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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 Le Bizarre cruise from Louisbourg to Brest started at 1753-10-14 [dataset]. Centre d'Accueil et de Recherche des Archives Nationales, Paris, France, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.746974, 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: 47.017931 * Median Longitude: -27.846207 * South-bound Latitude: 44.430000 * West-bound Longitude: -61.330000 * North-bound Latitude: 48.570000 * East-bound Longitude: -6.180000
Event(s):
Le_Bizarre_17531014_COTE_4/JJ/9 * Latitude Start: 43.400000 * Longitude Start: -63.030000 * Latitude End: 48.220000 * Longitude End: -4.760000 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Le Bizarre, Start of voyage: 1753-10-14, End of voyage: 1753-11-11, Voyage: Louisbourg - Brest, 1st Observer: M. Hocquart (Capitan)
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
--1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances)
DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
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.
10 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.
11 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
12 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
13 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
14 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
15 FogFog1 If fog was reported
16 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
17 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
18 HailHail1 If hail was reported
19 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
20 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
442 data points

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ID
1753-10-14T16:0045.80-59.922554.6118.00DEPART DE LOUISBOURG-15AU O ET ONOPETITE FRAIS0000000145656
1753-10-15T16:0045.53-61.331439.331.00-15AU SSEBON FRAISGROSSE0000000145657
1753-10-16T16:0045.25-55.401889.31.00-15AU SSOBON FRAISGROSSE0000000145658
1753-10-17T16:0044.98-53.132789.314.00-15AU ONO ET ENEBON FRAISTRÉS GROSSE0000000145659
1753-10-18T15:0044.71-51.979815.45.00-15AU ESE ET EGRAND FRAISTRÉS GROSSE0000000145660
1753-10-19T15:0044.43-47.8227815.4-15AU ONOGRAND FRAISGROSSE0000000145661
1753-10-20T15:0044.92-43.1525515.432.00-15AU O ET ONOGRAND FRAISGROSSE0000000145662
1753-10-21T15:0045.40-39.0532315.4-15AU NNOGRAND VENTTRÉS GROSSE0000000145663
1753-10-22T14:0045.05-37.1384.6-15AU NNEPETITE FRAISTRÉS GROSSE0000000145664
1753-10-23T14:0045.85-34.272784.6-15AU ONOPETITE FRAISBELLE0000000145665
1753-10-24T14:0046.68-30.652109.3-15AU SO ET SSOBON FRAISGROSSE0000000145666
1753-10-25T14:0046.99-31.1216512.340.00-15AU S ET EFRAISPATOUILLEUSE0000000145667
1753-10-26T14:0047.30-31.407515.4-15AU EGROS VENTGROSSE0000000145668
1753-10-27T14:0047.64-30.379415.440.00-19AU ESE ET SEGROS VENTGROSSE0000000145669
1753-10-28T14:0047.98-28.371614.6-19AU S ET SOPETITE FRAISBELLE0000000145670
1753-10-29T14:0048.02-24.931624.651.00-18AU S ET ONOPETITE FRAISBELLE0000000145671
1753-10-30T14:0048.05-23.58724.6-18AU E ET ENEPETITE FRAISGROSSE0000000145672
1753-10-31T14:0048.14-23.181144.68.00-18AU SE 1/4 E ET ESEPETITE FRAISBELLE0000000145673
1753-11-01T13:0048.20-18.932309.3-18AU OSO, NO ET ONOBON FRAISPEU GROSSE0000000145674
1753-11-02T13:0048.57-13.482759.3-18AU ONO ET NNOBON FRAISGROSSE0000000145675
1753-11-03T13:0048.47-11.782754.6-18AU ONO ET NOPETITE FRAISBELLE, GROSSE DU NO0000000145676
1753-11-04T13:0048.20-10.03297-18AU NO, O ET SOPETITE ET FRAICHEUR0000000145677
1753-11-05T13:0048.52-8.602076.7-18AU SO ET SPETITE FRAICHEURBELLE0000000145678
1753-11-06T12:0048.52-6.35230-18AU OSO, ONO ET NEPETITE ET TRÉS GROS VENTBELLE, TRÉS DURE0000000145679
1753-11-07T12:0047.98-6.2234215.4-18AU N ET NNE, NEGROS VENTDURES GRAINS0000000145680
1753-11-08T12:0048.27-6.5250-18DU NNE AU ENEGROS PETITE FRAISDURE ET BELLE0000000145681
1753-11-09T12:0048.02-6.182715.4-18AU NE, ENE ET EGRAND FRAISDURE DU NE0000000145682
1753-11-10T12:0047.83-6.502715.4-18AU NE ET NGRAND FRAISDURE DU NE0000000145683
1753-11-11T12:0048.22-6.183424.6-18AU N, NNO ET NOPETITE FRAISBELLE0000000145684