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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 BEAVER cruise from to Dominica started at 1763-05-29 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.747611, 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: 28.882857 * Median Longitude: -26.729714 * South-bound Latitude: 14.250000 * West-bound Longitude: -56.850000 * North-bound Latitude: 46.720000 * East-bound Longitude: -7.800000
Date/Time Start: 1763-05-29T13:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1763-07-02T16:00:00
Event(s):
Beaver_17630529_NMM_ADM/L/B31 * Latitude Start: 49.450000 * Longitude Start: -5.630000 * Latitude End: 15.377000 * Longitude End: -60.932000 * Date/Time Start: 1763-05-29T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1763-07-02T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Beaver (Sloop), Voyage: Uk - Dominica, 1st Observer: William Abdy (Captain), 2nd Observer: Steven Norris (1st Officer/Master), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 14G 283BM
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 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.
12 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.
13 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
14 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
15 ClearnessClearness
16 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
17 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
18 FogFog1 If fog was reported
19 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
20 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
21 HailHail1 If hail was reported
22 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
23 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
662 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 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
12 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
13 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
14 
Precip descr
15 
Clearness
16 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
17 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
18 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
19 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
20 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
21 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
22 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
23 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1763-05-29T13:0046.72-7.8010522.6START POINTNEBN85S37W194.00-19ESE, SEBESTRONG GALESHAZY000000026953
1763-05-30T13:0046.67-8.931846.7START POINTNE100S46W212.00-19SE, S, SSWMODERATESOME RAINHAZY010000026954
1763-05-31T13:0045.97-10.1829619.0START POINTN47E120SWBW1/4W67.00-19SSW, SW, WSW, NWFIRST AND MID MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESRAINCLOUDY010000026955
1763-06-01T13:0044.73-10.11229STARTNEBN140S2E74.00-19WNW, WSWSQUALLYSOME RAIN010000026956
1763-06-02T13:0043.07-9.432066.7STARTN33E144S36E50.00-19SWFIRST AND MID FRESH GALES, LATTER MODERATERAINCLOUDY010000026957
1763-06-03T13:0043.97-10.41206STARTN33W!150S77E44.00-19SWFIRST AND MID FRESH GALESCLOUDY000000026958
1763-06-04T13:0043.67-11.002851.0STARTN40E168S37E42.00-19SWBW, NWBWLIGTH AIRSCLOUDY000000026959
1763-06-05T13:0040.98-12.7632119.0STARTN49E234S26W180.00-17NW, NWBN, NNWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN010000026960
1763-06-06T13:0039.02-14.00176.7STARTN32E267SSW1/4W132.00-17NWBN, NEBNFIRST FRESH GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATECLOUDY000000026961
1763-06-07T13:0036.95-14.86406.7STARTN31E310S18W132.00-16NEBN, NEBEMODERATECLOUDY000000026962
1763-06-08T13:0034.58-15.60526.7STARTN33E356S44W146.00-16NEBE, ENEMODERATEFIRST AND MID FAIR, LATTER CLOUDY000000026963
1763-06-09T13:0033.04-16.75186.7MADEIRASWBS- SEBS-16NEBNMODERATECLOUDY000000026964
1763-06-10T13:0031.50-17.97321.0MADEIRAN38E94S38W94.00-13NEBN, NELIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALM000000026965
1763-06-11T13:0030.08-19.64436.7MADEIRAN40E70S43W116.00-13NE, NEBEMODERATEFAIR000000026966
1763-06-12T13:0029.10-21.15211.0MADEIRAN44E102SW3/4W99.00-13NBW, NEBNLIGHT AIRSFAIR000000026967
1763-06-13T13:0028.57-21.971001.0MADEIRAN46E122SW3/4W54.00-13NBW, ESELIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALM000000026968
1763-06-14T13:0028.20-22.35211.0MADEIRAN46E131SWBS3/4W30.00-13NW, NWBWLIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMCLEAR000000026969
1763-06-15T14:0027.67-22.973591.0MADEIRAN46E146S46W46.00-12NW, NBELIGTH AIRSFAIR000000026970
1763-06-16T14:0027.12-23.921031.0MADEIRAN46E162SW3/4W56.00-10NBE, ESELIGHT AIRSCLOUDY000000026971
1763-06-17T14:0026.25-25.30589.3MADEIRANE1/4E192SWBW94.00-10ENE, NE, ENEFIRST LIGHT AIRS, MID AND LATTER FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000026972
1763-06-18T14:0025.38-26.77136.7MADEIRAN50E226SWBW95.00-10NEBE, NE, NNEMODERATE BREEZESFAIR000000026973
1763-06-19T14:0024.57-28.30606.7MADEIRANE1/2E256SWBW1/4W96.00-8NE, ENEMODERATEFAIR000000026974
1763-06-20T14:0023.50-30.27609.3MADEIRAN52E299SWBW1/4W127.00-8NEBE, EBN, ENEFRESH BREEZESFAIR000000026975
1763-06-21T14:0022.42-32.546319.0MADEIRAN53E340SWBW1/2W140.00-5ENEFRESH GALESFAIR000000026976
1763-06-22T14:0021.62-34.646319.0MADEIRAN54E384S65W128.00-5ENEFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000026977
1763-06-23T14:0020.50-36.947419.0MADEIRAN55E432SWBW3/4W142.00-5EBNFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000026978
1763-06-24T15:0019.45-39.279819.0MADEIRANEBE475S62W136.00-3EBN, EBSFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY000000026979
1763-06-25T15:0018.08-41.44110MADEIRANEBE576SWBW148.00-3EBS, ESESQUALLYRAIN010000026980
1763-06-26T15:0016.83-43.527919.0MADEIRANEBE576S58W140.000ESE, EBNFRESH GALESHAZY000000026981
1763-06-27T15:0016.18-45.15796.7MADEIRAN57E608WSW101.000ESE, EBNMODERATERAINCLOUDY010000026982
1763-06-28T15:0015.57-46.92686.7MADEIRAN50E643S69W210.000EBN, ENEMODERATERAINCLOUDY010000026983
1763-06-29T15:0015.22-49.449219.0MADEIRAN59E686S82W144.002EBN, EFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN010000026984
1763-06-30T15:0014.65-52.008119.0MADEIRAN60E733S77W152.002EBNFRESH GALESSOME RAINHAZY010000026985
1763-07-01T16:0014.25-54.39826.7MADEIRAN62E769S86W142.003EBNMODERATECLOUDY000000026986
1763-07-02T16:0014.82-56.858219.0MADEIRAN64E809W143.003E, EBNFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000026987