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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 Belle Isle cruise from Barbados to Uk started at 1806-08-15 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.747628, 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: 36.811471 * Median Longitude: -61.785294 * South-bound Latitude: 15.130000 * West-bound Longitude: -76.000000 * North-bound Latitude: 50.020000 * East-bound Longitude: -10.120000
Date/Time Start: 1806-08-15T16:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1806-10-29T13:00:00
Event(s):
Belle_Isle_18060815_NMM_ADM/L/B54 * Latitude Start: 14.850000 * Longitude Start: -59.680000 * Latitude End: 49.450000 * Longitude End: -5.630000 * Date/Time Start: 1806-08-15T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1806-10-29T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Belle Isle (3rd Rate Frigate), Voyage: Barbados - Uk, 1st Observer: William Hargood (Captain), 2nd Observer: Richard Tooley (2nd Officer/Lieutenant), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 74G 1889BM
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 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
18 ClearnessClearness
19 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
20 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
21 FogFog1 If fog was reported
22 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
23 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
24 HailHail1 If hail was reported
25 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
26 CommentComment
27 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
1411 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 
State sea descr
18 
Clearness
19 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
20 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
21 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
22 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
23 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
24 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
25 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
26 
Comment
27 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1806-08-15T16:0015.13-60.65706.7S END DOMINICAN83W16N24W121.002E, ENE, EBNMODERATE BREEZES AND SQUALLY000000027330
1806-08-16T16:0016.78-60.8047ANTIGUAN74W22N5W99.002EBN, ENE, NE, NEBESQUALLY000000027331
1806-08-17T16:0019.10-62.20359.3BERMUDASN9W268N30W160.001NEBE, NEBN, NEAM FRESH BREEZES, PM SQUALLYCLOUDY000000027332
1806-08-18T16:0020.80-63.6770BERMUDASN3:40W230N39W131.002NE, NEBN, ENE, NEBEAM SQUALLY, PM STRONG GALES000010027333
1806-08-19T16:0021.93-64.5722722.6BERMUDASN286N36W84.002ENE, NEBE, WSW, SW, SBE, SE, SEBEAM HEAVY GALES, PM HARD GALES AND SQUALLY000000027334
1806-08-20T16:0024.07-64.5712422.6BERMUDASN164N128.000SE, SEBE, ESEAM STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY000000027335
1806-08-21T16:0026.47-64.571136.7BERMUDASN116N144.000ESE, E1/2NAM MODERATE, PM FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000027336
1806-08-22T16:0028.80-64.57779.3BERMUDASN72N132.00-2E1/2N, EBN, NEBE1/2EFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000027337
1806-08-23T16:0031.30-65.30779.3BERMUDASN21N4:15W158.00-2NEBE1/2E, EBN, ESEFRESH BREEZESPM RAIN AT INTERVALSCLOUDY010000027338
