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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 Table Bay to Spithead started at 1807-12-20 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.747798, 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: 11.515000 * Median Longitude: -18.926552 * South-bound Latitude: -32.320000 * West-bound Longitude: -34.900000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.620000 * East-bound Longitude: 15.780000
Date/Time Start: 1807-12-20T11:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1808-02-19T12:00:00
Event(s):
Camel_18071220_NMM_ADM/L/C21 * Latitude Start: -34.430000 * Longitude Start: 16.950000 * Latitude End: 50.680000 * Longitude End: -0.960000 * Date/Time Start: 1807-12-20T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1808-02-19T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Camel (Storeship), Voyage: Table Bay - Spithead, 1st Observer: John Joyce (Captain), 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 ClearnessClearness
17 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
18 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
19 FogFog1 If fog was reported
20 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
21 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
22 HailHail1 If hail was reported
23 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
24 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
1117 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)

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 
Clearness
17 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
18 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
19 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
20 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
21 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
22 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
23 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
24 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1807-12-20T11:00-32.3215.782229.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPES43E63N54W158.00-26SSW, WSW, SWAM MODERATE BREEZES, PM MODERATE BREEZES, FRESH BREEZESAM CLOUDY, PM CLEAR, CLOUDY000000035415
1807-12-21T11:00-30.3713.681999.3ST HELENAN51W457N43W159.00-26SW, SSWFRESH BREEZESCLEAR000000035416
1807-12-22T11:00-28.2310.971569.3ST HELENAN52W390N40W186.00-24S, SBEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY, PM CLEAR000000035417
1807-12-23T11:00-26.088.431459.3ST HELENAN52W335N47W188.00-24SBEFRESH BREEZES, PM MODERATE BREEZESCLEAR, NOON CLOUDY, PM HAZY000000035418
1807-12-24T12:00-24.236.581476.7ST HELENAN54W282N42W150.00-22SBEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000035419
1807-12-25T12:00-22.705.021476.7ST HELENAN56W245N43W126.00-22SBE, SSEMODERATE BREEZESDRIZZLING RAINPM CLOUDY010000035420
1807-12-26T12:00-21.123.101366.7ST HELENAN61W200N48W144.00-22SBE, SSEMODERATE BREEZES, NOON MODERATECLOUDY, PM HAZY000000035421
1807-12-27T12:00-19.931.381151.0ST HELENAN59W157N33W120.00-20SSE, ESE, SE, SEBE, SBELIGHT BREEZES, LIGHT AIRS, PM LIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY000000035422
1807-12-28T12:00-18.880.071156.7ST HELENAN62W125N53W103.00-20SEBE, SE, ESE, SELIGHT BREEZES, MODERATE, PM LIGHT BREEZESAM RAINCLOUDY, PM CLEAR010000035423
1807-12-29T12:00-18.08-1.221262.6ST HELENAN64W95N54W82.00-20SE, S, SEBS, SELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY, PM FAIR000000035424
1807-12-30T12:00-17.02-2.821612.6ST HELENAWBN3/4N61N53W111.00-19SSE, SLIGHT BREEZESPM FINECLEAR000000035425
