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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 CATON cruise from Halifax to Antigua started at 1783-01-27 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.747850, 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: 31.458333 * Median Longitude: -55.788333 * South-bound Latitude: 16.970000 * West-bound Longitude: -61.860000 * North-bound Latitude: 42.730000 * East-bound Longitude: -49.780000
Date/Time Start: 1783-01-27T16:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1783-04-08T16:00:00
Event(s):
Caton_17830127_NMM_ADM/L/C276 * Latitude Start: 43.400000 * Longitude Start: -63.030000 * Latitude End: 17.000000 * Longitude End: -60.500000 * Date/Time Start: 1783-01-27T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1783-04-08T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Caton (3rd Rate Frigate), Voyage: Halifax - Antigua, 1st Observer: Richard Fisher (Captain), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 64G 1407BM
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 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
15 State of the sea descriptionState sea 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 CommentComment
25 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
1367 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 
Precip descr
15 
State sea 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 
Comment
25 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1783-01-27T16:0042.73-61.861306.7ISL SABLEN40E36S33E138.00-16SE1/2S, SEBSMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000038965
1783-01-28T16:0042.43-60.81806.7ISL SABLEN33E41S60E52.00-10SEBS, SBW, SEBE1/2EMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000038966
1783-01-29T16:0042.55-59.04749.3ISL SABLEN4W31N85E76.00-16NBW, EFRESH BREEZESRAINHAZY010000038967
1783-01-30T16:0041.75-59.2610319.0LIZARDN78E764S15W37.00-10E, NEBE, ESEFRESH BREEZES, THEN FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYHAZY000000038968
1783-01-31T16:0041.75-56.591239.3LIZARDN77E747E111.00-12NNW, SEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000038969
1783-02-01T16:0041.38-55.032816.7LIZARDN75E710S73E75.00-12NNE, WNWMODERATE BREEZES AND SQUALLYSMALL RAINCLOUDY010000038970
1783-02-02T16:0041.23-55.0328122.6LIZARDN76E696S9.00-12WNWHEAVY GALESHEAVY SEACLOUDY000000038971
1783-02-03T16:0040.77-55.1617926.8ANTIGUAS15W494S22W30.00-12WBS, SBWHARD GALESHEAVY RAINA VERY HEAVY SEA010000038972
1783-02-04T16:0039.88-54.863036.7ANTIGUAS13W408S13W36.00-12NWFRESH GALE AND SQUALLY TURNING TO HARD GALES AND SQUALLY, THEN MORE MODERATE000000038973
1783-02-05T16:0039.52-55.792246.7ANTIGUAS13W460S33W26.00-12W, SWBWMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000038974
1783-02-06T16:0039.77-55.793036.7ANTIGUAS14W464N15.00-12WBN, W, NWMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000038975
1783-02-07T16:0040.02-55.883146.7ANTIGUAS15W472N11W21.00-12NNW, NWBNMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000038976
1783-02-08T16:0040.53-55.443039.3ANTIGUAS15W480N30E40.00-12NWFRESH GALES, THEN FRESH BREEZESHAZY, THEN CLOUDY000000038977
1783-02-09T16:0040.53-55.693626.7ANTIGUAS15W473W12.00-12VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000038978
1783-02-10T16:0040.50-56.09336.7ANTIGUAS14WS76W24.00-12NELIGHT BREEZES, THEN MODERATEHEAVY SEA AND NW SWELLCLOUDY000000038979
1783-02-11T16:0040.50-56.293319.0ANTIGUAS13W470W12.00-12NEFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000038980
1783-02-12T16:0040.17-56.591119.0ANTIGUAS14W462S33W24.00-12NNEFRESH GALESA VERY HEAVY SEACLOUDY000000038981
1783-02-13T16:0040.00-56.932366.7ANTIGUAS13W457S55W18.00-12WSWMORE MODERATESTILL A HEAVY SEA000000038982
1783-02-14T16:0039.85-56.081919.3BERMUDAS35W193S79E40.00-12SSWMODERATE THEN FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY000000038983
1783-02-15T16:0039.30-56.492369.3BERMUDAS34W185S38W36.00-12WSWFRESH BREEZESSOME RAINHEAVY SEA FORM THE NCLOUDY010000038984
1783-02-16T16:0038.82-56.892369.3BERMUDAS33W170S33W34.00-12WSWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000038985
1783-02-17T16:0038.28-57.312369.3BERMUDAS39W153S33W38.00-12WSWFRESH BREEZESCLEAR000000038986
1783-02-18T16:0037.80-57.763289.3BERMUDAS39W140S36W36.00-10NNWFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY000000038987
1783-02-19T16:0037.62-58.383286.7BERMUDAS38W130S68W31.00-10NNWMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR000000038988
1783-02-20T16:0037.32-58.611972.6BERMUDAS36W120S30W22.00-6SSWLIGHT BREEZESCLEAR000000038989
1783-02-21T16:0037.22-58.562752.6BERMUDAS37W117S22E6.00-6WBNLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY000000038990
1783-02-22T16:0036.68-58.341859.3BERMUDAS41W110S11E33.00-6SBWMODERATE BREEZES, THEN FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYRAINCLEAR0100000a trivial correction was made in this observation38991
1783-02-23T16:0035.75-58.441859.3BERMUDAS49W97S56.00-6SBWFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY000000038992
