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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 DECADE cruise from Antigua to Gibraltar started at 1805-06-14 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.748457, 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: 33.829286 * Median Longitude: -38.563571 * South-bound Latitude: 19.300000 * West-bound Longitude: -61.820000 * North-bound Latitude: 40.200000 * East-bound Longitude: -8.520000
Date/Time Start: 1805-06-14T16:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1805-07-14T00:00:00
Event(s):
Decade_18050614_NMM_ADM/L/D27 * Latitude Start: 17.000000 * Longitude Start: -60.500000 * Latitude End: 35.970000 * Longitude End: -5.550000 * Date/Time Start: 1805-06-14T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1805-07-14T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Decade (5th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Antigua - Gibraltar, 1st Observer: John Stuart (Captain), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 38G 914 BM
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 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
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:
566 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 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
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 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1805-06-14T16:0019.30-61.82919.3ISLE OF TORTOLAS69WN6E94.001EPM MODERATE, AM FRESH BREEZESPM FINE000000049321
1805-06-15T16:0022.05-61.671146.7BERMUDAN9WN3E160.001E, ESEPM MODERATE BREEZESPM FINE, AT NOON FINE WEATHER000000049322
1805-06-16T16:0024.38-60.651129.3BERMUDAN17WN21E150.00-1ESEPM FRESH BREEZESPM FINE000000049323
1805-06-17T16:0025.63-59.201346.7BERMUDAN28:10WN45E112.00-1ESE, SEPM MODERATEPM CLOUDY000000049324
1805-06-18T16:0026.82-57.782021.0BERMUDAN40WN48E104.00-1SSE, SSWPM MODERATE, AT NOON LIGHT AIRSPM CLOUDY000000049325
1805-06-19T16:0028.18-57.781766.7BERMUDAN52WN40E100.00-4SEBE, SPM MODERATEPM FINE WEATHER, AM HAZY000010049326
1805-06-20T16:0029.17-55.002426.7CORVON61:56E448N60E119.00-6SSE, SW, WSWPM LIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLE, AT 8 MODERATEAT 8 CLEAR000000049327
1805-06-21T16:0029.75-53.432196.7CORVON61:14E414N67E89.00-6SWPM MODERATEPM CLOUDY000000049328
1805-06-22T15:0030.32-52.1526CORVON61:31E393N56E81.00-8SW, NE, NEBNPM DARK CLOUDY WEATHER000000049329
1805-06-23T15:0031.33-52.48602.6CORVON64:25E387N15:10E64.00-8NEBE, ESE, E, ENEPM LIGHT WINDS, AM LIGHT WINDS AND VARIABLEPM CLEAR000000049330
1805-06-24T16:0032.28-52.782871.0CORVON67:15E382N15W59.00-6ENE, NEBE, WNWPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM LIGHT WINDS INCLINABLE TO CALM, AT NOON LIGHT AIRSPM FINE WEATHER000000049331
1805-06-25T15:0033.93-50.553269.3CORVON69:47E334N48W151.00-12NW, NNWPM LIGHT AIRS, AM FRESH BREEZES, AT 1 SQUALLY WEATHERPM FINE WEATHER, AM CLOUDY000000049332
1805-06-26T15:0035.40-47.732139.3CORVON72:4E279N56E169.00-12NWBN, NW, W, SWPM FRESH BREEZESPM FINE WEATHER000000049333
1805-06-27T15:0036.45-43.982349.3CORVON72:45E52N70E200.00-14WSWPM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, AM FRESH BREEZESAM CLOUDY000000049334
1805-06-28T15:0038.03-39.721849.3CORVON76:15E140N66:30E220.00-19SSWPM FRESH BREEZESPM FINE WEATHER000000049335
1805-06-29T14:0038.97-35.651829.3CORVON78:27E73N74E200.00-21SSWPM FRESH BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZESPM FINE WEATHER, AM CLOUDY000000049336
1805-06-30T14:0039.43-32.981826.7CORVON80:10E31N77E140.00-21SSWPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM MODERATEPM FINE WEATHER, AM HAZY000000049337
1805-07-01T14:0039.97-31.373621.0CORVOS45E7N67E80.00-22SBW, SSW, VARIABLEPM LIGHT AIRSPM FINE WEATHER000000049338
1805-07-02T14:0040.20-29.23226GRACIOSAS38E27N82E90.00-22S, VARIABLE, SBW, WSWPM FINE PLEASANT WEATHER000000049339
1805-07-03T14:0040.13-26.902266.7ROCK OF LISBONS84E271S88E120.00-22SW, WSWPM MODERATE BREEZESPM FINE WEATHER, AT NOON FINE000000049340
1805-07-04T14:0039.50-23.153386.7ROCK OF LISBONS86E212S78E180.00-22WSW, NNW, NPM MODERATE BREEZESPM FINE WEATHER000000049341
1805-07-05T13:0039.23-19.98562.6ROCK OF LISBONS86:37E163S84E140.00-23NBE, NNE, NE, EBNPM MODERATE, AT NOON LIGHT WINDSPM FINE, AT NOON FINE000000049342
1805-07-06T13:0038.93-17.723626.7ROCK OF LISBONS87:57E129S80E110.00-23NE, VARIABLEPM MODERATEPM FINE000000049343
1805-07-07T13:0038.38-15.823622.6ROCK OF LISBONN85:46E99S70E90.00-23ENE, VARIABLEPM LIGHT WINDSPM FINE WEATHER000000049344
1805-07-08T13:0038.00-12.62229.3CAPE ST VINCENTS71:44E62S79:45E120.00-23NNE, NEBN, NEPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY WEATHER, AT NOON FRESH BREEZESPM CLOUDY000000049345
1805-07-09T13:0038.27-9.7719.3CAPE ST VINCENTN79E10N84:22E140.00-22NEBN, NNEPM FRESH BREEZES, AT NOON FRESH BREEZES000000049346
1805-07-10T00:003621.01AT SINGLE ANCHORNBE, VARIABLEPM FRESH BREEZES, AM LIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLEPM HAZY WEATHER000000049347
1805-07-11T00:002932.6CAPE ESPICHELLESE4VARIABLE, WNWPM LIGHT WINDSPM HAZY000000049348
1805-07-12T13:0036.57-9.353621.0CAPE ST VINCENTN36E12S5:14E105.00-21WBN, NW, VARIABLEPM LIGHT WINDS, AM LIGHT AIRSPM HAZY000000049349
1805-07-13T13:0036.62-8.522721.0CADIZS86E35N84E43.00-21NBE, VARIABLE, WNWPM LIGHT AIRSPM CLOUDY000000049350
1805-07-14T00:0036.28259CAPE TRAFALGARSEBE6W, WBN, WBSPM FINE PLEASANT WEATHER000000049351