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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 DUNKIRK cruise from Plymouth to Cruising The Western Approaches started at 1756-11-19 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.748715, 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: 45.026977 * Median Longitude: -10.543488 * South-bound Latitude: 40.020000 * West-bound Longitude: -14.850000 * North-bound Latitude: 50.550000 * East-bound Longitude: -5.620000
Date/Time Start: 1756-11-19T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1756-12-31T13:00:00
Event(s):
Dunkirk_17561119_NMM_ADM/L/D295 * Latitude Start: 50.299000 * Longitude Start: -4.150000 * Latitude End: 43.650000 * Longitude End: -10.520000 * Date/Time Start: 1756-11-19T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1756-12-31T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Dunkirk (4th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Plymouth - Cruising The Western Approaches, 1st Observer: Richard Howe (Captain), 2nd Observer: James Chads (2nd Officer/Lieutenant), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 60G, 1216BM
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 Present weatherwwWeather description
15 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
16 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
17 ClearnessClearness
18 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
19 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
20 FogFog1 If fog was reported
21 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
22 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
23 HailHail1 If hail was reported
24 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
25 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
829 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 
ww
(Weather description)
15 
Precip descr
16 
State sea descr
17 
Clearness
18 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
19 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
20 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
21 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
22 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
23 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
24 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
25 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1756-11-19T12:0048.87-5.623819.0LIZARDN13:15E23S13:15W70.00-18NNE, E, SSE, NEBEFIRST PART LITTLE WIND, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH GALESMIDDLE AND LATTER SOMETIMES RAINFIRST PART FAIR, MIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY010000063415
1756-11-20T12:0048.43-5.7511719.0LIZARDN13:00E32S10:53W27.00-18NE, SEFIRST PART LITTLE WIND, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH GALESMIDDLE AND LATTER SOMETIMES RAINFIRST PART FAIR, MIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY010000063416
1756-11-21T12:0048.20-6.9514019.0LIZARDN32:28E43S74:03W52.00-18NEBN, E, SSEFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000063417
1756-11-22T13:0047.82-7.8012722.6LIZARDN38:06E56S55:55W41.00-19SEBSFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER STRONG GALES AND SQUALLYMIDDLE AND LATTER THICK WEATHERFIRST PART FAIR000000063418
1756-11-23T13:0046.95-8.373915.4LIZARDN34:33E74S23:52W57.00-17SEBE, NEBEMODERATE GALESDRIZZLING RAIN010000063419
1756-11-24T13:0044.38-8.652822.6LIZARDN22:39E122S04:27W154.00-17NEBN, ENE, NESTRONG GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN010000063420
1756-11-25T13:0042.33-10.303922.6LIZARDN24:43E169S30:21W143.00-17NEBESTRONG GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN010000063421
1756-11-26T13:0042.25-10.68396.7LIZARDN26:05E172S73:37W18.00-17NEBEFORMER PARTS FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATELATTER CLOUDY000000063422
1756-11-27T13:0042.33-10.621416.7LIZARDN25:37E170N34:30E6.00-17EBN, SSEMODERATECLOUDY000000063423
1756-11-28T13:0043.17-10.22846.7LIZARDN26:45E153N19:48E53.00-17SSE, EBSMODERATEFAIR000000063424
1756-11-29T13:0043.63-10.35962.6LIZARDN28:56E145N11:09W29.00-17ENE, ESELITTLE WINDFAIR000000063425
1756-11-30T13:0043.60-10.473431.0LIZARDN29:24E147S68:12W5.00-17E, CALM, NLIGHT AIRSFAIR000000063426
