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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 SURPRISE cruise from Accrah to Southsea started at 1751-05-13 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.747085, 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: 19.699857 * Median Longitude: -24.937000 * South-bound Latitude: -4.200000 * West-bound Longitude: -40.270000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.430000 * East-bound Longitude: 5.160000
Event(s):
Surprise_17510513_NMM_ADM/L/S217 * Latitude Start: 4.530000 * Longitude Start: 1.570000 * Latitude End: 49.430000 * Longitude End: -4.040000 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Surprise, Start of voyage: 1751-05-24, End of voyage: 1751-08-01, Voyage: Accrah - Southsea, 1st Observer: Peter Thomas Crooke (2nd Officer/Lieutenant), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 24G 498BM ESTABLISHMENT 1741
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 Current direction descriptionCur dir descrDirection of the current. This direction points to where the current is flowing towards to.
15 Current speed descriptionV descr
16 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
17 Present weatherwwWeather description
18 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
19 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
20 ClearnessClearness
21 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
22 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
23 FogFog1 If fog was reported
24 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
25 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
26 HailHail1 If hail was reported
27 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
28 CommentComment
29 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
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Data

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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 
Cur dir descr
(Direction of the current. Thi...)
15 
V descr
16 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
17 
ww
(Weather description)
18 
Precip descr
19 
State sea descr
20 
Clearness
21 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
22 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
23 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
24 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
25 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
26 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
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Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
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Comment
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ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1751-05-24T12:000.525.161871.0ST THOMASSS81:00E26N81:00W80.00-16SEBS, NEBE, SSWMODERATE, AT 7 LIGHT AIRSLATTER DRIZZLING RAINHAZY, AT 7 FAIR0100000246532
1751-05-25T12:000.473.361876.7ST THOMASSS84:00E64S84:00W111.00-16SSW, SWBS, SSWMODERATEDRIZZLING RAINCLOUDY0100000246533
1751-05-26T12:000.321.7817615.4ST THOMASSE95S84:00W96.00-15SSW, SBWMODERATE GALESCLOUDY0000000246534
1751-05-27T12:000.020.331766.7ST THOMASSN88:00E125S78:00W89.00-15SSW, SBWMODERATEFIRST PART CLOUDY, MIDDLE AND LATTER HAZY0000000246535
1751-05-28T12:00-0.67-1.601436.7ST THOMASSN83:06E163S70:00W124.00-15SBW, S, SSEFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE FRESH GALES, LATTER MODERATEFIRST AND MIDDLE PART HAZY, LATTER PART CLOUDY0000000246536
