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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 CUMBERLAND cruise from Madras to Bombay started at 1759-10-17 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.747997, 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: 7.590278 * Median Longitude: 79.587778 * South-bound Latitude: 4.780000 * West-bound Longitude: 75.480000 * North-bound Latitude: 12.780000 * East-bound Longitude: 81.900000
Date/Time Start: 1759-10-17T07:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1759-12-18T00:00:00
Event(s):
Cumberland_17591017_NMM_ADM/L/C257 * Latitude Start: 12.100000 * Longitude Start: 80.500000 * Latitude End: 18.500000 * Longitude End: 72.820000 * Date/Time Start: 1759-10-17T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1759-12-18T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Cumberland (3rd Rate Frigate), Voyage: Madras - Bombay, 1st Observer: Robert Kirk (Captain), 2nd Observer: Henry Lewis (1st Officer/Master), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 66G 1400BM
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
--1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances)
10 CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
11 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
12 CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
13 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.
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 CommentComment
30 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
1094 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)

-
(1 If position is considered t...)
10 
Course
(Course of the ship during the...)
11 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
12 
Comment
(Other remarks, that were not ...)
13 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
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 
Comment
30 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1759-10-17T07:0012.7880.35456.7FORT ST GEORGENNW1/2W70ENE, NEMODERATECLOUDY000000047290
1759-10-18T07:0012.0880.533616.7FORT ST GEORGEN13:00W22S15:00E55.000EBN, E, EBS, CALMMODERATESOME RAINCLOUDY010000047291
1759-10-19T07:0011.0780.763386.7FORT ST GEORGEN13:00W43S15:00E55.000NE, ENE-NNWMODERATECLOUDY000000047292
1759-10-20T07:0010.8581.03362FORT ST GEORGEN18:00W49S14:00E20.000VARIABLESSTRONGFAIR000000047293
1759-10-21T07:0010.0881.262480.0FORT ST GEORGEN18:00W64S17:00E17.000WSW, SW, WSWSSTRONGCALMS AT TIMEFAIR000000047294
1759-10-22T07:009.2081.613620.0FORT ST GEORGEN19:00W85S22:00E55.000VARIABLESCALMS AT TIMEFAIR000000047295
1759-10-23T07:007.6081.903622.6FRIARS HOOD CELONEWSW80VARIABLESLITTLE WINDS AND SQUALLY000000047296
1759-10-24T07:006.4281.802482.6CELONE, E-PARTNNW110SSE-WSWLITTLE WINDS AND SQUALLY AT TIMES000000047297
1759-10-25T07:005.9381.7329319.0CELONE, E-PARTNWBW110WSW, W, WNWFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000047298
1759-10-26T07:005.7381.6729319.0ELIPHANT ON CELONEN18:00W10S18:00E31.000WSW, WNWFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000047299
1759-10-27T07:005.1781.63281ELIPHANT ON CELONEN60:00W21S3:00E30.000W, WBS, WBNSQUALLYHARD RAIN010000047300
1759-10-28T07:005.9581.87259ELIPHANT ON CELONEN19:00W33N29:00E15.000WBSSQUALLYHARD RAIN010000047301
1759-10-29T07:004.7881.87214ELIPHANT ON CELONEN13:00W33S30.000SWBSSQUALLY000000047302
1759-10-30T07:005.1781.52236ELIPHANT ON CELONEN24N43:00W32.000WSW-SWBWSSQUALLYCLOUDY000000047303
1759-10-31T07:005.8381.5724819.0ELIPHANT ON CELONEN7:00W11N6:00E35.000SWBS-WSWN20FRESH GALESCLOUDY000000047304
1759-11-01T07:005.1081.122486.7ELIPHANT ON CELONES29:00E17N20:00W81.000WBS, WSWFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MID AND LATTER MODERATECLOUDY000000047305
1759-11-02T07:005.6080.881696.7ELIPHANT ON CELONES27:00E28N31:00W85.000WNW, CALM, SBEN23FIRST PART FRESH GALES, MID AND LATTER MODERATECLOUDY000000047306
1759-11-03T07:005.6180.70315ELIPHANT ON CELONES32:00E29S15:00W11.000NNW, WSW, NWS4FAIR WEATHERSMOOTH WATER000000047307
1759-11-04T07:005.9080.17270ELIPHANT ON CELONES58:00E32W32.000NWBN-WS23FAIR WEATHER000000047308
1759-11-05T07:006.1080.03248EXTENT OF LAND ON CELONENW -NWBN80SSW-WSWFAIR WEATHER000000047309