1756-12-01T13:0043.08-10.02516.7LIZARDN25:30E153S32:40E37.00-17NEBN, ENEMODERATEFAIR000000063427
1756-12-02T13:0042.02-12.28516.7LIZARDN31:36E187S57:23E119.00-17ENEMODERATEFAIR000000063428
1756-12-03T13:0040.88-14.12526.7LIZARDN34:23E213S50:30W108.00-16ENEMODERATEFAIR000000063429
1756-12-04T13:0040.43-14.652776.7LIZARDN34:46E233S41:38W36.00-16ENE, VARIABLE, WNWMODERATECLOUDY000000063430
1756-12-05T13:0041.43-14.85186.7LIZARDN38:07E218N08:32W61.00-16SW, ESE, NEBNMODERATESOMETIMES RAINCLOUDY010000063431
1756-12-06T13:0041.13-13.752996.7LIZARDN33:57E214S69:27E51.00-16ENE, NWMODERATECLOUDY000000063432
1756-12-07T13:0040.55-12.701826.8LIZARDN29:07E216S53:54E59.00-16NW, NEBNFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER HARD GALES AND HARD SQUALLS. AT 4 SQUALLYMIDDLE AND LATTER SHOWERS OF RAINFIRST PART CLOUDY110000063433
1756-12-08T13:0040.02-11.852819.0LIZARDN25:09E221S50:38E50.00-17NEFORMER PARTS HARD GALES AND HARD SQUALLS, LATTER FRESH GALESLATTER FAIR000000063434
1756-12-09T13:0040.88-13.182919.0LIZARDN31:29E214N49:30W80.00-16NEFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000063435
1756-12-10T13:0041.32-13.923556.7LIZARDN35E21208:43W43.00-16NE, ENE, NBEMODERATECLOUDY000000063436
1756-12-11T13:0041.52-13.182322.6LIZARDN33:14E20307:59W35.00-16NBE, NW, WSWLITTLE WINDTHICKHAZY000000063437
1756-12-12T13:0042.30-11.6835426.8LIZARDN30:13E17806:29W82.00-17SWBW, WNW, NBEFORMER PARTS MODERATE, LATTER HARD GALES AND SQUALLYLATTER RAINFORMER PARTS HAZY010000063438
1756-12-13T13:0043.47-10.9320819.0LIZARDN30:59E15205:44W77.00-17NBW, WNW, SWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY000000063439
1756-12-14T13:0044.58-10.352316.7LIZARDN32:46E12905:09W71.00-17SWBW, N, WSWMODERATEFORMER PARTS CLOUDY, LATTER FAIR000000063440
1756-12-15T13:0045.63-10.6524226.8LIZARDN39:59E11405:27W64.00-17SWBW, WBSFORMER PARTS FRESH GALES, LATTER HARD GALES AND SQUALLYLATTER RAINFORMER PARTS CLOUDY010000063441
1756-12-16T13:0045.85-10.1729819.0LIZARDN38:46E10604:58W26.00-17WBN, NWFIRST PART FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST PART RAINLATTER FAIR010000063442
1756-12-17T13:0047.22-9.6220819.0LIZARDN46:26E8104:25W85.00-17WNW, SWFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000063443
1756-12-18T13:0048.78-8.2522919.0LIZARDN58:32E4703:03W109.00-19WSWFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000063444
1756-12-19T13:0047.62-8.1526219.0LIZARDN78:49E3902:57W50.00-19SW, WBNFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000063445
1756-12-20T13:0049.95-9.1818415.4LIZARDN89:02E5903:59W45.00-19WNW, WSW, SSWFIRST AND LATTER PARTS MODERATE GALES, MIDDLE STRONG GALES AND SQUALLYMIDDLE RAINFIRST AND LATTER PARTS FAIR010000063446
1756-12-21T13:0050.55-10.2321719.0LIZARDS80:13E6505:02W54.00-19WSW, SSW, SWBWFORMER PARTS MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYLATTER SLEET AND RAINFORMER PARTS FAIR010100063447
1756-12-22T13:0050.05-10.681056.7LIZARDS89:08E6605:29W36.00-19SWBS, SBE, SEBEFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATEMIDDLE AND LATTER GREAT SWELL FROM WFIRST PART CLEAR, MIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY000000063448
1756-12-23T13:0049.65-10.821846.7LIZARDN84:36E7505:37W25.00-19SE, SSWMODERATESWELL FROM NWHAZY000000063449
1756-12-24T13:0049.47-9.481846.7LIZARDN79:12E5704:17W53.00-19SSWMODERATEFAIR000000063450
1756-12-25T13:0048.92-10.051166.7LIZARDN71:02E6704:51W40.00-19SSW, SEMODERATECLOUDY000000063451
1756-12-26T13:0048.62-10.381721.0LIZARDN67:47E7305:11W25.00-19SEBS, SBWLIGHT AIRSCLOUDY000000063452
1756-12-27T13:0048.48-10.222510.0LIZARDN65:13E7205:01W11.00-19SW, WFORMER PARTS LITTLE WIND, LATTE CALMFORMER PARTS CLOUDY, LATTER CLEAR000000063453
1756-12-28T13:0046.82-10.62736.7LIZARDN48:33E9605:25W101.00-17SE, EMODERATEFAIR000000063454
1756-12-29T13:0045.23-11.03846.7LIZARDN39:32E12305:50W96.00-17EBSMODERATEFAIR000000063455
1756-12-30T13:0044.10-10.086219.0LIZARDN29:24E13504:53W79.00-17EBNFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYSOMETIMES RAIN010000063456
1756-12-31T13:0043.65-10.52396.7LIZARDN29:48E14605:19W33.00-17NEBEFORMER PARTS FRESH GALES, LATTER MODERATE AND SQUALLYFORMER PARTS CLEAR000000063457