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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 EUROPA cruise from Plymouth to Jamaica started at 1792-11-17 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.749245, 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: 26.866923 * Median Longitude: -29.722051 * South-bound Latitude: 16.120000 * West-bound Longitude: -69.620000 * North-bound Latitude: 48.620000 * East-bound Longitude: -6.230000
Date/Time Start: 1792-11-17T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1792-12-30T17:00:00
Event(s):
Europa_17921117_NMM_ADM/L/E148B * Latitude Start: 50.299000 * Longitude Start: -4.150000 * Latitude End: 17.700000 * Longitude End: -76.760000 * Date/Time Start: 1792-11-17T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1792-12-30T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Europa (4th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Plymouth - Jamaica, 1st Observer: George Gregory (Captain), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 50G 1044BM
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
BearingBearingBearing of the first landmark
Distance to landmarkDistancearbitrary unitsDistance to the first landmark
CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
10 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
11 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.
12 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.
13 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
14 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
15 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
16 ClearnessClearness
17 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
18 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
19 FogFog1 If fog was reported
20 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
21 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
22 HailHail1 If hail was reported
23 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
24 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
746 data points

Data

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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

dd [deg]
(Wind direction (from which th...)

ff [m/s]
(calculated from the descripti...)

Landmark
(Name of first landmark)

Bearing
(Bearing of the first landmark)

Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance to the first landmark)

