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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 EUPHRATES cruise from Madras to Plymouth started at 1804-10-23 [dataset]. British Library, London, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.749232, 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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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: -2.876639 * Median Longitude: 18.043852 * South-bound Latitude: -36.000000 * West-bound Longitude: -42.820000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.550000 * East-bound Longitude: 91.200000
Date/Time Start: 1804-10-23T07:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1805-03-07T12:00:00
Event(s):
Euphrates_18041023_BL_L/MAR/B/262A * Latitude Start: 12.100000 * Longitude Start: 80.500000 * Latitude End: 50.299000 * Longitude End: -4.150000 * Date/Time Start: 1804-10-23T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1805-03-07T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Euphrates, Voyage: Madras - Plymouth Via St Helena, 1st Observer: George Welstead (Captain), Company: EIC
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
CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
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 ClearnessClearness
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 CommentComment
23 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
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ID
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1804-10-24T06:0011.5782.622161.0S63E51.002SW, SWBSLIGHT AIRSFINE WEATHER000000091225
1804-10-25T06:0011.3782.683171.0S38E23.002WSW, VARIABLE, NWLIGHT AIRS AND CALMS THROUGHOUT000000091226
1804-10-26T06:0010.5283.5321.0S44E72.002NW, NNE, NLIGHT AIRS THROUGHOUT000000091227
1804-10-27T06:009.4883.753626.7S43E60.002N, VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZEFINE WEATHER000000091228
1804-10-28T06:008.3385.102271.0S53E65.002NW, SWLIGHT AIRSFINE WEATHER000000091229
1804-10-29T06:007.3885.95227S48E68.002NW, VARIABLE, SWVARIABLERAINCLOUDY010000091230
1804-10-30T06:006.3087.3022712.3S42E119.002SWBS, SWSTRONG BREEZES WITH FLYING SQUALLS000000091231
1804-10-31T06:004.3388.982169.3S36E138.002SWBSFRESH BREEZESUNSETTLED WEATHER000000091232
1804-11-01T06:002.5089.58S27E123.002000000091233
1804-11-02T06:001.4589.95250S20E67.002SWBW, WSWSQUALLSUNSETTLED WEATHERRAIN010000091234
1804-11-03T06:000.5391.202729.3S19E144.002SW, WFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYRAIN010000091235
1804-11-04T06:00-1.2090.83250S21E43.002SSW, WSWSQUALLYHEAVY RAIN010000091236
1804-11-05T06:00-2.6790.78362S2W89.001VARIABLESQUALLYHEAVY RAIN010000091237
1804-11-06T06:00-3.4590.832942.6S4E54.001WSW, SW, WNWLIGHT BREEZES000000091238
1804-11-07T06:00-4.0590.722941.0S9W46.001WNWLIGHT AIRSFINE WEATHER000000091239
1804-11-08T06:00-5.2090.10136S28W18.001SSE, SEBS, SEHARD SQUALLSRAIN010000091240
1804-11-09T06:00-6.3791.17136S38W105.001SESQUALLYRAIN010000091241
1804-11-10T06:00-7.6089.331469.3S52W115.000SEBSFRESH BREEZESFINE WEATHER000000091242
