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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 AKERENDAM cruise from Malakka to Colombo started at 1757-01-23. Nationaal Archief of the Netherlands, Den Haag, Netherland, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.747268, 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). 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: 6.212308 * Median Longitude: 89.306923 * South-bound Latitude: 2.170000 * West-bound Longitude: 79.860000 * North-bound Latitude: 7.580000 * East-bound Longitude: 102.240000
Date/Time Start: 1757-01-23T05:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1757-02-17T07:00:00
Event(s):
Akerendam_17570123_VOC_152_5130 * Latitude Start: 2.170000 * Longitude Start: 102.240000 * Latitude End: 6.910000 * Longitude End: 79.800000 * Date/Time Start: 1757-01-23T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1757-02-17T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Akerendam, Voyage: Malakka - Colombo, 1st Observer: Cornelis Van de Stam (Ltz), Company: VOC, Other ship information: GEMONTEERT MET 30 STUCKE CANON ALS 22 VAN 8 POND BALS, 8 VAN 3 PONDS BALS, 10 METALE VAN 1 POND BALS, BEMANDT MET 257 KOPPEN ALS 110 EUROPEZE ZEVARENDE EN 147 SICAMMERS EN CANDIANE MET HAAR GEVOLG.
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
Image number/nameImage no/nameIdentification Number of the original image
LandmarkLandmarkName of first landmark
BearingBearingBearing of the first landmark
Distance to landmarkDistancearbitrary unitsDistance to the first landmark
10 LandmarkLandmarkName of second landmark
11 BearingBearingBearing of the second landmark
12 Distance to landmarkDistancearbitrary unitsDistance to the second landmark
13 --1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances)
14 WatchWatchName of the period of 4 hours which is known as a watch or duty on board ships
15 GlassesGlassesNumber of glasses within a watch; one watch equals 8 glasses
16 CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
17 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
18 CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
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 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.
21 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
22 Present weatherwwWeather description
23 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
24 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
25 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
26 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
27 FogFog1 If fog was reported
28 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
29 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
30 HailHail1 If hail was reported
31 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
32 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
417 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...)

Image no/name
(Identification Number of the ...)

Landmark
(Name of first landmark)

Bearing
(Bearing of the first landmark)

Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance to the first landmark)
10 
Landmark
(Name of second landmark)
11 
Bearing
(Bearing of the second landmark)
12 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance to the second landmark)
13 
-
(1 If position is considered t...)
14 
Watch
(Name of the period of 4 hours...)
15 
Glasses
(Number of glasses within a wa...)
16 
Course
(Course of the ship during the...)
17 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
18 
Comment
(Other remarks, that were not ...)
19 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
20 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
21 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
22 
ww
(Weather description)
23 
Precip descr
24 
State sea descr
25 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
26 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
27 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
28 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
29 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
30 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
31 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
32 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1757-01-23T05:002.17102.242210.0VOC_152_5130_01251VM8-1NO-NNOFRISSE GEREEFDE MARSZEILSKOELTEOVERDRIJVENDE LUCHT MOOI WEER00000005455
1757-01-24T05:002.17102.24222.6VOC_152_5130_01251VM8-1NNOLABBER-GEMENE KOELTEGOED WEER00000005456
1757-01-25T00:003602.6VOC_152_5130_0125N-HOEK 2 GEBROEDERSNO31VM8NSTIL-LUGJE00000005457
1757-01-27T00:002482.6VOC_152_5130_0126P. JUMAARZZW51VM8ZW-WZWFRISSE-GEMENE KOELTEOPKLARENDE LUCHT GOED WEER00000005458
1757-01-28T00:002252.6VOC_152_5130_0126Z-STE P. SAMBIELANGNNW31VM8OZO-ZWGEMENE KOELTEGOED WEER00000005459
1757-01-29T00:001352.6VOC_152_5130_0126VM8NW14.50ZW-ZOONGESTADIGE KOELTEBUIIGE DONDERLUCHT TOT OPKLAREND GOED WEERSWARE STORTREGEN11000005460
1757-01-30T00:006.07454.6VOC_152_5130_0126P BOETOIJNTO1/2O6VM8NNW14.50NOLABBER-FRISSE GEREEFDE MARSZEILSKOELTE-BRAMZEILSKOELTEOVERDRIJVENDE LUCHT GOED WEER00000005461
1757-01-31T00:007.18454.6VOC_152_5130_01272 GEBROEDERSNOTO5VM8NWTN14.50ONO-NOFRISSE-LABBERE BRAMZEILSKOELTEHELDERE LUCHT GOED WEERSTERKE RAVELING VAN STROOM00000005462
1757-02-01T00:007.38902.6VOC_152_5130_0127VM8WNW14.50NNO-OLABBERKOELTEGOED WEER00000005463
1757-02-02T00:006.95680.0VOC_152_5130_0127VM8WZW16.00NO-ONOLABBER-STILOVERDRIJVENDE LUCHT GOED WEER00000005464
1757-02-03T00:006.903602.6VOC_152_5130_0127VM8WNW9.50N-NW-NLABBERKOELTEGOED WEER00000005465
1757-02-04T06:007.5894.00232.6VOC_152_5130_0127NICOBAAR (2H00)ZW-ZZWVM8NWTW16.000NO-NNOLABBER-GEMENE KOELTEGOED WEER00000005466
1757-02-05T06:007.3593.50VOC_152_5130_0127KLEIJN NICOBAARNOTOGROOT NICOBAAROZO41VM8PEILEN VOOR AFGEVAREN BESTEK000000005467
1757-02-06T06:007.2293.35684.9VOC_152_5130_0128VM80NO-ONOGEMENE-FRISSSE BRAMZEILSKOELTEOVERDRIJVENDE LUCHT MOOI WEER00000005468
1757-02-07T06:007.4791.18234.9VOC_152_5130_0128VM8WTN30.500ONO-NNOGEMENE-FRISSSE BRAMZEILSKOELTEOVERDRIJVENDE LUCHT MOOI WEER00000005469
1757-02-08T06:007.3989.08684.9VOC_152_5130_0128VM8W28.500NO-ONOGEMENE-FRISSSE BRAMZEILSKOELTEBUIIGE OVERDRIJVENDE LUCHT GOED WEER10000005470
1757-02-09T06:007.0886.83454.6VOC_152_5130_0129VM8W31.000ONO-NOBRAMZEILSKOELTEOVERDRIJVENDE LUCHT MOOI WEER00000005471
1757-02-10T06:006.8984.52684.9VOC_152_5130_0129VM8W32.000NO-ONOBRAMZEILSKOELTE-FRISSE BRAMZEILSKOELTEOVERDRIJVENDE LUCHT MOOI WEERSTERKE RAVELING VAN STROOM00000005472
1757-02-11T06:006.5182.70234.6VOC_152_5130_0129VM8W27.000NO-NNOFRISS-LABBRE BRAMZEILSKOELTEKLARE LUCHT GOED WEER00000005473
1757-02-12T07:006.0081.273602.6VOC_152_5130_0129PAUWEGAMMEW1/2NMUNNIKSKAPNW1/2W41VM8WTZ19.50SINDS NICOBAARSE EILANDE 1G0M WESTELIJKER DAN GEGIST. PAUWEGAMME IS EEN GROTE WITTE PAGOOD DE WELKE VOOR EEN KLIP DIGT AAN STRAND LIJD, EN EEN HEEL BOS MET KLAPPERBOMEN0NNO-NLABBERKOELTEMOOI WEER00000005474
1757-02-14T07:006.0280.22VOC_152_5130_01301VM8000000005475
1757-02-17T07:006.9179.86VOC_152_5130_01301VM8EINDE REIS000000005476