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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 Earl of Mansfield cruise from Downs to Java Head started at 1789-03-26 [dataset]. British Library, London, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.748734, 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: -12.565119 * Median Longitude: -9.713929 * South-bound Latitude: -41.130000 * West-bound Longitude: -40.150000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.350000 * East-bound Longitude: 55.600000
Date/Time Start: 1789-03-26T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1789-06-17T08:00:00
Event(s):
Earl_of_Mansfield_17890326_BL_L/MAR/B/530E * Latitude Start: 47.720000 * Longitude Start: -5.280000 * Latitude End: -6.070000 * Longitude End: 105.770000 * Date/Time Start: 1789-03-26T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1789-06-17T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Earl Of Mansfield, Voyage: Downs Uk - Java Head, 1st Observer: Brodie Hepworth (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
CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
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.
10 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
11 Present weatherwwWeather description
12 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
13 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
14 ClearnessClearness
15 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
16 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
17 FogFog1 If fog was reported
18 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
19 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
20 HailHail1 If hail was reported
21 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
22 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
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ID
1789-03-26T12:0049.35-5.22347S4E36.00-24ENE, EBN, NBEHEAVY SWELL FROM THE WESTWARD000000064146
1789-03-27T12:0048.42-7.1066S53W93.00-24ESE, SE, SEBS, S, SSE, ESQUALLY000000064147
1789-03-28T13:0046.00-8.571686.7S29W124.00-23NWBN, NNW, SBWSTRONG GALES THE FIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS WITH HARD SQUALLS, THE LATTER MORE MODERATELATTER RAIN010000064148
1789-03-29T13:0042.93-9.9829219.0S20W175.00-23NNW, N, NBE, NWFRESH GALES WITH HARD SQUALLS000000064149
1789-03-30T13:0040.02-10.17212.3S1/4W174.00-21NBE, NNEA BRISK GALEHAZY WEATHER000000064150
1789-03-31T13:0037.05-10.9035112.3S12W168.00-20NNE, NEBE, NBEA STEADY GALEPLEASANT WEATHER000000064151
1789-04-01T13:0034.07-12.374812.3SSW188.00-20ENEA STEADY GALEPLEASANT WEATHER000000064152
1789-04-02T13:0031.95-13.3738S21W138.00-18NEBEFAIR000000064153
1789-04-03T13:0030.95-13.83500.0SSW63.00-18NE, NEBN, ENELIGHT BREEZES CHIEFLY, THE LATTER PART INCLINABLE TO CALM000000064154
1789-04-04T13:0029.30-15.903629.3S42.00-18WNW, WBS, VARIABLEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS LIGHT AIRS, THE RESIDUE A FRESH BREEZEHAZY WEATHER000000064155
