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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 ARGO cruise from Madeira to Madras started at 1762-03-18 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.747459, 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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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: -9.312817 * Median Longitude: 5.560000 * South-bound Latitude: -37.820000 * West-bound Longitude: -27.980000 * North-bound Latitude: 25.130000 * East-bound Longitude: 83.540000
Date/Time Start: 1762-03-18T13:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1762-06-26T07:00:00
Event(s):
Argo_17620318_NMM_ADM/L/A168 * Latitude Start: 32.130000 * Longitude Start: -16.570000 * Latitude End: 12.100000 * Longitude End: 80.500000 * Date/Time Start: 1762-03-18T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1762-06-26T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Argo (6th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Madeira - Madras, 1st Observer: John Bladen Tinker (Captain), 2nd Observer: James Reid (1st Officer/Master), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 28G 583BM
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 CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
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 Current direction descriptionCur dir descrDirection of the current. This direction points to where the current is flowing towards to.
15 Current speed descriptionV descr
16 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
17 Present weatherwwWeather description
18 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
19 ClearnessClearness
20 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
21 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
22 FogFog1 If fog was reported
23 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
24 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
25 HailHail1 If hail was reported
26 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
27 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
1321 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 
Comment
(Other remarks, that were not ...)
12 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
13 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
14 
Cur dir descr
(Direction of the current. Thi...)
15 
V descr
16 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
17 
ww
(Weather description)
18 
Precip descr
19 
Clearness
20 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
21 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
22 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
23 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
24 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
25 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
26 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
27 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1762-03-18T13:0025.13-21.02332.6FERRON33E67S33W200.00VARAITION AZM 10:20W-12NELITTLE WINDFAIR000000016716
1762-03-19T13:0022.32-21.73349.3FERRON31E131SBW174.00-11NELITTLE WIND, NE TRADEFAIR000000016717
1762-03-20T13:0019.73-21.40346.7FERRON21E175SBW159.00VARIATION AZM 8:12W-11NEMODERATECLOUDY000000016718
1762-03-21T13:0017.78-21.87346.7FERRON19E214SBW120.00-11NEMODERATECLOUDY000000016719
1762-03-22T13:0015.78-21.98356.7FERRON16E253S3W120.00-10NEMODERATECLOUDY000000016720
1762-03-23T13:0013.58-21.67356.7FERRON13E293S8W133.00-10NEMODERATECLOUDY000000016721
