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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 ECHO cruise from St. Eustatius to Paramaribo started at 1834-12-12 [dataset]. Nationaal Archief of the Netherlands, Den Haag, Netherland, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.748765, 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: 14.350833 * Median Longitude: -59.390833 * South-bound Latitude: 6.950000 * West-bound Longitude: -62.900000 * North-bound Latitude: 17.800000 * East-bound Longitude: -54.050000
Date/Time Start: 1834-12-12T16:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1834-12-23T16:00:00
Event(s):
Echo_18341212_MAR_D23905_1230 * Latitude Start: 16.020000 * Longitude Start: 61.900000 * Latitude End: 5.950000 * Longitude End: -55.190000 * Date/Time Start: 1834-12-12T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1834-12-23T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Echo (Brik), Voyage: St Eustatius - Paramaribo, 1st Observer: W.H. Van Voss (Kltz), Company: MAR, Other ship information: GEWAPEND MET 16 STUKKEN A 30 POND, 1 STUK 12 POND, 2 STUKKEN 6 POND, BEMAND MET 100 KOPPEN IN DE VASTE ROLLE 10 IN DE BOVEN ROLLE EN 2 GEDETACHEERDEN.
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
Pressure, atmosphericPPPPhPaNo temperature correction was applied. The following factors have been used for the conversion to hPa: 2.54 cm in an inch; 13.596 specific gravity of mercury; 980.65 cm/s gravity at 45° latitude
Temperature, airTTT°C
LandmarkLandmarkName of first landmark
WatchWatchName of the period of 4 hours which is known as a watch or duty on board ships
10 GlassesGlassesNumber of glasses within a watch; one watch equals 8 glasses
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 Sensor readingReadingarbitrary unitsReading of the (outside) air thermometer
13 Sensor readingReadingarbitrary unitsReading of the air pressure
14 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.
15 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
16 Present weatherwwWeather description
17 Cloud typeCloud type
18 ClearnessClearness
19 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
20 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
21 FogFog1 If fog was reported
22 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
23 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
24 HailHail1 If hail was reported
25 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
26 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
220 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...)

PPPP [hPa]
(No temperature correction was...)

TTT [°C]

Landmark
(Name of first landmark)

Watch
(Name of the period of 4 hours...)
10 
Glasses
(Number of glasses within a wa...)
11 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
12 
Reading [arbitrary units]
(Reading of the (outside) air ...)
13 
Reading [arbitrary units]
(Reading of the air pressure)
14 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
15 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
16 
ww
(Weather description)
17 
Cloud type
18 
Clearness
19 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
20 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
21 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
22 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
23 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
24 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
25 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
26 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1834-12-12T16:0017.80-62.90914.61020.226.9VM8180.502903.00OBRAMZEILSKOELTEGOED WEERHELDERE LUCHL000000066539
1834-12-13T16:0017.57-62.531361.0VM81O/ZOFLAUWE KOELTEMOOI WEERHELDERE LUCHT000000066540
1834-12-14T16:0017.42-62.50920.01020.225.6VM8278.002903.00OFLAUWE KOELTE/STILGOED WEERHELDERE LUCHT000000066541
1834-12-15T16:0017.30-61.73704.61020.226.7VM8280.002903.00O/ONOLABBER BRAMZEILSKOELTEMOOI WEERHELDERE LUCHT000000066542
1834-12-16T16:0016.87-61.18924.61020.226.7VM8280.002903.00OZO/OBRAMZEILSKOELTEMOOI WEERHELDERE LUCHT000000066543
1834-12-17T16:0016.45-60.32702.6VM82ONOFLAUWE BRAMZEILSKOELTEMOOI WEERHELDERE LUCHT000000066544
1834-12-18T16:0015.45-59.73704.9VM82ONOFRISSE BRAMZEILSKOELTEMOOI WEERHELDERE LUCHT000000066545
1834-12-19T16:0013.93-59.07474.9VM82NOFRISSE BRAMZEILSKOELTEGOED WEERWOLKDRIJVENDE LUCHT000000066546
1834-12-20T16:0012.40-57.29464.6VM81NOBRAMZEILSKOELTEMOOI WEERHELDERE LUCHT000000066547
1834-12-21T16:0011.02-56.16354.6VM81NOTNBRAMZEILSKOELTEMOOI WEERHELDERE LUCHT000000066548
1834-12-22T16:009.05-55.23572.6VM81NO/NOTOFLAUWE BRAMZEILSKOELTEMOOI WEERHELDERE LUCHT000000066549
1834-12-23T16:006.95-54.051382.6BRAMSPUNTVM83NO/ZOFLAUWE BRAMZEILSKOELTEBEWOLKTE LUCHT000000066550