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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 COLCHESTER cruise from Madeira to St. Helena started at 1758-04-11 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.747931, 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: -8.534308 * Median Longitude: -16.275231 * South-bound Latitude: -32.580000 * West-bound Longitude: -28.140000 * North-bound Latitude: 30.570000 * East-bound Longitude: 2.540000
Date/Time Start: 1758-04-11T13:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1758-06-14T12:00:00
Event(s):
Colchester_17580411_NMM_ADM/L/C165 * Latitude Start: 32.130000 * Longitude Start: -16.570000 * Latitude End: -15.890000 * Longitude End: -5.750000 * Date/Time Start: 1758-04-11T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1758-06-14T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Colchester (4th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Madeira - St Helena, 1st Observer: Lucius O'Bryen (Captain), 2nd Observer: John Seward (1st Officer/Master), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 50 GUNS, 968BM
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 CommentCommentAny remark, found in the logbook on this particular day, about any biological item
12 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.
13 Compass, established errorCompass established e
14 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.
15 Current direction descriptionCur dir descrDirection of the current. This direction points to where the current is flowing towards to.
16 Current speed descriptionV descr
17 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
18 Present weatherwwWeather description
19 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
20 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
21 ClearnessClearness
22 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
23 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
24 FogFog1 If fog was reported
25 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
26 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
27 HailHail1 If hail was reported
28 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
29 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
1258 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 
Comment
(Any remark, found in the logb...)
12 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
13 
Compass established e
14 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
15 
Cur dir descr
(Direction of the current. Thi...)
16 
V descr
17 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
18 
ww
(Weather description)
19 
Precip descr
20 
State sea descr
21 
Clearness
22 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
23 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
24 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
25 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
26 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
27 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
28 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
