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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 CROWN cruise from Cork to Barbados started at 1761-09-01 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.747975, 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: 31.392000 * Median Longitude: -26.413167 * South-bound Latitude: 12.800000 * West-bound Longitude: -59.000000 * North-bound Latitude: 51.380000 * East-bound Longitude: -8.550000
Date/Time Start: 1761-09-01T13:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1761-10-30T16:00:00
Event(s):
Crown_17610901_NMM_ADM/L/C227 * Latitude Start: 50.630000 * Longitude Start: -10.420000 * Latitude End: 14.850000 * Longitude End: -59.680000 * Date/Time Start: 1761-09-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1761-10-30T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Crown (5th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Cork - Barbados, 1st Observer: James Feathas (Captain), 2nd Observer: James Combs (1st Officer/Master), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 44G 814BM
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:
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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)
1761-09-01T13:0051.38-8.5627319.0OLD HEAD OF KINGSALEN2:00E4S2:00W12.00-20NW, WNWFIRST AND MID PARTS MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESCLOUDY000000046392
1761-09-02T13:0051.13-8.7527322.6S16:00W26.00-20SW, WSW, WNWSTRONG GALESRAINHAZY010000046393
1761-09-03T13:0050.48-8.55250OLD HEAD OF KINGSALEN1:00E21SBE40.00-20WBN, WBS, WSW, WFIRST AND MID PARTS MODERATE, LATTER FRESHRAINHAZY010000046394
1761-09-04T13:0050.37-8.712286.7OLD HEAD OF KINGSALEN1/2E24S40:00W9.00-20WBN, WNW, WBS, WSWFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MID AND LATTER MODERATE1ST PART HAZY, MID AND LATTER CLOUDY000000046395
1761-09-05T13:0049.70-9.26306OLD HEAD OF KINGSALEN14:00E38SSW1/2W45.00-20SWBW, WBN, NW, NWBNFRESHFIRST PART FRESH, MID AND LATTER CLOUDY000000046396
1761-09-06T13:0049.08-10.2014919.0OLD HEAD OF KINGSALEN23:00E54S75:00W38.00-20WSW, NW, SBW, SBEFIRST AND MID PART MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESRAINCLOUDY010000046397
1761-09-07T13:0049.25-11.2022819.0OLD HEAD OF KINGSALEN36:00E58N75:00W41.00-20S, SW, WSWFIRST AND LATTER FRESH GALES, MIDDLE MODERATESOME SMALL RAIN1ST AND LATTER HAY, MID CLOUDY010000046398
1761-09-08T13:0049.47-12.1622819.0OLD HEAD OF KINGSALEN49:00E61N71:00W37.00-20SWBS, SSW, SW, SWBW, WSWFIRST AND LATTER PART FRESH GALES, MID MODERATE, SQUALLY LATERSHOWERS OF RAIN1ST PART HAZY, MID CLOUDY110000046399
1761-09-09T13:0048.73-11.8025019.0OLD HEAD OF KINGSALEN37:00E70S18:00E46.00-20WSW, WFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MID AND LATTER FRESH GALESSHOWERS OF RAINCLOUDY110000046400
1761-09-10T13:0048.17-11.602282.6OLD HEAD OF KINGSALEN30:00E78S15:00E36.00-20W, WBS, WSWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH GALES WITH SQUALLS, LATTER LITTLE WINDSHOWERS OF RAINCLOUDY110000046401
1761-09-11T13:0047.60-11.60142.6OLD HEAD OF KINGSALEN26:00E88S34.00-20WNW, NW, N, NEBNLITTLE WINDS INTERMIXED WITH CALMSSOME SMALL RAINCLOUDY010000046402
1761-09-12T13:0046.78-12.70162OLD HEAD OF KINGSALEN29:00E110S42:00W66.00-18ENE, E, SE, SSE, SFIRST PART LITTLE WINDS, MID MODERATE, LATTER FRESHSOME SMALL RAIN, AND RAIN1ST AND MID PART CLOUDY, LATTER HAZY010000046403
1761-09-13T13:0046.45-13.233209.3OLD HEAD OF KINGSALENNE3/4E120S45:00W30.00-18SSW, SW, CALM, NNWFIRST FRESH GALES, MID LITTLE WINDS WITH CALMS, LATTER FRESH BREEZESSOME RAIN1ST CLOUDY, MID AND LATTER HAZY010000046404
1761-09-14T13:0044.53-13.502866.7OLD HEAD OF KINGSALEN24:00E154S1/2W116.00-18WNW, NW, NWBWMODERATECLOUDY000000046405
1761-09-15T13:0043.88-13.762302.6OLD HEAD OF KINGSALEN25:00E168S16:00W41.00-18WNW, NW, W, WSWFIRST PART MODERATE, MID AND LATTER LITTLE WINDSCLOUDY000000046406
