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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 CLIVE cruise from Tellicherry to St. Helena started at 1763-05-25 [dataset]. British Library, London, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.747911, 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: -19.571882 * Median Longitude: 48.369176 * South-bound Latitude: -36.350000 * West-bound Longitude: 0.000000 * North-bound Latitude: 6.580000 * East-bound Longitude: 84.820000
Date/Time Start: 1763-05-25T07:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1763-08-17T12:00:00
Event(s):
Clive_17630525_BL_L/MAR/B/533A * Latitude Start: 12.400000 * Longitude Start: 74.900000 * Latitude End: -15.890000 * Longitude End: -5.750000 * Date/Time Start: 1763-05-25T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1763-08-17T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Clive, Voyage: Tellicherry - St Helena, 1st Observer: John Allen (Captain), Company: EIC
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
CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
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.
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.
10 Current direction descriptionCur dir descrDirection of the current. This direction points to where the current is flowing towards to.
11 Current speed descriptionV descr
12 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
13 Present weatherwwWeather description
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
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1763-05-25T07:006.5875.60269S26E135.00-1NWBW, WNW, WSW, WTHE FIRST PART FRESH STEADY GALES. IN THE EVENING THE WIND VEERING TO THE WESTWARD WITH VIOLENT SQUALLSRAIN0100100a trivial correction was made in this observation42543
1763-05-26T07:004.8376.47224SSE12E84.00-1W, WSW, SWBS, SWWIND VARIABLE WITH FREQUENT SQUALLSCLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation42544
1763-05-27T07:003.5377.5925922.6S41E110.000SW, SWBW, WSW, WBSSTRONG GALES AND VERY FREQUENT SQUALLSRAIN0100000a trivial correction was made in this observation42545
1763-05-28T07:002.9278.502256.7SEBE1/4E64.000SW, SBW, SW, SSW, SWBS, SWFIRS PART STRONG GALES WITH HARD SQUALLS, THE LATTER MORE MODERATE0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation42546
1763-05-29T07:002.2879.20236S44E61.000SW, WBS, SWBW, SBW, SSW, SWBWVARIABLE WINDS WITH FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLSUNSETTLEDRAIN0100000a trivial correction was made in this observation42547
1763-05-30T07:001.8279.941806.7SEBE53.000SSW, WBN, SWBS, SBW, SW, SWEATHER MORE MODERATE0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation42548
1763-05-31T07:000.9880.792146.7SE1/2E66.000SSW, SWBS, SSW, SWBS, SSW, SWBSMODERATE BREEZEFAIR000000042549
1763-06-01T07:000.1781.472144.6SE1/4E56.000SWBS, SW, SWBS, SSW, SWBSGENTLE GALESPLEASANT000000042550
1763-06-02T07:00-0.3082.252032.6S55E57.000SSW, SWBS, SSW, SWBW, SWBS, SSWLIGHT WINDS THE MAJOR PARTFAIR000000042551
