García-Herrera, Ricardo; Können, Gunther P; Wheeler, Dennis A; Prieto, Maria del Rosario; Jones, Philip D; Koek, Frits B (2010): Meteorological observations during VIGILANT cruise from Fort St Davids Road to Anjango Road started at 1750-10-15 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.747125, 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
Project(s):
Funding:
Fifth Framework Programme (FP5), grant/award no. EVK2-CT-2000-00090: Climatological Database for the Worlds Oceans: 1750-1854
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 6.514286 * Median Longitude: 81.052143 * South-bound Latitude: 2.230000 * West-bound Longitude: 76.700000 * North-bound Latitude: 11.080000 * East-bound Longitude: 84.970000
Event(s):
Vigilant_17501015_NMM_ADM/L/V69 * Latitude Start: 11.080000 * Longitude Start: 80.160000 * Latitude End: 8.660000 * Longitude End: 76.780000 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Vigilant (Ship O.T. Line), Start of voyage: 1750-10-26, End of voyage: 1750-11-22, Voyage: Fort St David Road (Madras) - Anjango Road, 1st Observer: William Ranier (Captain), 2nd Observer: Rob Carew (1st Officer/Master), 3rd Observer: William Adams (2nd Officer/Lieutenant), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 58G 1318 BM
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Date/time start | Date/time start | ||||
| 2 | LATITUDE | Latitude | Geocode | |||
| 3 | LONGITUDE | Longitude | Geocode | |||
| 4 | Wind direction | dd | deg | Wind 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. | ||
| 5 | Wind speed | ff | m/s | calculated from the descriptive terms of wind force given in the observations | ||
| 6 | Landmark | Landmark | Name of first landmark | |||
| 7 | Bearing | Bearing | Bearing of the first landmark | |||
| 8 | Distance to landmark | Distance | arbitrary units | Distance to the first landmark | ||
| 9 | - | - | 1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances) | |||
| 10 | Comment | Comment | Life on board | |||
| 11 | Course | Course | Course of the ship during the past 24 hours | |||
| 12 | Distance | Distance | arbitrary units | Distance travelled during the previous 24 hours | ||
| 13 | Declination | Decl | deg | It 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 description | Wind dir descr | All reported wind directions on this day. The wind direction is the direction that points to where the wind comes from. | |||
| 15 | Current direction description | Cur dir descr | Direction of the current. This direction points to where the current is flowing towards to. | |||
| 16 | Current speed description | V descr | ||||
| 17 | Wind force description | Wind force descr | All reported wind forces on this day | |||
| 18 | Present weather | ww | Weather description | |||
| 19 | Precipitation description | Precip descr | ||||
| 20 | Clearness | Clearness | ||||
| 21 | Gusts | Gusts | 1 If wind gusts are reported | |||
| 22 | Precipitation/Rain | Rain | 1 If rain was reported | |||
| 23 | Fog | Fog | 1 If fog was reported | |||
| 24 | Snow type | Snow | 1 If snow was reported | |||
| 25 | Thunder | Thunder | 1 If thunder and or lightning was reported | |||
| 26 | Hail | Hail | 1 If hail was reported | |||
| 27 | Sea ice | Sea ice | 1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported | |||
| 28 | Identification | ID | CLIWOC 2.1 line number |
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Size:
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Data
| 1 Date/time start | 2 Latitude | 3 Longitude | 4 dd [deg] (Wind direction (from which th...) | 5 ff [m/s] (calculated from the descripti...) | 6 Landmark (Name of first landmark) | 7 Bearing (Bearing of the first landmark) | 8 Distance [arbitrary units] (Distance to the first landmark) | 9 - (1 If position is considered t...) | 10 Comment (Life on board) | 11 Course (Course of the ship during the...) | 12 Distance [arbitrary units] (Distance travelled during the...) | 13 Decl [deg] (It is generally accepted by t...) | 14 Wind dir descr (All reported wind directions ...) | 15 Cur dir descr (Direction of the current. Thi...) | 16 V descr | 17 Wind force descr (All reported wind forces on t...) | 18 ww (Weather description) | 19 Precip 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) | 27 Sea ice (1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...) | 28 ID (CLIWOC 2.1 line number) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750-10-26T07:00 | 11.08 | 80.16 | 359 | 6.7 | TABLE LAND OF PORTO NOVA | WBS | 5 | SSE3/4E | 45.00 | -1 | NE, EBS, EBN, N | MODERATE | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 268006 | ||||||
| 1750-10-27T07:00 | 10.75 | 80.89 | 67 | 1.0 | FORT ST DAVIDS | SSE1/2E | 39 | SERVED FRESH BEEF TO CREW | SEBS | 36.00 | -1 | NE, ENE | LIGHT AIRS | RAIN | CLOUDY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 268007 | ||||
| 1750-10-28T06:00 | 8.07 | 83.09 | 203 | 6.7 | FORT ST DAVIDS | N38:00W | 93 | SE | 168.00 | 0 | WBS, SW, SSW | S | STRONG | MODERATE | RAIN | CLOUDY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 268008 | |||
