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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 Kinsale to Madeira started at 1752-07-07 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.746888, 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: 41.993636 * Median Longitude: -12.481818 * South-bound Latitude: 32.550000 * West-bound Longitude: -17.580000 * North-bound Latitude: 51.350000 * East-bound Longitude: -8.970000
Event(s):
Badger_17520707_NMM_ADM/L/B3 * Latitude Start: 51.660000 * Longitude Start: -8.500000 * 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: 1752-07-07, End of voyage: 1752-07-20, Voyage: Kinsale (Eire) - 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 Current direction descriptionCur dir descrDirection of the current. This direction points to where the current is flowing towards to.
15 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
16 Present weatherwwWeather description
17 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
18 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
19 ClearnessClearness
20 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
21 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
22 FogFog1 If fog was reported
23 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
24 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
25 HailHail1 If hail was reported
26 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
27 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
273 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 
Cur dir descr
(Direction of the current. Thi...)
15 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
16 
ww
(Weather description)
17 
Precip descr
18 
State sea descr
19 
Clearness
20 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
21 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
22 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
23 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
24 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
25 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
26 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
27 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1752-07-07T13:0051.35-8.97297HEAD OF KINSALENNE6-18CALM, SW, SSW, NWVARIABLERAIN010000023818
1752-07-08T13:0049.55-9.832526.7HEAD OF KINSALEN21:00E46S21:00W137.00-18NW, WMODERATEFAIR000000023819
1752-07-09T13:0047.82-10.052866.7HEAD OF KINSALEN14:14E80S5:00W104.00-18WSW-NWBWMODERATESOMETIMES SMALL RAINNORTH SWELLHAZY010000023820
1752-07-10T13:0046.15-10.962766.7HEAD OF KINSALEN16:08E115S21:00W107.00-17NWBW, WNWMODERATEHAZY000000023821
1752-07-11T13:0044.22-11.83286.7HEAD OF KINSALEN16:04E155S16:00W121.00-17WNW, NNE, NEMODERATESOMETIMES DRIZZLING RAINHAZY010000023822
1752-07-12T13:0041.70-13.13306.7HEAD OF KINSALEN17:29E209S22:00W163.00-15NEFIRST AND MID FRESH GALES, LATTER MODERATECLOUDY000000023823
1752-07-13T13:0039.93-13.133116.7HEAD OF KINSALEN15:11E244S106.00-15NBE, NORTH, NWBNFIRST AND MID FRESH GALES, LATTER MODERATECLOUDY000000023824
1752-07-14T13:0038.53-13.1382.6HEAD OF KINSALEN13:47E276S84.00-15N, NBW, NNELITTLE WINDFAIR000000023825
1752-07-15T13:0036.38-13.282019.0HEAD OF KINSALEN12:28E313S3:00W129.00-14NBE, NEBNFIRST PART MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESFAIR000000023826
1752-07-16T13:0033.75-15.412019.0OLD HEAD OF KINSALEN13:35E372S33:45W190.00-14NE, NEBNFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000023827
1752-07-17T13:0032.55-17.58326.7OLD HEAD OF KINSALEN19:07E405S57:00W130.00-13NEMODERATECLEAR000000023828
1752-07-18T00:003611.0FANCHEAUL (FANCHAL)NWBN11NE, NEBN, VARIABLE, CALME1ST PART STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, SOMETIMES LITTLE WINDS WITH CALM, MID FRESH GALES, LATTER LIGHT AIRS WITH CALMSSTRONGHAZY000000023829
1752-07-19T00:003621.0LOW ROCKNBW1/2W41VARIABLELIGHT AIRS INTERMIXED WITH CALMS000000023830
1752-07-20T00:0032.803621.01VARIABLELIGHT AIRSSMALL RAINCLEAR010000023831