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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 Torbay to Bombay started at 1811-02-17 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.747998, 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: -5.810727 * Median Longitude: 7.197636 * South-bound Latitude: -37.370000 * West-bound Longitude: -31.330000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.300000 * East-bound Longitude: 69.930000
Date/Time Start: 1811-02-17T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1811-06-08T07:00:00
Event(s):
Cumberland_18110217_NMM_DUD/2 * Latitude Start: 50.437000 * Longitude Start: -3.528000 * Latitude End: 18.500000 * Longitude End: 72.820000 * Date/Time Start: 1811-02-17T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1811-06-08T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Cumberland, Voyage: Torbay - Bombay, Via False Bay, 1st Observer: Thomas Wilkinson (Captain), 2nd Observer: Joseph Dudman (1st Officer/Master), Company: EIC, Other ship information: 1260BM
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
Temperature, airTTT°C
CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
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.
10 Sensor readingReadingarbitrary unitsReading of the (outside) air thermometer
11 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.
12 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
13 Present weatherwwWeather description
14 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
15 State of the sea descriptionState sea 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 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
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ID
1811-02-17T12:0049.30-6.2015510.0-2650.00NNW, E, ESE, SSE, SFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE BREEZE, LATTER SQUALLY AND BLOWING FRESHWEATHER UNSETTLED000000047353
1811-02-18T13:0048.83-8.201646.710.6S59W79.00-2751.00SBWFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, LATTER MORE MODERATEHAZY WEATHER000000047354
1811-02-19T13:0047.67-9.62186.711.7S42W86.00-2753.00SSW, ENE, NEBE, EBN, NEFIRST AND MIDDLE MODERATE BREEZE, LATTER PLEASANT BREEZELATTER FINE WEATHERRAIN IN THE NIGHT010000047355
1811-02-20T13:0045.92-10.503016.711.7S32W77.00-2553.00NW, NWBNMODERATE BREEZESFAIR WEATHER000000047356
1811-02-21T13:0045.65-10.6726812.312.8S17W14.00-2555.00WNWFIRST PART MODERATE, LATTER BLOWING FRESH WITH SQUALLSHAZY000000047357
1811-02-22T13:0044.03-11.1331322.613.3S32W67.00-2556.00NWBW, NNWSTRONG GALESHIGH SEA000000047358
1811-02-23T13:0042.67-11.8329026.814.4S39W75.00-2558.00NWBLOWING HARD WITH SQUALLSRAIN AT TIMESHIGH SEA010000047359
1811-02-24T13:0040.80-11.4524712.314.4S14E79.00-2358.00WBLOWING FRESH THROUGHOUTCLOUDY UNSETTLED WEATHER000000047360
1811-02-25T13:0038.98-11.532706.715.0S23W94.00-2359.00NW, WNWMODERATE BREEZEGREAT SWELL000000047361
1811-02-26T13:0038.50-12.282472.616.7S43W26.00-2362.00WLIGHT BREEZEFAIR WEATHER THROUGHOUT000000047362
