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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 BRIDGEWATER cruise from Java Head to The Downs started at 1787-03-04 [dataset]. British Library, London, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.747754, 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: -7.457170 * Median Longitude: 20.723585 * South-bound Latitude: -35.630000 * West-bound Longitude: -35.870000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.530000 * East-bound Longitude: 106.530000
Date/Time Start: 1787-03-04T05:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1787-06-22T12:00:00
Event(s):
Bridgewater_17870304_BL_L/MAR/B/42I * Latitude Start: -6.070000 * Longitude Start: 105.770000 * Latitude End: 47.720000 * Longitude End: -5.280000 * Date/Time Start: 1787-03-04T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1787-06-22T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Bridgewater, Voyage: Java Head - Downs, 1st Observer: William Parker (Captain), Company: EIC, Other ship information: 799BM
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
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Data

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Longitude

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(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)

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(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...)
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Comment
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ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1787-03-04T05:00-7.37104.89247JAVA HEADEBS1/2S5-1WBS, SWBW, WSWSQUALLYRAIN010000032306
1787-03-05T05:00-7.93105.452341.0S17E70.00-2SW, SWBS, SBW, SWBWLIGHT AIRSSWELL FORM SFINE000000032307
1787-03-06T05:00-8.30105.71201S18W21.00-2NW, SSW, NE, SSWVERY SULTRYHUGE SWELL FROM SCLOUDY000000032308
1787-03-07T05:00-8.32105.91234W9.00-2N, NNW, SWBWVERY LARGE SWELL FORM SFINE000000032309
1787-03-08T05:00-9.25106.00313S16W58.00-2WNW, W, WSW, WBS, WSW, NWLARGE SWELL FROM SCLOUDY000000032310
1787-03-09T05:00-10.17106.302236.7CHRISTMAS ISLANDSSW778.00-2SWBW, WSW, WBS, SWPLEASANT BREEZEFINE000000032311
1787-03-10T05:00-11.20106.53268CHRISTMAS ISLANDW1/2S - NW3S23W46.00-2WSW, WBS, W1/2N, WNW, NW, WSWELL FORM SW000000032312
1787-03-11T05:00-12.02105.703362.6SW69.00-2NW, ENE, NEBE, NNWLIGHT BREEZESLARGE SWELL FROM SCLOUDY000000032313
1787-03-12T05:00-13.52104.1542SW128.00-3EBN, ESE, NEPLEASANT000000032314
1787-03-13T05:00-14.73101.3812212.3WSW176.00-2SE, SEBEFRESH TRADEFINE000000032315
1787-03-14T05:00-15.5898.331339.3S73W186.00-2SEBE, SEFRESH BREEZESPLEASANT000000032316
1787-03-15T06:00-15.9795.221119.3XMAS ISLANDN64E254S83W182.00-2EBS, ESESTEADY BREEZESFINE000000032317
1787-03-16T06:00-16.5792.17999.3S78W181.00-2ESE, EBSSTEADY BREEZESFINE000000032318
1787-03-17T06:00-17.3388.85999.3WBS1/4S196.00-2EBSFRESH BREEZESFINE000000032319
1787-03-18T06:00-17.9386.00976.7XMAS ISLANDN64:49E433WBS1/4S169.00-4E, ESE, EBSPLEASANT BREEZESCLOUDY000000032320