1763-06-03T06:00-0.3782.541912.6SEBE3/4E19.000S, S, SBW, S, SBWLIGHT WINDSMOSTLY FAIR000000042552
1763-06-04T06:00-0.2582.541351.0S4.000SELIGHT AIRS AND CALMSCLOUDY000000042553
1763-06-05T07:00-0.4282.451801.0SW7.000SBW, SBE, SLIGHT AIRS AND CALMSFAIR000000042554
1763-06-06T06:00-1.3583.042252.6S32E67.000SSW, SW, SWBW, SW, SWBW, SWLIGHT BREEZESPLEASANT000000042555
1763-06-07T06:00-1.9584.101916.7ESE1/4S72.000SWBS, SSW, SBW, S, SBWMODERATEFAIR000000042556
1763-06-08T06:00-2.0384.821802.6SEBE1/4E50.000SSW, SBW, SSW, S, SEBE, SNSTRONGLIGHT WINDS VARIABLEFAIR000000042557
1763-06-09T06:00-2.0084.701911.0SWBS12.000SBE, SSE, SEBS, SSE, SBE, SBWNELIGHT AIRS AND CALMS000000042558
1763-06-10T06:00-2.1084.70248S6.000S, SSW, SBW, S, SSE, WSWWINDS VARIABLEVARIABLE000000042559
1763-06-11T06:00-2.0584.69124S10W8.000S, SSW, SEBS, SEBELIGHT AIRS VARIABLE, THE WEATHER SQUALLYRAIN010010042560
1763-06-12T06:00-2.9284.69454.6S53.000EBN, N, EBS, NNE, NEGENTLE BREEZES VARIABLEUNCERTAIN000000042561
1763-06-13T06:00-3.9884.69349S64.000NE, EBN, NE, NBWVARIABLE WINDSVARIABLERAIN010000042562
1763-06-14T06:00-5.2584.34349S23W53.000SWBW, SE, NE, NNE, NBWVERY VARIABLE WINDSVERY VARIABLE000000042563
1763-06-15T06:00-5.6284.273600.0SSW9.000N, ESE, NCALM FOR THE MOST PART000000042564
1763-06-16T06:00-6.0284.193600.0SSW13.000NBE, NMAJOR PART CALM000000042565
1763-06-17T06:00-6.7283.521359.3S46W54.000SBE, SBE, SSE, SEBS, SEFIRST PART CALM, THE MIDDLE AND LATTER A FINE GALE WHICH I HOPE WILL PROVE TO BE THE GENERAL TRADE000000042566
1763-06-18T06:00-8.4382.541239.3SSW3/4W112.00-1SEBS, SE, SEBEA FINE SETTLED TRADEPLEASANT000000042567
1763-06-19T07:00-10.0581.5412312.3S32W112.00-1SEBEA STEADY TRADEAGREEABLE000000042568
1763-06-20T07:00-11.0280.0915719.0S56W105.00-1S, SSE, SBE, SSEFRESH GALESSQUALLS OF RAIN AT TIMES110000042569
1763-06-21T07:00-11.8778.6412319.0SWBW1/2W100.00-1SE, SEBEFRESH GALES AND FREQUENT HARD SQUALLSRAINTHE SEA VERY HIGH FROM THE SOUTHWARD010000042570
1763-06-22T07:00-13.2377.20131S54W105.00-4SE, SEBS, SSE, SEBS, SSE, SESTRONG GALES THROUGHOUTTHE WEATHER SQUALLYLARGE SEA FROM THE SOUTHWARD000000042571
1763-06-23T07:00-14.9375.5013119.0S44W144.00-4SEBS, SEFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000042572
1763-06-24T07:00-16.5573.1212012.3S56W107.00-4SEBE, E, SEBEA FRESH TRADEFAIR000000042573
1763-06-25T07:00-17.8371.341169.3S53W128.00-8SE, SEBEA PLEASANT TRADEFAIR000000042574
1763-06-26T07:00-18.9569.1913812.3SWBW1/4W150.00-8SEBS, SEBSSTEADY GALESFAIR000000042575
1763-06-27T07:00-19.8367.521056.7S61W109.00-8SEBS, SSE, ESEMODERATE WINDS INCLINABLE TO VARYMODERATE000000042576
1763-06-28T08:00-21.0065.1413619.0S62W152.00-10SEBSFRESH GALES AT TIMES SQUALLYCLOUDY000000042577
1763-06-29T08:00-21.5062.8014812.3S72W139.00-10SBE, SSEFRESH TRADING WINDSCLOUDY000000042578
1763-06-30T08:00-22.2760.0710012.3WBS1/2S159.00-13SE, ESESTEADY GALESFOR THE MOST PART FAIR000000042579
1763-07-01T08:00-22.8357.2711712.3S74W161.00-18SE, SESTEADY GALESMOSTLY FAIR000000042580
