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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 BUCKINGHAM cruise from Portsmouth to Madras started at 1771-04-01 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.747765, 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: -7.214696 * Median Longitude: 8.595739 * South-bound Latitude: -36.330000 * West-bound Longitude: -26.920000 * North-bound Latitude: 41.600000 * East-bound Longitude: 82.250000
Date/Time Start: 1771-04-01T13:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1771-08-31T07:00:00
Event(s):
Buckingham_17710401_NMM_ADM/L/B195 * Latitude Start: 50.750000 * Longitude Start: -0.980000 * Latitude End: 12.100000 * Longitude End: 80.500000 * Date/Time Start: 1771-04-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1771-08-31T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Buckingham (3rd Rate Frigate), Voyage: Portsmouth - Madras, 1st Observer: Francis Ourry (Captain), 2nd Observer: David Mckillop (2nd Officer/Lieutenant), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 64G 1414BM
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 Current direction descriptionCur dir descrDirection of the current. This direction points to where the current is flowing towards to.
15 Current speed descriptionV descr
16 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
17 Present weatherwwWeather description
18 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
19 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
20 ClearnessClearness
21 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
22 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
23 FogFog1 If fog was reported
24 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
25 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
26 HailHail1 If hail was reported
27 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
28 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
2229 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)

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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 
Cur dir descr
(Direction of the current. Thi...)
15 
V descr
16 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
17 
ww
(Weather description)
18 
Precip descr
19 
State sea descr
20 
Clearness
21 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
22 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
23 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
24 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
25 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
26 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
27 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
28 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1771-04-01T13:0041.60-10.40266.7CAPE FINISTERN33E31S33W93.00-19NW, NEMODERATECLOUDY000000033196
1771-04-02T13:0039.42-11.952966.7CAPE FINISTERN30E87S30W153.00-19NWMODERATERAIN010000033197
1771-04-03T13:0037.67-12.8526CAPE FINISTERN27E121S18W111.00-19NESQUALLY000000033198
1771-04-04T13:0036.70-12.32362CAPE FINISTERN21E136S17E61.00-18VARIABLESQUALLYRAIN010000033199
1771-04-05T13:0036.22-11.99362CAPE FINISTERN17E147S29E34.00-18VARIABLESQUALLYRAIN010000033200
1771-04-06T13:0034.77-13.373626.7CAPE FINISTERN21E181S38W111.00-17VARIABLEFIRST PART FRESH GALES, LATTER MODERATELATTER FAIR000000033201
1771-04-07T13:0032.73-14.492986.7CAPE FINISTERN22E226S25W134.00-17NWMODERATECLEAR000000033202
1771-04-08T13:0032.65-14.673626.7CAPE FINISTERN24E233S61W10.00-17VARIABLEMODERATEFAIR000000033203
1771-04-09T13:0033.05-15.40362CAPE FINISTERN26E226N56W44.00-17VARIABLESQUALLYRAIN010000033204
1771-04-10T13:0033.75-16.173626.7PORTO SANCTONW1/2W31N42W57.00-17VARIABLEMODERATEFAIR000000033205
