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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 VIGILANT cruise from Table Bay to Uk started at 1752-02-15 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.747131, 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: 9.032078 * Median Longitude: -18.482468 * South-bound Latitude: -33.170000 * West-bound Longitude: -41.700000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.770000 * East-bound Longitude: 16.990000
Event(s):
Vigilant_17520215_NMM_ADM/L/V69 * Latitude Start: -34.430000 * Longitude Start: 16.950000 * Latitude End: 49.450000 * Longitude End: -5.630000 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Vigilant (Ship O.T. Line), Start of voyage: 1752-02-26, End of voyage: 1752-05-17, Voyage: Table Bay - Uk, 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):
#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 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 Present weatherwwWeather description
17 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
18 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
19 ClearnessClearness
20 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
21 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
22 FogFog1 If fog was reported
23 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
24 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
25 HailHail1 If hail was reported
26 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
27 CommentComment
28 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
1640 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)

-
(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 
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 
ww
(Weather description)
17 
Precip descr
18 
State sea descr
19 
Clearness
20 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
21 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
22 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
23 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
24 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
25 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
26 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
27 
Comment
28 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1752-02-26T00:0016919.0CAPE OF GOOD HOPESW1/2S6SBE1ST AND LATTER PART FRESH GALES, MID PART MODERATECLOUDY0000000268310
1752-02-27T11:00-33.1716.991416.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES39:00E40N39:00W122.00-17SW, SBW, SSW, SBE, SSEMODERATECLEAR0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation268311
1752-02-28T11:00-32.1215.913611.0CAPE OF GOOD HOPES37:05W!64N36:00W78.00-18SSE, CALMLIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000268312
1752-02-29T11:00-31.1214.751621.0CAPE OF GOOD HOPES36:04W!88N39:00W79.00-18SBW, SSE, S1ST AND LATTER PART LIGHT AIRS, MID PART MODERATESOME RAIN1ST AND LATTER PART CLOUDY0100000268313
1752-03-01T11:00-29.6212.831856.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES40:18E132N15:00W131.00-18WSW, S, SSWMODERATEFAIR0000000268314
1752-03-02T11:00-28.3711.481436.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES40:11E165N30:22W96.00-15S, SSEMODERATEFIRST AND MID CLOUDY, LATTER FAIR0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation268315
