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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 ELISABETH cruise from Nederland to St. George Delmina started at 1837-11-08 [dataset]. Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut, De Bilt, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.749196, 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
Project(s):
Climatological Database for the Worlds Oceans: 1750-1854 (CLIWOC)
Funding:
Fifth Framework Programme (FP5), grant/award no. EVK2-CT-2000-00090: Climatological Database for the Worlds Oceans: 1750-1854
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 18.725455 * Median Longitude: -13.473636 * South-bound Latitude: 4.070000 * West-bound Longitude: -23.080000 * North-bound Latitude: 50.280000 * East-bound Longitude: -2.280000
Date/Time Start: 1837-11-08T20:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1838-01-15T20:00:00
Event(s):
Elisabeth_18371108_W_REIS_10_P78-90 * Latitude Start: 53.000000 * Longitude Start: 4.490000 * Latitude End: 4.900000 * Longitude End: -1.350000 * Date/Time Start: 1837-11-08T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1838-01-15T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Elisabeth, Voyage: Nederland - St George D'Elmina, 1st Observer: F. Fokkens (Kapitein)
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
1 DATE/TIMEDate/TimeGeocode
2 LATITUDELatitudeGeocode
3 LONGITUDELongitudeGeocode
4 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.
5 Wind speedffm/scalculated from the descriptive terms of wind force given in the observations
6 LandmarkLandmarkName of first landmark
7 BearingBearingBearing of the first landmark
8 Distance to landmarkDistancearbitrary unitsDistance to the first landmark
9 --1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances)
10 WatchWatchName of the period of 4 hours which is known as a watch or duty on board ships
11 GlassesGlassesNumber of glasses within a watch; one watch equals 8 glasses
12 CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
13 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.
14 Wind scale referenceWind scale ref#Name of, or reference to the wind scale that has been used
15 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.
16 Current direction descriptionCur dir descrDirection of the current. This direction points to where the current is flowing towards to.
17 Current speed descriptionV descr
18 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
19 Present weatherwwWeather description
20 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
21 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
22 Cloud typeCloud type
23 ClearnessClearness
24 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
25 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
26 FogFog1 If fog was reported
27 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
28 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
29 HailHail1 If hail was reported
30 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
31 CommentComment
32 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
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Data

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Date/Time		2 
Latitude		3 
Longitude		4 
dd [deg]
(Wind direction (from which th...)		5 
ff [m/s]
(calculated from the descripti...)		6 
Landmark
(Name of first landmark)		7 
Bearing
(Bearing of the first landmark)		8 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance to the first landmark)		9 
-
(1 If position is considered t...)		10 
Watch
(Name of the period of 4 hours...)		11 
Glasses
(Number of glasses within a wa...)		12 
Comment
(Other remarks, that were not ...)		13 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)		14 
Wind scale ref [#]
(Name of, or reference to the ...)		15 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)		16 
Cur dir descr
(Direction of the current. Thi...)		17 
V descr		18 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)		19 
ww
(Weather description)		20 
Precip descr		21 
State sea descr		22 
Cloud type		23 
Clearness		24 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)		25 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)		26 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)		27 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)		28 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)		29 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)		30 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)		31 
Comment		32 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1837-11-08T20:0050.28-3.271784.61PV8-253ZZW3V05000000088510
