García-Herrera, Ricardo; Können, Gunther P; Wheeler, Dennis A; Prieto, Maria del Rosario; Jones, Philip D; Koek, Frits B (2010): Meteorological observations during CHATHAM cruise from Cochine to Cape of Good Hope started at 1764-01-01 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.747880, 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
Project(s):
Funding:
Fifth Framework Programme (FP5), grant/award no. EVK2-CT-2000-00090: Climatological Database for the Worlds Oceans: 1750-1854
Coverage:
Median Latitude: -12.484231 * Median Longitude: 44.263846 * South-bound Latitude: -35.170000 * West-bound Longitude: 22.170000 * North-bound Latitude: 9.850000 * East-bound Longitude: 73.130000
Date/Time Start: 1764-01-01T07:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1764-02-23T11:00:00
Event(s):
Chatham_17640101_NMM_ADM/L/C124 * Latitude Start: 10.730000 * Longitude Start: 75.790000 * Latitude End: -33.670000 * Longitude End: 17.900000 * Date/Time Start: 1764-01-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1764-02-23T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Chatham (4th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Cochine - Cape Of Good Hope, 1st Observer: Thomas Lynn (Captain), 2nd Observer: John Yetts (2nd Officer/Lieutenant), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 50G 1055BM
Parameter(s):
# | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
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1 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Geocode | |||
2 | LATITUDE | Latitude | Geocode | |||
3 | LONGITUDE | Longitude | Geocode | |||
4 | Wind direction | dd | deg | Wind 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. | ||
5 | Wind speed | ff | m/s | calculated from the descriptive terms of wind force given in the observations | ||
6 | Landmark | Landmark | Name of first landmark | |||
7 | Bearing | Bearing | Bearing of the first landmark | |||
8 | Distance to landmark | Distance | arbitrary units | Distance to the first landmark | ||
9 | Course | Course | Course of the ship during the past 24 hours | |||
10 | Distance | Distance | arbitrary units | Distance travelled during the previous 24 hours | ||
11 | Declination | Decl | deg | It 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 description | Wind dir descr | All reported wind directions on this day. The wind direction is the direction that points to where the wind comes from. | |||
13 | Current direction description | Cur dir descr | Direction of the current. This direction points to where the current is flowing towards to. | |||
14 | Wind force description | Wind force descr | All reported wind forces on this day | |||
15 | Present weather | ww | Weather description | |||
16 | Precipitation description | Precip descr | ||||
17 | State of the sea description | State sea descr | ||||
18 | Clearness | Clearness | ||||
19 | Gusts | Gusts | 1 If wind gusts are reported | |||
20 | Precipitation/Rain | Rain | 1 If rain was reported | |||
21 | Fog | Fog | 1 If fog was reported | |||
22 | Snow type | Snow | 1 If snow was reported | |||
23 | Thunder | Thunder | 1 If thunder and or lightning was reported | |||
24 | Hail | Hail | 1 If hail was reported | |||
25 | Sea ice | Sea ice | 1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported | |||
26 | Identification | ID | CLIWOC 2.1 line number |
License:
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Size:
1021 data points
Data
1 Date/Time | 2 Latitude | 3 Longitude | 4 dd [deg] (Wind direction (from which th...) | 5 ff [m/s] (calculated from the descripti...) | 6 Landmark (Name of first landmark) | 7 Bearing (Bearing of the first landmark) | 8 Distance [arbitrary units] (Distance to the first landmark) | 9 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 Wind force descr (All reported wind forces on t...) | 15 ww (Weather description) | 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) |
