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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 CURACAO cruise from El Mina to Parimaribo started at 1840-06-02 [dataset]. Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut, De Bilt, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.748011, 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: 1.162857 * Median Longitude: -28.770952 * South-bound Latitude: -0.330000 * West-bound Longitude: -54.570000 * North-bound Latitude: 6.020000 * East-bound Longitude: -6.480000
Date/Time Start: 1840-06-05T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1840-06-26T16:00:00
Event(s):
Curacao_18400602_1+_REIS_22 * Latitude Start: 4.900000 * Longitude Start: -1.350000 * Latitude End: 5.950000 * Longitude End: -55.190000 * Date/Time Start: 1840-06-05T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1840-06-26T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Curacao (Steampowered Wa), Voyage: El Mina - Parimaribo, Company: MAR, Other ship information: BUILt AS ''CALPE'' IN 1826 IN DOVER, UK. SCRAPPED IN 1850. LENGTH 130FT 6IN, BEAM 26FT 9IN, DEPTH 13FT 6IN, DISPLACEMENT 438T. THREE MASTS, BARQUE RIG. SIDE LEVER PROPULSION OF 100HP. 1 STUK VAN 48 POND, UITGEBOORD TOT 60 POND, 2 METALEN STUKKEN VAN 6 PON
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
Pressure, atmosphericPPPPhPaNo temperature correction was applied. The following factors have been used for the conversion to hPa: 2.54 cm in an inch; 13.596 specific gravity of mercury; 980.65 cm/s gravity at 45° latitude
Temperature, airTTT°C
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.
Sensor readingReadingarbitrary unitsReading of the (outside) air thermometer
10 Sensor readingReadingarbitrary unitsReading of the air pressure
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 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
14 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
15 FogFog1 If fog was reported
16 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
17 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
18 HailHail1 If hail was reported
19 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
20 CommentComment
21 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...)

PPPP [hPa]
(No temperature correction was...)

TTT [°C]

Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)

Reading [arbitrary units]
(Reading of the (outside) air ...)
10 
Reading [arbitrary units]
(Reading of the air pressure)
11 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
12 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
13 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
14 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
15 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
16 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
17 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
18 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
19 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
20 
Comment
21 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1840-06-05T12:001.20-6.481374.6984.925.0-2177.002901.00ZZOBRAMZEILSKOELTE0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation47857
1840-06-06T13:000.58-8.781384.6987.825.0-2077.002902.00ZZOBRAMZEILSKOELTE000000047858
1840-06-07T13:000.45-10.671380.6987.824.4-2076.002902.00ZZOZEER FLAUW000000047859
1840-06-08T13:000.15-11.951150.6987.823.3-2074.002902.00ZOZEER FLAUW000000047860
1840-06-08T13:00-0.15-14.671280.6987.824.4-1876.002902.00ZO T ZZEER FLAUW000000047861
1840-06-10T13:00-0.20-17.171280.6987.824.4-1876.002902.00ZO T ZZEER FLAUW000000047862
1840-06-11T13:00-0.25-19.121191.0987.823.3-1674.002902.00ZOFLAUWE KOELTE000000047863
1840-06-12T13:00-0.28-21.05744.6987.822.8-1673.002902.00OBRAMZEILSKOELTE000000047864
1840-06-13T14:00-0.33-22.98990.6987.823.3-1474.002902.00OZOZEER FLAUW000000047865
1840-06-14T14:00-0.28-24.951100.6987.823.9-1475.002902.00ZO T OZEER FLAUW000000047866
1840-06-15T14:00-0.20-27.2376984.924.4-1476.002901.00OONGESTADIG000000047867
1840-06-16T14:000.03-29.4390987.825.0-1177.002902.00OTZONGESTADIG000000047868
1840-06-17T14:000.57-32.37102987.825.0-1177.002902.00OZOONGESTADIG000000047869
1840-06-18T14:000.60-34.7293987.825.6-878.002902.00OTZAFNEMEND000000047870
1840-06-19T15:001.05-38.10854.9987.826.1-579.002902.00OHARDE BRAMZEILSKOELTE000000047871
1840-06-20T15:001.70-41.02744.6987.826.1-579.002902.00OTNONG. BRAMZEILSKOELTE000000047872
1840-06-21T15:002.05-43.85996.7987.826.7-280.002902.00OTZMARSZEILSKOELTE000000047873
1840-06-22T15:002.98-45.951104.6987.827.2-381.002902.00OZOONG. BRAMZEILSKOELTE000000047874
1840-06-23T15:003.93-48.251136.7987.826.7080.002902.00OZOMARSZEILSKOELTE000000047875
1840-06-24T15:004.80-50.881350.0987.827.2081.002902.00ZOSTIL000000047876
1840-06-26T16:006.02-54.572051.0987.826.1279.002902.00ZZWFLAUWE KOELTE000000047877