1806-08-24T16:0032.63-67.131750.0CAPE CHARLESN68W173N46W141.00-5ESE, S, SWFRESH BREEZES, AT 12 CALMCLOUDY000000027339
1806-08-25T17:0032.68-68.503576.7CAPE CHARLESN85W122N85W70.00-3NBW, VARIABLE, N, N1/2W, NWBN, NNWLIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALM, 12 MODERATE12 CLEAR000000027340
1806-08-26T17:0032.17-70.173266.7CAPE CHARLESN44:25W140S65W93.000NNW, NWBN, NWBW, NWMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000027341
1806-08-27T17:0032.08-71.173046.7CAPE CHARLESN44W140S84W51.000NWBN, VARIABLE, NWBW, NWAM MODERATE BREEZES, PM MODERATECLOUDY000000027342
1806-08-28T17:0032.23-70.923492.6CAPE CHARLESN43:30W122N17E44.000NNW, VARIABLE, NBW, N, NNE1/2E, NEBELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR000000027343
1806-08-29T17:0034.00-72.33659.3SHOALS OFF CAPE HATTERASN79W59N44W102.00-3NEBE, EBN, ENE, ESEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000027344
1806-08-30T17:0035.12-73.502036.7CAPE HATTERASW38N40W87.000ESE, VARIABLE, SSW, ENE, E, WSWAM MODERATE BREEZES, PM LIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY000000027345
1806-08-31T17:0036.58-74.682489.3CAPE CHARLESN63W28N33W105.000WSW, VARIABLE, WBNAM FRESH BREEZES, PM MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000027346
1806-09-01T17:0037.03-75.001696.7CAPE CHARLESN80W20N30W31.000VARIABLE, SE, SBE, SSW, SBWMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000027347
1806-09-02T17:0036.95-76.003266.7CAPE HENRYW61S84W49.000SBW, VARIABLE, NWBN, NNW, NBW, NBEMODERATE BREEZESTHICK CLOUDY WEATHER000000027348
1806-09-03T17:0036.42-74.9532619.0CAPE HENRYN48W36S30E37.000VARIABLE, NW, NWBN, WBNAM FRESH GALES, PM FRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation27349
1806-09-04T17:0037.12-75.353046.7CAPE CHARLESWBN50WBN, NBE, VARIABLE, NWBW, W, SSWMODERATECLEAR000000027350
1806-09-05T17:0036.87-75.753261.0CAPE CHARLESN54W10S54E30.000VARIABLE, NW, NWBN, SEBSAM LIGHT AIRS, PM LIGHT BREEZESAM CLOUDY, PM CLEAR000000027351
1806-09-06T17:0036.60-75.673042.6CAPE HENRY LIGHTHOUSEW31S3E63.000SEBS, WBS, WNW, NWBW, NE, NEBN, NEBELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR000000027352
1806-09-07T17:0036.60-75.583492.6CAPE CHARLESN56W12S3E63.000N, NWBN, VARIABLE, NBW, NEBEAM LIGHT BREEZES, PM FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYAM CLEAR000000027353
1806-09-08T17:0036.53-75.50456.7CAPE CHARLESN18W14S48E6.000NEBE, NNE, NEBN, NE, VARIABLE, NE1/2NFRESH GALES, 12 MORE MODERATECLOUDY000000027354
1806-09-09T17:0036.53-75.63236.7CAPE CHARLESN18W13W8.000NNE1/2E, NEBN, NNE, NBE, EBN, VARIABLEMODERATEPM HAZY001000027355
1806-09-10T17:0036.57-75.73452.6CAPE CHARLESN16W12N54W4.000S, WNW, NNE, NE, NNE1/2E, VARIABLELIGHT BREEZESHAZY000000027356
1806-09-11T17:0036.62-75.71906.7CAPE HENRY LIGHTHOUSENWBW60NEBE, ENE, E, SEBE, EBS, ESE, SEMODERATECLEAR000000027357
1806-09-12T17:0036.85-75.691466.7CAPE HENRY LIGHTHOUSEWNW410SEBE, SE, SEBS, SSE, S, SSWAM MODERATE, PM FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000027358
1806-09-13T17:0036.75-75.671916.7CAPE CHARLESN26W10S60E21.000S, NBW, SWBW, SBW, SSW, SWBSMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR000000027359
1806-09-14T00:0036.83346.7CURRITUCK INLETSBW11VARIABLE, NBE, NNE, NEBN, NE, NEBE, EBNMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR000000027360
1806-09-15T00:0036.90566.7CAPE HENRY LIGHTHOUSEWBS9EBN, E, NE, NEBE, VARIABLE, EPM MODERATE BREEZESAM THICKPM CLEAR001000027361
