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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 Castle Huntley cruise from Sunda Strait to The Downs started at 1823-01-29 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.747817, 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: -1.802245 * Median Longitude: 12.301837 * South-bound Latitude: -35.330000 * West-bound Longitude: -37.400000 * North-bound Latitude: 50.000000 * East-bound Longitude: 105.170000
Date/Time Start: 1823-01-29T05:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1823-05-08T12:00:00
Event(s):
Castle_Huntley_18230129_NMM_LOG/C/48 * Latitude Start: -5.870000 * Longitude Start: 106.870000 * Latitude End: 47.720000 * Longitude End: -5.280000 * Date/Time Start: 1823-01-29T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1823-05-08T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Castle Huntley, Voyage: Sunda Strait - Downs, 1st Observer: Henry Drummond (Captain), 2nd Observer: Henry Wise (2nd Officer/Lieutenant), Company: EIC, Other ship information: 1311BM
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
Pressure, atmosphericPPPPhPaNo temperature correction was applied. The following factors have been used for the conversion to hPa: 2.54 cm in an inch; 13.596 specific gravity of mercury; 980.65 cm/s gravity at 45° latitude
Temperature, airTTT°C
CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
10 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.
11 Sensor readingReadingarbitrary unitsReading of the (outside) air thermometer
12 Sensor readingReadingarbitrary unitsReading of the air pressure
13 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.
14 Current direction descriptionCur dir descrDirection of the current. This direction points to where the current is flowing towards to.
15 Current speed descriptionV descr
16 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
17 Present weatherwwWeather description
18 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
19 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
20 ClearnessClearness
21 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
22 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
23 FogFog1 If fog was reported
24 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
25 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
26 HailHail1 If hail was reported
27 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
28 CommentComment
29 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
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Longitude

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

PPPP [hPa]
(No temperature correction was...)

TTT [°C]

Course
(Course of the ship during the...)

Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
10 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
11 
Reading [arbitrary units]
(Reading of the (outside) air ...)
12 
Reading [arbitrary units]
(Reading of the air pressure)
13 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
14 
Cur dir descr
(Direction of the current. Thi...)
15 
V descr
16 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
17 
ww
(Weather description)
18 
Precip descr
19 
State sea descr
