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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 Talbot cruise from Downs to China started at 1790-05-17 [dataset]. British Library, London, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.748750, 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: -10.519100 * Median Longitude: 13.335700 * South-bound Latitude: -41.920000 * West-bound Longitude: -31.450000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.200000 * East-bound Longitude: 106.000000
Date/Time Start: 1790-05-17T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1790-08-24T05:00:00
Event(s):
Earl_Talbot_17900517_BL_L/MAR/B/410E * Latitude Start: 47.720000 * Longitude Start: -5.280000 * Latitude End: -8.720000 * Longitude End: 106.000000 * Date/Time Start: 1790-05-17T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1790-08-24T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Earl Talbot, Voyage: Downs - China, 1st Observer: John Woodmore (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
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 CommentComment
26 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
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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 
Comment
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ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1790-05-17T12:0049.20-5.402809.3LIZARDNNW7S8W45.00-24SBW, VARIABLE, WBN, NW, NWBWFIRST PART VARIABLE, LATTER FRESH BREEZESUNSETTLED000000065702
1790-05-18T12:0048.30-6.97201S56W76.00-24NW, NWBW, WBN, SWBW, SWSQUALLYDISAGREEABLE000000065703
1790-05-19T13:0047.32-7.522709.3S43W70.00-23SW, SSW, SBW, NW, WNWLATTER FRESH BREEZESFIRST PART THICK DISAGREEABLE WEATHERFIRST PART RAIN010000065704
1790-05-20T12:0045.43-7.383162.6S4E98.00-22W, WNW, NW, NNWLIGHT BREEZESSWELL FROM WCLOUDY000000065705
1790-05-21T13:0044.87-8.152136.7S36W54.00-23NW, W, WBS, SWBWPLEASANT WINDPLEASANT WEATHER000000065706
1790-05-22T13:0045.23-9.032369.3N52W48.00-23W, WSW, WBSFRESH BREEZES WITH FREQUENT SQUALLSLARGE SWELL FROM WCLOUDY000000065707
1790-05-23T13:0044.98-9.552582.6S55W27.00-23SWBW, WNW, WBNLIGHT BREEZESGREAT SWELL FROM WCLOUDY000000065708
1790-05-24T13:0044.43-10.223379.3SW40.00-23VARIABLE, NFIRST PART LIGHT AIRS AND CALM, LATTER FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYHARD RAINLARGE SWELL010000065709
1790-05-25T13:0042.40-12.732949.3S24W134.00-21NNW, NWPLEASANT GALESSWELL MUCH FALLENFAIR000000065710
1790-05-26T13:0040.87-14.283396.7S23W101.00-21NPLEASANT BREEZESFAIR000000065711
1790-05-27T13:0039.52-14.902602.6S19W86.00-21NBE, NW, WBNLIGHT BREEZESFAIR000000065712
1790-05-28T13:0037.57-15.202836.7S76W120.00-21W, WBN, WNW, NWBN, NWBWFIRST AND LATTER PARTS PLEASANT BREEZES, MIDDLE SQUALLYMIDDLE SMALL RAINFIRST AND LATTER PARTS FAIR010000065713
