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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 AGATHA cruise from Spitsbergen to Amsterdam started at 1769-07-27 [dataset]. Gemeentearchief Dordrecht, Netherland, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.747239, 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
Funding:
Fifth Framework Programme (FP5), grant/award no. EVK2-CT-2000-00090: Climatological Database for the Worlds Oceans: 1750-1854
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 65.940000 * Median Longitude: 2.066000 * South-bound Latitude: 59.120000 * West-bound Longitude: 0.580000 * North-bound Latitude: 74.000000 * East-bound Longitude: 3.430000
Date/Time Start: 1769-07-27T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1769-08-17T00:00:00
Event(s):
Agatha_17690727_GAD_156_1 * Latitude Start: 78.630000 * Longitude Start: 7.520000 * Latitude End: 52.900000 * Longitude End: 4.100000 * Date/Time Start: 1769-07-27T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1769-08-17T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Agatha, Voyage: Spitsbergen - Amsterdam, 1st Observer: Adam Ooms (Commandeur), Company: WHA, Other ship information: JOURNALEN OF DAG REGISTERS GEHOUDEN OP HET SCHIP AGATHA. GEDISTINEERT TER WALVISVANGST NA GROENLANDT ONDER DIREKSIE VAN DE HEER EVERT HENDRIK VAN MARLE VAN ZAANDAM MET 7 SLOEPEN EN 45 ZIELEN DAAR OP Commandeur ADAM OOMS IN T HAAR ONSES HEERE ANNO 1769. GEGEVENS VERWERKT UIT TRANSCRIPTIE VAN DE HEER W. VISSER.
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
DATE/TIMEDate/TimeGeocode
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 WatchWatchName of the period of 4 hours which is known as a watch or duty on board ships
11 GlassesGlassesNumber of glasses within a watch; one watch equals 8 glasses
12 CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
13 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
14 CommentCommentAny remark, found in the logbook on this particular day, about any biological item
15 CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
16 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.
17 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.
18 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
19 Present weatherwwWeather description
20 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
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 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
356 data points

Data

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Date/Time

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 
Watch
(Name of the period of 4 hours...)
11 
Glasses
(Number of glasses within a wa...)
12 
Course
(Course of the ship during the...)
13 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
14 
Comment
(Any remark, found in the logb...)
15 
Comment
(Other remarks, that were not ...)
16 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
17 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
18 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
19 
ww
(Weather description)
20 
Precip descr
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)
1769-07-27T00:0074.93338VM8STELDEN KOERS NAAR HET VADERLANDNNW00000014132
1769-07-28T12:0074.001.273601.0VM8-23NNOKLEINE KOELTEMOOI WEER00000004133
1769-07-29T12:0072.302.033491.0VM8ZTO1/3Z25.50-22NTOKLEINE KOELTEMOOI WEER00000004134
1769-07-30T12:0070.202.033491.0VM8Z31.50-22NTOKLEINE KOELTEREGEN01000004135
1769-07-31T12:0068.052.03293VM8Z29.50-22NWBUIIGREGEN11000004136
1769-08-01T12:0066.982.93954.6VM8ZZO13.50-18OZOBRAMZEILSKOELTEMOOI WEER00000004137
1769-08-02T12:0064.953.43297VM8Z1/2O30.50-18NWMOOI WEERREGEN01000004138
1769-08-03T12:0062.622.4312.3VM8ZTW33.50-21STIJVE KOELTE00000004139
1769-08-04T12:0061.082.052491.0VM8ZTW1/3Z20.50-21WKLEINE KOELTEREGEN01000004140
1769-08-05T12:0060.101.8892VM8Z1/2W12.00-21OZOMOOI WEER00000004141
1769-08-06T12:0059.120.5812512.3VM8ZWTZ17.50-21ZOTZSTIJVE KOELTE00000004142
1769-08-07T00:0059.332594.6VM8OTN1/3N9.50WTZBRAMZEILSKOELTE00000004143
1769-08-08T00:0059.07248VM8ZOTZ5.50WZWMOOI ZONNESCHIJN00000004144
1769-08-09T00:0058.231802.9VM8ZTW1/3W5.00ZAANWAKKERENDE KOELTEDIK VAN REGEN01000004145
1769-08-10T00:0058.582141.0VM8WTZ12.50VINGEN EEN HEILBOT, CABELJOUW EN EEN VLEETVERMOEDEN OP HET RIF TE ZIJNZWTZKLEINE KOELTE00000004146
1769-08-11T00:0058.50236VM8W1/4Z6.50ZWTW00000004147
1769-08-12T00:0058.031461.0VM8ZWTW12.50ZOTZKLEINE KOELTE00000004148
1769-08-13T00:0057.53360BACKENESWNW10VM8ZTO1/2O8.50POSITIE VOLGENS 1 HARINGBUISN00000004149
1769-08-14T00:0056.833152.6VM8ZOTZ1/4O13.00NWMOOIE KOELTEREGEN01000004150
1769-08-15T00:0054.62248VM8ZZO32.00HADDEN ONZE DROOGSTE WORP GEHAD OP T SANT 10 VADEMWZW00000004151
1769-08-16T00:0053.68293KIJKDUINVM8ZOTZ1/3Z18.00WNWMOOI WEER00000004152
1769-08-17T00:001VM800000004153