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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 1770-08-10 [dataset]. Gemeentearchief Dordrecht, Netherland, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.747241, 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: 68.751667 * Median Longitude: 3.234444 * South-bound Latitude: 60.320000 * West-bound Longitude: -2.000000 * North-bound Latitude: 78.620000 * East-bound Longitude: 8.530000
Date/Time Start: 1770-08-10T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1770-09-01T00:00:00
Event(s):
Agatha_17700810_GAD_156_1 * Latitude Start: 78.630000 * Longitude Start: 7.520000 * Latitude End: 52.900000 * Longitude End: 4.100000 * Date/Time Start: 1770-08-10T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1770-09-01T00:00:00 * 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 MET 7 SLOEPEN EN 45 EETERS DAAR OP Commandeur ADAM OOMS IN T HAAR ONSES HEERE ANNO 1770. 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 CommentCommentLife on board
13 CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
14 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
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 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
22 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
23 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
24 FogFog1 If fog was reported
25 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
26 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
27 HailHail1 If hail was reported
28 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
29 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
390 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 
Comment
(Life on board)
13 
Course
(Course of the ship during the...)
14 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
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 
State sea descr
22 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
23 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
24 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
25 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
26 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
27 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
28 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
29 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1770-08-10T00:00231.0VM8ONS VOORNEMEN WAS NAAR HUISNNOKLEINE KOELTE00000004266
1770-08-11T11:0078.627.773521.0VOORLAND NHOEK R/WNOTN7VM8-19NTOKLEINE KOELTEREGEN01000004267
1770-08-12T12:0076.385.7231815.4VM8ZTW34.00-20NNWWAAIDE HARTDIK VAN REGEN01000004268
1770-08-13T12:0074.485.222504.6VM8Z1/3W28.50-20WBRAMZEILSKOELTE00000004269
1770-08-14T11:0073.078.5322012.3VM8ZO1/3O18.50-16ZWTWSTIJVE KOELTE00000004270
1770-08-15T11:0072.508.051871.0VM8ZTW11.25-16ZZWKLEINE KOELTE00000004271
1770-08-16T11:0071.388.0526512.3VM8Z11.00-16WTNSTIJVE KOELTE00000004272
1770-08-17T11:0070.928.0526512.3VM8Z7.00-16WTNSTIJVE KOELTEBUIIG WEER10000004273
1770-08-18T12:0069.155.279412.3VM8ZZW1/2W30.00-19OZOSTIJVE KOELTEREGEN01000004274
1770-08-19T12:0067.773.729412.3VM8ZZW1/4Z25.50-19OZOSTIJVE KOELTE00000004275
1770-08-20T12:0067.351.90204VM8ZWTW1/4W11.75-21ZWREGEN01000004276
1770-08-21T12:0067.280.002044.6VM8W1/2Z12.00-21ZWBRAMZEILSKOELTEREGEN01000004277
1770-08-22T12:0066.70-2.0010312.3VM8ZW1/2W14.00-21ZOTOSTIJVE KOELTEREGEN01000004278
1770-08-23T12:0065.77-1.25204VM8ZTO1/3O17.50-21ZWHOGE ZEE UIT ZW00000004279
1770-08-24T12:0065.10-1.081822.6VM8Z1/2O10.50-21ZZWMOOI KOELTEREGEN01000004280
1770-08-25T12:0064.270.12193VM8ZZZO1/2O16.50-21ZWTZ00000004281
1770-08-26T12:0063.920.55238VM8ZZO7.75JAN GROOT GISTE 17:41-21WTZMOOI WEER00000004282
1770-08-27T12:0062.55-0.052942.6VM8ZTW21.00-21NWBRAVE KOELTE00000004283
1770-08-28T12:0060.32-0.353392.6VM8Z1/3W33.50-21NMOOI KOELTE00000004284
1770-08-29T00:0057.433602.6VM8Z39.50NMOOI KOELTE00000004285
1770-08-30T00:0055.033602.6VM8JAN JACOBS HAAK VAN TEXEL LOOTS VERONGELUKTE SPRONG TUSSEN SCHEPEN IN.Z1/2O W/O36.00NBRAVE KOELTE00000004286
1770-08-31T00:003602.6TEXEL1VM8NBRAVE KOELTE00000004287
1770-09-01T00:003601.01VM8ZEILDE OVER DEN VLAAK NAAR AMSTERDAM, HIERNA OP 2/9 GELOSTE OP PAMPUS, EN OPKLARENDE 13/9 GELOST VOOR DE STADT, ENZ.NKLEIN LUCHTJE00000004288