1804-11-11T06:00-8.5387.83135S52W90.000SSE, VARIABLE, SEFINE WEATHER000000091243
1804-11-12T06:00-9.7586.231352.6S48W106.000SSE, VARIABLE, SELIGHT BREEZES AND PASSING SQUALLS000000091244
1804-11-13T06:00-11.3383.903629.3S47W155.000SE, VARIABLEFRESH BREEZESFINE WEATHER000000091245
1804-11-14T07:00-12.7881.8513312.3S59W153.00-2SEFRESH TRADE THROUGHOUT000000091246
1804-11-15T07:00-14.4579.231339.3S52W165.00-2SEMODERATE TRADEFAIR WEATHER000000091247
1804-11-16T07:00-15.3376.6515512.3S62W143.00-3ESE, VARIABLE, SSEFRESH TRADEPLEASANT WEATHER000000091248
1804-11-17T07:00-16.7573.87177S50W139.00-3SSQUALLYRAIN010000091249
1804-11-18T07:00-18.4371.43151S48W151.00-7SSESQUALLYPASSING SHOWERS OF RAIN110000091250
1804-11-19T07:00-20.2069.221396.7S46W142.00-7SE, SEBSMODERATE BREEZESFINE WEATHER000000091251
1804-11-20T08:00-21.3566.87809.3S58W142.00-10VARIABLE, ENE, ESTEADY BREEZESFAIR000000091252
1804-11-21T08:00-22.2764.50802.6S66W137.00-10ELIGHT BREEZESFINE PLEASANT WEATHER000000091253
1804-11-22T08:00-22.9362.38866.7S68W123.00-15EBSMODERATE BREEZESFINE WEATHER000000091254
1804-11-23T08:00-23.5060.98752.6S67W89.00-15ELIGHT WINDSFINE WEATHER000000091255
1804-11-24T08:00-24.1059.63756.7S66W86.00-15ESE, EMODERATE BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHER000000091256
1804-11-25T08:00-25.3057.20839.3S63W134.00-18EBSSTEADY BREEZES WITH LIGHT SQUALLS000000091257
1804-11-26T08:00-25.5855.3261S76W111.00-18EBN000000091258
1804-11-27T08:00-26.4353.5795S75W93.00-18ESE000000091259
1804-11-28T09:00-26.9351.47931.0S72W174.00-20ESELIGHT AIRSFINE WEATHER000000091260
1804-11-29T09:00-28.5048.9045S70W139.00-23E, ENEFAIR000000091261
1804-11-30T09:00-28.5546.00549.3S79W158.00-25EBNSTEADY BREEZES THROUGHOUTLATTER PART HAZY000000091262
1804-12-01T09:00-29.3043.73436.7S79W117.00-25ENEMODERATE BREEZESHAZY WEATHER000000091263
1804-12-02T09:00-29.5042.22299S76W56.00-27NWBNFAIR000000091264
1804-12-03T09:00-30.0840.423440.0S77W95.00-27N, ENE, ESE, NE, NBEINCLINABLE TO CALMSULTRY WEATHERSMOOTH SEA000000091265
1804-12-04T09:00-30.6238.041539.3S76W128.00-27NNE, SFRESH BREEZESA HEAVY SWELL SETTING FROM THE SWHAZY WEATHER000000091266
1804-12-05T10:00-31.3535.6785S76W123.00-28SSW, S, ESEPM MORE MODERATEMUCH SEA000000091267
1804-12-06T10:00-31.7733.6720816.3S75W106.00-28ENE, WNW, VARIABLE, WSW, SWBWSTRONG BREEZES, STRONG INCREASING GALESMUCH SEAHAZY WEATHER000000091268
1804-12-07T10:00-30.7532.501866.7N34W62.00-28SW, VARIABLE, SWBSAT 4 MORE MODERATE000000091269
1804-12-08T10:00-31.4731.62622.6S35W67.00-28SSW, ELIGHT BREEZESFINE000000091270
1804-12-09T10:00-34.3330.0339S22W182.00-29ESE, ENE000000091271
1804-12-10T10:00-34.8726.8022012.3S80W120.00-28EBS, WSWSTRONG BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000091272
1804-12-11T10:00-35.2525.776212.3S61W45.00-28WSW, SWBW, SW, SE, ESTRONG BREEZES AND SQUALLY000000091273
1804-12-12T10:00-36.0022.502437.3S73W126.00-27EBS, VARIABLE, WINCREASING BREEZECLOUDY WEATHER000000091274
1804-12-13T11:00-35.2521.500.0N34W52.00-27CALMMUCH SWELL000000091275
1804-12-14T11:00-35.6319.851981.0S73W86.00-27SE, S, SWLIGHT AIRSFINE WEATHER000000091276
