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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 Dover Castle cruise from Madas to The Downs started at 1807-10-25 [dataset]. British Library, London, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.748667, 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: -1.806136 * Median Longitude: 19.277348 * South-bound Latitude: -33.650000 * West-bound Longitude: -37.020000 * North-bound Latitude: 51.150000 * East-bound Longitude: 89.920000
Date/Time Start: 1807-10-25T07:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1808-04-02T12:00:00
Event(s):
Dover_Castle_18071025_BL_L/MAR/B/232D * Latitude Start: 11.450000 * Longitude Start: 82.020000 * Latitude End: 47.720000 * Longitude End: -5.280000 * Date/Time Start: 1807-10-25T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1808-04-02T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Dover Castle, Voyage: Madas - Downs, 1st Observer: George Richardson (Captain), Company: EIC
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
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.
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.
Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
Present weatherwwWeather description
10 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
11 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
12 ClearnessClearness
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 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
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ID
1807-10-25T07:0011.4582.02241NNEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH BREEZESFIRST AND MIDDLE FAIR WEATHER, LATTER CLOUDYLATTER RAIN010000060147
1807-10-26T06:008.6583.33479.32NEFRESH BREEZES WITH FREQUENT HARD SQUALLSCLOUDYRAIN010000060148
1807-10-27T06:005.8583.052956.72NWBN, WNWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH BREEZES WITH SQUALLS, LATTER MORE MODERATELATTER FAIR000000060149
1807-10-28T06:004.3883.9825012.32SWBW, WSWSTRONG BREEZESHEAVY SWELL000000060150
1807-10-29T06:002.6885.1127216.32WBS, WSW, WINCREASING GALEHARD RAIN010000060151
1807-10-30T06:000.7786.232619.32WBSFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000060152
1807-10-31T06:00-0.9087.582509.32WSWFRESH BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHER000000060153
1807-11-01T06:00-2.0088.582386.72SWBWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH BREEZES, LATTER MORE MODERATELATTER RAIN010000060154
1807-11-02T06:00-2.1389.382272SWLIGHT BREEZES, VARIABLEHEAVY SWELL FROM THE WESTWARD000000060155
1807-11-03T06:00-2.6289.852946.71SW, WNWFIRST PART LIGHT BREEZES, LATTER MODERATELATTER CLOUDY000000060156
1807-11-04T06:00-3.8789.502712.61WNW, NBW, WFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS STEADY BREEZES, LATTER LIGHT BREEZES WITH SQUALLSFIRST AND MIDDLE FINE WEATHERLATTER RAIN010000060157
1807-11-05T06:00-5.1589.753621W, VARIABLEWINDS VARIABLE WITH SQUALLSRAIN010000060158
1807-11-06T06:00-5.6789.922821.01WBNLIGHT AIRS WITH CALMSCLEAR000000060159
1807-11-07T06:00-5.8389.823621.01VARIABLELIGHT AIRS WITH CALMS000000060160
1807-11-08T06:00-6.3289.723161NWFIRST PART LIGHT AIRS AND CALMS, LATTER SQUALLYLATTER RAIN010000060161
1807-11-09T06:00-6.6789.633621.01VARIABLELIGHT AIRS AND CALMS WITH SQUALLSRAIN010000060162
1807-11-10T06:00-6.7588.921591SSELIGHT WINDS, VARIABLE AND CALMS000000060163
1807-11-11T06:00-7.6088.321139.30VARIABLE, SSW, ESEFIRST PART LIGHT AIRS, VARIABLE AND SQUALLY, LATTER FRESH BREEZESLATTER CLOUDY000000060164
1807-11-12T06:00-9.4386.151359.30SEA PLEASANT TRADECLOUDY WEATHER000000060165
1807-11-13T06:00-11.2784.7713512.30SEA STEADY TRADECLOUDY WEATHER000000060166
