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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 CAROLINE cruise from Cork to Trincomalee started at 1803-05-25 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.747804, 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: -5.881961 * Median Longitude: 10.728137 * South-bound Latitude: -37.780000 * West-bound Longitude: -25.200000 * North-bound Latitude: 47.380000 * East-bound Longitude: 80.670000
Date/Time Start: 1803-05-25T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1803-09-05T00:00:00
Event(s):
Caroline_18030525_NMM_ADM/L/C59 * Latitude Start: 50.630000 * Longitude Start: -10.420000 * Latitude End: 8.620000 * Longitude End: 81.600000 * Date/Time Start: 1803-05-25T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1803-09-05T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Caroline (5th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Cork - Trincomalee Via Funchal, 1st Observer: Benjamin Page (Captain), 2nd Observer: Henry Hartford (1st Officer/Master), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 36G 913BM
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 --1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances)
11 CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
12 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
13 CommentCommentAny remark, found in the logbook on this particular day, about any biological item
14 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.
15 Sensor readingReadingarbitrary unitsReading of the (outside) air thermometer
16 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.
17 Current direction descriptionCur dir descrDirection of the current. This direction points to where the current is flowing towards to.
18 Current speed descriptionV descr
19 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
20 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
21 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
22 ClearnessClearness
23 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
24 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
25 FogFog1 If fog was reported
26 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
27 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
28 HailHail1 If hail was reported
29 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
30 CommentComment
31 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
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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 
-
(1 If position is considered t...)
11 
Course
(Course of the ship during the...)
12 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
13 
Comment
(Any remark, found in the logb...)
14 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
15 
Reading [arbitrary units]
(Reading of the (outside) air ...)
16 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
17 
Cur dir descr
(Direction of the current. Thi...)
18 
V descr
19 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
20 
Precip descr
21 
State sea descr
22 
Clearness
23 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
24 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
25 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
26 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
27 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
28 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
29 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
30 
Comment
31 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1803-05-25T12:0047.35-7.372479.3USHANTSE1/2E36S23E140.00-23WFRESH BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYCLOUDY000000035820
1803-05-26T12:0046.95-6.3824719.0CAPE FINISTERES25W95S17E135.00-23WFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, AM FRESH GALESAM RAIN010000035821
1803-05-27T12:0045.48-6.202369.3CAPE ORTEGALS30W40S5E86.00-23WBSFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000035822
1803-05-28T12:0045.47-6.373629.3CAPE FINISTERES25W95S84E17.00-23VARIABLEFRESH BREEZESHAZY000000035823
1803-05-29T12:0045.77-7.402029.3CAPE FINISTERES24W65N68W48.00-23SBW, SWLIGHT BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZESCLEAR, AM CLOUDY000000035824
