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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 Gallego cruise from La Habana to La Coruña started at 1778-10-24 [dataset]. Archivo General de Indias, Seville, Spain, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.748921, 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: 33.773023 * Median Longitude: -54.480698 * South-bound Latitude: 24.300000 * West-bound Longitude: -81.270000 * North-bound Latitude: 43.450000 * East-bound Longitude: -10.000000
Date/Time Start: 1778-10-25T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1778-12-09T00:00:00
Event(s):
El_Gallego_17781024_CORREOS_272B_R6 * Latitude Start: 23.200000 * Longitude Start: -81.400000 * Latitude End: 43.360000 * Longitude End: -8.360000 * Date/Time Start: 1778-10-25T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1778-12-09T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: El Gallego (Paquebote), Voyage: La Habana - La Coruña, 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
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 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:
717 data points

Data

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ID
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1778-10-26T00:006812.31ENEFRESCOCONTINUOS CHUBASCOS010000074924
1778-10-27T11:0024.70-81.277412.361.006ENEFRESCOCONTINUOS CHUBASCOS DE VIENTO Y AGUACONTINUAPICADA010000074925
1778-10-28T11:0024.85-80.987412.311.006ENEFRESCOHORIZONTES CARGADOS CON CHUBASCOSPICADA010000074926
1778-10-29T11:0024.30-80.3818612.343.006SFRESCOHORIZONTES TODOS CARGADOS Y MUY CENICIENTOSPICADA000000074927
1778-10-30T11:0025.25-79.7614128.006SEHORIZONTES UN POCO CARGADOSLLANA000000074928
1778-10-31T11:0028.43-80.031626.7131.004SSEBONANCIBLEHORIZONTES CARGADOSLLANA000000074929
1778-11-01T11:0029.23-79.0034215.4108.004NNOMUY FRESCOVIENTO MUY RECIO POR LA NOCHEGRANDE000000074930
1778-11-02T11:0029.37-76.6831812.388.003NOFRESCOHORIZONTES CARGADOSMUY GRANDE000000074931
1778-11-03T11:0029.40-76.03266.767.003NNEBONANCIBLEHORIZONTES MAS ESPEJADOSPICADA000000074932
1778-11-04T11:0029.42-75.3336.736.003NBONANCIBLEHORIZONTES ESPEJADOSPICADA000000074933
1778-11-05T11:0029.42-74.8232.626.003NCALMOSOHORIZONTES CLAROSPICADA DEL N000000074934
1778-11-06T11:0028.83-73.906.759.003NEEBONANCIBLEHORIZONTES CLAROSLLANA000000074935
1778-11-07T11:0029.32-73.7336.729.003NBONANCIBLEHORIZONTES CLAROSLLANA000000074936
1778-11-08T11:0029.55-72.773412.961.003NNOMUY CALMOSOHORIZONTES CLAROSLLANA000000074937
1778-11-09T11:0029.12-71.68466.762.001NEBONANCIBLEHORIZONTES AHUMADOSLLANA000000074938
1778-11-10T11:0029.18-71.42462.615.001NECALMOSOHORIZONTES AHUMADOSLLANA000000074939
1778-11-11T11:0029.60-70.471596.7254.001SSEBONANCIBLECIELOS Y HORIZONTES VENTOSOSLLANA000000074940
1778-11-12T11:0030.10-67.832499.3140.001OSOFRESQUITOHORIZONTES CARGADOSLLANA000000074941
1778-11-13T10:0030.03-66.25446.782.00-1NEBONANCIBLEHORIZONTES TODOS CARGADOSCONTRASTADA000000074942
1778-11-14T10:0030.30-64.752022.680.00-1SSOCALMOSOHORIZONTES CARGADOSPICADA000000074943
1778-11-15T10:0030.90-61.7024612.3162.00-2OSOFRESCOHORIZONTES CARGADOSPICADA000000074944
1778-11-16T10:0030.98-59.002919.3139.00-2ONOFRESQUITOHORIZONTES CARGADOSMUY CONTRASTADA000000074945
1778-11-17T10:0031.00-57.55216.774.00-2NNEBONANCIBLEHORIZONTES CARGADOSMUY PICADA000000074946
1778-11-18T10:0031.37-56.711096.7722.00-4ESEBONANCIBLEHORIZONTES UN POCO OFUSCADOSPICADA DEL NO000000074947
1778-11-19T10:0031.85-55.46196.774.00-4NNEBONANCIBLEHORIZONTES CARGADOSPICADA000000074948
1778-11-20T10:0032.52-53.9924189.00-7OSOHORIZONTES UN POCO CARGADOSPICADA DEL N000000074949
1778-11-21T09:0033.72-51.3723912.3154.00-9OSOFRESCOHORIZONTES CARGADOSPICADA000000074950
1778-11-22T09:0034.92-48.5923912.3159.00-9OSOFRESCOHORIZONTES UN POCO OFUSCADOSPICADA DEL NO000000074951
1778-11-23T09:0036.08-45.8935012.3153.00-10NFRESCOHORIZONTES TODOS CARGADOSPICADA000000074952
1778-11-24T09:0036.82-44.422156.787.00-10SOBONANCIBLEHORIZONTES TODOS CARGADOSPICADA000000074953
1778-11-25T09:0037.73-42.652116.7818.00-14SOBONANCIBLEHORIZONTES CARGADOSPICADA000000074954
1778-11-26T09:0038.05-40.60759.3103.00-15EFRESQUITOHORIZONTES TODOS CARGADOSPICADA000000074955
1778-11-27T09:0039.35-39.6921091.00-15SOHORIZONTES MUY CERRADOS CON AGUAS Y VIENTOPICADA DEL N010000074956
1778-11-28T09:0040.40-37.542109.3-15SOFRESQUITOHORIZONTES MUY CENICIENTOSPICADA000000074957
1778-11-29T08:0040.72-35.39979.358.00-16ESEFRESQUITOHORIZONTES MUY CARGADOSCONTRASTADA000000074958
1778-11-30T08:0041.23-32.352766.7540.00-17ONOBONANCIBLEHORIZONTES CARGADOSCONTRASTADA000000074959
1778-12-01T08:0041.90-29.333219.3145.00-17NNOFRESQUITOHORIZONTES CARGADOSPICADA000000074960
1778-12-02T08:0042.47-26.832529.3119.00-18OFRESQUITOHORIZONTES TODOS CARGADOSCONTRASTADA000000074961
1778-12-03T08:0043.18-24.1034012.3396.00-20NFRESCOHORIZONTES MUY OFUSCADOSMUY GRANDE000000074962
1778-12-04T07:0043.20-22.232496.785.00-21OBONANCIBLEHORIZONTES CARGADOSMUY GRANDE000000074963
1778-12-05T07:0043.45-19.163396.7137.00-21NBONANCIBLEHORIZONTES CARGADOSLLANA000000074964
1778-12-06T07:0043.37-17.292942.985.00-21NOMUY CALMOSOHORIZONTES TODOS CARGADOSPICADA000000074965
1778-12-07T07:0043.35-13.7524912.3467.00-21OFRESCOHORIZONTES CARGADOS. ALGUNOS CHUBASCOSPICADA010000074966
1778-12-08T07:0043.28-10.009212.3168.00-21ESEFRESCOHORIZONTES MUY CARGADOSGRANDE000000074967
1778-12-09T00:002031SSO000000074968