Course
(Course of the ship during the...)
10 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
11 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
12 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
13 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
14 
Precip descr
15 
State sea descr
16 
Clearness
17 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
18 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
19 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
20 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
21 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
22 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
23 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
24 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1792-11-17T12:0048.62-6.23252LIZARDN29E31S29W92.00-24ESE, W1/2NFRESH BREEZES THEN SQUALLYRAINCLOUDY010000092592
1792-11-18T13:0048.25-8.43889.3CAPE FINISTERS6W108S76W96.00-25SWBW, ESEMODERATE THEN FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000092593
1792-11-19T13:0047.42-9.822259.3CAPE FINISTERS3E91S49W74.00-23NW, WSWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000092594
1792-11-20T13:0046.33-10.232816.7CAPE FINISTERS12E71S15W68.00-23SSW, NWBWMODERATERAINHEAVY SWELL FROM NWCLOUDY010000092595
1792-11-21T13:0045.10-10.131919.3CAPE FINISTERS16E46S3E74.00-23SW, SWBSMODERATE THEN FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYSMALL RAINCLOUDY010000092596
1792-11-22T13:0043.63-11.182476.7CAPE FINISTERN62W32S27W98.00-23NNW, WMODERATE BREEZESSWELL FROM THE NWCLOUDY000000092597
1792-11-23T13:0041.08-12.653396.7PORTO SANCTOS20W173S23W166.00-21NNE, NMODERATE BREEZESHAZY000000092598
1792-11-24T13:0037.67-13.1229.3PORTO SANCTOS29:09W108S7W206.00-21NNEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000092599
1792-11-25T13:0035.25-13.224812.3PORTO SANCTOS48:24W49S4W143.00-20E, ENESTRONG BREEZESCLOUDY000000092600
1792-11-26T13:0034.05-12.9731.0PORTO SANCTOS69:38W62S10E74.00-20SW, NNELIGHT AIRSPLEASANTS000000092601
1792-11-27T13:0033.48-13.002056.7PORTO SANCTOS79:31W57S2W34.00-20WBN, SWMODERATE BREEZES AND A HARD SQUALL OF WIND000000092602
1792-11-28T13:0032.38-13.552629.3PORTO SANCTON76:12W50S23W72.00-19NW, WBNFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYRAIN010000092603
1792-11-29T13:0032.70-14.123409.3PORTO SANCTON81:53W38S57W34.00-20NBE, NFRESH BREEZESSWELL FORM THE NWCLEAR000000092604
1792-11-30T13:0032.67-14.233512.6PORTO SANCTON80:49W37S82W10.00-20WBN, NBELIGHT WINDFINE000000092605
1792-12-06T13:0029.60-18.887219.0MADEIRAN26E67S26W202.00-18WBS, EFRESH BREEZES, FRESH GALESFAIR THEN CLOUDY000000092606
1792-12-07T13:0028.58-19.403621.0MADEIRAN24E89S24W67.00-18VARIABLELIGHT AIRSCLEAR000000092607
1792-12-08T13:0026.53-20.633102.6MADEIRAN27E136S28W140.00-16NWBNLIGHT BREEZESHEAVY SHOWERS OF RAINCLEAR110010092608
1792-12-09T13:0024.58-22.452206.7MADEIRAN30E186S40W152.00-16SWBWMODERATECLEAR000000092609
1792-12-10T14:0023.15-23.87986.7MADEIRAN32:15E224S42W116.00-15ESEMODERATECLEAR000000092610
1792-12-11T14:0022.40-25.38556.7MADEIRAN35:45E252S62W94.00-13ENEMODERATECLEAR000000092611
1792-12-12T14:0021.70-27.10772.6MADEIRAN39:07E282S66W103.00-13ELIGHT WINDSCLEAR000000092612
1792-12-13T14:0021.00-28.50121.0MADEIRAN42:25E306S68W87.00-11NNELIGHT AIRSCLOUDY000000092613
1792-12-14T14:0020.77-29.68906.7MADEIRAN43:25E327S70W71.00-11SSE, EBSMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR000000092614
1792-12-15T14:0020.38-30.981809.3MADEIRAN45:23E349S73W79.00-11WBN, SBWFRESH BREEZES, DARK AND UNSETTLEDRAIN AND HARD RAINSWELL FROM WNWCLEAR010010092615
1792-12-16T14:0018.20-33.132619.3MADEIRAN45:02E408S43W179.00-9NW, WFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000092616
1792-12-17T14:0016.77-35.283089.3MADEIRAN46:04E457S55W150.00-7NWFRESH BREEZESSWELL FROM THE NWCLEAR000000092617
1792-12-18T14:0016.12-37.073319.3MADEIRAN47:39E490S69W108.00-7N, NNWFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYRAINCLEAR010000092618
1792-12-19T15:0016.17-38.653561.0MADEIRAN49:54E510N88W91.00-5NLIGHT AIRSCLEAR000000092619
1792-12-20T15:0016.37-40.70277DESEADAW388N84W115.00-5WBNMODERATE BREEZES, AM SQUALLYSMALL RAINPLEASANT010000092620
1792-12-21T15:0016.60-43.03886.7DESEADAN89W348N84W134.00-2EMODERATE BREEZES AND LITTLE WINDRAINFAIR THEN FINE010000092621
1792-12-22T15:0016.43-45.65669.3DESEADAW296N86W151.00-2ENEMODERATE BREEZES, THEN FRESH BREEZESSHOWERS OF RAINCLEAR110000092622
1792-12-23T15:0016.33-48.73909.3DESEADAW236W177.000ENE, EFRESH BREEZESHAZY000000092623
1792-12-24T15:0016.53-52.12689.3DESEADAW169N88W194.000ENEFRESH BREEZESRAINCLOUDY010000092624
1792-12-25T16:0016.33-55.68579.3DESEADAW101S87W205.001NEBEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR000000092625
1792-12-26T16:0016.27-58.57489.3DESEADAW49S88W156.003NEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR000000092626
1792-12-27T16:0016.53-60.78266.7DESEADAS48W4N83W137.003NEBE, NNEMODERATECLOUDY000000092627
1792-12-28T16:0017.07-63.739.3SABANE154FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY000000092628
1792-12-29T16:0017.27-66.67499.3PORTO RICONEBW144NEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000092629
1792-12-30T17:0017.50-69.621176.7ALTEVELAS87W39S69W111.004ESEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000092630