019.17-41.852201.2-5AU SO ET SSO, AU O ET OSOTRÉS FAIBLEBEAU TEMPS ET TRÉS CHAUD, ORAGEUXBELLE ET GROSSE0000000149273
1787-10-28T15:0018.88-42.551320.0-3AU SE ET SSECALME ET PETITE FRAISBEAU TEMPS ET ORAGEUXGROSSE0000000149274
1787-10-29T15:0018.05-43.691551.0-3AU SSE ET SEFAIBLEBEAU TEMPSGROSSE AU SO0000000149275
1787-10-30T15:0016.95-45.101111.0-2AU ESE ET E, AU ENE ET NEFAIBLEBEAU TEMPSBELLE0000000149276
1787-10-31T15:0016.07-46.448812.3-2AU E ET ENEVENT FRAISCOUVERT, GRAINS FRÉQUENTSGROSSE0000000149277
1787-11-01T15:0015.47-48.446812.30AU ENEVENT FRAISCOUVERT, GRAINS FRÉQUENTS0000000149278
1787-11-02T15:0015.08-50.056812.30AU ENEVENT FRAISCHARGÉHOULEUSE0000000149279
1787-11-03T15:0014.98-51.27901.00AU EFAIBLEBEAU TEMPSBELLE0000000149280
1787-11-04T16:0014.73-52.77921.02AU EFAIBLEBEAU TEMPSBELLE0000000149281
1787-11-05T16:0014.60-54.529213.12AU EPLUS FRAISBEAU TEMPSBELLE0000000149282
1787-11-06T16:0014.42-56.329212.32AU EVENT FRAISBEAU TEMPSBELLE0000000149283
1787-11-07T16:0014.42-59.179312.313AU EVENT FRAISBEAU TEMPS ET PAR GRAINSBELLE0000000149284
1787-12-29T17:0021.77-72.645112.31APAREILLÉ6AU NE ET ENEFRAICHEUR0000000149302
1787-12-30T17:0023.20-71.92713DU NE AU ENEMEDIOCRE ET INEGALBRUMEUXTRÉS BELLE0000000149303
1787-12-31T17:0023.52-71.222283AU SO ET OSOMEDIOCRE ET INEGALBEAU TEMPSBELLE0000000149304
1788-01-01T17:0023.77-70.549312.33AU E ET ESEFRAICHEURCOUVERTHOULEUSE0000000149305
1788-01-02T17:0023.52-69.602612.33DU N AU NNEFRAIS ET INEGALCOUVERTHOULEUSE0000000149306
1788-01-03T17:0023.78-69.59263AU NNEFORT GRAINSGROSSE0000000149307
1788-01-04T17:0024.55-69.777112.33AU ENE ET NEFRAISCOUVERTHOULEUSE0000000149308
1788-01-05T17:0025.65-68.342061.03AU SSO ET ONOFAIBLE, PAR RAFALLESPAR GRAINSGROSSE0000000149309
1788-01-06T17:0025.92-67.60263DU N AU NNEFORT GRAINSPAR GRAINSGROSE0000000149310
1788-01-07T17:0027.43-68.157112.33DU NE AU ENEFRAISCOUVERTGROSSE0000000149311
1788-01-08T16:0028.97-67.0911212.3-1AU ESE ET SEFRAIS PAR RAFALLESBEAU TEMPSTRÉS GROSSE0000000149312
1788-01-09T16:0030.53-65.2915712.3-1AU SSE ET SSOFRAISBEAU TEMPS, DANS LA MATINEE PLUVIEUXHOULEUSE0000000149313
1788-01-10T16:0030.40-64.622216.3-1AU NNE ET NEPAR RAFALLES, TRÉS FORTPLUVIEUXTRÉS HOULEUSE0000000149314
1788-01-11T16:0031.08-62.5026712.3-3AU O ET ONOFRAISPAR GRAINSGROSSE0000000149315
1788-01-12T16:0031.40-59.9433515.4-3AU NNOFORT, PAR RAFALLESASSEZ BELLETRÉS GROSSE0000000149316
1788-01-13T16:0032.12-58.943571.2-3AU N ET SSOTRÉS FAIBLECLAIRHOULEUSE0000000149317
1788-01-14T16:0034.57-56.2521715.4-8AU SO ET SSOFORTCHARGÉGROSSE0000000149318
1788-01-15T16:0033.97-54.2733016.3-8AU NNO ET NNETRÉS FORT PAR RAFALLESCOUVERTGROSSE0000000149319
