García-Herrera, Ricardo; Können, Gunther P; Wheeler, Dennis A; Prieto, Maria del Rosario; Jones, Philip D; Koek, Frits B (2010): Meteorological observations during CHESTERFIELD cruise from Accra to Barbados started at 1760-02-16 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.747891, 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: 1.533019 * Median Longitude: -19.900377 * South-bound Latitude: -5.550000 * West-bound Longitude: -58.700000 * North-bound Latitude: 13.250000 * East-bound Longitude: 1.860000
Date/Time Start: 1760-02-16T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1760-04-10T00:00:00
Event(s):
Chesterfield_17600216_NMM_ADM/L/C138 * Latitude Start: 4.530000 * Longitude Start: 1.570000 * Latitude End: 14.850000 * Longitude End: -59.680000 * Date/Time Start: 1760-02-16T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1760-04-10T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Chesterfield (5th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Accra - Barbados, 1st Observer: John Scaife (Captain), 2nd Observer: Richard Llewhellin (1st Officer/Master), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 44G 706BM
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - | - | 1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances) | |||
| 10 | Course | Course | Course of the ship during the past 24 hours | |||
| 11 | Distance | Distance | arbitrary units | Distance travelled during the previous 24 hours | ||
| 12 | 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. | ||
| 13 | 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. | |||
| 14 | Current direction description | Cur dir descr | Direction of the current. This direction points to where the current is flowing towards to. | |||
| 15 | Current speed description | V descr | ||||
| 16 | Wind force description | Wind force descr | All reported wind forces on this day | |||
| 17 | Present weather | ww | Weather description | |||
| 18 | Precipitation description | Precip descr | ||||
| 19 | Clearness | Clearness | ||||
| 20 | Gusts | Gusts | 1 If wind gusts are reported | |||
| 21 | Precipitation/Rain | Rain | 1 If rain was reported | |||
| 22 | Fog | Fog | 1 If fog was reported | |||
| 23 | Snow type | Snow | 1 If snow was reported | |||
| 24 | Thunder | Thunder | 1 If thunder and or lightning was reported | |||
| 25 | Hail | Hail | 1 If hail was reported | |||
| 26 | Sea ice | Sea ice | 1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported | |||
| 27 | Identification | ID | CLIWOC 2.1 line number |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
Size:
1035 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 - (1 If position is considered t...) | 10 Course (Course of the ship during the...) | 11 Distance [arbitrary units] (Distance travelled during the...) | 12 Decl [deg] (It is generally accepted by t...) | 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 Clearness | 20 Gusts (1 If wind gusts are reported) | 21 Rain (1 If rain was reported) | 22 Fog (1 If fog was reported) | 23 Snow (1 If snow was reported) | 24 Thunder (1 If thunder and or lightning...) | 25 Hail (1 If hail was reported) | 26 Sea ice (1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...) | 27 ID (CLIWOC 2.1 line number) |
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| 1760-02-16T12:00 | 4.53 | 1.57 | 277 | 9.3 | ACCRA | N19W | 20 | SBE3/4E | 61.00 | -16 | SW, WSW, WNW | FRESH BREEZES | FAIR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41385 | |||||
