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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 Spithead to St. Johns started at 1774-05-05 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.747284, 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: 46.590690 * Median Longitude: -31.886552 * South-bound Latitude: 44.350000 * West-bound Longitude: -51.500000 * North-bound Latitude: 48.750000 * East-bound Longitude: -6.570000
Date/Time Start: 1774-05-05T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1774-06-03T15:00:00
Event(s):
Alborough_17740505_NMM_ADM/L/A82 * Latitude Start: 50.680000 * Longitude Start: -0.960000 * Latitude End: 47.670000 * Longitude End: -52.270000 * Date/Time Start: 1774-05-05T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1774-06-03T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Alborough (6th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Spithead - St Johns, Newfoundland, 1st Observer: James Hawker (Captain), 2nd Observer: William Bennet (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
CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
10 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
11 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.
12 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.
13 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
14 Present weatherwwWeather description
15 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
16 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
17 ClearnessClearness
18 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
19 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
20 FogFog1 If fog was reported
21 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
22 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
23 HailHail1 If hail was reported
24 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
25 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
558 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)

Course
(Course of the ship during the...)
10 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
11 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
12 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
13 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
14 
ww
(Weather description)
15 
Precip descr
16 
State sea descr
17 
Clearness
18 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
19 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
20 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
21 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
22 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
23 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
24 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
25 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1774-05-05T12:0048.75-6.572319.0LIZARDN37E30S37W90.00-22E, ENE, EBN, NEBE, NEFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN01000005940
1774-05-06T13:0047.43-8.353282.6LIZARDN4E65S43W104.00-21NEBN, NNE, NBE, N, NNW, NW, NWBN, NBWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER LITTLE WINDLATTER CLEAR00000005941
1774-05-07T13:0047.12-8.631250.6LIZARDN39E73S54W22.00-21WBS, W, CALM, SE, SEBSLIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMSLARGE SWELL FROM N00000005942
1774-05-08T13:0046.38-10.781146.7LIZARDN46E103S66W96.00-21SEBS, SSE, SEBE, SEFIRST PART LITTLE WIND, MIDDLE FRESH BREEZES, LATTER MODERATEMIDDLE RAINFIRST AND LATTER CLOUDY, MIDDLE HAZY01000005943
1774-05-09T13:0045.72-12.75472.6LIZARDN50E132S64W85.00-21SSE, SE, ESE, E, EBN, ENEFIRST PART LIGHT AIRS, MIDDLE AND LATER LIGHT BREEZESFIRST PART FAIR, MIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY00000005944
1774-05-10T13:0045.08-14.422499.3LIZARDN54E158S65W74.00-21NNE, N, NBW, NNW, NW, NWBW, WNW, WFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS LITTLE WIND, LATER FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY00000005945
1774-05-11T13:0044.35-15.382720.6LIZARDN51E178S45W58.00-21NNW, NWBN, NWBW, NW, WNWFIRST PART FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, MIDDLE AND LATTER LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMS00000005946