1751-05-29T12:00-1.02-2.801452.6ST THOMASSN81:53E189S73:00W75.00-13SSELIGHT BREEZESHAZY0000000246537
1751-05-30T12:00-1.50-4.221226.7ST THOMASSN80:25E218S71:00W90.00-13SSE, SEFIRST AND MIDDLE PART LIGHT BREEZES, LATTER MODERATELATTER PART DRIZZLING RAINFIRST AND MIDDLE HAZY, LATTER CLOUDY0100000246538
1751-05-31T12:00-1.98-5.7016715.4ST THOMASSN79:21E249S72:00W94.00-13SEBS, SSE, SMODERATE GALESLARGE SWELL FROM THE SWCLOUDY0000000246539
1751-06-01T12:00-2.42-6.801452.6ST THOMASSN78:20E272WSW70.00-13SBE, SSELITTLE WINDSOUTHERLY SWELL, OBSERVED A GREAT RIPLINGHAZY0000000246540
1751-06-02T13:00-2.95-8.301146.7ST THOMASSN77:35E304S70:00W96.00-10SSE, SEBEMODERATESWELL FROM THE SW, OBSERVED A GREAT RIPLINGCLOUDY0000000246541
1751-06-03T13:00-3.00-10.4713615.4ST THOMASSN78:37E346S87:00W130.00-10SSE, SEBSMODERATE GALESDRIZZLING RAINLARGE SWELL FROM THE SEHAZY0100000246542
1751-06-04T13:00-3.63-12.021256.7ST THOMASSN78:83E379S69:00W100.00-10SEMODERATEHAZY0000000246543
1751-06-05T13:00-4.02-13.651506.7ST THOMASSN77:53E413S73:00W102.00-8SSEMODERATEHAZY0000000246544
1751-06-06T13:00-4.20-16.3010515.4ST THOMASSN78:38E469S84:00W158.00-8ESEMODERATE GALESHAZY0000000246545
1751-06-07T13:00-4.03-18.929615.4ST THOMASSN80:18E516N85:00W157.00-5EBSMODERATE GALESHAZY0000000246546
1751-06-08T13:00-3.93-20.978515.4ST THOMASSN81:12E557S87:00W123.00-5EASTMODERATE GALESDRIZZLING RAINHAZY0100000246547
1751-06-09T14:00-3.93-23.17986.7ST THOMASSN81:52E601W132.00-3EBSMODERATECLOUDY0000000246548
1751-06-10T14:00-3.62-25.27536.7ST THOMASSN82:57E641N81:00W127.00-3E, ENE, NEBEMODERATECLOUDY0000000246549
1751-06-11T14:00-2.47-26.42656.7ST THOMASSN89:17E661NW97.00-3NE, ENEMODERATEFIRST AND MIDDLE PART CLOUDY, LATTER FAIR0000000246550
1751-06-12T14:00-0.98-27.621126.7ST THOMASSN87:39E683N41:00W110.00-1ENE, E, ESEMODERATECLOUDY0000000246551
1751-06-13T14:001.10-28.201126.7ST THOMASSS88:42E698N18:00W127.00-1ENE, E, ESEMODERATECLOUDY0000000246552
1751-06-14T14:002.65-28.34886.7ST THOMASSS86:12E699N05:00W94.00-2ESE, ENE, EMODERATESMALL SWELL FROM THE ECLOUDY0000000246553
1751-06-15T14:004.52-28.301116.7ST THOMASSS83:19E702N01:00E105.00-2SE, SSE, ESEMODERATEMIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS RAINFIRST PART FAIR, MIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY0100000246554
1751-06-16T14:006.00-28.441781.0ST THOMASSS79:46E709N06:00W90.00-2SEBE, VARIABLE, SFIRST PART MODERATE, LATER PART LIGHT AIRSMIDDLE CONTINUAL RAIN1ST PART FAIR, MID. DARK AND CLOUDY, LATTER HAZY0100000246555
1751-06-17T14:006.45-28.353360.0ST THOMASSS80:01E708N06:00E27.00-2S, WBS, NNWEBN6LIGHT AIRS, AT 9 CALMHAZY0000000246556
1751-06-18T14:006.58-28.351780.0ST THOMASSS79:49E709N12.00-2SOUTHEBN6CALM0000000246557
1751-06-19T14:006.57-28.251561.0ST THOMASSS79:52E707ESE7.00-2ESE, SSEEBN6LIGHT AIRSFAIR0000000246558
1751-06-20T14:007.30-28.551111.0ST THOMASSS78:42E713N15:00W50.00-2SE, ESELIGHT AIRSRAINLARGE NE SWELLFAIR0100000246559
1751-06-21T14:008.42-28.82422.6ST THOMASSS77:08E725N14:00W68.00-3ENE, NEBE, NELITTLE WIND AND SQUALLYVERY UNCERTAIN WEATHERLARGE NE SWELL, AM A LARGE SWELL FROM THE NW0000000246560
1751-06-22T14:009.45-29.3965ST THOMASSS75:41E739N29:00W71.00-3ENE, VARIABLE, ENEWIND VERY VARIABLE FROM ESE TO NE, SQUALLYVERY UNCERTAIN WEATHER. LIGHTNINGGREAT DEAL OF RAINSWELL FROM THE NW0100100a trivial correction was made in this observation246561
