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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 St. Thomas to Spithead started at 1790-03-15 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.749266, 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: 15.556349 * Median Longitude: -22.499683 * South-bound Latitude: -7.630000 * West-bound Longitude: -43.150000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.500000 * East-bound Longitude: 7.830000
Date/Time Start: 1790-03-15T11:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1790-05-26T12:00:00
Event(s):
Fairy_17900315_NMM_ADM/L/F117 * Latitude Start: -0.500000 * Longitude Start: 6.210000 * Latitude End: 50.680000 * Longitude End: -0.960000 * Date/Time Start: 1790-03-15T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1790-05-26T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Fairy (6th Rate Frigate), Voyage: St Thomas - Spithead, 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
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 Present weatherwwWeather description
15 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
16 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
17 ClearnessClearness
18 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
19 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
20 FogFog1 If fog was reported
21 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
22 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
23 HailHail1 If hail was reported
24 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
25 CommentComment
26 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
1195 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 
ww
(Weather description)
15 
Precip descr
16 
State sea descr
17 
Clearness
18 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
19 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
20 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
21 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
22 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
23 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
24 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
25 
Comment
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ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1790-03-15T11:00-0.377.83171ST THOMASN28W14S28E42.00-20SSE, SBWFIRST PART LIGHT AIRS, MIDDLE AND LATTER SQUALLYMIDDLE AND LATTER THUNDER AND LIGHTNINGMIDDLE AND LATTER RAINFIRST PART CLOUDY010010093209
1790-03-16T12:00-0.636.771396.7ST THOMASNEBE22S40W69.00-19SW, SSEFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART CLOUDY000000093210
1790-03-17T12:00-1.236.801951.0ST THOMASN25E33SW37.00-19S, SWBSLIGHT AIRSCLOUDY000000093211
1790-03-18T12:00-1.826.58127ANNABONANBW7S14W35.00-19SW, SEBSFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYFIRST PART THUNDER AND LIGHTNING, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATE WEATHERFIRST PART RAIN010010093212
1790-03-19T12:00-2.385.271846.7ANNABONAN53E31S53W93.00-19SSE, SSWMODERATECLOUDY000000093213
1790-03-20T12:00-2.673.981956.7ANNABONAN64E56S18W79.00-19S, SWBSMODERATERAIN AT TIMESCLOUDY010000093214
1790-03-21T12:00-3.053.151956.7ANNABONAN64E75S78W79.00-19SWBSMODERATERAIN AT TIMESCLOUDY010000093215
1790-03-22T12:00-3.202.77184ANNABONAN64E83S68W25.00-19SW, SSWSQUALLYTHUNDER AND LIGHTNINGRAIN AT TIMES010010093216
1790-03-23T12:00-3.351.851961.0ANNABONAN68E100S81W55.00-18SSW, SWBSFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, MIDDLE AND LATTER LIGHT AIRSFIRST PART CLOUDY000000093217
1790-03-24T12:00-3.580.781961.0ANNABONAN69:24E122S78W66.00-18SSW, SWBSLIGHT AIRSHAZY000000093218
1790-03-25T12:00-4.12-0.421626.7ANNABONAN68:48E148S68W79.00-18SSW, SMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY000000093219
1790-03-26T12:00-4.60-1.52173ANNABONAN68:27E172S68W72.00-18S, SBWFIRST PART LIGHT AIRS, MIDDLE SQUALLYFIRST PART CLOUDY000000093220
1790-03-27T12:00-5.38-3.57152ANNABONAN68:35E216S69W132.00-17SBW, SBEFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER SQUALLYMIDDLE AND LATTER RAIN010000093221
1790-03-28T12:00-6.65-5.771189.3ANNABONAN66:58E266S69W162.00-17SBE, SEFRESH BREEZESRAINCLOUDY010000093222
1790-03-29T13:00-7.63-8.301109.3ASCENSIONS86:89W120S67W158.00-14SE, SEBEFRESH BREEZES WITH SQUALLS AT TIMESRAINCLOUDY010000093223
1790-04-03T13:00-7.50-16.131249.3ASCENSIONS76E37N76W112.00-12SEBS, SEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000093224
1790-04-04T13:00-6.10-19.031259.3ASCENSIONS68:31E102N64W191.00-10SEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000093225
1790-04-05T13:00-4.87-21.021256.7ASCENSIONS65:14E147N58W140.00-10SEMODERATECLOUDY000000093226
1790-04-06T14:00-3.68-22.651286.7ASCENSIONS63:34E192N58W134.00-7SEMODERATECLOUDY000000093227
1790-04-07T14:00-2.03-23.63362ASCENSIONS58:16E224N30W115.00-8SE, VARIABLESQUALLYRAIN AT TIMES010000093228
