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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 FALCON cruise from Plymouth to Porto Praya started at 1753-11-18 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.746921, 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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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: 35.471250 * Median Longitude: -24.722500 * South-bound Latitude: 15.030000 * West-bound Longitude: -30.220000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.270000 * East-bound Longitude: -6.030000
Event(s):
Falcon_17531118_NMM_ADM/L/F5 * Latitude Start: 50.299000 * Longitude Start: -4.150000 * Latitude End: 14.860000 * Longitude End: -23.500000 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Falcon (Sloop), Start of voyage: 1753-11-18, End of voyage: 1754-01-04, Voyage: Plymouth - Porto Praya, 1st Observer: R. Edwards (Captain), 2nd Observer: John Bladen Tinker (2nd Officer/Lieutenant), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 10G 268BM
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 CommentCommentAny remark, found in the logbook on this particular day, about the ship, sails, rigging, etc.
13 CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
14 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.
15 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.
16 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
17 Present weatherwwWeather description
18 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
19 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
20 ClearnessClearness
21 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
22 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
23 FogFog1 If fog was reported
24 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
25 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
26 HailHail1 If hail was reported
27 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
28 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
936 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 
Comment
(Any remark, found in the logb...)
13 
Comment
(Other remarks, that were not ...)
14 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
15 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
16 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
17 
ww
(Weather description)
18 
Precip descr
19 
State sea descr
20 
Clearness
21 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
22 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
23 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
24 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
25 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
26 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
27 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
28 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1753-11-18T12:0049.27-6.03506.7LIZARDN34E18S34W55.00-18NNE, ENEMODERATEFAIR000000093374
1753-11-19T13:0047.50-9.205019.0LIZARDN46:36E72S41W162.00-18ENEFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000093375
1753-11-20T13:0045.60-11.2035419.0LIZARDN42E119S36W142.00-17ENE, NBEFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST PART HAZY, MIDDLE AND LATTER FAIR000000093376
1753-11-21T13:0044.53-14.802819.0LIZARDN50:01E170S22:30W166.00-17NEFIRST AND LATTER FRESH GALES, MIDDLE SQUALLYFIRST AND LATTER CLOUDY000000093377
1753-11-22T13:0043.07-16.07276LIZARDN47:11E204S32W102.00-17NBW, WNWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER SQUALLYLATTER RAINFIRST AND MIDDLE CLOUDY010000093378
1753-11-23T13:0041.68-17.952566.7LIZARDN46:49E243S37W102.00-14WFIRST AND MIDDLE PART FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATELATTER CLOUDY000000093379
1753-11-24T13:0041.48-18.602002.6LIZARDN47:39E253S68W32.00-14N, SWBSFIRST AND LATTER PARTS LITTLE WIND, MIDDLE CALMFIRST AND LATTER CLOUDY000000093380
1753-11-25T13:0041.13-19.8234619.0LIZARDN48E272S64W61.00-14SWBW, NW, NFIRST AND MIDDLE LITTLE WIND, LATTER FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYFIRST AND MIDDLE RAINFIRST AND MIDDLE CLOUDY010000093381
1753-11-26T14:0040.63-24.223219.0LIZARDN54:54E332S63W200.00-13NNE, NEFRESH GALESRAINCLOUDY010000093382
1753-11-27T14:0039.23-27.2810019.0LIZARDN55:27E379S59W166.00-13ENE, ESEFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000093383
1753-11-28T14:0039.17-27.621790.0LIZARDN55:45E383S73W16.00-12ENE, NE, SBWFIRST AND MIDDLE PART MODERATE, LATTER CALMTRIED THE CURRENT AND FOUND NONEFIRST AND MIDDLE FAIR, LATTER CLOUDY000000093384
