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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 CHICHESTER cruise from Jamaica to The Downs started at 1807-12-19 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.747900, 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: 38.988378 * Median Longitude: -44.262432 * South-bound Latitude: 24.670000 * West-bound Longitude: -74.270000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.530000 * East-bound Longitude: -7.170000
Date/Time Start: 1807-12-19T17:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1808-01-24T12:00:00
Event(s):
Chichester_18071219_NMM_ADM/L/C146 * Latitude Start: 17.700000 * Longitude Start: -76.760000 * Latitude End: 47.720000 * Longitude End: -5.280000 * Date/Time Start: 1807-12-19T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1808-01-24T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Chichester (Storeship), Voyage: Jamaica - Downs, 1st Observer: James Tait (Captain), 2nd Observer: Edward Fowle (1st Officer/Master), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 896BM
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 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
15 State of the sea descriptionState sea 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 CommentComment
25 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
702 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 
Precip descr
15 
State sea 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 
Comment
25 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1807-12-19T17:0024.67-74.277219.0BERMUDAN50E257N27E39.004ENE, PM NEBN, VARIABLEAM LIGHT BREEZES, 6 CALM, PM CALM, FRESH GALESRAINCLOUDY010000041657
1807-12-20T17:0025.78-73.833626.7BERMUDAN53E233N2E72.004AM EBN, VARIABLE, PM SEBE, ESE1/2S, SEBEAM SQUALLY, 4 MODERATE, PM MODERATEAM CLEAR, PM CLOUDY000000041658
1807-12-21T17:0025.77-73.8311719.0BERMUDAN53E233N2E72.004AM EBS, ESE, PM SEBEAM FRESH GALES, PM MODERATEAM CLOUDY, HAZY, PM CLEAR, CLOUDY000000041659
1807-12-22T17:0026.85-72.6712819.0BERMUDAN55E200N44E94.004SEBE, PM SEAM MODERATE, FRESH GALES, PM FRESH BREEZES, FRESH GALESRAIN010000041660
1807-12-23T17:0028.17-71.2028119.0BERMUDAN56E142N53E132.000AM W, WBN, PM NWAM FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, PM MODERATE, FRESH BREEZES, LIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation41661
1807-12-24T17:0028.30-69.403626.7BERMUDAN51E132N78E38.000AM NBE, N, VARIABLE, PM NBELIGHT BREEZES, NOON MODERATE, PM MODERATE, LG AND SQUALLYAM CLEAR, PM CLOUDY000000041662
1807-12-25T17:0028.83-69.039019.0BERMUDAN51E118N32E43.000AM EBS, E, PM EAM FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, PM FRESH BREEZES, MODERATE BREEZES, 10 MODERATE, MIDNIGHT LIGHT BREEZESRAINCLEAR010000041663
1807-12-26T17:0029.62-68.833386.7BERMUDAN57E107N12E45.000AM E, NNW, PM ENEAM MODERATE BREEZES, PM MODERATERAINCLOUDY010000041664
1807-12-27T17:0030.78-68.55906.7BERMUDAN69E95N13E73.000EAM MODERATE BREEZES, PM MODERATECLOUDY000000041665
1807-12-28T17:0031.43-68.32901.0BERMUDAN71E76N15E42.000E, PM SBE, VARIABLEAM LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALM, PM LIGHT BREEZES, MIDNIGHT MODERATE BREEZES000000041666
1807-12-29T16:0032.15-66.631896.7BERMUDAN79E48N57E84.00-2SBW, PM SEAM MODERATE, PM MODERATEAM FINE, PM CLOUDY000000041667
1807-12-30T16:0033.58-63.9022019.0CORVON78E533N56W162.00-5SW, PM NWAM FRESH GALES, HEAVY SQUALLS, PM STRONG GALESAND SQUALLYCLOUDY000000041668
1807-12-31T16:0034.53-62.173076.7CORVON76E504N58E100.00-8NWAM MODERATE, PM FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY000000041669