29 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1758-04-11T13:0030.57-15.5023419.0MADEIRAN31:00W47S31:00E140.00-14SWBW, WBS, WSWFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000043842
1758-04-12T13:0028.92-15.451552.6MADEIRAN19:00W77S2:00E99.00-1410:47WWBN, WNW, SBE1ST AND MID MODERATE, LATTER LITTLE WINDSRAINCLOUDY010000043843
1758-04-13T13:0027.80-15.00362GRAND CANARYW1/2S5-14VARIABLEVERY UNSETTLED000000043844
1758-04-14T13:0026.15-16.1636219.0GRAND CANARYN19:00E32S19:00W97.00-13VARIABLEFRESH GALES THE MOST PART000000043845
1758-04-15T13:0024.13-16.792576.7GRAND CANARYN17:00E75S16:00W126.00-13WBN, NWBW, WFIRST AND MID FRESH GALES, LATTER MODERATEFIRST AND MID CLOUDY, LATTER FAIR000000043846
1758-04-16T13:0023.00-17.29106.7GRAND CANARYN18:00E99S22:00W73.00-13W, NBW, NNEFIRST AND MID LITTLE WINDS, LATTER MODERATEFIRST AND MID CLOUDY, LATTER FAIR000000043847
1758-04-17T13:0020.60-18.983512.3GRAND CANARYN23:00E155S33:00W172.00-10NEBN, NEFINE FRESH TRADEFAIR000000043848
1758-04-18T13:0018.27-20.711312.3GRAND CANARYN26:00E212S36:00W170.00-10NE, NNEFINE FRESH TRADEFAIR000000043849
1758-04-19T14:0016.57-22.613812.3GRAND CANARYN30:00E259S47:00W148.00-79:00WNNE, NEFINE FRESH TRADE000000043850
1758-04-20T13:0014.23-21.93366.7GRAND CANARYN23:00E294S16:00E146.00-9NEFRESH GALES IN THE FIRST AND MID, ALTTER MODERATETHICK HAZY WEATHER001000043851
1758-04-21T13:0011.87-20.582612.3GRAND CANARYN16:00E334S29:00E160.00-8NE, NEBNFINE FRESH TRADEHAZY000000043852
1758-04-22T13:009.62-19.262612.3GRAND CANARYN11:00E373S30:00E157.00-8NE, NEBNFINE FRESH TRADEHAZY000000043853
1758-04-23T13:007.87-18.5434112.3GRAND CANARYN8:00E405S22:00E114.00-88:09WNE, NBWFINE FRESH TRADEHAZY000000043854
1758-04-24T13:006.62-18.09266.7GRAND CANARYN6:00E422S19:00E79.00-8NBE, NNW, NEBNMODERATE FIRST AND LATTER, MIDDLE LITTLE WINDSHAZY000000043855
1758-04-25T13:005.65-17.51152.6GRAND CANARYN5:00E447S31:00E68.00-88:24WNEBE, EBN, NNELITTLE WINDSVERY HOT AND SULTRYCLOUDY000000043856
1758-04-26T13:005.00-17.193501.0GRAND CANARYN4:00E460S26:00E44.00-108:13WNNE, N, S, N1ST LITTLE WIND, LATTER LIGHT AIRS OF WIND INTERMIXED WITH CALMSVERY HOT AND SULTRY. THUNDER AND LIGHTNING TO THE SE1ST CLOUDY000010043857
1758-04-27T13:004.92-17.082042.6GRAND CANARYN3:00E461S53:00E9.00-10CALM, SSW, SWBSSSE5IST AND MID CALM, LATTER LITTLE WINDS000000043858
1758-04-28T13:004.67-16.943612.6GRAND CANARYN3:00E466S28:00E17.00-108:50WVARIABLE CALMLITTLE WIND INTERMIXED WITH CALMS FOR THE MOST PARTVERY HOT AND SULTRY000000043859
1758-04-29T13:004.02-17.163622.6GRAND CANARYNE479S19:00W40.00-10CALM, VARIABLELITTLE WIND INTERMIXED WITH CALMS FOR THE MOST PARTVERY HOT AND SULTRYHEAVY SHOWERS OF RAIN110000043860
1758-04-30T13:003.60-17.633622.6GRAND CANARYN4:00E488S48:00E38.00-8VARIABLELITTLE WIND INTERMIXED WITH CALMS FOR THE MOST PARTVERY SULTRY000000043861
1758-05-01T13:003.40-17.583622.6GRAND CANARYN4:00E492S15:00E13.00-8VARIABLELITTLE WIND INTERMIXED WITH CALMS FOR THE MOST PARTATTENDED WITH LIGHTNING000010043862
1758-05-02T13:002.80-17.533622.6GRAND CANARYN4:00E504S1/2E37.00GREAT NUMBER OF FISH ABOUT THE SHIP-8VARIABLELITTLE WIND INTERMIXED WITH CALMS FOR THE MOST PART000000043863