| 1760-02-17T12:00 | 3.68 | 0.96 | 254 | 9.3 | ACCRA | N4:48E | 36 | SSW | 57.00 | -16 | WNW, W | FRESH BREEZES | FAIR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41386 | |||||
| 1760-02-18T12:00 | 2.80 | 0.85 | 187 | 9.3 | ACCRA | N3:10W | 54 | S | 53.00 | -16 | WBS, SSW | FRESH BREEZES | FAIR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41387 | |||||
| 1760-02-19T12:00 | 2.33 | 1.06 | 220 | 2.6 | ACCRA | N3W | 63 | SEBS | 34.00 | -16 | SW, SWBW | LIGHT BREEZES | HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41388 | |||||
| 1760-02-20T12:00 | 1.58 | 0.95 | 220 | 2.6 | ACCRA | N2:26W | 78 | S | 46.00 | -16 | SWBW | LIGHT BREEZES | HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41389 | |||||
| 1760-02-21T12:00 | 0.95 | 1.86 | 198 | 6.7 | ACCRA | N10W | 90 | SE1/2S | 46.00 | -16 | SW, SWBS | MODERATE BREEZES | FAIR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41390 | |||||
| 1760-02-22T12:00 | 0.68 | 1.75 | 175 | 6.7 | ACCRA | N15W | 100 | ESE1/2S | 35.00 | -16 | SW, SBW | MODERATE BREEZES | FAIR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41391 | |||||
| 1760-02-23T12:00 | 0.57 | 0.94 | 198 | ACCRA | N5:23W | 99 | W3/4S | 49.00 | -16 | SBW, SWBS | MIDDLE SQUALLY | RAIN | FIRST PART HAZY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41392 | |||||
| 1760-02-24T12:00 | 0.27 | 0.42 | 130 | ACCRA | N00:05W | 104 | SW3/4W | 37.00 | -16 | WBS, SEBS | SQUALLY | THUNDER AND LIGHTNING | RAIN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41393 | |||||
| 1760-02-25T12:00 | 0.15 | -0.14 | 187 | 1.0 | ACCRA | N2:19E | 107 | WSW1/4W | 29.00 | -16 | SWBS, SSE, SSW | LIGHT AIRS | HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41394 | |||||
| 1760-02-26T12:00 | 0.28 | -1.03 | 209 | 9.3 | ACCRA | N12:24E | 107 | WBN | 48.00 | -16 | SSW, SW | FRESH BREEZES | FAIR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41395 | |||||
| 1760-02-27T12:00 | 0.35 | -1.81 | 198 | 6.7 | ACCRA | N19:24E | 109 | W1/2N | 41.00 | -16 | SSW, SWBS | 1ST PART FRESH BREEZES, MID AND LATTER MODERATE | FIRST PART HAZY, MID AND LATTER CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41396 | |||||
| 1760-02-28T12:00 | 0.22 | -1.78 | 164 | 6.7 | ACCRA | N24E | 115 | SE | 12.00 | -16 | SW, SBE, S | MODERATE | RAIN | CLOUDY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41397 | ||||
| 1760-02-29T12:00 | -0.25 | -2.87 | 177 | 2.6 | ACCRA | N25E | 125 | WSW1/2S | 66.00 | -14 | S, SBW | LIGHT WINDS | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41398 | |||||
| 1760-03-01T12:00 | -0.50 | -4.00 | 177 | 2.6 | ACCRA | N31:26E | 135 | WBS1/4S | 63.00 | -14 | SBW, S, SBW | LIGHT WINDS | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41399 | |||||
| 1760-03-02T12:00 | -0.73 | -4.87 | 177 | 2.6 | ACCRA | N33:20E | 153 | WBS1/2S | 48.00 | -14 | S, SBW | LIGHT WINDS | HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41400 | |||||
| 1760-03-03T12:00 | -1.25 | -5.08 | 267 | 2.6 | ACCRA | N34E | 162 | SBW | 31.00 | -14 | SSW, WBN | LIGHT WINDS | FIRST AND LATTER HAZY, MID CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41401 | |||||
| 1760-03-04T12:00 | -2.50 | -5.19 | 222 | ACCRA | N34E | 194 | S | 75.00 | -14 | WBN, SWBW | FIRST MODERATE BREEZES, MID AND LATTER SQUALLY | RAIN | CLOUDY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41402 | |||||
| 1760-03-05T12:00 | -3.13 | -5.78 | 178 | 2.6 | ACCRA | N30:20E | 200 | SW3/4S | 48.00 | -13 | SW, WBS, SBW | FIRST PART MODERATE BREEZES, MID AND LATTER LIGHT WINDS | FIRST PART CLOUDY, MID AND LATTER HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41403 | |||||