1803-05-30T13:0046.17-8.682246.7CAPE FINISTERES17W69N65W57.00-24WSWSTRONG BREEZES, AM MODERATECLOUDY000000035825
1803-05-31T13:0046.97-9.522359.3CAPE FINISTERES4E80N37W66.00-24WBSFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000035826
1803-06-01T13:0047.38-11.2323522.6CAPE ORTEGALS24W78N78W71.00-24WBSFRESH BREEZES, AT NOON STRONG GALES AND SQUALLYCLOUDY000000035827
1803-06-02T13:0045.92-11.172249.3CAPE FINISTERES24E67S3E55.00-24WSWAM FRESH BREEZESSWELL FROM THE NWAM CLOUDY000000035828
1803-06-03T13:0043.73-12.502919.3FUNCHALS71W233S24W145.00-24NWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000035829
1803-06-04T13:0040.17-14.282929.3FUNCHALS71W158N22W219.00-23NWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000035830
1803-06-05T13:0037.22-15.272729.3FUNCHALS18W95S14W193.00-21WNWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000035831
1803-06-06T13:0035.25-16.153052.6FUNCHALS16W55S20W84.00-21NWBNLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY000000035832
1803-06-07T13:0034.92-16.822270.0FUNCHALS6W46S59W40.00-21WSWCALM000000035833
1803-06-08T13:0033.82-15.722496.7FUNCHALS45W34S20W63.00-21WMODERATEFINE, AM CLEAR000000035834
1803-06-09T13:0032.92-16.532046.7FUNCHALS4W46S25W46.00-21SWMODERATESWELL FROM THE NWFINE000000035835
1803-06-10T00:001.01LIGHT AIRSCLOUDY000000035836
1803-06-11T13:0031.28-17.12816.7PEAK OF TENERIFES11W66S1W71.00-20EBSMODERATECLEAR000000035837
1803-06-12T13:0029.47-18.20262.6PEAK OF TENERIFES58W32S25W131.00-19NELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY000000035838
1803-06-13T13:0026.47-19.951176.7ST ANTHONYS26W69S26W218.00-18SEMODERATEFINE000000035839
1803-06-14T13:0023.45-21.82506.7ST ANTHONYS24W71S27W212.00-18ENEMODERATECLEAR000000035840
1803-06-15T14:0020.63-23.30306.7ST ANTHONYS18WS20160.00-15NEMODERATECLEAR, AM FINE000000035841
1803-06-16T14:0017.92-24.87309.3ST ANTHONYS9E25S29W173.00-15NEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000035842
1803-06-17T14:0016.88-25.20106.7ST JAGOS46E45S21W93.00-13NNEMODERATECLOUDY000000035843
1803-06-18T14:0015.27-24.72552.6BRAVAS6W9S17W73.00-13ENELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY000000035844
1803-06-19T14:0013.88-24.88101.0ACENSIONS25E484S4E84.00-13NNELIGHT AIRS000000035845
1803-06-20T14:0012.60-24.33101.0ACENSIONS25E455S22E82.00-13NNEWSW0.75LIGHT AIRS000000035846
1803-06-21T14:0011.07-24.40786.7ST HELENAS32E640S31E108.00-12EMODERATEFINE, AM CLOUDY000000035847
1803-06-22T14:009.90-22.57116.7ASCENSIONS25E398S35E83.00-12NNEMODERATECLEAR000000035848
1803-06-23T13:009.73-22.173611.0ASCENSIONS20E380S36E39.00-14CALMLIGHT BREEZES, AM LIGHT AIRSCLOUDY000000035849
1803-06-24T13:008.50-21.68312.6ASCENSIONS23E357S30E86.00-14NELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY000010035850
1803-06-25T13:008.12-20.970.0ASCENSIONS22E350S27E25.00-14LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALM000000035851
1803-06-26T13:008.12-20.831899.3ASCENSIONS22E347S6E18.00-14SSWCALM, AM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY000000035852
1803-06-27T13:007.78-20.532116.7ST HELENAS32E558S40E73.00-14SWMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000035853
1803-06-28T13:006.53-20.322469.3ST HELENAS32E534S10E84.00-13WBSFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000035854
1803-06-29T13:004.87-19.452359.3ST HELENAS32E492S27E39.00-13WSWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000035855
1803-06-30T13:003.70-18.431566.7ST HELENAS32E460S41E74.00-13SBEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000035856
1803-07-01T13:003.38-17.082206.7ST HELENAS30E445S67E25.00-16SWBWMODERATE BREEZES000000035857
1803-07-02T13:002.95-16.981649.3ST HELENAS30E440S11E18.00-16SFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000035858
1803-07-03T13:002.07-18.001576.7ST HELENAS34E440S43W97.00-12SBEMODERATECLOUDY000000035859
1803-07-04T13:000.92-19.081469.3ST HELENAS37E428S43W29.00-12SSEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000035860
1803-07-05T13:00-0.42-20.131466.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES46E1050S43W94.00-12SSEMODERATECLEAR000000035861
1803-07-06T13:00-1.87-21.201349.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPES46E990S35E102.00-12SEBSFRESH BREEZESFINE000000035862
