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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 EMERALD cruise from Sheerness to North Cape started at 1769-04-24 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.749213, 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:
Latitude: 60.270000 * Longitude: 1.580000
Date/Time Start: 1769-04-24T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1769-07-06T00:00:00
Event(s):
Emerald_NMM_ADM/L/E99 * Latitude: 60.270000 * Longitude: 1.580000 * Date/Time Start: 1769-04-24T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1769-07-06T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Emerald (5th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Sheerness - North Cape, 1st Observer: Charles Douglas (Captain), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 32G 679BM
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
DATE/TIMEDate/TimeGeocode
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
BearingBearingBearing of the first landmark
Distance to landmarkDistancearbitrary unitsDistance to the first landmark
--1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances)
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.
Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
10 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
11 ClearnessClearness
12 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
13 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
14 FogFog1 If fog was reported
15 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
16 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
17 HailHail1 If hail was reported
18 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
19 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
988 data points

Data

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ID
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1769-04-25T00:0020319.0SSWMODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESCLEAR000000089568
1769-04-26T00:002256.7SSW, WBN, SWMODERATEFAIR000000089569
1769-04-27T00:001916.7SW, SBWMODERATEFAIR000000089570
1769-04-28T00:0022519.0SWMODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYSHOWERS OF RAINCLOUDY110000089571
1769-04-29T00:001692.6SW, SBEFRESH GALES, LATTER LITTLE WINDSSHOWERS OF RAINLATTER FAIR110000089572
1769-04-30T00:00452.6SE, NELITTLE WIND, LATTER LITTLE WINDFAIR000000089573
1769-05-01T00:00000000089574
1769-05-01T00:004519.0NEFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY000100089575
1769-05-02T00:003266.7NNE, N, NWBNMODERATE000100089576
1769-05-03T00:00236.7NWBN, N, ENE, W, NNEMODERATESHOWERS OF SNOW100100089577
1769-05-04T00:003496.7N, NBWMODERATESHOWERS OF SNOW100100089578
1769-05-05T00:00346.7NNW, N, NEBNMODERATESHOWERS OF SNOW100100089579
1769-05-06T00:002251.0ENE, CALM, EBS, SEBE, SE, SWBW, NNE, SWLIGHT AIRSCLOUDY000000089580
1769-05-07T00:0015819.0SSW, E, ENE, S, SSEMODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH GALESCLOUDY000000089581
1769-05-08T00:001696.7SEBS, SSE, SBEFRESH GALES, LATTER MODERATECLOUDY000000089582
1769-05-09T00:001136.7SBE, SE, ESEMODERATE, MIDDLE FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATELATTER SHOWERS OF SNOWFIRST PART CLOUDY100100089583
1769-05-10T00:002256.7SE, SWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATELATTER DRIZZLING RAIN010000089584
1769-05-11T00:002706.7SSW, VARIABLE, WMODERATECLOUDY000000089585
1769-05-12T00:0029319.0W, NW, WNWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYSHOWERS OF SNOW100100089586
1769-05-13T00:002486.7WNW, W, WSWMODERATESHOWERS OF SNOWCLOUDY100100089587
1769-05-14T00:002256.7SWMODERATECLOUDY000000089588
1769-05-15T00:0031519.0SW, NWFRESH GALESSHOWERS OF SNOW100100089589
1769-05-16T00:00686.7WNW, N, ENEMODERATESHOWERS OF SNOW100100089590
1769-05-17T00:001136.7ENE, ESEMODERATESHOWERS OF SNOW100100089591
1769-05-18T00:003622.6ENE, VARIABLELITTLE WINDCLOUDY000000089592
1769-05-19T00:0024819.0VARIABLE, WSWLIGHT AIRS, LATTER FRESH GALESCLOUDY000000089593
1769-05-20T00:002481.0WNW, W, WSWFRESH GALES, LATTER LIGHT AIRSCLOUDY000000089594
1769-05-21T00:003621.0WSW, VARIABLELIGHT AIRSCLOUDY000000089595