1811-02-27T13:0037.60-10.932471.016.7S44E42.00-2362.00WFIRST PART MODERATE BREEZES, LATTER LIGHT AIRSCLOUDY THROUGHOUT000000047363
1811-02-28T13:0037.53-11.352021.016.7N65W6.00-2362.00SWLIGHT AIRS AND CALMSFINE WEATHER000000047364
1811-03-01T13:0036.88-13.151.016.7S19W41.00-2262.00LIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLE AND CALMTHROUGHOUT FAIR WEATHER000000047365
1811-03-02T13:0034.13-13.40579.316.1S45W153.00-2261.00WSW, ENE, EBNFRESH BREEZECLOUDY000000047366
1811-03-03T13:0032.83-15.53682.618.3S56W121.00-2265.00S, EFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS PLEASANT BREEZE, LATTER LIGHT BAFFLING WINDS000000047367
1811-03-04T13:0032.62-16.40682.621.1-2270.00EA LIGHT BREEZEFINE WEATHER000000047368
1811-03-05T13:0031.90-17.652052.621.1-2070.00WBN, SWA LIGHT BREEZE THROUGHOUT000000047369
1811-03-06T13:0031.18-18.716.720.0S38W82.00-2068.00A PLEASANT BREEZEFAIR WEATHER THROUGHOUT000000047370
1811-03-07T13:0028.12-19.77489.320.0S20W168.00-2068.00ENEFRESH BREEZES THROUGHOUTHAZY WEATHER000000047371
1811-03-08T13:0025.05-21.25389.320.0S36W178.00-1868.00NEBEFRESH BREEZESHAZY WEATHER000000047372
1811-03-09T14:0021.93-23.385316.320.0S37W193.00-1568.00ENEA STRONG TRADEHAZY WEATHER000000047373
1811-03-10T14:0019.50-25.331096.721.1S39W181.00-1570.00SEBEPLEASANT BREEZEFAIR WEATHER THROUGHOUT000000047374
1811-03-11T14:0016.58-27.105412.322.2S24W162.00-1472.00ENEFRESH TRADEFAIR WEATHER THROUGHOUT000000047375
1811-03-12T14:0014.03-26.12656.724.4S35E119.00-1476.00E, EBNA PLEASANT BREEZEFAIR WEATHER THROUGHOUT000000047376
1811-03-13T14:0012.03-24.37439.324.4S18E117.00-1376.00NEBEMODERATE TRADEFAIR WEATHER000000047377
1811-03-14T14:0010.13-22.50309.325.6S38E109.00-1578.00NEBE, NEA PLEASANT TRADEFAIR WEATHER000000047378
1811-03-15T13:008.35-21.873566.726.1S37E107.00-1579.00NBEA MODERATE BREEZEFAIR WEATHER THROUGHOUT000000047379
1811-03-16T13:006.50-21.05426.730.6S25E103.00-1487.00NEBEA MODERATE BREEZEFAIR WEATHER THROUGHOUT000000047380
1811-03-17T13:005.67-20.95872.628.3S21E70.00-1483.00EBSA LIGHT BREEZEFAIR WEATHER000000047381
1811-03-18T13:004.90-20.78652.628.9S40.00-1484.00EBNLIGHT VARIABLE WINDS THROUGHOUT000000047382
1811-03-19T13:003.78-20.70652.628.9S30E57.00-1484.00EBNLIGHT VARIABLE WINDSRAIN IN THE FIRST PART010000047383
1811-03-20T13:003.33-21.501446.728.3S40W55.00-1483.00ESE, SSELATTER MODERATE BREEZECHIEFLY FAIR WEATHER000000047384
1811-03-21T14:002.45-22.571356.728.3S26W102.00-1183.00SEBSA MODERATE BREEZEMOSTLY FAIR WEATHER000000047385
1811-03-22T14:001.55-23.321242.628.3S16W63.00-1183.00SELIGHT BREEZEFAIR WEATHER THROUGHOUT000000047386
1811-03-23T14:000.50-24.321242.628.3S21W73.00-1183.00SELIGHT BREEZEFAIR WEATHER000000047387
1811-03-24T14:00-0.77-25.551246.727.2S26W92.00-1181.00SEA MODERATE BREEZEFAIR WEATHER THROUGHOUT000000047388
1811-03-25T14:00-2.43-26.731246.727.2S40W99.00-1181.00SEA MODERATE BREEZECHIEFLY FAIR WEATHER000000047389
