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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 Prince Henry cruise from Havannah to Portsmouth started at 1752-07-11 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.747030, 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: 39.663548 * Median Longitude: -50.822581 * South-bound Latitude: 29.460000 * West-bound Longitude: -80.910000 * North-bound Latitude: 48.720000 * East-bound Longitude: -10.810000
Event(s):
Prince_Henry_17520711_NMM_ADM/L/P410 * Latitude Start: 23.596000 * Longitude Start: -82.434000 * Latitude End: 50.750000 * Longitude End: -0.980000 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Prince Henry, Start of voyage: 1752-07-22, End of voyage: 1752-08-22, Voyage: Havannah (Cuba) - Portsmouth, 1st Observer: Charles Ellis (2nd Officer/Lieutenant), Company: Royal Navy
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 Current direction descriptionCur dir descrDirection of the current. This direction points to where the current is flowing towards to.
14 Current speed descriptionV descr
15 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
16 Present weatherwwWeather description
17 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
18 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
19 ClearnessClearness
20 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
21 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
22 FogFog1 If fog was reported
23 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
24 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
25 HailHail1 If hail was reported
26 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
27 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
640 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 
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 
State sea descr
19 
Clearness
20 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
21 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
22 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
23 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
24 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
25 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
26 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
27 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1752-07-22T17:0029.46-80.701602.6ST AUGUSTINESSWBWN20W108.002W, SSEFIRST PART CALM, MIDDLE AND LATTER LIGHT WINDSFIRST PART FAIR0000000194084
1752-07-23T17:0030.53-80.913511.0ST AUGUSTINESWBW15N1/2W125.002NNW, NBWFIRST AND LATTER PARTS LIGHT AIRS, MIDDLE MODERATELIGHTNING0000100194085
1752-07-24T17:0031.08-79.761711.0ST AUGUSTINES45W35N70E33.002SSW, SBENBW1/2W1.5FIRST AND LATTER PARTS LIGHT AIRS, MIDDLE MODERATE BREEZES0000000194086
1752-07-25T17:0032.02-78.481602.6ST AUGUSTINES49W64N49E85.002SSELIGHT WINDSFAIR0000000194087
1752-07-26T17:0032.45-77.631151.0ST AUGUSTINES50E80N59E50.002ESENBW1/2W1.5LIGHT AIRS INTERMIXED WITH CALMSFAIR0000000194088
1752-07-27T17:0033.15-75.282579.3ST AUGUSTINES37W118N70E128.00-2NW, WBSFIRST AND MIDDLE LITTLE WIND, LATTER FRESH BREEZESFAIR0000000194089
1752-07-28T17:0033.75-73.152346.7ST AUGUSTINES55W167N57:0E119.00-2NWBW, SWBWFIRST AND MIDDLE FRESH GALES, LATTER MODERATEFAIR0000000194090
1752-07-29T17:0035.20-72.282456.7ST AUGUSTINES54W183N69:0E50.00-3WBN, WSWMODERATELATTER FAIR0000000194091
1752-07-30T17:0035.82-70.682456.7ST AUGUSTINES57W219E87.00-3SW, WSWMODERATEHAZY0000000194092
1752-07-31T17:0035.82-69.55819.0ST AUGUSTINES57W258S88E110.00-3NNW, NBEFIRST PART MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESHAZY0000000194093
1752-08-01T16:0035.63-67.05719.0ST AUGUSTINES58W291S88E124.00-4NNE, NBEFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY0000000194094
1752-08-02T16:0036.05-64.601996.7ST AUGUSTINES67W309S79:0W85.00-4SSWMODERATECLOUDY0000000194095
1752-08-03T16:0036.62-63.302441.0ST AUGUSTINES66W329N56:0E60.00-4WSWMODERATE, LATTER LIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLEFAIR0000000194096
1752-08-04T16:0037.65-61.201939.3ST AUGUSTINES60W367N58:0E118.00-10WSW, SSWLIGHT AIRS, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH BREEZESFAIR, MIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY0000000194097
1752-08-05T16:0038.27-58.5519319.0ST AUGUSTINES65W412N74:0E136.00-10SSWFRESH GALESRAINCLOUDY0100000194098
1752-08-06T16:0039.18-56.36114ST AUGUSTINES66W450N62:0E114.00-10SEBEFIRST AND MIDDLE MODERATEFIRST AND MIDDLE CLOUDY, LATTER FAIR0000000194099
1752-08-07T16:0039.78-54.162386.7ST AUGUSTINES66W487N71:0E109.00-10WSWMODERATECLOUDY0000000194100
1752-08-08T15:0040.62-50.4522519.0ST AUGUSTINES66W546N70:0E179.00-11SWBWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN0100000194101
1752-08-09T15:0041.83-46.4519219.0ST AUGUSTINES67W611N68E196.00-11SSWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN0100000194102
1752-08-10T15:0042.33-42.8816919.0ST AUGUSTINES68W666N70E177.00-11SW, SBW, SFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN0100000194103
1752-08-11T15:0043.33-40.1315419.0ST AUGUSTINES68W711N73E134.00-15SBEFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN0100000194104
1752-08-12T14:0044.13-36.7518819.0ST AUGUSTINES68W763N67E158.00-15SSWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN0100000194105
1752-08-13T14:0045.22-33.1330019.0ST AUGUSTINES68W818N80E164.00-15NWFRESH GALESRAINCLOUDY0100000194106
1752-08-14T14:0045.75-29.16154ST AUGUSTINES69W877N84E181.00-15SBESQUALLYRAIN0100000194107
1752-08-15T14:0046.02-25.6322119.0ST AUGUSTINES70W929N63E162.00-15SWBWFRESH GALESRAINFAIR0100000194108
1752-08-16T13:0047.10-20.5518719.0ST AUGUSTINES70W1003N73E225.00-16SSWFRESH GALESFAIR0000000194109
1752-08-17T13:0047.92-16.6815119.0ST AUGUSTINES70W1059N65E166.00-18SBEFRESH GALESHAZY0000000194110
1752-08-18T13:0048.72-13.981406.7ST AUGUSTINES70W1097E112.00-18SSEMODERATESWELL FROM THE NHAZY0000000194111
1752-08-19T13:0048.72-13.45162.6ST AUGUSTINES70 W1104E24.00-18NEBNLITTLE WINDCLOUDY0000000194112
1752-08-20T13:0048.32-11.81386.7ST AUGUSTINES71W1124N67E77.00-18NEBN, NE, NEBEMODERATECLOUDY0000000194113
1752-08-21T13:0047.10-10.813432.6ST AUGUSTINES77W1143N76E57.00-17NNE, NBE, NLITTLE WINDHAZY0000000194114
1752-08-22T00:0023619.0LIZARDNBE7NBW, NW, WNW, SWBWFRESH GALESDRIZZLING RAIN0100000194115