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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 CONWAY cruise from Acapulco to St. Blas started at 1822-03-13 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.747946, 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: 17.383636 * Median Longitude: -101.989091 * South-bound Latitude: 16.470000 * West-bound Longitude: -104.120000 * North-bound Latitude: 18.870000 * East-bound Longitude: -99.880000
Date/Time Start: 1822-03-13T19:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1822-03-23T19:00:00
Event(s):
Conway_18220313_NMM_MLN/101/2 * Latitude Start: 16.470000 * Longitude Start: -99.880000 * Latitude End: 20.630000 * Longitude End: -106.480000 * Date/Time Start: 1822-03-13T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1822-03-23T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Conway (6th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Acapulco - St Blas, 1st Observer: Basil Hall (Captain), 2nd Observer: Alexander Milne (2nd Officer/Lieutenant), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 26G 444BM
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 ClearnessClearness
15 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
16 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
17 FogFog1 If fog was reported
18 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
19 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
20 HailHail1 If hail was reported
21 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
22 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
207 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 
Clearness
15 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
16 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
17 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
18 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
19 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
20 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
21 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
22 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1822-03-13T19:0016.47-99.883131.0CAPE CONIENTESN54W141S67W25.009W, WBN, W, NWBW, WBS, WNWAM LIGHT AIRS 1PM MODERATE 6PM LIGHT BREEZES MIDNIGHT CALMFINE000000044717
1822-03-14T19:0016.68-100.473472.6CAPE CONIENTESN52W127N22W38.009SW, WSW, N, W, NNW, WSW, WBS, WNW4AM LIGHT AIRS 8AM LIGHT BREEZES NOON LIGHT WINDS 1PM MODERATE 8PM LIGHT BREEZESFINE000000044718
1822-03-15T19:0016.62-100.423472.6CAPE CONIENTESN53W134N61W8.009SBW, NWBW, W, NNW, WBS, W, WSW, NWAM LIGHT BREEZES 1PM MODERATE 8PM LIGHT AIRSFINE000000044719
1822-03-16T19:0016.83-100.882906.7CAPE CONIENTESN17W106N74W21.009N, NNW, NW, NWBN, WBN, WSW, WBS, W, WBN, NWBN1AM LIGHT AIRS 4AM MODERATE 11AM LIGHT AIRS NOON MODERATE PM LIGHT AIRSFINE000000044720
1822-03-17T19:0016.88-101.352901.0CAPE CONIENTESN47W113N84W38.009WNW, NWBW, NW, WBN, NNW, WBN2AM LIGHT AIRS 4AM MODERATE 8AM LIGHT AIRS PM MODERATE 8PM LIGHT BREEZES MIDNIGHT LIGHT AIRSFINE000000044721
1822-03-18T19:0017.57-101.823021.0CAPE CONIENTESN51W93N16W47.009CALM, E, CALM, E, NNE, WNW, NWBW, SWBW, WBS, W, WBS1AM CALM 2:40AM A BREEZE 4AM LIGHT AIRS 2PM LIGHT WINDS 4PM MODERATEFINE000000044722
1822-03-19T19:0017.47-102.653231.0CAPE CONIENTESN45W82S84W45.008WBN, NW, N, NW, W, WSW, W, WBS, W2AM MODERATE 4AM LIGHT BREEZES NOON LIGHT AIRS 1PM LIGHT BREEZES 4PM MODERATE 7PM FRESH BREEZES MIDNIGHT MODERATEFINE000000044723
1822-03-20T19:0017.63-103.122341.0CAPE CONIENTESN39W74N82W30.009W, WSW, SWBS, SW, SWBW, WSW, W2AM MODERATE 4AM LIGHT AIRS 8AM CALM NOON LIGHT AIRS PM MODERATE MIDNIGHT LIGHT WINDSFINE000000044724
1822-03-21T19:0017.88-103.452902.6CAPE CONIENTESN39W65N42W27.009NWBW, CALM, WBN, WSW, SWBW, W, WNW, NWAM LIGHT WINDS 1PM LIGHT AIRS 6PM MODERATEFINE000000044725
1822-03-22T19:0018.32-103.722.6CAPE CONIENTESN40W56N29W29.0091AM MODERATE 8AM CALM NOON LIGHT BREEZES 1PM LIGHT WINDS 4PM MODERATE MIDNIGHT LIGHT BREEZESFINE000000044726
1822-03-23T19:0018.87-104.122122.6CAPE CONIENTESN43W43N37W41.009NE, ENE, EBS, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW2:40AM CALM 4AM LIGHT AIRS NOON LIGHT WINDS PM LIGHT BREEZESFINE000000044727