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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 CHATHAM cruise from Table Bay to Plymouth started at 1764-04-17 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.747881, 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: 12.541324 * Median Longitude: -19.401471 * South-bound Latitude: -32.570000 * West-bound Longitude: -35.650000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.400000 * East-bound Longitude: 16.410000
Date/Time Start: 1764-04-17T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1764-07-04T12:00:00
Event(s):
Chatham_17640417_NMM_ADM/L/C124 * Latitude Start: -34.430000 * Longitude Start: 16.950000 * Latitude End: 50.299000 * Longitude End: -4.150000 * Date/Time Start: 1764-04-17T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1764-07-04T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Chatham (4th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Table Bay - Plymouth, 1st Observer: Thomas Lynn (Captain), 2nd Observer: John Yetts (2nd Officer/Lieutenant), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 50G 1055BM
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 Present weatherwwWeather description
15 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
16 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
17 ClearnessClearness
18 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
19 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
20 FogFog1 If fog was reported
21 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
22 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
23 HailHail1 If hail was reported
24 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
25 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
1328 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 
ww
(Weather description)
15 
Precip descr
16 
State sea descr
17 
Clearness
18 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
19 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
20 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
21 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
22 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
23 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
24 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
25 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1764-04-17T00:00-33.832039.3THE TABLE LANDSSE1/2E11W, SBE, SSWFIRST PART LIGHT BREEZES AND VARIABLE, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH BREEZESMIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY000000041037
1764-04-18T11:00-32.5716.411859.3THE TABLE LANDS52E47N52W140.00-18SSWFRESH BREEZESSWELL FROM SWHAZY000000041038
1764-04-19T11:00-31.1514.611396.7THE TABLE LANDS49E89N45W128.00-19SSEMODERATE BREEZESSWELL FROM SWFAIR000000041039
1764-04-20T11:00-29.2212.791726.7THE TABLE LANDS45:30E138N39W150.00-19SBE, SSE, SBWMODERATE BREEZESHAZY000000041040
1764-04-21T11:00-27.7511.031416.7THE TABLE LANDS44E183N47W129.00-17SE, S, SSEMODERATE BREEZESSWELL FROM SECLEAR000000041041
1764-04-22T11:00-26.158.911419.3THE TABLE LANDS46:22E227N50W148.00-17SSEFRESH BREEZESSWELL FROM SECLOUDY000000041042
1764-04-23T12:00-24.586.811319.3THE TABLE LANDS47:21E276N47W155.00-15SSE, SSE, SEBSFRESH BREEZESSWELL FROM SECLOUDY000000041043
1764-04-24T12:00-23.054.841319.3THE TABLE LANDS47:21E323N49W140.00-15SEBSFRESH BREEZESSWELL FROM SECLOUDY000000041044
1764-04-25T12:00-21.302.6113010.0THE TABLE LANDS49:30E376N49W160.00-16SEBS, SE, SEBSA BRISK TRADESWELL SOMETHING ABATEDHAZY000000041045
1764-04-26T12:00-19.730.7813210.0THE TABLE LANDS47:40E423N47W140.00-14SE-SEBSA BRISK TRADEHAZY000000041046
1764-04-27T12:00-17.70-0.7912110.0THE TABLE LANDS46:21E472N36W151.00-14ESE, SEBE, SEBE, SEA BRISK TRADESWELL FROM SEHAZY000000041047