20 
Clearness
21 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
22 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
23 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
24 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
25 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
26 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
27 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
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Comment
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ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1823-01-29T05:00-5.90105.173622.61012.627.236.00181.0029.90VARIABLEVARIABLE LIGHT WINDSSULTRY000000036710
1823-01-30T05:00-6.47104.533622.61012.627.8S52W39.00182.0029.90VARIABLEVARIABLE LIGHT WINDSFINESWELL FROM W000000036711
1823-01-31T05:00-6.87104.133161012.625.0S45W34.00177.0029.90NE, VARIABLE, NWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS, LATTER SQUALLYHEAVY W SWELL000000036712
1823-02-01T05:00-8.45102.6031522.61009.227.2S44W133.00081.0029.80NWBLOWING STRONGHEAVY SQUALLSRAIN110000036713
1823-02-02T05:00-9.48101.571131012.625.0S45W87.00077.0029.90VARIABLE, NW, ESEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS DECREASING BREEZERAINHEAVY W SWELLCLOUDY010000036714
1823-02-03T05:00-12.30100.403601012.627.2S45W142.00081.0029.90VARIABLE, E, NHEAVY NW SWELL000000036715
1823-02-04T05:00-13.9299.353131012.627.2S36W110.00-281.0029.90NE, NWSQUALLYHARD RAINHEAVY SWELL FROM NW010000036716
1823-02-05T05:00-15.6797.58436.71012.626.1S45W143.00-279.0029.90N, NEMODERATE BREEZESHEAVY SWELL FROM N AND WHAZY000000036717
1823-02-06T06:00-17.2295.60436.71009.226.7S53W148.00-280.0029.80N, NW, NEMODERATE BREEZESHEAVY SWELL FROM WHAZY000000036718
1823-02-07T06:00-18.5393.55416.71009.226.7S53W139.00-480.0029.80N, NEMODERATE BREEZES WITH LIGHT SQUALLSHEAVY W SWELLHAZY000000036719
1823-02-08T06:00-19.6090.93196.71012.626.7S84W159.00-480.0029.90NNEMODERATE BREEZES WITH LIGHT SQUALLSHEAVY W SWELLHAZY000000036720
1823-02-09T06:00-20.3388.00649.31012.625.0S75W171.00-477.0029.90NE, ENEFRESH BREEZES WITH CONSTANT LIGHT SQUALLSRAIN010000036721
1823-02-10T06:00-21.3084.43639.31016.026.1S75W196.00-579.0030.00ENEFRESH BREEZESSWELL FROM ECLOUDY000000036722
1823-02-11T07:00-21.4781.138412.31016.025.0S81W192.00-677.0030.00EFRESH TRADE AND SQUALLYRAIN010000036723
1823-02-12T07:00-21.7277.358310.01019.425.6S79W181.00-778.0030.10EBRISK TRADEFINE000000036724
1823-02-13T07:00-22.4573.78839.31019.426.7S73W174.00-780.0030.10EN78W36MODERATE TRADEFINE000000036725
1823-02-14T07:00-22.9871.62796.71019.427.2S75W124.00-1181.0030.10ELIGHT TRADEFINE000000036726
1823-02-15T07:00-23.3070.021471.01019.427.2S78W90.00-1181.0030.10ESE, SSES82W30LIGHT AIRSFINE000000036727
1823-02-16T08:00-24.0266.8811112.31016.025.6S76W176.00-1378.0030.00SBE, SEBEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS VARIABLE AND SQUALLY, LATTER FRESH TRADEFINE000000036728
1823-02-17T08:00-24.8563.6310012.31012.625.0S74W183.00-1377.0029.90ESEFRESH TRADESMALL RAIN AT TIMESCLOUDY010000036729
1823-02-18T08:00-26.0360.50196.71009.226.7S70W181.00-1580.0029.80E TO, NEBNMODERATE BREEZES AND SQUALLYHEAVY RAINCLOUDY010000036730