1771-04-27T00:003620.0MADEIRANNW1/2W11VARIABLECALM000000033206
1771-04-28T13:0030.77-16.2925415.4MADEIRAN19W35S19E106.00-16SSW, WMODERATE GALESCLOUDY000000033207
1771-04-29T13:0030.02-17.6927819.0ISLE SALVAGESN65E14S65W41.00-15WNWFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000033208
1771-04-30T13:0028.39-18.01306.7PALMANNW1/4W41-15NW, NEMODERATECLOUDY000000033209
1771-05-01T13:0026.77-18.36326.7FERRON36E14S86W42.00-13NEMODERATECLOUDY000000033210
1771-05-02T13:0025.50-19.20326.7FERRON26E54S26W161.00-13NEMODERATEFAIR000000033211
1771-05-03T13:0023.07-19.883219.0FERRON21E104S15W152.00-13NEFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000033212
1771-05-04T13:0019.90-20.783319.0FERRON19E169S15W200.00-12NEFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000033213
1771-05-05T13:0017.20-21.963419.0FERRON20E231S24W177.00-11NEFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000033214
1771-05-06T13:0014.97-22.22236.7SALN18W43S18W128.00-11NEBNMODERATECLOUDY000000033215
1771-05-07T13:0012.78-21.53126.7SALN17W87S18W132.00-11NNEMODERATEFAIR000000033216
1771-05-08T13:0010.70-20.87136.7SALN17:35W130S17E130.00-10NNEMODERATEFAIR000000033217
1771-05-09T13:009.33-20.20356.7SALN20W161S24E92.00-10NEMODERATEFAIR000000033218
1771-05-10T13:007.80-19.50136.7SALN20W193S24E95.00-10NNEMODERATEFAIR000000033219
1771-05-11T13:006.67-19.08596.7SALN20W219S20E73.00-9ENEMODERATEFAIR000000033220
1771-05-12T13:005.97-18.97811.0SALN232S10E43.00-9NE, ELIGHT AIRSTHUNDER AND LIGHTNINGRAIN010010033221
1771-05-13T13:006.10-19.153621.0SALN15W236N66W13.00-9VARIABLELIGHT AIRSTHUNDER AND LIGHTNINGRAIN010010033222
1771-05-14T13:005.50-19.8312619.0SALN14:14W237S50W52.00-9E, SEFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY AT TIMESRAIN010000033223
1771-05-15T13:005.42-20.173621.0SALN13W238S73W20.00-9VARIABLELIGHT AIRSCLOUDY000000033224
1771-05-16T13:004.77-20.00362SALN13W250S15E42.00-9VARIABLEVARIABLE WINDSCLOUDY000000033225
1771-05-17T13:004.13-19.583621.0SALN14W264S33E45.00-9VARIABLELIGHT AIRS AND CALMS000000033226
1771-05-18T13:003.63-19.653621.0SALN13:30W273S8W31.00-9VARIABLESE1KT 4FMLIGHT AIRS AND CALMS000000033227
1771-05-19T13:002.52-20.473626.7SALN20W292S39W78.00-9VARIABLEMODERATEFAIR000000033228
1771-05-20T13:001.60-21.601506.7SALN4:57W307S52W87.00-8SSEMODERATECLOUDY000000033229
1771-05-21T14:001.07-22.631296.7SALN1W317S63W70.00-6SEMODERATECLOUDY000000033230
1771-05-22T14:000.07-23.403626.7SALN1:42W337S37W76.00-6VARIABLEMODERATECLOUDY000000033231
1771-05-23T14:00-1.42-23.75107SALN1:37E367S14W92.00-6ESESQUALLY000000033232
1771-05-25T14:00-3.02-24.081196.7SALN3:21E399S12W99.00-5SEBEMODERATECLOUDY000000033233
1771-05-26T14:00-6.18-24.881196.7SALN3:56E442S15W92.00-5SEBEMODERATECLOUDY000000033234
1771-05-27T14:00-8.02-25.321096.7SALN3:46E499S12W112.00-4ESEMODERATECLOUDY000000033235
1771-05-28T14:00-10.00-25.901096.7SALN6:17E541S16W124.00-4ESEMODERATECLOUDY000000033236
1771-05-29T14:00-11.70-26.82976.7SALN17:18E624S19W108.00-4EBSMODERATEFAIR000000033237
1771-05-30T14:00-14.02-26.92986.7SALN17:18E624S10W142.00-3EBSMODERATEFAIR000000033238
1771-05-31T14:00-16.22-26.709819.0SALN6:27E659S5:30W132.00-3EBSFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000033239
1771-06-01T14:00-17.97-26.02996.7SALN5E700S21E114.00-2EBSMODERATECLOUDY000000033240
1771-06-02T14:00-19.77-25.476619.0SALN3:56E735S16E112.00-2EBS, ENEFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000033241
1771-06-03T14:00-21.93-25.707719.0SALN3:19E738S30E132.00-2EBNFRESH GALESLARGE SWELL FROM WSWCLOUDY000000033242
1771-06-04T14:00-23.80-25.10100SALN3E815S3E114.00-1EBSSQUALLY000000033243
1771-06-05T14:00-25.32-24.38786.7SALN1:38E848S20E108.00-1E, EBNMODERATECLOUDY000000033244
