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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 SCORPION cruise from Cadiz to Charleston started at 1751-02-11 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.747058, 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: 31.433659 * Median Longitude: -46.256098 * South-bound Latitude: 29.920000 * West-bound Longitude: -79.000000 * North-bound Latitude: 36.230000 * East-bound Longitude: -6.750000
Event(s):
Scorpion_17510211_NMM_ADM/L/S181 * Latitude Start: 36.070000 * Longitude Start: -6.730000 * Latitude End: 31.830000 * Longitude End: -77.920000 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Scorpion (Sloop), Start of voyage: 1751-02-22, End of voyage: 1751-04-04, Voyage: Cadiz - Charleston, 1st Observer: John Russell (Captain), 2nd Observer: Littleton Hill (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 CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
13 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.
14 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.
15 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
16 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
17 ClearnessClearness
18 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
19 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
20 FogFog1 If fog was reported
21 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
22 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
23 HailHail1 If hail was reported
24 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
25 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
836 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)

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(1 If position is considered t...)
10 
Course
(Course of the ship during the...)
11 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
12 
Comment
(Other remarks, that were not ...)
13 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
14 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
15 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
16 
Precip descr
17 
Clearness
18 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
19 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
20 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
21 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
22 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
23 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
24 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
25 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1751-02-22T12:0036.23-6.7511919.0CADIZN73:35E25S73:35W25.00-16ESE, SEFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000232558
1751-02-23T13:0033.67-8.631206.7CADIZN36:47E66S30:57W174.00-15ESE, SEFIRST PART FRESH GALES, LATTER MODERATECLEAR0000000232559
1751-02-24T13:0033.20-9.482552.6CADIZN40:29E84S54:32W48.00-15NEBE, WSW, WLITTLE WINDSCLEAR0000000232560
1751-02-25T13:0032.73-9.732782.6CADIZN38:55E90S25:27W30.00-15W, WNWLITTLE WINDSCLEAR0000000232561
1751-02-26T13:0032.45-10.6733515.4CADIZN43:45E106S70:25W51.00-14NW, NBWGALESCLOUDY0000000232562
1751-02-27T13:0031.95-12.72325CADIZN52:22E143S74:28W123.00-13NBE, NNWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER SQUALLYCLOUDY0000000232563
1751-02-28T13:0031.58-15.3832519.0CADIZN57:58E182N79:45W123.00-13NBE, NNWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY0000000232564
1751-03-01T13:0031.00-18.503606.7CADIZN62:28E220S77:52W153.00-11NBEFIRST PART FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATECLOUDY0000000232565
1751-03-02T13:0030.55-21.733606.7CADIZN65:30E279S79:30W153.00-11NBEMODERATECLOUDY0000000232566
1751-03-03T14:0030.43-24.8816.7CADIZN68:50E326S78:30W147.00-10NBEMODERATECLOUDY0000000232567