1787-03-19T06:00-18.4083.129712.3S80W167.00-4ENE, EBN, EBSFRESH TRADECLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation32321
1787-03-20T07:00-19.1279.957412.3DIEGO RAYSS88:5W349WBS1/4S185.00-5ESE, EBS, EBNFRESH TRADE AND PASSING SQUALLS000000032322
1787-03-21T07:00-19.6077.0084S80W170.00-6ESE, EBS, EFINE000000032323
1787-03-22T07:00-20.4873.928412.3S75W180.00-6EFRESH TRADEFINE000000032324
1787-03-23T07:00-21.1870.78829.3DIEGO RAYSN80:31W176S77W182.00-8EPLEASANT TRADEFINE000000032325
1787-03-24T08:00-21.6367.478012.3S82W187.00-10NE, EFRESH TRADE WITH SQUALLSRAIN010000032326
1787-03-25T08:00-22.1264.0280W3/4S195.00-10EBS, ESQUALLYRAIN010000032327
1787-03-26T08:00-23.4860.4574WSW213.00-16EHARD SQUALLSRAIN010000032328
1787-03-27T08:00-24.9057.5511922.6SWBW1/2W180.00-16SEBS, SSE, SBE, SESTRONG GALESRAIN010000032329
1787-03-28T08:00-24.4856.43173N83W62.00-18SSW, SWBS, WSW, SBWSQUALLYHEAVY HEAD SEA000000032330
1787-03-29T08:00-24.8856.432301.0S35.00-18NWBN, WSWLIGHT AIRSFINE000000032331
1787-03-30T08:00-25.7254.933082.6CAPE OF GOOD HOPES74:29W654S59W96.00-18NNW, NBE, NE, N, NWBNLIGHT BREEZESPLEASANT000000032332
1787-03-31T08:00-26.6553.25502.6SWBW1/2W103.00-18NE, NNE, ENELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY000000032333
1787-04-01T09:00-27.0352.4222.6S65W50.00-21NNW, W, SW, NNELIGHT BREEZESFINE000000032334
1787-04-02T09:00-27.8550.521907.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPES76:26E564S61W116.00-24S, SBE, SWBSINCREASING BREEZEFINE000000032335
1787-04-03T09:00-29.0547.781456.7S64W163.00-24SE, ESE, SBEPLEASANT BREEZEFINE000000032336
1787-04-04T09:00-30.0544.987612.3WSW159.00-25E, EBS, SE, SSE, SE, EBSFRESH TRADEFINE000000032337
1787-04-05T09:00-30.7242.788812.3S67W124.00-25E, ENE, NE, NW, W, ESEFRESH TRADEFINE000000032338
1787-04-06T09:00-31.1740.172216.7S77W136.00-27SW, SSW, SBW, S, SSE, WSWPLEASANT BREEZESCLOUDY000000032339
1787-04-07T10:00-32.1737.2213119.0WSW162.00-27SBE, S, SSEFRESH GALESLARGE SWELL FROM SW000000032340
1787-04-08T10:00-32.4336.321532.6S75W47.00-27SBW, SE, ESE, SSE, WSW, SLIGHT BREEZESVARIABLE000000032341
1787-04-09T10:00-32.4734.982092.6WILLIAM PARKER68.00-27SSW, N, NNW, SWBS, WSW, SWBWLIGHT WINDSFINE000000032342
1787-04-10T10:00-31.7833.45209NWBW1/2W90.00-27WBS, SW, SWBS, SWBWSQUALLSGREAT SWELL FROM SWHAZY000000032343
1787-04-11T10:00-32.5331.8817622.6THE CAPES82:24W310WSW1/4S88.00-27SBW, SSWSTRONG GALES WITH SQUALLS000000032344
1787-04-12T10:00-33.2830.6315312.3SW1/2W81.00-27SSE, SE, E, SSTRONG BREEZES WITH SQUALLS000000032345
1787-04-13T10:00-34.3727.575216.3S67W166.00-27ENE, NE, EBNINCREASING GALESCLEAR000000032346
1787-04-14T10:00-35.4723.98822.6S69W188.00-26NNE, NBE, NWBN, NNW, NEBNFIRST LIGHT BREEZES, LATTER STRONG GALESFINE THEN CLOUDY000000032347
1787-04-15T11:00-35.6322.13302CAPE OF GOOD HOPEN80:21W138S84W91.00-24NW, WNW, WBN, NNW, SE, SEBE, ENE, NWBNSQUALLSRAINCLOUDY010000032348
1787-04-16T11:00-35.4221.70336N60W27.00-24NWBN, SWBW, NW, NNW, WBN, NHARD SQUALLSCLOUDY000000032349
1787-04-17T11:00-35.2521.70246N5.00-24WSW, SWBW, SW, WSQUALLYRAIN010000032350