1811-03-26T14:00-4.18-27.9812827.2S59W100.00-781.00SEMIDDLE AND LATTER SQUALLYFIRST PART FAIRMIDDLE AND LATTER RAIN010000047390
1811-03-27T14:00-5.25-29.621516.726.7S55W82.00-780.00SSEA MODERATE BREEZEFAIR WEATHER THROUGHOUT000000047391
1811-03-28T14:00-6.77-30.521176.728.3S38W77.00-783.00SEBEA MODERATE BREEZE THROUGHOUTFAIR WEATHER000000047392
1811-03-29T14:00-8.40-30.87736.728.3S2W77.00-683.00SEBS, SE, EBNA MODERATE BREEZECHIEFLY FAIR WEATHER000000047393
1811-03-30T14:00-10.20-31.08846.727.8S2E98.00-682.00EA PLEASANT BREEZECHIEFLY FAIR WEATHER000000047394
1811-03-31T14:00-12.33-31.251076.727.8S25W98.00-682.00ESEA MODERATE BREEZEFAIR WEATHER THROUGHOUT000000047395
1811-04-01T14:00-14.23-31.331086.727.8S8E104.00-582.00ESEA PLEASANT BREEZEFAIR WEATHER THROUGHOUT000000047396
1811-04-02T14:00-15.83-30.98966.727.8S15E95.00-582.00EBSA PLEASANT BREEZECHIEFLY FAIR WEATHER000000047397
1811-04-03T14:00-17.57-30.35646.727.2S23E115.00-481.00EBN, ENEMODERATE BREEZESMOSTLY FAIR WEATHER000000047398
1811-04-04T14:00-20.40-29.808612.326.7S12E136.00-480.00EA FRESH TRADE AND SQUALLY WEATHER000000047399
1811-04-05T14:00-23.08-28.83876.726.1S23E140.00-379.00EA PLEASANT BREEZECHIEFLY FAIR WEATHER000000047400
1811-04-06T14:00-25.17-27.223546.726.1S40E134.00-679.00EBS, NA PLEASANT BREEZEFINE WEATHER THROUGHOUT000000047401
1811-04-07T14:00-26.67-24.33179.325.6S59E156.00-678.00NNEA FRESH BREEZEFINE WEATHER THROUGHOUT000000047402
1811-04-08T13:00-27.47-22.4034023.3S55E114.00-974.00NBWFIRST PART PLEASANT BREEZE, MIDDLE AND LATTER SQUALLYMIDDLE AND LATTER RAIN010000047403
1811-04-09T13:00-27.62-22.001389.323.3S14W22.00-874.00SBE, SEBSFRESH BREEZE THROUGHOUT WITH HARD SQUALLSRAIN IN THE FIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS010000047404
1811-04-10T14:00-28.03-22.501161.022.2S49W18.00-872.00SEBELIGHT AIRS AND CALMS THROUGHOUT000000047405
1811-04-11T13:00-28.42-21.301.021.7S56E71.00-871.00FIRST PART LIGHT AIRS AND CALMS, INCREASING LATTERLY000000047406
1811-04-12T13:00-29.63-18.251836.721.7S56E167.00-871.00N, VARIABLE, SW, SBWPLEASANT BREEZE FOR THE MOST PART WITH SQUALLSRAIN IN THE MIDDLE PART010000047407
1811-04-13T13:00-29.88-16.601249.321.1S5W84.00-1170.00S, SEBS, SEBE, SEFRESH BREEZE WITH SQUALLS AT TIMESLARGE SWELL FROM THE SOUTHWARD000000047408
1811-04-14T13:00-30.65-17.101139.321.1S13W47.00-1170.00SEBEFRESH BREEZEGREAT SWELL FROM THE SOUTHWARDCLOUDY WEATHER THROUGHOUT000000047409
1811-04-15T13:00-32.30-16.27579.320.6S46E67.00-1169.00EBS, ENEFRESH BREEZES THROUGHOUT WITH FREQUENT SQUALLS000000047410
1811-04-16T13:00-32.88-14.0735120.6S80E115.00-969.00NFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS SQUALLYLATTER FAIRFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS RAIN010000047411
1811-04-17T13:00-33.05-10.403029.320.0S76E171.00-1368.00NWFRESH BREEZE THROUGHOUT WITH SQUALLSRAIN AT TIMES010000047412
1811-04-18T12:00-33.83-6.832329.318.3S81E196.00-1665.00W, WSWFRESH BREEZE THROUGHOUT WITH SQUALLSRAIN AT TIMES010000047413
1811-04-19T12:00-34.12-3.331646.717.2S81E104.00-1663.00VARIABLE, SMODERATE BREEZECLOUDY000000047414