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1764-01-01T07:00 | 9.73 | 73.13 | 33 | 2.6 | JANOUN | E22N | 65 | W1/4N | 39.00 | -1 | NEBN, NNE, NEBN | MAJOR PART LIGHT BREEZES | MAJOR PART HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40985 | ||||
1764-01-02T07:00 | 9.85 | 72.84 | 359 | 6.7 | CALIPINA | ENE1/2E | 17 | WSW1/2W | 51.00 | -1 | NE, N | SHIP 14 NM | FIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS LIGHT AIRS, LATTER PLEASANT BREEZES | LATTER SMOOTH WATER | FIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40986 | ||
1764-01-03T07:00 | 9.25 | 71.17 | 21 | 6.7 | CALIPINA | E19N | 51 | W21S | 107.00 | -2 | NNE, NE, NNE | PLEASANT BREEZES | FAIR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40987 | ||||
1764-01-04T07:00 | 9.38 | 69.21 | 358 | 6.7 | CALIPINA | E9N | 89 | W4N | 116.00 | -2 | NNE, N, NNE, N | PLEASANT BREEZES | SMOOTH WATER | FAIR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40988 | |||
1764-01-05T07:00 | 9.32 | 67.54 | 358 | 6.7 | CALIPINA | E7N | 123 | W2S | 97.00 | -2 | N | PLEASANT BREEZES | FAIR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40989 | ||||
1764-01-06T08:00 | 9.38 | 66.52 | 41 | 6.7 | CALIPINA | E7N | 145 | W3N | 71.00 | -4 | NBE, NNE-NE | SHIP 6NM S | PLEASANT BREEZES | SMOOTH WATER | FAIR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40990 | ||
1764-01-07T08:00 | 9.47 | 65.02 | 64 | 6.7 | CALIPINA | E3N | 171 | W4N | 81.00 | -4 | ENE, NE, ENE | PLEASANT BREEZES | FAIR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40991 | ||||
1764-01-08T08:00 | 9.68 | 63.66 | 75 | 6.7 | CALIPINA | E2N | 198 | W7N | 82.00 | -4 | NEBN, NE, EBN | PLEASANT BREEZES | SMOOTH WATER | FAIR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40992 | |||
1764-01-09T08:00 | 9.38 | 62.19 | 84 | 6.7 | CALIPINA | E5:53N | 227 | W5S | 86.00 | -6 | E | PLEASANT BREEZES | FAIR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40993 | ||||
1764-01-11T08:00 | 9.27 | 58.41 | 73 | 6.7 | CALIPINA | E3:15N | 300 | W4S | 115.00 | -6 | EBS, E, EBN | PLEASANT BREEZES | HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40994 | ||||
1764-01-12T08:00 | 8.65 | 56.34 | 60 | 6.7 | CALIPINA | E4:50N | 344 | W17S | 142.00 | -8 | EBN-ENE | MAJOR PART PLEASANT BREEZES | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40995 | ||||
1764-01-13T08:00 | 7.87 | 54.01 | 48 | 6.7 | CALIPINA | E6:36N | 385 | W17S | 146.00 | -8 | ENE-NEBE | MAJOR PART PLEASANT BREEZES | SMOOTH WATER | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40996 | |||
1764-01-14T09:00 | 6.98 | 51.47 | 12 | 9.3 | CALIPINA | E8N | 444 | W19S | 161.00 | -11 | EBN, NE, NNE | FRESH BREEZES | HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40997 | ||||
1764-01-15T09:00 | 4.80 | 49.92 | 57 | 9.3 | CALIPINA | E12N | 481 | S35W | 162.00 | -11 | NE, ENE | FRESH BREEZES | HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40998 | ||||
1764-01-16T09:00 | 2.47 | 47.90 | 56 | 6.7 | CAPE BASSOS | N16E | 46 | S16W | 138.00 | -12 | ENE | MODERATE BREEZES | SOME RAIN | CLOUDY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40999 | |||
1764-01-17T09:00 | 0.90 | 46.96 | 65 | 6.7 | CAPE BASSOS | N23E | 85 | S30W | 109.00 | -14 | NE-EBN | MODERATE BREEZES | SOME RAIN | CLOUDY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41000 | |||
1764-01-18T09:00 | -0.80 | 45.68 | 54 | 6.7 | CAPE BASSOS | N27E | 124 | S37W | 128.00 | -14 | NNE, EBS, ENE | SHIP 6 MILES S | MODERATE BREEZES | SOME RAIN | CLOUDY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41001 | ||
1764-01-19T09:00 | -2.78 | 44.43 | 97 | 6.7 | CAPE BASSOS | N29E | 171 | S32W | 140.00 | -16 | ENE-ESE | MODERATE BREEZES | SMOOTH WATER | HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41002 | |||
