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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 BADGER cruise from Portsmouth to Madeira started at 1751-12-06 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.746885, 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: 35.584516 * Median Longitude: -14.063871 * South-bound Latitude: 31.600000 * West-bound Longitude: -18.210000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.530000 * East-bound Longitude: -5.090000
Event(s):
Badger_17511206_NMM_ADM/L/B3 * Latitude Start: 50.750000 * Longitude Start: -0.980000 * Latitude End: 32.130000 * Longitude End: -16.570000 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Badger (Snow), Start of voyage: 1751-12-06, End of voyage: 1752-01-07, Voyage: Portsmouth - Madeira, 1st Observer: Thomas Hankenson (Captain), 2nd Observer: Francis Swanston (1st Officer/Master), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 10G 268BM SWALLOW CLASS
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
Date/time startDate/time start
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
--1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances)
10 CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
11 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
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 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
17 ClearnessClearness
18 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
19 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
20 FogFog1 If fog was reported
21 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
22 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
23 HailHail1 If hail was reported
24 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
25 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
640 data points

Data

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Date/time start

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)

-
(1 If position is considered t...)
10 
Course
(Course of the ship during the...)
11 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
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 
Precip descr
17 
Clearness
18 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
19 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
20 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
21 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
22 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
23 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
24 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
25 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1751-12-06T12:0049.53-5.09736.7EDDYSTONEN55:00E23S55:00W70.00-17NE-EMODERATEFAIR000000023667
1751-12-07T12:0048.43-6.14396.7EDDYSTONEN49:00E54S45:00W94.00-17E-NEBEMODERATERAINHAZY010000023668
1751-12-08T12:0046.05-7.28286.7EDDYSTONEN40:57E110S33:00W169.00-17NE1ST PART FRESH GALES, MID SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATE000000023669
1751-12-09T13:0043.28-10.162822.6EDDYSTONEN33:545E177S33:45W208.00-17ENE-NE1ST PART FRESH GALES, MID AND LATTER STRONG GALES WITH HEAVY SQUALLS000000023670
1751-12-10T13:0040.52-12.411819.0EDDYSTONEN33:01E243S33:00W197.00-16NE-NEBNFIRST PART SQUALLY, LATTER PART FRESH GALESRAIN010000023671
1751-12-11T13:0037.52-12.943019.0EDDYSTONEN32:00E299S8:00W199.00-15NEFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000023672
1751-12-12T13:0035.43-12.943466.7EDDYSTONEN29:09E354S125.00-14NNE-NMODERATEFAIR000000023673
1751-12-13T13:0034.70-13.81177EDDYSTONEN29:19E354S40:00W65.00-14N-SBWFIRST PART LITTLE WINDFIRST PART FAIR, LATTER CLOUDY000000023674
1751-12-14T13:0034.23-13.4436219.0EDDYSTONEN27:33E361S28:00E32.00-14VARIABLEFRESH GALESHAZY000000023675
1751-12-15T13:0034.08-14.11211EDDYSTONEN29:00E369S61:00W34.00-14SSW-SW1ST PART MODERATE, LATTER PART SQUALLYRAIN010000023676
1751-12-16T13:0033.38-13.61361EDDYSTONEN26:46E379S30:00E56.00-14SW, CALMSQUALLYLIGHTNINGHEAVY RAIN010010023677
1751-12-17T13:0033.38-14.272566.7EDDYSTONEN27:27E385S79:00W36.00-14WBN-WMODERATEHAZY000000023678
1751-12-18T13:0033.50-14.35234EDDYSTONEN27:27E384N2.00-14W-WSWLATTER PART SQUALLYFIRST PART HAZY000000023679
1751-12-19T13:0032.67-14.60324EDDYSTONEN27:00E403S11:00W57.00-14WSW-NNWSQUALLY000000023680
1751-12-20T13:0032.85-15.133242.6EDDYSTONEN28:00E405N77:00W20.00-14WSW-NNWLITTLE WIND, SOMETIMES CALM000000023681
1751-12-21T13:0032.61-16.341892.6EDDYSTONEN31:00E402N55:00W70.00-14SWBW, SSWLITTLE WINDHAZY000000023682
1751-12-22T13:0032.77-17.951576.7EDDYSTONEN32:30E429S48:00W85.00-12SSW-SBEMODERATECLOUDY000000023683
1751-12-23T13:0032.80-16.3315519.0EDDYSTONEN30:43E399N55:00E98.00-14SSW-SBEFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000023684
1751-12-24T13:0033.25-18.211016.7EDDYSTONEN33:00E425S65:00W93.00-12S-ESEMODERATEHAZY000000023685
1751-12-25T13:0033.28-17.771016.7EDDYSTONEN32:00E422S80:00E23.00-12ESEMODERATECLOUDY000000023686
1751-12-26T13:0033.72-17.85676.7EDDYSTONEN31:15E413N45:00E30.00-12ESE-EBNMODERATECLOUDY000000023687
1751-12-27T13:0033.65-15.892019.0EDDYSTONEN29:00E402S88:00E71.00-14E-NEBNFIRST MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESCLOUDY000000023688
1751-12-28T13:0033.68-15.37766.7EDDYSTONEN27:33E401S66:00E29.00-14NBE-EFIRST AND MIDDLE SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATECLOUDY000000023689
1751-12-29T13:0033.99-14.97762.6EDDYSTONEN26:34E394N59:00E26.00-14NBE-ELITTLE WIND000000023690
1751-12-30T13:0033.82-14.05362EDDYSTONEN24:35E392S70:00E47.00-14NEBN, VARIABLE1ST PART LITTLE WIND, LATTER PART SQUALLYSMALL RAIN010000023691
1751-12-31T13:0033.99-13.24362EDDYSTONEN23:00E386N84:00E41.00-14VARIABLESQUALLY1ST PART CLOUDY, LATTER PART CLEAR000000023692
1752-01-01T13:0033.17-14.322676.7EDDYSTONEN24:00E408S40:00W72.00-14N-NW-WBNMODERATERAIN010000023693
1752-01-02T13:0031.60-15.603476.7EDDYSTONEN24:30E447S32:00W117.00-13WNW-NFIRST PART FRESH GALES, LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART CLOUDY000000023694
1752-01-03T13:0033.14-14.4114422.6LANAURETTAN23:00E44S23:00W122.00-14NNE, SE, SSEFIRST PART LITTLE WINDS, LATTER PART STRONG GALES WITH HEAVY SQUALLSRAINHAZY010000023695
1752-01-04T13:0034.60-16.403119.0LANAURETTAS36:13E85N50:00W127.00-14SE, E-NEFRESH GALES AND HEAVY SQUALLS000000023696
1752-01-05T13:0033.50-17.00301LANAURETTAS48:00E72S15:00W75.00-14NNE-NWFIRST PART STRONG GALES, LATTER FRERSH AIRSRAINLATTER CLEAR010000023697
1752-01-06T00:00315MADEIRA, WEST ENDNBE7NNE-NWFIRST PART MODERATEFIRST PART CLOUDY, LATTER PART CLEAR000000023698
1752-01-07T00:003621VARIABLEFIRST PART MODERATELATTER PART CLEAR000000023699