| 1760-03-06T12:00 | -3.70 | -6.94 | 145 | 6.7 | ACCRA | N33:27E | 220 | SWBW1/2W | 72.00 | -13 | SBW, SBE, SSE | MODERATE BREEZES | FAIR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41404 | |||||
| 1760-03-07T12:00 | -4.18 | -7.42 | 133 | 6.7 | ACCRA | N33:16E | 239 | WSW1/2S | 69.00 | -13 | SEBS | MODERATE BREEZES | FAIR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41405 | |||||
| 1760-03-08T13:00 | -4.72 | -9.02 | 147 | 2.6 | ACCRA | N37E | 259 | WBS3/4S | 96.00 | -11 | SBW, S, SBW, SSE | LIGHT WINDS | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41406 | |||||
| 1760-03-09T13:00 | -5.23 | -11.22 | 158 | 2.6 | ACCRA | N43:25E | 297 | WBS3/4S | 129.00 | -11 | SBE, SSE, SBE | LITTLE WINDS | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41407 | |||||
| 1760-03-11T13:00 | -5.55 | -14.59 | 104 | 6.7 | ACCRA | N50E | 346 | W3/4S | 105.00 | -9 | SSE, ESE | MODERATE BREEZES | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41408 | |||||
| 1760-03-12T13:00 | -5.35 | -16.48 | 104 | 6.7 | ACCRA | N54E | 373 | N84W | 108.00 | -9 | SEBE, ESE | FIRST AND MID PART LIGHT, LATTER MODERATE | FIRST AND MID HAZY, LATTER CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41409 | |||||
| 1760-03-13T13:00 | -5.23 | -18.84 | 118 | 6.7 | ACCRA | N58:16E | 405 | N86W | 136.00 | -6 | SEBE | MODERATE | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41410 | |||||
| 1760-03-14T13:00 | -4.97 | -20.80 | 107 | 6.7 | ACCRA | N61E | 443 | W3/4N | 112.00 | -6 | SEBE, ESE | MODERATE | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41411 | |||||
| 1760-03-15T14:00 | -4.68 | -22.54 | 109 | 6.7 | ACCRA | N64E | 468 | N80W | 110.00 | -4 | ESE | MODERATE | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41412 | |||||
| 1760-03-16T14:00 | -4.20 | -24.00 | 131 | 2.6 | ACCRA | N66:23E | 485 | WBN3/4N | 86.00 | -4 | ESE, SE | LIGHT WINDS | FAIR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41413 | |||||
| 1760-03-17T14:00 | -3.47 | -25.14 | 142 | 2.6 | ACCRA | N68:59E | 497 | NW1/2W | 71.00 | -4 | EBS, SEBS | LIGHT WINDS | FAIR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41414 | |||||
| 1760-03-18T14:00 | -2.80 | -25.85 | 86 | 2.6 | ACCRA | N70:47E | 505 | NW1/2N | 55.00 | -4 | SEBS, ESE, E | LIGHT BREEZES | FIRST AND MIDDLE FAIR, LATTER HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41415 | |||||
| 1760-03-19T14:00 | -2.47 | -25.98 | 361 | 1.0 | ACCRA | N71:31E | 520 | N | 20.00 | -4 | CALM | LIGHT AIRS | FAIR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41416 | |||||
| 1760-03-20T14:00 | -2.28 | -26.10 | 176 | 1.0 | ACCRA | N73E | 530 | NNW | 12.00 | -4 | CALM, ENE, S | LIGHT AIRS | FAIR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41417 | |||||
| 1760-03-21T14:00 | -1.85 | -26.16 | 361 | ACCRA | N73E | 500 | NNE | 26.00 | -4 | NW, WBN, CALM | FIRST AND MIDDLE LIGHT AIRS, LATTER SQUALLY | RAIN | FIRST AND MIDDLE CLEAR, LATTER DARK | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41418 | |||||
| 1760-03-22T14:00 | -1.45 | -26.02 | 52 | 6.7 | ACCRA | N73:34E | 491 | NNE3/4E | 28.00 | -4 | NNW, NWBN, NEBE | MODERATE | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41419 | |||||
| 1760-03-23T14:00 | -0.87 | -27.09 | 41 | ACCRA | N75:27E | 507 | NWBW1/4W | 68.00 | -4 | NE, NEBN, NE | SET TO S | FIRST AND MID MODERATE, LATTER SQUALLY | LATTER LIGHT RAIN | FIRST PART CLOUDY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41420 | ||||
| 1760-03-24T14:00 | -0.37 | -27.93 | 361 | 2.6 | ACCRA | N76:55E | 510 | NWBW | 53.00 | -2 | NE, EBN, CALM | FIRST PART LIGHT AIRS AND SQUALLY, MID AND LATTER LIGHT WINDS | RAIN | FAIR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41421 | ||||