1804-12-15T11:00-35.1818.402436.7N59W59.00-27SWBW, VARIABLE, NWBN, WMODERATE BREEZESHAZY WEATHER000000091277
1804-12-16T11:00-34.7317.833111.0N49W46.00-27W, NW, NWBN, NNWLIGHT AIRSCLOUDY000000091278
1804-12-17T11:00-34.6217.372231.0N71W24.00-25NNW, NW, WSWFRESH BREEZES, LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALM000000091279
1804-12-18T11:00-33.5216.502561.0N59W60.00-25N, WNW, WBNLIGHT AIRSCLEAR WEATHER000000091280
1804-12-19T11:00-32.1015.351441.0N44W107.00-25WBS, SW, SBELIGHT AIRSSMOOTH SEA000000091281
1804-12-20T11:00-30.5513.251559.3N44W141.00-25SSE, SFRESH BREEZESFINE WEATHER000000091282
1804-12-21T11:00-29.3511.67156N43W83.00-24SFINE AND PLEASANT WEATHER000000091283
1804-12-22T11:00-28.4010.58167N43W82.00-24SE, SW, SBW000000091284
1804-12-23T11:00-27.059.00134N42W138.00-24SSE000000091285
1804-12-24T12:00-25.737.3313612.3N42W116.00-22SSEFRESH TRADES000000091286
1804-12-25T12:00-24.425.951369.3N42W98.00-22SE, S, SSEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000091287
1804-12-26T12:00-23.024.3015810.0N41W138.00-22SAN INCREASING TRADEFINE WEATHER000000091288
1804-12-27T12:00-21.332.5013812.3N41W138.00-20SSEA STEADY TRADEFINE WEATHER000000091289
1804-12-28T12:00-19.672.33115N41W144.00-20SE000000091290
1804-12-29T12:00-17.880.5713812.3N40W155.00-20SSEFRESH TRADEPLEASANT WEATHER000000091291
1804-12-30T12:00-16.68-3.50117-18SEBS, SECLOUDY000000091292
1805-01-14T12:00-14.35-7.231176.7N40W123.00-18SEMODERATEFINE WEATHER000000091293
1805-01-15T13:00-12.68-9.0715312.3N37W124.00-16SBEFRESH TRADEPLEASANT WEATHER000000091294
1805-01-16T13:00-11.33-10.301429.3N36W120.00-16SSEA MODERATE TRADEFINE WEATHER000000091295
1805-01-17T13:00-10.48-11.301429.3N37W70.00-16SSEMODERATE TRADEFINE WEATHER000000091296
1805-01-18T13:00-9.13-12.431429.3N36W104.00-16SSEPLEASANT TRADE000000091297
1805-01-19T13:00-8.02-14.03155N54W115.00-14SBE000000091298
1805-01-20T13:00-7.00-15.201109.3N35W69.00-15SEBEMODERATE TRADEFINE WEATHER000000091299
1805-01-21T13:00-5.27-16.381449.3N34W125.00-15SSEMODERATE TRADEPLEASANT WEATHER000000091300
1805-01-22T13:00-4.50-17.32166N33W75.00-15SEBS, ESE, ESE, SSQUALLYUNSETTLED WEATHERRAINY010000091301
1805-01-23T13:00-3.00-18.771466.7N32W111.00-12SSEMODERATE BREEZES WITH PASSING SQUALLSSHOWERS100000091302
1805-01-24T13:00-1.93-18.681459.3N32W73.00-13SSEPLEASANT TRADEFINE WEATHER000000091303
1805-01-25T13:00-0.95-19.002802.6N10W55.00-13S, SBE, W, WNWLIGHT BREEZES WITH SQUALLSRAIN010000091304
1805-01-26T13:000.73-19.621009.3N5W97.00-13WNW, WBS, SW, S, SSE, SE, ESEFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYRAIN010010091305
1805-01-27T13:003.00-20.70546.7N31W160.00-14EBN, ENEMODERATE BREEZESFINE WEATHER000000091306
1805-01-28T13:001.93-21.17771.0N6W55.00-13VARIABLE, ENE, NE, EBN, E, SE, ELIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALM000000091307
1805-01-29T13:000.95-21.333471.0N42W14.00-13EBN, NLIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLERAIN010000091308
1805-01-30T13:002.40-22.27102.6N34W30.00-13SE, NNELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR000000091309