1803-07-07T13:00-3.05-21.931236.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES49E972S34W84.00-12SEMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR000000035863
1803-07-08T14:00-4.80-22.671266.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES52E957S22W118.00-9SEMODERATE BREEZESFINE000000035864
1803-07-09T14:00-7.30-22.931156.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES55W949S7W135.00-9SEBEMODERATECLOUDY000000035865
1803-07-10T14:00-9.72-22.68939.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPES57W909S6E145.00-8EBSFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000035866
1803-07-11T14:00-12.17-22.631056.725.6CAPE OF GOOD HOPES59E869SSE152.00-878.00ESEFRESH BREEZES, AT NOON MODERATE, AT 8 FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYCLEAR000000035867
1803-07-12T14:00-14.40-22.901069.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPES62E850S6W135.00-7ESEFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY000000035868
1803-07-13T14:00-17.05-23.181179.323.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPES65E818SBE157.00-774.00SEBEFRESH BREEZESCROSS SWELL FROM THE SECLOUDY000000035869
1803-07-14T14:00-19.77-23.071076.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES69E814S2E167.00-6ESEFRESH BREEZES, AT NOON MODERATE AND SQUALLYCLOUDY000000035870
1803-07-15T13:00-22.88-22.131056.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES72E748S16E189.00-8ESEMODERATECLOUDY000000035871
1803-07-16T13:00-25.55-19.72609.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPES75E678S40E208.00-8ENEMODERATE, AT NOON FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000035872
1803-07-17T13:00-25.60-16.852939.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPES74E617S89E155.00-11NWBWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000035873
1803-07-18T13:00-24.82-15.371249.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPES72E611N57E97.00-11SEFRESH BREEZESFINE WEATHER000000035874
1803-07-19T13:00-26.78-14.071246.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES74E535S31E135.00-11SEMODERATEHEAVY SWELL FROM THE SOUTHCLOUDY000000035875
1803-07-20T13:00-28.72-11.581569.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPES71E503S41E177.00-13SBEFRESH BREEZESHEAVY SWELLCLOUDY000000035876
1803-07-21T13:00-28.45-9.631459.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPES76E483S80E103.00-13SSEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000035877
1803-07-22T13:00-30.13-7.65178CAPE OF GOOD HOPES79E440S45E148.00-13SBWFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, AM SQUALLY000000035878
1803-07-23T12:00-32.72-4.273009.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPES84E377S46E251.003 WHALES IN SIGHT-15NWFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYHEAVY SWELL FROM THE SW000000035879
1803-07-24T12:00-34.12-0.452319.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPES89E317S65E199.00-17WSWFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY000000035880
1803-07-25T12:00-35.051.122761.0CAPE OF GOOD HOPEN87E286S57E94.00-17WNWLIGHT AIRSRAINHEAVY SWELL FROM THE NWCLOUDY010000035881
1803-07-26T12:00-35.601.47629.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPEN83E288N77E73.00-17EBNFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation35882
1803-07-27T12:00-35.736.021269.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPEN82E209S82E222.00-20SEBSFRESH BREEZESHEAVY SWELL FROM THE SECLOUDY000000035883
1803-07-28T11:00-35.6210.302029.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPES79E129N88E208.00-23SWFRESH BREEZESHEAVY SWELL FROM THE SECLOUDY000000035884
1803-07-29T11:00-35.2811.222259.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPEN82E122N66E49.00-23WSWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000035885
1803-07-30T11:00-35.3812.133602.6CAPE OF GOOD HOPEN82E128S80E46.00-23NNELIGHT BREEZESHEAVY SWELL FROM THE SOUTHFINE WEATHER000000035886
1803-07-31T11:00-35.4113.432900.0CAPE OF GOOD HOPE-25NWLIGHT BREEZES, AM LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMCLOUDY000000035887
1803-08-01T11:00-35.4314.732342.6CAPE OF GOOD HOPEN70E92N87E132.00-25WBSLIGHT BREEZESFINE000000035888
