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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 CROCODILE cruise from Torbay to St. Johns started at 1782-10-15 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.747971, 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: 47.814762 * Median Longitude: -28.200952 * South-bound Latitude: 45.870000 * West-bound Longitude: -51.830000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.370000 * East-bound Longitude: -6.550000
Date/Time Start: 1782-10-15T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1782-11-25T15:00:00
Event(s):
Crocodile_17821015_NMM_ADM/L/C222 * Latitude Start: 50.437000 * Longitude Start: -3.528000 * Latitude End: 47.670000 * Longitude End: -52.270000 * Date/Time Start: 1782-10-15T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1782-11-25T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Crocodile (6th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Torbay - St Johns Newfoundland, 1st Observer: James King (Captain), 2nd Observer: James Levenham (1st Officer/Master), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 24G 513BM
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 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:
784 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 
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)
1782-10-15T12:0049.13-6.553169.3LIZARDN50E22S20W62.00-22NNE-NNWFRESH BREEZESCLEAR000000046160
1782-10-16T13:0049.23-7.881919.3LANDS ENDNE3/4E30N84W52.00-23NWBN-SWBSMODERATE, THEN FRESH BREEZESCLEAR000000046161
1782-10-17T13:0049.37-9.00222.6LANDS ENDENE3/4E42N79W45.00-23WSW-NELIGHT BREEZES0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation46162
1782-10-18T13:0049.13-10.032022.6LANDS ENDENE1/4E56S74W42.00-23NNW-SWLIGHT BREEZES000000046163
1782-10-19T13:0048.13-10.352702.6LANDS ENDNEBE69S12W61.00-23NWBW, WNWLIGHT BREEZES000000046164
1782-10-20T13:0046.95-10.9032719.0LANDS ENDNE90S9:20W67.00-22NWBW-NBWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN010000046165
1782-10-21T13:0047.50-10.722709.3LANDS ENDNE1/2E82N14E33.00-23WBN, WNWFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYRAIN010000046166
1782-10-22T13:0048.42-11.85236LANDS ENDENE84N39W72.00-23W, WBSTHICK FOGGY001000046167
1782-10-23T13:0047.82-13.2034719.0LANDS ENDNEBE3/4E105S59W64.00-24NBW, NBEFRESH GALESHAZY000000046168
1782-10-24T13:0047.10-14.003389.3LANDS ENDNEBE1/2E122S38W52.00-22NW-NFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000046169
1782-10-25T13:0047.47-15.22226LANDS ENDENE130N64W48.00-22CALM, WSWFRESH AIRSCLEAR000000046170
1782-10-26T13:0047.95-16.072019.3LANDS ENDENE1/2E139N52W52.00-24CALM, SWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000046171
1782-10-27T13:0048.37-17.432019.3LANDS ENDENE1/2E154N64W61.00-24SWFRESH BREEZESCLEAR000000046172
1782-10-28T13:0048.50-18.622249.3LANDS ENDEBN167N69W51.00-24SW-WSWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000046173
1782-10-29T13:0048.38-20.021909.3LANDS ENDEBN187S74W57.00-24NNW-SWBSFRESH BREEZESCLEAR000000046174
1782-10-30T13:0048.97-21.133149.3LANDS ENDE1/2N201N56W54.00-24SW-NNWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000046175
1782-10-31T14:0048.15-22.87899.3LANDS ENDE1/2N224S58W82.00-24NNW-ESEFRESH BREEZESVARIABLE000000046176
1782-11-01T14:0048.15-25.3720119.0LANDS ENDE3/4N256W100.00-24SE-SWFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000046177
1782-11-02T14:0047.93-26.423369.3LANDS ENDE3/4N272S73W44.00-24SWBW-NFIRST FRESH GALES, MID MODERATE, LATTER FRESH BREEZESRAINCLEAR010000046178
1782-11-03T14:0047.90-27.272469.3LANDS ENDE3/4S283S88W34.00-24NNW-WFRESH BREEZESHAZY THEN CALM000000046179
1782-11-04T14:0047.35-27.272949.3LANDS ENDEBN286S32.00-21W-NWFRESH BREEZESHAZY THEN CALM000000046180
1782-11-05T14:0046.58-27.271829.3LANDS ENDENE3/4E291S47.00-21WBN-SSWFRESH BREEZESHAZY THEN CALM000000046181
1782-11-06T14:0046.98-29.773629.3LANDS ENDEBN320N77W106.00-21SSW, SW, VARIABLEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000046182
1782-11-07T14:0046.00-30.4830519.0LANDS ENDENE3/4E333S27W64.00-21NBW, NNW, NWBNFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY000000046183
1782-11-08T14:0045.87-31.403619.3LANDS ENDENE3/4E350S76W40.00-21WBN, WSW, CALMFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY000000046184
1782-11-09T14:0046.32-32.302279.3LANDS ENDEBN358N34W46.00-21SWBW, WSWFRESH BREEZESFIRST CALM, MID AND LATTER CLOUDY000000046185
1782-11-10T14:0047.00-32.67250LANDS ENDE3/4N366N21W43.00-20W, WBN, WTHICK HAZY000000046186
1782-11-11T14:0047.52-33.573369.3LANDS ENDE3/4N366N50W49.00-24W-NFRESH BREEZESRAIN010000046187
1782-11-12T14:0047.63-35.18666.7N68W186.00-24NNW, NBW, EMODERATE000000046188
1782-11-13T14:0047.73-36.782019.3LANDS ENDE1/2N408N68W92.00-24EBN-SWFRESH BREEZESHAZY000000046189
1782-11-14T15:0048.50-37.67109.3LANDS ENDE1/2N424N36W60.00-24SWBW-NEBNFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYHAZY000000046190
1782-11-15T15:0048.58-39.881799.3LANDS ENDE1/2N442N88W88.00-24NWBW-SSWFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYHAZY000000046191
1782-11-16T15:0048.42-42.581569.3LANDS ENDE1/2N483S85W115.00-24SSW-SFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYHAZY000000046192
1782-11-17T15:0048.22-43.821909.3LANDS ENDE1/2N485S86W26.00-24NWBW-SWBSFRESH BREEZESHAZY000000046193
1782-11-18T15:0047.65-45.5726922.6LANDS ENDE1/2N520S76W95.00-24W-WNWMODERATE THEN STRONG GALES000000046194
1782-11-19T15:0048.23-45.8834726.8LANDS ENDE1/2N525N26W26.00-24W, NBEHARD GALESFOGGY001000046195
1782-11-20T15:0047.50-46.2319022.6LANDS ENDE1/2N531S18W47.00-24NWBW-SWBSSTRONG GALESSQUALLS OF HAIL AND SNOW100101046196
1782-11-21T15:0047.83-47.5726922.6LANDS ENDE1/2N547N69W57.00-24SW-WNWSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLY000000046197
1782-11-22T15:0047.58-49.9211119.0LANDS ENDE1/2N579S80W96.00-24NW-SEFRESH GALESHAZY000000046198
1782-11-23T15:0047.38-50.4226319.0LANDS ENDE1/2N590S64W23.00-18SSW-WBNFRESH GALESHAZY000000046199
1782-11-24T15:0047.47-51.48509.3LANDS ENDE1/2N605N83W44.00-18NW-ENEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000046200
1782-11-25T15:0047.33-51.833209.3CAPE SPEARS85W622N49W19.00-18EBN, NE, NNWFRESH BREEZESHAZY000000046201