1774-05-12T13:0044.52-16.83921.0LIZARDN55E192N78W63.00-21SE, SEBE, EBN, ESELIGHT AIRSFAIR00000005947
1774-05-13T13:0045.03-20.3535119.0LIZARDN64E227N78W152.00-20EBS, ENE, NE, NNE, NBEFIRST PART LIGHT BREEZES, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST PART CLOUDY00000005948
1774-05-14T14:0045.22-24.15489.3LIZARDN70E272N83W162.00-20NBW, N, NNE, NEBN, NE, ENEFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYFIRST PART RAIN01000005949
1774-05-15T14:0045.28-27.3232.6LIZARDN73E305N88W137.00-20NE, N, NBE, NNEFIRST PART FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, MIDDLE AND LATTER LITTLE WINDMIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY00000005950
1774-05-16T14:0045.35-29.633522.6LIZARDN74E341N88W98.00-19NNE, NBW, N, NBE, NBW, NBEFIRST AND LATTER PARTS LITTLE WIND, MIDDLE FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYFIRST PART CLOUDY00000005951
1774-05-17T14:0046.27-32.92609.3LIZARDN79E378N66W151.00-19NEBN, NEBE, EBNFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY00000005952
1774-05-18T14:0046.77-34.8519519.0LIZARDN82E403N69W84.00-19E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SWBSFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS LITTLE WIND, LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS CLEAR, LATTER CLOUDY00000005953
1774-05-19T14:0047.07-37.43159.3LIZARDN83E429N79W108.00-19S, NBW, N, ESE, ENE, NEBNFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER FRESH BREEZESFIRST PART RAINMIDDLE PART CLOUDY, LATTER FAIR01000005954
1774-05-20T15:0047.20-39.233612.6LIZARDN85E453N81W74.00-18ENE, NE, NNE, NE, CALMFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER LITTLE WIND INCLINABLE TO CALMFIRST PART CLOUDY00000005955
1774-05-21T15:0047.82-39.282366.7LIZARDN82E449N3W37.00-23W, WNW, NWBW, WBN, WNW, W, WBSFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART RAINMIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY01000005956
1774-05-22T15:0046.95-39.803202.6LIZARDN82E462S22W56.00-18WBN, WSW, SWBW, WBS, W, NW, NBW, NNWFIRST PART STRONG GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER LIGHT BREEZESFIRST PART RAINMIDDLE AND LATTER FAIR01000005957
1774-05-23T15:0046.53-40.703610.6LIZARDN82E479S61W43.00-18CALM, SSE, SBW, SSE, SWBS, CALMFIRST AND LATTER PARTS LITTLE WIND INCLINABLE TO CALM, MIDDLE LIGHT BREEZESMIDDLE CLOUDY00000005958
1774-05-24T15:0047.05-42.882869.3LIZARDN83E502N69W96.00-18SSW, SBE, SSE, WBS, WNW, NWBWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS LITTLE WIND, LATTER FRESH BREEZESFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FAIR, LATTER CLOUDY00000005959
1774-05-25T15:0047.33-44.481859.3LIZARDN84E521N68W56.00-18NWBW, WNW, WBS, W, WSW, SSW, SSE, SSWFIRST AND LATTER PARTS FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, MIDDLE LIGHT AIRSMIDDLE CLOUDY00000005960
1774-05-26T15:0047.97-44.7327022.6LIZARDN85E531N12W47.00-23WSW, WBS, W, WBN, NWBW, WNWSTRONG GALESCLOUDY00000005961
1774-05-27T15:0047.57-46.201919.3LIZARDN85E543S68W64.00-23NWBW, WNW, WBN, W, WSW, SBW, SWBSFIRST AND LATTER PARTS FRESH BREEZES, MIDDLE LITTLE WINDFAIR00000005962
1774-05-28T15:0047.05-46.4525222.6LIZARDN84E549S29W23.00-18SWBS, SWBW, WSW, WBS, SW, NWBW, WNW, WBN, WFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE CALM, LATTER STRONG GALESMIDDLE RAINFIRST PART CLOUDY, LATTER CLEAR01000005963
1774-05-30T15:0046.37-45.882636.7LIZARDN82E547S5E16.00-18WBN, W, WNW, NWBW, NW, WBNFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART CLEAR, MIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY00000005964
1774-05-31T15:0046.78-46.033206.7LIZARDN83E546S10W33.00-18NWBW, WNW, W, WBN, NW, NNWMODERATELARGE SWELL FROM WCLOUDY00000005965
1774-06-01T15:0046.87-47.521526.7LIZARDN84E565N85W61.00-17NNW, NBW, NW, N, SEBS, SBEMODERATECLOUDY00000005966
1774-06-02T15:0047.47-49.672086.7LIZARDN85E589N68W95.00-17SEBE, SBW, WSW, SW, SW, SWFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, MIDDLE LIGHT AIRS, LATTER MODERATEMIDDLE FOGGYFIRST PART RAINLATTER CLOUDY01100005967
1774-06-03T15:0047.83-51.502029.3LIZARDN86E610N73W89.00-23WBS, WSW, SW, SWBS, SWFRESH BREEZESHAZY00000005968