García-Herrera, Ricardo; Können, Gunther P; Wheeler, Dennis A; Prieto, Maria del Rosario; Jones, Philip D; Koek, Frits B (2010): Meteorological observations during FALCON cruise from Porto Praya to Axim Fort started at 1753-01-17 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.746919, 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
Project(s):
Funding:
Fifth Framework Programme (FP5), grant/award no. EVK2-CT-2000-00090: Climatological Database for the Worlds Oceans: 1750-1854
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 5.101250 * Median Longitude: -11.883750 * South-bound Latitude: 3.750000 * West-bound Longitude: -22.960000 * North-bound Latitude: 11.580000 * East-bound Longitude: -4.160000
Event(s):
Falcon_17530117_NMM_ADM/L/F5 * Latitude Start: 14.860000 * Longitude Start: -23.500000 * Latitude End: 3.250000 * Longitude End: 7.240000 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Falcon (Sloop), Start of voyage: 1753-01-17, End of voyage: 1753-02-10, Voyage: Porto Praya - Axim Fort, 1st Observer: R. Edwards (Captain), 2nd Observer: John Bladen Tinker (2nd Officer/Lieutenant), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 10G 268BM
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Date/time start | Date/time start | ||||
| 2 | LATITUDE | Latitude | Geocode | |||
| 3 | LONGITUDE | Longitude | Geocode | |||
| 4 | Wind direction | dd | deg | Wind 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. | ||
| 5 | Wind speed | ff | m/s | calculated from the descriptive terms of wind force given in the observations | ||
| 6 | Landmark | Landmark | Name of first landmark | |||
| 7 | Bearing | Bearing | Bearing of the first landmark | |||
| 8 | Distance to landmark | Distance | arbitrary units | Distance to the first landmark | ||
| 9 | Course | Course | Course of the ship during the past 24 hours | |||
| 10 | Distance | Distance | arbitrary units | Distance travelled during the previous 24 hours | ||
| 11 | Declination | Decl | deg | It 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 description | Wind dir descr | All reported wind directions on this day. The wind direction is the direction that points to where the wind comes from. | |||
| 13 | Current direction description | Cur dir descr | Direction of the current. This direction points to where the current is flowing towards to. | |||
| 14 | Current speed description | V descr | ||||
| 15 | Wind force description | Wind force descr | All reported wind forces on this day | |||
| 16 | Present weather | ww | Weather description | |||
| 17 | Precipitation description | Precip descr | ||||
| 18 | Clearness | Clearness | ||||
| 19 | Gusts | Gusts | 1 If wind gusts are reported | |||
| 20 | Precipitation/Rain | Rain | 1 If rain was reported | |||
| 21 | Fog | Fog | 1 If fog was reported | |||
| 22 | Snow type | Snow | 1 If snow was reported | |||
| 23 | Thunder | Thunder | 1 If thunder and or lightning was reported | |||
| 24 | Hail | Hail | 1 If hail was reported | |||
| 25 | Sea ice | Sea ice | 1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported | |||
| 26 | Identification | ID | CLIWOC 2.1 line number |
License:
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Size:
523 data points
Data