1759-11-06T07:005.8879.90270SOUTHERNMOST PART OF CELONEWBN - N60SWBS, SW-WS50FAIR WEATHER000000047310
1759-11-07T07:005.7079.7728119.0EXTENT OF LAND ON CELONENWBN - WBN110SWBW, W, WBNFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000047311
1759-11-08T07:005.6079.633046.7EXTENT OF LAND ON CELONEN - NW90W, WNW, NWBWMODERATEFAIR000000047312
1759-11-09T07:005.5379.503156.7EXTENT OF LAND ON CELONENEBE - N72:00W100W, NNW, NWNMODERATEFAIR000000047313
1759-11-10T07:005.8379.363046.7THE FRAY COCK CELONENE90W, WNW, NWBWMODERATEFAIR000000047314
1759-11-11T07:006.4779.1711ADAMS PECK ON CELONEN75:00E33S15:00W66.000NWBW-NBEVARIABLEVARIABLE0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation47315
1759-11-12T07:006.7078.523496.7ADAMS PECK ON CELONEN72:00E17S72:00W36.000N, NNE, NBWS15MODERATECLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation47316
1759-11-13T07:007.3577.203036.7ADAMS PECK ON CELONES67:00E21N67:00W63.00-1N, NW, NWBWMODERATECLOUDY000000047317
1759-11-14T07:008.0276.842806.7ADAMS PECK ON CELONES50:00E33N28:00W46.00-1NWBN, W, WBNN22MODERATECLOUDY000000047318
1759-11-15T07:008.1576.592356.7ADAMS PECK ON CELONES52:00E39N19:00W16.00-1WBS, WSW, SWBWMODERATECLOUDY000000047319
1759-11-16T07:007.1876.572136.7ADAMS PECK ON CELONES62:00E35S31:00W28.00-1WSW, SW, SWBSENE4MODERATECLOUDY000000047320
1759-11-17T07:006.9776.19362ADAMS PECK ON CELONES62:00E44S58:00W28.00-1VARIABLEVARIABLE0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation47321
1759-11-18T00:007.78362EXTENT OF LANDNW - WNW13VARIABLEVARIABLE000000047322
1759-11-19T00:007.98681.0CAPE COMMORINEEBN1/2N4ENE, N, ENELIGHT AIRSCLOUDY000000047323
1759-11-20T00:008.222256.7EXTENT OF LANDEBS1/2S - NBW1/3WBS, CALM, SWMODERATECLOUDY000000047324
1759-11-21T00:008.383606.7ENGLISH FACTORY, NAME UNKNOWNN1/2W5WBS, W-NMODERATECLOUDY000000047325
1759-11-22T00:008.571012.6ANJANGO AN ENGLISH FACTORYN7WBS, SWBS, EBSLITTLE WINDSCLOUDY000000047326
1759-11-23T00:009.573622.6EXTENT OF LANDNNE - ESE4VARIABLELITTLE WINDSCLOUDY000000047327
1759-11-24T00:0010.63682.6EXTENT OF LANDSEBE - N72:00E4WNW, NW, ENELITTLE WINDSCLOUDY000000047328
1759-11-25T00:0011.331012.6CALLICUTT AN ENGLISH FACTORYEBS5E, WNW, EBSLITTLE WINDSCLOUDY000000047329
1759-11-26T00:0011.53452.6TILLICHERRIE ENGLISH FACTORYEBN6SW, W, ENE, NELITTLE WINDSCLOUDY000000047330
1759-11-27T07:0011.7375.482022.6TILLICHERRIE FLAG STAFFNEBN1/2E41COASTING ANCHOR-1SSWLITTLE WINDSCLOUDY000000047331
1759-11-28T07:0011.7375.482.6TILLICHERRIE FLAG STAFFNEBN1/2E41-1LAND AND SEA BREEZESLITTLE WINDSCLOUDY000000047332
1759-11-29T07:0011.7375.482.6TILLICHERRIE FLAG STAFFNEBN1/2E41-1LAND AND SEA BREEZESLITTLE WINDSCLOUDY000000047333
1759-11-30T07:0011.7375.482.6TILLICHERRIE FLAG STAFFNEBN1/2E41-1LAND AND SEA BREEZESLITTLE WINDSCLOUDY000000047334
1759-12-01T00:0011.67796.7MOUNT DELLANWBN4EBS-EBNMODERATEFAIR000000047335
1759-12-02T00:0011.93796.7MOUNT DELLAEBS4SWBW, SW, NNE, EBNMODERATEFAIR000000047336
1759-12-03T00:0012.50456.7EXTENT OF LANDNNE - SEBE5NNW, NEBN, E, NEBE, NEMODERATEFAIR000000047337
1759-12-04T00:0013.23116.7BANNISTER HILLNE4WNW, ENE, NBEMODERATEFAIR000000047338
1759-12-05T00:0013.882936.7PIGEON ISLANDNBE3NWBW, WNWMODERATEFAIR000000047339
1759-12-06T00:0014.50686.7EXTENT OF LANDSBE - NBW5NWBW, WNW-ENEMODERATEFAIR000000047340
1759-12-07T00:0014.752936.7CARWARRENE5WNW, W, ENE, WNWMODERATEFAIR000000047341
1759-12-08T00:0015.233626.7ST GEARGEENE4VARIABLEMODERATEFAIR000000047342
1759-12-09T00:0015.853626.7VANGALOR ROCKSENE4VARIABLEMODERATEFAIR000000047343
1759-12-10T00:0016.403606.7EXTENT OF LANDNEBN - SEBS6SSE, S, NMODERATEFAIR000000047344
1759-12-11T00:0016.93456.7ANTY GARIANBE5WBN, NNE, NEMODERATEFAIR000000047345
1759-12-12T00:0017.383621.0EXTENT OF LANDNBE - SEBE7VARIABLELIGHT AIRS AND CALMS AT TIMES000000047346
1759-12-13T00:0017.783622.6EXTENT OF LANDNNE - SE7VARIABLELITTLE WINDSFAIR000000047347
1759-12-14T00:0018.13236.7EXTENT OF LANDNEBN - EBS9NNW, N, NNEMODERATEFAIR000000047348
1759-12-15T00:0018.43686.7ROJAPOOREEBS1/2S7NNW, N, ENEMODERATEFAIR000000047349
1759-12-16T00:0018.72456.7CANNARY ISLANDEBS3NWBN, NWBW-NEMODERATEFAIR000000047350
1759-12-17T00:0018.882816.7OLD WOMANS ISLANDN1/2E11NNW, N, WBNMODERATEFAIR000000047351
1759-12-18T00:0019.006.7WARPING IN SHORELAND AND SEA BREEZESMODERATEFAIR000000047352