1769-05-22T00:002936.7ENE, WNWMODERATECLOUDY000000089596
1769-05-23T00:0022519.0WNW, W, SWFRESH GALES000100089597
1769-05-24T00:001356.7SW, S, SEFRESH GALES, LATTER MODERATELATTER HAZY000100089598
1769-05-25T00:002366.7SE, S, WBS, VARIABLE, SWBWMODERATEDRIZZLING RAIN010000089599
1769-05-26T00:00686.7WSW, W, N, ENEFIRST PART FRESH GALES, LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART SNOW000100089600
1769-05-27T00:00456.7ENE, N, NEMODERATESNOWHAZY000100089601
1769-05-28T00:00901.0NE-EFIRST PART MODERATE, LATTER LIGHT AIRSHAZY000000089602
1769-05-29T00:0020319.0E, SSE, SSWFIRST PART LIGHT AIRS, LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST PART HAZY, LATTER CLOUDY000000089603
1769-05-30T00:001356.7SSW, W, VARIABLE, SEFIRST PART FRESH GALES, LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART CLOUDY, LATTER HAZY000000089604
1769-05-31T00:00203SE, S, SSW000000089605
1769-06-01T00:001136.7SSW, VARIABLE, ESEMODERATEDRIZZLING RAIN010000089606
1769-06-02T00:0020319.0ESE, S, SSWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST AND MIDDLE RAINLATTER CLOUDY010000089607
1769-06-03T00:0019119.0SSW, VARIABLE, SBWFIRST AND LATTER FRESH GALES, MIDDLE LIGHT AIRSFIRST AND LATTER CLOUDY, MIDDLE CLEAR000000089608
1769-06-04T00:003626.7VARIABLEMODERATECLOUDY000000089609
1769-06-05T00:003626.7VARIABLEMODERATECLOUDY000000089610
1769-06-06T00:0027019.0VARIABLE, WFIRST PART MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESLATTER RAINFIRST PART CLOUDY, LATTER HAZY010000089611
1769-06-07T00:002486.7W-WSWFIRST PART FRESH GALES, LATTER MODERATEHAZY000000089612
1769-06-08T00:002596.7WSW, VARIABLE, WBSMODERATEHAZY000000089613
1769-06-09T00:00686.7WBS, VARIABLE, ENEMODERATECLOUDY000000089614
1769-06-10T00:001136.7ENE, ESEMODERATECLOUDY000000089615
1769-06-11T00:00906.7ESE-EMODERATECLOUDY000000089616
1769-06-12T00:006819.0E-ENEFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN010000089617
1769-06-13T00:001136.7ENE-ESEFIRST PART FRESH GALES, LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART RAINLATTER HAZY010000089618
1769-06-14T00:00456.7ESE, E, NEMODERATEHAZY000000089619
1769-06-15T00:00456.7NEMODERATEHAZY000000089620
1769-06-16T00:001131.0NE-ESELIGHT AIRSHAZY000000089621
1769-06-17T00:001011.0SUROYSW1/2W8NEBE, ENE, NEBN, NE, NEBE, NEBE, E, EBN, E, EBSLIGHT AIRSCLOUDY000000089622
1769-06-18T00:001016.7NORTH CAPEWBS21E, EBS, SEBE, SE, EBSMODERATECLOUDY000000089623
1769-06-19T00:007919.0NE-EBNFIRST PART MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESLATTER RAINFIRST PART CLOUDY010000089624
1769-06-20T00:003606.7EBN-NFIRST PART FRESH GALES, LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART RAIN, LATTER DRIZZLING RAINLATTER HAZY010000089625
1769-06-21T00:006819.0N-ENEFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYSHOWERS OF RAIN110000089626
1769-06-22T00:0033819.0NE, N, NNWFRESH GALESSHOWERS OF RAIN110000089627
1769-06-23T00:003386.7N, NBE, NNWFRESH GALES, LATTER MORE MODERATESHOWERS OF RAIN, LATTER RAIN110000089628
1769-06-24T00:002486.7NW, W, WSWSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATERAINLATTER FAIR010000089629
1769-06-25T00:0025919.0WSW, WBSFRESH GALESSHOWERS OF RAIN110000089630
1769-06-26T00:002596.7WBS, SW, WBSMODERATECLOUDY000000089631
1769-06-27T00:003626.7VARIABLEMODERATECLOUDY000000089632
1769-06-28T00:003621.0VARIABLELIGHT AIRSSMALL RAINHAZY010000089633
1769-06-29T00:0031519.0VARIABLE, NWFIRST PART LIGH AIRS, LATTER FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYFIRST PART HAZY000000089634
1769-06-30T00:0031519.0NWFRESH GALESSMALL RAIN010000089635
1769-07-01T00:0031522.6NWSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN010000089636
1769-07-02T00:0029319.0WNWFIRST PART STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER FRESH GALESLATTER CLOUDY000000089637
1769-07-03T00:003626.7NW, VARIABLEMODERATECLOUDY000000089638
1769-07-04T00:002701.0SSE, SW, WLIGHT AIRSSMALL RAINHAZY010000089639
1769-07-05T00:003621.0VARIABLELIGHT AIRSSMALL RAINHAZY010000089640
1769-07-06T00:009019.0NORTH CAPESE1/2E9VARIABLE, SBE, SE, ELIGHT AIRS, LATTER FRESH GALESHAZY000000089641