1806-09-16T00:0036.82682.6CAPE HENRY LIGHTHOUSENW41E, NEBN, VARIABLE, ENE, SSE, SWLIGHT BREEZESCLEAR000000027362
1806-09-17T00:0036.773432.6CAPE HENRY LIGHTHOUSENWBW31SW, W, NBW1/2W, VARIABLE, SE, SSELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR000000027363
1806-09-18T00:0036.85680.0CAPE HENRY LIGHTHOUSENWBW1/2W41VARIABLE, SE, ENE, NEBE, EINCLINABLE TO CALM000000027364
1806-09-19T00:0036.88562.6CAPE HENRY LIGHTHOUSENWBW21EBN, ENE, NEBN, NEBE, VARIABLE, NE, ESELIGHT BREEZESHAZY000000027365
1806-09-20T00:0036.881352.6CAPE HENRY LIGHTHOUSEWNW31SSW, SEBE, SE, SSELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY000000027366
1806-09-21T00:0036.851582.6CAPE HENRY LIGHTHOUSEWNW5SBE, S, SWBS, SSE, SEBS, SBELIGHT BREEZESHAZY000000027367
1806-09-22T17:0036.57-75.521581.0CAPE CHARLESN28W14S50E33.000SBW, SSW, SBE, SSE, SE, ESE, NELIGHT AIRSCLEAR000000027368
1806-09-23T17:0036.87-75.62681.0CAPE CHARLESN39W8N15W19.000VARIABLE, EBN, ENE, E, EBSAM LIGHT AIRS, PM FRESH BREEZESAM CLEAR, PM HAZY000000027369
1806-09-24T17:0036.63-75.402036.7CAPE CHARLESN38W14S37E17.000SEBE1/2E, SSE, SWBS, SSW, WBN, WSW, NBW, NWAM MODERATE BREEZES, PM LIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY000000027370
1806-09-25T17:0036.93-75.422819.3CAPE CHARLESN60W10N3W18.000NWBW, WNW, WBN, W, EBS, SEAM FRESH BREEZES, PM LIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY000000027371
1806-09-26T17:0036.90-75.492032.6CAPE HENRY LIGHTHOUSEWNW210ESE, SEBE, SSE, SSW, SWBS, SBE, SAM LIGHT BREEZES, PM MODERATEAM HAZY, PM CLOUDY000000027372
1806-09-27T17:0036.98-75.561462.6CAPE HENRY LIGHTHOUSEWNW310SWBS, SBE, SSE, SEBS, SE, WBS, NWBNAM LIGHT BREEZES, PM FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000027373
1806-09-28T17:0036.80-75.633499.3CAPE HENRY LIGHTHOUSENW410N, NNE, NE, NBW, NEBN, NEBEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000027374
1806-09-29T17:0036.67-75.7014622.6CAPE HENRYN48W8S45E24.000NEBE, ENE, EBN, EBS, ESE, SEBS, SBE, SWBS, SW, WBS, WAM STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, PM STRONG GALES INCLINABLE TO MODERATE000000027375
1806-09-30T17:0037.33-75.472486.7CAPE CHARLESS70W8N15:30E42.000SW, W, WBN, WBS, WSW, NW, WNW, VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR000000027376
1806-10-01T17:0037.80-75.383356.7CAPE CHARLESS77W19S62E5.00-3W, WBN, NWBW, NNW, WNW, WSW, WBSMODERATE000000027377
1806-10-02T17:0037.60-74.4286.7CORVO ISLES85:47W643N79E95.00-3WNW, NNW, NBE, NNE, NAM MODERATE, PM INCLINABLE TO CALMCLEAR000000027378
1806-10-03T17:0037.33-72.07766.7CORVO ISLEN85:47E640S77E66.00-3NEBN, NE, ENE, EBN, VARIABLE, SSW, ESE, SSEAM MODERATE BREEZES, PM INCLINABLE TO CALMCLEAR000000027379
1806-10-04T17:0037.73-71.332426.7CORVO ISLEN86:26E629N55E42.00-6SSE, SW, WSW, WBNMODERATECLOUDY000000027380
1806-10-05T17:0038.47-68.62286.7CORVO ISLEN87:54E582N67E139.00-6WBN, WNW, NBE, NEBN, NNE, NE, ENE, EBNMODERATECLOUDY000000027381
1806-10-06T16:0037.43-67.45966.7CORVO ISLEN85:25E578S38E91.00-5EBN, ESE, ENE, EBS, E, SSE, SEBE, SEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000027382
1806-10-07T16:0038.17-66.503402.6CORVO ISLEN86:49E551N45:40E63.00-9SBW, VARIABLE, NBW, NBEAM LIGHT BREEZES, PM INCLINABLE TO CALMCLEAR000000027383
1806-10-08T16:0038.28-64.33366.7BERMUDASS110N86E102.00-9NNE, NEBN, NE, NEBEAM MODERATE BREEZES, PM FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000027384