1762-03-24T13:0011.53-21.37366.7FERRON10:05W331S8E124.00VARIATION AZM 8:12W-9NEMODERATECLOUDY000000016722
1762-03-25T13:009.08-21.02366.7FERRON8:36W380S8E148.00-9NEMODERATECLOUDY000000016723
1762-03-26T13:006.78-20.68376.7FERRON8:47W425S8E139.00VARIATION AZM 7:46W-8NEMODERATECLOUDY000000016724
1762-03-27T13:005.05-20.43372.6FERRON5:47W425S8E105.00-8NELITTLE WINDRAIN010000016725
1762-03-28T13:004.03-20.28376.7FERRON5:13W475S8E62.00-8NEMODERATESHOWERS OF RAIN110000016726
1762-03-29T13:003.60-20.22376.7FERRON4:58W488S8E26.00-8NEMODERATESHOWERS OF RAIN110000016727
1762-03-30T13:002.83-20.20376.7FERRON4:48W504S1E46.00-8NEMODERATESHOWERS OF RAIN110000016728
1762-03-31T13:002.43-20.28386.7FERRON4:54W522S11W24.00-7NESET NWBN0.5MODERATESHOWERS OF RAIN110000016729
1762-04-01T13:001.85-20.023622.6FERRON4E526S24E38.00-7VARIABLELITTLE WINDCLOUDYFREQUENT SHOWERS OF RAIN110000016730
1762-04-02T13:001.47-19.903532.6FERRON4E530S17E24.00VARIATION AZM 5:00W-7NLITTLE WINDCLOUDYFREQUENT SHOWERS OF RAIN110000016731
1762-04-03T13:001.12-19.872071.0FERRON3E536S6E21.00-7SWBSLIGHT AIRS AND CALM000000016732
1762-04-04T13:000.82-20.153080.0FERRON4:21E546S43W25.00-7NWCALMRAIN010000016733
1762-04-05T13:00-0.12-20.883082.6FERRON5:39E563S38W71.00-7NWLITTLE WINDFREQUENT SHOWERS OF RAIN110000016734
1762-04-06T13:00-1.77-21.951282.6FERRON7E597S33W118.00-7SELITTLE WINDFREQUENT SHOWERS OF RAIN110000016735
1762-04-07T14:00-3.20-23.3313119.0FERRON9E630S44W120.00VARIATION AZM 3:10W-4SEFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000016736
1762-04-08T14:00-4.77-24.6713119.0FERRON14E673S41W125.00-4SEFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000016737
1762-04-09T14:00-6.72-26.021316.7FERRON12E712SWBS141.00-4SEMODERATECLOUDY000000016738
1762-04-10T14:00-8.77-27.221326.7FERRON13E757S13W142.00-3SEMODERATECLOUDY000000016739
1762-04-11T14:00-10.85-27.871352.6FERRON13E800S17W131.000SELITTLE WINDSHOWERS100000016740
1762-04-12T14:00-13.28-27.981366.7FERRON13E846S2W146.00VARIATION AZM 1:00W1SEMODERATEFAIR000000016741
1762-04-13T14:00-15.62-27.95136FERRON13E846S140.001SESQUALLYRAIN010000016742
1762-04-14T14:00-17.95-27.95137FERRON11E944S140.002SESQUALLYRAIN010000016743
1762-04-15T14:00-19.82-27.781371.0FERRON11:13E970S5E112.002SELIGHT AIRSFAIR000000016744
1762-04-16T14:00-21.80-27.401341.0FERRON10E1008S10E121.00-1SELIGHT AIRSFAIR000000016745
1762-04-17T14:00-24.10-26.401356.7FERRON8E1053S22E149.000SEMODERATEFAIR000000016746
1762-04-18T14:00-26.35-24.85686.7FERRON7E1092S32E159.00VARIATION AZM 1:56E0ENEMODERATEFAIR000000016747
1762-04-19T13:00-28.67-22.236719.0FERRON4E1135SE197.00-1ENEFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000016748
1762-04-20T13:00-30.72-19.2332519.0FERRON1:09E1172S52E200.00-1NWBNFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000016749
1762-04-21T13:00-31.77-16.0232219.0FERRON2W1192S69E177.00-4NWBNFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000016750
1762-04-22T13:00-32.43-13.733226.7FERRON4W1207S71E123.00VARIATION AZM 3:00W-4NWBNMODERATECLOUDY000000016751
1762-04-23T13:00-33.42-10.353216.7FERRON7W1236S71E181.00-5NWBNMODERATECLOUDY000000016752
1762-04-24T13:00-33.73-9.083216.7FERRON8W1246S73E65.00-5NWBNMODERATECLEAR000000016753
1762-04-25T12:00-35.07-7.42376.7FERRON9W1279S46E115.00VARIATION AZM 4:51W-8NEMODERATECLEAR000000016754
1762-04-26T12:00-36.20-5.87376.7FERRON10W1301S51E108.00-8NEMODERATECLEAR000000016755
1762-04-27T12:00-36.40-4.97376.7FERRON10W1307S71E37.00-8NEMODERATECLOUDY000000016756
1762-04-28T12:00-37.78-4.8812819.0FERRON11W1280N16E102.00-7SEFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000016757