1761-09-16T13:0042.85-13.882976.7OLD HEAD OF KINGSALENNE186S5:00W63.00-18SWBW, WSW, WNW, NWMODERATERAINFIRST AND LATTER CLOUDY, MID HAZY010000046407
1761-09-17T13:0041.68-14.312536.7OLD HEAD OF KINGSALEN21:00E210S16:00W72.00-17WNW, NW, WMODERATESOME SMALL RAINFIRST AND MID HAZY, LATTER CLOUDY010000046408
1761-09-18T13:0040.13-15.43354OLD HEAD OF KINGSALENNE245SSW1/2W106.00-17NBEFIRST PART FRESH GALES WITH SQUALLS, MID AND LATTER PRTS SQUALLSSHOWERS OF RAINFIRST PART HAZY, MID AND LATTER CLOUDY110000046409
1761-09-19T13:0038.63-16.41354OLD HEAD OF KINGSALEN22:00E272SSW97.00-17NBEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER FRESH AND SQUALLYSHOWERS OF RAINCLOUDY110000046410
1761-09-20T13:0037.13-17.683119.0OLD HEAD OF KINGSALEN21:00E336SWBS109.00-14NE, NNE, N, NEFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH GALESCLOUDY000000046411
1761-09-21T13:0035.72-18.90316.7OLD HEAD OF KINGSALEN24:00E346SWBS90.00-14NEBN, NNW, NEMODERATESHOWERS OF RAINCLOUDY110000046412
1761-09-22T13:0034.83-19.80766.7OLD HEAD OF KINGSALEN25:00E368SW1/2S69.00-14NE, EFIRST AND LATTER PARTS MODERATE, MIDDLE LITTLE WINDS WITH CALMSSHOWERS OF RAINFIRST PART FAIR, MID HAZY, LATTER CLOUDY110000046413
1761-09-23T13:0034.37-20.301216.7OLD HEAD OF KINGSALENNE1/4E384S45:00W37.00-14E, NE, CALM, SEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS LITTLE WINDS, LATTER MODERATEFIRST AND LATTER CLOUDY, MID FAIR000000046414
1761-09-24T13:0033.82-20.902796.7OLD HEAD OF KINGSALENNE1/4E389S31:00W37.00-14SSW, SW, W, WNWMODERATESMALL RAINFIRST PART CLOUDY, MID AND LATTER HAZY010000046415
1761-09-25T13:0032.67-21.403016.7OLD HEAD OF KINGSALEN26:00E421S22:00W74.00-14W, WNW, NWFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS MODERATECLOUDY000000046416
1761-09-26T13:0032.18-22.00322.6OLD HEAD OF KINGSALEN26:00E432SWBS35.00-13NWBN, NNW, NEFIRST PART MODERATE, MID AND LATTER LITTLE WINDS INTERMIXED WITH CALMSCLOUDY000000046417
1761-09-27T13:0032.12-22.402356.7OLD HEAD OF KINGSALEN27:00E434S78:00W21.00-13SBW, SSW, WSWFIRST AND MIDDLE LITTLE WINDS, LATTER MODERATECLOUDY000000046418
1761-09-28T13:0031.83-22.233612.6OLD HEAD OF KINGSALEN26:00E437S16:00E18.00-13WSW, SSW, CALMFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER LITTLE WINDS WITH CALMSCLOUDY000000046419
1761-09-29T13:0031.78-21.813610.0OLD HEAD OF KINGSALENNE1/4E437SEBS24.00-13CALMCALMSCLOUDY000000046420
1761-09-30T13:0031.25-21.913471.0OLD HEAD OF KINGSALEN25:00E448S5:00W33.00-13NNW, CALM, NLIGHT AIRS WITH CALMSCLOUDY000000046421
1761-10-01T13:0030.75-22.313472.6OLD HEAD OF KINGSAILNNE1/4E464SSW32.00-13NNW, NLITTLE WINDS WITH CALMSCLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation46422
1761-10-02T14:0030.30-22.901476.7OLD HEAD OF KINGSAILN26:00E469SWBS32.00-11CALM, ENE, ESE, SSEFIRST PART LITTLE WINDS WITH CALMS, LATTER MODERATESOME RAINCLOUDY0100000a trivial correction was made in this observation46423
1761-10-03T14:0029.92-23.33147OLD HEAD OF KINGSAILNNE1/4E480S44:00W31.00-11SSE, CALM, SSEFIRST PART LITTLE WINDS, MID AND LATTER MODERATE THEN VARIABLECLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation46424
1761-10-04T14:0029.25-23.613046.7OLD HEAD OF KINGSAILN25:00E490SW1/2W29.00-11SSW, CALM, NWFIRST PART LITTLE WINDS WITH CALMS, MID CALM, LATTER MODERATECLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation46425
1761-10-05T14:0028.17-24.28236.7OLD HEAD OF KINGSAILN26:00E517SSW1/2W74.00-11NNW, N, NEBNMODERATECLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation46426
1761-10-06T14:0026.98-25.18696.7OLD HEAD OF KINGSAILNNE1/4E555SWBS84.00-10NEBN, EBNMODERATECLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation46427
1761-10-07T14:0026.15-26.18806.7OLD HEAD OF KINGSAILN27:00E576SW71.00-10EBN, EMODERATECLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation46428
1761-10-08T14:0025.92-26.90696.7OLD HEAD OF KINGSAILN29:00E584SW77.00-10EBNMODERATECLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation46429
