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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 SEVERN cruise from Plymouth to Plymouth started at 1752-05-03 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.747063, 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: 28.919143 * Median Longitude: -27.843714 * South-bound Latitude: 16.670000 * West-bound Longitude: -61.500000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.020000 * East-bound Longitude: -6.230000
Event(s):
Severn_17520503_NMM_ADM/L/S239 * Latitude Start: 50.299000 * Longitude Start: -4.150000 * Latitude End: 16.670000 * Longitude End: -61.500000 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Severn (5th Rate Frigate), Start of voyage: 1752-05-14, End of voyage: 1752-06-24, Voyage: Plymouth (England) - Plymouth (Monserrat), 1st Observer: Henry Dennis (Author), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 50G 1052BM
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 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.
13 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.
14 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
15 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
16 State of the sea descriptionState sea 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 CommentComment
26 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
770 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 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
13 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
14 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
15 
Precip descr
16 
State sea 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 
Comment
26 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1752-05-14T12:0049.02-6.231072.6EDDYSTONEN50:00E33S50:00W100.00-17S, SBE, SSE, SEBELITTLE WINDHAZY0000000234905
1752-05-15T12:0048.38-7.303212.6EDDYSTONEN51:3E54S53:00W63.00-17NEBN, SSE, NNWLITTLE WINDHAZY0000000234906
1752-05-16T13:0046.93-7.9624219.0EDDYSTONEN40:21E83S21:00W94.00-17W, NWBN, WBSFIRST PART LITTLE WIND, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST PART CLOUDY0000000234907
1752-05-17T13:0044.67-9.3428719.0EDDYSTONEN35:6E132S26:00W152.00-17NW, NWBWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN0100000234908
1752-05-18T13:0043.30-9.792422.6EDDYSTONEN32:5E160SBW1/2W85.00-17WBN, W, WBSFIRST PART FRESH GALES, LATTER LITTLE WIND0000000234909
1752-05-19T13:0042.83-9.92282.6EDDYSTONEN31:42E170S26W31.00-17WNW, CALM, NESMALL BREEZESFAIR0000000234910
1752-05-20T13:0040.53-11.18182.6EDDYSTONEN30:18E221S25W152.00-16NNE, N, NEBNSMALL BREEZESFAIR0000000234911
1752-05-21T13:0038.05-12.453332.6EDDYSTONEN29:5E276S24W162.00-16NBE, NBWSMALL BREEZESFAIR0000000234912
1752-05-22T13:0035.83-12.963242.6EDDYSTONEN27:10E320S14W138.00-14NBE, NNWSMALL BREEZESFAIR0000000234913
1752-05-23T13:0034.28-13.1492.6EDDYSTONEN25:51E351SBW95.00-14NNW, NBE, NNELITTLE WINDSWELL FROM NWCLOUDY0000000234914
1752-05-24T13:0032.52-14.80202.6EDDYSTONEN27:25E395S41W144.00-14NBE, NEBNLITTLE WINDCLOUDY0000000234915
1752-05-25T13:0032.40-17.5029319.0EDDYSTONEN32:27E419S87W124.00-11NNE, NE, NWBWFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000234916
1752-05-26T00:0010000000234917
1752-05-27T00:0010000000234918
1752-05-28T00:0010000000234919
1752-05-29T00:0010000000234920
1752-05-30T00:0010000000234921
1752-05-31T00:0010000000234922
1752-06-01T00:0010000000234923
1752-06-02T13:0031.93-17.27212MADEIRANBE3/4E16SBW3/4W47.00-13W, WBN, SWFIRST PART LITTLE WINDFIRST PART FAIR, LATTER CLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation234924
1752-06-03T13:0030.90-18.02282MADEIRAN26:56E40S32W73.00-11NW, WNWFIRST PART LITTLE WINDFIRST PART FAIR, LATTER CLOUDY0000000234925
1752-06-04T13:0029.68-18.65259MADEIRAN25:47E66S24W80.00-11NNW, WFIRST PART LITTLE WINDFIRST PART FAIR, LATTER HAZY0000000234926
1752-06-05T13:0028.35-19.252706.7MADEIRAN24:33E95S22W87.00-11WBS, WBNMODERATESMALL RAINHAZY0100000234927
1752-06-06T13:0027.50-19.823042.6MADEIRAN25:32E114S30W57.00-11N, NWLITTLE WINDFAIR0000000234928
1752-06-07T13:0026.75-21.9212.6MADEIRAN35:00E146S68W122.00-10N, NBELITTLE WINDNW SWELLFAIR0000000234929
1752-06-08T14:0026.25-23.9771MADEIRAN43:42E177S75W120.00-8NNE, N, EBNFIRST PART LITTLE WIND,LATTER PART RAINFIRST PART FAIR, LATTER CLOUDY0100000234930
1752-06-09T14:0025.70-25.7060MADEIRAN47:34E206WSW1/4W98.00-8EBN, ENEFIRST PART SMALL BREEZES LATTER SQUALLYFIRST PART RAIN0100000234931
1752-06-10T14:0024.83-28.45616.7MADEIRAN52:07E255S71W158.00-7EBN, ENEMODERATECLOUDY0000000234932
1752-06-11T14:0023.98-31.237219.0MADEIRAN55:40E308S72:30W170.00-7ENE, EBNFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000234933
1752-06-12T14:0023.23-34.006319.0MADEIRAN58:20E359S74W163.00-5EBE (!), ENEFRESH GALESHAZY0000000234934
1752-06-13T14:0022.38-36.4364MADEIRAN60:07E406S74W148.00-4EBE (!), ENEFIRST PART MODERATEFIRST PART CLOUDY, LATTER FAIR0000000234935
1752-06-14T15:0021.85-38.41666.7MADEIRAN61:00E447WSW1/4W126.00-2EBE (!), ENEMODERATEFAIR0000000234936
1752-06-15T15:0021.15-39.87662.6MADEIRAN61:14E479S64W96.00-2EBN, ENELITTLE WINDFAIR0000000234937
1752-06-16T15:0020.42-41.78662.6MADEIRAN61:48E519S69W125.00-2EBN, ENELITTLE WINDFAIR0000000234938
1752-06-17T15:0019.45-44.0689MADEIRAN62:14E567S67W147.00-1EBN, EFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER SQUALLYLATTER RAINFIRST PART FAIR0100000234939
1752-06-18T15:0018.18-46.797819.0MADEIRAN62:27E626SWBW3/4W178.00-1EBS, EBNFRESH GALESRAINCLOUDY0100000234940
1752-06-19T15:0017.08-49.25137MADEIRAN62:43E680S66W166.002EBN, ENE, SEFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE LITTLE WINDFIRST PART CLOUDY, MIDDLE HAZY0000000234941
1752-06-20T15:0016.77-52.299219.0MADEIRAN64:21E735S84W184.002EFRESH GALESHAZY0000000234942
1752-06-21T16:0016.83-55.238219.0MADEIRAN66:11E785N88:30W184.003EBNFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000234943
1752-06-22T16:0016.80-58.187219.0MADEIRAN67:41E836W184.004E, ENEFRESH GALESSOME SHOWERS OF RAINCLOUDY1100000234944
1752-06-23T16:0016.75-59.899419.0MADEIRAN68:27E867WBS110.004ENE, EFRESH GALESSOME SHOWERS OF RAINCLOUDY1100000234945
1752-06-24T16:0016.67-61.509415.4MADEIRAN69:06E897WBS99.004ENE, EMODERATE GALESHAZY0000000234946