1788-01-16T15:0033.73-51.6735015.4-10AU N ET NNOGRAND FRAIS ET VIOLENTES RAFALLESCOUVERTGROSSE0000000149320
1788-01-17T15:0033.78-50.0930531.6-10AU NO T NNETRÉS VIOLENT PAR RAFALLESFORTE TEMPÉTETRÉS GROSSE0000000149321
1788-01-18T15:0034.05-49.205812.3-10AU ENEFRAIS ET INEGALASSEZ BEAU TEMPSGROSSE0000000149322
1788-01-19T15:0033.77-48.3535-10AU NEPAR RAFALLES ET GRAINS VIOLENTSPAR GRAINSGROSSE0000000149323
1788-01-20T15:0032.88-47.343430.9-11AU NE ET ENEVIOLENTCOUVERTGROSSE0000000149324
1788-01-21T15:0032.67-46.073412.3-11AU NE ET NNEFRAISEMBELLÉASSEZ BELLE0000000149325
1788-01-22T15:0033.27-44.0734912.3-11AU NFRAISBEAU TEMPSBELLE0000000149326
1788-01-23T15:0033.50-43.521212.3-11AU NNEFRAISPAR GRAINSASSEZ BELLE0000000149327
1788-01-24T15:0034.38-44.39341.0-11AU NE ET ENEFAIBLECOUVERTBELLE0000000149328
1788-01-25T15:0036.22-43.74341.0-11AU NE ET SEFAIBLECOUVERTASSEZ BELLE0000000149329
1788-01-26T15:0038.10-42.0418712.3-16AU SSO ET NNOFRAISNUAGEUX, CHARGÉGROSSE0000000149330
1788-01-27T15:0039.17-41.041190.0-16AU SECALME PLATBEAU TEMPSGROSSE0000000149331
1788-01-28T15:0041.57-39.2716415.4-16AU S ET SSOGRAND FRAISORAGEUXGROSSE0000000149332
1788-01-29T14:0042.65-35.50272-21AU ONOGRAND COUP DE VENTUN PEU EMBELLÉTRÉS GROSSE0000000149333
1788-01-30T14:0043.32-33.7729412.3-21AU NO ET NNOFRAISPLUVIEUXTRÉS GROSSE0000000149334
1788-01-31T14:0044.60-30.4724815.4-22AU O ET OSOGRAND VENTCOUVERT ET PLUVIEUXTRÉS GROSSE0000000149335
1788-02-01T14:0045.70-26.5931616.3-22AU NNOTRÉS FORT AVEC GRENASSECLAPOLEUSE0000000149336
1788-02-02T14:0046.73-24.393161.0-22AU NNO ET ONOFAIBLEASSEZ BEAU TEMPSGROSSE0000000149337
1788-02-03T13:0046.80-20.0927015.4-23AU ONO ET NNO, AU NE ET NNEGRAND VENTPAR GRAINSTRÉS GROSSE0000000149338
1788-02-04T13:0046.13-16.7931515.4-23AU NNOGRAND VENTPAR GRAINSGROSSE0000000149339
1788-02-05T13:0045.60-13.49360-23AU NNEFORT GRAINSPLUS BEAU TEMPSHOULEUSE0000000149340
1788-02-06T13:0044.93-12.2923-22AU NE ET ESEMEDIOCRE ET INEGALBRUMEUXGROSSE0000000149341
1788-02-07T13:0044.77-11.952480.0-22AU O ET ONOCALME PLATGROSSE0000000149342
1788-02-08T13:0044.22-9.1529312.3-22AU NO ET NNOFRAICHEURCOUVERTGROSSE ET FATIGANTE0000000149343
1788-02-09T13:0043.62-9.0931612.3-22AU NNOFRAISBEAU TEMPSGROSSE0000000149344
1788-02-10T00:0024815.4AU OSO ET ONOFORTCOUVERTASSEZ GROSSE0000000149345
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1788-02-13T12:0046.77-2.8031612.3-22AU NNO ET ONOFRAISBEAU TEMPSUN PEU GROSSE0000000149348
1788-02-14T00:0022512.31AU SO ET AU ONOFRAISBEAU TEMPSBELLE0000000149349
1788-02-17T00:002701APAREILLÉ. MOUILLÉ A LAVANT-GARDEDU OBEAU TEMPS0000000149350