1753-11-29T14:0038.72-26.782576.7LIZARDN58:28E376S55E48.00-13SWBW, WMODERATECLOUDY, AT NOON FAIR000000093385
1753-11-30T14:0039.62-28.05236LIZARDN55:53E392N51W87.00-12SSW, WSWFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER SQUALLYMIDDLE AND LATTER RAINFIRST PART CLOUDY010000093386
1753-12-01T14:0039.85-29.37191LIZARDN59:13E397N77W62.00-12SWBW, SSWFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER SQUALLYLIGHTNINGLATTER RAINFIRST PART CLOUDY010010093387
1753-12-02T14:0039.55-29.902366.7LIZARDN57:06E407S53W30.00-12SWBS, SBW, WSWMODERATELIGHTNINGRAINCLOUDY010010093388
1753-12-03T14:0039.25-30.222136.7LIZARDN58:46E415S39W24.00-12WNW, W, SWFIRST PART SQUALLY, MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS MODERATEFIRST PART RAINMIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY010000093389
1753-12-04T14:0039.58-28.841916.7GRATIOSAS75:00E13N75W40.00-12SW, SSWMODERATEFAIR000000093390
1753-12-05T14:0039.30-29.2014619.0PICOS35:00E19N35W57.00-12SW, S, SSEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESCLOUDY000000093391
1753-12-06T14:0039.16-28.26292FAYALSWBS8-12SSE, SW, NWBWFIRST PART FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYTHICK000000093392
1753-12-07T14:0038.93-28.652022.6FAYALSBE4-12WNW, ENE, SWBSLITTLE WINDFAIR000000093393
1753-12-08T14:0038.73-28.462136.7FAYALSW21-12SBE, SWMODERATECLOUDY000000093394
1753-12-09T14:0038.50-28.60116.71-12SSW, NW, NNEMODERATECLOUDY000000093395
1753-12-10T14:0038.50-28.603036.71-12N, NNE, NWMODERATECLOUDY000000093396
1753-12-11T14:0038.50-28.603622.61-12VARIABLELITTLE WINDFAIR000000093397
1753-12-12T14:0038.50-28.602366.71-12W, WSWMODERATECLOUDY000000093398
1753-12-13T14:0038.50-28.6023619.01-12WSWFRESH GALESRAINCLOUDY010000093399
1753-12-14T14:0038.50-28.602136.71-12SWMODERATECLOUDY000000093400
1753-12-15T14:0038.50-28.60786.71UNDER SAIL GETTING OUT OF FAYAL ROAD-12SW, NE, EMODERATEFAIR000000093401
1753-12-16T14:0038.35-28.841340.0FAYALN7E13S7W39.00-12ENE, SEBSFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER CALMFIRST PART RAINSFIRST PART CLOUDY, MIDDLE AND LATTER HAZY010000093402
1753-12-17T14:0037.73-27.681682.6PICON12-12SSW, SFIRST PART CALM, MIDDLE AND LATTER LITTLE WINDFIRST PART CLEAR, MIDDLE AND LATTER HAZY000000093403
1753-12-18T14:0037.10-26.532146.7PICON46E41S46E122.00-11SSW, SWMODERATEFAIR000000093404
1753-12-19T14:0036.10-25.881926.7PICON36:29W64S28E68.00AT 4AM PUMPED THE SHIP OF 10 1/2 INCHES-11SW, SSWMODERATEFIRST PART CLOUDY, LATTER FAIR000000093405
1753-12-20T14:0035.98-25.632142.6PICON41W67S31E14.00-11SSW, S, SWLITTLE WINDCLOUDY000000093406
1753-12-21T14:0035.62-25.353612.6PICON39:53W76S32E26.00-11SWBS, CALMLITTLE WINDFAIR000000093407
1753-12-22T14:0034.65-25.351022.6PICON29:02W93S11:15W69.00-11SEBE, ESELITTLE WINDFAIR000000093408
1753-12-23T14:0032.60-24.817919.0PICON23:50W129S6E114.00-11ESE, EBS, EFIRST AND MIDDLE PART MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESCLOUDY000000093409
1753-12-24T14:0030.73-25.81103PICON11:56W159S28W128.00-10EBS, ESEFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER SQUALLYMIDDLE AND LATTER SHOWERS OF RAIN110000093410
1753-12-25T14:0029.55-26.5712519.0PICON05:43W180S33:45W86.00-10ESE, SEFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN010000093411
1753-12-26T14:0028.62-26.971032.6PICON02:41W199S25W62.00-10SE, ESELITTLE WINDCLOUDY000000093412
1753-12-27T14:0027.83-26.58586.7PICON03:21W214S15E49.00-10ESE, ENEMODERATECLOUDY000000093413
1753-12-28T14:0026.08-25.33366.7PICON06:35W250S29E120.00-9ENE, NEMODERATECLOUDY000000093414
1753-12-29T14:0024.57-24.04596.7PICON09:57W284S33:45E110.00-9ENEMODERATEFAIR000000093415
1753-12-30T14:0022.85-23.09146.7PICON11:34W320S22:30E112.00-9NNEMODERATECLOUDY000000093416
1753-12-31T14:0021.15-22.552866.7PICON11:36W350S11:15E104.00-7ENE, WNWMODERATEFAIR000000093417
1754-01-01T14:0018.90-24.4928619.0PICON08:15W390S20W143.00-8WBS, NW, WNWFIRST PART FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, MIDDLE MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESLIGHTNINGFIRST PART RAINLATTER CLOUDY010010093418
1754-01-02T14:0017.15-23.262756.7PICON07:15W431S10W106.00-6WSW, WBNMODERATECLOUDY000000093419
1754-01-03T14:0016.55-23.20622.6PICON00:41W440S08W36.00-6SW, ENELITTLE WINDSMALL RAINCLOUDY010000093420
1754-01-04T14:0015.03-24.003919.0PICON06:13W472S04W91.00-6ESE, NEFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH GALES000000093421