1751-06-23T14:0010.98-30.24656.7ST THOMASSS73:44E761N27:00W104.00-3ENE, NEBE, ENEMODERATESWELL MUCH FALLENCLOUDY0000000246562
1751-06-24T14:0012.32-31.29536.7ST THOMASSS72:17E789N38:00W102.00-3NEBEMODERATESWELL QUITE GONE, WATER QUITE SMOOTHCLOUDY, AT NOON PLEASANT0000000246563
1751-06-25T14:0013.77-32.62326.7ST THOMASSS70:52E821N43:00W118.00-2NEBNMODERATECLOUDY, AT NOON PLEASANT0000000246564
1751-06-26T14:0014.90-34.20436.7ST THOMASSS70:06E857N54:00W118.00-2NEMODERATEDRIZZLING RAINLARGE NE SWELLCLOUDY0100000246565
1751-06-27T14:0016.42-35.60776.7ST THOMASSS68:50E892NW1/2W122.00-2NEBN, NEBE, EBNFIRST PART MODERATE GALES, MIDDLE FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATELARGE NE SWELLFIRST PART HAZY, LATTER CLOUDY0000000246566
1751-06-28T14:0018.03-36.32656.7ST THOMASSS67:12E912N23:00W103.00-3EBN, NEBE, ENEMODERATELARGE NE SWELL, AT NOON SWELL MUCH FALLEN, AT 9 SWELL QUITE GONEHAZY0000000246567
1751-06-29T14:0019.32-37.49656.7ST THOMASSS66:16E944NW1/4W105.00-3ENE, NEBE, ENEMODERATENE SWELLHAZY0000000246568
1751-06-30T15:0021.37-38.326619.0ST THOMASSS64:20E972N21:00W130.00-2NEBE, ENE, E, ENEFRESH GALESLARGE NE SWELLHAZY0000000246569
1751-07-01T15:0023.00-39.2041ST THOMASSS62:59E999N26:00W112.00-4NEBE, ENE, NEFIRST AND MIDDLE PART FRESH GALES, LATTER SQUALLYLATTER PART RAINLARGE NE SWELLHAZY0100000246570
1751-07-02T15:0024.73-40.07646.7ST THOMASSS61:35E1026NNW1/4W112.00-4NEBE, ENEMODERATELARGE NE SWELL, SWELL MUCH FALLENCLOUDY0000000246571
1751-07-03T15:0026.20-40.271209.3ST THOMASSS60:11E1041N8:00W89.00-4ENE, NEBE, E, SEBEFIRST AND MIDDLE MODERATE, LATTER FINE BREEZEFIRST AND MIDDLE PART FAIR, LATTER PLEASANT0000000246572
1751-07-04T15:0027.68-40.14736.7ST THOMASSS58:34E1050N5:00E96.00-6EBS, EBNMODERATERAINWATER QUITE SMOOTHCLOUDY0100000246573
1751-07-05T15:0029.35-40.14846.7ST THOMASSS56:55E1064N100.00-6EASTMODERATEHAZY0000000246574
1751-07-06T15:0030.90-39.821182.6ST THOMASSS54:38E1072N10:00E94.00-6EBN, ESE, SEBEFIRST AND MIDDLE PART MODERATE LATTER LITTLE WINDFIRST AND MIDDLE FAIR, LATTER HAZY0000000246575
1751-07-07T15:0031.80-40.041071.0ST THOMASSS54:29E1084N12:00W55.00-6ENE, E, ESELIGHT AIRSLARGE SWELL FROM THE EASTWARDHAZY0000000246576
1751-07-08T15:0032.70-39.821169.3ST THOMASSS53:49E1097N12:00W55.00-8E, ESE, SEBEFINE BREEZESLONG HOLLOW SWELL FROM THE SE, AT 10 NOT SO MUCH SWELPLEASANT0000000246577
1751-07-09T15:0033.32-39.591279.3ST THOMASSS52:46E1091N16:00E41.00-8ESE, E, SEFINE BREEZESLONG HOLLOW SWELL FROM THE SE, AT NOON VERY LITTLE SWELLPLEASANT0000000246578
1751-07-10T15:0034.20-39.551166.7ST THOMASSS51:55E1099N2:00E50.00-8EBN, VARIABLE, SEBEFIRST AND MIDDLE LIGHT AIRS, LATTER MODERATE, AT 1AM SQUALLY, VERY UNCERTAIN WEATHER, SOMETIMES A FRESH WIND, IMMEDIATELY CALMAT NOON WATER QUITE SMOOTHFIRST AND MIDDLE FAIR, LATTER CLOUDY0000000246579
1751-07-11T15:0035.38-39.241059.3ST THOMASSS50:39E1106N13:00E70.00-8E, ESEFIRST AND LATTER PARTS FINE BREEZES, MIDDLE SQUALLYMIDDLE PART RAINFIRST AND LATTER PLEASANT0100000246580
1751-07-12T15:0036.03-39.29482.6ST THOMASSS50:04E1113N3:00W43.00-8SEBS, NEBELIGHT BREEZESFAIR0000000246581
1751-07-13T15:0036.20-39.573620.0ST THOMASSS50:06E1119N54:00W17.00-8E, VARIABLESWBW0.5FIRST PART LIGHT AIRS, MIDDLE AND LATTER CALMFIRST PART FAIR0000000246582
1751-07-14T15:0036.67-38.623186.7ST THOMASSS49:24E1117N37:00E37.00-8VARIABLE, NWBNFIRST PART CALM, MIDDLE LIGHT AIRS AND SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATELATTER CLOUDY0000000246583