1790-05-29T13:0036.52-15.5248SSW68.00-20NW, NNE, ENEFIRST PART PLEASANT BREEZESFAIR000000065714
1790-05-30T13:0035.25-16.22256.7S24W83.00-20NNE, EBS, NEPLEASANT BREEZESSMOOTH WATERFAIR000000065715
1790-05-31T13:0033.07-17.93269.3S26W146.00-19ENE, NEFRESH BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHER000000065716
1790-06-01T13:0030.48-19.002818.1SSW174.00-17NEFRESH GALES DECREASING LATTERLYFOLLOWING SWELLCLOUDY000000065717
1790-06-02T13:0028.45-19.85519.3S20W130.00-17NE, ENEPLEASANT GALESHAZY000000065718
1790-06-03T13:0026.40-20.60189.3S18W129.00-16NEBNSTEADY BREEZESSMOOTH WATERHAZY000000065719
1790-06-04T13:0024.67-21.33184.6S21W112.00-16NEBNGENTLE BREEZESHAZY000000065720
1790-06-05T13:0023.43-21.98182.6S26W101.00-16NEBNLIGHT BREEZESHAZY000000065721
1790-06-06T14:0021.53-23.03322.6S32W98.00-13NEBN, NELIGHT BREEZESFAIR000000065722
1790-06-07T14:0019.47-24.41326.7S26W138.00-13NEBE, ENE, NEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000065723
1790-06-08T14:0017.00-25.783410.0ST ANTONIASE8S27W167.00-11ENE, NEFRESH BREEZES INCREASING LATTERLYHAZY000000065724
1790-06-09T14:0014.10-26.129012.3ST ANTONIANEBE8S174.00-11E, ESE, EBSFRESH TRADEHAZY000000065725
1790-06-10T14:0011.47-25.58136.7SBE150.00-10ENE, NEBN, NNELIGHT TRADEHAZY000000065726
1790-06-11T14:009.02-25.60586.7S18E153.00-10NEBN, ENEFIRST PART MODERATE BREEZES, MIDDLE AND LATTER LIGHT TRADESMALL FOLLOWING SEAFIRST PART HAZY, MIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY000000065727
1790-06-12T14:007.50-24.88696.7S22E106.00-10NEBN, EBNLIGHT TRADELATTER RAINSMOOTH WATERCLOUDY010000065728
1790-06-13T14:007.23-24.953510.0S39W32.00-9VARIABLE, S, W, NFIRST PART LIGHT BREEZES VARIABLE, MIDDLE AND LATTER CALM WITH SQUALLSMIDDLE AND LATTER RAIN0100000a trivial correction was made in this observation65729
1790-06-14T14:006.07-25.05922.6S16E74.00-9NEBE, VARIABLE, EBSLIGHT BREEZES AND VARIABLE WITH SQUALLSUNSETTLEDRAINLARGE SWELL FROM NE010000065730
1790-06-15T14:005.50-25.273621.0S48W55.00-9SW, N, SSW, S, SBW, SSE, VARIABLELIGHT AIRS AND CALM WITH SOME SQUALLSSOME RAINSWELL FROM SECLOUDY010000065731
1790-06-16T14:004.08-25.271042.6S29W95.00-9SE, SSE, SEBS, SEBE, ESELIGHT BREEZESSWELL FROM SFAIR000000065732
1790-06-17T14:003.70-25.62171S16W47.00-9EBS, NE, SBW, SUNSTEADY BREEZES AND CALM, MIDDLE AND LATTER SQUALLYMIDDLE AND LATTER HARD RAINSWELL FROM S010010065733
1790-06-18T14:004.00-26.071376.7S26W80.00-9SBE, S, SSW, SSE, SEBSMODERATE BREEZES, SQUALLY AT TIMESFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS RAINSWELL FROM SFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS CLOUDY010000065734
1790-06-19T14:002.83-26.053626.7S7W97.00-9ESE, EBS, VARIABLEPLEASANT BREEZESSMOOTH WATERFAIR000000065735
