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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 CAMEL cruise from Spithead to Table Bay started at 1798-10-06 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.747791, 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: 4.302970 * Median Longitude: -17.139109 * South-bound Latitude: -34.580000 * West-bound Longitude: -33.620000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.180000 * East-bound Longitude: 18.430000
Date/Time Start: 1798-10-06T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1799-01-14T11:00:00
Event(s):
Camel_17981006_NMM_ADM/L/C20 * Latitude Start: 50.680000 * Longitude Start: -0.960000 * Latitude End: -34.430000 * Longitude End: 16.950000 * Date/Time Start: 1798-10-06T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1799-01-14T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Camel (Storeship), Voyage: Spithead - Table Bay, 1st Observer: John Lee (Captain), 2nd Observer: John Shaw (1st Officer/Master), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 879BM
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
CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
10 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
11 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.
12 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.
13 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
14 Present weatherwwWeather description
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
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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)

Course
(Course of the ship during the...)
10 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
11 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
12 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
13 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
14 
ww
(Weather description)
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
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ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1798-10-06T12:0049.18-5.7722819.0SCILLYN37W30S68W67.00-25NW TO, SBE, WBS1/2SFRESH GALESCLEAR WEATHER000000035014
1798-10-07T12:0048.90-7.431616.7SCILLYN37W30S76W68.00-25SBE, S1/2WMODERATE BREEZESHAZY000000035015
1798-10-08T13:0048.38-8.081656.7CAPE FINISTERES21W111S63W69.00-26S, SBWMODERATE BREEZESHAZY000000035016
1798-10-09T13:0047.87-10.501549.3MADEIRAS18:7W420S61W63.00-26SBE-SSW, SFRESH BREEZESHAZY000000035017
1798-10-10T13:0048.23-11.231776.7MADEIRAS17W434S36E36.00-26EBS, VARIABLE, WBN, SSWMODERATE BREEZESTHICK HAZY WEATHER000000035018
1798-10-11T13:0047.88-10.952442.6MADEIRAS14E103S24E25.00-26SSE, VARIABLE, NWBN-NNE, WLIGHT BREEZESTHICK FOGGY WEATHERHAZY WEATHER001000035019
1798-10-12T13:0046.35-10.03669.3CAPE FINISTERES14E65S14E114.00-24EBS, EFRESH GALES, AT 6 FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY, AT 6 CLEAR000000035020
1798-10-13T13:0045.22-10.08896.7CAPE FINISTERES26E47S23:30W51.00-24EBS-SE, ESEFRESH BREEZES, AM STRONG BREEZES AND SQUALLY, AT NOON MORE MODERATECLEAR000000035021
1798-10-14T13:0044.60-11.331456.7CAPE FINISTERES43E28S7W198.00-24SSW-W, SBEMODERATE001000035022
1798-10-15T13:0043.48-10.932466.7CAPE FINISTERES60E21S20E72.00-24WNW, WMODERATECLOUDY000000035023
1798-10-16T13:0043.07-10.6816722.6CAPE FINISTERES79E20S13E27.00-24WBN, SBWFRESH GALES, AT 9 STRONG GALES AND SQUALLYAT 9 RAINFAIR010000035024
1798-10-17T13:0043.15-10.882249.3CAPE FINISTERES52E10N63W11.00-24SWBS, WSWFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY000000035025
1798-10-18T13:0042.47-11.3321419.0CAPE FINISTEREN72E15S35W38.00-22SW-NWBN, SWBWFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000035026
