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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 AMSTERDAM cruise from New York to Curaçao started at 1853-09-19 [dataset]. Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut, De Bilt, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.747381, 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: 27.853333 * Median Longitude: -59.401250 * South-bound Latitude: 10.750000 * West-bound Longitude: -70.420000 * North-bound Latitude: 39.400000 * East-bound Longitude: -53.580000
Date/Time Start: 1853-09-19T05:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1853-10-12T04:00:00
Event(s):
Amsterdam_18530919_E_REIS_7_P67-86 * Latitude Start: 40.670000 * Longitude Start: -74.040000 * Latitude End: 12.370000 * Longitude End: -68.570000 * Date/Time Start: 1853-09-19T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1853-10-12T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Amsterdam (Stoomschip), Voyage: New York - Curacao, 1st Observer: J. Spanjaard (Kltz)
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
CommentCommentAny remark, found in the logbook on this particular day, about any biological item
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.
10 Wind scale referenceWind scale ref#Name of, or reference to the wind scale that has been used
11 Sensor readingReadingarbitrary unitsReading of the (outside) air thermometer
12 Sensor readingReadingarbitrary unitsReading of the air pressure
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 Cloud typeCloud type
16 Cloud direction descriptionCloud dir descr
17 Cloud coverCloud cov%
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:
495 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...)

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

TTT [°C]

Comment
(Any remark, found in the logb...)

Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
10 
Wind scale ref [#]
(Name of, or reference to the ...)
11 
Reading [arbitrary units]
(Reading of the (outside) air ...)
12 
Reading [arbitrary units]
(Reading of the air pressure)
13 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
14 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
15 
Cloud type
16 
Cloud dir descr
17 
Cloud cov [%]
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)
1853-09-19T05:0039.40-70.421614.61024.124.0-9324.00768.101703HELDER0000000011109
1853-09-20T04:0038.47-66.931274.61024.026.6-13326.60768.00150-1403HELDER, VV, VVV20000000011110
1853-09-21T04:0037.12-63.281421.01019.125.8ZAGEN WIER DRIJVEN-8125.80764.30120-1501VV, VVVVV, VVV70000000011111
1853-09-22T04:0036.50-62.071494.61017.126.4-11326.40762.801603VV17040000000011112
1853-09-23T04:0036.27-59.551496.71019.327.0-11427.00764.501604VV25020000000011113
1853-09-24T04:0035.97-57.171762.61020.727.4-14227.40765.501902VV17030000000011114
1853-09-25T04:0035.65-56.551462.61021.326.8ZAGEN KROOST DRIJVEN EN VLIEGENDE VISCH-14226.80766.001602VVVVV21050000000011115
1853-09-26T04:0035.75-55.121762.61018.126.2-14226.20763.60170-1902VV, VVV170-19030000000011116
1853-09-27T04:0034.88-55.073629.31008.025.2-14525.20756.00RONDLOPEND5VVVVV50100000000011117
1853-09-28T04:0034.02-53.8825612.31010.125.6-14625.60757.60290-2706VV27060000000011118
1853-09-29T04:0032.15-53.58601.01016.526.0-10126.00762.4050-701VVVVV5080000000011119
1853-09-30T04:0031.22-54.5518015.41010.826.6-10726.60758.101907VVVVV19080000000011120
1853-10-01T04:0029.93-54.43101.01019.326.6-10126.60764.5010-201VV, V40000000011121
1853-10-02T04:0028.37-55.22906.71020.026.8-10426.80765.0050-1004DIKKE LUCHT, VV, VVVVV90000000011122
1853-10-03T04:0027.23-55.40840.01021.328.8-6028.80766.00900HELDER, VV9020000000011123
1853-10-04T04:0024.27-55.82742.61020.828.8-6228.80765.60802VV, HELDER9030000000011124
1853-10-05T04:0022.60-57.231044.61020.028.6-6328.60765.001103VV, V4020000000011125
1853-10-06T04:0020.58-59.151196.71018.728.4-1428.40764.001204VV12040000000011126
1853-10-07T04:0018.10-60.67896.71016.828.0-1428.00762.60904VV, V9020000000011127
1853-10-08T04:0016.57-61.901211.01017.329.21129.20763.001201VVVVV20000000011128
1853-10-09T04:0016.17-62.253611018.729.0129.00764.00STILTEVV21020000000011129
1853-10-10T04:0014.13-63.571134.61017.929.03329.00763.401103VV, VVV11050000000011130
1853-10-11T04:0012.38-65.101144.61017.329.24329.20763.00110311020000000011131
1853-10-12T04:0010.75-66.72844.61015.628.64328.60761.70160-803VVVVV10000000011132