1763-07-02T08:00-23.7554.7716212.3S71W146.00-18ESE, SSTEADY GALESFAIR000000042581
1763-07-03T08:00-24.6052.741176.7S69W119.00-18ESE, E, ESE, SEMODERATE WINDSFAIR000000042582
1763-07-04T09:00-25.9851.0212519.0SW1/4W126.00-21SE, SSE, SEBSFRESH GALES VARIABLE IN THE FIRST PART, THE RESIDUE SETTLEDTHE RESIDUE FINE000000042583
1763-07-05T09:00-27.5548.7512312.3S47W166.00-23SEBS, SEBSSTEADY GALESFAIR000000042584
1763-07-06T09:00-29.0046.527712.3S53W148.00-25SE, EBSSTEADY GALESCLOUDY000000042585
1763-07-07T09:00-29.5043.897715.4S78W141.00-25EBSAGREEABLE GALESPLEASANT000000042586
1763-07-08T09:00-30.3341.007615.4S74W157.00-25EBSA CONSTANT GALEHAZY000000042587
1763-07-09T09:00-31.2338.9229012.3S67W136.00-25ENE, NE, NBW, NNW, NWBN, NWFIRST PART STEADY GALE, MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS THE WIND VEERING TO THE WESTWARDSPRINGLING RAIN010000042588
1763-07-10T09:00-31.0237.59234WBN1/2N70.00-25NWBW, SSW, SWBW, WSW, WBSWINDS VARIABLE AND VERY MODERATEVARIABLELARGE EASTERLY SWELL000000042589
1763-07-11T10:00-31.5035.8976S74W90.00-25SW, SWBS, S, ESE, EBSMODERATE WINDS VEERING EASTWARD, MOSTLY SQUALLY000000042590
1763-07-12T10:00-32.7532.752026.8S67W174.00-25EBS, E, ENE, NEBLOWING FRESH INCREASING TO A HARD GALELOOKING VERY UNSETTLEDVERY HIGH SEA000000042591
1763-07-13T10:00-33.6231.722696.7SW3/4W65.00-24ENE, NBE, NWBN, WBN, W, WNWFIRST PART OF THIS LOGG IT BLEW A VERY HARD GALE, IN THE EVENING THE WIND SHIFTED TO THE NW CONTINUING MODERATEVERY UNSETTLEDVERY HIGH CONFUSED SEA000000042592
1763-07-14T10:00-33.0831.65257NBW17.00-24NWBW, WNW, NW, NWBN, NNW, WBNVARIABLE THROUGHOUT, THE LATTER PART INCREASING TO A HARD GALES OF WIND, HEAVY SQUALLSLATTER RAIN010000042593
1763-07-15T10:00-32.3531.97167NE1/2E21.00-24SBWFIRST PART HARD GALES AND HEAVY SQUALLS000000042594
1763-07-16T10:00-32.6831.323026.7S47E46.00-24SBW, NE, N, NNW, NWBNMODERATE WINDS AND VARIABLEVERY SERENE000000042595
1763-07-17T10:00-33.4531.1020127.4S12W53.00-24NBW, NWBN, NW, NWBW, WNW, SWFIRST PART FRESH GALES WITH FREQUWNT SQUALLS, THE MIDDLE INCREASED TO A VERY HARD GALE AND CONTINUING TO BLOW TILL NOON WHEN IT ABATEDVERY HIGH SEA000000042596
1763-07-18T10:00-33.0831.476.7NE27.00-24THIS AFTERNOON CAME ON A BLOW AGAIN, AT MIDNIGHT SEVERAL VIOLENT SQUALLS, AT NOON IT CLEARED UP AND BEGAN TO MODERATEOF ALL MY EXPERIENCE I NEVER SAW SO LARGE AND DANGEROUS SEA000000042597
1763-07-19T10:00-33.2031.02660.0S43W32.00-24SBW, SSW, S, ESE, ECALM000000042598
1763-07-20T10:00-34.5228.7035915.4S62W130.00-24NE, NNEMODERATE GALESSERENE000000042599
1763-07-21T10:00-35.0226.80910.0W1/2S94.00-22N, NE, NNE, ESEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS A FRESH GALE, THE LATTER INCLINING TO CALMS000000042600
1763-07-22T10:00-35.2325.723272.6WNW1/2W54.00-22SEBS, SE, ENE, NE, NBWLIGHT WINDS INCLINABLE TO CALMSHAZY000000042601
1763-07-23T10:00-35.1324.95304N72W39.00-22NNW, NBW, N, NBW, NWBNWINDS VARIABLEMODERATE000000042602
