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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 Spithead to Louisbourg started at 1758-10-25 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.747500, 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: 45.678615 * Median Longitude: -25.284769 * South-bound Latitude: 41.780000 * West-bound Longitude: -52.060000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.700000 * East-bound Longitude: -5.830000
Date/Time Start: 1758-10-25T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1758-12-31T00:00:00
Event(s):
Arundel_17581025_NMM_ADM/L/A193 * Latitude Start: 50.680000 * Longitude Start: -0.960000 * Latitude End: 43.400000 * Longitude End: -63.030000 * Date/Time Start: 1758-10-25T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1758-12-31T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Arundel (6th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Spithead - Louisbourg, 1st Observer: John Knight (Captain), 2nd Observer: Thomas Cunningham (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 CommentCommentLife on board
11 CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
12 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
13 CommentCommentAny remark, found in the logbook on this particular day, about the ship, sails, rigging, etc.
14 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.
15 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.
16 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
17 Present weatherwwWeather description
18 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
19 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
20 ClearnessClearness
21 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
22 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
23 FogFog1 If fog was reported
24 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
25 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
26 HailHail1 If hail was reported
27 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
28 CommentComment
29 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
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Longitude

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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)

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(1 If position is considered t...)
10 
Comment
(Life on board)
11 
Course
(Course of the ship during the...)
12 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
13 
Comment
(Any remark, found in the logb...)
14 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
15 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
16 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
17 
ww
(Weather description)
18 
Precip descr
19 
State sea descr
20 
Clearness
21 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
22 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
23 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
24 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
25 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
26 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
27 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
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Comment
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ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1758-10-25T12:0049.28-5.8333026.8STARTN28E28S71W92.00-19NNE, NBW, NNW, NBWHARD GALES AND SQUALLYRAINCLOUDY010000018329
1758-10-26T12:0048.57-7.063626.7STARTN59E61S53W72.00-19NWBW, N, NE, VARIABLEFIRST PART STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART RAINMIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS FAIR010000018330