1789-04-05T13:0026.67-17.102319.3SSW166.00-17WBN, NBW, NBE, NNE, WSWA STEADY BREEZEGOOD WEATHER000000064156
1789-04-06T13:0024.47-17.85299.3S17W139.00-16NEBN, NE, NEA PLEASANT TRADEFINE WEATHER000000064157
1789-04-07T13:0022.38-18.98319.3S27W137.00-14NEA MODERATE TRADEPLEASANT WEATHER000000064158
1789-04-08T13:0020.33-19.88549.3S20W145.00-14NEBE, NE, ENEA PLEASANT TRADEFINE WEATHER000000064159
1789-04-09T13:0018.03-21.05209.3S21W129.00-14NE, NEBNA PLEASANT TRADEFINE WEATHER000000064160
1789-04-10T13:0016.40-22.17439.3S35:30W111.00-13NE, NEBEA MODERATE TRADEPLEASANT WEATHER000000064161
1789-04-11T14:0014.05-23.28349.3SSE30.00-11NEA MODERATE TRADEFINE WEATHER000000064162
1789-04-12T14:0011.70-22.775810.0S12E147.00-10E, EBN, NE, NEBN, ENECHIEFLY A BRISK TRADECLOUDY WEATHER000000064163
1789-04-13T13:009.67-22.10566.7S17E127.00-12NE, NNE, ENEMODERATE BREEZESHAZY WEATHER000000064164
1789-04-14T13:007.50-21.4322S20E117.00-12ENE, NE, NEBNA PLEASANT BREEZE, VARIABLECLOUDY000000064165
1789-04-15T13:005.28-22.105712.3S17E127.00-11NEBE, NNE, ENEA FRESH TRADECLOUDY WEATHER000000064166
1789-04-16T13:003.40-19.73126.7S24E119.00-11EBN, NNEMODERATE BREEZEMOSTLY CLOUDY WEATHER000000064167
1789-04-17T13:002.70-19.0534S36E71.00-11ENE, WNW, NBE, NEFIRST PART MODERATE BREEZES, MIDDLE AND LATTER VARIABLE SQUALLYMIDDLE AND LATTER MUCH RAINFIRST PART CLOUDY010000064168
1789-04-18T13:002.43-19.02131.0S5E18.00-10NNW, SEBE, EBS, NNELIGHT AIRS AND CALMRAIN010010064169
1789-04-19T13:002.25-19.531590.0SW7.00-10SSE, ESE, SBEMOSTLY CALMMUCH RAIN010000064170
1789-04-20T13:001.17-19.57132.6S25E61.00-10NE, NNELIGHT BREEZES THROUGHOUT AND VARIABLERAIN AT TIMES010000064171
1789-04-21T13:00-0.08-19.681036.7S49W80.00-10SE, SSE, SBE, ESEA PLEASANT BREEZEFAIR WEATHER000000064172
1789-04-22T13:00-1.30-20.60136S37W90.00-10SSE, SE, SEBSUNSETTLED WEATHER AND SQUALLSRAIN010000064173
1789-04-23T14:00-2.72-22.63106S26W80.00-7EBS, ESE, SEBE, ESEUNSETTLED WEATHER AND SQUALLSRAIN010000064174
1789-04-24T14:00-3.95-24.071179.3S56W104.00-7SE, SBE, S, SEBEMODERATE TRADECLOUDY000000064175
1789-04-25T14:00-4.87-25.651739.3SWBW1/2W107.00-7SBE, SSE, SMODERATE TRADEPLEASANT WEATHER000000064176
1789-04-26T14:00-6.50-26.681399.3SWBS112.00-7SE, SEBE, SEBS, SEBSMODERATE TRADEPLEASANT WEATHER000000064177
1789-04-27T14:00-7.78-27.28118S28W77.00-6SE, SBE, E, ESE, SEBS, SEBEMODERATE VARIABLE AND SQUALLY AT TIMES000000064178
1789-04-28T14:00-9.48-27.983626.7SSW108.00-3SEBE, VARIABLEMODERATE WITH SQUALLS AT TIMESCLOUDY000000064179
1789-04-29T14:00-11.90-29.4513212.3SSW1/4W146.00-3SEBE, ESE, EBS, SESTRONG BREEZES THROUGHOUT IN THE NIGHT VERY HEAVY SQUALLSA GREAT DEAL OF RAIN010000064180
1789-04-30T14:00-13.88-29.27999.3S1/2W114.00-2E, ENE, EBSMODERATE TRADEPLEASANT WEATHER000000064181
1789-05-01T14:00-14.52-28.87661.0SE1/2S37.00-2NE, NBW, ENEMOSTLY LIGHT AIRSRAIN010000064182