1798-10-19T13:0041.72-11.8529319.0MADEIRAS24:30W200S23W60.00-22NNW, NWFRESH GALES000000035027
1798-10-20T13:0041.07-12.172931.0MADEIRAS24:51W186S20W40.00-22NNW, NWLIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLE000000035028
1798-10-21T13:0040.80-12.282932.6MADEIRAS20:24W180S17W17.00-22VARIABLE, SW, NWLIGHT AIRS, AT 9 AM LIGHT BREEZESFAIR000000035029
1798-10-22T13:0040.62-13.272371.0MADEIRAS26:33W178S37:6E14.00-22WSW-SW, WBSLIGHT AIRSFAIR000000035030
1798-10-23T13:0040.63-12.001811.0MADEIRAS72W179N88E5.00-22WSW, SW, SSWMODERATE BREEZES, AM LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMCLEAR000000035031
1798-10-24T13:0039.50-11.081972.6MADEIRAS35W169S34E75.00-22WBS, WSW, SW1/2SLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY000000035032
1798-10-25T13:0039.17-12.582266.7MADEIRAS35W169S41E35.00-22W-NBW, VARIABLE, SBE, WSWMODERATECLEAR000000035033
1798-10-26T13:0039.25-12.032141.0MADEIRAS31:30W135N80W22.00-22SW-WBS, SWBWLIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLE, AM LIGHT AIRSAM RAINAM CLOUDY010000035034
1798-10-27T13:0039.43-12.7822622.6MADEIRAS34W135S37W60.00-22SW-N, NBW, WSWSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLYAT 9 HEAVY RAINAT 9 CLEAR010000035035
1798-10-28T13:0036.83-13.3533922.6MADEIRAS36W104S31W164.00-21NBW-WNW, W, NSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLYAT 9 HEAVY RAIN010000035036
1798-10-29T13:0036.28-12.82294MADEIRAS44W101S38E42.00-21NWBW-W-SWBW, NWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, AT 8 HEAVY SQUALLSAT 8 HEAVY RAIN010010035037
1798-10-30T13:0034.62-13.433286.7MADEIRAS49:30W78S4W101.00-21NBE-SWBW-W, NBWMODERATE BREEZESHEAVY RAIN010000035038
1798-10-31T13:0034.78-13.671932.6MADEIRAW69S20W35.00-21WSW, SSW, SW, SWBSLIGHT BREEZESFAIR000000035039
1798-11-01T13:0034.52-14.901826.7MADEIRAS44W52S85W61.00-21WBS-WBN, SSWMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR000000035040
1798-11-02T13:0033.25-16.0829419.0MADEIRAS54W21S39W96.00-21NNW, N, NNE, NWFRESH GALESHAZY000000035041
1798-11-03T13:0031.78-16.6746.7ST JAGOS20W360S10W74.00-19EBS, ESE, NNEMODERATECLEAR000000035042
1798-11-04T13:0029.70-18.20946.7ST JAGOS17E305S33W149.00-19ESEMODERATE BREEZESFAIR000000035043
1798-11-05T13:0027.82-19.621056.7ST ANTHONYS24W234S35W135.00-19SE, SEBEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000035044
1798-11-06T13:0026.00-20.773629.3ST ANTHONYS22:6W192S30W125.00-17SE, VARIABLEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR000000035045
1798-11-07T13:0024.23-21.701076.7ST ANTHONYS22W154S27W119.00-17SEBEMODERATECLEAR000000035046
1798-11-08T14:0022.95-22.50966.7ST ANTHONYS21W123S31W88.00-17ESEMODERATECLEAR000000035047
1798-11-09T14:0021.28-23.50651.0ST ANTHONYS10:30W87S30W115.00-14EBNLIGHT AIRSCLEAR000000035048
1798-11-10T14:0019.33-24.82996.7ST ANTHONYS44S31W251.00-14ESEMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR000000035049
1798-11-11T14:0017.77-25.20316.7ST ANTHONYSEBE14-14NEMODERATE BREEZESFAIR000000035050
1798-11-12T14:0015.67-26.40326.7ST ANTHONYS64E38S29W145.00-13NEMODERATECLEAR000000035051
1798-11-13T14:0012.90-26.43559.3ST ANTHONYS64E38S4W170.00-13ENEFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY000000035052
1798-11-14T14:0010.57-26.307919.0ST PAULSS34W193S9E139.00-11SEBE, EBS, VARIABLE, EFRESH GALESAT 6 HEAVY RAINCLOUDY010000035053
1798-11-15T14:009.00-26.17901.0ST PAULSS4W162S16E99.00-11EBN, EBSVARIABLE WINDS, LIGHT AIRSHEAVY RAINBLACK AND CLOUDY010000035054
1798-11-16T14:008.03-26.13681.0ST PAULSS4W143S2E50.00-11SSE, S, EBNMODERATE, AM LIGHT AIRS, AT NOON LIGHT AIRSCLOUDY000000035055
1798-11-17T14:006.97-26.572941.0ST PAULSS4W122S19W68.00-10EBN-SE, NWBWLIGHT AIRSINCLINABLE TO RAINAT NOON CLOUDY010000035056
