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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 CALCUTTA cruise from Portsmouth to Madras started at 1803-04-13. British Library, London, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.747788, 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). 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: -6.692655 * Median Longitude: 9.046726 * South-bound Latitude: -39.650000 * West-bound Longitude: -37.080000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.720000 * East-bound Longitude: 83.030000
Date/Time Start: 1803-04-13T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1803-08-03T07:00:00
Event(s):
Calcutta_18030413_BL_L/MAR/B/308M * Latitude Start: 50.750000 * Longitude Start: -0.980000 * Latitude End: 12.100000 * Longitude End: 80.500000 * Date/Time Start: 1803-04-13T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1803-08-03T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Calcutta, Voyage: Portsmouth - Madras, 1st Observer: William Maxwell (Captain), Company: EIC
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
Temperature, airTTT°C
LandmarkLandmarkName of first landmark
BearingBearingBearing of the first landmark
Distance to landmarkDistancearbitrary unitsDistance to the first landmark
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 Sensor readingReadingarbitrary unitsReading of the (outside) air thermometer
14 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.
15 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
16 Present weatherwwWeather description
17 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
18 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
19 ClearnessClearness
20 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
21 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
22 FogFog1 If fog was reported
23 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
24 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
25 HailHail1 If hail was reported
26 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
27 CommentComment
28 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
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Data

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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

dd [deg]
(Wind direction (from which th...)

ff [m/s]
(calculated from the descripti...)

TTT [°C]

Landmark
(Name of first landmark)

Bearing
(Bearing of the first landmark)

Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance to the first landmark)
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 
Reading [arbitrary units]
(Reading of the (outside) air ...)
14 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
15 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
16 
ww
(Weather description)
17 
Precip descr
18 
State sea descr
19 
Clearness
20 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
21 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
22 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
23 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
24 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
25 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
26 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
27 
Comment