| 1760-03-25T14:00 | 0.42 | -28.89 | 88 | 2.6 | ACCRA | N79E | 532 | NW1/2N | 69.00 | -2 | E, SEBE, EBS, ESE | LIGHT WINDS | SOME RAIN | FAIR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41422 | ||||
| 1760-03-26T14:00 | 1.03 | -29.35 | 66 | 6.7 | ACCRA | N80E | 537 | NBW3/4W | 41.00 | -2 | E, NEBN, CALM, ENE | SET WBS | 1M 5FTHM PER HOUR | FIRST PART VARIABLE, MID AND LATTER MODERATE | FIRST PART VARIABLE, MID AND LATTER CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41423 | |||
| 1760-03-27T14:00 | 2.13 | -30.39 | 32 | 19.0 | ACCRA | N83E | 552 | NWBN1/2N | 87.00 | -2 | EBN, ENE, NEBN | FIRST AND MID PART SQUALLS, LATTER FRSH GALES | SHOWERS OF RAIN | CLOUDY | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41424 | ||||
| 1760-03-28T14:00 | 3.32 | -32.40 | 31 | ACCRA | N85E | 584 | NW1/2W | 116.00 | -3 | NEBN, NNE, NEBN | FIRST PART SQUALLY | RAIN | CLOUDY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41425 | |||||
| 1760-03-29T14:00 | 4.72 | -33.61 | 33 | 9.3 | ACCRA | N88:32E | 612 | NW1/2W | 123.00 | -1 | NEBN | FRESH BREEZES | HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41426 | |||||
| 1760-03-30T14:00 | 6.07 | -35.37 | 33 | ACCRA | S89E | 640 | NW1/2W | 129.00 | -1 | NEBN, NNE, NEBN | DRIZZLING RAIN | FIRST PART CLOUDY, MID AND LATTER DARK CLOUDY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41427 | ||||||
| 1760-03-31T15:00 | 7.28 | -37.76 | 46 | 12.3 | ACCRA | S87E | 685 | NWB1/2W | 156.00 | 1 | NEBN, NE | FIRST PART SQUALLY, MID AND LATTER FRESH WINDS | LIGHT RAIN | CLOUDY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41428 | ||||
| 1760-04-01T15:00 | 8.88 | -40.08 | 45 | 12.3 | ACCRA | S84:40E | 728 | N54W | 165.00 | 0 | NE | FIRST AND LATTER FRESH WINDS, MID SQUALLY | RAIN | FIRST AND LATTER FAIR, | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41429 | ||||
| 1760-04-02T15:00 | 10.73 | -42.64 | 46 | ACCRA | S89:16E | 778 | NW3/4W | 140.00 | 1 | NE | SQUALLY | SOME RAIN | CLOUDY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41430 | |||||
| 1760-04-03T15:00 | 12.05 | -44.97 | 69 | 9.3 | ACCRA | S80:52E | 825 | NW3/4W | 152.00 | 1 | NEBE, ENE | FIRST AND LATTER FRESH BREEZES, MIDDLE FRESH WINDS | LIGHT RAIN | CLEAR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41431 | ||||
| 1760-04-04T15:00 | 12.53 | -46.74 | 68 | 6.7 | ACCRA | S80:29E | 857 | WNW1/2W | 104.00 | 0 | ENE | MODERATE | FAIR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41432 | |||||
| 1760-04-05T15:00 | 13.00 | -48.18 | 81 | 6.7 | ACCRA | S80:14E | 884 | WNW1/4W | 84.00 | 2 | E, ENE, EBN | MODERATE | FAIR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41433 | |||||
| 1760-04-06T15:00 | 12.98 | -50.88 | 25 | 6.7 | ACCRA | S80:47E | 933 | W | 149.00 | 2 | ENE, NNE | FIRST AND LATTER MODERATE, MIDDLE SQUALLY | RAIN | CLOUDY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41434 | ||||
| 1760-04-07T16:00 | 13.10 | -53.73 | 37 | 19.0 | BARBADOS | N87W | 252 | N87W | 161.00 | 3 | NEBN | FRESH GALES | FAIR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41435 | |||||
| 1760-04-08T16:00 | 13.25 | -56.72 | 37 | 19.0 | BARBADOS | N87W | 175 | N87W | 169.00 | 3 | NEBN | FRESH GALES | SOME RAIN | FAIR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41436 | ||||
| 1760-04-09T16:00 | 13.10 | -58.70 | 72 | 19.0 | BARBADOS | N89W | 140 | N85W | 110.00 | 4 | ENE | FRESH GALES | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41437 | |||||
| 1760-04-10T00:00 | 45 | 19.0 | BARBADOS | NWBN | 2 | 1 | E, NE | FRESH GALES | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41438 |