1758-10-27T13:0048.87-9.4617226.8STARTN74E93N80W110.00-19CALM, SBE, SSW, SBWFIRST PART CALM, MIDDLE AND LATTER HARD GALES AND SQUALLYMIDDLE AND LATTER RAINGREAT SWELL FROM NNE010000018331
1758-10-28T13:0048.92-9.0824026.8STARTN70E72S80W18.00SHIPPING ABUNDANCE OF WATER. DECK AND SIDES VERY LEAKY-19SBW, S, WSW, WBN, WBSVERY STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY. 4PM EXCESSIVE HARD GALESRAINRUNNING VERY HIGH0100000a trivial correction was made in this observation18332
1758-10-29T13:0049.27-8.5529626.8STARTN73:45E67N57E29.00-19WBS, SW, WBN, NWHARD GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN010000018333
1758-10-30T13:0048.63-8.8320626.8STARTN68E73S29W42.00-19NWBW, NNW, NW, W, SWFIRST AND LATTER PARTS HARD GALES AND SQUALLY, MIDDLE PART MODERATEFIRST AND LATTER PARTS RAINMIDDLE CLOUDY010000018334
1758-10-31T13:0049.28-8.9325127.4STARTN76:24E70N7W33.00SHIPPING ABUNDANCE OF WATER-19SW, WNW, W, WBS, WEXCESSIVE HARD GALES AND SQUALLYRAINVERY CROSS SEA010000018335
1758-11-01T13:0049.70-8.5018426.8STARTN82:24E63NOT A MAN DRY IN THEIR HAMMOCKSN27E32.00SHIPPING GREAT QUANTITIES OF WATER, DECK AND SIDES LEAKY-19W, WBN, SWBW, SSWHARD GALES AND SQUALLYVERY GREAT SEA000000018336
1758-11-02T13:0049.47-8.182966.7STARTN77E61S43E19.00-19WBN, NWBW, WSW, VARIABLE, NWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY. AT NOON MODERATERAINAT NOON CLEAR010000018337
1758-11-03T13:0049.58-9.3329619.0STARTN81E74N81W45.00-19WSW, SW, NBW, NWFRESH GALES. HARD SQUALLS AT 4PMRAINGREAT SEA FROM THE NWCLOUDY010000018338
1758-11-04T13:0048.47-9.502746.7STARTN66E84S5W67.00-19NW, WNW, NWBW, WNWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS HARD GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART RAINLATTER CLEAR010000018339
1758-11-05T13:0047.32-9.502300.0STARTN54E96S69.00-18WNW, VARIABLE, WSWFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER CALMFIRST PART CLOUDY000000018340
1758-11-06T13:0047.40-11.2515127.4STARTN61E115N86W74.00-18CALM, WSW, SW, SBW, SBEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS CALM AND LIGHT AIRS, LATTER FRESH GALES. EXCESSIVE HARD GALESLATTER RAINVERY HIGH SEA MAKING A FREE PASSAGE OVER USLATTER HAZY010000018341
1758-11-07T13:0047.75-10.712741.0STARTN63E105N57E26.00BOTH CLUES OF MAIN SAIL GAVE WAY AND SAIL SPLIT UP TO THE 1ST RIFE BAND. MIZON STAYS GAVE WAY, SIL SPLIT. FORESTAYS SPLIT.-19SWBS, SW, WBN, W, WNWFIRST PART EXCESSIVE HARD GALES AND SQUALLY, MIDDLE STRONG GALES, LATTER LIGHT AIRSVERY HEAVY SEAMIDDLE PART CLEAR000000018342
1758-11-08T13:0047.15-10.7634222.6STARTN58E114S12W37.00SHIPPED SEVERAL VERY HEAVY SEAS-18CALM, SWBS, SW, NBE, NFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER STRONG GALES AND SQUALLYMIDDLE AND LATTER SMALL RAIN010000018343
1758-11-09T13:0046.85-11.012301.0STARTN56E118S9W19.00-18NWBW, WBN, W, WSWFIRST PART HARD GALES AND SQUALLY, MIDDLE AND LATTER LIGHT AIRS INCLINING TO CALMS000000018344
1758-11-10T13:0046.78-13.511719.0STARTN64E145S88W99.00-18SWBW, S, ENE, NEBNFIRST PART LIGHT AIRS, MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS FRESH GALESMIDDLE AND LATTER SMALL RAIN010000018345
1758-11-11T13:0046.58-15.163439.3STARTN65:27E169S80W72.00-18NE, NNE, NBW, NFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH BREEZESFIRST PART CLOUDY, MIDDLE AND LATTER FAIR000000018346
1758-11-12T13:0046.58-16.251866.7STARTN67:30E183W44.00-18N, NBE, CALM, SE, SSWMODERATE WITH CALMS. CALM AT 5,6 & 7 HER HEAD ROUND THE COMPASSCLOUDY000000018347
1758-11-13T13:0046.88-17.553216.7STARTN71E195N71W54.00-17SWBW, WSW, NBW, NNWMODERATEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS HAZY, LATTER CLEAR000000018348
1758-11-14T13:0047.02-17.8023119.0STARTN71:59E199N57W15.00-17CALM, VARIABLE, SWBS, WSWFIRST PART CALM, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH GALESGREAT SWELL FROM THE NWCLOUDY000000018349