28 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1803-04-13T12:0049.72-4.859.3START POINTNEBE8S52W55.00-25FRESH BREEZES000000034682
1803-04-14T12:0049.22-7.42766.7S73W106.00-25E, EBSMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR000000034683
1803-04-15T13:0048.85-8.071996.7S8W24.00-26VARIABLE, SSE, SWFIRST AND MIDLA, LATTER MODERATETHICK FOGCLOUDY001000034684
1803-04-16T13:0048.15-9.631999.3S70W88.00-26SE, SBW, SWBS, SWLIGHT AIRS, NOON FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000034685
1803-04-17T13:0047.43-10.2824619.0S50W83.00-24SW, WBN, WFRESH GALES SQUALLSHARD RAINCLOUDY010000034686
1803-04-18T13:0046.20-10.852576.7S27W84.00-24WBNFIRST AND MID FRESH GALES, FREQUENT SQUALLS, LATTER MORE MODERATERAINCLOUDY010000034687
1803-04-19T13:0044.03-9.982576.7S7E131.00-24W, WBNFIRST FRESH GALES, LATTER MODERATE,CLOUDY, NOON FAIR000000034688
1803-04-20T13:0042.08-12.432936.7S16W109.00-22WBN, NWMODERATE BREEZESTUMBLING SEA000000034689
1803-04-21T13:0040.70-13.03281S16W86.00-23NNW, NW, VARIABLE, NWBWFIRST AND MID MODERATE BREEZES, LATTER VARIABLE AND LIGHT AIRSCLOUDY000000034690
1803-04-22T13:0038.80-12.172762.615.0S24W87.00-2259.00NW, VARIABLE, NWBW1/2WLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY000000034691
1803-04-23T13:0037.40-12.68246.715.0S25W94.00-2159.00WBN, VARIABLE, NNE, NEMODERATE BREEZESHEAVY SWELL FROM N000000034692
1803-04-24T13:0035.67-14.67926.7S40W132.00-21ENE, E, ESEMODERATECLOUDY000000034693
1803-04-25T13:0034.13-16.403621.016.7S39:30W131.00-2162.00ESE, VARIABLEFIRST AND MID FRESH BREEZES, LATTER LIGHT AIRSFAIR000000034694
1803-04-26T13:0033.05-17.5526.7S39:30W75.00-21SSE, NE, ENE, E, NEBN, NNEFIRST LIGHT AIRS, MID AND LATTER MODERATE BREEZES INCREASING000000034695
1803-04-27T13:0030.53-19.92269.317.8S28:15W189.00-1964.00NEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR000000034696
1803-04-28T13:0027.52-20.726012.318.3S24W200.00-1965.00NEBE, NE, EBNFRESH TRADE WITH SQUALLS000000034697
1803-04-29T14:0025.18-23.087418.9S25W163.00-1666.00ESE, EFIRST AND LATTER FRESH BREEZES, MID LIGHT BREEZES, SQUALLYRAINCLOUDY010000034698
1803-04-30T14:0023.13-24.33406.720.6S25W163.00-1669.00NEBEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000034699
1803-05-01T14:0020.82-25.8812.3S17:30W140.00-15FRESH TRADE WITH SQUALLS000000034700
1803-05-02T14:0017.98-26.509812.323.9S6:30W172.00-1575.00ESEFRESH TRADEFINE000000034701
1803-05-03T14:0015.70-26.78109.326.1S45W148.00-1379.00ENE, NNEPLEASANT TRADEFINE000000034702
1803-05-04T14:0013.20-26.55888.725.0S14E120.00-1377.00EBSDECREASING TRADEFAIR000000034703
1803-05-05T14:0011.83-26.553481.025.0S14E78.00-1277.00E, NLIGHT AIRSSULTRY000000034704
1803-05-06T14:0010.38-25.973377.325.0S25E87.00-1277.00NBWFIRST LIGHT AIRS, MID AND LATTER INCREASING BREEZECLOUDY000000034705
1803-05-07T14:008.73-25.173036.126.1S23:15E91.00-1279.00NWFIRST AND ID PLEASANT BREEZE, LATTER DECREASING BREEZEFAIR000000034706
1803-05-08T14:007.77-24.80782.626.7S22E59.00-1280.00NBW, ENE, ELIGHT BREEZES000000034707
1803-05-09T14:006.88-24.68907.3S19E53.00-11E, NE, EBSFIRST AND MID LIGHT AIRS AND CALM, LATTER INCREASING BREEZECLOUDY000000034708
1803-05-10T14:005.97-24.53901.0S22E60.00-11EBSLIGHT AIRS AND CALM000000034709
1803-05-11T14:005.15-23.15452.6S23E66.00-11NEBELIGHT BREEZES AND CLOUDY000000034710