| 1 Date/time start | 2 Latitude | 3 Longitude | 4 dd [deg] (Wind direction (from which th...) | 5 ff [m/s] (calculated from the descripti...) | 6 Landmark (Name of first landmark) | 7 Bearing (Bearing of the first landmark) | 8 Distance [arbitrary units] (Distance to the first landmark) | 9 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 Cur dir descr (Direction of the current. Thi...) | 14 V descr | 15 Wind force descr (All reported wind forces on t...) | 16 ww (Weather description) | 17 Precip descr | 18 Clearness | 19 Gusts (1 If wind gusts are reported) | 20 Rain (1 If rain was reported) | 21 Fog (1 If fog was reported) | 22 Snow (1 If snow was reported) | 23 Thunder (1 If thunder and or lightning...) | 24 Hail (1 If hail was reported) | 25 Sea ice (1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...) | 26 ID (CLIWOC 2.1 line number) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1753-01-17T00:00 | 68 | 19.0 | ST JAGO | N11:15W | 15 | ENE | FRESH GALES | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93300 | |||||||||
| 1753-01-18T14:00 | 11.58 | -22.96 | 40 | 19.0 | ST JAGO | N11:15W | 70 | S11:15E | 209.00 | -5 | ENE, NE | FRESH GALES | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93301 | ||||
| 1753-01-19T13:00 | 9.37 | -21.96 | 48 | 19.0 | ST JAGO | N18:17W | 118 | S24E | 148.00 | -8 | ENE, NEBE | MODERATE, AT 10 FRESH GALES | CLOUDY, AT 10 HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93302 | ||||
| 1753-01-20T13:00 | 7.48 | -19.94 | 49 | 19.0 | ST JAGO | N25:30W | 165 | S45E | 168.00 | -7 | NEBE | MODERATE, AT 8 FRESH GALES | CLOUDY, AT 8 HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93303 | ||||
| 1753-01-21T13:00 | 6.43 | -18.11 | 38 | 6.7 | ST JAGO | N32:10W | 202 | S60E | 126.00 | -7 | ENE, NE | MODERATE | HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93304 | ||||
| 1753-01-22T13:00 | 5.35 | -16.27 | 14 | 6.7 | ST JAGO | N36:26W | 238 | S59E | 126.00 | -9 | NEBN, NNE | MODERATE | LIGHTNING | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 93305 | |||
| 1753-01-23T13:00 | 4.70 | -15.29 | 2 | 6.7 | ST JAGO | N38:35W | 268 | S56:15E | 70.00 | -9 | NE, NBE | MODERATE | HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93306 | ||||
| 1753-01-24T13:00 | 4.67 | -14.47 | 329 | 2.6 | ST JAGO | N41:13W | 274 | E | 48.00 | -9 | N, NNW | FIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS LITTLE WIND, AT 10 MODERATE, AT NOON LITTLE WINDS | AT 10 HARD RAINS | AT 10 CLOUDY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93307 | |||
| 1753-01-25T13:00 | 4.70 | -14.07 | 171 | 2.6 | ST JAGO | N42:26W | 279 | E | 24.00 | -9 | NW, S | FIRST PART LITTLE WINDS, MIDDLE SQUALLY, 9AM LITTLE WIND | LIGHTNING | FIRST PART SOME RAIN, MIDDLE HARD RAIN | FIRST PART CLOUDY, 9AM CLOUDY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 93308 | ||
| 1753-01-26T13:00 | 4.80 | -13.59 | 351 | 2.6 | ST JAGO | N44:07W | 284 | N78:45E | 30.00 | -9 | N | SEBE | 1 | FIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS CALM, LATTER LITTLE WIND | FIRST AND MIDDLE CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93309 | ||
| 1753-01-27T13:00 | 4.70 | -13.32 | 284 | 2.6 | ST JAGO | N44:35W | 289 | S67:30E | 17.00 | -9 | WNW | LITTLE WINDS | LIGHTNING | RAIN | CLOUDY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 93310 | ||
| 1753-01-28T13:00 | 4.33 | -12.57 | 227 | 2.6 | ST JAGO | N45:37W | 305 | S64E | 50.00 | -9 | WBN, SWBW | LITTLE WINDS | THUNDER AND LIGHTNING | RAIN | CLOUDY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 93311 | ||