1823-02-19T08:00-26.5358.251882.61009.221.1S76W124.00-1570.0029.80E TO, SSWLIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDSCLOUDY000000036731
1823-02-20T08:00-26.7555.4216312.31012.623.9S85W152.00-1775.0029.90SWBS TO, SSTRONG BREEZESCLOUDY000000036732
1823-02-21T09:00-27.3752.371616.71014.325.0S78W185.00-1977.0029.95SMODERATE WINDSFINE000000036733
1823-02-22T09:00-27.9550.121682.61032.925.0S74W125.00-2377.0030.50SSE, SBWLIGHT WINDSFINE000000036734
1823-02-23T09:00-28.6747.28666.71019.424.4S74W155.00-2476.0030.10SBE, EMODERATE BREEZESFINE000000036735
1823-02-24T09:00-30.0244.03669.31019.425.6S64W189.00-2478.0030.10SE, ES86W15STEADY BREEZESFINE000000036736
1823-02-25T09:00-31.2540.80192.61032.925.6S66W182.00-2678.0030.50E, NES76W26FIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE BREEZES, LATTER LIGHT BREEZESFINE000000036737
1823-02-26T09:00-31.5738.58642.61021.124.4S75W94.00-2676.0030.15VARIABLE, NE, ES79W27LIGHT WINDSHAZY000000036738
1823-02-27T10:00-32.3534.98419.31026.124.4S74W186.00-2776.0030.30EBN, ENEFRESH BREEZESLATTER DRIZZLING RAINCLOUDY010000036739
1823-02-28T10:00-33.0331.87611013.625.6S73W141.00-2978.0029.93NE, EN82W31FIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, MIDDLE AND LATTER DECREASINGHAZY000000036740
1823-03-01T10:00-34.2528.402861008.524.4S67W187.00-2976.0029.78EBS, ENE, NWS61W40FIRST PART INCREASING BREEZES, MIDDLE BLOWING FRESH, LATTER SQUALLYCONFUSED SEAHAZY000000036741
1823-03-02T10:00-34.6827.132192.61011.923.3S67W67.00-2974.0029.88VARIABLE, NBW, WSWS76W27VARIABLE LIGHT WINDSRAINCLOUDY010000036742
1823-03-03T10:00-35.0024.13951021.121.1S83W149.00-2970.0030.15WSW, SEBES88W48FIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, MIDDLE DECREASINGCLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation36743
1823-03-04T11:00-35.3320.23739.31016.021.1S84W193.00-2870.0030.00SE, EBSS89W50FIRST PAT MODERATE BREEZES, MIDDLE INCREASING, LATTER FRESH BREEZESHAZY000000036744
1823-03-05T11:00-34.1516.731646.71010.920.8N68W190.00-2769.5029.85ESE, SBWN51W13PLEASANT BREEZESFINE000000036745
1823-03-06T11:00-32.3714.381196.11012.620.3N48W159.00-2768.5029.90SWBS, SEBSDECREASING BREEZESFINE000000036746
1823-03-07T11:00-31.9813.432881012.620.6N65W53.00-2769.0029.90VARIABLE, E TO, NWLIGHT VARIABLE AIRS AND CALMS IN FIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS, LATTER FRESHFINE000000036747
1823-03-08T11:00-30.3813.022432.61014.020.3N15W70.00-2768.5029.94NW TO, WN8W28FIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, MIDDLE LIGHT AIRS AND CALMS, LATTER LIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY000000036748
1823-03-09T11:00-29.2511.622446.11018.720.8N53W85.00-2669.5030.08WN15W18DECREASING BREEZEFINE000000036749
1823-03-10T11:00-27.889.701432.61019.421.7N50W127.00-2671.0030.10WBS, SBELIGHT BREEZESFINE000000036750
1823-03-11T11:00-26.457.531336.71032.921.7N54W145.00-2571.0030.50SSEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000036751
1823-03-12T12:00-25.025.581672.61032.922.8N51W136.00-2473.0030.50SEBS, SBWLIGHT BREEZESFINE000000036752
1823-03-13T12:00-23.183.001229.31019.423.3N52W180.00-2474.0030.10SEBSMODERATE TRADEFINE000000036753
1823-03-14T12:00-21.170.3811312.31019.422.8N51W191.00-2273.0030.10SEFRESH TRADEHAZY000000036754