1811-04-20T12:00-34.35-1.032066.7S71E133.00-19SSW, SWA PLEASANT BREEZEFAIR WEATHER THROUGHOUT000000047415
1811-04-21T12:00-34.701.3336212.315.6S65E95.00-1960.00NNW, VARIABLEFIRST PART VARIABLE WITH SQUALLS, INCREASING IN THE MIDDLE TO STRONG BREEZEFIRST PART RAINMIDDLE CLOUDY010000047416
1811-04-22T12:00-35.232.633171.015.0S65E50.00-2159.00SSW, NNWFIRST AND LATTER PART LIGHT AIRS, MIDDLE CALMLARGE SWELL FROM THE SOUTHWARD000000047417
1811-04-23T12:00-34.776.9735012.315.0S88E197.00-2159.00N, NBESTRONG BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000047418
1811-04-24T11:00-35.009.423628.715.0S88E103.00-2459.00NBW, VARIABLEFIRST PART FRESH BREEZE, DECREASING IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTSFAIR WEATHER THROUGHOUT000000047419
1811-04-25T11:00-35.3012.272919.315.0S88E99.00-2459.00VARIABLE, NWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS LIGHT AIRS AND CALMS, LATTER FRESH BREEZESLATTER HAZY WEATHER000000047420
1811-04-26T11:00-34.8314.832899.315.0S88E92.00-2659.00NWBW, W, NE, NWFIRST AND LATTER FRESH BREEZES, MIDDLE LIGHT AIRSMOSTLY FAIR WEATHER000000047421
1811-04-27T11:00-34.3018.05519.315.0N48E111.00-2859.00NW, EBNFRESH BREEZES THROUGHOUTCLOUDY WEATHER000000047422
1811-04-30T11:00-35.9220.402656.714.4-2858.00WNWPLEASANT BREEZEMOSTLY FAIR WEATHER000000047423
1811-05-01T11:00-36.5320.352530.015.0S65E88.00-2859.00WBNFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE BREEZE, LATTER CALMHEAVY SWELL FROM THE SOUTHWARD000000047424
1811-05-02T10:00-37.2323.681966.715.0S39E60.00-2959.00SWFIRST PART LIGHT VARIABLE AIRS, INCREASING IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS TO A PLEASANT BREEZE000000047425
1811-05-03T10:00-37.3726.202526.714.4S74E124.00-2958.00SWBW, WBNA PLEASANT BREEZEFAIR WEATHER000000047426
1811-05-04T10:00-37.0229.682866.714.4E1N149.00-2958.00WNW, NWA PLEASANT BREEZEFAIR WEATHER000000047427
1811-05-05T10:00-36.6232.672866.713.9E1N148.00-2957.00WNW, NWA PLEASANT BREEZEFINE WEATHER000000047428
1811-05-06T10:00-36.8235.362866.713.9S85E136.00-2957.00NWA MODERATE BREEZEMOSTLY CLOUDY WEATHER000000047429
1811-05-07T09:00-36.8338.062649.313.9S84E118.00-2957.00W, WNWLATTER FRESH BREEZELATTER FAIR WEATHERFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS RAIN010000047430
1811-05-08T09:00-36.2340.751969.313.9S83E98.00-2957.00WBS, SWFRESH BREEZE WITH SQUALLSRAIN AT TIMES010000047431
1811-05-09T09:00-36.8544.133109.313.9S72E127.00-2857.00SSW, NNWFRESH BREEZES WITH FREQUENT HARD SQUALLSHIGH SEA000000047432
1811-05-10T09:00-35.4347.502669.314.4E23N157.00-2758.00NW, WNWFIRST PART HARD SQUALLS, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH BREEZEFAIR WEATHER000000047433
1811-05-11T09:00-34.4350.9334415.0N57E115.00-2759.00N, NBEFIRST PART MODERATE BREEZE, MIDDLE AND LATTER VARIABLE AND SQUALLY000000047434
1811-05-12T09:00-34.0851.283626.717.2N58E65.00-2763.00VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZECLOUDY WEATHER THROUGHOUT000000047435