1758-05-03T13:001.93-18.4936219.0GRAND CANARYN5:00E523S48:00W78.00-7VARIABLE1ST AND LATTER FRESH GALES, MIDDLE LITTLE WINDSMIDDLE MUCH RAINCLOUDY010000043864
1758-05-04T13:000.82-19.561516.7GRAND CANARYN6:00E547S44:00W93.00-78:54WVARIABLE, SEBS, SSEMODERATEFAIR000000043865
1758-05-05T13:00-0.50-20.8815119.0GRAND CANARYN10:00E578S45:00W112.00-7SEBE, VARIABLE, SSEFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY AND VERY UNSETTLEDRAIN010000043866
1758-05-06T13:00-1.58-21.931626.7GRAND CANARYN12:00E603S44:00W91.00-77:00WSSE, SEBS, SBEMODERATELATTER SHOWERS OF RAINHAZY 1ST, LATTER FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY110000043867
1758-05-07T14:00-2.92-22.54121GRAND CANARYN12:00E632S25:00W88.00-3SSE, VARIABLE, SEBEVERY UNSETTLED WEATHER ATTENDED WTH SQUALLSRAIN010000043868
1758-05-08T14:00-4.88-23.9413219.0GRAND CANARYN14:00E676S30:00W144.00-35:26WSE, SEBE, SEFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN010000043869
1758-05-09T14:00-6.65-24.9913219.0GRAND CANARYN15:00E716S34:00W131.00-33:30WSEFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN010000043870
1758-05-10T14:00-8.68-26.031336.7GRAND CANARYN15:00E760S23:00W132.00-22:20WSEMODERATECLOUDY000000043871
1758-05-11T14:00-10.75-27.1412212.3GRAND CANARYN16:00E806S28:00W140.00-22:00WSEBE, SE, SEBEA FINE FRESH TRADE000000043872
1758-05-12T14:00-13.17-28.1411419.0GRAND CANARYN16:00E858S19:00W154.0012:00WSEBE, ESEFRESH GALES, INTERMIXED WITH SQUALLSRAINCLOUDY010000043873
1758-05-13T14:00-15.67-28.148012.3GRAND CANARYN15:00E906S150.0010:40EESE, EBNA FINE FRESH TRADECLOUDY000000043874
1758-05-14T14:00-17.00-27.61806.7GRAND CANARYN14:00E929S21:00E86.0010:10ENEBE, EBNMODERATEFAIR000000043875
1758-05-15T14:00-18.50-27.38362GRAND CANARYN14:00E955S4:00E91.0000:30EVARIABLEVERY UNSETTLED WEATHERATTEND WITH RAIN010000043876
1758-05-16T14:00-19.03-25.91362GRAND CANARYN12:00E961S69:00E91.000VARIABLEVERY UNSETTLED WEATHER000000043877
1758-05-17T14:00-20.37-24.992036.7GRAND CANARYN11:00E988S33:00E96.0001:29ESSW, WSW, SSWMODERATECLOUDY000000043878
1758-05-18T14:00-20.67-24.633622.6GRAND CANARYN10:00E988S50:00E28.0000:30EVARIABLELITTLE WIND INTERMIXED WITH CALMS000000043879
1758-05-19T14:00-20.87-24.963622.6GRAND CANARYN10:00E993S57:00W22.0000:30WVARIABLELITTLE WIND INTERMIXED WITH CALMS000000043880
1758-05-20T14:00-21.90-25.313622.6GRAND CANARYN11:00E1014S18:00W65.0001:00WVARIABLELITTLE WIND INTERMIXED WITH CALMS000000043881
1758-05-21T14:00-23.47-26.1811419.0GRAND CANARYN11:00E1048S27:00W106.0010:30WEBS, SSE, ESE1ST LITTLE WIND, LATTER FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAINCLOUDY010000043882
1758-05-22T14:00-25.57-27.0910219.0GRAND CANARYN12:00E1093S22:00W136.0010:35ESEBE, SE, EBSFRESH GALES LATTER SQUALLY ASWELLLATTER RAINCLOUDY010000043883
1758-05-23T14:00-28.33-27.098119.0GRAND CANARYN11:00E1147S166.0021:24EEBS, ESE, EBNFRESH GALES000000043884
1758-05-24T14:00-30.15-25.16219.0GRAND CANARYN9:00E1176S43:00E149.0022:00ENE, NEBE, NFRESH GALES000000043885