1751-03-04T14:0030.48-26.97136.7CADIZN71:10E365N88:00W123.00-10NNEMODERATECLOUDY0000000232568
1751-03-05T14:0030.37-28.88822.6CADIZN72:20E395S85:30W96.00-8NE, EBN, ELITTLE WINDSCLOUDY0000000232569
1751-03-06T14:0030.33-31.43826.7CADIZN74:50E438S89:20W138.00-8EMODERATECLEAR0000000232570
1751-03-07T14:0030.30-33.301066.7CADIZN74:10E469S89:45W93.00-7E, ESEMODERATECLEAR0000000232571
1751-03-08T14:0030.28-35.101736.7CADIZN75:50E496S89:20W83.00-7SE, SMODERATECLEAR0000000232572
1751-03-09T14:0030.37-36.33386.7CADIZN76:25E513N89:25W63.00-7E, NEMODERATEHAZY0000000232573
1751-03-10T15:0030.47-39.723919.0CADIZN78:08E568N89:22W165.00-6NEFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000232574
1751-03-11T15:0030.47-41.881746.7CADIZN78:40E601W104.00-6E, ESE, SMODERATECLOUDY0000000232575
1751-03-12T15:0031.43-42.902436.7CADIZN80:20E620N45:20W81.00-5SSW, WSWMODERATECLOUDY0000000232576
1751-03-13T15:0032.28-44.3824319.0CADIZN82:45E642N54:55W81.00-5SSW, WSWFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000232577
1751-03-14T15:0031.80-47.126322.6CADIZN82:22E676S54:15W117.00-5NNW, NBW, ENESTRONG GALESCLOUDY0000000232578
1751-03-15T15:0031.68-48.706419.0CADIZN82:16E709S85:20W105.00-4E, ENEFRESH GALESSOME RAIN0100000232579
1751-03-16T15:0031.50-51.657519.0CADIZN82:43E759S86:30W152.00-4EBS, EBNFRESH GALESSOME RAIN0100000232580
1751-03-17T16:0031.65-55.331776.7CADIZN83:20E823N86:42W182.00-3SE, SMODERATECLOUDY0000000232581
1751-03-18T16:0031.07-58.173366.7CADIZN83:50E853S68:56W98.00-2S, WSW, NNWMODERATESEVERAL SHOWERS OF RAIN1100000232582
1751-03-19T16:0030.27-59.1831319.0CADIZN83:05E873S45:38W72.00-2WNW, NWFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH GALESSEVERAL SHOWERS OF RAIN1100000232583
1751-03-20T16:0029.92-60.7731319.0CADIZN82:46E901S75:45W87.00-2WNW, NWFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000232584
1751-03-21T16:0030.23-63.241006.7CADIZN83:30E943N81:32W132.00-1NNE, EBSMODERATECLOUDY0000000232585
1751-03-22T16:0030.53-66.111346.7CADIZN83:19E1004N84:30W184.00-1ESE, SEMODERATECLOUDY0000000232586
1751-03-23T17:0030.37-68.232936.7CADIZN83:24E1039S84:18W102.000SBE, WNWMODERATECLOUDY0000000232587
1751-03-24T17:0030.58-68.8934919.0CADIZN83:40E1052N73:30W50.000NE, NBWFIRST AND MIDDLE PART MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALES0000000232588
1751-03-25T17:0030.63-70.9636022.6CADIZN83:52E1080N87:30W84.000NFIRST PART FRESH GALES MIDDLE AND LATTER STRONG GALESRAINFIRST PART HAZY0100100232589
1751-03-26T17:0030.78-71.90796.7CADIZN84:20E1100N81:30W64.000NNE, EBNFIRST PART CALM, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART CLOUDY0000000232590
1751-03-27T17:0031.17-73.382046.7CADIZN84:40E1126N73:45W86.001E, SSE, SSWMODERATECLEAR0000000232591
1751-03-28T17:0031.57-73.8533915.4CADIZN85:30E1140N63:17W53.001SW, W, NNWGALESCLOUDY0000000232592
1751-03-29T17:0031.98-74.3428219.0CADIZN85:40E1151N50:45W40.001WBS, WNW, SW, WBNFIRST PART MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST PART CLOUDY0000000232593
1751-03-30T17:0031.75-75.2528215.4CADIZN85:30E1171S76:35W63.001WBS, WNW, SW, WBNFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER GALESCLOUDY0000000232594
1751-03-31T17:0032.15-75.602266.7CADIZN85:50E1174N20:35W25.001WSW, SWMODERATECLEAR0000000232595
1751-04-01T17:0032.28-77.212266.7CADIZN86:00E1196N85:40W78.001WSW, SWMODERATECLEAR0000000232596
1751-04-02T17:0033.50-78.262936.7CADIZN86:25E1215N39:23W95.000WSW, WNWMODERATE AND GALESHAZY0000000232597
1751-04-03T17:0032.80-79.00232.6CADIZN86:45E1231S46:10W45.000ESE, SE, NNELITTLE WINDSHAZY0000000232598
1751-04-04T00:00113CHARLES TOWNW11AT 10AM CAME ON BOARD A PILOTNE, ENE, ESEFIRST PART FRESH GALESFIRST PART CLEAR, MIDDLE HAZY0000000232599