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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 ARUNDEL cruise from St. Hellens Road to Halifax started at 1755-05-15 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.747495, 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: 46.551228 * Median Longitude: -42.841754 * South-bound Latitude: 44.070000 * West-bound Longitude: -59.760000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.300000 * East-bound Longitude: -6.370000
Date/Time Start: 1755-05-15T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1755-07-11T16:00:00
Event(s):
Arundel_17550515_NMM_ADM/L/A193 * Latitude Start: 53.550000 * Longitude Start: -3.360000 * Latitude End: 43.400000 * Longitude End: -63.030000 * Date/Time Start: 1755-05-15T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1755-07-11T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Arundel (6th Rate Frigate), Voyage: St Hellens Road - Halifax, 1st Observer: Thomas Hankerson (Captain), 2nd Observer: John Trehearne (2nd Officer/Lieutenant), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 24G. 508BM
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 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:
1087 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 
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)
1755-05-15T12:0049.30-6.372416.7LIZARDN50E20S50W60.00-18NW, W, WBSMODERATESOME RAINCLOUDY010000018121
1755-05-16T13:0048.67-7.732976.7LIZARDN52:7E41S55W66.00-18WNW, NWMODERATERAINHAZY010000018122
1755-05-17T13:0047.58-9.302866.7LIZARDN48:43E71S44W90.00-18NBW, NWBWFIRST AND LATTER PARTS MODERATEMIDDLE RAINFIRST AND LATTER PARTS FAIR, MIDDLE HAZY010000018123
1755-05-18T13:0047.12-11.6362.6LIZARDN56:21E102S73W95.00-17NNW, N, NNEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER LITTLE WINDFIRST AND MIDDLE HAZY, LATTER FAIR000000018124
1755-05-19T13:0047.12-13.58396.7LIZARDN62:56E125W79.00-17NEBEFIRST PART LIGHT AIRS, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART FAIR, MIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY000000018125
1755-05-20T13:0047.33-15.25846.7LIZARDN68:38E143N78W63.00-17NEBE, EBSMODERATECLOUDY000000018126
1755-05-21T13:0047.43-16.37966.7LIZARDN71:8E155N83W45.00-17EBS, E, ESEFIRST PART LIGHT AIRS, MIDDLE AD LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART FAIR, MIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY000000018127
1755-05-22T13:0047.43-18.32976.7LIZARDN73:45E180W79.00-16ESEMODERATECLOUDY000000018128
1755-05-23T13:0047.43-20.68976.7LIZARDN76:7E210W96.00-16ESEMODERATECLOUDY000000018129
1755-05-25T14:0047.50-23.3894LIZARDN78:27E245W45.00-19E, NE, ESEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS CLOUDY, LATTER FAIR000000018130
1755-05-26T14:0047.83-24.232746.7LIZARDN80:25E252N56W37.00-19SBE, SWBS, WBS, WNWFIRST AND LATTER PARTS MODERATE, MIDDLE LIGHT AIRSMIDDLE PART FOGGYFIRST AND LATTER PARTS FAIR001000018131
1755-05-27T14:0048.22-25.773416.7LIZARDN82:45E269N68W64.00-19W, WSW, NWBW, NFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS LITTLE WIND, MIDDLE MODERATE (!)MIDDLE SMALL RAINFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FAIR, MIDDLE CLOUDY (!)010000018132
1755-05-28T14:0048.43-27.832176.7LIZARDN84:16E293N80W81.00-19ENE, SSE, SWBWFIRST PART LIGHT WINDS, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATEMIDDLE AND LATTER FOGGYFIRST PART FAIR001000018133