| 1753-01-29T13:00 | 4.25 | -11.77 | 303 | 2.6 | ST JAGO | N47:23W | 318 | S48E | 48.00 | -12 | S, SW, NW | LITTLE WINDS WITH CALMS | THUNDER AND LIGHTNING | SMALL RAIN, AT 10 HARD SHOWERS OF RAIN | CLOUDY | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 93312 | ||
| 1753-01-30T13:00 | 4.30 | -10.64 | 146 | 2.6 | ST JAGO | N50:07W | 333 | S37E | 68.00 | -12 | WNW, VARIABLE SSW, SSE | FIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS LITTLE WIND, LATTER LITTLE WIND | FIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS HAZY, LATTER CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93313 | ||||
| 1753-01-31T13:00 | 4.30 | -10.44 | 258 | 2.6 | ST JAGO | N50:32W | 337 | E | 12.00 | -12 | CALM, W | FIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE CALM, LATTER LITTLE WINDS | LIGHTNING | FIRST PART CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 93314 | |||
| 1753-02-01T13:00 | 4.20 | -9.96 | 191 | 2.6 | ST JAGO | N51:17W | 345 | S78:45E | 30.00 | -12 | SW, SSW | FIRST PART LITTLE WIND, MIDDLE CALM, AT 11 HARD GALES, AT NOON LITTLE WIND | THUNDER | MIDDLE HARD RAINS, 11 RAIN | FIRST PART HAZY, AT NOON CLOUDY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 93315 | ||
| 1753-02-02T13:00 | 4.42 | -9.32 | 191 | 2.6 | ST JAGO | N56:06W | 352 | N71E | 40.00 | -12 | S, SBW, SSW | LITTLE WIND | LIGHTNING | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 93316 | |||
| 1753-02-03T13:00 | 4.53 | -9.09 | 202 | 19.0 | ST JAGO | N53:05W | 355 | N63E | 16.00 | -12 | W, SWBS | LITTLE WIND INTERMIXED WITH CALMS, 2PM FRESH GALES | THUNDER AND LIGHTNING | 2 PM HARD RAIN | HAZY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 93317 | ||
| 1753-02-04T13:00 | 4.02 | -8.29 | 213 | ST JAGO | N54:00W | 373 | S56:15E | 56.00 | -12 | SSW, SW | FIRST PART MODERATE | THUNDER AND LIGHTNING | LATTER HARD RAIN | FIRST PART FAIR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 93318 | |||
| 1753-02-05T12:00 | 3.75 | -7.41 | 211 | 6.7 | ST JAGO | N54:53W | 395 | S73E | 56.00 | -14 | SSW, SW | FIRST AND LATTER PART MODERATE | FIRST PART CLOUDY, LATTER FAIR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93319 | ||||
| 1753-02-06T12:00 | 4.07 | -6.69 | 279 | ST JAGO | N56:57W | 399 | N66E | 47.00 | -14 | SW, WSW, SSW, WNW | FIRST PART MODERATE | LIGHTNING | FIRST PART FAIR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 93320 | ||||
| 1753-02-07T12:00 | 4.07 | -5.77 | 256 | 6.7 | ST JAGO | N58:09W | 414 | E | 55.00 | -14 | SW, W | MODERATE | LIGHTNING | RAIN | CLOUDY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 93321 | ||
| 1753-02-08T12:00 | 3.85 | -4.81 | 279 | ST JAGO | N59:02W | 433 | S77E | 63.00 | -14 | W, WSW, WNW | FRESH GALES, AT 8 SQUALLY | THUNDER AND LIGHTNING | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 93322 | ||||
| 1753-02-09T12:00 | 4.18 | -4.31 | 234 | 19.0 | ST JAGO | N60:24W | 438 | N56:15E | 36.00 | -14 | NW, NWBW, WSW | FRESH GALES THE MOST PART, MIDDLE LITTLE WIND. AT 11:30 FRESH GALES | THUNDER AND LIGHTNING | MIDDLE RAIN, AT 11:30 MUCH RAIN | CLOUDY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 93323 | ||
| 1753-02-10T12:00 | 4.38 | -4.16 | 361 | 2.6 | ST JAGO | N61:02W | 439 | N36E | 15.00 | -14 | SSW, WSW, WBN, CALM | SEBE | 8 | FIRST PART LITTLE WIND, MIDDLE AND LATTER LITTLE WINDS INTERMIXED WITH CALMS | FIRST PART MUCH RAIN | FIRST PART CLOUDY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93324 |