1808-01-04T12:00-14.57-7.481166.7ASCENSIONNW186N50W120.00-19ESE, SE, ELIGHT BREEZES, MODERATE, PM MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY, PM CLEAR000000035426
1808-01-05T13:00-13.23-8.871199.3ASCENSIONN46W154NW113.00-16SE, EBSLIGHT BREEZES, NOON FRESH BREEZES, PM MODERATE BREEZESFAIR000000035427
1808-01-06T13:00-11.68-10.681076.7ASCENSIONN44W104N49W93.00-17SEBE, SEMODERATE BREEZESFAIR, PM CLOUDY000000035428
1808-01-07T13:00-10.85-12.371186.7ASCENSIONN42W58NW134.00-17SEBE, SE, ESEAM MODERATE, PM MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY, PM CLEAR000000035429
1808-01-08T13:00-8.27-14.0876ASCENSIONNBW1/4W6N41W148.00-14SE, E, SE, ESE, SEMODERATE BREEZES, AM SQUALLYAM RAIN AT TIMESCLOUDY010000035430
1808-01-09T13:00-6.78-15.921206.7N47W101.00-15SE, E, SE, ESE, SEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY, PM CLEAR000000035431
1808-01-10T13:00-5.28-16.981206.7ST PAULSN57W230N43W123.00-15SE, ESEMODERATE BREEZES, MODERATE, PM FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY, PM CLEAR000000035432
1808-01-11T13:00-3.63-18.471239.3ST PAULSN61W188N42W133.00-12SE, SEBSFRESH BREEZES, PM MODERATE BREEZESCLEAR000000035433
1808-01-12T13:00-2.22-19.701336.7ST PAULSN66W152N41W113.00-13SEBS, SSEMODERATE BREEZESFAIR, PM CLOUDY000000035434
1808-01-13T13:00-0.47-21.631226.7ST PAULSN80W103N34W127.00-13SSE, SEBE, SE, EBN, EBSMODERATE BREEZES, PM LIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY000000035435
1808-01-14T13:000.80-21.92362ST PAULSW1:30N95N13W78.00-13SE, VARIABLE, SBEMODERATE BREEZES, PM LIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLE, SQUALLYPM RAINCLOUDY010000035436
1808-01-15T13:001.47-22.172801.0ST PAULSS83W91N25W35.00-13WNW, WNWLIGHT AIRS, PM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYAM RAINCLOUDY010000035437
1808-01-16T13:001.72-22.372801.0BRAVAN11W263N39W19.00-13WSW, SBW, WNW, VARIABLE, SWLIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMS, PM LIGHT BREEZES, SQUALLY, LIGHT AIRSPM RAINPM CLOUDY010000035438
1808-01-17T14:002.25-22.521489.3BRAVAN10W253N13W40.00-10VARIABLE, S, SSW, SWBS, SSE, SBW, SSW, SW, SWBW, SAM LIGHT AIRS, PM LIGHT BREEZES, FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000035439
1808-01-18T14:003.92-22.88192BRAVAN9W221N13W100.00-11S, SW, W, SWBW, SSW, SSE, WAM MODERATE BREEZES, LIGHT BREEZES, PM LIGHT BREEZES, SQUALLYHEAVY RAINSCLOUDY010000035440
1808-01-19T14:004.57-22.98346.7BRAVAN10W208N9W39.00-11N, NE, NBECALM, LIGHT AIRS, PM LIGHT AIRS, MODERATE BREEZESRAINCLOUDY, NOON CLEAR, PM CLEAR010000035441
1808-01-20T14:005.00-24.583626.7BRAVAN197N62W56.00-11NEBN, NEBE, NE, VARIABLE, NEBN, NNE, NEBN, NEMODERATE BREEZES, PM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYPM RAINCLOUDY010000035442
1808-01-21T14:005.98-25.85346.7BRAVAN8E179N52W96.00-11NEBN, NE, NEBN, NE, NEBEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000035443
1808-01-22T14:007.10-26.98459.3BRAVAN17E157N41W103.00-11NEBE, NEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY, PM CLEAR000000035444
1808-01-23T14:009.13-28.67469.3BRAVAN34E137N56W137.00-10NEBE, ENEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR, PM CLOUDY000000035445
1808-01-24T14:0011.02-30.50469.3BRAVAN52E128N36W139.00-10NEBE, ENEFRESH BREEZESFAIR, PM CLOUDY000000035446
1808-01-25T14:0013.05-31.6045FLORESN3E530N37W152.00-11VARIABLE, ENE, NEBE, ENEFRESH BREEZES, AM SQUALLYCLOUDY000000035447
1808-01-26T14:0015.28-33.27599.3FLORESN7E490N36W166.00-9ENEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY, PM CLEAR000000035448
1808-01-27T14:0017.63-34.35699.3FLORESN10E447N4W154.00-10ENE, EBN, EFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY, CLEAR, PM CLEAR000000035449