1755-05-29T14:0047.90-28.172746.7LIZARDN82:26E301S21W33.00-19SWBW, WNWFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART FAIR, MIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY000000018134
1755-05-30T14:0046.76-29.23322LIZARDN78:52E321S31W78.00-16WBN, NNWMIDDLE FRESH GALESFIRST AND LATTER PARTS CLOUDYFIRST AND LATTER PARTS CLOUDY000000018135
1755-05-31T14:0047.28-30.5525415.4LIZARDN81:10E334N58W61.00-16SSW, WMODERATE GALESTHICK000000018136
1755-06-01T14:0048.25-32.2421719.0LIZARDN84:49E351N48W88.00-19W, SWBWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FOGGY, AM THE FOG CLEARED AWAYLATTER PARTS HAZY001000018137
1755-06-02T14:0047.00-33.122556.7LIZARDN81:10E367S24W81.00-15SWBW, NNW, WFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART RAINFIRST PART HAZY, MIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY010000018138
1755-06-03T14:0046.28-33.382556.7LIZARDN79:11E374S11W43.00-15WBN, WMODERATECLOUDY000000018139
1755-06-04T14:0046.61-33.701886.7LIZARDN80:18E376N28W24.00-15W, SWBW, SSWMODERATECLOUDY000000018140
1755-06-05T14:0046.38-35.3618819.0LIZARDN80:13E398S79W66.00-15WNW, SSWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS LIGHT AIRS, LATTER FRESH GALESLATTER RAINFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS CLOUDY010000018141
1755-06-06T14:0047.46-35.8533422.6LIZARDN83:24E397N15W69.00-15SSW, W, NBWSTRONG GALESRAINHAZY010000018142
1755-06-07T14:0046.86-36.242896.7LIZARDN81:51E404S21W37.00-15NWBWFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART RAINMIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY010000018143
1755-06-08T15:0046.28-38.8033419.0LIZARDN81:2E440S71W108.00-15SSE, W, NBWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESLATTER RAINFIRST AND MIDDLE PART CLOUDY, LATTER HAZY010000018144
1755-06-09T15:0045.73-41.3218819.0LIZARDN80:26E476S73W108.00-15NNW, S, SSWFIRST AND LATTER PARTS FRESH GALES, MIDDLE MODERATEFIRST AND LATTER PARTS CLOUDY, MIDDLE CLEAR000000018145
1755-06-10T15:0046.41-44.6722122.6LIZARDN82:62E514N72W136.00-15S, SWBWSTRONG GALES001000018146
1755-06-11T15:0047.24-45.662786.7LIZARDN84:41E521N41W68.00-15SW, W, WNWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS STRONG GALES, LATTER MODERATEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FOGGYLATTER HAZY001000018147
1755-06-12T15:0046.96-47.4721019.0LIZARDN84:22E545S77W72.00-15NWBW, SWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESLATTER FOGGYFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS HAZY001000018148
1755-06-13T15:0047.12-49.69976.7LIZARDN85E574N83W91.00-16SWBW, WNW, NBE, ESEFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART FOGGYMIDDLE AND LATTER HAZY001000018149
1755-06-14T15:0046.86-51.2276.7CAPE BROYLEN1/2E5-16WBS, NNW, NNEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH GALES, LATTER MODERATEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FOGGYLATTER PART CLEAR001000018150
1755-06-15T16:0046.60-52.751882.6CAPE BROYLENNW11-15NEBN, W, SSWLIGHT WINDSCLEAR000000018151
1755-06-16T16:0046.47-53.822332.6CAPE BROYLEN1/2E11-15WSWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER LIGHT WINDSFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS CLOUDY, LATTER FAIR000000018152
