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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 CONCORDE cruise from Plymouth to Table Bay started at 1802-11-21 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.747940, 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: -0.279880 * Median Longitude: -13.918072 * South-bound Latitude: -35.550000 * West-bound Longitude: -29.300000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.620000 * East-bound Longitude: 17.370000
Date/Time Start: 1802-11-21T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1803-02-16T11:00:00
Event(s):
Concorde_18021121_NMM_ADM/L/C174 * Latitude Start: 50.299000 * Longitude Start: -4.150000 * Latitude End: -34.430000 * Longitude End: 16.950000 * Date/Time Start: 1802-11-21T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1803-02-16T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Concorde (5th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Plymouth - Table Bay, 1st Observer: John Wood (Captain), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 32G 888BM
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 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
17 ClearnessClearness
18 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
19 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
20 FogFog1 If fog was reported
21 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
22 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
23 HailHail1 If hail was reported
24 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
25 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
1595 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 
State sea descr
17 
Clearness
18 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
19 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
20 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
21 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
22 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
23 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
24 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
25 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1802-11-21T12:0049.62-5.23211LIZARDN65E15S65W45.00-25S, SWBS, SBE, SWBWSTRONG GALES, NOON SQUALLYRAINHEAVY SEA FROM W010000044348
1802-11-22T12:0049.23-6.1215522.6ST AGNES LIGHTHOUSEN29W15S24E24.00-25SWBW, SPM FRESH GALES, AM STRONG GALES WITH HEAVY SQUALLSAM RAINPM CLOUDY010000044349
1802-11-23T12:0047.80-6.2716622.6ST AGNES LIGHTHOUSEN8W42S4W79.00-25SBWPM STRONG GALES WITH EXCESSIVE HEAVY SQUALLSRAINHEAVY SEA FROM NW010000044350
1802-11-24T12:0046.57-6.03270CAPE FINISTERRES32W87S8W79.00-23VARIABLE, WBS, WNWPM FRESH GALES, AM HEAVY SQUALLSAM RAINHEAVY SEA FROM WCLOUDY010000044351
1802-11-25T12:0046.10-6.9715722.6FUNCHALS27W73S29W45.00-23WNW, VARIABLE, SWBW, SSW, SPM MODERATE GALES, NOON BLOWING STRONG AND SQUALLYHEAVY SWELL FROM WCLOUDY000000044352
1802-11-26T13:0045.42-8.022576.7ST MICHAELS14W73N66W48.00-24WBS, NW, WBNPM STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, NOON MODERATEPM RAINHEAVY SWELL FROM W010000044353
1802-11-27T13:0045.32-9.082241.0FUNCHALS26W277S35W65.00-24WBS, WSWPM FRESH BREEZES, AM LIGHT AIRSAM FINESWELL FROM NWPM CLEAR000000044354
1802-11-28T13:0044.17-10.152576.7FUNCHALS61W271S24W76.00-24WBS, WBNPM MODERATEAM VERY UNSETTLEDPM CLOUDY000000044355
