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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 Bermuda to Spithead started at 1807-02-09 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.748463, 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: 44.010270 * Median Longitude: -28.984595 * South-bound Latitude: 32.870000 * West-bound Longitude: -61.670000 * North-bound Latitude: 50.750000 * East-bound Longitude: -7.230000
Date/Time Start: 1807-02-09T16:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1807-03-17T12:00:00
Event(s):
Decade_18070209_NMM_ADM/L/D27 * Latitude Start: 32.180000 * Longitude Start: -63.300000 * Latitude End: 50.680000 * Longitude End: -0.960000 * Date/Time Start: 1807-02-09T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1807-03-17T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Decade (5th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Bermuda - Spithead, 1st Observer: John Stuart (Captain), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 38G 914BM
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 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
15 ClearnessClearness
16 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
17 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
18 FogFog1 If fog was reported
19 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
20 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
21 HailHail1 If hail was reported
22 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
23 CommentComment
24 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
701 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)

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 
Precip descr
15 
Clearness
16 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
17 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
18 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
19 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
20 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
21 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
22 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
23 
Comment
24 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1807-02-09T16:0033.17-61.6733012.3CORVON74:50E512N75E148.00-8NWAM STRONG BREEZES AND SQUALLY, PM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY000000049485
1807-02-10T16:0033.22-58.703629.3CORVON73:46E464N85E150.00-8N, NNEAM FRESH BREEZES, PM MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000049486
1807-02-11T16:0032.87-56.703622.6CORVON71:35E436N77E103.00-10NE, NNE, NBE, N, NNWAM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, AT NOON LIGHT BREEZESAT NOON CLEAR, PM FINE CLEAR WEATHER000000049487
1807-02-12T16:0033.48-53.973286.7CORVON71:21E389N75E143.00-10NE, VARIABLEAM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, AT NOON MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000049488
1807-02-13T16:0033.73-53.93362CORVON71:45E381N54E22.00-10NW, W, ENEAM CALM, NOON SQUALLY, PM MODERATE BREEZES AND VARIABLE0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation49489
1807-02-14T16:0034.28-53.883629.3CORVON73:29E381N19W44.00-10ESE, ENE, EAM STRONG BREEZES, AT NOON FRESH BREEZESAM CLOUDY, PM FINE CLEAR WEATHER000000049490
1807-02-15T16:0036.80-53.1510312.3CORVON80:13E341N13E155.00-10SEBE, VARIABLE, SEAM STRONG BREEZES, PM FRESH GALESCLOUDY WEATHER000000049491
1807-02-16T15:0040.00-50.9314122.6LIZARDN74:55E673N28E225.00-17SEAM STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, PM STRONG GALESCLOUDY000000049492
1807-02-17T15:0042.03-48.681076.7LIZARDN75:15E622N40E160.00-17SSE, SEBS, VARIABLEAM FRESH BREEZES, AT NOON MODERATE BREEZESAM CLOUDY, PM HAZY000000049493
1807-02-18T15:0042.70-46.103379.3LIZARDN75:34E582N71E121.00-23SSE, VARIABLE, NW, NBE, NNEAM FRESH BREEZES, PM FRESH BREEZESAM HAZY, PM CLOUDY000000049494
1807-02-19T15:0042.73-43.05229.3LIZARDN74:30E540N89E133.00-23NNE, ESE, VARIABLE, ENEAM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, PM STRONG BREEZES AND SQUALLYRAINCLOUDY010000049495
1807-02-20T15:0041.33-41.97362LIZARDN71:14E536S31E94.00-20EBN, E, ESEAM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, AT NOON SQUALLY, PM MODERATE BREEZESRAINY WEATHERCLOUDY010000049496
1807-02-21T15:0041.45-40.972506.7LIZARDN70:43E515N81E46.00-20SSW, WSW, SWAM LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALM, NOON MODERATE BREEZES, PM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY000000049497
