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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 El Cortes cruise from La Coruña to La Habana started at 1772-12-03 [dataset]. Archivo General de Indias, Seville, Spain, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.748880, 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: 24.590667 * Median Longitude: -46.189333 * South-bound Latitude: 18.020000 * West-bound Longitude: -80.620000 * North-bound Latitude: 42.930000 * East-bound Longitude: -10.880000
Date/Time Start: 1772-12-04T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1773-01-10T00:00:00
Event(s):
El_Cortes_17721203_CORREOS_270B_R2 * Latitude Start: 43.360000 * Longitude Start: -8.360000 * Latitude End: 23.200000 * Longitude End: -81.400000 * Date/Time Start: 1772-12-04T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1773-01-10T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: El Cortes (Paquebote), Voyage: La Coruña - La Habana, 1st Observer: Capitan
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
--1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances)
DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
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.
10 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.
11 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
12 Present weatherwwWeather description
13 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
14 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
15 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
16 FogFog1 If fog was reported
17 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
18 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
19 HailHail1 If hail was reported
20 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
21 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
548 data points

Data

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ID
1772-12-04T00:0043.733610.0DESCRIPTORES, VIENTO Y MAR DEL AMANECER, RESTO DEL MEDIODIACALMACALMAHORIZONTES OSCUROSGRUESA000000073163
1772-12-05T13:0042.93-10.88489.365.00DESCRIPTORES, VIENTO Y MAR DEL AMANECER, RESTO DEL MEDIODIA-20ENEFRESQUITOHORIZONTES ABRISADOS000000073164
1772-12-06T13:0040.75-13.72269.3182.50DESCRIPTORES, VIENTO Y MAR DEL AMANECER, RESTO DEL MEDIODIA-19NEFRESQUITOHORIZONTES PARDOSGRUESA000000073165
1772-12-07T13:0038.27-16.3234112.3184.00DESCRIPTORES, VIENTO Y MAR DEL AMANECER, RESTO DEL MEDIODIA-19NFRESCOHORIZONTES CERRADOS Y PARDOS000000073166
1772-12-08T13:0035.48-19.052912.3212.00DESCRIPTORES, VIENTO Y MAR DEL AMANECER, RESTO DEL MEDIODIA-16NEFRESCOHORIZONTES NUBLADOSPICADA000000073167
1772-12-09T13:0033.47-21.22529.3172.00DESCRIPTORES, VIENTO Y MAR DEL AMANECER, RESTO DEL MEDIODIA-16ENEFRESQUITOHORIZONTES NUBLADOS000000073168
1772-12-10T14:0031.80-22.951006.7134.50DESCRIPTORES, VIENTO Y MAR DEL AMANECER, RESTO DEL MEDIODIA-13ESEBONANCIBLEHORIZONTES NUBLADOS000000073169
1772-12-11T14:0029.95-24.881229.3157.00DESCRIPTORES, VIENTO Y MAR DEL AMANECER, RESTO DEL MEDIODIA-13SEFRESQUITOHORIZONTES NUBLADOS000000073170
1772-12-12T14:0028.33-27.531249.3168.00DESCRIPTORES, VIENTO Y MAR DEL AMANECER, RESTO DEL MEDIODIA-11SEFRESQUITOHORIZONTES CON CHUBASCOS010000073171
1772-12-13T14:0026.72-30.251259.3174.00DESCRIPTORES, VIENTO Y MAR DEL AMANECER, RESTO DEL MEDIODIA-10SEFRESQUITOHORIZONTES NUBLADOSPICADA AL MEDIODIA000000073172