1802-11-29T13:0044.10-10.831456.7FUNCHALS23W249S74W30.00-24NW, SW, SBEPM LIGHT AIRS INCLINING TO CALMS, AM MODERATEAM CLOUDY000000044356
1802-11-30T13:0043.28-11.473361.0FUNCHALS20W227S27W58.00-24S, NPM LIGHT AIRS, AM CALM, LIGHT AIRSPM CLOUDY, AM CLEAR000000044357
1802-12-01T13:0041.50-12.47461.0FUNCHALS22W191S24W114.00-22WNW, ENEPM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, AM LIGHT AIRS000000044358
1802-12-02T13:0039.48-12.282266.7FUNCHALS30W154S5E122.00-22NBE, WBS, WSWMODERATECLOUDY000000044359
1802-12-03T13:0037.77-11.752599.3FUNCHALS41W140S14E109.00-22SWBS, WBS, WBNPM STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, NOON FRESH BREEZESAM RAINSWELL FROM NWNOON CLOUDY010000044360
1802-12-04T13:0037.05-11.602271.0FUNCHALS45W125S8E43.00-21WSWPM FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, AM MODERATE, NOON LIGHT AIRSPM RAINSWELL FROM NW, SWELL FROM SWCLOUDY010000044361
1802-12-05T13:0036.13-12.6727222.6FUNCHALS46W101S44W76.00-21NW, WNWPM LIGHT AIRS INCLINING TO CALMS, AM STRONG GALESNOON CONSTANT RAINHEAVY SWELL FROM N010000044362
1802-12-06T13:0035.47-13.2333919.0PEAK OF TENERIFFES20W154S34W48.00-21VARIABLE, NPM HARD GALES AND SQUALLY, AM FRESH GALESPM HEAVY RAINCONFUSED SEACLOUDY010000044363
1802-12-07T13:0035.30-13.9717022.6PEAK OF TENERIFFES16W147S75W38.00-21ENE, SE, SBWPM CALM, FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, NOON STRONG GALESCLOUDY000000044364
1802-12-08T13:0035.37-13.932490.0PORTO SANCTOS39:12W62N35E4.00-21SWBW, NW, WPM STRONG GALES AND VIOLENT SQUALLS, AM FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, NOON CALMNOON UNSETTLEDPM RAIN010000044365
1802-12-09T13:0035.85-14.4721519.0PORTO SANCTOS28W65N40W38.00-21WBS, WSW, SWBWPM LIGHT AIRS, FRESH BREEZES, AM FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN010000044366
1802-12-10T13:0035.63-14.80242.6PORTO SANCTOS25W59S52W23.00-21E, NEPM FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, AM CALM, NOON LIGHT BREEZESAM HEAVY RAINSWELL FROM NW010000044367
1802-12-11T13:0033.95-15.53929.3PORTO SANCTOS34W24S20W108.00-21NNE, E, ESEPM LIGHT AIRS, NOON FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYPM FINE000000044368
1802-12-12T13:0032.63-15.6315919.0SANTA CRUZS8W85S5W79.00-21SE, VARIABLE, SPM MODERATE, SQUALLY, NOON FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYPM FINE000010044369
1802-12-13T13:0031.52-15.671716.7TENERIFFES12W66S3W80.00-20SEBE, ESE, SBWPM FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, AM MODERATE000010044370
1802-12-14T13:0031.08-15.7231.0TENERIFFES12W59S6W26.00-20ESE, NNEPM LIGHT AIRS INCLINING TO CALMS, AM LIGHT AIRS000000044371
1802-12-15T13:0029.80-15.52936.7TENERIFFES27W30S7E76.00-20ESEPM LIGHT AIRS, NOON MODERATENOON RAIN010010044372
1802-12-21T13:0025.18-17.902979.3ST VINCENTS ISLAND, CAPE DE VERDS37W206S24W196.00-18NWPM LIGHT BREEZES, SQUALLY, NOON FRESH BREEZESFINE000000044373
1802-12-22T13:0022.43-20.023109.3ST ANTHONYS ISLANDS41W134S34W202.00-16NWBNPM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, AM FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, FRESH BREEZESCLEAR000000044374
1802-12-23T13:0020.40-21.68976.7ST ANTHONYS43W88S39W161.00-16ESEMODERATEFINE000000044375
1802-12-24T14:0018.10-23.65996.7ST ANTHONYS49W25S37W186.00-15ESEPM MODERATE, FRESH BREEZES, NOON MODERATEFINE000000044376