1771-06-06T13:00-26.38-22.13656.7SALN38E865S34E68.00-3ENEMODERATEFAIR000000033245
1771-06-07T13:00-27.48-22.47426.7SALN30W888S45E91.00-3NEMODERATEFAIR000000033246
1771-06-08T13:00-28.07-21.473626.7SALN1:46WS56E63.00-2VARIABLEMODERATEFAIR000000033247
1771-06-09T13:00-28.62-20.453626.7SALN3W912S59E63.00-2VARIABLEMODERATEFAIR000000033248
1771-06-10T13:00-29.23-19.582016.7SALN4:93E926S59E77.00-2SSWMODERATEFAIR000000033249
1771-06-11T13:00-30.30-16.98243ISLE TRISTAN DE CUNAS21E138S58E138.00-5WSWSQUALLYRAIN010000033250
1771-06-12T13:00-30.23-14.78243ISLE TRISTAN DE CUNAS6E139N88E115.00-5WSWSQUALLYRAIN010000033251
1771-06-13T13:00-29.67-13.5713019.0CAPE GOOD HOPES88E546N61E72.00-5SEFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY000000033252
1771-06-14T13:00-30.53-12.67409.3CAPE GOOD HOPES81E522S43E69.00-5NEFRESH BREEZES000000033253
1771-06-15T13:00-31.38-10.87389.3CAPE GOOD HOPES83E489S62E109.00-7NEFRESH BREEZES000000033254
1771-06-16T13:00-33.30-8.633549.3CAPE GOOD HOPES85E450S61E132.00-6NFRESH BREEZES000000033255
1771-06-17T12:00-33.30-6.833179.3CAPE GOOD HOPES87E407S67E136.00-9NWBNFRESH BREEZESRAIN010000033256
1771-06-18T12:00-33.73-3.633069.3CAPE GOOD HOPES88E364S78E128.00-9NWFRESH BREEZESRAIN010000033257
1771-06-19T12:00-34.13-0.172149.3CAPE GOOD HOPES89E306S82E177.00-11NW-SWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000033258
1771-06-20T12:00-34.372.37169CAPE GOOD HOPEE262S82E129.00-11SW, SSQUALLYRAIN010000033259
1771-06-21T12:00-33.753.43155CAPE GOOD HOPES87E244N53E63.00-14SBESQUALLYRAIN010000033260
1771-06-22T12:00-34.172.481246.7CAPE GOOD HOPES81E259S60W53.00-11SEMODERATECLOUDY000000033261
1771-06-23T12:00-34.302.433626.7CAPE GOOD HOPES89E262S24W10.00-11VARIABLEMODERATECLOUDY000000033262
1771-06-24T12:00-34.573.483246.7CAPE GOOD HOPES89E244S72E64.00-14NNWMODERATECLOUDY000000033263
1771-06-25T12:00-35.436.6216619.0CAPE GOOD HOPEN84E194S70E155.00-14SFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000033264
1771-06-26T11:00-35.688.7829819.0CAPE GOOD HOPEN80E158S86E106.00-17NWFRESH GALESRAIN010000033265
1771-06-27T11:00-35.4211.4818619.0CAPE GOOD HOPEN80E113N83E132.00-17SSWFRESH GALESRAIN010000033266
1771-06-28T11:00-35.6714.2829622.6CAPE GOOD HOPEN68E64S85E136.00-19SW, NWSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLY000000033267
1771-06-29T11:00-35.6015.772066.7CAPE GOOD HOPEN58E42N87E76.00-19WSW, SWMODERATECLOUDY000000033268
1771-06-30T11:00-35.5216.653626.7CAPE GOOD HOPEN49E31N85E40.00-19VARIABLEMODERATEHAZY000000033269
1771-07-01T11:00-35.1317.751146.7CAPE GOOD HOPEN80E27N58E44.00-21S, SEMODERATEHAZY000000033270
1771-07-02T11:00-34.3217.9211419.0CAPE GOOD HOPEN80E25N18E52.00-21SEFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000033271
1771-07-03T11:00-35.1019.9529419.0CAPE GOOD HOPEN72W29S74E114.00-21NWFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000033272
1771-07-04T11:00-35.7521.2629422.6CAPE GOOD HOPEN60W52S60E158.00-21NWSTRONG GALESCLOUDY000000033273
1771-07-05T10:00-36.3324.5924719.0CAPE GOOD HOPEN63W106S78E166.00-23WFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000033274
1771-07-06T10:00-35.9827.7224519.0CAPE GOOD HOPEN78W154N82E154.00-25WFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000033275
1771-07-07T10:00-36.3030.4920019.0CAPE GOOD HOPEN79W199S82E126.00-25SWFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000033276
1771-07-08T10:00-36.1034.02267CAPE GOOD HOPEN82W256N85E171.00-26WNWSQUALLYRAIN010000033277
1771-07-09T10:00-35.3535.762676.7CAPE GOOD HOPEN86W284N52E98.00-26WNWMODERATECLOUDY000000033278
1771-07-10T10:00-34.8537.073626.7CAPE GOOD HOPEN88W306N65E72.00-26VARIABLEMODERATECLOUDY000000033279
1771-07-11T09:00-33.5238.84334CAPE GOOD HOPEN87W337N48E122.00-26NSQUALLY000000033280