1763-07-24T10:00-34.5024.17259N60W45.00-22WBS, WSW, SWBW, W, WNW, WBNMIDDLE CALMFIRST PART FINE, SERENEFIRST PART SMOOTH WATER, IN THE MORNING THE SEA RISING FASTMIDDLE CLOUDY000000042603
1763-07-25T10:00-34.8824.7427122.6N81E31.00-22WNWSSTRONG GALES OF WIND WITH FREQUENT SQUALLSRAIN010000042604
1763-07-26T10:00-34.8824.82462.6N12E14.00-22WNW, WNW, ENEBLOWING HARD THE FIRST PART, THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS MODERATING TO LIGHT WINDS AND VARIABLELARGE WESTERN SWELL AND STRONG RIPPLINGS000000042605
1763-07-27T11:00-35.8222.302516.3W3/4S126.00-20E, ESE, EBN, ENE, NEAN INCREASING GALETHE SEA FALLING FAST000000042606
1763-07-28T11:00-35.4822.092732.6NWBW1/214.00-20N, NBW, W, WBS, WNWNLIGHT WINDS AND CALMSFIRST PART CLEAR, MIDDLE AND LATTER FOGGY001000042607
1763-07-29T11:00-35.7021.952391.0S68W8.00-20WNW, WSW, SWBW, WBSLIGHT AIRS AND CALMSHAZY001000042608
1763-07-30T11:00-35.5721.49482.6N72W24.00-20WSW, SWBW, WSW, WNW, ENELIGHT WINDS AND CALMSSO THICK CANNOT SEE THE LAND001000042609
1763-07-31T11:00-36.3519.672954.9WSW95.00-20E, NE, NNE, N, NWSGENTLE GALES INCREASING A ND VEERING TO THE WESTWARD000000042610
1763-08-01T11:00-35.8717.5416012.3N77W108.00-20NWBN, WNW, NWBW, WBS, SWBS, SFIRST PART WIND VARIABLE, MIDDLE SETTLING AT SW AND SWBS INCREASING TO A FINE STEADY GALESVARIABLEFOLLOWING SEA000000042611
1763-08-02T11:00-34.8816.20342N55W81.00-18SE, SEBE, ENE, NE, NWBW, NFIRST PART A FRESH STEADY GALE THEN DECREASED TO LIGHT AIRS AND CALMS, AM IT FRESHNING UP AND VEERING TO THE WESTWARD000000042612
1763-08-03T11:00-33.4714.7520718.1NW101.00-18W, S, SWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS A FRESH GALE, THE LATTER DECREASINGLARGE SWELL FROM THE SW000000042613
1763-08-04T11:00-32.5714.19263N28W60.00-18SSW, SWBW, WBS, WNW, WBNMODERATE WINDS, VARIABLEMOSTLY CLOUDY000000042614
1763-08-05T11:00-31.5713.251614.6N37W82.00-19WBN, W, SW, SLIGHT GALES VARIABLECLOUDY000000042615
1763-08-06T11:00-30.1211.751189.3N39W123.00-17SSE, SEA SETTLED TRADECLOUDY000000042616
1763-08-07T11:00-28.9210.321419.3N38W121.00-17SE, SEBS, SSEA FINE TRADEMOSTLY FAIR000000042617
1763-08-08T11:00-27.388.851299.3N38W127.00-17SSE, SEBS, SE, SEBSA PLEASANT TRADEMOSTLY FAIR000000042618
1763-08-09T11:00-25.737.6211812.3N31W128.00-17SEBS, SSE, SEA STEADY GALEHAZY000000042619
1763-08-10T12:00-24.306.791209.3N27W101.00-15SE, SBE, SEPLEASANT GALESFINE000000042620
1763-08-11T12:00-23.056.171544.6N25W80.00-15SEBS, SBE, SBW, SBEGENTLE GALESFAIR000000042621
1763-08-12T12:00-22.075.351424.6N36W77.00-16SSE, SBW, SSEGENTLE GALESFAIR000000042622
1763-08-13T12:00-21.105.121424.6N36W70.00-16SEBS, S, SSEGENTLE GALESFAIR000000042623
1763-08-14T12:00-19.853.8515316.3N28W93.00-16SE, SBEAN INCREASING GALEPLEASANT000000042624
1763-08-15T12:00-18.123.0214216.3NNW123.00-16SBE, SBE, SSEAN INCREASING GALEFINE000000042625
1763-08-16T12:00-16.282.0713219.0N24W133.00-14SEBSFRESH GALESFAIR000000042626
1763-08-17T12:00-16.070.0011019.0N82W120.00-14SEBE, S, SSE, SEBEFRESH GALES THE MAJOR PARTCLOUDY000000042627