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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 CHEROKEE cruise from New York to Nore started at 1777-02-20 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.747888, 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: 43.181481 * Median Longitude: -42.706667 * South-bound Latitude: 38.000000 * West-bound Longitude: -72.300000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.480000 * East-bound Longitude: -9.830000
Date/Time Start: 1777-02-20T17:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1777-03-18T13:00:00
Event(s):
Cherokee_17770220_NMM_ADM/L/C284 * Latitude Start: 40.670000 * Longitude Start: -74.040000 * Latitude End: 49.250000 * Longitude End: -6.320000 * Date/Time Start: 1777-02-20T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1777-03-18T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Cherokee (Transport), Voyage: New York - Nore, 1st Observer: John Ferguson (Captain), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 177BM
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:
525 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)
1777-02-20T17:0039.45-72.3030919.0SANDY HOOKN53:00W32S53:00E97.00-6NBE, NW, NWFIRST AND LATTER FRESH GALES, MID MODERATEFIRST FAIR, MID CLEAR, LATTER CLOUDY000000041279
1777-02-21T17:0038.50-70.002876.7SANDY HOOKN58:00WS62:00E121.00-6W, WNWFIRST AND MID FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATESNOWCLOUDY000100041280
1777-02-22T16:0038.57-67.0528522.6SANDY HOOKN70:45W111N88:00E138.00-8WBN, WNWFIRST FRESH GALES, MID AND LATTER STRONG GALES AND SQUALLYSNOWCLOUDY000100041281
1777-02-23T16:0038.12-63.6828522.6SANDY HOOKN73:57W155S31:00E161.00-8WNWSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN010000041282
1777-02-24T16:0038.00-60.722836.7SANDY HOOKN77:25W213E140.00-10NNW, NBW, WNWFIRST STRONG GALES, MID STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATERAINCLOUDY010000041283
1777-02-25T16:0038.87-58.9235022.6SANDY HOOKN82:27W236N82:00E96.00-10SSE, W, SW, NFIRST MODERATE, MID AND LATTER STRONG GALES AND SQUALLYTHUNDER AND LIGHTNINGFAIR000010041284
1777-02-26T16:0039.60-56.38270SANDY HOOKN86:29W266N70:00E126.00-11WBNFIRST STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, MID AND LATTER HARD SQUALLSLIGHTNINGRAIN010010041285
1777-02-27T16:0040.28-53.92237SANDY HOOKN89:28W307N70:00E120.00-11WBN, NW, WSWFIRST FRESH GALES, MID AND LATTER HARD SQUALLSHAILCLOUDY000001041286
1777-02-28T15:0040.73-51.353026.7SANDY HOOKN88:53W347N77:00E120.00-13N, NWFIRST AND MID STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATERAINHAZY010000041287
1777-03-01T15:0041.35-50.933586.7SANDY HOOKS86:56W347N27:00E41.00-13E, EBN, NBEMODERATEHAZY000000041288
1777-03-02T15:0040.92-49.25776.7SANDY HOOKS88:25W374S72:00E80.00-13NNW, NNE, EFIRST AND LATTER MODERATE, MID HARD GALESRAINFIRST AND LATTER CLOUDY, MID VARIABLE010000041289
1777-03-03T15:0041.87-47.403119.0SANDY HOOKS85:51W401N66:00E100.00-14S, NEFIRST LIGHT AIRS, MID AND LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST AND MID FAIR, LATTER CLOUDY000000041290
1777-03-04T15:0043.37-44.3716222.6SANDY HOOKS83:22W445N56:00E161.00-18SFIRST AND LATTER STRONG GALES, MID FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAINHEAVY SEA SSWHAZY010000041291
1777-03-05T15:0043.42-42.2717219.0SANDY HOOKS82:45W475N88:00E91.00-19NNW, NEBE, SBWFIRST AND MID STRONG GALES, LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST AND MID VARIABLE, LATTER CLOUDY000000041292
1777-03-06T15:0042.83-41.78491.0SANDY HOOKS84:16W484S31:00E41.00-19NEBE, ESE, ENEFIRST AND MID STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER LIGHT AIRSRAIN010000041293
1777-03-07T15:0043.25-40.377119.0SANDY HOOKS83:32W503N71:00E66.00-19SSW, NBE, EFIRST LIGHT AIRS, MID AND LATTER FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAINHAZY010000041294
1777-03-08T15:0043.33-39.2335219.0SANDY HOOKS83:32W578N84:00E50.00-19NEBE, NBE, NBEFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY000000041295
1777-03-09T14:0043.93-36.68352SANDY HOOKS82:10W551N72;00E117.00-19NW, NNW, NBEFIRST AND MID FRESH GALES, LATTER SQUALLYRAINCLOUDY010000041296
1777-03-10T14:0043.45-34.783306.7SANDY HOOKS82:04W585N69:00E89.00-19NW, WNW, NBWFIRST AND MID FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATEDRIZZLING RAINCLOUDY010000041297
1777-03-11T14:0045.70-31.7225019.0SANDY HOOKS80:16W625N60:00E150.00-20NWBN, NNW, WFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN010000041298
1777-03-12T14:0046.43-29.333291.0SANDY HOOKS79:28W659N66:00E108.00-20N, WNW, NBWFIRST FRESH GALES, MID MODERATE, LATTER LIGHT AIRSFIRST AND LATTER CLOUDY, MID HAZY000000041299
1777-03-13T14:0047.75-26.9721319.0SANDY HOOKS77:44W691N51:00E125.00-24W, SSW, SWBWFIRST MODERATE, MID AND LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST CLOUDY, MID AND LATTER HAZY000000041300
1777-03-14T14:0049.00-23.5521319.0SANDY HOOKS76:30W735N65:00E142.00-24WBS, SBW, SWBWFRESH GALESRAINCLOUDY010000041301
1777-03-15T13:0049.33-20.0518022.6SANDY HOOKS76:49W782N82:00E140.00-23S, SBW, SSWSTRONG GALES WITH SQUALLSRAINCLOUDY010000041302
1777-03-16T13:0049.20-16.422586.7SANDY HOOKS77:50W832S87:00E150.00-23NW, WNW, WBNFIRST STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, MID AND LATTER MODERATECLOUDY000000041303
1777-03-17T13:0049.17-13.8327019.0SANDY HOOKS78:24W868S89:00E105.00-23S, WSW, WNWFIRST AND MID LIGHT AIRS, LATTER FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAINHAZY010000041304
1777-03-18T13:0049.48-9.8322519.0SANDY HOOKS78;30W922N83:00E156.00-23SSW, WSW, WSWFRESH GALESSMALL RAINHAZY010000041305