1790-06-20T14:001.13-28.001306.7SW1/2S139.00-5SEBE, SEPLEASANT BREEZESSWELL FROM SFAIR000000065736
1790-06-21T14:00-0.95-28.731309.3SBW3/4W120.00-5SEBE, ESE, SEPLEASANT GALESSMOOTH WATERFAIR000000065737
1790-06-22T14:00-3.13-28.178612.3SBE1/2E132.00-4EBN, EFIRST PART MODERATE BREEZES, LATTER BRISK GALE AND SQUALLYPLEASANT WEATHERSWELL FROM SE000000065738
1790-06-23T14:00-5.67-28.7712012.3SBW133.00-4ESE, EBS, ESE, SEBEFRESH TRADE AND SQUALLYSWELL FROM SE000000065739
1790-06-24T14:00-8.03-29.7211012.3SBW1/2W148.00-3SEBE, ESEFRESH TRADE AND SQUALLYHARD RAINSWELL FROM SE010000065740
1790-06-25T14:00-10.25-29.639810.0SBE127.00-3E, EBN, EBSBRISK TRADE WITH SQUALLSRAINSWELL FROM SECLOUDY010000065741
1790-06-26T14:00-12.83-29.9711112.3S10W158.00-2EBS, ESEFRESH TRADE AND SQUALLYRAIN AT TIMESSWELL FROM ECLOUDY010000065742
1790-06-27T14:00-14.87-30.901116.7S16W127.00-2ESEPLEASANT BREEZESSMALL SWELL FROM EFAIR000000065743
1790-06-28T14:00-17.30-31.459912.3SBW150.00-2ESE, SEBE, E, EBSSTEADY TRADESWELL FROM SEFIRST PART CLOUDY, LATTER FAIR000000065744
1790-06-29T14:00-19.98-30.58786.7S14E167.00-1EBS, E, EBNPLEASANT BREEZESSMALL REGULAR SWELL FROM EFAIR000000065745
1790-06-30T14:00-22.60-29.103413.1S29E178.000E, ENE, EBN, NEBNFIRST PART BRISK GALE, INCREASING LATTERLYSWELL FROM SEFIRST PART FAIR, LATTER CLOUDY000000065746
1790-07-01T14:00-25.33-27.12539.3SEBS197.00-3NEBEFRESH BREEZES WITH VERY HARD SQUALLSHARD RAIN AT TIMESSWELL FROM E010000065747
1790-07-02T14:00-27.73-25.282222.6S34E179.00-1NNESTRONG GALES WITH VERY HARD SQUALLSRAIN010010065748
1790-07-03T14:00-29.50-23.2622S45E148.00-1NEBN, NNESQUALLYUNSETTLEDSOME RAIN IN THE NIGHTVERY LARGE CONFUSED SEALATTER FAIR010010065749
1790-07-04T13:00-31.13-21.233112.6S43E138.00-4NWLIGHT BREEZESCONFUSED SEAFIRST AND LATTER PARTS FAIR, MIDDLE CLOUDY000000065750
1790-07-05T13:00-31.37-20.633111.0S50E20.00-4NWLIGHT AIRS AND CALMSFAIR000000065751
1790-07-06T13:00-31.18-18.851872.6N83E93.00-4S, SEBE, SEBS, SSE, SBWLIGHT BREEZES AND VARIABLEUNSETTLED000000065752
1790-07-07T13:00-31.88-16.271846.7N70E123.00-7SSW, SWBS, SBWMODERATE BREEZESSMALL SWELL FROM ECLOUDY000000065753
1790-07-08T13:00-32.03-14.923621.0S82E70.00-7S, SBW, VARIABLELIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLEUNSETTLED000000065754
1790-07-09T13:00-32.65-14.473621.0S3E38.00-6SSE, VARIABLEFAINT AIRS AND VARIABLESWELL FROM SECLOUDY000000065755
1790-07-10T13:00-33.53-13.172879.3SE1/2E84.00-6EBN, NNW, NW, WNWFIRST PART CALM, LATTER STEADY BREEZESCLOUDY000000065756
1790-07-11T13:00-34.53-10.932846.7S59E130.00-9WBS, WNWMODERATE BREEZESSMALL SWELL FROM WCLOUDY000000065757
1790-07-12T13:00-35.52-8.623179.3S65E126.00-9WNW, NWBNPLEASANT GALESLARGE SWELL FROM WCLOUDY000000065758
