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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 BLONDE cruise from Port Royal to Spithead started at 1792-06-05 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.747663, 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: 40.811290 * Median Longitude: -48.610000 * South-bound Latitude: 23.970000 * West-bound Longitude: -74.300000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.750000 * East-bound Longitude: -4.000000
Date/Time Start: 1792-06-05T17:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1792-07-05T12:00:00
Event(s):
Blonde_17920605_NMM_ADM/L/B116 * Latitude Start: 17.870000 * Longitude Start: -76.830000 * Latitude End: 50.680000 * Longitude End: -0.960000 * Date/Time Start: 1792-06-05T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1792-07-05T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Blonde (5th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Port Royal - Spithead, 1st Observer: William Affleck (Captain), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 32G 677BM
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 CommentComment
26 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
582 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 
Comment
26 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1792-06-05T17:0023.97-74.30499.3SCILLYN64:41E1182ESE15.004EBN, E, NEFRESH BREEZES000000030117
1792-06-06T17:0026.17-73.671059.3SCILLYN65:5E1142N15E137.004EBSFRESH BREEZES, AT 3 SQUALLYRAIN010000030118
1792-06-07T17:0027.42-73.281052.6BERMUDAN52E172N15E78.004ESE, SE, EBSLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000030119
1792-06-08T17:0029.17-72.202141.0CAPE HATTERASN30W138N28E121.000SW, SWBSLIGHT AIRSCLOUDY000000030120
1792-06-09T17:0031.18-70.932146.7BERMUDAN68E123N26E136.000SW, SWBSMODERATE BREEZESHEAVY RAINHAZY WEATHER010000030121
1792-06-10T17:0034.45-69.83155BERMUDAS82E107NNE148.00-3SEBE, SEBS, SSESQUALLYRAIN0100000a trivial correction was made in this observation30122
1792-06-11T17:0035.43-68.581439.3CORVON82:24E635NEBN133.00-3SEBE, WBS, WBN, SEBSFRESH BREEZESRAIN010000030123
1792-06-12T17:0036.35-67.602566.7CORVON83:21E600N41E73.00-3WBSMODERATE BREEZES, A HEAVY SQUALLS AND STRONG GALESFAIR WEATHER000000030124
1792-06-13T16:0037.70-64.9792CORVON84:33E431N20E87.00-9VARIABLE, EBSSQUALLYHEAVY RAINHEAVY SWELL FROM THE NE010000030125
1792-06-14T16:0037.70-64.38926.7NANTUCKETN21W69E27.00-9VARIABLE, NEBN, E, EBSMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000030126
1792-06-15T16:0037.43-64.02742.6NANTUCKETNNW1/2W67S71E18.00-5VARIABLE, EBNLIGHT BREEZESSMALL RAIN010000030127
1792-06-16T16:0038.95-62.32796.7CORVON88:13E482NE114.00-11ESE, SE, EMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR WEATHER000000030128
1792-06-17T16:0040.37-60.621246.7CORVOS88:21E463NE1/2E130.00-11SEBS, SSE, SEMODERATECLEAR000000030129
1792-06-18T16:0041.17-58.93192ISLE OF SABLEN88W79N60E97.00-11VARIABLE, SE, VARIABLE, SSWSQUALLYDRIZZLING RAIN010000030130
1792-06-19T16:0041.80-56.153479.3CORVOS83:39E371EBN1/2N130.00-13NFRESH BREEZES000000030131
1792-06-20T16:0042.07-53.503251.0CORVOS82E480N82E120.00-13WSW, SSW, S, NNWLIGHT AIRSSWELL FROM THE NWCLEAR000000030132
1792-06-21T15:0042.50-50.831659.3CORVOS79E308N76E126.00-15VARIABLE, W, SFRESH BREEZESHAZY000000030133
1792-06-22T15:0043.38-49.581606.7CORVOS75:13E282N52E86.00-20SMODERATEHAZY WEATHER000000030134
1792-06-23T15:0044.27-47.283622.6CORVOS69:25E206N62E113.00-21S, VARIABLELIGHT BREEZESHAZY WEATHER000000030135
1792-06-24T15:0044.83-44.051592.6SCILLYN78:11E549EBN1/4N140.00-21NW, SLIGHT BREEZESHAZY WEATHER001000030136
1792-06-25T15:0045.68-39.483621.0SCILLYN73:49E432N75E200.00-22SSE, SBE, WSW, VARIABLELIGHT BREEZES INCLINABLE TO CALM000000030137
1792-06-26T14:0046.45-35.802599.3SCILLYN79:18E394N74E166.00-22VARIABLE, WBNFRESH BREEZESCLEAR WEATHER000000030138
1792-06-27T14:0046.98-33.522591.0SCILLYN79:49E359N70E100.00-22VARIABLE, W, NNW, WBNLIGHT AIRSHAZY WEATHER000000030139
1792-06-28T14:0047.50-31.152542.6SCILLYN80:47E322N73E110.00-27VARIABLE, WBNLIGHT BREEZESHAZY WEATHER000000030140
1792-06-29T14:0047.82-28.22254SCILLYN80E299N81E120.00-27WNW, WBNTHICK CLOUDY WEATHER000000030141
1792-06-30T14:0047.90-27.00181.0SCILLYN80:50E287N85E48.00-27NEBN, VARIABLE, SSW, NELIGHT AIRSHAZY WEATHER000000030142
1792-07-01T13:0048.48-21.721772.6SCILLYN82EN76E143.00-26SSWLIGHT BREEZESHAZY WEATHER000000030143
1792-07-02T13:0049.15-16.821776.7SCILLYN83E164N78E196.00-26SW, SWBW, SSWMODERATEDRIZZLING RAINHAZY WEATHER010000030144
1792-07-03T13:0049.68-14.233126.7SCILLYN83E77N80E177.00-26W, NNWMODERATE BREEZES001000030145
1792-07-04T13:0049.45-7.952456.7SCILLYN72E50E180.00-25WMODERATE BREEZES000000030146
1792-07-05T12:0049.75-4.002466.7EDDISTONEN56E1E176.00-24WMODERATE BREEZES001000030147