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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 Duke of Dorset cruise from Kedgeree to Northfleet started at 1752-03-05 [dataset]. British Library, London, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.746916, 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: -14.785667 * Median Longitude: -3.695333 * South-bound Latitude: -34.220000 * West-bound Longitude: -24.030000 * North-bound Latitude: 5.170000 * East-bound Longitude: 16.990000
Event(s):
Duke_Of_Dorset_17520305_BL_L/MAR/B/614F * Latitude Start: 20.600000 * Longitude Start: 89.080000 * Latitude End: 5.170000 * Longitude End: -24.030000 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Duke Of Dorset, Start of voyage: 1752-06-06, End of voyage: 1752-07-04, Voyage: Kegerree - Northfleet, 1st Observer: Thomas Prognall (1st Officer/Master), Company: EIC, Other ship information: 26/30G 498BM 1747-1758
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
CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
10 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
11 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.
12 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.
13 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
14 Present weatherwwWeather description
15 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
16 State of the sea descriptionState sea 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:
530 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)

Course
(Course of the ship during the...)
10 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
11 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
12 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
13 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
14 
ww
(Weather description)
15 
Precip descr
16 
State sea 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)
1752-06-06T11:00-34.2216.993322.6N28W58.00-17NWBN, WBS, W, NBWLIGHT WINDSSLEET AND SMALL RAINSMOOTH WATERHAZY010100063250
1752-06-07T11:00-32.9315.971079.3N43W88.00-17NBE, NNE, NE, E, SEBEFINE GALESLIGHTNING AT NIGHT. CLOSESWELL FROM SWFAIR000010063251
1752-06-08T11:00-31.1014.571516.7N41W128.00-18SSE, SEBS, SSE, SBEPLEASANTSWELL FROM SWFAIR000000063252
1752-06-09T11:00-29.0712.621969.3N46W164.00-18S, SBW, SSW, SW, SWBSPLEASANT GALESSWELL FROM THE WHAZY000000063253
1752-06-10T11:00-28.0011.611204.6NW86.00-15SSW, SBE, S, SEBS, SEEASY GALESCLOSESWELL FROM THE W000000063254
1752-06-11T11:00-26.7010.49130NW1/2N105.00-16SE, SEBSUNSETTLED, BLOWEING FRESH TO LITTLE OR NO WINDSWELL FROM THE W000000063255
1752-06-12T11:00-25.759.811192.6NW1/2N64.00-16SE, SEBS, SELIGHT WINDSCLOUDY000000063256
1752-06-13T11:00-25.289.46972.6N37W35.00-16SEBS, ESELIGHT BREEZESCLOSE000000063257
1752-06-14T11:00-24.588.971302.6N37W47.00-16ESE, SE, SEBSLIGHT BREEZES000000063258
1752-06-15T11:00-23.437.6915315.4N46W106.00-16SSE, SSW, SBW, SBEMODERATE GALES000000063259
1752-06-16T12:00-21.836.111439.3N47W130.00-15SSE, SEBS, SBE, SEBS, SSEPLEASANT GALESFAIR000000063260
1752-06-17T12:00-20.134.2413110.0N46W155.00-15SSE, SEBSBRITSK TRADE WINDCLOUDY000000063261
1752-06-18T12:00-18.552.6113115.4N46W137.00-15SEBS, SEBE, ESE, SEBSMODERATE GALESCLOSE000000063262
1752-06-19T12:00-16.900.59122N38W138.00-13SEBE, SE, SEBS, SECLOUDY000000063263
1752-06-20T00:0015819.0ST HELENANW4SE, NEBE, SSEFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000063264
1752-06-30T12:00-15.38-6.231242.6ST HELENASEBS167NW45.00-11SSE, ESE, SELIGHT WINDSCLOUDY000000063265
1752-07-01T12:00-14.05-7.42909.3NW100.00-11SEBS, SBE, SE, ESE, EBSMODERATE TRADEFAIR000000063266
1752-07-01T13:000.98-20.301402.6N40W98.00-6SEBE, SE, SEBS, SEBSLIGHT WINDSFAIR000000063277
1752-07-02T13:00-13.02-8.471376.7N44W81.00-9EBS, SE, SEBSLIGHT TRADEFAIR000000063267
1752-07-02T13:001.97-21.281402.6N40W92.00-6SEBS, SEBSLIGHT WINDSFAIR000000063278
1752-07-03T13:00-11.72-9.851369.3NW117.00-10SE, SEBSFINE TRADECLOUDY000000063268
1752-07-03T14:003.28-22.5517615.4N39W120.00-4SSE, SEBS, SBE, S, SFINE MODERATE GALESFAIR000000063279
1752-07-04T13:00-10.32-11.171369.3N43W116.00-10SEBSFINE TRADEFAIR000000063269
1752-07-04T14:005.17-24.031549.3N39W142.00-4S, SBE, SSE, SSEFINE PLEASANT GALES000000063280
1752-07-05T13:00-8.90-12.451489.3N42W115.00-10SEBS, SSEFINE TRADECLOUDY000000063270
1752-07-06T13:00-7.35-13.401509.3N32W105.00-8SE, SEBS, SBE, SSEMODERATE TRADEFAIR000000063271
1752-07-07T13:00-6.12-14.631389.3N41W113.00-8SEBS, SSE, SEBSPLEASANT TRADE000000063272
1752-07-08T13:00-4.53-15.98939.3N41W124.00-8SEBS, SE, SEBS, EBSFINE TRADE000000063273
1752-07-09T13:00-3.10-17.231059.3N40W117.00-8EBS, ESEFINE TRADEFAIR000000063274
1752-07-10T13:00-1.68-18.351189.3N40W104.00-6ESE, EBS, E, SEBEMODERATE TRADEFAIRSOME RIPLINGS000000063275
1752-07-11T13:00-0.33-19.251406.7N40W84.00-6SEBE, SEBSLIGHT TRADEFAIR000000063276