1764-04-28T12:00-16.47-1.921552.6THE TABLE LANDS46E505N40W100.00-14SE, SE, SBELIGHT BREEZESHAZY000000041048
1764-04-29T12:00-16.03-3.721462.6THE TABLE LANDS48E536W15N107.00-12SSELIGHT BREEZESHAZY000000041049
1764-05-06T12:00-15.08-6.531236.7ST HELENAS40E24N41W73.00-12SE, VARIABLE, SSE, EBS, SEMODERATECLOUDY000000041050
1764-05-07T13:00-13.82-7.701366.7ST HELENAS42E57N43W100.00-10SE-SEBSMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000041051
1764-05-08T13:00-12.27-9.121359.3ST HELENAS42E99N42W125.00-11SEBSFRESH BREEZESHAZY000000041052
1764-05-09T13:00-10.30-10.481359.3ST HELENAS39E145N34W142.00-11SEBSFRESH BREEZESHAZY000000041053
1764-05-10T13:00-8.83-12.031479.3ST HELENAS42E190N47W128.00-11SEBS-SSEFRESH BREEZESHAZY000000041054
1764-05-11T13:00-7.98-13.481276.7ST HELENAW1/4N6N56W105.00-8SEBS-SEMODERATE BREEZESHAZY000000041055
1764-05-14T13:00-6.78-15.591379.3ASCENSIONN46W33N46W100.00-9SEBSFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000041056
1764-05-15T13:00-5.27-16.991376.7ASCENSIONN42W74N42W123.00-9SEBSMAJOR PART MODERATEHAZY000000041057
1764-05-16T13:00-3.65-17.991396.7ASCENSIONN32W115N32W114.00-7SEBSMAJOR PART MODERATEHAZY000000041058
1764-05-18T13:00-0.58-19.801516.7ASCENSIONN30W182N30W99.00-7SSEMODERATE BREEZESLATTER PART SOME SMALL RAINCLOUDY010000041059
1764-05-19T13:000.78-20.571516.7ASCENSIONS35:21E213N30W93.00-7SSEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000041060
1764-05-20T13:002.05-21.221512.6ASCENSIONS34:17E242N27W85.00-7SSELIGHT BREEZESHAZY000000041061
1764-05-21T13:003.02-21.75602.6ASCENSIONS33:58E264N29W66.00-8SE, ESE, ENELIGHT BREEZESHAZY000000041062
1764-05-22T13:003.53-21.701501.0ASCENSIONS33:33E276N28W35.00-8ENE, SE, CALM, SSELIGHT AIRS WITH SOME CALMSHAZY000000041063
1764-05-23T13:004.22-22.40372.6ASCENSIONS33:16E291N29W47.00-8SSE-NELIGHT BREEZESSOME RAINCLOUDY010000041064
1764-05-24T13:005.23-22.4226ASCENSIONS33E314N30W71.00-8NEBE, EBN, EBS, NEBNFIRST AND LATTER PARTS MODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER HARD SQUALLSLATTER MUCH THUNDER AND LIGHTNINGMIDDLE AND LATTER MUCH RAINFIRST PART CLEAR010010041065
1764-05-25T14:005.32-23.10280.0ASCENSIONS33E317N42W9.00-6CALM, NEBNMAJOR PART CALM AND LIGHT AIRS000010041066
1764-05-26T14:005.82-23.79289.3ASCENSIONS33:11E333N51W53.00-6NEBNA MODERATE TRADECLOUDY000000041067
1764-05-27T14:006.75-24.44289.3ASCENSIONS33:41E353N34W68.00-6NE-NEBNPLEASANT TRADESMOOTH WATERHAZY000000041068
1764-05-28T14:007.82-25.572710.0ASCENSIONS35:09E385N46W93.00-7NEBNA BRISK TRADEHAZY000000041069
1764-05-29T14:008.98-26.772710.0ASCENSIONS36:06E414N41W93.00-7NEBNA BRISK TRADEHAZY000000041070
1764-05-30T14:009.90-27.953010.0ASCENSIONS36:42E445N52W89.00-4NEBNA BRISK TRADEHAZY000000041071
1764-05-31T14:0011.30-29.505210.0ASCENSIONS38:06E485N51W117.00-4NEBN-NEBEA BRISK TRADEHAZY000000041072
1764-06-01T14:0012.73-30.37506.7ASCENSIONS37:33E521N28W110.00-6NEBEMODERATE BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHER000000041073
1764-06-02T14:0014.57-31.55626.7ASCENSIONS37E564N32W130.00-6NEBE-ENEMODERATE BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHERSMOOTH WATER000000041074
1764-06-03T14:0016.12-33.07426.7ASCENSIONS37:33E607N47W128.00-3NEMODERATE BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHER000000041075
1764-06-04T14:0017.68-34.14296.7ASCENSIONS37:18E644N33W112.00-5NE-NEBNMODERATE BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHER000000041076
1764-06-05T14:0019.47-34.90296.7ASCENSIONS36:27E682N22W114.00-5NEBNMODERATE BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHER000000041077
1764-06-06T14:0021.38-35.37856.7ASCENSIONS35:06E717N13W120.00-5ENE-EMODERATE BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHER000000041078
1764-06-07T14:0023.38-35.49846.7ASCENSIONS33:19E749N3W123.00-6EMODERATE BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHERSMALL SHOWERS IN THE NIGHT110000041079