1752-03-03T11:00-27.0510.081646.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES40:03E199N29:22W102.00-16SMODERATEFIRST FAIR, MID AND LATTER HAZY0000000268316
1752-03-04T11:00-26.089.051421.0CAPE OF GOOD HOPES41:41E230N38:00W74.00-16SSELIGHT AIRS0000000268317
1752-03-05T11:00-25.188.081751.0CAPE OF GOOD HOPES39:30E245N38:00W69.00-16SBWLIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000268318
1752-03-06T12:00-24.006.932111.0CAPE OF GOOD HOPES39:20E275N36:34W90.00-14SWLIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000268319
1752-03-07T12:00-22.475.631436.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES38:43E313N33:45N116.00-15SSEMODERATECLOUDY0000000268320
1752-03-08T12:00-20.934.301436.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES38:17E350N33:45N114.00-15SSEMODERATECLOUDY0000000268321
1752-03-09T12:00-19.202.881436.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES37:50E391N33:45126.00-15SSEMODERATECLOUDY0000000268322
1752-03-10T12:00-17.681.6315719.0CAPE OF GOOD HOPES37:29E428N33:45110.00-12SBEFIRST PART MODERATE, MID AND LATTER FRESH GALESRAINCLOUDY0100000268323
1752-03-11T12:00-16.280.4612219.0CAPE OF GOOD HOPES39:25E463N33:45101.00SPLIT SAIL-13SEBE, SEFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000268324
1752-03-12T12:00-16.00-1.811226.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES40:22E490N81:34W118.00-13SSE, ESE, SEFIRST AND LATTER MODERATE, MID PART SQUALLYSOME RAINCLOUDY0100000268325
1752-03-13T12:00-15.87-4.001476.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES43:00N515N87:00W112.00-11ESE, SSEMODERATECLOUDY0000000268326
1752-03-14T00:002486.7ST HELLENAWSW6SSE, SW, WSWMODERATECLOUDY0000000268327
1752-03-15T00:001356.71SEMODERATECLOUDY0000000268328
1752-03-16T00:001586.71SSEMODERATESOME RAINCLOUDY0100000268329
1752-03-17T00:001586.71SSE1ST PART FRESH GALES MID AND LATTER MODERATERAIN1ST HAZY, MID AND LATTER CLOUDY0100000268330
1752-03-18T12:00-15.13-6.531026.7ST HELLENAS43:00E23N13:00W71.00-11ESEMODERATECLOUDY0000000268331
1752-03-19T13:00-13.87-7.801156.7ST HELLENAS43:27E58N42:00W108.00-9SEBEMODERATESMALL RAINCLOUDY0100000268332
1752-03-20T13:00-12.73-8.871376.7ST HELLENAS43:15E89N42:00W92.00-9SEBSMODERATECLOUDY0000000268333
1752-03-21T13:00-11.77-9.731486.7ST HELLENAS42:42E115N41:00W77.00-10SSEMODERATECLOUDY0000000268334
1752-03-22T13:00-10.58-10.82136ST HELLENAS42:25E147N40:00W97.00-10SEBSFIRST PART MODERATE, MID AND LATTER FAIR WEATHERCLOUDY0000000268335
1752-03-23T13:00-9.33-11.881031.0ST HELLENAS42:05E179N40:00W98.00-10ESELIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000268336
1752-03-24T13:00-8.15-12.921066.7ST HELLENAS41:56E211N40:00W95.00-7ESEMODERATECLOUDY0000000268337
1752-03-25T13:00-7.00-13.881386.7ST HELLENAS41:49E241N39:34W91.00-8SEBSMODERATECLOUDY0000000268338
1752-03-26T13:00-6.00-14.771276.7ST HELLENAS41:38E267N40:00W80.00-8SEMODERATECLOUDY0000000268339
1752-03-27T13:00-5.00-15.631052.6ST HELLENAS41:32E294N40:00W80.00-8ESELITTLE WINDSCLOUDY0000000268340
1752-03-28T13:00-3.67-16.771276.7ST HELLENAS41:25E329N40:00W108.00-8SEMODERATESOME RAINCLOUDY0100000268341
1752-03-29T13:00-2.33-17.881296.7ST HELLENAS41:16E363N39:00W104.00-6SEMODERATECLOUDY0000000268342
1752-03-30T13:00-1.38-18.651291.0ST HELLENAS41:08W!388N39:00W73.00-6SELIGHT AIRSHAZY0000000268343