1758-11-15T13:0046.52-18.6316319.0STARTN70E214N50W47.00-17NW, W, WSW, SFRESH GALESHAZY000000018350
1758-11-16T13:0046.63-19.701181.0STARTN71:16E255N64W19.00-17WSW, W, NWBW, ENE, SEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS HARD GALES, LATTER LIGHT AIRSFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS THICK FOG, LATTER FOGFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS RAIN011000018351
1758-11-17T13:0046.30-20.552761.0STARTN71:16E237S60W46.00-17ENE, NNE, NNW, NW, WNWLIGHT AIRSSMALL RAINCLOUDY010000018352
1758-11-18T13:0047.05-20.6828726.8STARTN74:48E234N7W46.00-17NWBW, WBN, WSW, WNW, NWBWFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER HARD GALES AND SQUALLYFIRST PART CLOUDY000000018353
1758-11-19T13:0047.58-21.25376.7STARTN73E245S40W36.00-19NW, NBW, NWBN, NEBEFIRST PART HARD GALES AND SQUALLY, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATEMIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY000000018354
1758-11-20T14:0046.98-23.2625419.0STARTN75:31E268N73W86.00SHIPPED SEVERAL VERY HEAVY SEAS-16CALM, SSW, SW, WSW, WFIRST PART CALM, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH GALESMIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY000000018355
1758-11-21T14:0047.68-23.4325126.8STARTN79:22E265N6W42.00-19WBN, WBS, WNW, WFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, MIDDLE AND LATTER HARD GALESMIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY000000018356
1758-11-22T14:0047.08-23.8531019.0STARTN74:14E274S24W40.00-16W, WNW, WSW, NBW, NWBNFIRST AND LATTER PARTS FRESH GALES, MIDDLE MODERATEMIDDLE RAINFIRST AND LATTER PARTS CLOUDY010000018357
1758-11-23T14:0046.43-23.5028819.0STARTN74:26E274S19E42.00-16NW, WNW, NW, NWBWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYSNOW AND RAIN010100018358
1758-11-24T14:0046.17-23.2620926.8STARTN73:13E273S32E19.00SHIPPED GREAT QUANTITIES OF WATER-16NNW, NW, WBN, SWBS, SWFIRST AND LATTER PARTS HARD GALES AND SQUALLY, MIDDLE MODERATEMIDDLE HAIL000001018359
1758-11-25T14:0045.97-22.7128822.6STARTN71:58E268S62E26.00-16W, WBN, WNW, NWBWSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLYSHOWERS OF RAIN110000018360
1758-11-26T14:0044.70-22.8528819.0STARTN67:31E281S4W76.00-16NWBN, NWBW, NW, NWBWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN010000018361
1758-11-27T14:0043.62-23.2334422.6STARTN64E298S14W66.00-16NWBW, NBW, N, NBE, NSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN AND HAIL010001018362
1758-11-28T14:0043.87-25.601756.7STARTN67E324N82W102.00-16NBE, NNE, ENE, CALM, SBWFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART CLOUDY000000018363
1758-11-29T14:0044.82-26.0124322.6STARTN70:38E320N18W59.00-16SW, W, WBSSTRONG GALESRAIN010000018364
1758-12-01T14:0044.48-27.43719.0STARTN70:44E341S55W55.00-16CALM, ESE, NEBN, NNEFIRST PART CALM, MIDDLE MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESMIDDLE CLOUDY000000018365
1758-12-02T14:0043.77-27.5318722.6START68:42E349S6W43.00-16NWBW, W, WSW, SW, SSWSTRONG GALESMUCH LIGHTNINGMUCH RAINHOLLOW SEA RUNNING FROM NW010010018366
1758-12-03T14:0042.92-27.6326526.8STARTN65:54E360S12W53.00-16NW, WBN, NW, WBNHARD GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN010000018367
1758-12-04T14:0042.28-28.0830226.8STARTN65:06E372S28W48.00-13W, NWBN, WNW, NWHARD GALES AND SQUALLYLIGHTNINGRAIN010010018368
1758-12-05T14:0041.78-28.553621.0STARTN64:25E383S37W37.00-13NW, NNW, NWBN, CALM, VARIABLEFIRST PART HARD GALES AND SQUALLY, MIDDLE MODERATE, LATTER LIGHT AIRS INCLINING TO CALMSGREAT SEA FROM THE NW000000018369