1803-08-02T11:00-34.7517.131336.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES87E51N70E121.00-25SSEMODERATECLOUDY000000035889
1803-08-03T11:00-35.0518.551086.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPEN14S78E72.00-27SEMODERATECLOUDY000000035890
1803-08-04T11:00-35.9320.87742.6ST PAULSS86:26E900S65E125.00-27EBSLIGHT BREEZESCLEAR000000035891
1803-08-05T10:00-37.0224.652876.7ST PAULSS88E814S71E196.00-28NWMODERATE BREEZESFINE WEATHER000000035892
1803-08-06T10:00-36.5827.276.7ST PAULSS87E795N87E139.00-28MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000035893
1803-08-07T10:00-37.6229.80841.0ST PAULSS87:17E745N61E127.00-29ESELIGHT AIRSFINE WEATHER000000035894
1803-08-08T10:00-37.7834.071512.3ST PAULSS88E688S87E202.00-30NESTRONG BREEZESHEAVY SWELLHAZY WEATHER000000035895
1803-08-09T09:00-37.7838.132749.318.9ST PAULSS88:15E613E206.00-3066.00NWBWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000035896
1803-08-10T09:00-37.7842.433089.3ST PAULSS88E552E200.00-30NNWFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYHEAVY SWELL000000035897
1803-08-11T09:00-37.7847.773549.318.3ST PAULSS87E467E255.00-2965.00N, NNEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000010035898
1803-08-12T09:00-37.3752.1717612.3ST PAULSS86:3E397N84E209.00-27NW, SSWPM STRONG BREEZESPM CLOUDY000000035899
1803-08-13T08:00-37.2254.922902.6ISLE OF PORT LOUISS85:6E355N86E132.00-25SSW, NWPM FRESH BREEZE, AT 4 LIGHT WINDSPM FINE000000035900
1803-08-14T08:00-37.1057.532811.0ISLE OF PORT LOUISN9W339N87E125.00-23WSW, NWBWLIGHT AIRSFINE WEATHER000000035901
1803-08-15T08:00-36.9561.083606.7ISLE OF PORT LOUISN10:37W341N87E170.00-23NNEMODERATE BREEZESFINE WEATHER000000035902
1803-08-16T08:00-35.6765.95589.3PONT DU GALEN18:1E886N72E250.00-21EBS, EBNFRESH BREEZESHAZY WEATHER000000035903
1803-08-17T07:00-34.0068.883199.3FORT ST GEORGEN13:37E969N52E169.00-19N, NNWPM FRESH BREEZESPM CLOUDY, AM FINE000000035904
1803-08-18T07:00-34.0070.6549.3FORT ST GEORGEN11:32E961E88.00-19N, NNEPM LIGHT BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZESPM CLOUDY000000035905
1803-08-19T07:00-34.0073.3269.3FORT ST GEORGEN8:31E952E132.00-17NE, NNEPM FRESH BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYPM CLOUDY000000035906
1803-08-20T07:00-33.8273.55179.3FORT ST GEORGEN5:52E948N84E111.00-17NBE, NEBNFRESH BREEZESHAZY000000035907
1803-08-21T07:00-32.4876.8029112.3PONT DU GALEN22E770N67E229.00-13NBE, NWBWSTRONG BREEZES AND SQUALLYRAIN010000035908
1803-08-22T07:00-29.6376.802469.3PONT DU GALEN6:32E702N182.00-13WNW, WBSSTRONG BREEZES AND SQUALLY, AM FRESH BREEZESRAINAM CLOUDY010000035909
1803-08-23T07:00-29.1076.903476.7PONT DU GALEN6:50E706N9E32.00-13S, NPM MODERATEPM FINE000000035910
1803-08-24T07:00-28.0777.833380.0PONT DU GALEN2:30E683N27E106.00-11NBWPM CALMPM CLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation35911
1803-08-25T07:00-26.7877.881501.0PONT DU GALEN3:48E657N2E79.00-8S, SSEPM LIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLE000000035912
1803-08-26T07:00-23.3577.95159.3PONT DU GALEN5E590NNE225.00-8NNEPM MODERATE, AM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYPM CLOUDY000000035913
1803-08-27T07:00-19.9277.00959.3PONT DU GALEN5:33E521N5E227.00-6EBN, EBSPM FRESH BREEZESPM CLOUDY000000035914
1803-08-28T07:00-16.7079.35889.3MADRASN2E597N10E196.00-2ESE, EPM FRESH BREEZESPM CLOUDY000000035915
1803-08-29T07:00-12.5778.93889.3FORT ST GEORGEN3:15E513N6E248.00-2EFRESH BREEZESFINE000000035916
1803-08-30T07:00-8.4079.621129.3FORT ST GEORGEN2:4E430N9E255.00-1ESEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000035917
1803-08-31T07:00-4.6779.881589.3FORT ST GEORGEN18E352N4E233.000SSEFRESH BREEZESAM RAINCLOUDY, FINE010000035918
1803-09-01T07:00-2.0779.401149.3FORT ST GEORGEN3:45E304N7W158.001ESEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000035919
1803-09-02T07:00-0.7579.58806.7FORT ST GEORGEN3E278N8E75.001EBNMODERATE BREEZESRAINCLOUDY010000035920
1803-09-03T07:001.2080.053056.725.6FORT ST GEORGEN1:45E238N13E122.00178.00NWBWMODERATEFINE000000035921
1803-09-04T07:004.3780.672266.7FORT ST GEORGEN16E66N10E190.001SWMODERATECLOUDY000000035922
1803-09-05T00:007.372816.7FRIARS HOODW1/2SWBNMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000035923