1752-03-31T13:00-0.55-19.331851.0ST HELLENAS41:23W!417N39:00W65.00-6SEBS, SBWLIGHT AIRSLIGHTNING IN ESOME RAINCLOUDY0100100268344
1752-04-01T13:000.12-19.881291.0ST HELLENAS40:58E427N39:00W52.00-6SELIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000268345
1752-04-02T13:001.35-20.55129ST HELLENAS40:13E454N27:00W84.00-6SEFIRST PARTLIGHT AIRS, MID PART MODERATE WINDS, LATTER PART SQUALLYTHUNDER, LIGHTNINGRAINCLOUDY0100100268346
1752-04-03T13:002.27-21.021071.0ST HELLENAS39:39E474N27:00W62.00-6ESE, ENE, ESEFIRST AND MIDDLE MODERATE, LATTER LIGHT AIRSTHUNDER, LIGHTNINGRAINCLOUDY0100100268347
1752-04-04T13:002.45-21.47362ST HELLENAS40:13E483N68:00W30.00-6CALM, NBE, N, NNW, VARIABLEFIRST PART CALM, MID PART LITTLE WINDS, LATTER PART SQUALLYRAIN0100000268348
1752-04-05T13:002.90-21.173422.6ST HELLENAS38:59E490N33:45S33.00-7WBN, NWBN, NBE, WSW, NWBN, NBWLITTLE WINDSCLOUDY0000000268349
1752-04-06T13:002.90-21.25722.6ST HELLENAS39:00E494W13.00-7NNW, NNE, NEBN, EBN1ST AND MID PART MODERATE, LATTER LITTLE WINDSRAINCLOUDY0100000268350
1752-04-07T13:003.72-22.08492.6ST HELLENAS39:25E517N45:00W70.00BROKE MIZON TOPMAST-7NEBN, ENE, NEBN, NEBELITTLE WINDSRAINCLOUDY0100000268351
1752-04-08T14:004.38-23.23196.7ST HELLENAS39:57E540N49:00W90.00-4NEBN, NNEMODERATECLOUDY0000000268352
1752-04-09T14:005.50-24.63719.0ST HELLENAS40:54E572N56:15W100.00-4NNE, NBEFIRST AND MID PART MODERATE, LATTER PART FRESH GALESFIRST AND MID PART CLOUDY, LATTER PART CLEAR0000000268353
1752-04-10T14:006.92-25.7019ST HELLENAS40:49E605N39:22W100.00-4NBE, NEBN, NNEFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MID AND LATTER PART SQUALLYRAINCLOUDY0100000268354
1752-04-11T14:008.18-27.0240ST HELLENAS41:06E642N45:00W108.00-5NNE, NEBN, NEFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MID PART SQUALLYRAINCLOUDY0100000268355
1752-04-12T14:009.63-27.9742ST HELLENAS40:41E676N32:00W105.00-3NE, NEBN, NEFIRST AND MID PART MODERATE, LATTER PART SQUALLYRAINCLOUDY0100000268356
1752-04-13T14:0010.92-29.20335ST HELLENAS40:50E712N43:00W106.00-3NEBN, NE, NNWFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MID PART MODERATECLOUDY0000000268357
1752-04-14T14:0012.07-30.48426.7ST HELLENAS41:06E746N46:00W104.00-3NNE, NEBN, NEMODERATECLOUDY0000000268358
1752-04-15T14:0013.18-31.65416.7ST HELLENAS41:19E777N45:00W96.00-4NEBN, NEMODERATECLOUDY0000000268359
1752-04-16T14:0013.77-32.4276.7ST HELLENAS41:35E796N50:37W56.00-4NEBN, NNE, NBEMODERATEFAIR0000000268360
1752-04-17T14:0013.82-32.533241.0ST HELLENAS41:36E799N56:00W7.00-2NBW, CALM, SW, NWBNLIGHT AIRSSOME RAINCLOUDY0100000268361
1752-04-18T14:0014.33-32.93661.0ST HELLENAS41:27E813N25:00W45.00-2CALM, NBW, NEBE, ENELIGHT AIRSGREAT SWELL FROM ENECLOUDY0000000268362
1752-04-19T14:0015.87-33.73546.7ST HELLENAS40:58E844N33:00W100.00-2NEBE, NE, NEBEMODERATECLOUDY0000000268363
1752-04-20T14:0017.37-35.024319.0ST HELLENAS40:54E883N39:00W114.00-2NE, NEBE, NEFIRST PART MODERATE, MID AND LATTER PART FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYCLOUDY0000000268364
1752-04-21T14:0019.30-35.954119.0ST HELLENAS40:07E923N24:00W128.00-4NEBE, ENE, NEFRESH GALESGREAT SWELL FROM ENECLOUDY0000000268365
1752-04-22T14:0020.83-36.72646.7ST HELLENAS39:36E956N22:30W100.00-4NEBE, ENEMODERATESOME RAINCLOUDY0100000268366