1802-12-25T14:0017.67-23.63999.3ST MICHAELNE5-15ESEPM MODERATE, FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000044377
1802-12-26T14:0014.35-25.73559.3ST NICHOLASN33E53S33W158.00-13EBS, ENEPM MODERATE, AM FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000044378
1802-12-27T14:0011.25-25.27896.7LEONS76E227S8E195.00-12EBSMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000044379
1802-12-28T14:008.28-25.43786.7ST PAULSS17W155S15E181.00-12EPM MODERATEFINE, PLEASANT WEATHER000000044380
1802-12-29T14:005.83-24.80686.7ST PAULSS30W114S14E156.00-11EBNPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM MODERATEPM FINEAM CLOUDY000000044381
1802-12-30T14:004.85-23.65362ST PAULSS38W100S9E57.00-11VARIABLEPM LIGHT BREEZES, LIGHT AIRS INCLINING TO CALMS, AM SQUALLYPM FINE000010044382
1802-12-31T14:004.32-23.703620.0ST PAULSS45W94S5W33.00-11ESE, VARIABLEPM LIGHT AIRS, NOON CALMAM UNSETTLEDAM CONSTANT HEAVY RAINPM CLOUDY010000044383
1803-01-01T14:004.03-23.403620.0ST PAULSS46W91S19E18.00-11VARIABLEPM CALM, LIGHT AIRS, NOON CALMHEAVY RAIN010000044384
1803-01-02T14:002.83-23.0557ST PAULSS62W83S16E71.00-11ENEPM LIGHT AIRS, AM SQUALLYRAIN010000044385
1803-01-03T14:001.40-23.301256.7ST PAULSS81W68S10W88.00-10SEPM LIGHT AIRS, AM MODERATEFINE000000044386
1803-01-04T14:00-0.03-24.101366.7ASCENSIONS51W204S28W100.00-10SEBSPM MODERATEAM RAIN AT TIMES010000044387
1803-01-05T14:00-1.57-25.101366.7ASCENSIONS48E171S35W113.00-10SEBSPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM MODERATEPM FINEAM CLEAR000000044388
1803-01-06T14:00-3.25-26.051376.7ASCENSIONS68W166S34W120.00-9SEBSMODERATEFINE000000044389
1803-01-07T14:00-5.38-27.031376.7ASCENSIONS78E245S25W142.00-9SEBSMODERATEFINE000000044390
1803-01-08T14:00-7.57-28.371416.7TRINIDADAS9W256S32W156.00-5SEBSMODERATEFINE000000044391
1803-01-09T14:00-9.92-29.281196.7TRINIDADAS7W208S21W151.00-5SEBEPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM MODERATEPM FINEAM CLOUDY000000044392
1803-01-10T14:00-12.45-29.301086.7TRINIDADAS9W159S1W150.00-5ESEMODERATECLOUDY000000044393
1803-01-11T14:00-14.83-28.80866.7TRINIDADAS19W116S11E143.00-4EPM MODERATE, AM SQUALLY, NOON MODERATEFINE000000044394
1803-01-12T14:00-17.38-27.7886TRINIDADAS43W79S18E160.00-4EPM MODERATE, AM SQUALLY000000044395
1803-01-13T14:00-19.67-27.33956.7TRINIDADAS79W61S9E141.00-6EBSPM MODERATE, SQUALLY, AM MODERATE AND SQUALLY, NOON MODERATEAM RAINPM CLOUDY010000044396
1803-01-14T14:00-21.90-26.851076.7SAXEMBURGHS37E219S12E137.00-6ESEPM MODERATE, FRESH BREEZES, AM MODERATEFINE000000044397
1803-01-15T14:00-23.57-26.20401.0SAXEMBURGHS41E189S24E108.00-5EBS, NEPM, MODERATE, NOON LIGHT AIRSAM SMALL RAIN010000044398
1803-01-16T14:00-24.30-25.52401.0SAXEMBURGHS41E169S41E57.00-5NEPM LIGHT AIRS INCLINING TO CALM, AM MODERATE, NOON LIGHT AIRSNOON FINEAM CLOUDY000000044399
1803-01-17T14:00-25.40-24.32409.3SAXEMBURGHS41E140S46E92.00-5NEPM LIGHT AIRS, AM MODERATE, FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYPM FINE000000044400
1803-01-18T13:00-27.12-22.483526.7SAXEMBURGHS39E90S44E142.00-8NPM MODERATEAM UNSETTLEDRAINVERY HEAVY SEA FROM SW010000044401
1803-01-19T13:00-28.42-20.9838SAXEMBURGHS34E55S46E112.00-7NEPM FRESH BREEZES, CALM, SQUALLY, NOON SQUALLYSHOWERS OF RAIN, RAIN110000044402
1803-01-20T13:00-28.70-20.4838SAXEMBURGHS29E46S57E32.00-7SSE, NEPM MODERATE, SQUALLYPM HEAVY RAINAM CLOUDY010000044403