1783-02-24T16:0035.50-57.932192.6BERMUDAS54W96SE35.00-6SWLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY000000038993
1783-02-25T16:0035.82-57.361059.3BERMUDAS52W103N55E34.00-8ESEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000038994
1783-02-26T16:0035.22-57.061051.0BERMUDAS60W110S22E39.00-8ESELIGHT AIRSHAZY000000038995
1783-02-27T16:0034.57-56.561619.3BERMUDAS68W110S83E46.00-8SBEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000038996
1783-02-28T16:0034.33-56.281501.0BERMUDAS71W116SE20.00-8SSELIGHT AIRSCLOUDY000000038997
1783-03-01T16:0034.33-55.881959.3BERMUDAS72W123E20.00-8SSWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000038998
1783-03-02T16:0034.60-54.941956.7BERMUDAS72W136N71E49.00-8SSWMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000038999
1783-03-03T16:0034.43-53.911959.3BERMUDAS75W153S78E52.00-8SSWMODERATE BREEZES THEN FRESH BREEZESHAZY THEN CLOUDY000000039000
1783-03-04T16:0034.17-52.812289.3BERMUDAS78W167S74E58.00-8SWBWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000039001
1783-03-05T15:0033.63-51.532169.3BERMUDAS83W190S62E72.00-9SWFRESH BREEZESHAZY000000039002
1783-03-06T15:0033.40-50.432169.3BERMUDAS85W206S74E57.00-9SWFRESH BREEZESCLEAR000000039003
1783-03-07T15:0032.83-49.78929.3ANTIGUAS33W380S42E42.00-9EBSFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYCLEAR000000039004
1783-03-08T15:0031.65-50.33399.3ANTIGUAS36W360S22W75.00-6NEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000039005
1783-03-09T15:0030.30-51.39629.3ANTIGUAS36W326S33W101.00-6ENEFRESH BREEZESFAIR000000039006
1783-03-10T15:0029.88-52.341526.7ANTIGUAS34W307S61W56.00-6SSEMODERATE BREEZESFAIR000000039007
1783-03-11T16:0029.67-53.681546.7ANTIGUAS31W293S78W71.00-4SSEMODERATE BREEZESFAIR000000039008
1783-03-12T16:0029.92-54.331879.3ANTIGUAS38W290S64W38.00-4SBWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000039009
1783-03-13T16:0029.95-54.332216.7ANTIGUAS28W292S58E32.00-4SWMODERATECLEAR000000039010
1783-03-14T16:0029.08-54.31416.7ANTIGUAS30W273S2W67.00-4NEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000039011
1783-03-15T16:0027.72-54.491099.3ANTIGUAS32W250S8W68.00-4ESEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR000000039012
1783-03-16T16:0027.80-55.331546.7ANTIGUAS30W246N84W44.00-4SBW, SSEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000039013
1783-03-17T16:0027.63-55.862446.7ANTIGUAS28W237S75W29.00-4WSWMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR000000039014
1783-03-18T16:0026.25-55.79216.7ANTIGUAS31W218S3E83.00-2NNEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000039015
1783-03-19T16:0024.88-55.012469.3ANTIGUAS40W200S27E93.00-2WSWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000039016
1783-03-20T16:0023.75-55.1499.3ANTIGUAS42W180S20W73.00-2NBEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000039017
1783-03-21T16:0023.17-55.0292.6ANTIGUAS44W167S16W39.00-2NBELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR000000039018
1783-03-22T16:0022.88-54.652462.6ANTIGUAS46W168S10E20.00-2WSWLIGHT BREEZESCLEAR000000039019
1783-03-23T16:0022.38-54.232931.0ANTIGUAS41W157S12E33.000WNWLIGHT AIRSCLEAR000000039020
1783-03-24T16:0021.38-53.62799.3ANTIGUAS54W145S15E66.000NNE, NE, EBNLIGHT BREEZES, THEN FRESH BREEZESCLEAR THEN CLOUDY000000039021
1783-03-25T16:0020.83-53.51232.6ANTIGUAS59W136S19W34.000NNELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR000000039022
1783-03-26T16:0020.42-53.971016.7ANTIGUAS58W124S60W50.000EBSMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000039023
1783-03-27T16:0020.57-54.47158BARBUDAS62W104N83W45.000SSE000000039024
1783-03-28T16:0020.45-54.361692.6BARBUDAS62W101S55W14.000SBELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR000000039025
1783-03-29T16:0020.10-54.29791.0BARBUDAS64W94S33W24.000NE, NW, EBNLIGHT AIRSCLOUDY000000039026
1783-03-30T16:0019.53-54.83456.7BARBUDAS65W78S56W59.000NEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000039027
1783-03-31T16:0018.97-55.301019.3ANTIGUAN77W96S88W75.000EBSFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation39028
1783-04-01T16:0018.12-54.87456.7ANTIGUAS71W61S7W48.000NELIGHT AIRS, THEN MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000039029
1783-04-02T16:0017.62-55.00562.6ANTIGUAS77W110S39W40.000NEBELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR000000039030
1783-04-03T16:0017.00-55.68582.6ANTIGUAN87W120S52W61.002NEBELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR000000039031
1783-04-04T16:0016.97-56.98706.7ANTIGUAN77W96S88W75.002ENEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000039032
1783-04-05T16:0017.22-58.5671ANTIGUAN87W69N87W91.003ENE000000039033
1783-04-06T16:0017.18-59.56716.7ANTIGUAN84W51N81W58.003ENEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000039034
1783-04-07T16:0017.12-60.71936.7ANTIGUAS86W29S88W66.003EMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000039035
1783-04-08T16:0017.13-61.36939.3ANTIGUAS88W12N89W66.003EFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY000000039036