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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 MERCURIUS cruise from Popo to Camarones started at 1752-10-24 [dataset]. Rijksarchief Zeeland, Middelburg, Netherland, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.747002, 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: 3.796154 * Median Longitude: 4.793846 * South-bound Latitude: 2.350000 * West-bound Longitude: 1.670000 * North-bound Latitude: 5.780000 * East-bound Longitude: 8.080000
Event(s):
Mercurius_17521024_MCC_20_744 * Latitude Start: 5.780000 * Longitude Start: 1.670000 * Latitude End: 3.470000 * Longitude End: 7.600000 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Mercurius, Start of voyage: 1752-10-24, End of voyage: 1752-11-08, Voyage: Popo - Camarones, 1st Observer: Job Gerritsen (Kapitein), Company: MCC, Other ship information: BEMAND MET 25 KOPPEN EN BEWAPEND MET 6 KANONS, 6 DRAAISTUKKEN EN HANDGEWEREN NA RATO.
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
Image number/nameImage no/nameIdentification Number of the original image
LandmarkLandmarkName of first landmark
BearingBearingBearing of the first landmark
Distance to landmarkDistancearbitrary unitsDistance to the first landmark
10 --1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances)
11 WatchWatchName of the period of 4 hours which is known as a watch or duty on board ships
12 GlassesGlassesNumber of glasses within a watch; one watch equals 8 glasses
13 CommentCommentLife on board
14 CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
15 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
16 CommentCommentAny remark found in the logbook on this day about the cargo
17 CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
18 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.
19 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.
20 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
21 Present weatherwwWeather description
22 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
23 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
24 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
25 FogFog1 If fog was reported
26 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
27 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
28 HailHail1 If hail was reported
29 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
30 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
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Data

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Date/time start

Latitude

Longitude

dd [deg]
(Wind direction (from which th...)

ff [m/s]
(calculated from the descripti...)

Image no/name
(Identification Number of the ...)

Landmark
(Name of first landmark)

Bearing
(Bearing of the first landmark)

Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance to the first landmark)
10 
-
(1 If position is considered t...)
11 
Watch
(Name of the period of 4 hours...)
12 
Glasses
(Number of glasses within a wa...)
13 
Comment
(Life on board)
14 
Course
(Course of the ship during the...)
15 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
16 
Comment
(Any remark found in the logbo...)
17 
Comment
(Other remarks, that were not ...)
18 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
19 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
20 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
21 
ww
(Weather description)
22 
Precip descr
23 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
24 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
25 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
26 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
27 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
28 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
29 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
30 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1752-10-24T12:005.781.67188MCC_20_744_0024VM8O12.00ZEILENDE VAN POPO NAAR DE CAMARONES.-15WZW-ZZWMOOI WEER0000000166950
1752-10-25T12:005.282.282334.6MCC_20_744_0024VM8ZO10.50-15W-WZWLABBERKOELTE-BRAMZEILSKOELTEMOOI WEER0000000166951
1752-10-26T12:004.782.902194.6MCC_20_744_0024VM8ZOTO11.50-17ZW-ZWTWLABBERKOELTE-BRAMZEILSKOELTE0000000166952
1752-10-27T12:004.133.35231MCC_20_744_0024VM8ZOTZ12.00-17WZWREGENBUIEN1100000166953
1752-10-28T12:003.903.902312.6MCC_20_744_0024VM8ZOTO10.00-17W-WZWLABBERKOELTEMOOI WEER0000000166954
1752-10-29T12:003.184.359615.4MCC_20_744_0025VM8ZOTZ12.00-17OZOTRAVAATTRAVAAT MET WAT WINDREGEN0100000166955
1752-10-30T12:003.354.882084.6MCC_20_744_0025VM8OZO18.00-17ZWLABBERKOELTE-BRAMZEILSKOELTE0000000166956
1752-10-31T12:003.375.721974.6MCC_20_744_0025VM8O12.50-17ZW-ZWTZBRAMZEILSKOELTE0000000166957
1752-11-01T12:003.635.351864.6MCC_20_744_0025VM8NW6.00-17ZO-ZZWBRAMZEILSKOELTE0000000166958
1752-11-02T12:003.525.932194.6MCC_20_744_0025VM8O8.75-17ZW-ZWTWLABBERKOELTE-BRAMZEILSKOELTEMOOI WEER0000000166959
1752-11-03T12:003.236.58231MCC_20_744_0025VM8OZO14.00-17WZW0000000166960
1752-11-04T12:002.857.332082.6MCC_20_744_0026VM8OZO 1/4 Z12.50-17ZZW-ZWLABBERKOELTE0000000166961
1752-11-05T11:002.358.0814115.4MCC_20_744_0026PRINCIPEZ8VM8ZOTO13.50-17WZW-ZZOTRAVAAT0000000166962
1752-11-06T00:002.200.0MCC_20_744_0026PRINCIPE, OOSTHOEKZ 1/2 W41VM8STIL0000000166963
1752-11-07T00:001.602254.6MCC_20_744_0026VM8OZO3.00BESTEK SINDS PEILING IN HET ACHTSTE GLAS VAN DE DAGWACHT.ZWBRAMZEILSKOELTE0000000166964
1752-11-08T00:002.07225MCC_20_744_0026VM8OP 9 JANUARI 1753 OVERLEED DE OPPERSTUURMAN. OP 13 JANUARI OVERLEED DE KUIPER.DE INKOOPPERIODE WORDT VOORTGEZET.ZWDONDERBUI MET REGEN1100100166965