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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 SHEERNESS cruise from Table Bay to Spithead started at 1750-01-17 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.747065, 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: 4.289630 * Median Longitude: -17.573889 * South-bound Latitude: -33.130000 * West-bound Longitude: -34.350000 * North-bound Latitude: 37.380000 * East-bound Longitude: 16.810000
Event(s):
Sheerness_17500117_NMM_ADM/L/S264 * Latitude Start: -34.430000 * Longitude Start: 16.950000 * Latitude End: 50.680000 * Longitude End: -0.960000 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Sheerness, Start of voyage: 1750-01-28, End of voyage: 1750-04-11, Voyage: Table Bay - Spithead, 1st Observer: Hugh Palliser (Captain), 2nd Observer: Thomas Parke (1st Officer/Master), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 6TH RATE 18G 498BM
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 CommentCommentAny remark, found in the logbook on this particular day, about the ship, sails, rigging, etc.
13 CommentCommentAny remark, found in the logbook on this particular day, about any biological item
14 CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
15 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.
16 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.
17 Current direction descriptionCur dir descrDirection of the current. This direction points to where the current is flowing towards to.
18 Current speed descriptionV descr
19 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
20 Present weatherwwWeather description
21 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
22 ClearnessClearness
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 CommentComment
31 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
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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...)

Landmark
(Name of first landmark)

Bearing
(Bearing of the first landmark)

Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance to the first landmark)

-
(1 If position is considered t...)
10 
Course
(Course of the ship during the...)
11 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
12 
Comment
(Any remark, found in the logb...)
13 
Comment
(Any remark, found in the logb...)
14 
Comment
(Other remarks, that were not ...)
15 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
16 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
17 
Cur dir descr
(Direction of the current. Thi...)
18 
V descr
19 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
20 
ww
(Weather description)
21 
Precip descr
22 
Clearness
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 
Comment
31 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1750-01-28T00:0020315.4LYONS RUMPSWBS11VARIABLE, NW, SW, SSWLITTLE WIND, MIDDLE PART SQUALLY, LATTER MOD GALESRAINHAZY0100000a trivial correction was made in this observation235706
1750-01-29T11:00-33.1316.811416.7TABLE LANDS53:35E34N58:35W102.00-17SW, SBW, S, SSEMODERATEFAIR, LATTER PART CLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation235707
1750-01-30T11:00-31.1314.9814119.0TABLE LANDSE84NWBN113.00-17SE, S, SSEFRESH GALESHAZY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation235708
1750-01-31T11:00-29.5013.441866.7TABLE LANDS42:23E124N39:00W126.00-17SSE, S, SWBW, SSWFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATELIGHTNING TO THE SOUTHWARDFIRST PART HAZY, MIDDLE CLOUDY0000100a trivial correction was made in this observation235709
1750-02-01T11:00-27.8012.011436.7TABLE LANDS41:40E167N37:00W125.00-15SSW, S, SSEMODERATEFAIR, MIDDLE PART CLOUDY, LATTER HAZY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation235710
1750-02-02T11:00-26.4810.511426.7TABLE LANDS41:49E203N51:00W126.00-16SEBS, SSEMODERATE, MIDDLE PART FRESH GALESFAIR, MIDDLE AND LATTER PART CLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation235711
1750-02-03T11:00-25.239.031426.7TABLE LANDS42:35E240N47:00W110.00-16SSEMODERATEFIRST PART HAZY, MIDDLE PART CLOUDY, LATTER PART H0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation235712