1823-03-15T12:00-19.03-2.0211312.31032.923.3N43W187.00-2274.0030.50SEFRESH TRADEHAZY000000036755
1823-03-16T12:00-17.07-4.051159.31022.824.4N44W169.00-2076.0030.20SEMODERATE TRADECLOUDY000000036756
1823-03-19T12:00-15.12-6.801159.31032.925.6N52W78.00-2078.0030.50SEMODERATE TRADEFINE000000036757
1823-03-20T13:00-13.68-8.931179.31022.825.0N55W152.00-1877.0030.20SEW18MODERATE TRADEFINE000000036758
1823-03-21T13:00-11.68-11.181179.31022.825.6N42W178.00-1878.0030.20SEN87W17MODERATE TRADECLOUDY000000036759
1823-03-22T13:00-10.02-13.181199.31032.926.4N46W147.00-1679.5030.50SEMODERATE TRADEFINE000000036760
1823-03-23T13:00-8.48-14.431196.71016.026.4N38W110.00-1679.5030.00SELIGHT TRADEFINE000000036761
1823-03-24T13:00-7.43-15.221196.71016.026.7N37W78.00-1680.0030.00SELIGHT TRADECLEAR000000036762
1823-03-25T13:00-5.50-16.451196.71015.327.5N33W138.00-1681.5029.98SELIGHT TRADEFINE000000036763
1823-03-26T13:00-3.42-18.001219.31014.328.3N36W155.00-1483.0029.95SEMODERATE TRADECLEAR000000036764
1823-03-27T13:00-2.08-19.201212.61014.327.8N42W108.00-1482.0029.95SELIGHT BREEZESSULTRY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation36765
1823-03-28T13:00-0.92-20.18542.61014.327.2N26W78.00-1481.0029.95VARIABLE, SBE, ENELIGHT VARIABLE WINDSSULTRYHEAVY RAIN IN MIDDLE010000036766
1823-03-29T13:00-0.02-20.653011.01014.326.4N9E33.00-1479.5029.95VARIABLE, NWLIGHT VARIABLE AIRSLATTER FINEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS RAIN010000036767
1823-03-30T13:000.35-21.132561.01014.327.2N53W37.00-1481.0029.95VARIABLE, WLIGHT VARIABLE AIRSSULTRY000000036768
1823-03-31T13:001.52-21.851661.01014.327.2N32W82.00-1481.0029.95VARIABLE, SN55W35LIGHT VARIABLE AIRSSULTRY000000036769
1823-04-01T13:002.37-22.373621.01014.326.1N20W35.00-1479.0029.95VARIABLELIGHT VARIABLE AIRS AND CALMSSULTRY000000036770
1823-04-02T13:002.63-22.42301.01014.327.8N29W26.00-1582.0029.95VARIABLE, NELIGHT AIRS AND CALMS000000036771
1823-04-03T14:003.03-22.50301.01016.028.9N11W24.00-1584.0030.00VARIABLE, NELIGHT AIRS AND CALMS000000036772
1823-04-04T14:003.72-23.07321.01016.028.9N50W53.00-1384.0030.00VARIABLE, NELIGHT AIRSSULTRY000000036773
1823-04-05T14:004.03-23.68321.01016.027.2N62W42.00-1381.0030.00VARIABLE, NELIGHT AIRSSULTRY000000036774
1823-04-06T14:004.40-24.62321.01016.027.2N68W60.00-1381.0030.00VARIABLE, NELIGHT AIRSSULTRY000000036775
1823-04-07T14:004.78-25.20321.01016.027.8N57W42.00-1382.0030.00VARIABLE, NELIGHT AIRSSULTRY000000036776
1823-04-08T14:006.22-26.98329.31014.327.5N52W139.00-1381.5029.95NEFIRST PART INCREASING BREEZE, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATE TRADEFINE000000036777
1823-04-09T14:007.53-29.08349.31016.026.7N58W150.00-1180.0030.00NEMODERATE TRADEFINE000000036778
1823-04-10T14:009.27-30.47459.31032.925.6N39W132.00-1178.0030.50NEBEMODERATE TRADEFINE000000036779
1823-04-11T14:0011.02-31.90349.31016.025.3N39W136.00-1177.5030.00NEMODERATE TRADEFINE000000036780
1823-04-12T14:0012.88-33.25469.31016.024.4N36W138.00-1076.0030.00NE, NEBEMODERATE TRADECLOUDY000000036781
1823-04-13T14:0015.12-34.08699.31016.023.3N21W144.00-1074.0030.00NEBE, EBNMODERATE TRADECLOUDY000000036782
1823-04-14T14:0017.55-34.876712.31032.923.3N18W154.00-1274.0030.50EBNFRESH TRADE AND SQUALLY AT TIMESHEAVY SWELLCLOUDY000000036783