1790-07-13T12:00-36.63-4.673147.3S61E172.00-12NWBNFIRST PART MODERATE BREEZES, LATTER INCREASINGSWELL FROM NWCLOUDY000000065759
1790-07-14T12:00-36.13-1.4515412.3N79E158.00-15NW, SSE, SBEBRISK GALES WITH SQUALLSDIRTY WEATHERRAINSWELL FROM SSE010000065760
1790-07-15T12:00-34.981.0812019.0N59E142.00-15SEBS, SBE, SEFRESH GALES WITH SQUALLSRAINLARGE SWELL FROM SECLOUDY010000065761
1790-07-16T12:00-36.301.953626.7S14E80.00-15SEBS, SE, EBS, VARIABLEFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, LATTER PLEASANT BREEZESFIRST PART CLOUDY, LATTER FAIR000000065762
1790-07-17T12:00-37.604.2376.7S54E132.00-16NEBE, NNEPLEASANT BREEZESSMOOTH WATERCLOUDY000000065763
1790-07-18T12:00-38.386.10296.7S61E100.00-16NEPLEASANT BREEZESLATTER DIRTY DISAGREEABLE WEATHERLATTER RAINSMOOTH WATERFIRST PART FAIR010000065764
1790-07-19T11:00-39.2010.75412.3S75E184.00-19NNEFIRST PART MODERATE BREEZES INCREASING TO BRISK GALESSMOOTH WATERCLOUDY000000065765
1790-07-20T11:00-39.1712.88342.6S89E100.00-22N, NWBW, NW, W, NEBEFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, MIDDLE AND LATTER LIGHT BREEZES AND VARIABLEUNSETTLEDSMOOTH WATER000000065766
1790-07-21T11:00-39.6816.97349.3S81E191.00-22NEBEFRESH BREEZESUNSETTLED DIRTY WEATHERSMOOTH WATER000000065767
1790-07-22T11:00-39.6820.1729115.4E147.00-24NBE, WNW, NWMODERATE GALESSOME RAINLARGE SWELL FROM NCLOUDY010000065768
1790-07-23T10:00-39.8325.252556.7E1/4N183.00-26WNW, WBNPLEASANT BREEZES AND SQUALLYRAIN AT TIMESCLOUDY010000065769
1790-07-24T10:00-40.0028.123626.7S86E133.00-28WSW, W, NWBN, NBW, NBE, VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZESSMOOTH WATERFAIR000000065770
1790-07-25T10:00-40.6331.922819.0S78E180.00-28NE, NEBEFIRST PART MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYLATTER RAIN010010065771
1790-07-26T10:00-40.9234.953622.6S87E126.00-29NEBN, NNE, VARIABLEFIRST PART BRISK GALES, LATTER LIGHT BREEZES AND CALMFIRST PART THICK DIRTY WEATHERSWELL FROM N000000065772
1790-07-27T10:00-41.9236.38516.3S63E135.00-29VARIABLE, E, NEBNFIRST PART CALM, LATTER INCREASING GALECLOUDY000000065773
1790-07-28T09:00-41.6540.233622.6N83E104.00-29NEBN, VARIABLELIGHT BREEZESTHICK FOGGY WEATHERSMOOTH WATER0010000a trivial correction was made in this observation65774
1790-07-29T09:00-40.8842.20362NE63.00-29VARIABLEIMPENETRABLE FOGFIRST PART RAINSMOOTH WATER011000065775
1790-07-30T09:00-40.8042.55500.0NE22.00-29EBS, ESE, NNW, WBS, SSE, EBNCALMTHICK FOGGY WEATHERSMOOTH WATER001000065776
1790-07-31T09:00-40.9745.88166.7E1/4S151.00-29VARIABLE, NEMODERATE BREEZES WITH SOME SQUALLSDIRTY WEATHER000010065777
1790-08-01T09:00-41.0049.635E170.00-29NNE, N, NBE, NEBNFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE AND PLEASANT BREEZES AND SQUALLYUNSETTLED000000065778
