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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 DROMEDARY cruise from Spithead to Barbados started at 1798-01-10 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.748701, 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: 28.060556 * Median Longitude: -29.775833 * South-bound Latitude: 13.180000 * West-bound Longitude: -58.670000 * North-bound Latitude: 50.070000 * East-bound Longitude: -5.650000
Date/Time Start: 1798-01-10T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1798-02-14T16:00:00
Event(s):
Dromedary_17980110_NMM_ADM/L/D238 * Latitude Start: 50.680000 * Longitude Start: -0.960000 * Latitude End: 14.850000 * Longitude End: -59.680000 * Date/Time Start: 1798-01-10T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1798-02-14T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Dromedary (Storeship), Voyage: Spithead - Barbados, 1st Observer: Thomas Leef (Captain), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 879BM
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 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.
13 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.
14 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
15 Precipitation descriptionPrecip 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 CommentComment
25 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
686 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 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
13 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
14 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
15 
Precip descr
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 
Comment
25 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1798-01-10T12:0049.75-5.65546.7LIZARDS52:46E71S72W152.00-25SSE, SEBE, EBNMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000062755
1798-01-11T12:0050.07-6.42766.7LIZARDN81:11E15S59W37.00-25WBS, WSW, SW, EBSMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000062756
1798-01-12T13:0049.10-8.301889.3USHANTN74:22E44S65W57.00-26N, NBW, NBE, SWBSFRESH BREEZESRAINCLOUDY WEATHER010000062757
1798-01-13T13:0047.67-11.3026719.0CAPE FINISTERES17:46E93S68W169.00-26NE, NEBE, WNWFRESH BREEZES, AM FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYCLOUDY WEATHER000000062758
1798-01-14T13:0045.37-12.503599.3CAPE FINISTERES45:38E61S52W58.00-24E, ESE, E, NNEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000062759
1798-01-15T13:0044.03-13.68326.7CAPE FINISTERES75:05E63S58W95.00-24ESE, NEBN, NE, NEBEMODERATE BREEZES000000062760
1798-01-16T13:0042.48-14.473492.6CAPE FINISTERES78:46E75S20W99.00-22N, NWBN, NWBW, NBELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR WEATHER000000062761
1798-01-17T13:0040.80-14.922719.3ROCK OF LISBONS62:48E93S11W102.00-22NWBW, WNW, WBN, WNWFRESH BREEZES, AT 10 FRESH BREEZES AN SQUALLYCLOUDY WEATHER000000062762
1798-01-18T13:0038.80-15.8024812.3CAPE ST VINCENTS71:41E117S19W127.00-22NWBW, NNW, NWBN, WFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, AM STRONG BREEZES AN SQUALLY000000062763
1798-01-19T13:0037.15-17.403399.3MADEIRAS10:24E88S37W125.00-21NFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000062764
1798-01-20T13:0035.42-18.903292.6MADEIRAS38:21E66S35W127.00-20NBWLIGHT BREEZESSMALL RAINCLOUDY WEATHER010000062765
1798-01-21T13:0033.62-16.83696.7PORTO SANCTOSSE12S37:30W150.00-21EMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000062766
1798-01-22T13:0032.12-18.63716.7BARBADOSS63:28W850S60W105.00-19NEBE, EMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000062767
1798-01-23T13:0030.68-20.48379.3BARBADOSS64:13W807S50W125.00-19NEBEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000062768
1798-01-24T13:0029.37-22.02946.7BARBADOSS65:10W773S45W112.00-19ESEMODERATE BREEZEFINE WEATHER000000062769
1798-01-25T14:0028.12-23.50286.7BARBADOSS69:9W741S46W109.00-17ENE, NEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000062770
1798-01-26T14:0026.75-25.27632.6BARBADOSS67:20W701S49W124.00-16NEBE, ENE, EBNFRESH BREEZES, AM LIGHT WINDSCLEAR WEATHER, AM HAZY000000062771
1798-01-27T14:0025.33-27.27636.7BARBADOSS68:19W660S50W137.00-16EBNMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000062772
1798-01-28T14:0024.22-29.50656.7BARBADOSS68:53W615S58W139.00-14EBNMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR WEATHER000000062773
1798-01-29T14:0023.08-31.48996.7BARBADOSS69:42W574S60W129.00-14EBN, ESEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000062774
1798-01-30T14:0022.25-33.101046.7BARBADOSS70:17W540S64W99.00-9EBN, ESEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation62775
1798-01-31T14:0021.62-34.05592.6BARBADOSS71:10W525S64W87.00-9EBN, ENELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000062776
1798-02-01T14:0020.98-35.90922.6BARBADOSS71:03W483S64W87.00-9SE, EBSLIGHT WINDSCLEAR WEATHER000000062777
1798-02-02T14:0020.32-37.171716.7BARBADOSS71:42W457S65W93.00-9SBW, SBE, SMODERATEFINE WEATHER000000062778
1798-02-03T15:0019.75-38.521512.6BARBADOSS72:6W429S66W84.00-7SE, SSELIGHT WINDSCLEAR WEATHER000000062779
1798-02-04T15:0019.25-39.931062.6BARBADOSS72:13W401S69W86.00-7ESELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000062780
1798-02-05T15:0018.47-41.531286.7BARBADOSS73:08W367S63W102.00-7SSE, SEMODERATE BREEZESOPEN CLOUDY WEATHER000000062781
1798-02-06T15:0017.52-43.481416.7BARBADOSS74:27W327S63W125.00-5ESE, SEBSMODERATE BREEZESOPEN CLOUDY WEATHER000000062782
1798-02-07T15:0016.97-44.601326.7BARBADOSS75:24W304S63W72.00-3EBN, SEMODERATE BREEZESOPEN CLOUDY WEATHER000000062783
1798-02-08T15:0016.07-46.57982.6BARBADOSS77W263S64W125.00-3EBSLIGHT WINDSOPEN CLOUDY WEATHER000000062784
1798-02-09T15:0015.22-48.67679.3BARBADOSS79:6W220S67W132.00-1NE, ENEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR WEATHER000000062785
1798-02-10T15:0014.42-50.72896.7BARBADOSS81:47W179S68W129.00-1EBN, NEBE, ENE, EMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR WEATHER000000062786
1798-02-11T16:0013.63-52.93916.7BARBADOSS85:43W131S70W138.001EBS, EMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR WEATHER000000062787
1798-02-12T16:0013.30-55.05806.7BARBADOSS88W95S81W125.001EBNMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000062788
1798-02-13T16:0013.18-56.721021.0BARBADOSS89:05W62S86W98.001EBSMODERATE BREEZES, AM LIGHT AIRSCLOUDY WEATHER, AM FINE PLEASANT WEATHER000000062789
1798-02-14T16:0013.30-58.671386.7BARBADOSS81:52W21S86W113.003SEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000062790