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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 1796-08-05 [dataset]. Archivo General de Indias, Seville, Spain, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.748900, 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: 23.756552 * Median Longitude: -38.485172 * South-bound Latitude: 18.200000 * West-bound Longitude: -66.130000 * North-bound Latitude: 40.800000 * East-bound Longitude: -12.050000
Date/Time Start: 1796-08-05T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1796-09-25T00:00:00
Event(s):
El_Cortes_17960805_CORREOS_270B_R13 * Latitude Start: 43.360000 * Longitude Start: -8.360000 * Latitude End: 23.200000 * Longitude End: -81.400000 * Date/Time Start: 1796-08-05T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1796-09-25T00:00:00 * 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
LandmarkLandmarkName of first landmark
--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
10 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.
11 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.
12 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
13 Present weatherwwWeather description
14 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
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:
659 data points

Data

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Wind force descr
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ww
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State sea descr
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Gusts
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Rain
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Thunder
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ID
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1796-08-06T07:0040.80-12.0523173.00-22NECIELOS Y HORIZONTES CLAROSMAREJADA000000073086
1796-08-07T07:0038.27-13.74239.3168.00-22NEFRESQUITOCIELOS Y HORIZONTES CLAROSLLANA000000073087
1796-08-08T07:0037.22-14.392739.362.00-20ONOFRESQUITOCIELOS Y HORIZONTES CLAROSLLANA000000073088
1796-08-09T07:0034.92-15.552739.3148.00-20ONOFRESQUITOCIELOS Y HORIZONTES TOLDADOSLLANA000000073089
1796-08-10T07:0033.48-16.003402.683.00-20NVENTOLINAS FLOJITASCIELOS Y HORIZONTES TOLDADOS000000073090
1796-08-11T07:0031.82-14.772069.3102.00-19SOFRESQUITOTOLDADOS000000073091
1796-08-12T07:0030.20-16.742612.399.00-19NEFRESCOCIELOS Y HORIZONTES TOLDADOSMAREJADA000000073092
1796-08-13T00:00451NE000000073093
1796-08-17T00:002252.61SOBRISA000000073094
1796-08-18T07:0026.95-18.39-17000000073095
1796-08-19T07:0025.75-20.94289.3158.00-17NEFRESQUITOCIELOS CLAROS Y HORIZONTES ABRISADOSLLANA000000073096
1796-08-20T08:0024.38-23.39539.3163.00-15ENEFRESQUITOCIELOS Y HORIZONTES TOLDADOSLLANA000000073097
1796-08-21T08:0023.10-26.06759.3177.00-15EFRESQUITOCIELOS Y HORIZONTES CLAROSBELLA000000073098
1796-08-22T08:0021.85-28.572599.3187.00-12OFRESQUITOCIELOS Y HORIZONTES TOLDADOSBELLA000000073099
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1796-08-27T09:0018.20-43.076412.3215.00-5ENEFRESCOTODO CARGADOGRUESA000000073104
1796-08-28T09:0018.63-46.916412.3235.00-5ENEFRESCOHORIZONTES CARGADOS Y VENTOSOSGRUESA000000073105
1796-08-29T09:0018.40-50.884315.4237.00-2NEFRESCACHONCIELOS Y HORIZONTES ACHUBASCADOSGRUESA010000073106
1796-08-30T10:0018.73-54.724415.4229.00-1NEFRESCACHONCIELOS Y HORIZONTES CARGADOS Y ACHUBASCADOS. MUCHO VIENTO POR LA NOCHE. CON LA MISMA FURIA DEL HURACAN NOS ROMPIO EL PALO DE PROA. EL BARCO ESTA EN PEGRUESA010000073107
1796-08-31T10:0018.67-56.544415.4115.00-1NEFRESCACHONCIELOS Y HORIZONTES CARGADOS. AMAINA EL HURACAN COMO A LAS 12 PERO EL BARCO ESTA MUY AVERIADO PORQUE DEBIERON CORTAR EL PALO MAYORGRUESA000000073108
1796-09-01T10:0019.62-57.0317912.353.00-1SFRESCOTOLDADOS000000073109
1796-09-02T10:0018.72-61.0024912.366.001OSOFRESCOCIELOS Y HORIZONTES TOLDADOSMAREJADA000000073110
1796-09-03T10:0018.63-62.14916.781.001EBONANCIBLECIELOS Y HORIZONTES CLAROSBELLA000000073111
1796-09-04T10:0018.50-63.079.358.003FRESQUITOCIELOS Y HORIZONTES CLAROSBELLA000000073112
1796-09-05T10:0018.43-64.12936.750.003EBONANCIBLECIELOS Y HORIZONTES CLAROSLLANA000000073113
1796-09-06T10:0019.07-63.95932.688.003ECALMOSOCIELOS Y HORIZONTES TOLDADOSLLANA000000073114
1796-09-07T10:0018.77-65.041169.33ESEFRESQUITOCIELOS Y HORIZONTES TOLDADOSLLANA000000073115
1796-09-08T10:0018.48-66.139312.313EFRESCOCIELOS Y HORIZONTES CLAROSLLANA000000073116
1796-09-13T00:00CIELOS Y HORIZONTES TOLDADOS000000073117
1796-09-14T00:00689.3ENEFRESQUITOCIELOS Y HORIZONTES CLAROS Y ABRISADOSBELLA000000073118
1796-09-15T00:001132.6ESECALMOSOCIELOS Y HORIZONTES CLAROSLLANA000000073119
1796-09-16T00:001582.6CABO CABRONSSEFLOJITOBELLA000000073120
1796-09-17T00:00901.0EVENTOLINASCIELOS Y HORIZONTES CARGADOSLLANA000000073121
1796-09-18T00:00906.7EBONANCIBLECIELOS Y HORIZONTES ABRISADOSBELLA000000073122
1796-09-19T00:001802.6SCALMOSOCIELOS Y HORIZONTES CLAROS000000073123
1796-09-20T00:00682.6ENECALMOSOCIELOS Y HORIZONTES CLAROS000000073124
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1796-09-22T00:001139.3ESEFRESQUITOCIELOS Y HORIZONTES ABRISADOSBELLA000000073126
1796-09-23T00:00902.6EFLOJITOCIELOS Y HORIZONTES CLAROSLLANA000000073127
1796-09-24T00:00906.7EBONANCIBLECIELOS Y HORIZONTES CLAROSLLANA000000073128
1796-09-25T00:002.61CALMOSOCIELOS Y HORIZONTES ATURBONADOS000000073129