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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 CHESTERFIELD cruise from New York to West Indies started at 1762-06-12 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.747896, 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: 32.538333 * Median Longitude: -63.358333 * South-bound Latitude: 27.170000 * West-bound Longitude: -73.100000 * North-bound Latitude: 39.830000 * East-bound Longitude: -58.450000
Date/Time Start: 1762-06-12T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1762-07-07T16:00:00
Event(s):
Chesterfield_17620612_NMM_ADM/L/C138 * Latitude Start: 40.670000 * Longitude Start: -74.040000 * Latitude End: 27.170000 * Longitude End: -59.120000 * Date/Time Start: 1762-06-12T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1762-07-07T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Chesterfield (5th Rate Frigate), Voyage: New York - West Indies, 1st Observer: John Scaife (Captain), 2nd Observer: Thomas Sauvaire (1st Officer/Master), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 44G 706BM
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 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 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
472 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 
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 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1762-06-12T00:0040.20906.7SANDY HOOKNW1/2W8NW, NEBE, NE, EMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR000000041557
1762-06-13T17:0039.83-73.102106.7NEVER SINKEN50W18S50E54.00-4SE, S, SSW, S, SWBSMODERATECLEAR000000041558
1762-06-14T17:0039.67-71.981636.7NEVER SINKEN64W34S79E51.00-6SSW, SSE, SBEMODERATECLOUDY000000041559
1762-06-15T17:0039.23-70.331979.3NEVER SINKEN67:19W61S71E80.00-6SBW, SBE, SSW, SBE, SSWFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH BREEZESFIRST PART CLEAR, MID AND LATTER CLOUDY000000041560
1762-06-16T17:0038.00-68.851406.7NEVER SINKEN58W93S43E102.00-6SSE, SE, SBE, SE, SEBSFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, MID AND LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART DRIZZLING RAINMID AND LATTER CLOUDY010000041561
1762-06-17T17:0037.78-67.601296.7NEVER SINKEN62W112S78E62.00-6SSW, SBW, SSW, SEMODERATECLEAR000000041562
1762-06-18T16:0037.25-66.152106.7NEVER SINKEN62:37W137S65E74.00-4SWBS, SBW, S, SWBSFIRST FRESH BREEZES, MID AND LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART CLOUDY, MID AND LATTER CLEAR000000041563
1762-06-19T16:0036.75-65.17196.7NEVER SINKEN62:04W156S58E57.00-4SWBS, SW, WSW-NNEFIRST AND LATTER MODERATE, MIDDLE FRESH BREEZESRAINCLEAR010000041564
1762-06-20T16:0034.65-64.877519.0NEVER SINKEN51W185S6E127.00-4NW, NE, EBNFIRST AND MIDDLE CLOUDY, LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST AND MIDDLE CLOUDY, LATTER CLEAR000000041565
1762-06-21T16:0033.33-64.701766.7NEVER SINKEN46W205S6E79.00-4ENE, EBS, E, SMODERATECLEAR000000041566
1762-06-22T16:0032.95-64.601766.7NEVER SINKEN45:03W219S11E27.00-4ESE, SE, SMODERATECLOUDY000000041567
1762-06-23T16:0032.60-64.601992.6NEVER SINKEN43W217S18.00-4SBE, S, SSWLIGHT BREEZESCLEAR000000041568
1762-06-24T16:0031.90-63.602146.7NEVER SINKEN44W241SSE1/2E73.000SWBS, SW, SSW, SWBSMODERATECLEAR000000041569
1762-06-25T16:0030.77-62.602146.7NEVER SINKEN43:49W267S41E78.000SW, SSW, SWBSMODERATEHAZY000000041570
1762-06-26T16:0030.10-61.25213NEVER SINKEN45:11W292S60E79.00-2SSW, SWBS, SSW, SWBSSQUALLYRAIN010000041571
1762-06-27T16:0029.00-59.9716819.0NEVER SINKEN47:41W309S84E58.00-2SSW, SBW, S, SBEFIRST AND MIDDLE FRESH BREEZES, INTERMIXED WITH SQUALLS, LATTER FRESH GALESRAINCLEAR010000041572
1762-06-29T16:0029.73-60.032026.7NEVER SINKEN46:53W312S79E32.00-2SBW, S, SSWFIRST AND LATTER MODERATETHUNDER AND LIGHTNINGRAIN, THEN HEAVY RAIN010010041573
1762-06-30T16:0029.43-59.45168NEVER SINKEN47:17W323S59E35.00-2SSE, SSW, SW, SBEFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER UNCERTAIN, SOMETIMES SQUALLY, OTHER TIMES CALMHAZY000000041574
1762-07-01T16:0029.20-58.45168NEVER SINKEN48W340S75W53.00-2SBW, SW, S, SBEFIRST PART LITTLE WINDS, MIDDLE FRESH BREEZES, LATTER SQUALLYRAINFIRST PART FAIR, MIDDLE CLOUDY010000041575
1762-07-02T16:0028.93-58.53213NEVER SINKEN47:51W343S13W17.00-2ESE, ENE, SW, SWBS1ST AND MIDDLE LIGHT AIRSRAIN1ST AND MIDDLE CLEAR, LATTER CLOUDY010000041576
1762-07-03T16:0028.75-58.751680.6NEVER SINKEN47:48W346SW16.00-2SSE, SBELIGHT AIRS INCLINING TO CALMCLEAR000000041577
1762-07-04T16:0028.53-59.00440.6NEVER SINKEN46:02W343S43W18.00-2SSW, VARIABLE-NELIGHT AIRS INCLINING TO CALMCLEAR000000041578
1762-07-05T16:0027.85-59.12446.7NEVER SINKEN44:39W353S30W30.00-2WNW-NEMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR000000041579
1762-07-06T16:0027.52-58.78671.0NEVER SINKEN44:15W360SSE22.00-2S, SE-ENELIGTH AIRS INTERMIXED WITH CALMS000000041580
1762-07-07T16:0027.17-59.121361.0NEVER SINKEN42:34W364S30W30.001S-SELIGTH AIRS INTERMIXED WITH CALMS000000041581