1751-07-15T14:0037.33-37.2926.7ST THOMASSS47:38E1099N67:00E104.00-9NWBN, NNW, NBEFIRST AND LATTER PART MODERATE, MIDDLE SQUALLYMIDDLE PART RAINSWELL QUITE FALLENFIRST AND LATTER PARTS CLOUDY0100000246584
1751-07-16T14:0037.40-35.09476.7ST THOMASSS43:04E1069N88:00E104.00-9N, NBE, NEBEFIRST AND LATTER PARTS MODERATE, MIDDLE FRESH GALESMIDDLE PART RAINFIRST AND LATTER PARTS CLOUDY0100000246585
1751-07-17T14:0038.65-35.77446.7ST THOMASSS45:27E1093N23:00W82.00-12NEBE, ENE, NE, NEBEMODERATECLOUDY0000000246586
1751-07-18T14:0039.10-35.351469.3ST THOMASSS43:54E1104N14:00E88.00-12NEBE, E, SE, SSEFINE BREEZESPLEASANT0000000246587
1751-07-19T14:0041.58-32.942366.7ST THOMASSS40:53E1091N51:00E144.00-12SSW, WSWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATELATTER HAZY0000000246588
1751-07-20T14:0042.33-31.292476.7ST THOMASSS39:08E1083NEBE84.00-12WSW, NW, VARIABLE, WNW-WBSFIRST PART FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, MIDDLE LIGHT AIRS, LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART RAINMIDDLE AND LATTER HAZY0100000246589
1751-07-21T14:0043.87-27.7930019.0ST THOMASSS35:16E1067N58:00E182.00-15WSW, WNW, NWBN, NWFIRST AND MIDDLE STRONG GALES, LATTER FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYFIRST AND MIDDLE THICK WEATHERLARGE NW SWELL0000000246590
1751-07-22T14:0044.52-26.491206.7ST THOMASSS33:42E1063N55:00E69.00-15NWBN, SEFIRST AND LATTER PART MODERATE, MIDDLE LITTLE WINDMIDDLE THICK WEATHERMIDDLE PART DRIZZLING RAINLARGE NW SWELLFIRST AND LATTER CLOUDY0100000246591
1751-07-23T14:0044.52-24.472786.7ST THOMASSS31:31E1055N63:00E98.00-15WBS, W, WBN, WNWFIRST AND LATTER PART MODERATE, MIDDLE FINE GALESFIRST AND LATTER HAZY, MIDDLE CLOUDY0000000246592
1751-07-24T14:0044.88-22.67646.7ST THOMASSS30:21E1055N71:00E83.00-15NNW, NE, NEBE, EBNMODERATEWATER QUITE SMOOTHCLOUDY0000000246593
1751-07-25T13:0045.38-21.153109.3ST THOMASSS28:40E1026N66:00E82.00-16NW, NWBNFIRST PART CALM, MIDDLE AND LATTER FINE GALESNW SWELLMIDDLE AND LATTER PLEASANT0000000246594
1751-07-26T13:0046.30-17.95322ST THOMASSS25:12E1017N64:00E152.00-16NW, NNW, NWBN, NNWFIRST PART FRESH GALESLARGE HOLLOW NW SWELLCLOUDY0000000246595
1751-07-27T13:0047.10-15.352096.7ST THOMASSS22:22E1012N65:00E120.00-16NWBN, NNW, NWBN, NW, SWFIRST PART FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATEVERY LARGE HOLLOW NW SWELLMIDDLE AND LATTER HAZY0000000246596
1751-07-28T13:0048.33-14.14956.7ST THOMASSS20:35E1026N36:00E84.00-18SWBS, SEBE, ESEMODERATERAINVERY LARGE HOLLOW NW SWELL, AM THE SWELL QUITE DOWNCLOUDY0100000246597
1751-07-29T13:0048.83-13.901280.0ST THOMASSS20:07E1034N20:00E26.00-18SEBE, ESE, E, SEBSN0.5FIRST PART LITTLE WIND, MIDDLE AND LATTER CALMFIRST PART HAZY0000000246598
1751-07-30T13:0049.03-11.741859.3ST THOMASSS18:02E1029NE1/2E84.00-18SSE, S, SWBS, SSWN0.5FIRST PART LIGHT AIRS, MIDDLE AND LATTER FINE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000246599
1751-07-31T13:0049.12-8.1426315.4ST THOMASSS14:38E1006N88:00E142.00-18SSW, SW, SWBW, WBNMODERATE GALESVERY LONG HOLLOW SWELL FROM THE NW, AT NOON THE SWELL QUITE GONEHAZY0000000246600
1751-08-01T12:0049.43-4.0420819.0ST THOMASSS10:349991N82:00E171.00-17W, SWBW, NWBN, SWFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH GALESLARGE SW SEAFIRST PART HAZY, MIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY0000000246601