1764-01-20T09:00 | -4.38 | 43.58 | 85 | 6.7 | CAPE BASSOS | N28:30E | 206 | S28W | 109.00 | -16 | NEBE, ENE, EBS | MODERATE BREEZES | HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41003 | ||||
1764-01-21T09:00 | -5.48 | 43.03 | 52 | 2.6 | CAPE BASSOS | N28E | 229 | S26W | 72.00 | -16 | EBN, E, ENE | LIGHT BREEZES | PLEASANT WEATHER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41004 | ||||
1764-01-22T09:00 | -6.27 | 42.88 | 333 | 2.6 | CAPE BASSOS | N27:12E | 243 | S11W | 48.00 | -16 | NEBE-NBW | LIGHT BREEZES | PLEASANT WEATHER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41005 | ||||
1764-01-23T09:00 | -7.12 | 42.80 | 97 | 2.6 | CAPE BASSOS | N25:51E | 260 | S7W | 46.00 | -16 | NEBE, EBN, ESE | LIGHT BREEZES | PLEASANT WEATHER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41006 | ||||
1764-01-24T09:00 | -8.30 | 42.53 | 343 | 2.6 | CAPE BASSOS | N25E | 282 | S14W | 68.00 | -17 | ENE, NNE, N | LIGHT BREEZES | PLEASANT WEATHER | SMOOTH WATER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41007 | |||
1764-01-25T09:00 | -10.08 | 42.03 | 274 | 19.0 | CAPE BASSOS | N23:30E | 319 | S14W | 120.00 | -19 | NBE-NBW, NE, WNW | MAJOR PART FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY | HEAVY RAIN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41008 | ||||
1764-01-26T09:00 | -11.82 | 41.70 | 274 | 6.7 | CAPE BASSOS | N22E | 357 | S12W | 106.00 | -19 | NEBN, NBW, WNW | FIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATE | SMOOTH WATER | LATTER CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41009 | |||
1764-01-27T09:00 | -13.80 | 40.70 | 2 | 6.7 | QUERIMBO | N2E | 41 | S2W | 124.00 | -21 | NNW, NBW, NNE | MODERATE BREEZES | RAIN | SMOOTH WATER | CLOUDY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41010 | ||
1764-01-28T09:00 | -15.43 | 40.70 | 2 | 6.7 | QUERIMBO | N2E | 74 | S2W | 99.00 | -21 | NNE, NW, NNE | MODERATE BREEZES | RAIN | CLOUDY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41011 | |||
1764-01-29T09:00 | -17.65 | 39.85 | 315 | 9.3 | QUERIMBO | N7E | 119 | S15W | 138.00 | -23 | ENE, NNW, WNW, NNW | MAJOR PART FRESH BREEZES | RAIN | CLOUDY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41012 | |||
1764-01-30T09:00 | -19.80 | 39.25 | 360 | 9.3 | QUERIMBO | N9E | 163 | S15W | 133.00 | -23 | NNE | FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY | RAIN | GREAT SWELL FROM NE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41013 | |||
1764-01-31T09:00 | -20.60 | 37.55 | 157 | 19.0 | QUERIMBO | N18E | 186 | S63W | 108.00 | -23 | NNE, NEBE, SBE, S | FIRST PART FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, REMAINDER FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY | RAIN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41014 | ||||
1764-02-01T10:00 | -20.72 | 37.30 | 146 | 19.0 | QUERIMBO | N16E | 199 | S80E | 42.00 | -23 | SBW, S, SBE | MAJOR PART FRESH GALES | RAIN | CLOUDY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41015 | |||
1764-02-02T09:00 | -21.30 | 37.63 | 157 | 19.0 | QUERIMBO | N16E | 199 | S54E | 59.00 | -23 | SBW-S | FRESH GALES | HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41016 | ||||
1764-02-03T10:00 | -21.95 | 37.30 | 180 | 15.4 | QUERIMBO | N17E | 213 | S26W | 43.00 | -23 | S-SSW | MODERATE GALES | SWELL MUCH ABATED | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41017 | |||
1764-02-04T10:00 | -22.48 | 37.38 | 157 | 9.3 | QUERIMBO | N16E | 223 | S9E | 33.00 | -23 | SBW, SSW, S | FRESH BREEZES | SWELL DOWN | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41018 | |||
1764-02-05T10:00 | -23.38 | 35.68 | 156 | 9.3 | QUERIMBO | N21E | 250 | S59W | 104.00 | -24 | S, SSW, S | SHIP 20 MILES S | FRESH BREEZES | SOME SMALL RAIN AT TIMES | CLOUDY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41019 | ||
1764-02-06T10:00 | -24.17 | 35.92 | 111 | 6.7 | QUERIMBO | N19E | 263 | S15E | 49.00 | -24 | S, SBE, SE | MODERATE BREEZES | HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41020 | ||||