1807-11-14T06:00-13.7783.2813319.0-2SEFIRST PART PLEASANT BREEZES, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYFIRST PART CLOUDYMIDDLE AND LATTER HARD RAIN010000060167
1807-11-15T07:00-14.8581.7713212.3-3SEA FRESH TRADECLOUDY WEATHER000000060168
1807-11-16T07:00-16.2879.9813212.3-3SEA FRESH TRADECLOUDY000000060169
1807-11-17T07:00-17.7577.9013012.3-5SEA FRESH TRADECLOUDY000000060170
1807-11-18T07:00-19.2775.1812912.3-6SEA FRESH TRADE AND SQUALLY000000060171
1807-11-19T07:00-20.1772.378212.3-8EA FRESH TRADECLOUDY WEATHER000000060172
1807-11-20T07:00-21.1769.9210512.3-8SE, ESEA STEADY TRADEFINE WEATHER000000060173
1807-11-21T07:00-22.1068.17826.7-8EA LIGHT TRADEFINE WEATHER000000060174
1807-11-22T08:00-23.3366.00779.3-13EA STEADY BREEZEPLEASANT WEATHER000000060175
1807-11-23T08:00-23.9564.201006.7-13ESEPLEASANT BREEZESFINE WEATHERWATER VERY SMOOTH000000060176
1807-11-24T08:00-24.6362.10649.3-15EBNMODERATE TRADEPLEASANT WEATHER000000060177
1807-11-25T08:00-25.2860.6282.6-15NEBE, NNEFIRST PART PLEASANT BREEZES, LATTER LIGHT BREEZES AND SQUALLYFIRST PART FINELATTER RAIN010000060178
1807-11-26T08:00-25.9558.823566.7-15NBEMODERATE BREEZES AND SQUALLY WEATHER000000060179
1807-11-27T08:00-25.9557.90188-15NNW, EBS, VARIABLE, SSWVARIABLE WIND WITH SQUALLSRAIN010000060180
1807-11-28T08:00-25.8556.022076.7-18SSW, SWFIRST PART MODERATE BREEZES, LATTER MORE MODERATEFIRST PART CLOUDY, LATTER FAIR000000060181
1807-11-29T08:00-25.5754.733621.0-18VARIABLELIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLEFINE WEATHER000000060182
1807-11-30T08:00-25.5254.253621.0-18VARIABLELIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLEFINE WEATHER000000060183
1807-12-01T08:00-25.9053.423622.6-18N, VARIABLELIGHT BREEZESFINE WEATHER000000060184
1807-12-02T09:00-26.3852.223292.6-20NBWLIGHT BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHER000000060185
1807-12-03T09:00-27.1250.38256.7-20NEMODERATE BREEZESFINE WEATHER000000060186
1807-12-04T09:00-27.8248.32456.7-23ENEMODERATE BREEZES AND SQUALLY000000060187
1807-12-05T09:00-28.2847.05432.6-25ENELIGHT BREEZESHAZY000000060188
1807-12-06T09:00-28.7546.02886.7-25ENE, ESEA MODERATE BREEZEFINE WEATHER000000060189
1807-12-07T09:00-29.1344.60762.6-25EBSLIGHT BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHER000000060190
1807-12-08T09:00-29.1744.232902.6-25ENE, SBE, WSW, NWLIGHT BREEZESFAIR WEATHER000000060191
1807-12-09T09:00-28.2543.58362-25VARIABLEVARIABLE WINDS WITH SQUALLYRAIN010000060192
1807-12-10T09:00-28.0043.30245-25WSW, WVARIABLECLOUDY WEATHER000000060193
1807-12-11T09:00-28.1543.081781.0-25SW, SSWFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, LATTER LIGHT AIRS AND CALMS000000060194
1807-12-12T09:00-28.6242.52202.6-25E, NELIGHT BREEZESFINE WEATHERHEAVY SWELL FROM THE WESTWARD000000060195
1807-12-13T09:00-28.8341.453222.6-27N, NBWLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000060196
1807-12-14T09:00-29.6539.982541.0-27S, WBNFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH BREEZES, LATTER LIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLEFIRST AND MIDDLE RAIN010000060197
1807-12-15T09:00-28.9839.9536216.3-27VARIABLEFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, LATTER INCREASING GALEFIRST PART CLOUDYLATTER HAZY000000060198
1807-12-16T09:00-28.9539.572096.7-27WBN, SWBWFIRST PART STRONG BREEZES AND SQUALLY, LATTER MORE MODERATELATTER FAIR000000060199
1807-12-17T09:00-29.2537.8763-27VARIABLE, SSE, EWINDS VARIABLEPLEASANT WEATHER000000060200
1807-12-18T10:00-29.0836.073109.3-28N, NBW, NNWFRESH BREEZESTHICK HAZY WEATHER001000060201
1807-12-19T10:00-30.3534.95362-28VARIABLELIGHT BREEZES, VARIABLE000000060202
1807-12-20T10:00-30.6533.781636.7-28NEBE, SBWFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, LATTER MORE MODERATEFIRST PART CLOUDY, LATTER FAIRHEAVY SWELL FROM THE WEST000000060203