1805-01-31T14:003.03-23.77129.3N53W84.00-11NEBN, VARIABLE, NBE, NNEFRESH BREEZESFINE WEATHER000000091310
1805-02-01T14:003.97-24.6734N45W78.00-11NNE, VARIABLE, NEDARK AND CLOUDY WEATHER000010091311
1805-02-02T14:004.50-26.18126.7N68W102.00-11NNEMODERATE BREEZESHAZY WEATHER000000091312
1805-02-03T14:004.95-27.85156.7N69W91.00-8NEBN, NNEMODERATE BREEZESFINE WEATHER000000091313
1805-02-04T14:005.82-29.48269.3N60W111.00-8NNE, NEBNFRESH BREEZESHAZY WEATHER000000091314
1805-02-05T14:006.93-30.88379.3N49W104.00-8NEBN, NEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000091315
1805-02-06T14:007.93-32.28359.3N54W96.00-10NEBN, NEFRESH BREEZESFINE WEATHER000000091316
1805-02-07T14:009.13-33.58276.7N48W104.00-7NEBNMODERATECLEAR000000091317
1805-02-08T14:0010.30-34.80389.3N39W106.00-7NEMODERATE TRADEFINE WEATHER000000091318
1805-02-09T14:0011.58-35.75386.7N41W101.00-7NEMODERATECLOUDY000000091319
1805-02-10T14:0013.37-36.80379.3N30W120.00-8NEFRESH BREEZESMUCH SEA ON000000091320
1805-02-11T15:0015.30-37.7062N16W111.00-6ENE000000091321
1805-02-12T15:0016.77-38.473629.3N12W88.00-6ENE, VARIABLEMODERATE TRADEFINE WEATHER000000091322
1805-02-13T15:0018.77-39.3737N24W124.00-8NEBE, NESQUALLYUNSETTLED WEATHER000000091323
1805-02-14T15:0020.25-40.6048N36W104.00-8NEBESQUALLYRAIN010000091324
1805-02-15T15:0021.77-41.68486.7N29W101.00-8NEBEMODERATECLEAR000000091325
1805-02-16T15:0023.78-42.633629.3N21W121.00-8NEBE, VARIABLEMODERATE TRADE WITH PASSING SQUALLSCLEAR WEATHER000000091326
1805-02-17T15:0026.05-42.82719.3N3W130.00-8EBNFRESH BREEZES000000091327
1805-02-18T15:0027.97-42.131679.3N20E115.00-13SEBE, SMODERATE BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZESFINE WEATHER000000091328
1805-02-19T15:0030.37-41.13167N23E155.00-13SSE, S000000091329
1805-02-20T15:0032.62-40.182779.3N24E152.00-16SWBS, VARIABLE, SWBS, WNWFRESH BREEZESFINE WEATHER0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation91330
1805-02-21T15:0033.60-39.472990.0N33E98.00-16VARIABLE, NWLIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALM, AT NOON CALM000000091331
1805-02-22T15:0034.03-38.673621.0N24E21.00-16NW, VARIABLEAM LIGHT AIRS AND CALM000000091332
1805-02-23T15:0036.23-38.231989.3N22E158.00-16SWBSFRESH BREEZESHAZY WEATHER000000091333
1805-02-24T14:0038.12-36.831709.3-21SWBS, SBWFRESH BREEZESHAZY WEATHER000000091334
1805-02-25T14:0040.07-35.35159-21SSE, SHAZY WEATHER000000091335
1805-02-26T14:0042.02-32.731379.3-21SSEFRESH BREEZESHAZY WEATHER000000091336
1805-02-27T14:0043.65-30.11133-25SSE000000091337
1805-02-28T14:0044.92-27.482239.3-25SSW, W, WSWFRESH BREEZESHAZY WEATHER000000091338
1805-03-01T14:0046.33-24.60200-25WSW, S, SWHAZY WEATHER000000091339
1805-03-02T13:0047.53-20.401759.3-28SSWFRESH BREEZESHAZY WEATHER000000091340
1805-03-03T13:0048.73-16.2018612.3-28SWBSSTRONG BREEZESTHICK WEATHER000000091341
1805-03-04T13:0048.63-13.2726512.3-28SW, WNWSTRONG BREEZESHAZY WEATHER000000091342
1805-03-05T13:0048.80-10.27267-26WBN, WNWTHICK FOGGY WEATHER001000091343
1805-03-06T13:0049.18-8.202551.0-26WBNLIGHT AIRSFINE WEATHER000000091344
1805-03-07T12:0049.55-6.3088-25NW, ESETHICK WEATHER000000091345