1772-12-14T14:0025.50-32.8215112.3150.00DESCRIPTORES, VIENTO Y MAR DEL AMANECER, RESTO DEL MEDIODIA-7SSEFRESCOHORIZONTES PARDOS000000073173
1772-12-15T14:0024.12-35.4510612.3168.00DESCRIPTORES, VIENTO Y MAR DEL AMANECER, RESTO DEL MEDIODIA-7ESEFRESCOHORIZONTES PARDOS000000073174
1772-12-16T14:0022.32-36.781079.3156.00DESCRIPTORES, VIENTO Y MAR DEL AMANECER, RESTO DEL MEDIODIA-6ESEFRESQUITOHORIZONTES ACHUBASCADOS010000073175
1772-12-17T15:0022.15-39.751099.3118.00DESCRIPTORES, VIENTO Y MAR DEL AMANECER, RESTO DEL MEDIODIA-4ESEFRESQUITOHORIZONTES ACHUBASCADOS010000073176
1772-12-18T15:0021.20-41.831096.7137.00DESCRIPTORES, VIENTO Y MAR DEL AMANECER, RESTO DEL MEDIODIA-4ESEBONANCIBLEHORIZONTES NUBOSOS000000073177
1772-12-19T15:0020.08-44.421119.3159.00DESCRIPTORES, VIENTO Y MAR DEL AMANECER, RESTO DEL MEDIODIA-2ESEFRESQUITOHORIZONTES ACHUBASCADOS010000073178
1772-12-20T15:0019.37-47.28669.3154.00DESCRIPTORES, VIENTO Y MAR DEL AMANECER, RESTO DEL MEDIODIA-2ENEFRESQUITOHORIZONTES PARDOS000000073179
1772-12-21T15:0018.17-49.95689.3158.00DESCRIPTORES, VIENTO Y MAR DEL AMANECER, RESTO DEL MEDIODIA0ENEFRESQUITOHORIZONTES NUBADOS000000073180
1772-12-22T16:0018.27-52.77699.3163.00DESCRIPTORES, VIENTO Y MAR DEL AMANECER, RESTO DEL MEDIODIA1ENEFRESQUITOHORIZONTES ACHUBASCADOS010000073181
1772-12-23T16:0018.08-55.58469.3160.00DESCRIPTORES, VIENTO Y MAR DEL AMANECER, RESTO DEL MEDIODIA1NEFRESQUITOHORIZONTES ACHUBASCADOS010000073182
1772-12-24T16:0018.02-58.07719.3141.00DESCRIPTORES, VIENTO Y MAR DEL AMANECER, RESTO DEL MEDIODIA3ENEFRESQUITOHORIZONTES NUBOSOS000000073183
1772-12-25T16:0018.15-60.28716.7126.00DESCRIPTORES, VIENTO Y MAR DEL AMANECER, RESTO DEL MEDIODIA3ENEBONANCIBLEHORIZONTES NUBOSOS000000073184
1772-12-26T16:0018.20-62.33716.7116.00DESCRIPTORES, VIENTO Y MAR DEL AMANECER, RESTO DEL MEDIODIA3ENEBONANCIBLEHORIZONTES CLAROS000000073185
1772-12-27T16:0018.98-64.88729.3131.00DESCRIPTORES, VIENTO Y MAR DEL AMANECER, RESTO DEL MEDIODIA4ENEFRESQUITOHORIZONTES ACHUBASCADOS010000073186
1772-12-28T16:0018.48-66.13942.61DESCRIPTORES, VIENTO Y MAR DEL AMANECER, RESTO DEL MEDIODIA4ECALMOSOHORIZONTES ACHUBASCADOS010000073187
1773-01-01T00:006.7DESCRIPTORES, VIENTO Y MAR DEL AMANECER, RESTO DEL MEDIODIABONANCIBLEHORIZONTES ACHUBASCADOS010000073188
1773-01-02T17:0019.73-69.23739.3174.00DESCRIPTORES, VIENTO Y MAR DEL AMANECER, RESTO DEL MEDIODIA5ENEFRESQUITOHORIZONTES ESPEJADOS000000073189
1773-01-03T00:0020.001359.31DESCRIPTORES, VIENTO Y MAR DEL AMANECER, RESTO DEL MEDIODIASEFRESQUITOHORIZONTES CLAROS000000073190
1773-01-04T00:003159.31DESCRIPTORES, VIENTO Y MAR DEL AMANECER, RESTO DEL MEDIODIANOFRESQUITO000000073191
1773-01-05T17:0020.05-71.451404.6DESCRIPTORES, VIENTO Y MAR DEL AMANECER, RESTO DEL MEDIODIA5SEFLOJO000000073192
1773-01-06T17:0020.68-73.93299.3146.00DESCRIPTORES, VIENTO Y MAR DEL AMANECER, RESTO DEL MEDIODIA6NNEFRESQUITOHORIZONTES PARDOS000000073193
1773-01-07T17:0022.05-76.63749.3172.00DESCRIPTORES, VIENTO Y MAR DEL AMANECER, RESTO DEL MEDIODIA6ENEFRESQUITOHORIZONTES ABRISADOS000000073194
1773-01-08T17:0023.00-78.70296.7130.00DESCRIPTORES, VIENTO Y MAR DEL AMANECER, RESTO DEL MEDIODIA6NNEBONANCIBLEHORIZONTES PARDOS000000073195
1773-01-09T17:0023.42-80.62294.6106.00DESCRIPTORES, VIENTO Y MAR DEL AMANECER, RESTO DEL MEDIODIA6NNEFLOJOHORIZONTES NUBLADOS000000073196
1773-01-10T00:001DESCRIPTORES, VIENTO Y MAR DEL AMANECER, RESTO DEL MEDIODIAHORIZONTES NUBLADOS000000073197