1789-05-02T14:00-15.07-30.201789.3S28W48.00-2SE, SBE, SEBE, SFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS LIGHT AIRS AND CALMS, THE RESIDUE A FRESH BREEZE AND SQUALLY000000064183
1789-05-03T14:00-16.43-31.171446.7SWBS93.00-2SE, SEBSMODERATEFAIR MOSTLY000000064184
1789-05-04T14:00-17.97-32.421456.7SW1/4S107.00-1SSE, SE, ESE, SEBSMODERATE BREEZES ATTENDED WITH SQUALLSRAIN AT TIMES010000064185
1789-05-05T14:00-19.50-34.051379.3SW131.002SEBS, SSE, SEMOST PART FRESH BREEZES AT TIMES SQUALLY000000064186
1789-05-06T14:00-20.58-36.171159.3SWBW1/4W122.002SEBS, SSE, SBE, ESEMOST PART FRESH BREEZES AT TIMES SQUALLY000000064187
1789-05-07T15:00-22.38-37.751629.3S33W133.004SW, SEBE, SE, SSEFRESH BREEZES THROUGHOUTPLEASANT WEATHER000000064188
1789-05-08T15:00-24.33-38.381306.7SBW1/4W120.006ESE, SEBEPLEASANT BREEZES THROUGHOUTMOSTLY FINE WEATHER000000064189
1789-05-09T15:00-25.85-38.871196.7SBW1/2W90.006SE, ESEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000064190
1789-05-10T15:00-27.13-40.151196.7S1/2E69.006EBS, E, ESEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000064191
1789-05-11T15:00-28.13-38.72526.7S49E101.007N, NNW, NEMODERATE WINDSCLEAR WEATHER000000064192
1789-05-12T14:00-29.33-36.5231912.3S63E139.004WSW, VARIABLE, SW, NWSTRONG BREEZES AND VARIABLERAIN010000064193
1789-05-13T14:00-30.37-34.352186.7ESE122.004SSW, SWBSPLEASANT BREEZES000000064194
1789-05-14T14:00-31.40-32.27306ESE1/4E161.002SW, WSW, WNW, NWBWSTRONG BREEZE, VARIABLEHEAVY SWELL FROM THE SW000000064195
1789-05-15T14:00-32.40-29.2829512.3EBS3/4S163.002NWBW, NW, WNWSTRONG BREEZES THROUGHOUTHEAVY SWELL000000064196
1789-05-16T14:00-33.82-25.7536222.6S60E166.000WBN, VARIABLE, W, VARIABLESTRONG GALESRAINSWELL STILL CONTINUES010000064197
1789-05-17T13:00-34.70-21.6224522.6EBS1/2S191.00-3SWBW, SW, SSW, WSWSTRONG GALESCLEAR000000064198
1789-05-18T13:00-35.68-19.3221112.3S62E127.00-3VARIABLE, SW, WSW, SWBSMOSTLY STRONG BREEZES AND VARIABLE000000064199
1789-05-19T13:00-36.77-15.932536.7S68E172.00-6VARIABLE, WSW, SSW, WBSFIRST AND LATTER PARTS MODERATE, MIDDLE PARTS STRONG GALESMIDDLE PART RAIN010000064200
1789-05-20T13:00-37.60-13.152219.3S72E148.00-4SWBW, WBN, WNW, WBN, W, SWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000064201
1789-05-21T13:00-37.60-11.052416.7S82E97.00-7WSWPLEASANT BREEZES000000064202
1789-05-22T13:00-35.77-10.371266.7NBE1/2E115.00-9EBS, E, SEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000064203
1789-05-23T13:00-35.05-9.33706.7N50E62.00-9EBS, ESE, EBNCHIEFLY MODERATECLOUDY000000064204
1789-05-24T12:00-35.72-6.582929.3S70E143.00-12WBS, SWBS, WBN, WNW, NWBWFRESH BREEZES THE FIRST AND LATTER PARTS, MIDDLE SQUALLYMIDDLE RAINFAIR WEATHER THE FIRST AND LATTER PARTS010000064205
1789-05-25T12:00-34.63-3.9728119.0N62E146.00-12SE, SEBS, SBE, WNWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN AT TIMES010000064206
1789-05-26T12:00-33.13-2.971686.7N30E100.00-12SEBE, ESE, E, SMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000064207