1764-06-08T14:0025.45-35.62846.7ASCENSIONS31:33E784N3W122.00-6EBN-EMODERATE BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHER000000041080
1764-06-09T14:0027.17-35.49846.7ASCENSIONS30:32E815N2W104.00-6EMODERATE BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHER000000041081
1764-06-10T14:0028.48-35.62822.6ASCENSIONS29:17E839N6W79.00-8ELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR000000041082
1764-06-11T14:0029.13-35.651052.6ASCENSIONS28:58E848N3W40.00-8EBN-ESELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR000000041083
1764-06-12T14:0030.12-35.591832.6ASCENSIONS28:11E864N4E59.00-8SBWLIGHT BREEZESCLEAR000000041084
1764-06-13T14:0031.58-35.151956.7ASCENSIONS27:21E890N14E91.00-8SSWPLEASANT BREEZESMOSTLY CLEAR000000041085
1764-06-14T14:0033.00-34.702389.3ASCENSIONS26:07E913N15E88.00-10SSW, SW, WSWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER FRESH BREEZESLATTER RAINFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS CLOUDY010000041086
1764-06-15T14:0033.62-34.70589.3ASCENSIONS25:26E923N37.00-10SW, WBN, E, ENEFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE LIGHT AIRS AND CALM, LATTER FRESH BREEZESLARGE SWELL FROM NEFIRST PART CLEAR LATTER CLOUDY000000041087
1764-06-16T14:0034.88-35.27699.3ASCENSIONS25:37E946N20W81.00-10ENE, E, EBNFRESH BREEZESMUCH RAINCLOUDY010000041088
1764-06-17T14:0036.30-35.101811.0ASCENSIONS24:45E974N5E85.00-10EBN, EBS, SBWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH BREEZES, LATTER LIGHT AIRS AND CALMNE SWELL MUCH ABATEDFIRST AND MIDDLE CLOUDY000000041089
1764-06-18T14:0037.77-34.722356.7ASCENSIONS23:45E998N13E86.00-13WSWMODERATE BREEZESHAZY000000041090
1764-06-20T14:0039.33-33.892352.6ASCENSIONS23:11E1019N33E50.00-13WBN-WSWLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY000000041091
1764-06-21T14:0040.50-32.89326.7ASCENSIONS19:29E1023N43E70.00-13SW, VARIABLE, NEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000041092
1764-06-22T14:0040.55-31.972796.7ASCENSIONS18:33E1024N67E59.00-14N, NBW, NW, WNWMODERATE BREEZESHAZY000000041093
1764-06-23T14:0041.82-30.652906.7ASCENSIONS16:45E1039N38E96.00-14WSW, NW, NWBWPLEASANT BREEZESHAZY000000041094
1764-06-24T14:0042.87-29.292989.3ASCENSIONS14:50E1056N44E88.00-17NWBN-NWFIRST PART LIGHT AIRS, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH BREEZESMIDDLE AND LATTER FOGGYFIRST PART CLEAR001000041095
1764-06-25T14:0043.63-27.872982.6LANDS ENDN65E308N53E77.00-17WNW, W, N-NWMAJOR PART LIGHT BREEZESSOME SMALL RAIN011000041096
1764-06-26T14:0044.50-25.9733119.0LANDS ENDN66E277N61E109.00-18NW, WNW, NBWFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, REMAINDER FRESH GALESREMAINDER DRIZZLING RAINFIRST PART CLOUDY010000041097
1764-06-27T14:0045.20-23.6230819.0LANDS ENDN66:10E241N68E107.00-18NBW, WNW, NWBNFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000041098
1764-06-28T13:0046.00-19.9530819.0LANDS ENDN64:10E188N72E163.00-18NNW, NW, NWBNFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000041099
1764-06-29T13:0047.12-17.792862.6LANDS ENDN66:44E151N57E123.00-18NWBN, NNW-NWBWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH BREEZES, LATTER LIGHT BREEZESFIRST AND MIDDLE PLEASANT WEATHERLATTER CLOUDY000000041100
1764-06-30T13:0047.78-15.852836.7LANDS ENDN67:35E118N63E89.00-21NWBWMODERATE BREEZESSMALL RAIN011000041101
1764-07-01T13:0048.42-13.852496.7LANDS ENDN69E85N63E66.00-21WBS, W, NW, WMODERATE BREEZESSMALL RAIN011000041102
1764-07-02T13:0049.13-10.991946.7LANDS ENDN68E56N69E121.00-20WBS-SWBSMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000041103
1764-07-03T13:0049.40-7.792166.7LANDS ENDN21W15N83E127.00-20SSW-WSW, SWBWMODERATE BREEZESFOGGY AT TIMES001000041104
1764-07-04T12:0049.27-5.90252.6SCILLYNE40S34E74.00-20NWBW, NBE-NELIGHT BREEZESSMALL RAIN AT TIMES011000041105