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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 ASIA cruise from Spithead to Madeira started at 1778-04-28 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.747507, 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: 45.335000 * Median Longitude: -10.742308 * South-bound Latitude: 33.300000 * West-bound Longitude: -15.750000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.350000 * East-bound Longitude: -6.210000
Date/Time Start: 1778-04-28T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1778-05-25T00:00:00
Event(s):
Asia_17780428_NMM_ADM/L/A196 * Latitude Start: 50.680000 * Longitude Start: -0.960000 * Latitude End: 32.130000 * Longitude End: -16.570000 * Date/Time Start: 1778-04-28T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1778-05-25T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Asia (3rd Rate Frigate), Voyage: Spithead - Madeira, 1st Observer: George Vandeput (Captain), 2nd Observer: David Miller (1st Officer/Master), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 64G 1346BM
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 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:
531 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 
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)
1778-04-28T12:00-5.41796.7STARTN22:40E7S57W34.00ESE-EBNMODERATEFIRST AND MID CLOUDY, LATTER HAZY000000019032
1778-04-29T12:0048.80-6.21113STARTN44:37E48S54W127.00-22E-SEFIRST AND MID MODERATEHAZY000000019033
1778-04-30T12:0048.47-6.91169STARTE10S62W78.00-22SEBS, WBS, SBWFIRST AND MID FRESH BREEZES, LATTER SQUALLYRAINHAZY010000019034
1778-05-01T13:0047.32-7.752386.7CAPE FINISTERS36:06W102S29W71.00-21SBW-WBSFIRST LIGHT AIRS, MID AND LATTER MODERATEMID CLOUDY LATTER CLEAR000000019035
1778-05-02T13:0047.45-8.7630522.6CAPE FINISTERS18:38W89S80W43.00-21WSW, SSE, NWBNFIRST MODERATE, MID AND LATTER STRONG GALESRAINA GREAT SEAFIRST HAZY, MID AND LATTER THICK010000019036
1778-05-03T13:0047.83-9.5125822.6CAPE FINISTERS10:59W94N53W38.00-23NWBN, W, WBNFIRST AND MID FRESH GALES, LATTER STRONG GALES AND SQUALLYHAZY000000019037
1778-05-04T13:0048.72-9.9632622.6CAPE FINISTERS6:00W111N20W55.00-23NWBW-NBWSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLYVERY HEAVY SEA000000019038
1778-05-05T13:0048.68-9.3325819.0CAPE FINISTERS10:32W110S85W26.00-23N, S, WBNFRESH GALESHAZY000000019039
1778-05-06T13:0049.35-9.9030322.6CAPE CLEARN24:47W43N29W46.00-23WBN, SW, NWBNFIRST AND MID FRESH BREEZES, LATTER STRONG GALES AND SQUALLYHAZY000000019040
1778-05-07T13:0048.78-9.602366.7CAPE CLEARN25:04W52S24E31.00-23W, SW, WBSMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000019041
1778-05-08T13:0049.35-8.632136.7CAPE CLEARN28:47W44N5W26.00-23WBS, W, SWBWFIRST AND MID FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATEHAZY000000019042
1778-05-09T13:0048.98-9.331686.7CAPE CLEARN27:46W52S29E25.00-23WSW, NW, SBWMODERATEHAZY000000019043
1778-05-10T13:0048.72-9.4016819.0CAPE CLEARN25:25W117S14W17.00-23SBE-SBWFIRST AND MID FRESH BREEZES, LATTER FRESH GALESHAZY000000019044
1778-05-11T13:0048.90-10.8818019.0CAPE CLEARN6:24W60N79W60.00-23SWBS-SSWFRESH GALESHAZY000000019045
1778-05-12T13:0049.30-11.4624719.0CAPE CLEARS3:05E42N57W42.00-23SSW, SWBW, WFRESH GALESHAZY000000019046
1778-05-13T13:0048.03-10.9823619.0CAPE CLEARS24:49E76S15E76.00-23W-WBSFIRST AND MID FRESH BREEZES, LATTER FRESH GALESHAZY000000019047
1778-05-14T13:0046.83-11.232946.7CAPE FINISTERS4:49E72S8W72.00-21WSW-NWFIRST AND MID FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATECLEAR000000019048
1778-05-15T13:0045.25-11.232276.7CAPE FINISTERS8:39E95S95.00-21NW, W, WSWMODERATECLEAR000000019049
1778-05-16T13:0044.35-11.152046.7CAPE OUTEGALS11:59E52S5E52.00-21SWBW-SWMODERATECLEAR000000019050
1778-05-17T13:0044.48-11.452389.3CAPE FINISTERS15:18E64S69W14.00-21SWBW-WBSFIRST MODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH BREEZESFOGGY000000019051
1778-05-18T13:0043.90-11.6826.7CAPE FINISTERS42:55E37S16W37.00-21WSW-NNEFIRST AND MID FRESH BREEZES, LATTER MODERATERAINFIRST AND MID HAZY, LATTER CLOUDY010000019052
1778-05-19T13:0042.07-11.45256.7MADEIRAS24:09W210S63W112.00-20NNE-NEMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR000000019053
1778-05-20T13:0039.95-12.77269.3MADEIRAS23:56W162S26W141.00-19NEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000019054
1778-05-21T13:0038.35-13.7249.3MADEIRAS23:43W127S25W106.00-19NNEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000019055
1778-05-22T13:0036.62-14.6956.7MADEIRAS23:38W88S24W114.00-18NNEMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR000000019056
1778-05-23T13:0034.93-15.7556.7MADEIRAS21W51S27W114.00-18NNEMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR000000019057
1778-05-24T13:0033.30-15.5752.6PORTO SANCTOS8:08W3S10W95.00-18N, NWBW, NNELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR000000019058
1778-05-25T00:00232.6BRAZEN HEADN11N, VARIABLE, NNELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR000000019059