1755-06-17T16:0046.34-54.883112.6CAPE RACENE10-15SSE, ESE, NWBNLIGHT WINDSCLEAR000000018153
1755-06-18T16:0046.22-55.89986.7CAPE RACEN77E40S77W120.00-15NNW, ESEMODERATEFAIR000000018154
1755-06-19T16:0045.85-59.1210919.0CAPE RACEN79:05E86S81W40.00-15SEBEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FAIR, LATTER HAZY000000018155
1755-06-20T16:0045.93-58.691316.7CAPE RACEN79:25E80N76E20.00-15E, ENE, SEBSMODERATEHAZY000000018156
1755-06-21T16:0046.06-59.59196.7SCATARYNE21-15ENE, NEBNMODERATECLOUDY000000018157
1755-06-22T16:0045.85-59.123346.7SCATARYN62W12S62E37.00-15NNE, N, NBWMODERATECLOUDY000000018158
1755-06-23T16:0046.17-58.87752.6SCATARYS86:38W12N30E22.00-15NNW, NEBN, ELIGHT WINDSFAIR000000018159
1755-06-24T16:0046.08-59.079819.0SCATARYN82:39W8S62W10.00-15E, ESEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESLATTER RAINFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS CLOUDY010000018160
1755-06-25T16:0045.95-58.50196.7SCATARYN77:38W17S71E24.00-15ENE, NEBNFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH GALES, LATTER MODERATEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS HAZY000000018161
1755-06-26T16:0045.82-58.723562.6SCATARYN65:46W15S49W12.00-15ENE, NE, NBELIGHT WINDSCLEAR000000018162
1755-06-27T16:0045.74-58.973236.7CAPE BRETONNNW1/2W8-15NW, N, NNWMODERATECLOUDY000000018163
1755-06-28T16:0045.67-59.22210SCATARYN37W12S37E35.00-15WSW, SWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATELATTER FOGGYFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FAIR001000018164
1755-06-29T16:0045.58-58.9919915.4SCATARYN43:7W15S63E11.00-15SW, SWBSMODERATE GALESTHICK FOG001000018165
1755-06-30T16:0045.90-59.32192.6SCATARYN50:12W7N36W24.00-15SW, WNW, NEBNFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER LIGHT WINDSFIRST PART FOGGYMIDDLE AND LATTER HAZY001000018166
1755-07-01T16:0045.79-59.54410.0LOUISBOURG LIGHT HOUSENBW21-15NEBEFIRST PART LIGHT WINDS, MIDDLE AND LATTER CALMFIRST PART FAIR000000018167
1755-07-02T16:0045.68-59.76536.7LOUISBOURGN23W7S23E21.00-15E, EBS, ENEMODERATERAINHAZY010000018168
1755-07-03T16:0045.67-59.411886.7SCATARYN39W12S39E36.00-15W, WSW, SSWMODERATECLOUDY000000018169
1755-07-04T16:0045.75-59.281992.6SCATARYN51:10W12NE1/2E8.00-15SWBSLIGHT WINDS AND CALMS AT INTERVALSTHICK FOGG001000018170
1755-07-05T16:0045.83-59.492106.7SCATARYN47:7W9NWBW1/2W11.00-15SWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS LIGHT WINDS, LATTER MODERATEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FOGGYLATTER CLOUDY001000018171
1755-07-06T16:0045.98-59.612666.7SCATARYN58:14W6N28W10.00-15SWBW, WBNMODERATEFAIR000000018172
1755-07-07T16:0045.55-59.25536.7SCATARYNBE1/2E21-15SW, S, EBS, ENEMODERATCLOUDY000000018173
1755-07-08T16:0045.13-58.912556.7SCATARYNBW8-15NEBE, NW, WFIRST PART STRONG GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART HARD RAINFIRST PART HAZY, MIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY010000018174
1755-07-09T16:0044.70-58.56306.7LOUISBOURGNEBN4-15NBE, NEMODERATECLOUDY000000018175
1755-07-10T16:0044.27-58.231206.7LOUISBOURGN35E42S35W127.00-15ENE, SEMODERATECLOUDY000000018176
1755-07-11T16:0044.07-57.311996.7LOUISBOURGN46:56E56S73W41.00-15SEBS, SWBSFIRST NAD MIDDLE PARTS FRESH GALES, LATTER MODERATEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FOGGYLATTER PART CLOUDY001000018177