1750-02-04T11:00-24.257.831081.0TABLE LANDS43:45E272NW1/4W89.00-16SSE, SEBELIGHT BREEZES, LATTER PART LIGHT AIRSFAIR, LATTER PART CLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation235713
1750-02-05T12:00-23.426.861771.0TABLE LANDS43:29E294N47:00W73.00-14SBWLIGHT BREEZES FIRST AND MIDDLE PART, LATTER PARTS LIGHT AIRSFAIR, MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS CLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation235714
1750-02-06T12:00-22.485.931442.6TABLE LANDS43:47E321N47:00W83.00-14SSELITTLE WINDCLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation235715
1750-02-07T12:00-20.784.3912119.0TABLE LANDS42:55E362N37:00W126.00-14SEMODERATE FIRST AND MIDDLE PART, LATTER FRESH GALESCLOUDY FIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS, LATTER HAZY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation235716
1750-02-08T12:00-19.223.031326.7TABLE LANDS42:37E403N37:00W126.00-14SEBSMODERATECLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation235717
1750-02-09T12:00-18.021.711466.7TABLE LANDS42:55E438N46:00W104.00-12SE, SSEMODERATECLOUDY FIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS, LATTER HAZY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation235718
1750-02-10T12:00-16.800.491116.7TABLE LANDS42:25E467NW98.00-13SEBEMODERATECLOUDY FIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS, LATTER HAZY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation235719
1750-02-11T12:00-16.05-0.821336.7TABLE LANDS42:42E491N59:00W88.00-13SEBS, S, SEBSMODERATEFAIR0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation235720
1750-02-12T12:00-15.88-2.261456.7TABLE LANDS45:27E517N86:00W83.00-13SEBS, SSE, SEBS, SSEMODERATECLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation235721
1750-02-13T00:00135ST HELENAWBS41SBE, SEBS, SEFIRST PART MODERATEFIRST PART CLOUDY THEN CLEAR0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation235722
1750-02-14T00:00113ST HELENA ROADMOOREDESE, SE, ESEFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE PART LIGHT AIRSFIRST PART CLOUDY, LATTER CLEAR0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation235723
1750-02-15T00:001136.7ST HELENA ROADMOOREDESE, SE, ESEMODERATE BREEZESFAIR0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation235724
1750-02-16T00:001356.7ST HELENA ROADMOOREDSE QTRMODERATESOME SHOWERS OF RAINCLOUDY1100000a trivial correction was made in this observation235725
1750-02-17T00:001356.7ST HELENA ROADMOOREDSE QTRMODERATECLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation235726
1750-02-18T00:001246.7SINT HELENASAILED FROM ST. HELENASEBEMODERATEFAIR0000000235727
1750-02-19T00:001356.7SEBE, SEMODERATEFAIR FIRST AND MIDDLE PART, LATTER CLOUDY0000000235728
1750-02-20T00:001356.7SE, SEBS, SEMODERATEFAIR0000000235729
1750-02-21T00:00113SEBS, ESEMODERATE, LATTER PART SQUALLYSOME SHOWERS OF RAINFAIR FIRST PART, MIDDLE CLOUDY1100000235730
1750-02-22T00:001246.7SE, SEBEMODERATEFAIR FIRST AND LATTER PART, MIDDLE CLOUDY0000000235731
1750-02-23T00:001246.7ASCENSION ISLANDNW1/2W31SE, SEBEMODERATECLOUDY0000000235732
1750-02-24T00:00135ASCENSION ISLANDAT ANCHORSE QTRFIRST PART SQUALLSRAIN0100000235733
1750-02-25T00:0013519.0ASCENSIONAT ANCHORSE QTRFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYSHOWERS OF RAIN1100000235734
1750-02-26T00:0013519.0ASCENSIONAT ANCHORSE QTRFRESH GALES THROUGHOUT DAYSOME RAINCLOUDY0100000235735
1750-02-27T00:0013519.0ASCENSIONAT ANCHORSE QTRFRESH GALES THROUGHOUT DAYSOME RAINCLOUDY0100000235736
1750-02-28T00:0013519.0ASCENSIONAT ANCHORSE QTRMODERATE FIRST PART, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH GALESSOME RAINCLOUDY0100000235737
1750-03-01T00:001356.7ASCENSIONAT ANCHORSE QTRMODERATEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS CLOUDY, LATTER FAIR0000000235738
1750-03-02T00:001356.7ASCENSIONAT ANCHORSE QTRMODERATEFAIR0000000235739
1750-03-03T00:001351.0ASCENSIONAT ANCHORSE QTRLIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000235740
1750-03-04T13:00-6.75-15.151276.7ASCENSIONS20:00E30N31:00W89.00-8SE QTRMODERATEFAIR0000000235741
1750-03-05T13:00-4.75-16.141056.7ASCENSIONS50:00E71N28:.00W125.00-8ESEMODERATECLOUDY0000000235742