1811-05-13T09:00-32.8352.282216.718.3N21E84.00-2765.00VARIABLE, WSWA MODERATE BREEZECLOUDY WEATHER000000047436
1811-05-14T09:00-30.3551.43789.318.9N23W137.00-2366.00S, SE, ESE, EBSA FRESH BREEZEFAIR WEATHER THROUGHOUT000000047437
1811-05-15T08:00-30.2553.12136.719.4N67E84.00-2167.00NE, NEBNMODERATE BREEZEMOSTLY FAIR WEATHER000000047438
1811-05-16T08:00-29.1054.001826.720.0N46E88.00-2168.00NEBE, SSWMODERATE BREEZECLOUDY WEATHER000000047439
1811-05-17T08:00-27.3253.971856.721.1N2E118.00-1870.00SSWA PLEASANT BREEZEFAIR WEATHER000000047440
1811-05-18T08:00-24.5353.801176.722.8N123.00-1873.00SBW, SEMODERATE BREEZE WITH SQUALLSRAIN AT TIMES010000047441
1811-05-19T08:00-23.2053.63832.623.3N14W88.00-1874.00EBN, EBSLIGHT WINDS WITH SQUALLSRAIN AT TIMES010000047442
1811-05-20T08:00-22.0853.30752.624.4N10W68.00-1576.00NEBN, ENE, ELIGHT WINDS THROUGHOUTMOSTLY CLOUDY WEATHER000000047443
1811-05-21T08:00-20.3252.93756.725.0N2W89.00-1577.00EBS, SSE, EMODERATE BREEZEFAIR WEATHER THROUGHOUT000000047444
1811-05-22T08:00-18.3052.673626.725.6N3E120.00-1578.00E, VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZEHAZY WEATHER THROUGHOUT000000047445
1811-05-23T09:00-15.9851.20876.726.1N2E105.00-1479.00EBSA MODERATE BREEZEPLEASANT WEATHER THROUGHOUT000000047446
1811-05-24T09:00-14.3050.921446.726.7N21W94.00-1480.00ESE, SE, SSEA PLEASANT BREEZE THROUGHOUTSULTRY WEATHER000000047447
1811-05-25T09:00-12.1550.001236.727.2N27W117.00-1281.00SEA PLEASANT BREEZEFAIR WEATHER000000047448
1811-05-26T09:00-8.5049.771466.728.3N172.00-1283.00SSEA PLEASANT BREEZEFAIR WEATHER THROUGHOUT000000047449
1811-05-27T09:00-5.4249.381819.327.8N11E178.00-1082.00SSE, SBWFRESH BREEZECLOUDY WEATHER000000047450
1811-05-28T09:00-2.9251.031486.728.3N35E154.00-1083.00SE, S, SSEMODERATE BREEZE WITH SQUALLSRAIN AT TIMES010000047451
1811-05-29T09:00-1.2552.421492.628.3N41E94.00-983.00SE, SSELIGHT VARIABLE BREEZE THROUGHOUT000000047452
1811-05-30T08:00-0.1053.451962.628.3N40E69.00-783.00SSWLIGHT BREEZESULTRY WEATHER000000047453
1811-05-31T08:000.9754.882182.928.9N38E91.00-784.00SSW, SWLIGHT BREEZE, INCREASING LATTERLY000000047454
1811-06-01T08:002.7556.932196.728.9N39E140.00-684.00SWA MODERATE BREEZE THROUGHOUT WITH SQUALLSRAIN AT TIMES010000047455
1811-06-02T08:004.7358.972219.328.3N39E166.00-483.00VARIABLE, SWFRESH BREEZE WITH HARD SQUALLSRAIN AT TIMES010000047456
1811-06-03T08:007.2760.972219.328.9N40E200.00-484.00SWFRESH BREEZEHAZY WEATHER000000047457
1811-06-04T08:0010.0761.9224412.328.9N39E203.00-484.00WSWSTRONG BREEZEHAZY WEATHER THROUGHOUT000000047458
1811-06-05T08:0012.7763.8324619.029.4N35E197.00-285.00WSWA FRESH GALE THROUGHOUTHIGH SEA000000047459
1811-06-06T08:0014.9366.2824619.029.4N30E170.00-285.00WSWA FRESH GALE THROUGHOUTHAZY WEATHER000000047460
1811-06-07T07:0017.2368.172586.728.9N42E162.00-184.00WBSFIRST PART SQUALLY, MIDDLE AND LATTER A PLEASANT BREEZEMIDDLE AND LATTER FAIR WEATHERFIRST PART RAIN010000047461
1811-06-08T07:0018.5869.93224N45E114.00-1SWFAIR WEATHER000000047462