1806-10-09T16:0037.05-62.67746.7CORVON83E498S47E108.00-5NE, NEBE, EBN, ENE, E, EBSFRESH BREEZES, MODERATECLOUDY000000027385
1806-10-10T16:0037.48-62.50822.6CORVON84:50E493N17E27.00-8ENE, EBN, E, NEBN, NNELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY000000027386
1806-10-11T16:0037.07-62.503726.8CORVON83:45E495S25.00-8NBE, NNE, NEBN, NE, ENE, EBNHARD AND INCREASING GALES WITH HEAVY SQUALLS000000027387
1806-10-12T16:0036.75-62.35826.7CORVON83:09E494S20E20.00-8EBN, E, EBSAM MORE MODERATE, PM FRESH BREEZESPM CLOUDY000000027388
1806-10-13T16:0038.25-62.001019.3CORVON86:33E481N4:30E90.00-12E, EBN, SEBE, ESE, SE, SEBSFRESH BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYCLOUDY000000027389
1806-10-14T16:0039.50-58.951579.3CORVON89:28E429N62E161.00-12SE, SEBS, SBE, SSW, SWAM FRESH BREEZES, PM FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYAM DARK CLOUDY WEATHER000000027390
1806-10-15T16:0040.75-55.5030119.0SCILLYN75:04E711N64E174.00-14VARIABLE, NWBW, NW, NWBN, NNWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY000000027391
1806-10-16T15:0041.17-51.601539.3SCILLYN74:31E654N82E177.00-16NNW, NWBW, SBE, S, SBW, SSWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000027392
1806-10-17T15:0042.87-47.952146.7SCILLYN76:06E588N58E192.00-22WSW, WNW, SWBS, SWBW, S, NWBN, NNWAM MODERATE, PM FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY000010027393
1806-10-18T15:0043.93-45.402026.7SCILLYN77:14E543N60E128.00-23NW, NWBW, SE, SW, WSW, W, WNWAM MODERATE BREEZES, PM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYCLOUDY000000027394
1806-10-19T15:0044.87-40.402469.3SCILLYN77:33E467N75E222.00-24WNW, WBN, W, WBNAM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, PM STRONG GALESCLOUDY000000027395
1806-10-20T14:0045.67-35.952799.3SCILLYN77:33E403N75:45E193.00-25WNW, NWBWAM FRESH BREEZES, PM MODERATE BREEZES, FRESH BREEZESAM DARK CLOUDY WEATHER, PM HAZY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation27396
1806-10-21T14:0046.43-32.102686.7SCILLYN78:30E347N74E166.00-25NWBW, VARIABLE, WNWAM MODERATE BREEZES, PM MODERATEAM CLOUDY, PM HAZY000000027397
1806-10-22T14:0046.60-28.353136.7SCILLYN77:10E297N81:45E156.00-25NW, N, NNW, VARIABLE, SWBWAM MODERATE BREEZES, PM INCLINABLE TO CALMCLOUDY000000027398
1806-10-23T14:0046.90-27.722230.0SCILLYN77:52E285N60E36.00-25W, VARIABLE, WBS, WSW, SSW, SBWAM CALM, PM LIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY000000027399
1806-10-24T14:0047.60-24.331512.6SCILLYN79E238N73E144.00-29SSW, SBW, S, SWBSAM LIGHT BREEZES, PM FRESH GALESAM CLOUDY001000027400
1806-10-25T13:0048.57-20.3721919.0SCILLYN81:30E182N70E169.00-29SWBS, SW, SWBW, WSW, VARIABLE, NEBNFRESH GALES001000027401
1806-10-26T13:0048.75-18.173549.3SCILLYN81E153N82E88.00-29NEBN, VARIABLE, NNE, NBE, NAM FRESH BREEZES, PM LIGHT AIRSAM RAINHEAVY SWELL FROM NPM CLOUDY010000027402
1806-10-27T13:0049.82-17.00622.6SCILLYN82E102N76E48.00-28NNE, NEBN, ENE, E, EBS, WSW, WBS, WLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY000000027403
1806-10-28T13:0050.02-14.03197SCILLYN82E66N86E99.00-28WBS, WSW, SW, SSWFRESH BREEZES, AM SQUALLYCLOUDY000000027404
1806-10-29T13:0049.33-10.121646.7SCILLYN55E30S79E196.00-27SW, SWBW, SBW, S, SSWAM MODERATE BREEZES, PM FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000027405