1808-01-28T14:0019.92-34.48919.3FLORESN6E400N3W137.00-10E, EBN, EBS, ESE, EBSFRESH BREEZES, PM SQUALLYRAIN AT TIMESCLOUDY, PM CLEAR010000035450
1808-01-29T14:0022.28-34.28919.3FLORESN12E353N5E142.00-10EBS, E, EBSFRESH BREEZES, PM MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000035451
1808-01-30T14:0024.50-34.37776.7FLORESN14E310N2W133.00-13EBS, E, EBN, EBSMODERATE BREEZESAM THICKAM RAINCLOUDY010000035452
1808-01-31T14:0026.45-34.58776.7FLORESN13E268N7W118.00-13EBS, E, VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR000000035453
1808-02-01T14:0028.02-34.401432.6FLORESN15E240N6E94.00-15EBN, SBE, SSE, S, SSW, ESELIGHT BREEZES, PM MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000035454
1808-02-02T14:0029.63-34.531201.0FLORESN17E207N6E99.00-15ESE, SE, EBSLIGHT AIRS, PM MODERATE BREEZESCLEAR000000035455
1808-02-03T14:0031.75-34.90756.7FLORESNNE170N127.00-15EBS, E, VARIABLE, EBSMODERATE BREEZES, AM SQUALLY, PM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYCLEAR000000035456
1808-02-04T14:0033.87-34.90839.3FLORESN29E130N127.00-18E, EBSFRESH BREEZES, PM STRONG BREEZES AND SQUALLYPM RAINCLEAR010000035457
1808-02-05T14:0035.97-34.909512.3FLORESN42E97N126.00-18EBS, ESE, SESTRONG BREEZES AND SQUALLYAM RAINPM FAIR010000035458
1808-02-06T14:0039.22-34.6311412.3CORVON88E56N4E200.00-21SEBE, SE, SSESTRONG BREEZES, SQUALLY, PM FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, STRONG GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN AT TIMESCLEAR, CLOUDY010000035459
1808-02-07T14:0041.95-33.2315922.6LIZARDENE418N21E181.00-21SSE, S, SBE, SSWSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, PM FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYPM THICKPM RAINPM FAIR010000035460
1808-02-08T14:0043.22-31.201786.7LIZARDN69E377N50E118.00-25SE, SSW, SBE, SSEFRESH BREEZES, PM MODERATE BREEZES, MODERATERAINPM CLOUDY010000035461
1808-02-09T14:0044.62-29.88999.3LIZARDN72E347N34E102.00-25SEBS, SEBE, ESE, NEBNFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, PM STRONG GALES AND SQUALLYRAINPM CLOUDY010000035462
1808-02-10T14:0045.60-30.6812119.0LIZARDN76E348NW48.00-25SEBSFRESH GALES, PM FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN AT TIMESCLOUDY010000035463
1808-02-11T14:0046.60-30.251339.3LIZARDEBN343N17E63.00-25SEBS, SSEFRESH BREEZES, PM MODERATE AND SQUALLYCLOUDY, PM FAIR000000035464
1808-02-12T14:0047.78-28.63836.7LIZARDN82E312N13E97.00-30SEBS, S, SEBE, SE, ESE, SEBE, SEBS, SBEMODERATE BREEZES, MODERATE, PM MODERATE BREEZESAM RAIN AT TIMESCLOUDY010000035465
1808-02-13T14:0049.07-26.801516.7LIZARDE4N280N43E106.00-29SBW, S, SSW, S, SBW, SSWMODERATE BREEZES, PM FRESH BREEZES, MODERATEPM RAINCLEAR, PM CLOUDY010000035466
1808-02-14T14:0048.30-22.951746.7LIZARDE3N228E1/2N152.00-29SSWAM MODERATE BREEZES, PM MODERATE BREEZES AND SQUALLYPM DRIZZLING RAINCLOUDY010000035467
1808-02-15T13:0048.92-19.351969.3LIZARDE7N182E7N194.00-29SSW, SW, WAM MODERATE BREEZES, FRESH BREEZES, PM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYCLOUDY000000035468
1808-02-16T13:0048.88-14.92265LIZARDN80E123E1S181.00-28W, WNW, NWBW, NNWAM MODERATE, SQUALLY, PM MODERATECLOUDY001000035469
1808-02-17T13:0049.27-11.852772.6LIZARDE9N87EBN116.00-27N, WNW, NWBW, NWBN, WNWAM LIGHT BREEZES, PM LIGHT AIRSAM CLEAR, PM CLOUDY000000035470
1808-02-18T13:0049.45-9.782882.6LIZARDN76E61E1/2N134.00-27NW, WNWAM LIGHT AIRS, LIGHT BREEZES, PM MODERATEDRIZZLING RAINAM CLOUDY011000035471
1808-02-19T12:0049.62-6.403356.7LIZARDNBE1/2E5-25NW, N, SAM MODERATE, PM LIGHT BREEZES, LIGHT AIRS, MODERATECLOUDY001000035472