1758-05-25T13:00-31.03-22.3433719.0GRAND CANARYN6:00E1186S70:00E157.00-12:30EN, NWBN, NNWFRESH GALES000000043886
1758-05-26T13:00-31.43-19.031022.6GRAND CANARYN3:00E1189S82:00E172.00-1NNW, N, NBEMODERATE IN 1ST, MID FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER STRONG GALESCLOUDY000000043887
1758-05-27T13:00-31.43-16.4335619.0GRAND CANARYN0:48E1188E133.00-41:57WNBE, W, NNW, NSTRONG GALES IN FIRST, MID MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALES000000043888
1758-05-28T13:00-31.32-13.883116.7GRAND CANARYN2:00W1186N87:00E142.00-41:28WNBW, NNW, NW1ST PART FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATELATTER RAINGREAT SWELL AND TUMBLING SEA FROM NE010000043889
1758-05-29T13:00-31.32-11.8117GRAND CANARYN3:00W1187E106.00-63:00WNWBN, N, NNEMODERATE WEATHERMODERATE WEATHER000000043890
1758-05-30T13:00-31.50-9.7839GRAND CANARYN5:00W1194S84:00E105.00-64:00WNNE, N, NEMODERATE WEATHERMODERATE WEATHER000000043891
1758-05-31T13:00-32.58-8.28636.7GRAND CANARYN6:00W1218S50:00E101.00-55:30WNE, VARIABLE, ENEMODERATE000000043892
1758-06-01T12:00-32.47-6.385919.0GRAND CANARYN8:00W1220N86:00E108.00-9NEBN, NNE, EBS, NBW, ENEFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY FOR THE MOST PARTRAIN010000043893
1758-06-02T12:00-31.30-4.27171GRAND CANARYN10:00W1203N59:00E137.00-9N, NNW, WBN, SVERY UNSETTLED INTERMIXED WITH SQUALLSINTERMIXED WITH RAIN010000043894
1758-06-03T12:00-30.52-1.92169GRAND CANARYN13:00E1199N70:00E135.00-11S, SE, SVERY UNSETTLED INTERMIXED WITH SQUALLSINTERMIXED WITH RAIN010000043895
1758-06-04T12:00-29.17-0.96237GRAND CANARYN14:00E1178N55:00E76.00-11SBE, EBS, CALM, WSWVERY UNSETTLED INTERMIXED WITH SQUALLSINTERMIXED WITH RAIN010000043896
1758-06-05T12:00-28.52-0.502932.6GRAND CANARYN15:00E1168N40:00E51.00-1110:00WWBS, SSW, NWBWLITTLE WINDSCLOUDY000000043897
1758-06-06T12:00-26.271.041916.7GRAND CANARYN17:00W1135N34:00E164.00-1210:38WNWBN, W, SSWMIDDLE PART FRESH GALES, LATTER MODERATE000000043898
1758-06-07T12:00-25.151.481232.6GRAND CANARYN18:00W1117N26:00E74.00-12SW, SSE, SELITTLE WINDSCLOUDY000000043899
1758-06-08T12:00-22.551.9111219.0GRAND CANARYN19:00W1072N12:00E159.00-1212:41WVARIABLE, ESE, SEBEFRESH GALES AND VERY VARIABLE000000043900
1758-06-09T12:00-19.572.3210019.0GRAND CANARYN21:00W1020N10:00E182.00-1313:10WSEBE, SSE, ESEFRESH GALES AND VERY VARIABLEINTERMIXED WITH RAIN010000043901
1758-06-10T12:00-16.922.541309.3GRAND CANARYN23:00W974N8:00E161.00-1613:30WSEBE, SSE, SEBSFINE TRADE000000043902
1758-06-11T12:00-16.001.4015519.0GRAND CANARYN22:00W950N46:00W79.00-1413:32WSE, SBW, SBE1ST AND MID MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESCLOUDY000000043903
1758-06-12T12:00-16.05-1.1314419.0GRAND CANARYN20:00W934S88:00W137.00-1413:21WSSE, S, SSE1ST AND MID MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESCLOUDY000000043904
1758-06-13T12:00-16.00-3.2712319.0GRAND CANARYN18:00W923W115.00-1212:46WSSE, SE1ST AND MID MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESCLOUDY000000043905
1758-06-14T12:00-16.00-5.0011219.0ST HELENAWBN11W90.00-1211:33WSE, SEBE1ST AND MID MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESCLOUDY000000043906