1787-04-18T11:00-35.0621.04201SHORENNW1/2W8-24W, WNW, WBN, SWSQUALLY000000032351
1787-04-19T11:00-35.5220.3728022.6-24NW, W, WBN, SW, NWBWSTRONG GALESLEARGE SWELL FROM S000000032352
1787-04-20T11:00-35.6319.71179-24W, WBN, NWBW, WNW, SSWCLOUDY000000032353
1787-04-21T11:00-35.3719.0428012.3-24WNW, SWBW, SW, SWBS, NWBWSTRONG BREEZES HARD SQUALLSCLOUDY000000032354
1787-04-22T11:00-35.0818.381909.3-24SSW, SSE, SE, ESE, ENE, SWBSFRESH BREEZESCLEAR000000032355
1787-04-23T11:00-34.0517.7166TABLE LANDE1/2S11-24VARIABLE, EBN, WBS, W, E000000032356
1787-04-24T11:00-32.5317.05271TABLE LANDS37E37N37W112.00-22W, WBS, NWBN, NBW, NNW, WNWVERY CLEAR000000032357
1787-04-25T11:00-31.2216.30293N26W88.00-22NWBN, NW, WBN, W, WBS, NWPASSING SQUALLSRAINLARGE SWELL FROM WCLOUDY010000032358
1787-04-26T11:00-30.3514.502146.7N62W106.00-22SW, S, SSE, SWBWPLEASANT BREEZESSWELL FROM WFINE000000032359
1787-04-27T11:00-29.0512.351389.3NW3/4W139.00-20S, SSEFRESH BREEZESSWELL FROM WPLEASANT000000032360
1787-04-28T11:00-27.0810.021839.3NW1/4W168.00-20SW, SSW, S, SSE, SSWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000032361
1787-04-29T11:00-25.628.30138NW1/4W125.00-20S, SBE, SSE, SEBS, SSEW SWELLCLOUDY000000032362
1787-04-30T12:00-24.176.68151NW125.00-18SWBS, S, SEBS, SBESWELL FROM WCLOUDY000000032363
1787-05-01T12:00-22.625.08140NW125.00-18SE, SSE, SEBS, SSECLOUDY000000032364
1787-05-02T12:00-21.153.50105NW125.00-19SE, SEBS, SE, SEBECLOUDY000000032365
1787-05-03T12:00-19.982.431522.6NW1/2N94.00-17SE, ESE, SBELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY000000032366
1787-05-04T12:00-19.031.58964.6NW1/2N76.00-17SE, SBE, SEBE, ESEFAINT TRADECLOUDY000000032367
1787-05-05T12:00-17.850.571182.6NW1/2N92.00-17SSE, S, SSW, WBS, SW, SELIGHT BREEZESFINE000000032368
1787-05-06T12:00-16.97-0.281862.6N43W72.00-17SWBW, SSW, SSE, WBS, SE, SSWLIGHT BREEZESPLEASANT000000032369
1787-05-07T12:00-16.25-0.981182.6N43W58.00-17SW, SBE, SELIGHT BREEZESFINE000000032370
1787-05-08T12:00-16.08-2.521316.7N82W89.00-15SSE, SE, SEBSPLEASANT BREEZESFINE000000032371
1787-05-14T13:00-14.02-8.07779.3ST HELENASEBS13N48W179.00-13ESE, S, SEBE, EFRESH BREEZESFINE000000032372
1787-05-15T13:00-11.77-9.9512212.3N39W174.00-13E, SE, E, SEFRESH TRADEFINE000000032373
1787-05-16T13:00-9.40-11.7810012.3N37W178.00-13SE, ESEFRESH TRADEFINE000000032374
1787-05-17T13:00-7.28-13.1710112.3N33W151.00-12ESE, SE, ESEFRESH TRADEFINE000000032375
1787-05-18T13:00-5.43-14.871019.3N42W150.00-12E, SE, ESESTEADY BREEZECLEAR000000032376
1787-05-19T13:00-3.80-16.401019.3BRAVAN20:20W397NW138.00-12SE, SEBE, ESESTEADY BREEZECLEAR000000032377
1787-05-20T13:00-1.60-17.871039.3NWBN159.00-10E, ESEFRESH BREEZESFINE000000032378
1787-05-21T13:000.58-19.281256.7N33W156.00-10ESE, SEPLEASANT BREEZESFINE000000032379
1787-05-22T13:003.55-20.4510212.3BRAVAN5:44W227N2W196.00-11ESE, EBS, ESESTEADY GALESFINE000000032380
1787-05-23T13:005.17-21.071132.6N21W104.00-11SSE, SE, ESE, E, ESE, SEBEFIRST FRESH GALES, MID AND LATTER LIGHT BREEZESRAIN010010032381
1787-05-24T13:006.12-21.43124N21W61.00-11ESE, SESQUALLYRAIN010000032382