1803-05-12T14:004.68-23.681922.6SW3/4E30.00-11NE, E, SSWLIGHT VARIABLE WINDS AND CALM WITH SQUALLSHEAVY RAIN INTERVALS010000034711
1803-05-13T13:004.30-22.133621.0S38W29.00-13SSE, SSW, VARIABLELIGHT AIRS AND CALM,HEAVY SQUALLS OF RAIN110000034712
1803-05-14T13:003.78-22.133621.027.2S27.00-1381.00SBE, NNE, S, VARIABLELIGHT AIRSHEAVY RAIN010000034713
1803-05-15T13:003.53-22.273621.027.2S28W17.00-1381.00SBE, VARIABLELIGHT AIRS VARIABLE AND CALMHEAVY RAIN010000034714
1803-05-16T13:003.23-22.353621.0S15:30W99.00-13SBE, W, VARIABLEFIRST LIGHT BREEZES AND SQUALLS, MID AND LATTER LIGHT AIRS AND CALMSQUALS OF RAIN AT INTERVALS000010034715
1803-05-17T13:002.42-22.023622.6S22:15E53.00-12W, WBS, VARIABLELIGHT BREEZESSQUALLS OF RAINCLOUDY110000034716
1803-05-18T13:002.95-22.2516727.2S25E40.00-1381.00WBS, SLIGHT AIRS VARIABLE, SQUALLSRAIN AT INTERVALS010000034717
1803-05-19T13:002.62-21.821672.627.2S23:30E25.00-1381.00SW, SLIGHT BREEZESFAIR000000034718
1803-05-20T14:002.13-22.671486.7S38W43.00-10SSW, S, SSEFIRST AND MID LIGHT AIRS, LATTER MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000034719
1803-05-21T14:001.80-23.101486.7S62W33.00-10SEBS, SSEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000034720
1803-05-22T14:000.33-24.681369.3S32W98.00-10SE, SSE, SEBSFIRST MODERATE BREEZES, MID AND LATTER FRESH BREEZESFIRST FAIR, MID AND LATTER CLOUDY000000034721
1803-05-23T14:00-0.95-26.62806.7S31W90.00-10SSE, EMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000034722
1803-05-24T14:00-2.95-27.321497.3S25W100.00-9SEBS, SSEFIRST MODERATE, MID AND LATTER INCREASING BREEZESQUALLS OF RAINCLOUDY110000034723
1803-05-25T14:00-4.57-28.321186.7S13W98.00-6SE, SEBEFIRST AND MID FRESH BREEZES, LATTER MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY, LATTER FINE AND CLEAR000000034724
1803-05-26T14:00-6.45-29.409.3S19W119.00-6MODERATE TRADEFAIR000000034725
1803-05-27T14:00-8.48-30.3013012.327.2S17W135.00-581.00SEFIRST AND MID MODERATE TRADE WITH SQUALLS, LATTER FRESH TRADERAINCLOUDY010000034726
1803-05-28T14:00-10.63-31.871309.326.7S37W152.00-580.00SEMODERATE TRADE000000034727
1803-05-29T14:00-12.07-33.5514412.325.6S38W162.00-278.00SE, SEBSFRESH TRADE AND SQUALLY000000034728
1803-05-30T14:00-14.32-34.341129.3S6W90.00-1ESEMODERATE TRADECLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation34729
1803-05-31T14:00-14.80-35.131451.0S21W40.00-1SEBSLIGHT AIRS AND SQUALLYCLOUDY000000034730
1803-06-01T14:00-16.02-34.171622.6S25W52.00-1SBE1/2ELIGHT BREEZESRAIN010000034731
1803-06-02T14:00-17.33-34.381126.7S20W84.00-1SSE, ESEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000034732
1803-06-03T14:00-17.85-36.423622.6S24E77.000EBN, ENE, VARIABLELIGHT BREEZES WITH SQUALLSVARIABLE000000034733
1803-06-04T14:00-18.42-37.081802.623.9S24E41.00075.00E, VARIABLE, SLIGHT VARIABLE WINDS WITH SQUALLSRAIN010000034734
1803-06-05T14:00-18.18-35.252146.723.9S77E50.00075.00SWBSMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000034735
1803-06-06T14:00-18.18-35.12792.623.9S7E46.00075.00SEBS, EBS, ESE, EBNLIGHT BREEZESFAIR000000034736
1803-06-07T14:00-21.20-34.43459.3S20E149.000EBN, NEFIRST LIGHT BREEZES, MID AND LATTER FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000034737
1803-06-08T14:00-23.73-33.5216.724.4S23E169.00176.00NEBE, EBN, NFIRST AND MID FRESH BREEZES, LATTER MODERATEFIRST AND MID CLOUDY, LATTER CLEAR000000034738