1798-11-18T14:006.28-26.701251.0ST PAULSS1E108S18W42.00-10EBS, SELIGHT AIRSCLOUDY000000035057
1798-11-19T14:006.72-26.481591.0ST PAULSS2W117N27E28.00-10SSE, SBELIGHT AIRSCLOUDY000000035058
1798-11-20T14:006.33-26.452831.0ST PAULSS2W109S2E25.00-10SE, SEBE, WNWCALM, AT NOON LIGHT AIRSTHICK WEATHERHEAVY SWELL FROM THE SOUTHWARD000000035059
1798-11-21T14:005.97-26.431032.6ST PAULSS5W103S2E20.00-10S, SE, ESELIGHT BREEZESHAZY000000035060
1798-11-22T14:005.53-26.20802.6ST PAULSS2:30W93S27E29.00-10EBN, ELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY000000035061
1798-11-23T14:005.00-25.90136.7ST PAULSS11W84S27E71.00-10NNECALM, AM MODERATE BREEZESAM RAINCLOUDY010000035062
1798-11-24T14:004.62-25.7511.0ST PAULSS15W77S21E26.00-10NBEAT 1PM LIGHT AIRS AND CALM000000035063
1798-11-25T14:004.20-25.6213ST PAULSS17W77S17E27.00-10SE, NNELIGHT AIRS, AT 1/2 6 SQUALLYAT NOON RAINCLEAR010000035064
1798-11-26T14:004.28-25.471819.3N4E12.00-10S, SBE, ESE, SE, SBWMODERATE, FRESH BREEZESRAINAT NOON CLEAR010000035065
1798-11-27T14:003.16-25.951146.7-10EBS, ESE, SEBEMODERATECLEAR WEATHER000000035066
1798-11-28T14:002.03-26.101046.7ST PAULSS29W22S12W69.00-9SBE, SEBE, ESEMODERATECLEAR000000035067
1798-11-29T14:001.78-26.421156.7ST PAULSS16W19S53W24.00-9SE, SEBS, SSE, SEBEMODERATE BREEZES000000035068
1798-11-30T14:001.83-26.871266.7ST PAULSS12E57N84W26.00-9SEBS, ESE, SEBS, SEMODERATEFAIR000000035069
1798-12-01T14:001.52-27.531402.6FERDINADAS45W125S66W44.00-6VARIABLE, SBW, SBE, SEBSLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY000000035070
1798-12-02T14:000.48-28.131296.7FERDINADAS45W125S28W70.00-6ESE, SEBS, SEMODERATEFAIR0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation35071
1798-12-03T14:00-0.53-28.831406.7FERDINADAS47W100S34W75.00-6VARIABLE, SE, SEBSMODERATE BREEZESFAIR WEATHER000000035072
1798-12-04T14:00-2.18-29.63140FERDINADAS59W58S26W109.00-6SEBE, SE, SEBSPM FRESH BREEZESPM CLEAR000000035073
1798-12-05T14:00-4.17-32.30119FERDINADAN45W8S3E-5SEBEPM MODERATE BREEZESPM FAIR WEATHER000000035074
1798-12-06T14:00-6.00-33.131329.3FERDINADAS10E190S25W119.00-3ESE, SEBE, SEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000035075
1798-12-07T14:00-7.65-33.181226.7ST AUGUSTINES66W42S3W99.00-2E, ESE, E, SEBEMODERATE BREEZESFINE WEATHER000000035076
1798-12-08T14:00-9.52-32.90996.7TRINIDADS13E220S4E112.00-2E, ESE, EBSMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000035077
1798-12-09T14:00-11.17-32.82992.6FERDINADAS14E187S3E99.00-2EBN, EBSLIGHT BREEZEFAIR000000035078
1798-12-10T14:00-13.02-32.581126.7FERDINADAS18E152S3E110.00-1E, EBN, E, ESEMODERATECLOUDY000000035079
1798-12-11T14:00-14.93-32.07876.7TRINIDADS21E114S8E116.00-3ESE, EBS, EMODERATECLOUDY000000035080
1798-12-12T14:00-16.87-30.28874.6TRINIDADS27E76S10E117.00-3ESE, EGENTLE BREEZESCLOUDY000000035081
1798-12-13T14:00-18.63-32.131114.6TRINIDADS44E45S5W106.00-2EBS, E, SEBE, ESEGENTLE BREEZESCLOUDY000000035082
1798-12-14T14:00-20.17-33.081016.7SEPEM BAYS57E287S3W107.000SE, SEBS, SBE, EBSMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000035083
1798-12-15T14:00-21.85-33.621249.3SEPEM BAYS55:31E312S17W105.000ESE, EBS, SEBEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000035084
1798-12-16T14:00-22.98-32.701032.6SEPEM BAYS57E287S37W84.002EBS1/2S, E, EBN, NEBE, EBSLIGHT BREEZESFAIR000000035085
1798-12-17T14:00-23.75-31.87556.7SEPEM BAYS58:46E267S47E67.00-1NEBEMODERATEHAZY000000035086
1798-12-18T14:00-25.35-30.27226.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES77:42E857S45E135.00-1NE, NNEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000035087
1798-12-19T14:00-26.90-27.73226.7SEPEM BAYS50E166S56E164.00-1NEBN, NE, NNEMODERATE BREEZES, AT 8 FRESH BREEZES, AT NOON MORE MODERATERAINAT 8 CLOUDY010000035088