1764-02-07T10:00 | -25.88 | 35.35 | 145 | 6.7 | CAPE CORRENTIES | N6E | 35 | S6W | 105.00 | -24 | SSE, SE, SBE | MODERATE BREEZES | HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41021 | ||||
1764-02-08T10:00 | -26.82 | 34.52 | 122 | 6.7 | CAPE CORRENTIES | N19E | 56 | S39W | 72.00 | -24 | SBE-SEBS | MODERATE BREEZES | SMOOTH WATER | HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41022 | |||
1764-02-09T10:00 | -26.75 | 35.10 | 212 | 6.7 | CAPE CORRENTIES | N8E | 52 | E5N | 33.00 | -24 | SSE, SEBS, SWBW | MODERATE BREEZES | PLEASANT WEATHER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41023 | ||||
1764-02-10T10:00 | -27.08 | 35.73 | 190 | 0.6 | CAPE CORRENTIES | N2E | 59 | S62E | 39.00 | -24 | SSW, SBE, SWBS | LIGHT AIRS INCLINING TO CALM | SWELL FROM SSW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41024 | ||||
1764-02-11T10:00 | -27.05 | 36.53 | 179 | 9.3 | CAPE CORRENTIES | N15:18W | 69 | S60E | 50.00 | -24 | SSE, SW, SSW | FRESH BREEZES | SWELL FROM SSE | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41025 | |||
1764-02-12T10:00 | -28.08 | 36.65 | 121 | 6.7 | CAPE CORRENTIES | N15W | 81 | S17E | 27.00 | -25 | SWBS, SSW, SEBS | MODERATE BREEZES | SMOOTH WATER | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41026 | |||
1764-02-13T10:00 | -28.75 | 36.30 | 178 | 9.3 | CAPE CORRENTIES | N9W | 93 | S26W | 45.00 | -25 | EBS, SW, SSW | FIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE BREEZES, LATTER FRESH BREEZES | SWELL FROM SW | HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41027 | |||
1764-02-14T10:00 | -29.95 | 35.13 | 88 | 9.3 | CAPE CORRENTIES | N4E | 116 | S0W | 94.00 | -25 | SBW, SE, ESE | MAJOR PART FRESH BREEZES | SOME RAIN | CLOUDY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41028 | |||
1764-02-16T10:00 | -33.48 | 34.73 | 155 | 1.0 | CAPE CORRENTIES | N4E | 184 | S33E | 62.00 | -25 | NNE, WBS, WSW, S | FIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH BREEZES, LATTER LIGHT AIRS | SWELL FROM SW | FIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS CLOUDY, LATTER HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41029 | |||
1764-02-17T10:00 | -34.22 | 33.27 | 76 | 6.7 | CAPE CORRENTIES | N10E | 205 | S61W | 92.00 | -25 | SE, ESE, NEBE, EBS | FIRST PART LIGHT AIRS, MIDDLE AND LATTER PLEASANT BREEZES | FIRST PART HAZY, MIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41030 | ||||
1764-02-18T10:00 | -34.37 | 32.00 | 100 | 9.3 | CAPE CORRENTIES | N16E | 212 | S83W | 55.00 | -24 | NW, SW, SBW, SE, SEBE | FRESH BREEZES | SWELL FROM SW | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41031 | |||
1764-02-19T10:00 | -35.05 | 29.13 | 134 | 9.3 | CAPE CORRENTIES | N26E | 242 | S74W | 147.00 | -24 | ESE, EBN, SSE | SHIP 17 MILES S | FRESH BREEZES | SWELL FROM SW | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41032 | ||
1764-02-20T10:00 | -35.17 | 27.75 | 111 | 0.6 | CAPE CORRENTIES | N30E | 254 | S83W | 68.00 | -24 | CALM, VARIABLE, SSE, S, SE | FIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH BREEZES, LATTER LIGHT AIRS INCLINING TO CALM | FIRST AND MIDDLE CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41033 | ||||
1764-02-21T10:00 | -35.05 | 27.32 | 90 | 1.0 | CAPE CORRENTIES | N32E | 255 | N72W | 22.00 | -23 | CALM, ENE, ESE | LIGHT AIRS AND CALM | SWELL FROM SW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41034 | ||||
1764-02-22T10:00 | -35.03 | 25.83 | 90 | 9.3 | CAPE LAGULLAS | N73W | 88 | W | 73.00 | -23 | CALM, SBW, NE, ESE | FIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS LIGHT AIRS AND CALM, LATTER FRESH BREEZE | LATTER SOME DRIZZLING RAIN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41035 | ||||
1764-02-23T11:00 | -34.52 | 22.17 | 114 | 19.0 | CAPE GOOD HOPE | EBS | 7 | W9N | 184.00 | -21 | ESE, SEBE, SE | FRESH GALES | CLEAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41036 |