1787-05-25T13:007.13-21.90147BRAVAN7:37E155N25W67.00-11SE, ESE, NE, SSELIGHT AIRS, PASSING SQUALLS000000032383
1787-05-26T14:008.15-22.97466.7N44W92.00-10NEBN, E, NE, NEBEPLEASANT BREEZESCLOUDY000000032384
1787-05-27T14:009.45-23.6258N27W87.00-10NEBE, NE, ENEPASSING SQUALLSRAINCLOUDY010000032385
1787-05-28T14:0010.45-25.202412.3BRAVAN44:11E123NWBW113.00-10NE, NNE, NBE, NEBNSTEADY TRADECLOUDY000000032386
1787-05-29T14:0013.02-26.573412.3NWBN127.00-11NEBN, NE, NEBE, ENE, NESTEADY TRADECLOUDY000000032387
1787-05-30T14:0014.43-27.636012.3NW3/4N104.00-8ENE, NEBE, NE, ENEFIRST LIGHT BREEZES, LATTER FRESH TRADECLOUDY000000032388
1787-05-31T14:0015.52-29.17489.3NW3/4N150.00-8NE, NEBE, ENE, NEBN, NEBESTEADY BREEZESCLEAR000000032389
1787-06-01T14:0017.70-30.40466.7NNW1/2W151.00-10ENE, NEBEPLEASANT BREEZESFINE000000032390
1787-06-02T14:0019.52-32.053512.3NW1/2N148.00-10NEBN, NESTEADY TRADECLEAR000000032391
1787-06-03T14:0020.85-33.27376.7CORVON5:38E379NW1/2N109.00-8NEBE, EBN, NE, NEBE, NEPLEASANT BREEZESFINE000000032392
1787-06-04T14:0022.63-34.202512.3NNW1/4W122.00-9NE, ENE, EBN, ENE, EBN, NEBNFIRST LIGHT BREEZES, LATTER STEADY TRADEFINE000000032393
1787-06-05T14:0024.58-34.85596.7NBW1/2W124.00-9ENEPLEASANT BREEZEGREAT HEAD SWELLFINE000000032394
1787-06-06T14:0026.52-35.27599.3NBW118.00-9ENEFRESH BREEZE AND PASSING SQUALLS000000032395
1787-06-07T14:0028.80-35.52679.3CORVON26:8E243N1/2W134.00-12ENE, EBN, E, ENE, EBNPLEASANT TRADECLOUDY000000032396
1787-06-08T14:0030.23-35.87672.6NBW92.00-12ENE, EBN, E, EBNLIGHT BREEZESFINE000000032397
1787-06-09T14:0031.10-35.455619.0N20W62.00-12NNW, ENEFIRST CALM, LATTER FRESH GALE000000032398
1787-06-10T14:0032.27-34.55303N34E83.00-12N, NNW, NBW, NNE, NEBN, NE, NWSQUALLY000000032399
1787-06-11T14:0032.75-35.48310.0N59W55.00-14NNE, NEBE, NEBN, NEFIRST LIGHT BREEZES, LATTER CALM000000032400
1787-06-12T14:0033.82-34.273462.6CORVON31:27E138NE86.00-14NBW, N, NW, NWBN, NLIGHT BREEZESPLEASANT000000032401
1787-06-13T14:0034.80-32.922906.7N49E89.00-14NW, NBW, NBE, NNE, NWBWPLEASANT BREEZESFINE000000032402
1787-06-14T14:0036.53-32.803112.3CORVON41:36E85N3E107.00-14NE, EBN, EBS, ESE, NEFRESH TRADECLOUDY000000032403
1787-06-15T14:0038.93-31.931289.3N16E150.00-18SE, SSE, S, SEBSPLEASANT GALEVARIABLE000000032404
1787-06-16T14:0041.43-29.581629.3CORVOS8:43E35N35E186.00-18SSE, SSW, SPLEASANT GALECLOUDY000000032405
1787-06-17T14:0043.65-26.021589.3LIZARDN67:59E333NE1/4E214.00-22SSW, SPLEASANT GALESMALL RAINTHICK010000032406
1787-06-18T13:0045.47-22.331479.3LIZARDN70:25E268NEBE200.00-22SBW, SSW, SW, SBEPLEASANT GALEHAZY000000032407
1787-06-19T13:0047.00-17.582039.3LIZARDN72:32E198ENE1/4E211.00-22SSW, SW, SWPLEASANT GALEHAZY000000032408
1787-06-20T13:0048.22-13.322006.7N65E193.00-25WSW, WBS, W, NW, WBN, SWFIRST FRESH GALES, LATTER PLEASANT BREEZESHAZY000000032409
1787-06-21T13:0049.10-8.372019.3N77E198.00-24SSW, S, SBW, WSW, W, WBN, WNW, SWPLEASANT GALEFIRST HAZY LATTER CLEAR000000032410
1787-06-22T12:0049.53-4.802706.71N77E137.00-23WBN, WSW, SW, SSE, S, SSW, WNWPLEASANT BREEZEFAIR000000032411