1807-02-22T14:0042.83-36.5217819.0LIZARDN71:42E453N67E216.00-25SW, SSE, SAM FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, PM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY000000049498
1807-02-23T14:0044.38-31.9520022.6LIZARDN72:48E375N66E220.00-25SSWAM SQUALLY WEATHER, NOON STRONG GALES, PM FRESH BREEZESRAINCLOUDY010000049499
1807-02-24T14:0045.65-27.6024512.3LIZARDN74E312N67E200.00-25SW, SSWAM STRONG BREEZES AND SQUALLY, PM STRONG BREEZESCLOUDY000000049500
1807-02-25T14:0046.62-22.5719922.6LIZARDN73:51E240N75E218.00-26WSWAM STRONG BREEZES AND SQUALLY, NOON STRONG GALES, PM FRESH BREEZESHAZY000000049501
1807-02-26T13:0047.30-18.722891.0LIZARDN73:24E186N76E162.00-26W, WNW, NBEAM FRESH BREEZES, NOON LIGHT AIRS, PM LIGHT AIRSRAIN AT TIMESPM CLOUDY WEATHER010000049502
1807-02-27T13:0047.80-18.183622.6LIZARDN75:51E174N36E37.00-29NEBN, EBSAM LIGHT BREEZES, PM MODERATE GALESPM CLOUDY000000049503
1807-02-28T13:0048.95-18.58849.3LIZARDN83:27E176N13W71.00-29VARIABLEAM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, NOON FRESH BREEZES, PM MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000049504
1807-03-01T13:0050.08-18.183626.7LIZARDS89:7E173N13E65.00-29SE, SEBE, SSEAM LIGHT BREEZES, NOON MODERATE AND SQUALLY, PM MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000049505
1807-03-02T13:0048.75-17.2836212.3LIZARDN81:16E156S26E79.00-28E, ENEAM FRESH BREEZES, NOON STRONG BREEZES AND SQUALLY, PM FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000049506
1807-03-03T13:0047.90-15.973629.3LIZARDN74:2E149S49E78.00-28ENE, NEBE,AM FRESH BREEZES, PM FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000049507
1807-03-04T13:0046.73-14.6536222.6LIZARDN62:45E140S45E82.00-25NEBE, NEAM STRONG BREEZES, NOON STRONG GALES, PM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYCLOUDY000000049508
1807-03-05T13:0046.67-14.703629.3LIZARDN63:21E140N29W5.00-25ENEAM STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, NOON FRESH BREEZES, PM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYCLOUDY000000049509
1807-03-06T13:0047.05-16.233626.7LIZARDN68:16E157N68W68.00-25NEBE, NE, NNEAM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, NOON MODERATE, PM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYAT NOON CLOUDY000000049510
1807-03-07T13:0047.10-13.853629.3LIZARDN62:34E124N87E112.00-25NNE, ENEAM STRONG BREEZES, NOON FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, PM FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000049511
1807-03-08T13:0046.28-12.783626.7LIZARDN57:22E136S43E63.00-25ENE, NAM LIGHT BREEZES, NOON MODERATE BREEZES, PM LIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000049512
1807-03-09T13:0045.83-10.4836222.6LIZARDN48:10W93N71E100.00-24N, NBE, NEAM STRONG BREEZES AND SQUALLY, NOON STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, PM FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY000000049513
1807-03-10T13:0047.23-11.933629.3LIZARDN59:1E106N67W64.00-24NE, NEBEAM FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, NOON FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, PM MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000049514
1807-03-11T13:0047.88-13.953629.3LIZARDN72:2E134N65W90.00-28NEBE, ENE, EBNAM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, PM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYPM CLOUDY000000049515
1807-03-12T13:0049.42-14.95629.3LIZARDN84:43E143N23W100.00-28EBN, E, VARIABLEAM FRESH BREEZES, NOON FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000049516
1807-03-13T13:0050.75-15.253626.7LIZARDN82:52E129N8W81.00-28EBN, ENEAM MODERATE BREEZES, NOON MODERATE, PM FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000049517
1807-03-14T13:0050.23-14.023629.3LIZARDN87:11E109S57E57.00-28ENE, SEBE, EFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYCLOUDY000000049518
1807-03-15T13:0048.65-12.583629.3LIZARDN75E99S31E109.00-28ENE, NEBE,AM FRESH BREEZES, PM MODERATE BREEZECLOUDY WEATHER000000049519
1807-03-16T13:0047.83-10.583626.7LIZARDN62:14E89S59E94.00-27NEBE, ENE, NE, N, NBW, NWBNMODERATE BREEZESAM CLOUDY, PM FINE CLEAR WEATHER000000049520
1807-03-17T12:0048.68-7.233139.3LIZARDN47E36N68E145.00-25NNWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000049521