1807-12-21T10:00-31.7331.804016.3-28VARIABLE, E, EBN, ENEFIRST PART LIGHT BREEZES, LATTER INCREASING GALEFIRST PART CLOUDYLATTER HAZY000000060204
1807-12-22T10:00-32.4330.401756.7-28ENE, SSWFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, LATTER MORE MODERATELATTER CLOUDY000000060205
1807-12-23T10:00-32.5529.003622.6-29VARIABLELIGHT VARIABLE WINDSRAIN AT TIMES010000060206
1808-01-11T11:00-33.6516.7532319.0-26NBWLATTER FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYHEAVY SWELL FROM THE WESTWARD000000060207
1808-01-12T11:00-32.2015.171436.7-26WSW, S, SBEMODERATE BREEZESHEAVY SWELL FROM THE WESTWARDHAZY WEATHER000000060208
1808-01-13T11:00-30.4712.651549.3-26SFRESH BREEZESCLOUDYVERY HEAVY SWELL FROM THE SW000000060209
1808-01-14T11:00-28.7310.621566.7-24SMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000060210
1808-01-15T11:00-27.428.771349.3-24SSEA PLEASANT TRADEFAIR WEATHER000000060211
1808-01-16T11:00-26.107.771346.7-24SBE, SSEA LIGHT TRADECLOUDY WEATHER000000060212
1808-01-17T12:00-24.425.651369.3-22SBW, S, SSEPLEASANT TRADEFINE WEATHER000000060213
1808-01-18T12:00-22.673.151369.3-22SEBS, SSEPLEASANT TRADEFINE WEATHER000000060214
1808-01-19T12:00-21.531.531379.3-21SEBS, SSEPLEASANT TRADEFINE WEATHER000000060215
1808-01-20T12:00-20.450.551146.7-21SELIGHT TRADEPLEASANT WEATHER000000060216
1808-01-21T12:00-19.52-0.631256.7-21SEBSLIGHT TRADECLOUDY WEATHER000000060217
1808-01-22T12:00-18.62-2.201149.3-21SEMODERATE TRADEFAIR WEATHER000000060218
1808-01-23T12:00-17.57-3.651286.7-18SEBSLIGHT TRADECLOUDY WEATHERWATER VERY SMOOTH000000060219
1808-01-24T12:00-16.05-5.251169.3-19SEMODERATE TRADEFINE WEATHER000000060220
1808-02-05T13:00-14.27-8.381309.3-16E, SEBSMODERATE TRADEFINE WEATHER000000060221
1808-02-06T13:00-13.33-10.001196.7-16SEA LIGHT TRADEFINE WEATHER000000060222
1808-02-07T13:00-12.08-11.731189.3-17SEA PLEASANT TRADEFINE WEATHER000000060223
1808-02-08T13:00-10.83-12.801449.3-14SSEA MODERATE TRADEFINE WEATHER000000060224
1808-02-09T13:00-9.85-13.551216.7-14SELIGHT TRADEFAIR WEATHER000000060225
1808-02-10T13:00-8.68-14.151219.3-14SEPLEASANT TRADEFINE WEATHER000000060226
1808-02-11T13:00-7.17-15.63869.3-15EBSA PLEASANT TRADEFAIR WEATHER000000060227
1808-02-12T13:00-5.88-17.371209.3-15SEA PLEASANT TRADEFINE WEATHER000000060228
1808-02-13T13:00-4.03-18.701239.3-12SEA PLEASANT TRADEFAIR WEATHER000000060229
1808-02-14T13:00-2.33-20.4313312.3-13SE, SSE, SBE, SEBSA FRESH TRADECLOUDY WETAHERRAIN AT TIMES010000060230
1808-02-15T13:00-0.17-22.0313312.3-13SEBSFRESH TRADECLOUDY WEATHER000000060231
1808-02-16T14:001.72-22.931256.7-10SELIGHT TRADECLOUDY WEATHER000000060232
1808-02-17T14:003.28-23.631136.7-11SEBELIGHT TRADEFINE WEATHER000000060233
1808-02-18T14:003.80-24.0312-11SEBS, NNELIGHT AIRS, VARIABLE WITH SQUALLSRAIN010000060234
1808-02-19T14:004.55-24.78232.6-11ENE, NEBE, NE, NEBNLIGHT VARIABLE WINDS WITH SQUALLSRAIN010000060235
1808-02-20T14:004.65-25.523622.6-11VARIABLELIGHT VARIABLE WINDS AND CALMSHEAVY RAIN010000060236
1808-02-21T14:004.93-25.483621.0-11VARIABLELIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLEUNSETTLED WEATHER000000060237
1808-02-22T14:005.87-26.753622.6-11VARIABLELIGHT BREEZESHAZY WEATHER000000060238
1808-02-23T14:007.18-27.882512.3-9NEBNA FRESH TRADECLOUDY WEATHER000000060239
1808-02-24T14:008.48-29.673512.3-10NEA FRESH TRADEPLEASANT WEATHER000000060240
1808-02-25T14:009.92-30.983512.3-10NEFRESH TRADECLOUDY WEATHER000000060241
1808-02-26T14:0011.52-32.553812.3-7NEA FRESH TRADE WITH HARD SQUALLSCLOUDY WEATHER000000060242
1808-02-27T14:0013.32-33.934712.3-9NEBEFRESH TRADE AND SQUALLY000000060243
1808-02-28T14:0015.02-35.375912.3-9ENEFRESH TRADE AND SQUALLY000000060244
1808-02-29T14:0016.70-36.354712.3-9NEBEFRESH TRADE AND SQUALLY000000060245
1808-03-01T14:0018.28-37.02699.3-10EBNA MODERATE TRADEFINE WEATHER000000060246