1803-06-09T14:00-24.42-32.772042.621.7S33E50.00171.00N, SSWLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY000000034739
1803-06-10T14:00-25.45-30.38439.3S20E68.00-2NEFIRST LIGHT BREEZES AND SQUALLY, MID AND LATTER FRESH BREEZESRAINCLOUDY010000034740
1803-06-11T14:00-27.45-28.283249.3S36E169.00-2NBE, NWBNFRESH BREEZESCLEAR000000034741
1803-06-12T14:00-29.23-28.483269.3S47E157.000NWBNFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000034742
1803-06-13T13:00-31.37-20.103089.3S50E202.00-7W, NWFRESH BREEZES000000034743
1803-06-14T14:00-32.35-22.502749.317.2S69E145.00-763.00WNW, WBNFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYRAIN010000034744
1803-06-15T13:00-33.48-19.252999.317.2S68E184.00-563.00W, NWBWFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYRAIN010000034745
1803-06-16T13:00-34.33-10.853049.3S77E172.00-11NWFRESH BREEZESRAINCLOUDY010000034746
1803-06-17T12:00-34.75-6.8228919.0S83W225.00-15NWBWFRESH GALES HARD SQUALLS000010034747
1803-06-18T12:00-34.92-3.032336.1S78E184.00-15NW, SSW, SW, WSWFIRST AND MID FRESH BREEZES, LATTER DECREASING BREEZEFIRST AD MID FAIR, LATTER CLOUDY000000034748
1803-06-19T12:00-35.82-0.4834310.0S79E136.00-17NW, NFRESH BREEZES INCREASING AND SQUALLYHEAVY SWELL FROM SW000000034749
1803-06-20T12:00-35.733.6239.3S88E204.00-20NNEFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLSRAIN AT INTERVALS010000034750
1803-06-21T12:00-36.372.773299.3S81E200.00-20N, NBWFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY000000034751
1803-06-22T11:00-36.5711.673379.3S84E203.00-23NFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYCLOUDY000000034752
1803-06-23T11:00-36.8511.10116.7S85E186.00-23NEBNFIRST AND MID FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATECLEAR000000034753
1803-06-24T11:00-36.7214.652569.3E189.00-25WNW, WBNFIRST MODERATE BREEZES MID AND LATTER FRESH BREEZES AND SUQALLYRAIN AT INTERVALS010000034754
1803-06-25T11:00-36.6219.482889.3N2E207.00-27NWFRESH BREEZES WITH SQUALLS AT INTERVALSCLOUDY000000034755
1803-06-26T10:00-36.9024.152539.3S82E202.00-28WBNFRESH BREEZES WITH SQUALLS AT INTERVALSCLOUDY000000034756
1803-06-27T10:00-36.9824.63176.7S82E56.00-28WBN, N, VARIABLE, NEFIST AND LATTER MODERATE BREEZES, MID LIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLE000000034757
1803-06-28T10:00-36.5228.052412.6S82E104.00-29NE, WFIRST FRESH BREEZES, MID AND LATTER LIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY AND VARIABLE000000034758
1803-06-29T10:00-36.4530.001069.3S80E55.00-29VARIABLE, SBE, SEFIRST AND MID MODERATE, LATTER FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYCLOUDY000000034759
1803-06-30T10:00-38.3330.321069.3S49E78.00-29SEFRESH BREEZESFAIR000000034760
1803-07-01T10:00-39.1823.62519.3S49E78.00-28ESE, EBS, EBNFRESH BREEZES000000034761
1803-07-02T10:00-39.6535.1047.3S73E163.00-30NEBE, NEBNFIRST FRESH BREEZES, MID AND LATTER INCREASING BREEZE AND HEAVY SQUALLS000000034762
1803-07-03T09:00-39.2538.873199.3S85E192.00-30NBWFRESH BREEZES AND HARD SQUALLSRAIN AT INTERVALS010000034763
1803-07-04T09:00-39.1344.883539.3N64E176.00-30NNEFIRST AND MID FRESH BREEZES, LATTER FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYRAINHAZY010000034764
