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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 ALBOROUGH cruise from Plymouth to Newfoundland started at 1773-04-23 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.747282, 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: 47.862308 * Median Longitude: -40.642692 * South-bound Latitude: 45.920000 * West-bound Longitude: -52.650000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.800000 * East-bound Longitude: -6.720000
Date/Time Start: 1773-04-23T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1773-05-19T16:00:00
Event(s):
Alborough_17730423_NMM_ADM/L/A82 * Latitude Start: 50.299000 * Longitude Start: -4.150000 * Latitude End: 46.700000 * Longitude End: -52.500000 * Date/Time Start: 1773-04-23T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1773-05-19T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Alborough (6th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Plymouth - Newfoundland, 1st Observer: James Hawker (Captain), 2nd Observer: Whitham Newton (2nd Officer/Lieutenant), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 20G 433BM
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 CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
11 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
12 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.
13 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.
14 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
15 Present weatherwwWeather description
16 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
17 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
18 ClearnessClearness
19 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
20 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
21 FogFog1 If fog was reported
22 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
23 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
24 HailHail1 If hail was reported
25 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
26 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
491 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 
Course
(Course of the ship during the...)
11 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
12 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
13 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
14 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
15 
ww
(Weather description)
16 
Precip descr
17 
State sea descr
18 
Clearness
19 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
20 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
21 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
22 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
23 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
24 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
25 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
26 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1773-04-23T12:0049.60-6.72586.7SCILLYNEBN1/4E11S37W32.00-21WBS, N, NNE, ENE, EBNMODERATE BREEZESFAIR00000005898
1773-04-24T13:0048.60-9.751139.3SCILLYNEBN1/2E59S67W150.00-22EBS, SEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE BREEZES, LATTER FRESH BREEZESLATTER HAZY00000005899
1773-04-25T13:0047.47-13.5511419.0SCILLYN65:09E120WSW184.00-21SEFRESH GALESHAZY00000005900
1773-04-26T13:0046.30-17.587019.0SCILLYNEBE3/4E190S70W200.00-20SE, EFRESH GALESHAZY00000005901
1773-04-27T13:0045.92-22.18599.3SCILLYN71:05E52S84W200.00-20EBS, E, EBNFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY00000005902
1773-04-29T14:0046.17-29.801056.7SCILLYEBN356N83W154.00-19ENE, SEBEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH GALES, LATTER MODERATEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FAIR, LATTER CLOUDY00000005903
1773-04-30T14:0046.67-32.401056.7SCILLYN79:57E392N75W118.00-19ESE, SEBEMODERATEHAZY00000005904
1773-05-01T14:0046.97-36.701516.7SCILLYEBN1/4E423N78W104.00-19SEBE, S, SSW, WBS, SBEMODERATEFAIR00000005905
1773-05-02T15:0047.50-39.9511219.0SCILLYE3/4N468N77W143.00-23SEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FAIR, LATTER HAZY00000005906
1773-05-03T15:0048.43-43.022586.7SCILLYE1/4N507N65W138.00-23SEBS, S, WBS, W, WBNFIRST PART STRONG GALES, MIDDLE AND LATER MODERATEMIDDLE AND LATTER THICK FOGFIRST PART RAINFIRST PART HAZY01100005907
1773-05-04T15:0048.83-44.9715719.0SCILLYE1/4N532N73W80.00-23WNW, NWBW, CALM, SFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATER FRESH GALES00100005908
1773-05-05T15:0049.80-46.052586.7SCILLYN89:35E554N39W65.00-23SSW, SW, WNW, WBNFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATESWELL FROM SSEFIRST PART HAZY, MIDDLE AND LATTER FAIR00000005909
1773-05-06T15:0049.42-46.402259.3SCILLYN80:47E556S32W25.00-23W, WNW, WSWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER FRESH BREEZESLATTER FOGFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FAIR00100005910
1773-05-07T15:0049.75-49.332256.7SCILLYN89:30E588N80W116.00-23SW, SWBW, SWBS, SSW, WSWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH GALES, LATER MODERATEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS HAZY00000005911
1773-05-08T15:0049.33-50.3836022.6SCILLYN88:44E600S59W47.00-23WSW, WBS, WBN, W, ENE, NNEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER STRONG GALESLATTER RAIN AND SLEET01110005912
1773-05-09T15:0049.43-49.9732622.6SCILLYN89:02E592EBN36.00-23NNW, NBWSTRONG GALESRAIN AND SLEET01010005913
1773-05-10T15:0048.37-50.1029219.0SCILLYE1/2N592S20W14.00-23WNW, NWBW, NWFIRST PART STRONG GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST PART SNOWMIDDLE AND LATTER FAIR00010005914
1773-05-11T15:0047.50-50.55336.7SCILLYN85:13E599S18W54.00-23NW, NWBW, WNW, NNW, NBW, NEBEMODERATEHAZY00000005915
1773-05-12T15:0048.00-51.573036.7SCILLYE1/4N612N58W48.00-23SBE, NWBW, NW, NNW, NWBNMODERATEHAZY00000005916
1773-05-13T15:0047.67-52.371571.0SCILLYE1/2N622S72W32.00-23NNW, NWBN, N, SLIGHT AIRS00100005917
1773-05-14T15:0047.62-52.3224719.0BACELEAU OFF NEWFOUNDLANDWBS1/2S31-23S, WSW, WFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESHAZY00000005918
1773-05-15T15:0047.57-52.0722519.0BACELEAU ISLANDNWBN19S32E57.00-23WBS, SWBW, WSW, W, WBN, WSWFRESH GALES00100005919
1773-05-16T15:0047.00-51.601976.7BACELEAU ISLANDNNW1/2W35S30E39.00-17SWBW, WSW, SWBSFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATEMIDDLE AND LATTER FOGGY00100005920
1773-05-17T15:0047.05-52.2321919.0CAPE BROYLENW5-17SSW, SBW, SWBS, SW, SWBWFRESH GALES00100005921
1773-05-18T16:0046.75-52.6523219.0CAPE BROYLENNW7S22E21.00-16W, WBN, WNW, WBS, S, SBW, WSWFIRST PART STRONG GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYMIDDLE AND LATTER RAINFIRST PART FAIR01000005922
1773-05-19T16:0046.70-52.502436.7CAPE BROYLENW8S60E6.00-16WSW, W, WBSMODERATE00100005923