1758-12-06T14:0042.68-31.1619826.8STARTN67:46E410N74W122.00-16SWBS, SW, SWBSFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS LITTLE WINDS, LATTER HARD GALESLATTER RAINFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS CLOUDY, LATTER HAZY010000018370
1758-12-07T14:0042.55-31.833616.7STARTN68:43E418N68W33.00-16SWBS, WBS, NWBW, NW, CALMFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART CLOUDY, MIDDLE AND LATTER CLEAR000000018371
1758-12-08T14:0043.25-34.1818719.0STARTN71:51E441N68W111.00SHIPPED SEVERAL HEAVY SEAS AND DECKS AND SIDES VERY LEAKY-16CALM, SSW, SW, SWBS, SSWFIRST PART CALM, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYMIDDLE AND LATTER RAINHIGH SEA RUNNING010000018372
1758-12-09T14:0043.82-34.903611.0STARTN73:31E444N42W47.00-16SWBS, SSW, NNE, CALMFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS HARD GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER LIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS THICKLATTER RAINFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS HAZY010000018373
1758-12-10T14:0044.22-36.051646.7STARTN74:59E455N65W55.00-16CALM, NNE, E, SEBE, SFIRST PART CALM, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATE BREEZESMIDDLE AND LATTER HAZY000000018374
1758-12-11T14:0043.67-36.95198STARTN74:10E472S48W52.00-16NBW, NW, WSW, NWBW, SWBSFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS HARD GALES AND SQUALLYLITTLE RAIN010000018375
1758-12-12T15:0044.08-37.8317526.8STARTN75:28E481N58W44.00-16SSW, SBW, S, SBWHARD GALES001000018376
1758-12-13T14:0044.23-37.1325426.8STARTN75:30E470N69E32.00-16WBN, WNW, WHARD GALESRAINMIDDLE AND LATTER CLEAR010000018377
1758-12-14T14:0044.70-36.56265STARTN76:19E458N57E29.00-16WBS, NWBW, W, WBNSQUALLYHAIL AND SNOW000101018378
1758-12-15T14:0044.17-36.6833326.8STARTN75:09E464S10W29.00-16WNW, W, NWBW, NNW, NBWHARD GALES AND SQUALLY000000018379
1758-12-16T15:0043.62-38.03209STARTN74:28E485N58W59.00-16NW, NWBW, W, WSW, SWVARIABLE WINDRAIN010000018380
1758-12-17T14:0043.95-36.9829927.4STARTN74:35E464N50E64.00-16W, WNW, NWBN, NWEXCESSIVE HARD GALES AND SQUALLY000000018381
1758-12-18T15:0043.82-37.6897STARTN74:29E471S71W54.00-16NWBN, NNW, NNE, ENE, ESEVARIABLERAIN010000018382
1758-12-19T15:0043.75-39.0027719.0STARTN75:05E494S71W44.00-16SSE, ESE, SWBS, W, WNWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN010000018383
1758-12-20T15:0043.63-38.3625422.6STARTN74:39E489S61E22.00-16WNW, WSW, WSTRONG GALESSNOWCLOUDY000100018384
1758-12-21T15:0042.82-38.13209STARTN72:49E494S13E50.00-16WBN, W, WBS, SWVARIABLE000000018385
1758-12-22T15:0043.30-38.9125426.8STARTN74:09E499N49W45.00SHIPPED SEVERAL HEAVY SEAS-16SW, W, SWBW, WHARD GALESRAIN010000018386
1758-12-23T15:0044.02-40.7636126.8STARTN76:22E518N62W91.00SHIPPING MUCH WATER-16SWBW, SWBS, NWBW, CALMHARD GALESRAIN010000018387
1758-12-24T15:0043.82-41.6832219.0STARTN76:17E531S71W43.00-16W, WNW, ENE, NNWFIRST AND LATTER PARTS FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, MIDDLE LIGHT WINDS000000018388
1758-12-25T15:0043.15-43.012882.6STARTN75:20E550S55W70.00-16NW, WNW, NWBWFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER LITTLE WINDFIRST PART CLOUDY000000018389
1758-12-26T15:0043.02-44.31296.7STARTNS81W62.00-16NNW, N, NBE, NEMODERATEHAZY000000018390
1758-12-27T15:0044.62-47.2540STARTN79:22E596N51W149.00-16NE, ENE, NEBEVARIABLE001000018391
1758-12-28T15:0045.37-49.601089.3STARTN81:11E619N65W106.00-16ENE, ESE, SEBEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000018392
1758-12-29T15:0045.87-52.06232STARTN82:32E654N74W109.00-16SE, SSE, SW, SWBW, WSWVARIABLE001000018393
1758-12-30T00:0022522.6SOUTHERN MOST PART OF THE LANDSWBW10WSW, SWBW, W, SWSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLYHAZY000000018394
1758-12-31T00:002256.7SCATERY, WEST ENDWBN31SWBS, SBE, ENE, NE, SWMODERATETHICK FOGHAZY001100018395