1789-05-27T12:00-35.03-2.1513222.6S21E112.00-14ESE, E, EBN, SEBSLATTERLY A STRONG GALECLOUDY WEATHER000000064208
1789-05-28T12:00-37.07-0.126522.6S39E157.00-14ENE, NE, NEBE, EBNSTRONG GALES THROUGHOUTCLOUDY WEATHER000000064209
1789-05-29T12:00-37.272.553926.8E1/2N120.00-17NNE, NNW, NWBW, NEBEVERY STRONG GALESMUCH RAIN010000064210
1789-05-30T12:00-36.785.0527612.3EBN130.00-17SWBW, SW, SSW, WNWCHIEFLY STRONG BREEZESRAIN AT TIMESCLOUDY010000064211
1789-05-31T11:00-36.6310.153626.7N86E127.00-20WNW, NW, SW, VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZESRAINCLOUDY010000064212
1789-06-01T11:00-36.1213.9718122.6N81E187.00-22WSW, SSWSTRONG GALESRAIN AT TIMESCLOUDY010000064213
1789-06-02T11:00-36.0515.802712.6N86E77.00-22NWBW, NNW, WNWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS STRONG BREEZES, LATTER LIGHT WINDS AND VARIABLE AND CALMSRAIN AT TIMES010000064214
1789-06-03T11:00-35.8017.13102N65E72.00-22EBS, NE, VARIABLE, SEBECHIEFLY STRONG BREEZES, VARIABLERAIN AT TIMES010000064215
1789-06-04T11:00-35.1720.2220112.3N78E155.00-24SWBS, SBW, SBE, SWFIRST AND LATTER PART STRONG BREEZES, THE MIDDLE LIGHT AND VARIABLE000000064216
1789-06-05T11:00-35.2722.322246.7S78E104.00-24SW, SBW, WSWFIRST PART FRESH BREEZE, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART FAIR000000064217
1789-06-06T11:00-37.4022.37896.7SBE102.00-24EBS, ESEMODERATE THROUGHOUTCLOUDY000000064218
1789-06-07T11:00-38.7222.23779.3S12W33.00-24ENE, EBSFRESH BREEZES WITH SQUALLSRAIN AT TIMES010000064219
1789-06-08T10:00-40.6023.535312.3S32E114.00-26ENE, EBNSTRONG BREEZESRAIN AT TIMES010000064220
1789-06-09T10:00-41.1325.87426.7S74E110.00-26NEBE, NE, NW, ENEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH WINDS, THE LATTER MODERATETHE LATTER FAIR000000064221
1789-06-10T10:00-40.5027.553116.7N67E83.00-27NWBN, NNW, NW, NNWMODERATE THROUGHOUTRAIN AT TIMES010000064222
1789-06-11T10:00-39.4231.9036212.3N58E127.00-27NW, WNW, WBN, VARIABLEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, THE RESIDUE FRESH WINDSFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS CLEAR, THE RESIDUE HAZY000000064223
1789-06-12T10:00-39.1535.8825322.6E1/2N160.00-28NWBN, NBE, NEBN, WBNFIRST PART LIGHT BREEZES, MIDDLE AND LATTER STRONG GALES WITH VERY HARD SQUALLSRAIN AND HAILFIRST PART FAIR010011064224
1789-06-13T09:00-38.1338.72522.6NEBE3/4E145.00-29NWBN, NEBNSTRONG GALES THROUGOUT WITH FREQUENT SQUALLSRAIN010010064225
1789-06-14T09:00-37.6343.3826412.3EBN142.00-29SW, WNWCHIEFLY STRONG BREEZES AND SQUALLS AT TIMESRAIN010000064226
1789-06-15T09:00-37.4046.5720812.3E1/4N159.00-28WSW, SWBWSTRONG BREEZES THROUGHOUTGREAT SWELL FROM THE WSWCLOUDY000000064227
1789-06-16T09:00-37.4551.0326722.6E213.00-26WBN, WNWSTRONG GALES AND HEAVY SQUALLSMUCH RAINGREAT SWELL FROM THE WESTWARD010000064228
1789-06-17T08:00-36.9055.6022322.6E3/4N221.00-25SW, WSWSTRONG GALES THROUGHOUT WITH HEAVY SQUALLSRAIN AND HAIL SHOWERSVERY HIGH SEA FROM THE SW010001064229