1823-04-15T14:0020.05-35.536712.31032.922.2N14W155.00-1272.0030.50E, EBNFRESH TRADE AND SQUALLY AT TIMESHEAVY SWELLCLOUDY000000036784
1823-04-16T14:0022.58-36.42656.71032.922.2N18W160.00-1472.0030.50EBNFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS STRONG TRADE WITH HARD SQUALLS, LATTER MODERATEFINEHEAVY SWELLCLOUDY000000036785
1823-04-17T14:0025.20-37.17659.31019.421.7N15W162.00-1471.0030.10EBNMODERATE TRADE WITH SQUALLS IN MIDDLE PARTLATTER FINE000000036786
1823-04-18T14:0027.72-37.40856.71021.121.1N5W150.00-1670.0030.15E, EBSPLEASANT BREEZESFINE000000036787
1823-04-19T14:0028.95-37.27522.61024.520.6N6E74.00-1669.0030.25SEBE, ENELIGHT WINDSFINE000000036788
1823-04-20T14:0029.15-37.252091022.821.1N4E12.00-1670.0030.20W, SWVARIABLE AIRS AND CALMSFINE000000036789
1823-04-21T14:0029.80-36.771081.01021.121.1N30E47.00-1670.0030.15S, SEBELIGHT VARIABLE AIRS AND CALMSFINE000000036790
1823-04-22T14:0030.90-35.881191.01021.121.1N34E80.00-1670.0030.15SELIGHT AIRSFINE000000036791
1823-04-23T14:0032.45-35.031641019.420.6N28E93.00-1669.0030.10SEBE, SFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS LIGHT AIRS, LATTER INCREASINGFINE000000036792
1823-04-24T14:0035.07-33.422299.31014.319.7N27E175.00-1967.5029.95SW, WSWFRESH BREEZESRAIN AT TIMESCLOUDY010000036793
1823-04-25T14:0036.15-32.902961021.117.5N1W56.00-1963.5030.15VARIABLE, W, NWVARIABLE WINDSLATTER FINEFIRST PART MUCH RAINCLOUDY010000036794
1823-04-26T14:0038.07-33.30466.71026.117.2N11W117.00-2263.0030.30E, ENEN8W29MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000036795
1823-04-27T14:0039.53-32.951022.61027.816.4N12E90.00-2261.5030.35E, SEBELIGHT WINDSCLOUDY000000036796
1823-04-28T14:0040.52-31.522136.71026.116.4N48E89.00-2361.5030.30SEBS, SWBWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS, LATTER MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000036797
1823-04-29T14:0041.88-28.952026.71026.116.4N54E141.00-2361.5030.30S, SWMODERATE BREEZESFINE000000036798
1823-04-30T14:0043.45-25.721539.31021.116.1N57E170.00-2761.0030.15SSW, SFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000036799
1823-05-01T14:0045.13-23.62861021.113.3N41E135.00-2756.0030.15S, ESEFIRST PART FRESH BREEZESFINE000000036800
1823-05-02T13:0047.05-22.1513212.31015.313.3N28E130.00-2656.0029.98SE, SSESTORNG BREEZESCLOUDY000000036801
1823-05-03T13:0048.75-20.681399.31010.913.3N30E117.00-3056.0029.85SEBS, SBEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000036802
1823-05-04T13:0049.67-18.5217312.31010.913.3N57E101.00-3056.0029.85SBE, SSWSTRONG BREEZESHEAVY SWELL FROM SECLOUDY000000036803
1823-05-05T13:0050.00-15.281852.61012.613.6N81E127.00-2956.5029.90SBE, SWBSFIRST SPART FRESH BREEZES, MIDDLE DECREASING, LATTER LIGHT WINDSHEAVY SWELL FROM S000000036804
1823-05-06T13:0049.28-14.131746.71014.311.7S46E62.00-2953.0029.95EBS, SE, SSWFIST AND MIDDLE PARTS LIGHT BREEZES, LATTER MODERATECLOUDY000000036805
1823-05-07T13:0049.83-10.4316412.3999.713.3N77E147.00-2756.0029.52SBWSTRONG BREEZESHEAVY SWELLCLOUDY000000036806
1823-05-08T12:0049.67-6.082229.31007.512.8S79E169.00-2655.0029.75SSW, WSWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000036807