1790-08-02T08:00-40.6754.283326.7N82E152.00-28NWBN, NPLEASANT BREEZESSMOOTH WATERFAIR000000065779
1790-08-03T08:00-40.4358.7233319.0N86E204.00-27NFIRST PART MODERATE BREEZES, LATTER FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYLARGE SWELL FROM NFIRST PART FAIR000000065780
1790-08-04T08:00-39.6862.3223212.3N75E172.00-27N, W, WBSSTRONG GALES, LITTLE WIND, LATTER BRISK GALES WITH FREQUENT STRONG SQUALLSVERY LARGE SEA000000065781
1790-08-05T08:00-39.5066.7227919.0N87E205.00-25W, NWBWFRESH GALES WITH HARD SQUALLSRAINLARGE CONFUSED FROM WNW010000065782
1790-08-06T07:00-38.2270.9324612.3N74E200.00-24WBRISK GALES, FIRST PART SQUALLYLARGE CONFUSED SWELL FROM WNWLATTER FAIR000000065783
1790-08-07T07:00-37.8075.252719.3N83E214.00-22WNWFRESH BREEZESLARGE SWELL FROM WFAIR000000065784
1790-08-08T07:00-37.0079.5729910.0N75E215.00-16NWFRESH AND PLEASANT GALES, MIDDLE SQUALLYFIRST AND LATTER PARTS FAIR000000065785
1790-08-09T06:00-36.6384.252909.3E1/2N224.00-14NW, WNW, NWBWFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYSWELL FROM NW000000065786
1790-08-10T06:00-36.0087.003626.1N75E152.00-14W, WSW, SWBW, VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZES DECREASING LATTERLYSWELL FROM SWHAZY000000065787
1790-08-11T06:00-35.4289.703627.3N76E135.00-13W, VARIABLEINCREASING BREEZESSWELL FROM SWCLOUDY000000065788
1790-08-12T06:00-34.3893.132586.7N65E170.00-12N, WNW, WPLEASANT BREEZESSWELL FROM SWFAIR000000065789
1790-08-13T06:00-32.6395.131122.6N43E148.00-12WNW, VARIABLE, SEBELIGHT BREEZESUNSETTLEDSWELL FROM SE000000065790
1790-08-14T06:00-30.6096.231049.3N23E146.00-9VARIABLE, EBS, SEBE, ESEFRESH BREEZESSWELL FROM SECLOUDY000000065791
1790-08-15T05:00-29.3399.7217219.0N64E161.00-8VARIABLE, SFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYUNSETTLEDHEAVY SEA FROM ENE000000065792
1790-08-16T05:00-27.33102.122196.7N47E175.00-6SBW, SWPLEASANT BREEZESFOLLOWING SWELLCLOUDY000000065793
1790-08-17T05:00-25.35103.571636.7N36E133.00-6SW, SBEPLEASANT BREEZESSMALL SOUTHERLY SWELLCLOUDY000000065794
1790-08-18T05:00-23.00104.571186.7N17E130.00-6SE, SEBEPLEASANT BREEZESSMOOTH WATERCLOUDY000000065795
1790-08-19T05:00-20.85104.773626.7N4E128.00-4SE, E, VARIABLEPLEASANT BREEZESSMOOTH WATERFAIR000000065796
1790-08-20T05:00-19.57104.871651.0N6E57.00-4ESE, SBEFIRST PART MODERATE BREEZES, LATTER LIGHT AIRSFAIR000000065797
1790-08-21T05:00-17.68105.721429.3N7E119.00-4S, SEBSPLEASANT TRADESWELL FROM SEFAIR000000065798
1790-08-22T05:00-14.57105.6715612.3N2E184.00-3SSEFIRST PART PLEASANT BREEZES, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH TRADESWELL FROM SEFAIR000000065799
1790-08-23T05:00-11.23105.4211210.0N2W199.00-1SE, ESEBRISK TRADECLOUDY000000065800
1790-08-24T05:00-8.72106.001126.7CHRISTMAS ISLANDSE6N11E150.00-1EBS, E, ESEPLEASANT BREEZESFAIR000000065801