1750-03-06T13:00-3.25-16.971276.7ASCENSIONS29:30E108N27:00W111.00-8SEMODERATECLEAR0000000235743
1750-03-07T13:00-1.75-17.721406.7ASCENSIONSSE1/2E141N27:00W101.00-6SEBSMODERATECLEAR0000000235744
1750-03-08T13:00-0.50-18.39129ASCENSIONSSE1/2E169N27:00W85.00-6SEBS, SEFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER SQUALLYSOME RAINFIRST PART CLEAR0100000235745
1750-03-09T13:000.97-18.921526.7ASCENSIONS27:00E200NBW1/2W95.00-6SE, SSEMODERATERAINCLOUDY0100000235746
1750-03-10T13:002.37-19.193621.0ASCENSIONS26:52E228N11:00W84.00-6VARIABLELIGHT AIRSRAINCLOUDY0100000235747
1750-03-11T13:003.87-19.47941.0ASCENSIONS23:27E258N10:00W92.00-7EBSLIGHT AIRSLIGHTNING IN NERAINCLOUDY0100100235748
1750-03-12T13:004.73-19.703621.0ASCENSIONS23:00E266N16:00W54.00-7VARIABLELIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000235749
1750-03-13T13:005.97-19.821281.0ASCENSIONS22:00E290N6:00W72.00THE SEA IN THE NIGHT SPARKLES AS IF WE SAILED THRO FIRE-7SSE, SELIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000235750
1750-03-14T13:006.33-20.473621.0ASCENSIONS23:00E305N69:00W45.00-7VARIABLELIGHT AIRS MOSTLY CALMCLOUDY0000000235751
1750-03-15T13:006.33-20.823311.0ASCENSIONS25:00E312W21.00-7N, NNWLIGHT AIRS MOSTLY CALMCLOUDY0000000235752
1750-03-16T13:007.05-21.24386.7ASCENSIONN(!)26:00E337N28:00W52.00-7NEMODERATENE TRADE SEEMS WELL SET INCLOUDY0000000235753
1750-03-17T13:008.00-22.37386.7ASCENSIONS27:00E356N48:00W85.00-7NNE, NEMODERATECLOUDY0000000235754
1750-03-18T14:008.90-23.47296.7ASCENSIONS28:00E385N48:00W86.00-5NEBNMODERATECLOUDY0000000235755
1750-03-19T14:009.90-24.37516.7ASCENSIONS29:29E410NW84.00-5NEBEMODERATECLEAR0000000235756
1750-03-20T14:0011.40-25.62636.7ASCENSIONS36:00E447N37:00W110.00-5ENEMODERATECLEAR0000000235757
1750-03-21T14:0012.82-26.77396.7ASCENSIONS30:39E482N38:00W106.00CARRIED AWAY THE JIB BOOM-6NEMODERATECLEAR0000000235758
1750-03-22T14:0014.33-28.07416.7ASCENSIONS31:00E521N39:00W112.00-4NEMODERATEFAIR0000000235759
1750-03-23T14:0015.65-29.00416.7ASCENSIONS31:00E552N36:00W93.00-4NEMODERATEFAIR0000000235760
1750-03-24T14:0016.63-29.74416.7ASCENSIONS31:14E576N35:00W74.00-4NEMODERATEFAIR0000000235761
1750-03-25T14:0017.17-30.32416.7ASCENSIONS30:00E590N29:00W70.00-4NEMODERATEFAIR0000000235762
1750-03-26T14:0018.82-31.00406.7ASCENSIONS31:24E627N30:00W78.00-5NEMODERATEFAIR0000000235763
1750-03-27T14:0019.82-31.95516.7ASCENSIONS31:51E654NW1/4N82.00-5NEBEMODERATEHAZY0000000235764
1750-03-28T14:0020.97-32.54536.7ASCENSIONS31:36E679NWBW76.00-3NEBEMODERATEHAZY0000000235765
1750-03-29T14:0021.58-32.75762.6ASCENSIONS30:46E682N17:00W39.00-3EBNELIGHT BREEZESFAIR0000000235766
1750-03-30T14:0022.00-33.29202.6ASCENSIONS31:33E703NW35.00-3NNEW2LIGHT BREEZESFAIR0000000235767
1750-03-31T14:0022.20-33.50422.6ASCENSIONS31:40E709N55:00W21.00-3NELIGHT BREEZESFAIR0000000235768
1750-04-01T14:0022.20-33.703610.0ASCENSIONS31:50E712W10.00-3CALMLIGHT BREEZES, MOSTLY CALMFAIR0000000235769
1750-04-02T14:0022.50-33.873610.0ASCENSIONS31:58E718N28:00W22.00-3N, CALMLIGHT BREEZES, MOSTLY CALMFAIR0000000235770
1750-04-03T14:0023.50-33.95406.7ASCENSIONS31:14E736N4:00W61.00-5NEFIRST PART CALM, LATTER PART MODERATEFAIR0000000235771
1750-04-04T14:0025.43-34.329619.0ASCENSIONS30:05E775N10:00E118.00SPLIT THE FORE AND MIZEN TOPMAST STAYSAILS-5EBSFRESH GALESRAINCLOUDY0100000235772
1750-04-05T14:0027.63-34.327219.0ASCENSIONS28:36E811N130.00GOT DOWN TOPGALLANT YARDS-7EBNFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAINCLOUDY0100000235773
1750-04-06T14:0029.32-34.327219.0ASCENSIONS28:36E842N103.00SPLIT THE JIB-7EBNFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAINCLOUDY0100000235774
1750-04-07T14:0030.92-34.20946.7ASCENSIONS28:34E875NBE101.00-7EBSMODERATEHAZY0000000235775
1750-04-08T14:0032.52-34.20816.7ASCENSIONS28:34E907NORTH96.00-9EASTMODERATEHAZY0000000235776
1750-04-09T14:0034.03-34.35596.7ASCENSIONS28:30E937N1/2W91.00-9ENEMODERATE WITH SOME SQUALLSCLOUDY0000000235777
1750-04-10T14:0035.57-34.20926.7ASCENSIONS28:28E968N1/2E92.00-9EBSMODERATE WITH SOME SQUALLSCLOUDY0000000235778
1750-04-11T14:0037.38-32.741156.7ASCENSIONS21:50E977NEBN126.00-9SEBEMODERATE WITH SOME SQUALLSCLOUDY0000000235779