1752-04-23T14:0022.47-37.08751.0ST HELLENAS38:38E985N11:00W100.00-4E, ESE, NEBE, EBNLIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000268367
1752-04-24T14:0024.03-37.201306.7ST HELLENAS37:33E1010N3:00W98.00-5E, SEMODERATEFAIR0000000268368
1752-04-25T15:0024.75-37.80301.0ST HELLENAS37:32E1028N36:00W53.00-4S, NBW, NEBNLIGHT AIRSSOME RAINFIRST PART HAZY MID AND LATTER CLOUDY0100000268369
1752-04-26T15:0026.08-38.935219.0ST HELLENAS37:07E1053N37:00W102.00SPLIT SAIL-4NNE, NE, NEBEFIRST PART MODERATE, MID AND LATTER PARTS FRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000268370
1752-04-27T15:0027.42-40.0741ST HELLENAS37:47E1098N37:00W100.00SPLIT MAIN TOP SAIL-4NEFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MID AND LATTER SQUALLYSMALL RAINCLOUDY0100000268371
1752-04-28T15:0028.85-41.035019.0ST HELLENAS37:14E1126N34:00W104.00-6NEBE, NE, NEBN, ENE, NEBEFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN0100000268372
1752-04-29T15:0030.43-41.70846.7ST HELLENAS36:46E1159N14:00W98.00-6ENE, E, EBN, EFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MID AND LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART HAZY, MID AND LATTER PART FAIR0000000268373
1752-04-30T15:0032.18-41.70846.7ST HELLENAS35:38E1188N105.00-6EBN, EMODERATECLOUDY0000000268374
1752-05-01T15:0034.23-41.32826.7ST HELLENAS34:111214N5:00E125.00-8EBN, EMODERATECLOUDY0000000268375
1752-05-02T15:0036.65-40.8812719.0ST HELLENAS32:17E1245N11:15E148.00-8E, ESE, SEFIRST PART MODERATE, MID AND LATTER FRESH GALESFAIRSOME RAIN0100000268376
1752-05-03T15:0039.07-40.261696.7ST HELLENAS30:11E1274N15:00E150.00-11SSE, SFIRST AND LATTER PARTS MODERATE, MID PART SQUALLYRAINCLOUDY0100000268377
1752-05-04T15:0041.48-38.8419219.0ST HELLENAS27:55E1301N26:00E160.00-11SBE, SSWFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000268378
1752-05-05T14:0042.78-36.63233ST HELLENAS25:33E1030N54:00E132.00-15SWBW, WSWFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MID MODERATECLOUDY0000000268379
1752-05-06T14:0043.85-34.502336.7ST HELLENAS23:22E1304N56:15E120.00-15WSWMODERATEHAZY0000000268380
1752-05-07T14:0045.03-31.9223319.0ST HELLENAS20:49E1306N59:00E138.00-15WSWFRESH GALESHAZY0000000268381
1752-05-08T14:0046.03-30.022106.7ST HELLENAS18:53E1311N56:15E107.00-15W, WSW, SWMODERATEHAZY0000000268382
1752-05-09T14:0047.25-26.682106.7ST HELLENAS15:49E1315N64:00E168.00-15SWFIRST AND MID PART FRESH GALES, LATTER PART MODERATEHAZY0000000268383
1752-05-10T14:0047.85-24.312306.7ST HELLENAS13:42E1316N67:30E116.00-18WSWMODERATEHAZY0000000268384
1752-05-11T13:0048.68-20.2423019.0ST HELLENAS10:20E1315N74:00E176.00-18SW, WSWFRESH GALESHAZY0000000268385
1752-05-12T13:0049.40-16.1725219.0ST HELLENAS6:52E1321N75:56E178.00-18WSW, WFRESH GALESHAZY0000000268386
1752-05-13T13:0049.52-13.8032019.0ST HELLENAS4:20E1321N35:00E104.00-18SWBW, NNWFRESH GALESHAZY0000000268387
1752-05-14T13:0049.27-12.51271.0ST HELLENAS3:39E1321E14:04S62.00-18NEBE, NELIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000268388
1752-05-15T13:0049.50-10.342071.0ST HELLENAS2:30E1311E9:00N95.00-18NEBN, SWLIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000268389
1752-05-16T12:0049.77-7.0030919.0ST HELLENAS1:00W1315N6:00N154.00-17SWBW, NWBNFRESH GALESDRIZZLING RAINFOGGY0110000268390
1752-05-17T12:0049.75-5.3527619.0THE LIZARDNBW8-17WNWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN0100000268391