1803-07-05T09:00-38.6048.6235415.4N63E194.00-29NNEFIRST AND MID FRESH BREEZES, LATTER INCREASING TO GALE WITH SQUALLSRAIN010000034765
1803-07-06T09:00-38.2750.901856.7S82E159.00-29NBW, NW, SWBSFIRST SQUALLY, MID AND LATTER MODERATE BREEZESRAIN AT INTERVALSCLOUDY010000034766
1803-07-07T08:00-37.8253.3069.3N69E65.00-28S, SBE, NEBNFIRST MODERATE BREEZES, MID LIGHT BREEZES, LATER FRESH BREEZESFIRST CLEAR, LATTER CLOUDY000000034767
1803-07-08T08:00-37.4257.252687.3N64E191.00-25NEBN, NBE, NW, WNWFIRST MODERATE, MID AND LATTER INCREASING BREEZERAINCLOUDY THEN FAIR010000034768
1803-07-09T08:00-36.7259.772026.7S78E123.00-23WSW, SWFIRST FRESH BREEZES, MID AND LATTER MODERATE BREEZESFAIR000000034769
1803-07-10T08:00-36.1862.973287.3N81E158.00-21NBWMODERATE BREEZES INCREASINGCLEAR000000034770
1803-07-11T08:00-35.3566.903509.3N81E220.00-21NBEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000034771
1803-07-12T07:00-34.4069.922967.3S72E160.00-19NWFIRST FRESH BREEZES, MID AND LATTER INCREASING BREEZECLOUDY000000034772
1803-07-13T07:00-32.7272.232749.3S64E237.00-19WNWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000034773
1803-07-14T07:00-30.9576.052122.6S46E153.00-13WBN, SWFIRST FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, MID AND LATTER LIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY000000034774
1803-07-15T07:00-28.8877.431116.7N29E142.00-13SSW, SEBEMODERATE BREEZES, WITH SQUALLSRAINCLOUDY010000034775
1803-07-16T07:00-25.5380.001279.3N16E22.00-8SEFIRST FRESH BREEZES, MID AND LATTER FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYCLOUDY000000034776
1803-07-17T07:00-22.6278.22939.3N12E217.00-8EBSFRESH TRADE AND SQUALLY, AM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY000000034777
1803-07-18T07:00-19.4578.921306.7S6E219.00-5SEMODERATE BREEZESFAIR000000034778
1803-07-19T07:00-15.7581.631339.3N5E115.00-2ESE, SEFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYRAIN010000034779
1803-07-20T07:00-12.4278.65786.7N158.00-1SE, NBE, EBNFIRST AND MID FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATEFINE000000034780
1803-07-21T07:00-11.7378.831349.3N8E99.00-1SBE, SBW, SEFRESH BREEZESFAIR000000034781
1803-07-22T07:00-8.8879.421126.1N7E165.00-1SBE, ESEMODERATE BREEZES INCREASING, MID AND LATTER A DECREASING BREEZEFIRST CLEAR, LATTER CLOUDY000000034782
1803-07-23T07:00-7.2279.331581.0N14E27.000SSELIGHT AIRSCLEAR000000034783
1803-07-24T07:00-6.4279.65158N7E69.000SSELIGHT AIRS, LATTER SQUALLYRAIN010000034784
1803-07-25T07:00-3.1079.723629.3N3E176.000VARIABLEFRESH BREEZES SQUALLYRAIN010000034785
1803-07-26T07:00-0.7379.8810222.8N14E132.00173.00EBSFIRST AND MID MODERATE BREEZES, LATTER DECREASINGRAIN AT TIMES010000034786
1803-07-27T07:000.6880.681362.6N25E81.001SELIGHT BREEZESFINE AND CLEAR000000034787
1803-07-28T07:001.3279.101591.0N26E46.001SSELIGHT AIRSCLEAR000000034788
1803-07-29T07:001.9379.221361.0N37E58.001SSE, SELIGHT AIRSFAIR000000034789
1803-07-30T07:003.1579.82226N34E92.001SWFIRST AND MID MODERATE BREEZES, LATTER INCREASINGFAIR000000034790
1803-07-31T07:004.9781.622719.3N36E135.001WFRESH BREEZES000000034791
1803-08-01T06:007.4783.032959.3LANDNW - WBN14192.002WNWFRESH BREEZESCLEAR000000034792
1803-08-02T07:008.0882.412719.3LANDWSW10125.001NBW, WFRESH BREEZESFAIR000000034793
1803-08-03T07:0010.2781.782609.3143.001WBSFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000034794