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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 AJAX cruise from Batavia to Kruisjende started at 1834-10-16 [dataset]. Nationaal Archief of the Netherlands, Den Haag, Netherland, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.747260, 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: -5.975000 * Median Longitude: 106.482500 * South-bound Latitude: -6.100000 * West-bound Longitude: 106.320000 * North-bound Latitude: -5.900000 * East-bound Longitude: 106.860000
Date/Time Start: 1834-10-16T05:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1834-10-19T05:00:00
Event(s):
Ajax_18341016_MAR_D23905_39 * Latitude Start: -6.100000 * Longitude Start: 106.860000 * Latitude End: -6.100000 * Longitude End: 106.860000 * Date/Time Start: 1834-10-16T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1834-10-19T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Ajax (Korvet), Voyage: Batavia - Kruisjende (Bij Fanara), 1st Observer: N.L. Koops (Ltz), Company: MAR, Other ship information: KORVET VAN OORLOG AJAX GEWAPEND MET 20 LANGE STUKKEN A 12 POND, 2 LANGE STUKKEN A 8 POND EN 6 CARONADES A 12 POND. BEMAND MET 160 KOPPEN EN EEN BOVEROL VAN 16 KOPPEN, TEZAMEN 176 KOPPEN
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
Pressure, atmosphericPPPPhPaNo temperature correction was applied. The following factors have been used for the conversion to hPa: 2.54 cm in an inch; 13.596 specific gravity of mercury; 980.65 cm/s gravity at 45° latitude
Temperature, airTTT°C
LandmarkLandmarkName of first landmark
BearingBearingBearing of the first landmark
10 LandmarkLandmarkName of second landmark
11 BearingBearingBearing of the second landmark
12 LandmarkLandmarkName of third landmark
13 BearingBearingBearing of the third landmark
14 --1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances)
15 WatchWatchName of the period of 4 hours which is known as a watch or duty on board ships
16 GlassesGlassesNumber of glasses within a watch; one watch equals 8 glasses
17 CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
18 Comment 2 (continued)Comm 2Other remarks
19 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.
20 Sensor readingReadingarbitrary unitsReading of the (outside) air thermometer
21 Sensor readingReadingarbitrary unitsReading of the air pressure
22 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.
23 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
24 Cloud typeCloud type
25 ClearnessClearness
26 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
27 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
28 FogFog1 If fog was reported
29 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
30 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
31 HailHail1 If hail was reported
32 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
33 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
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Data

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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

dd [deg]
(Wind direction (from which th...)

ff [m/s]
(calculated from the descripti...)

PPPP [hPa]
(No temperature correction was...)

TTT [°C]

Landmark
(Name of first landmark)

Bearing
(Bearing of the first landmark)
10 
Landmark
(Name of second landmark)
11 
Bearing
(Bearing of the second landmark)
12 
Landmark
(Name of third landmark)
13 
Bearing
(Bearing of the third landmark)
14 
-
(1 If position is considered t...)
15 
Watch
(Name of the period of 4 hours...)
16 
Glasses
(Number of glasses within a wa...)
17 
Comment
(Other remarks, that were not ...)
18 
Comm 2
(Other remarks)
19 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
20 
Reading [arbitrary units]
(Reading of the (outside) air ...)
21 
Reading [arbitrary units]
(Reading of the air pressure)
22 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
23 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
24 
Cloud type
25 
Clearness
26 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
27 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
28 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
29 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
30 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
31 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
32 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
33 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1834-10-16T05:00-5.93106.402942.61012.628.3PALO BABIENW 3/4 WMENSENETEROZO 3/4 OVM8183.0029.90ZZW-WNWFLAUWE BRAMZEILSKOELTEHELDERE LUCHT00000004890
1834-10-17T05:00-5.97106.353161.01012.628.3HOEK VAN PONTANGHZW 1/4 WNO HOEK VAN PULO BABYNW 1/4 WVM8183.0029.90ZTW-NWFLAUWE KOELTEHEIÏGE LUCHT00000004891
1834-10-18T05:00-5.90106.322711.01012.6N HOEK VAN PALO BABYWHOEK VAN PONTANGHZW 1/2 WMENSENETERZZO 1/2 OVM8129.90ZZW-WFLAUWE KOELTEOVERDRIJVENDE LUCHT00000004892
1834-10-19T05:00-6.10106.863161.01009.230.0KAMPONG FANARAZ 1/2 WMENSENETEROZO 3/4 O1VM8ER WORDEN NA AANKOMST IN BATAVIA MEERDERE KORTE REIZEN ONDERNOMEN ROND JAVA. OOK LIGT HET SCHIP ENIGE TIJD IN DE HAVEN BATAVIA. OP 7 DECEMBER VERTREKT HET SCHIP NAAR DE STRAAT VAN BANKA WAAR HETOP 13 DECEMBER VOOR ANKER KWAM. IN JANUARI 1835 VERTREKT HET SCHIP NAAR LINGA OM DAARNA (FEBRUARI) WEER TERUG TE VAREN NAAR DE STRAAT VAN BANKA EN VOOR DE RIVIER VAN PALEMBERG VOOR ANKER TE GAAN.186.0029.80ZZW-NWFLAUWE KOELTEHELDERE LUCHT00000004893