1762-04-29T12:00-37.82-4.5212819.0FERRON11:36W1269N16W24.00-7SEFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000016758
1762-04-30T12:00-35.90-3.9812719.0FERRON11W1301S35E95.00-8SEFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000016759
1762-05-01T12:00-37.78-2.523626.7FERRON12W1330S33:45E-7SSE, SE, VARIABLEFRESH GALES, MID AND LATTER MODERATEDRIZZLING RAINMID AND LATTER HAZY010000016760
1762-05-02T12:00-37.78-0.303516.7FERRON13W1350EVARIATION AZM 8:00W-9NBE, NMODERATECLOUDY000000016761
1762-05-03T12:00-36.830.631586.7FERRON16W1310E22:30N-11SBEMODERATECLOUDY000000016762
1762-05-04T12:00-36.331.03360N8:24EVARIATION AZM 11:15W-11N, NBEFIRST AND MID PARTS FRESH GALESFIRST AND MIDDLE CLOUDY000000016763
1762-05-05T12:00-36.252.223496.7CAPE BONA ESPERANCEN78W208S78:45E-11NEBN, NNE, NFIRST AND MID PART SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATELATTER FAIRFIRST AND MID PART RAIN010000016764
1762-05-06T12:00-35.755.433476.7N84:37EVARIATION AZM 12:06W-13NBE, NMODERATECLOUDY000000016765
1762-05-07T12:00-35.757.003476.7EVARIATION AZM 15:36W-13NNW, NMODERATEHEAVY SHOWERS OF RAIN110000016766
1762-05-08T11:00-35.8310.83355S86:23E-16N, NNW, NBEFIRST MODERATE, MID AND LATTER SQUALLYMID AND LATTER LIGHTNING000010016767
1762-05-09T11:00-36.0512.7535319.0CAPE BONA ESPERANCEN54:33W50S87:11E-18NBW, NNW, NBEFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000016768
1762-05-10T11:00-35.9316.652756.7N87:11E-18SW, W, WNWMODERATEFAIR000000016769
1762-06-10T09:002.0051.6921319.0POINT DU GULLN77E500N68E-12SWFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000016770
1762-06-11T08:003.6554.4521619.0CEYLONN82E440N62EVARIATION AZM 9:30W-9SWBW, SWFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000016771
1762-06-12T08:004.8056.452056.7CEYLONN87E412N61E-9SWBSMODERATECLOUDY000000016772
1762-06-13T08:006.2759.3521919.0TRINCOMALEEN82E364N68EVARIATION AZM 6:24W-6SWFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000016773
1762-06-14T08:007.2362.3924219.0FORT ST GEORGEENE310N73EVARIATION AZM 2:40W-6WSWFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000016774
1762-06-15T08:007.8565.6725519.0FORT ST GEORGEN64:35E248N79E-4SW, WBSFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000016775
1762-06-16T07:008.0768.0224619.0N84EVARIATION AZM 1:12W-2WSWFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000016776
1762-06-17T07:008.2770.122466.7COMERON56W785N85E-2WSWMODERATECLOUDY000000016777
1762-06-18T07:008.1371.622576.7S86E-2SWBW, WBSMODERATESHOWERS OF RAIN110000016778
1762-06-19T07:008.1374.392246.7POINT DE GAULEN84E140S88E-1WBS, WSW, SWMODERATEDRIZZLING SHOWERS OF RAIN, LATTER HEAVY SHOWERS OF RAIN110000016779
1762-06-20T07:007.5776.80292S77E-1WBS, WNWMODERATE, LATTER SQUALLYCLOUDYLATTER RAIN010000016780
1762-06-21T07:006.1579.202936.7POINT DE GAULEN83E49S60E0WNWMODERATECLOUDYMID AND LATTER HEAVY SHOWERS OF RAIN110000016781
1762-06-22T07:006.0882.042706.7MADRASAPATAMN12W146S88E0WBS, WMODERATECLOUDY000000016782
1762-06-23T06:007.5883.5425919.0MADRASAPATAMN20:48W120N27E0WSW, SW, WBSFRESH GALESHAZY000000016783
1762-06-24T07:008.8382.3924819.0FORT ST GEORGEN22W90N31E0W, SEBS, SE, WBS, WSWFRESH GALESHAZY000000016784
1762-06-25T07:0010.4381.1025919.0FORT ST GEORGEN11:30W56N38WVARIATION AZM 0:39W0WSW, WBSMODERATE, MID AND LATTER FRESH GALESCLOUDYMID AND LATTER HAZY000000016785
1762-06-26T07:0012.1580.4425919.0FORT ST GEORGEN9:10W21N21W0WSW, W, WBSMODERATE, MID AND LATTER FRESH GALESCLOUDYMID AND LATTER HAZY000000016786