1808-03-02T14:0019.93-36.951259.3-10EBS, SEPLEASANT TRADEFINE WEATHER000000060247
1808-03-03T14:0021.40-36.23294-10SSW, NWBN, NWBWWINDS VARIABLE WITH SQUALLSRAIN010000060248
1808-03-04T14:0022.87-35.30291-13NWBWWINDS VARIABLEFINE WEATHER000000060249
1808-03-05T14:0023.52-34.403022.6-13NWLIGHT VARIABLE WINDSFAIR WEATHER000000060250
1808-03-06T14:0023.68-35.003629.3-13VARIABLEFIRST PART LIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLE AND CALMS, LATTER FRESH BREEZES WITH HARD SQUALLSRAIN010000060251
1808-03-07T14:0024.82-34.18302-13NWWINDS VARIABLE WITH SQUALLSRAIN010000060252
1808-03-08T14:0025.23-33.03358-13NBW, NBEWINDS VARIABLEFINE WEATHER000000060253
1808-03-09T14:0025.20-33.97212.6-13NBE, NEBNLIGHT BREEZES AND CALMSCLOUDY WEATHER000000060254
1808-03-10T14:0026.75-33.702019.3-13SWBSFIRST PART LIGHT AIRS AND CALMS, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY000000060255
1808-03-11T14:0028.60-33.0527822.6-15NWBN, WNWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH BREEZES WITH HARD SQUALLS, LATTER STRONG GALESLATTER A HEAVY SEA000000060256
1808-03-12T14:0029.68-31.5732122.6-17NWBW, NNWSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLYVERY HIGH SEA000000060257
1808-03-13T14:0030.58-29.7833219.0-17NBWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY000000060258
1808-03-14T14:0031.17-28.323436.7-17NFIRST PART FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, MIDDLE AND LATTER MORE MODERATEMIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY000000060259
1808-03-15T14:0031.43-26.6856.7-18N, NNEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000060260
1808-03-16T14:0031.57-25.903421.0-18NBE, NLIGHT AIRS AND CALMSHEAVY SWELL FROM THE NORTHWARD000000060261
1808-03-17T14:0033.30-25.352057.3-20SWINCREASING BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000060262
1808-03-18T14:0034.80-24.2520522.6-20SWSTRONG GALESVERY HIGH SEA000000060263
1808-03-19T14:0035.68-23.322506.7-20NNW, WFIRST PART STRONG GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER MORE MODERATEFAIR000000060264
1808-03-20T14:0037.15-22.572501.0-20WFIRST PART FRESH GALES, LATTER LIGHT AIRS AND CALMSFIRST PART CLOUDYVERY HEAVY SWELL FROM THE NORTH000000060265
1808-03-21T13:0038.58-22.181807.3-23SSWFIRST PART LIGHT AIRS AND CALMS, LATTER INCREASING BREEZELATTER CLOUDYVERY HEAVY SWELL FROM THE NW000000060266
1808-03-22T13:0040.42-20.9829219.0-23SWBW, WNW, NWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYVERY HEAVY SWELL FROM THE WEST000000060267
1808-03-23T13:0041.18-19.752812.6-23NWBWFIRST PART STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER LIGHT BREEZESLATTER CLOUDY000000060268
1808-03-24T13:0042.80-19.5219916.3-26SWFIRST PART LIGHT AIRS, LATTER INCREASING GALE AND SQUALLYFIRST PART CLOUDY000000060269
1808-03-25T13:0045.23-17.782899.3-26S, SW, WSW, WNW, NWFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYCLOUDYRAIN AT TIMES010000060270
1808-03-26T13:0047.47-15.132236.7-25W, WSWPLEASANT BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000060271
1808-03-27T13:0048.62-12.67220-28WSWCLOUDY000000060272
1808-03-28T13:0049.60-11.48979.3-27SEBS, SE, SEBEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE BREEZES, LATTER A FRESH BREEZEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FINE, LATTER CLOUDY000000060273
1808-03-29T13:0051.15-10.878619.0-27ESEFRESH GALESCLOUDY WEATHER000000060274
1808-03-30T13:0050.88-10.00636.7-27SEBE, EMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000060275
1808-03-31T13:0050.15-9.42746.7-27EBSMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000060276
1808-04-01T13:0049.42-7.83419.3-27E, ENEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000060277
1808-04-02T12:0049.37-5.8320-25NELIGHT WINDS, VARIABLECLOUDY WEATHER000000060278