1798-12-20T14:00-28.90-24.77206.7SEPEM BAYS70E105S51E-3NE, NNEMODERATECLOUDY000000035089
1798-12-21T13:00-30.10-21.57176.7SEPEM BAYS71E41S66E165.00-6NBE, NW, NNEMODERATE BREEZESRAIN010000035090
1798-12-22T13:00-29.87-20.773091.0SEPEM BAYS58E30N75E219.00-6SW-SE, NWMODERATE BREEZES, AT NOON LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMRAIN010000035091
1798-12-23T13:00-29.67-20.12390.0SEPEM BAYS36E21N73E35.00-6E, WSW, SBW, NECALMCLOUDY000000035092
1798-12-24T13:00-29.45-17.951749.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPES80:44E624N84E115.00-6SBW, SFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000035093
1798-12-25T13:00-28.77-16.121152.6CAPE OF GOOD HOPES79E602N66E105.00-9SSE, SE, SEBS, SEBELIGHT BREEZESFAIR WEATHER000000035094
1798-12-26T13:00-28.27-14.771496.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPE599N67E77.00-9SE, SSEMODERATE BREEZESFINE WEATHER000000035095
1798-12-27T13:00-29.72-14.531156.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES79:54E545S8E88.00-9ESE, SEBEMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR WEATHER000000035096
1798-12-28T13:00-30.25-13.30752.6CAPE OF GOOD HOPES80E529S40E45.00-9NE-NNW, E1/2NLIGHT BREEZESCLEAR WEATHER000000035097
1798-12-29T13:00-30.92-12.673292.6CAPE OF GOOD HOPES82E506S56E70.00-9N, NE, NNWLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000035098
1798-12-30T13:00-31.45-11.703261.0CAPE OF GOOD HOPES82:52E488S57E57.00-12N, NE, NNWLIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALM000000035099
1798-12-31T13:00-32.40-9.233372.6CAPE OF GOOD HOPES84:30E434S64E202.00-12N-WBN-NNE, NBWLIGHT BREEZESHEAVY RAIN010000035100
1799-01-01T12:00-33.00-5.1596.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES86E390S73E160.00-14NBE, NNEFRESH BREEZES, AM MODERATECLEAR, AM FAIR, AT NOON FAIR WEATHER000000035101
1799-01-02T12:00-33.63-1.5862.6CAPE OF GOOD HOPES87E330S76E124.00-17SSW, NNEFRESH BREEZES, AT 6 LIGHT BREEZESCLEAR000000035102
1799-01-03T12:00-33.82-0.781410.0CAPE OF GOOD HOPES87:34E314S74E40.00-17SBW, SBE, SSELIGHT BREEZES INCLINABLE TO CALM000000035103
1799-01-04T12:00-33.571.831866.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES86E274N83E131.00-17SBW, SBE, SSE, SSWMODERATECLOUDY000000035104
1799-01-05T12:00-33.053.801496.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES86E274N73E103.00-20S, S1/2E, SBEMODERATECLOUDY000000035105
1799-01-06T12:00-33.633.07814.6CAPE OF GOOD HOPES85E212S46W51.00-20S, SBW, SE, EBSGENTLE BREEZESCLOUDY000000035106
1799-01-07T12:00-34.322.371182.6CAPE OF GOOD HOPES89E252S42W53.00-17SSE, S, SBE, SEMODERATE BREEZES, AT NOON LIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY000000035107
1799-01-08T12:00-34.173.451491.0CAPE OF GOOD HOPES88:30E248N81E55.00-20S, SBW, SSW, SBELIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALM000000035108
1799-01-09T12:00-34.285.052502.6CAPE OF GOOD HOPE215S84E79.00-20WNW, N, NBW, WLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY000000035109
1799-01-10T12:00-34.587.033182.6CAPE OF GOOD HOPEN89:30E183S80E99.00-20NW, N, NNWLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY000000035110
1799-01-11T11:00-34.559.783496.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPEN89:30E138N89E136.00-22NE, NNE, NBEMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR000000035111
1799-01-12T11:00-34.3312.93109.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPES89E92N86E159.00-24NNE, NEBNFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000035112
1799-01-13T11:00-34.0315.833256.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES77E43N82E143.00-24SW, NBWMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000035113
1799-01-14T11:00-33.9818.432106.7-26SW, SWBWMODERATECLEAR000000035114