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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 CARYSFORT cruise from Plymouth to Cape started at 1796-02-24 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.747812, 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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Related to:
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: 1.226818 * Median Longitude: -16.196364 * South-bound Latitude: -30.500000 * West-bound Longitude: -24.630000 * North-bound Latitude: 47.070000 * East-bound Longitude: -0.770000
Date/Time Start: 1796-02-24T13:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1796-04-15T12:00:00
Event(s):
Carysfort_17960224_NMM_ADM/L/C64 * Latitude Start: 50.299000 * Longitude Start: -4.150000 * Latitude End: -34.320000 * Longitude End: 17.870000 * Date/Time Start: 1796-02-24T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1796-04-15T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Carysfort (6th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Plymouth - Cape, 1st Observer: John Murray (Captain), 2nd Observer: Henry Stuart (1st Officer/Master), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 28G 586BM
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 Current direction descriptionCur dir descrDirection of the current. This direction points to where the current is flowing towards to.
14 Current speed descriptionV descr
15 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
16 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
17 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
18 ClearnessClearness
19 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
20 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
21 FogFog1 If fog was reported
22 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
23 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
24 HailHail1 If hail was reported
25 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
26 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
708 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 
Cur dir descr
(Direction of the current. Thi...)
14 
V descr
15 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
16 
Precip descr
17 
State sea descr
18 
Clearness
19 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
20 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
21 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
22 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
23 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
24 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
25 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
26 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1796-02-24T13:0047.07-7.7289S28W216.00-24ESEPM FRESH BREEZESPM CLOUDY WEATHER000000036034
1796-02-25T13:0043.90-10.751116.7S37W213.00-24NEBE, SEPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM MODERATE BREEZESPM CLOUDY, AM CLEAR000000036035
1796-02-26T13:0040.60-12.28349.3S16W203.00-22NNW, NEBEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR000000036036
1796-02-27T13:0037.78-13.182936.7S16W200.00-22NWMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000036037
1796-02-28T13:0036.02-13.682959.3S14W189.00-20NWPM MODERATE, AM FRESH BREEZESPM CLOUDY000000036038
1796-02-29T13:0033.10-14.7036.7S22W103.00-20NNEMODERATE BREEZESRAINCLOUDY WEATHER010000036039
1796-03-01T13:0032.37-16.6246.7S68W83.00-19VARIABLE, NNEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000036040
1796-03-02T13:0031.07-16.983410.0S30W-19NPM MODERATE BREEZE, AM INCLINABLE TO CALMSPM CLOUDY000000036041
1796-03-07T13:0025.32-17.8073S17W203.00-17SE, SEBE, EPM MODERATE BREEZESPM CLEAR000000036042
1796-03-08T13:0022.65-18.671079.3S17W166.00-17E, ESE, SEBESTEADY BREEZESCLOUDY000000036043
1796-03-09T13:0021.62-19.133442.6S26W63.00-16SEBE, NLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY000000036044
1796-03-10T13:0019.88-19.803102.6S19W112.00-16NW, NWBNLIGHT AIRS WITH CALMS AT TIMES, AM LIGHT BREEZESAM CLEAR000000036045
1796-03-11T13:0017.27-21.473012.6S30W189.00-14NE, NWLIGHT BREEZESCLEAR WEATHER000000036046
1796-03-12T14:0016.03-23.502139.3S61W134.00-12WBN, SWFRESH BREEZESCLEAR000000036047
1796-03-17T14:0012.08-22.87349.3JAGOS11E170.00-11NESTEADY BREEZESCLEAR000000036048
1796-03-18T13:009.12-22.28666.7S12E179.00-13EBNMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR000000036049
1796-03-19T13:007.43-22.05672.6S10E96.00-12EBNLIGHT BREEZESCLEAR000000036050
1796-03-20T13:005.52-21.92332.6S6E116.00-12ESE, NELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY000000036051
1796-03-21T13:003.97-21.521010.0S11E106.00-12VARIABLE, ESEPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM FREQUENT CALMSAM RAINPM CLEAR WEATHER010000036052
1796-03-22T13:002.82-21.451012.6S5E68.00-12E, ESELIGHT BREEZESRAIN010000036053
1796-03-23T13:001.15-21.45672.6S97.00-12EBS, VARIABLE, EBNLIGHT BREEZES AND SQUALLYRAIN010000036054
1796-03-24T13:00-0.40-21.931232.6S17W106.00-12SELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY000000036055
1796-03-25T13:00-1.93-22.423629.3S14W97.00-12VARIABLELIGHT BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZESCLEAR, AM CLOUDY000000036056
1796-03-26T14:00-3.68-22.951276.7S17W112.00-8SEFRESH BREEZES, AM MODERATE BREEZESCLEAR, AM CLOUDY000000036057
1796-03-27T14:00-5.25-23.78127S28W106.00-8SEPM MODERATE BREEZESPM CLEAR000000036058
1796-03-28T14:00-6.83-24.631162.6S28W110.00-8SEBELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR WEATHER000000036059
1796-03-29T14:00-8.55-24.381172.6S8E104.00-7VARIABLE, SEBELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR000000036060
1796-03-30T14:00-10.87-23.931676.7S11E141.00-7S1/2EMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR000000036061
1796-03-31T14:00-13.20-23.57849.3S9E147.00-6EPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZESPM CLEAR000000036062
1796-04-01T14:00-15.28-22.57956.7S25E140.00-6ENE, EBSMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR000000036063
1796-04-02T13:00-16.82-21.23706.7S40E119.00-9NE, EBNMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR000000036064
1796-04-03T13:00-18.97-18.27379.3S54E211.00-8NEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000036065
1796-04-04T13:00-20.72-13.85129.3S67E270.00-11NNEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000036066
1796-04-05T13:00-22.33-10.05206.7S65E235.00-14NEBNMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000036067
1796-04-06T13:00-23.55-8.57559.3S50E105.00-13ENEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR000000036068
1796-04-07T13:00-25.17-8.17772.6S13E100.00-13ELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR000000036069
1796-04-08T13:00-25.72-8.17552.6S32.00-13SEBE, ENELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR000000036070
1796-04-09T13:00-25.82-8.001221.0S26E12.00-13WNW, SEW1LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALM000000036071
1796-04-10T12:00-26.23-7.052782.6S62E58.00-15SSW, WNWLIGHT BREEZESSHOWERS OF RAINCLOUDY110000036072
1796-04-11T12:00-26.07-5.401882.6S55E100.00-15SSWLIGHT BREEZES AND SQUALLY WEATHERRAIN010000036073
1796-04-12T12:00-27.70-5.831442.6CAPE OF GOOD HOPES71:56E376S17W84.00-14SSELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY000000036074
1796-04-13T12:00-28.38-4.373620.0S62E90.00-14SW, VARIABLELIGHT BREEZES INCLINABLE TO CALMS000000036075
1796-04-14T12:00-28.82-2.931899.3S73E92.00-14SSWFRESH BREEZESSWELL FROM THE SWCLOUDY000000036076
1796-04-15T12:00-30.50-0.77286.7S51E174.00-17NEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000036077