1803-01-21T13:00-29.28-20.631961.0SAXEMBURGHS41E37S27E41.00-7NW, SSWPM SQUALLY, AM LIGHT AIRSPM UNSETTLED000010044404
1803-01-22T13:00-30.25-19.983311.0SAXEMBURGHS56E17S29E70.00-7NNWPM LIGHT AIRSCLOUDY000000044405
1803-01-23T13:00-31.93-18.20342CAPE GOOD HOPES85E622S43E138.00-7NBWPM MODERATE BREEZES, SQUALLYVERY UNSETTLEDPM RAIN010000044406
1803-01-24T13:00-32.18-17.631621.0CAPE GOOD HOPES86E613S61E36.00-7SBEPM MODERATE, AM LIGHT AIRSFINE000000044407
1803-01-25T13:00-33.00-16.65606.7CAPE GOOD HOPES87E587S46E70.00-8ENEPM MODERATE, AM MODERATEPM FINEAM RAIN010000044408
1803-01-26T13:00-33.25-16.271271.0CAPE GOOD HOPES87E587S56E26.00-8SEPM LIGHT AIRS, AM LIGHT AIRSPM FINE000000044409
1803-01-27T13:00-32.98-15.22150TRISTAN DE CUNHAS29E102S73E59.00-8SSEPM CALM, LIGHT AIRS, AM MODERATE, NOON SQUALLYAM FINEPM CLOUDY000000044410
1803-01-28T13:00-33.50-15.021056.7TRISTAN DE CUNHAS22E87S24E33.00-8ESEPM MODERATEFINE000000044411
1803-01-29T13:00-34.45-15.021271.0CAPE GOOD HOPES89E557S57.00-8SEPM MODERATE, AM LIGHT AIRSPM FINE000000044412
1803-01-30T13:00-35.25-14.38826.7CAPE GOOD HOPEN89E556S34E58.00-8EPM LIGHT AIRS, AM MODERATEFINE000000044413
1803-01-31T13:00-35.55-12.78371.0CAPE GOOD HOPEN87:31W520S78E86.00-8NEPM LIGHT AIRSFINE, NOON PLEASANT WEATHER000000044414
1803-02-01T13:00-35.45-11.23236.7CAPE GOOD HOPEN87:45E479N85E77.00-11NEBNMODERATEPM FINEAM CLOUDY000000044415
1803-02-02T13:00-35.15-9.233496.7CAPE GOOD HOPEN88:49E459N78:45E100.00-11NMODERATEPM FINEAM CLOUDY000000044416
1803-02-03T12:00-34.72-7.333346.7CAPE GOOD HOPEN89:20E431N76E100.00-15NBWMODERATE BREEZESFINE000000044417
1803-02-04T12:00-34.28-4.923456.7CAPE GOOD HOPES89:24E387N78E128.00-15NMODERATERAIN AT TIMES010000044418
1803-02-05T12:00-34.32-2.073326.7CAPE GOOD HOPES89:25E338S89E147.00-17NBWPM MODERATE BREEZESFINE PLEASANT WEATHER000000044419
1803-02-06T12:00-34.331.003546.7CAPE GOOD HOPES89:23E293S89E156.00-17NBEPM MODERATE BREEZESFINE PLEASANT WEATHER000000044420
1803-02-07T12:00-34.284.073406.7CAPE GOOD HOPES89:19E240N89E153.00-20NMODERATEFINE000000044421
1803-02-08T11:00-33.677.731469.3CAPE GOOD HOPES84:41E176N78E189.00-23SBEPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZESPM FINEAM CLOUDY000000044422
1803-02-09T11:00-32.409.32111.0CAPE GOOD HOPES14:40E153N49E113.00-23NEBNPM MODERATE BREEZES, NOON LIGHT AIRSPM CLOUDY, NOON HAZY000000044423
1803-02-10T11:00-32.5810.722926.7CAPE GOOD HOPES13:30E134S82E71.00-23NWLIGHT AIRS, NOON MODERATEAM FINEPM CLOUDY000000044424
1803-02-11T11:00-33.3712.622791.0CAPE GOOD HOPES76:30E99S65E108.00-25NWBWPM MODERATE, AM LIGHT AIRSFINE000000044425
1803-02-12T11:00-33.5013.80200.0CAPE GOOD HOPES75:15E82S81E63.00-25NEPM MODERATE, AM CALM, NOON LIGHT AIRS INCLINING TO CALMSPM FINEAM CLOUDY000000044426
1803-02-13T11:00-33.5210.831681.0CAPE GOOD HOPES74E128E46.00-23SBWPM LIGHT AIRS INCLINING TO CALMS, AM LIGHT AIRSNOON HAZY000000044427
1803-02-14T11:00-33.3313.22155CAPE GOOD HOPES72:10E89S84:30E118.00-25SPM MODERATE, SQUALLYPM FINE, AM VERY UNSETTLED000000044428
1803-02-15T11:00-33.3315.2717819.0CAPE GOOD HOPES67E57E103.00-25SSWPM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, AM FRESH GALESAM CLOUDY000000044429
1803-02-16T11:00-32.9817.3722.6CAPE GOOD HOPES32E36N79E112.00-25PM FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, AM FRESH GALES, NOON STRONG GALES000000044430