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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 FAIRY cruise from Spithead to Apolonia started at 1789-10-01 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.749265, 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: 19.913784 * Median Longitude: -13.788649 * South-bound Latitude: 4.330000 * West-bound Longitude: -24.100000 * North-bound Latitude: 50.200000 * East-bound Longitude: -3.100000
Date/Time Start: 1789-10-26T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1790-02-01T12:00:00
Event(s):
Fairy_17891001_NMM_ADM/L/F117 * Latitude Start: 50.680000 * Longitude Start: -0.960000 * Latitude End: 4.930000 * Longitude End: -5.850000 * Date/Time Start: 1789-10-26T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1790-02-01T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Fairy (6th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Spithead - Apolonia, 1st Observer: Issac George Manley (Captain), 2nd Observer: Thomas Spry (2nd Officer/Lieutenant), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 14G 300BM
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
--1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances)
10 CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
11 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
12 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.
13 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.
14 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
15 Present weatherwwWeather description
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:
699 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)

-
(1 If position is considered t...)
10 
Course
(Course of the ship during the...)
11 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
12 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
13 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
14 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
15 
ww
(Weather description)
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)
1789-10-26T12:0050.20-3.10216.7NEEDLESN63E231S63W68.00-24E, NEMODERATECLOUDY000000093172
1789-10-27T12:0050.00-4.28216.7NEEDLESN67E401S76W56.00-24NE, SSE, VARIABLE, NEMODERATECLOUDY000000093173
1789-10-28T12:0048.55-5.93779.3NEEDLESN53E72S36W106.00-24NNW, NNE, EBSFIRST PART CALM , MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000093174
1789-10-29T12:0047.52-7.38666.7LIZARDN29:5E56S42W82.00-24ENE, EMODERATECLOUDY000000093175
1789-10-30T13:0044.92-8.62909.3LIZARDN21:57E108S26W240.00-23ESEFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH BREEZESFIRST PART CLEAR, MIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY000000093176
1789-10-31T13:0042.00-10.272422.6LIZARDN23:42E172S22:30W190.00-21EBS, NEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH BREEZES, LATTER STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY000000093177
1789-11-01T13:0038.88-11.376922.6MADEIRAS36:21W156S15W194.00-21ENE, ESTRONG GALESCLOUDY000000093178
1789-11-02T13:0035.95-12.304819.0MADEIRAS50:18W105S14W181.00-20E, ENEFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000093179
1789-11-03T13:0033.28-13.333309.3MADEIRAS78:31W64S17W148.00-19NEBN, NBWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000093180
1789-11-04T13:0032.22-15.532759.3MADEIRAN73W29S55W108.00-18NNW, WNWFRESH BREEZESCLEAR000000093181
1789-11-05T13:0032.07-16.373319.3MADEIRAN52W18S77W42.00-18NWBN, NBWFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY000000093182
1789-11-24T13:0026.88-17.071299.3PEAK OF TENERIFFEN23E33S23W100.00-17SSE, SEBSFIRST PART LIGHT AIRS, LATTER FRESH BREEZES000000093183
1789-11-25T13:0024.40-17.661309.3PEAK OF TENERIFFES29:56W216S22W160.00-16SEBSFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000093184
1789-11-26T13:0023.88-18.0571.0ST JAGOS29:42W208S33W36.00-16SE, VARIABLE, NNELIGHT AIRSCLOUDY000000093185
1789-11-27T13:0022.45-19.45201.0ST JAGOS27:17W170S40W115.00-14NEBNLIGHT AIRSCLOUDY000000093186
1789-11-28T13:0020.92-20.84201.0ST JAGOS23:36W131S39W119.00-14NEBNLIGHT AIRSCLOUDY000000093187
1789-11-29T13:0019.80-22.08206.7ST JAGOS16:58W102S45W94.00-14ENE, NEBNMODERATECLOUDY000000093188
1789-11-30T14:0018.17-23.16446.7ST JAGOS8:52W66S31W114.00-12NEBEMODERATECLOUDY000000093189
1789-12-01T14:0015.25-24.103389.3ST JAGOS20W13S20E138.00-11E, VARIABLE, NBWFRESH BREEZES000000093190
1790-01-15T13:0012.70-22.40439.3ST JAGON23W46S23E139.00-13NE, NEBEFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY000000093191
1790-01-16T13:0010.13-21.07449.3ST JAGON25W104S27E173.00-12NEBEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000093192
1790-01-17T13:007.72-19.58449.3CAPE APELONIAS82:8E370S31E169.00-12NEBEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000093193
1790-01-18T13:006.60-17.55239.3CAPE APELONIAS81:4E335S61E138.00-11NEBE, NEBNFRESH BREEZESLIGHTNING IN SECLOUDY000010093194
1790-01-19T13:006.13-16.083246.7CAPE APELONIAS85:42E302S73E89.00-14NE, NNWMODERATEHAZY000000093195
1790-01-20T13:005.88-14.953011.0CAPE PALMASS80:2E195S78E70.00-14NBW, NWLIGHT AIRSCLOUDY000000093196
1790-01-21T13:005.65-14.152341.0CAPE THREE POINTSS85:26E287S73E49.00-14WSWLIGHT AIRSCLOUDY000000093197
1790-01-22T13:005.55-13.433461.0CAPE THREE POINTSS84E215S82E43.00-14NW, NLIGHT AIRSCLOUDY000000093198
1790-01-23T13:005.48-12.881891.0CAPE THREE POINTSS85:25E204S85E33.00-14NBE, W, SSWLIGHT AIRSLIGHTNING AT INTERVALSCLOUDY000010093199
1790-01-24T13:005.52-12.6091.0CAPE THREE POINTSS85:5E198N83E17.00-14SW, EBS, NNELIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMS000000093200
1790-01-25T13:005.70-11.421871.0CAPE THREE POINTSS83E177N81E71.00-16NWBN, SSWLIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMS000000093201
1790-01-26T13:005.28-11.03521.0CAPE THREE POINTSS85E167S42E31.00-16VARIABLE, ENELIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMS000000093202
1790-01-27T13:004.70-10.77632.6CAPE THREE POINTSE160S21E45.00-16NNW, S, EBNLIGHT WINDSCLOUDY000000093203
1790-01-28T13:004.47-10.22402.6CAPE THREE POINTSN88E150S67E36.00-16SEBS, VARIABLE, NEBELIGHT WINDSCLOUDY000000093204
1790-01-29T13:004.35-10.05401.0CAPE THREE POINTSN87:30E147S56E13.00-16SBW, NEBELIGHT AIRSCLEAR000000093205
1790-01-30T13:004.33-8.132431.0CAPE THREE POINTSN88E108N70E66.00-16SW, WBSLIGHT AIRSCLEAR000000093206
1790-01-31T12:004.35-7.132422.6CAPE THREE POINTSN87:30E88N83E60.00-17WNW, WBSLIGHT WINDSHAZY000000093207
1790-02-01T12:004.93-5.852422.6CAPE THREE POINTSS85E60N71E81.00-17WBN, WBSLIGHT WINDSHAZY000000093208