1771-07-12T09:00-31.4839.97312CAPE GOOD HOPES80W363N21E139.00-26NNWCLOUDY000000033281
1771-07-13T09:00-28.5840.8136219.0CAPE GOOD HOPES73W397N16E174.00-26VARIABLEFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY000000033282
1771-07-14T09:00-26.4741.3111119.0MADAGASCARN43:34W76N16E130.00-24SEFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY000000033283
1771-07-15T00:00-25.1313519.0MADAGASCARE20N-E20S10SEFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY000000033284
1771-07-30T00:00-23.602039.3SANIDY ISLANDS50E6SW, SSWFRESH BREEZESFAIR000000033285
1771-07-31T09:00-20.9343.012046.7SANIDY ISLANDS23E61N23W184.00-21SWMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000033286
1771-08-01T09:00-18.1743.011706.7SANIDY ISLANDS9E113N23W166.00-21SSW, SWBS, SBWMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000033287
1771-08-02T09:00-16.5743.061166.7SANIDY ISLANDS4E114N1/4E102.00-19SW-SEMODERATE BREEZESFAIR000000033288
1771-08-03T09:00-14.5843.761842.6SANIDY ISLANDS2W183N22:30E130.00-19SSE, SSWLIGHT WINDSCLOUDY000000033289
1771-08-04T09:00-13.0044.631396.7SANIDY ISLANDS5W184N23E102.00-19SSEMODERATECLOUDY000000033290
1771-08-05T09:0045.133621.0JOANNA BAY, CORVON20ESSE, VARIABLELIGHT AIRSCLOUDY000000033291
1771-08-08T00:00-11.88JOANNA, EAST ENDS10000000033292
1771-08-09T09:00-11.2243.822531.0JOANNA, EAST ENDS31W22N31W67.00-17NW, W,LIGHT AIRSCLOUDY000000033293
1771-08-10T09:00-9.7543.80961.0JOANNA, EAST ENDS13:4E50N1E83.00-17SSE, ESELIGHT AIRSCLOUDY000000033294
1771-08-11T09:00-7.7043.881181.0JOANNA, EAST ENDS5:10E90N2E124.00-17SELIGHT AIRSCLOUDY000000033295
1771-08-12T09:00-5.4544.251656.7JOANNA, EAST ENDS1E134N9E136.00-15SBE, SMODERATEFAIR000000033296
1771-08-13T09:00-3.3845.231886.7JOANNA, EAST ENDS5:20E177N25E136.00-15SSWMODERATEHAZY000000033297
1771-08-14T09:00-2.3047.431669.3JOANNA, EAST ENDS21:14E212N64E147.00-14SFRESH BREEZESFAIR000000033298
1771-08-15T09:00-1.2049.122026.7JOANNA, EAST ENDS23:7W239N56E122.00-12SW, SWBSMODERATEFAIR000000033299
1771-08-16T09:000.3550.822246.7JOANNA, EAST ENDS27W281N48E136.00-12SWBWMODERATEFAIR000000033300
1771-08-17T08:001.5252.822396.7JOANNA, EAST ENDS31:30W321N60E138.00-9SSW, WSWMODERATEFAIR000000033301
1771-08-18T08:003.7255.002286.7JOANNA, EAST ENDS33:32W381N45E184.00-8SWBWMODERATE BREEZESFAIR000000033302
1771-08-19T08:005.2858.0723019.0JOANNA, EAST ENDS37:56W442N63E24.00-6SWBWFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000033303
1771-08-20T08:005.6360.8023019.0JOANNA, EAST ENDS42:31W483N83E166.00-6SWBWFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000033304
1771-08-21T08:006.3363.6319919.0JOANNA, EAST ENDS45:59W532N76E176.00-4S, SSWFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000033305
1771-08-22T08:007.2366.28210MALIQUEN70:56E120N71E176.00-4SWBSFRESH GALES, SQUALLYSOME RAINCLOUDY010000033306
1771-08-23T07:007.8769.02246MALIQUEN65E66N74E167.00-2WSWFRESH GALES, SQUALLYSOME RAINCONSIDERABLE SWELLCLOUDY010000033307
1771-08-24T07:008.2371.58246KELAYE17N82E155.00-2WSWFRESH GALES, SQUALLYCLOUDY000000033308
1771-08-25T07:008.2773.82247CABELLOE5S6E133.00-1WSWFRESH GALES, SQUALLYCLOUDY000000033309
1771-08-26T07:007.6775.702476.7POINT DE GALES71:55E101S72E120.00-1WSWMODERATECLOUDY000000033310
1771-08-27T07:007.0377.19224POINT DE GALES71:14E65S65E95.00-1SWSQUALLYRAIN010000033311
1771-08-28T07:006.4078.85203POINT DE GALES79:28E34S68E105.000SSWSQUALLYRAINCLOUDY010000033312
1771-08-29T07:005.8080.702256.7POINT DANDO ON THE ISLAND OF CEYLONN48W40SWMODERATECLOUDY000000033313
1771-08-30T07:007.0882.252486.7FRYERS HOODW19N7N47E97.000WSWMODERATEFAIR000000033314
1771-08-31T07:008.4081.652811.0LAND ABOUT TRINCOMALEEW26N9N22E86.000NW, WBNLIGHT AIRSCLOUDY000000033315