| 1750-10-29T06:00 | 6.72 | 84.23 | 236 | 6.7 | FORT ST DAVIDS | NW1/2N | 125 | SEBS | 98.00 | 0 | SWBS, SW, SWBW | MODERATE | MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS SQUALLY | RAIN | CLOUDY | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 268009 | ||||
| 1750-10-30T06:00 | 5.43 | 84.87 | 236 | 6.7 | FORT ST DAVIDS | NWBN | 138 | S21:00E | 72.00 | 0 | SWBS, SW, SWBW | MODERATE | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 268010 | ||||||
| 1750-10-31T06:00 | 4.53 | 84.97 | 248 | 6.7 | FORT ST DAVIDS | N30:01W | 166 | SERVED FRESH BEEF TO CREW | S1/2W | 65.00 | 0 | SWBW, WSW | MODERATE | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 268011 | |||||
| 1750-11-01T06:00 | 3.30 | 84.90 | 281 | 6.7 | FORT ST DAVIDS | N23:56W | 184 | SBW1/4W | 77.00 | 0 | WBS, W, WBN | MODERATE | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 268012 | ||||||
| 1750-11-02T06:00 | 2.23 | 84.60 | 304 | 6.7 | FORT ST DAVIDS | N18:44W | 200 | S20:05W | 72.00 | 0 | W, NWBW | MODERATE | MID PART SQUALLY | RAIN | CLOUDY | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 268013 | ||||
| 1750-11-03T06:00 | 2.38 | 84.49 | 270 | 6.7 | FORT ST DAVIDS | N17:28W | 192 | NW1/4W | 27.00 | 0 | WNW, WBS, W | MODERATE | MID PART SQUALLY | RAIN | CLOUDY | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 268014 | ||||
| 1750-11-04T06:00 | 3.90 | 83.81 | 225 | 6.7 | FORT ST DAVIDS | SBW1/4W | 161 | N33:05W | 98.00 | 0 | WSW, WBS, SW | MODERATE AND SQUALLY | MID AND LATTER PART SQUALLY | RAIN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 268015 | |||||
| 1750-11-05T06:00 | 4.97 | 82.83 | 225 | FORT ST DAVIDS | N3/4W | 136 | N48:00W | 96.00 | 0 | NWBW, SW | SQUALLY | RAIN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 268016 | |||||||
| 1750-11-06T06:00 | 5.37 | 82.56 | 225 | 6.7 | FORT ST DAVIDS | N1/4W | 127 | NW1/2W | 41.00 | 0 | SW, WBS, SW | MODERATE | MIDDLE SQUALLY, LATTER PART FAIR | CLOUDY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 268017 | |||||
| 1750-11-07T07:00 | 5.77 | 82.38 | 281 | 1.0 | FORT ST DAVIDS | NE | 119 | NW | 34.00 | 0 | SW, WBS, WBN | LIGHT AIRS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 268018 | |||||||
| 1750-11-08T07:00 | 6.40 | 82.00 | 248 | 6.7 | FORT ST DAVIDS | N7:09E | 107 | N44:00W | 53.00 | 0 | WSW | S | MODERATE | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 268019 | |||||
| 1750-11-09T07:00 | 6.30 | 81.70 | 180 | 6.7 | THE ELEPHANT | NNW1/2W | 8 | 0 | SW, W, SWBS, S | MODERATE | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 268020 | ||||||||
| 1750-11-10T07:00 | 5.95 | 81.41 | 361 | 1.0 | WESTERN MOST LAND | W1/2N | 10 | 0 | SSW, SW, SWBW, CALM | LIGHT AIRS | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 268021 | ||||||||
| 1750-11-11T07:00 | 5.94 | 81.12 | 135 | 2.6 | SOUTHERNMOST LAND | WNW | 0 | SWBS, NNW, SE | LITTLE WINDS | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 268022 | |||||||||
| 1750-11-12T07:00 | 5.93 | 80.82 | 349 | 1.0 | EASTERN MOST LAND | NEBE | 5 | 0 | SSW, CALM, NBW | LIGHT AIRS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 268023 | |||||||||
| 1750-11-13T07:00 | 5.80 | 80.53 | 315 | 1.0 | ADAMS PECK | NNE | 8 | 0 | SWBW, SW, W, CALM, NW | LIGHT AIRS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 268024 | |||||||||
| 1750-11-14T07:00 | 5.97 | 79.84 | 259 | 1.0 | POINT DE GALLE | NEBE | 9 | 0 | WBN, W, WBS | LIGHT AIRS | FAIR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 268025 | ||||||||
| 1750-11-15T07:00 | 6.78 | 78.99 | 225 | 1.0 | SOUTHERNMOST LAND | EBS | 14 | 0 | S, SSW, WNW, SW | LIGHT AIRS | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 268026 | ||||||||
| 1750-11-16T07:00 | 7.43 | 78.15 | 45 | 1.0 | LAND | NWBW | 9 | 0 | SW, WBS, W, NE | LIGHT AIRS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 268027 | |||||||||
| 1750-11-17T07:00 | 8.08 | 77.30 | 337 | 6.7 | CAPE COMMORINE | ENE | 6 | -1 | N, NNE, NNW | MODERATE | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 268028 | ||||||||
| 1750-11-18T07:00 | 8.68 | 76.70 | 359 | 1.0 | SHORE | 7 | 1 | -1 | NE, WBN, WSW, N | LIGHT AIRS | FAIR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 268029 | ||||||||
| 1750-11-19T07:00 | 8.66 | 76.78 | 269 | 1.0 | 1 | -1 | N, W | LIGHT AIRS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 268030 | |||||||||||
| 1750-11-20T07:00 | 8.66 | 76.78 | 269 | 6.7 | 1 | -1 | W, E, NE, W | MODERATE | FAIR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 268031 | ||||||||||
| 1750-11-21T07:00 | 8.66 | 76.78 | 6.7 | 1 | SERVED FRESH BEEF TO CREW | -1 | LAND AND SEA BREEZES | MODERATE | MID PART SQUALLY WITH THUNDER LIGHTNING | CLOUDY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 268032 | |||||||||
| 1750-11-22T07:00 | 8.66 | 76.78 | 6.7 | 1 | -1 | VARIABLE WITH LAND AND SEA BREEZES | MODERATE | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 268033 |