1808-01-01T16:0035.60-60.2736219.0CORVON82E477N56E120.00-8AM NW, VARIABLE, PM NWAM FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, PM LIGHT BREEZESFINE000000041670
1808-01-02T16:0036.22-58.0230722.6CORVON82E443N70E120.00-8NW, PM WNWAM STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, PM STRONG GALES, HARD GALESRAIN010000041671
1808-01-03T16:0036.53-54.533056.7CORVON82E400N86E196.00-10NW, PM WNWAM STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, DAY LIGHT MORE MODERATE, PM MODERATE GALES, THEN FRESH GALES000000041672
1808-01-04T15:0038.17-51.17186CORVON86E297N56E178.00-17SSW, PM WSWAM FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, PM STRNG GALES, HEAVY SQUALLSRAINHEAVY SEA010000041673
1808-01-05T15:0039.33-48.2327619.0CAPE CLEARN69E640N66E170.00-17N, WNW, VARIABLEAM FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, PM MODERATE, FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAINCLEAR010000041674
1808-01-06T15:0039.30-47.032719.0CAPE CLEARN65E577S87E76.00-18NE, PM NNWAM FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, PM FRESH GALESRAINHAZY010000041675
1808-01-07T15:0039.65-44.30362CAPE CLEARN66E551N69E62.00-18AM N, VARIABLE, PM NBEAM SQUALLY. PM MODERATECLEAR000000041676
1808-01-08T15:0040.07-44.3318519.0CAPE CLEARN60E532N72E74.00-18AM VARIABLE, SSW, PM SSWAM LIGHT WINDS, FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, NOON FRESH GALES, PM STRONG GALES, THEN MODERATEHEAVY SEA FROM SSWCLOUDY000000041677
1808-01-09T15:0041.12-42.231711.0CAPE CLEARN68E165N55E118.00-20SBW, PM SAM LIGHT BREEZES, PM LIGHT BREEZES , MIDNIGHT LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMFINE000000041678
1808-01-10T15:0042.45-40.071496.7CAPE CLEARN68E453N53E130.00-20SBE, PM SBWAM MODERATE BREEZES, MODERATE, PM FRESH GALESCLOUDY000000041679
1808-01-11T14:0044.22-35.6716622.6CAPE CLEARN69E390N51E209.00-25SBW, PM SSTRONGG ALESCLOUDY000000041680
1808-01-12T14:0045.53-31.7715519.0CAPE CLEARN70E123N64E186.00-25SFRESH GALESRAINCLOUDY0100000a trivial correction was made in this observation41681
1808-01-13T14:0046.92-27.2019919.0CAPE CLEARN70E247N67E200.00-26SWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYCLEAR000000041682
1808-01-14T13:0047.95-22.4317419.0CAPE CLEARN69E193N74E208.00-29SSWFRESH GALESAM CLEAR, PM CLOUDY000000041683
1808-01-15T13:0048.20-18.0317419.0CAPE CLEARN61E129N68E188.00-29SSW, PM SSW, VARIABLEFRESH GALESPM HAZY000000041684
1808-01-16T13:0048.20-15.173626.7CAPE CLEARN62E107S89E138.00-28AM NE, VARIABLE, PM NNEAM FRESH GALES, MODERATE, PM LIGHT BREEZES, MIDNIGHT LIGHT AIRSCLOUDY000000041685
1808-01-17T13:0048.67-14.673621.0CAPE CLEARN48E92N83E17.00-28VARIABLELIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALM000000041686
1808-01-18T13:0048.68-14.423321.0CAPE CLEARN74E95N22E27.00-28AM VARIABLE, NAM LIGHT AIRS INCLIABLE TO CALM, PM CALM0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation41687
1808-01-19T13:0048.70-13.633102.6LIZARDN77E100N85E46.00-28NNW, PM VARIABLEAM LIGHT BREEZES, PM FRESH BREEZES, FRESH GALES,CLOUDY000000041688
1808-01-20T13:0049.37-10.2336222.6LIZARDN82E70N76E116.00-27VARIABLE, PM NNEAM FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, PM FRESH GALES, STRONG GALESRAIN010000041689
1808-01-21T13:0049.20-11.583566.7-27NNE, PM NE, SE, VARIABLEAM STRONG GALES, PM FRESH GALES, MODERATECLOUDY000000041690
1808-01-22T13:0049.17-12.933622.6LIZARDN80E80S86E48.00-28AM NE, SWBW, VARIABLE, PM WNWAM LIGHT BREEZES, PM MODERATE BREEZES MODERATEHAZY001000041691
1808-01-23T13:0049.33-10.0026615.4SCILLYN82E47N84E110.00-27WSW, WNW, ENEAM MODERATE GALE, PM MODERATE GALE THEN MODERATEHAZY000000041692
1808-01-24T12:0049.53-7.172686.7SCILLYNNW17N86E94.00-25NW, WNWMODERATEHAZY000000041693