1761-10-09T14:0024.88-27.20696.7OLD HEAD OF KINGSAILN28:00E608SBW1/2W63.00-10NE, E, EBNMODERATECLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation46430
1761-10-10T14:0024.00-27.90602.6OLD HEAD OF KINGSAILNNE1/2E629S27:00W62.00-8NE, ENEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER LITTLE WINDSCLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation46431
1761-10-11T14:0023.40-28.33711.0OLD HEAD OF KINGSAILN28:00E640SWBS21.00-8ENE, CALM, EBNLIGHT AIRS INTERMIXED WITH CALMSFAIR0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation46432
1761-10-12T14:0022.90-29.801056.7OLD HEAD OF KINGSAILNNE1/2E661SWBW84.00-8EBN, ENE, ESEFIRST PART LITTLE WINDS, MID AND LATTER MODERATECLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation46433
1761-10-13T14:0022.37-31.651076.7OLD HEAD OF KINGSAILN30:00E682WBS3/4S94.00-6ESEMODERATECLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation46434
1761-10-14T14:0021.77-32.78866.7OLD HEAD OF KINGSAILN32:00E704WSW94.00-4EMODERATECLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation46435
1761-10-15T14:0021.20-35.15646.7OLD HEAD OF KINGSAILNEBN736WBS3/4S85.00-4E, ENEMODERATECLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation46436
1761-10-16T14:0020.47-36.99646.7OLD HEAD OF KINGSAILN35:00E757SWBW1/2W102.00-4ENEMODERATECLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation46437
1761-10-17T15:0019.95-39.2511019.0OLD HEAD OF KINGSAILNE3/4E789S74:00W120.00-3ENE, SE, E, ESEFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY AND LATTER FRESH GALESTHUNDER AND LIGHTNINGSHOWERS OF RAINFIRST PART CLOUDY, LATTER HAZY1100100a trivial correction was made in this observation46438
1761-10-18T15:0018.67-40.821106.7OLD HEAD OF KINGSAILNEBN832SWBW92.00-3ESE, SSW, E, ESEFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART HAZY, MIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation46439
1761-10-19T15:0018.18-42.271106.7OLD HEAD OF KINGSAILN38:00E859S68:00W99.00-3E, ESEMODERATECLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation46440
1761-10-20T15:0017.63-43.571006.7OLD HEAD OF KINGSAILN39:00E874SWBW1/2W70.00-1EBN, EBSMODERATECLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation46441
1761-10-21T15:0016.93-45.61906.7OLD HEAD OF KINGSAILN40:00E906S59:00W82.000EMODERATECLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation46442
1761-10-22T15:0016.15-46.611246.7OLD HEAD OF KINGSAILN41:00E917S59:00W93.000NE, SEBEMODERATETHUNDER AND LIGHTNINGRAINCLOUDY0100100a trivial correction was made in this observation46443
1761-10-23T15:0015.02-48.611266.7OLD HEAD OF KINGSAILN41:00E971SWBW121.002SEBEMODERATECLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation46444
1761-10-24T15:0014.20-50.061266.7OLD HEAD OF KINGSAILN43:00E981SWBW88.002SEBEMODERATECLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation46445
1761-10-25T15:0014.37-51.13586.7OLD HEAD OF KINGSAILN42:00E1002SWBW60.002ENE, NE, NEBEMODERATECLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation46446
1761-10-26T15:0014.00-52.251606.7OLD HEAD OF KINGSAILN47:00E1024WSW57.002NEBE, SEBE, SSEMODERATELIGHTNINGFIRST AND LATTER PARTS CLOUDY, MIDDLE FAIR0000100a trivial correction was made in this observation46447
1761-10-27T16:0013.12-53.461276.7OLD HEAD OF KINGSAILN42:00E1045S34:00W64.003CALM, ENE, EBS, SEBEFIRST PART LITTLE WINDS WITH CALMS, MID AND LATTER MODERATELIGHTNINGSHOWERS OF RAINCLOUDY1100100a trivial correction was made in this observation46448
1761-10-28T16:0013.23-55.451166.7OLD HEAD OF KINGSAILN43:00E1056W1/2N75.003S, SBE, SSE, ESEMODERATE AND SQUALLYLIGHTNINGCLOUDY0000100a trivial correction was made in this observation46449
1761-10-29T16:0012.80-57.271166.7OLD HEAD OF KINGSAILN44:00E1088WBS96.003ESEMODERATELIGHTNINGCLOUDY0000100a trivial correction was made in this observation46450
1761-10-30T16:0012.85-59.00726.7BARBADOSS76:00W10W1/4S89.004EBN, E, ENEMODERATECLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation46451