1837-11-09T20:0050.12-3.3016612.31PV8-256ZTW6Z01V040000000a trivial correction was made in this observation88511
1837-11-10T00:0033819.0GOUDSTAART DE TORENNOTN21PV88NNW8Z01000000088512
1837-11-11T20:0050.12-3.773019.31PV8-255NWTN5Z01000000088513
1837-11-12T20:0049.77-4.283359.31PV8-255N5Z01000000088514
1837-11-13T20:0049.98-6.0232412.3PV8-256NTW6W20V05010000088515
1837-11-14T20:0049.10-6.1731326.8PV8-2510NNW10W02Z01100000088516
1837-11-15T20:0048.88-7.12439.3PV8-255ONO5W00W20V05H00110000088517
1837-11-16T21:0048.12-8.682664.6PV8-273ZW, WNW3W20010000088518
1837-11-17T21:0046.57-11.58316.7PV8-254NOTO4AFNEMEN VAN BUIEN000000088519
1837-11-18T21:0045.02-13.573610.0PV8-260STIL0000000088520
1837-11-19T21:0044.05-13.073624.6PV8-263VARIABEL3V05H00000000088521
1837-11-20T21:0042.07-12.882474.6PV8-233W3OMLOPENDE BUITJES100000088522
1837-11-21T21:0041.02-12.07339.3PV8-235NOTO5W11V05001000088523
1837-11-22T21:0040.28-12.682252.6PV8-232WZW2V05000000088524
1837-11-23T21:0040.32-14.602259.3PV8-235WZW4-5V05000000088525
1837-11-24T21:0037.80-14.502215.4PV8-237NO6-7LAUWTEZ01000000088526
1837-11-25T21:0034.77-16.872312.3PV8-226NO6W00W20Z01110000088527
1837-11-26T21:0032.45-18.234822.6PV8-209ONO9W00Z01100000088528
1837-11-27T21:0029.83-19.679312.3PV82DE ETMAAL-206OZOS00, NNW1/2W98-6000000088529
1837-11-28T21:0027.70-21.00489.3PV8-205ONO5V04000000088530
1837-11-29T21:0026.30-21.601.0PV8-193VARIABELH00000000088531
1837-11-30T21:0025.05-22.10496.7PV8BEVONDEN DE 2 LAATSTE-194ONO4000000088532
1837-12-01T21:0023.07-22.18341PV8-19NV04 FLAUWJES KLARE LUCHT000000088533
1837-12-02T21:0022.10-22.183424.6PV8-183N2-3000000088534
1837-12-03T21:0021.03-22.28952.6PV8-182OZO2H00000000088535
1837-12-04T22:0019.03-23.08736.7PV8-174O4H00000000088536
1837-12-05T21:0016.53-22.45726.7PV8-184O4H00000000088537
1837-12-06T21:0013.50-21.08506.7PV8-184ONOONO 2/3 O24H00000000088538
1837-12-07T21:0011.42-20.00284.6PV8-173NOO 2/3 N7.253H00000000088539
1837-12-08T21:009.85-19.973431.0PV8-171NO22-1000000088540
1837-12-09T21:008.87-19.973544.6PV8-173NTO3H00000000088541
1837-12-10T21:007.83-19.61514.6PV8-173ONOOTN53000000088542
1837-12-12T21:006.15-19.251422.6PV8-162ZZO2000000088543
1837-12-13T21:005.75-19.091872.6PV8AFNEMENDE DONDERBUIEN-162O-ZZW2000000088544
1837-12-14T21:005.70-18.930.0PV8-16STILDONDER000010088545
1837-12-15T21:005.92-18.770.0PV8BEVONDE LAASTE OBSERVATIE 10 MINUTEN LENGTE OM DE NOORD GEZET TE ZIJN-16STILDONDERLICHT000010088546
1837-12-16T21:005.92-18.770.0PV8BEVONDEN 27 MINUTEN OM DE OOST GEZET TE ZIJN-16STIL000000088547
1837-12-18T21:005.85-17.431402.6PV8-182ZZON72000000088548
1837-12-19T21:006.17-16.572072.6PV8-182ZWNO52OVERDRIJVENDE DONDERLUCHTEN000010088549
1837-12-20T21:006.00-16.201852.6PV8-182ZZW2AFNEMENDE DROOGWEER000000088550
1837-12-21T21:005.77-15.832521.0PV8-181W1000000088551
1837-12-22T21:005.55-15.602072.6PV8-182ZWNTO32000000088552
1837-12-23T21:005.25-15.481062.6PV8STROOM 1 3/4 OM DE NO 1/20-182ZOTONO 1/ 2 O1.752H20000000088553
1837-12-24T21:004.63-15.302072.6PV8-182ZW2V04000000088554
1837-12-25T21:004.37-15.302074.6PV8-183ZW3000000088555
1837-12-26T21:004.55-14.481621.0PV8-181ZNOTO3.51V04000000088556
1837-12-27T21:004.52-13.852971.0PV8-181NWO1.751000000088557
1837-12-28T21:004.32-13.621622.6PV8-182ZZW2.7520000000a trivial correction was made in this observation88558
1837-12-29T21:004.70-12.833621.0PV8ZEE BUIIG BEVONDEN 7 MINUTEN NOORD STROOM-181VARIABELN1BUIIG000000088559
1837-12-30T21:005.18-12.621512.6PV8-182ZTOS00 WNW4.752000000088560
1837-12-31T21:005.68-11.851841.0PV8-191ZZWNOTN3.751000000088561
1838-01-01T21:005.77-10.581841.0PV8-191ZZWNO 1/2 N5.751ZEE ZWAAR DONDERWEER000010088562
1838-01-02T21:005.42-10.082061.0PV814 MINUTEN STROOM OM DE OOST-191ZWO1000000088563
1838-01-03T21:005.08-9.702062.6PV8-192ZWNOTO 1/2 O5.252H00000000088564
1838-01-04T21:004.65-9.180.0PV8-19O3STIL000000088565
1838-01-05T21:004.37-9.221614.6PV8-193ZZ2.252-3MET BUIEN100000088566
1838-01-06T21:004.38-8.682064.6PV8-193ZWNOTO1.753H01000000088567
1838-01-07T21:004.38-8.401612.6PV8-192Z2H01000000088568
1838-01-08T21:004.27-7.921614.6PV8-193Z3H00000000088569
1838-01-09T21:004.07-7.571394.6PV8-193ZZONOTO1.753H01000000088570
1838-01-10T20:004.72-6.253622.6PV8-202VARONO4.252H01000000088571
1838-01-11T20:004.87-5.30361PV8-20STILZOTO4.25000000088572
1838-01-12T20:004.92-5.08361PV8-20STIL000000088573
1838-01-13T20:004.62-4.122952.6PV8-202NWZOTO7.52000000088574
1838-01-14T20:004.90-3.302054.6PV8-203N, ZWZW1/3W6.53H01000000088575
1838-01-15T20:004.65-2.282052.6FORT ST GEORGE DELMINAPV8-202ZWN3.752H00000000088576