1790-04-08T14:00-1.38-24.05376.7ASCENSIONS56:36E239N30W168.00-8E, EBN, NEFIRST PART SQUALLY, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART RAIN AT TIMES010000093229
1790-04-09T14:00-0.85-24.402401.0ASCENSIONS55:30E251N33W38.00-8S, E, WSWLIGHT AIRSCLOUDY000000093230
1790-04-10T14:00-0.18-24.57318ASCENSIONS53:23E261N10W41.00-8VARIABLE, NBW, NWBNFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS LIGHT AIRS, LATTER SQUALLYLATTER RAINFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS CLOUDY010000093231
1790-04-11T14:000.68-24.2236.7ASCENSIONS50:35E264N22E56.00-8NW, NNW, NBEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS THUNDER AND LIGHTNING000010093232
1790-04-12T14:001.60-24.951726.7ASCENSIONS48:36E288N40W70.00-8NNE, SFIRST PART LIGHT BREEZES, MIDDLE SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATEMIDDLE RAIN010000093233
1790-04-13T14:001.38-24.931050.0ASCENSIONS49:28E287N13W138.00-8ESEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS LIGHT AIRS, LATTER CALMFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS CLOUDY000000093234
1790-04-14T14:002.32-26.25269.3ASCENSIONS49:46E318N54W95.00-8VARIABLE, NEBNFIRST PART CALM, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH BREEZESFIRST PART CLOUDY000000093235
1790-04-15T14:003.77-28.55289.3ASCENSIONS50:56E372N59W163.00-6NEBNFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000093236
1790-04-16T14:005.32-30.63399.3ASCENSIONS54:55E406N53W157.00-6NEBN, NEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000093237
1790-04-17T14:007.37-32.55309.3ASCENSIONS50:17E470N43W168.00-4NE, NEBNFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000093238
1790-04-18T14:009.20-34.40409.3FAYALN10:17E596N45W156.00-5NEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000093239
1790-04-19T15:0010.30-38.17319.3FAYALN17:10E591N56W120.00-3NEBE, NEBNFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER FRESH BREEZESFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS HAZY000000093240
1790-04-20T15:0012.13-39.63429.3FAYALN17:40E563N38W140.00-3NEBN, NEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000093241
1790-04-21T15:0013.87-40.50526.7FAYALN20:18E526N33W125.00-4NE, NEBEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH BREEZES, LATER MODERATEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS CLEAR000000093242
1790-04-22T15:0015.32-41.23521.0FAYALN22:50E504N26W97.00-4NE, NEBELIGHT AIRSCLEAR000000093243
1790-04-23T15:0016.32-41.453621.0FAYALN26:07E495N17W63.00-4ENE, VARIABLELIGHT AIRSCLEAR000000093244
1790-04-24T15:0017.15-41.88309.3FAYALN25:52E476N26W54.00-4NE, E, NEBNFIRST PART LIGHT WINDS, MIDDLE CALM, LATTER FRESH BREEZESHEAVY SWELL FROM NWFIRST PART CLEAR000000093245
1790-04-25T15:0018.15-42.37286.7FAYALN27:58E400N29W68.00-6NEBE, NEBNMODERATEHAZY000000093246
1790-04-26T15:0018.83-42.85971.0FAYALN29:28E452N29W47.00-4NEBN, EBSLIGHT AIRSCLEAR000000093247
1790-04-27T15:0019.92-42.981092.6FAYALN31:05E435N9W66.00-4SSE, EBN, ESELIGHT WINDSCLOUDY000000093248
1790-04-28T15:0021.40-43.15416.7FAYALN34:21E415N6W90.00-4E, EBS, NEFIRST PART MODERATE BREEZES, MIDDLE FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATEMIDDLE RAINFIRST PART CLEAR010000093249
1790-04-29T15:0023.80-42.60959.3FAYALN35:17E368N12E148.00-6E, EBSFIRST PART MODERATE BREEZES, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH BREEZESMIDDLE AND LATTER RAIN AT TIMESFIRST PART HAZY010000093250
1790-04-30T15:0025.87-42.07826.7FAYALN38:40E328N13E127.00-8EBS, S, EMODERATE WITH SQUALLSRAIN AT TIMESCLOUDY0100000a trivial correction was made in this observation93251
1790-05-01T15:0028.43-41.609112.3FAYALN43:38E279N9E156.00-10EBSFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE SQUALLY, LATTER STRONG BREEZESMIDDLE RAINLATTER CLOUDY010000093252
1790-05-02T15:0031.28-40.901039.3FAYALN50:48E230N12E175.00-10EBS, ESEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000093253
1790-05-03T15:0033.93-39.821909.3FAYALN59:21E180N21E172.00-13ESE, SSWFRESH BREEZESCLEAR000000093254
1790-05-04T15:0035.13-38.15776.7FAYALN62:19E147N46E103.00-13SSW, N, EFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, MIDDLE SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATEMIDDLE RAINFIRST PART CLEAR010000093255
1790-05-05T15:0035.40-38.251111.0FAYALN62:58E137N54E31.00-13SEBE, S, VARIABLE, SEBEFIRST PART LIGHT BREEZES, MIDDLE STRONG BREEZES AND SQUALLY, LATTER LIGHT AIRSFIRST PART HAZY000000093256
1790-05-06T14:0036.58-37.371096.7FAYALN69:47E113N51E82.00-15SE, VARIABLE, SEBEFIRST PART LIGHT AIRS, MIDDLE SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART CLOUDY000000093257
1790-05-07T14:0037.42-36.02165FAYALN75:10E88N52E80.00-15ESE, SFINE WEATHER000000093258
1790-05-08T14:0037.67-33.03185FAYALN75:51E72N72E50.00-18WBS, VARIABLE, SSWFINE WEATHER000000093259
1790-05-09T14:0038.43-33.03241FAYALN86:46E36N64E104.00-18WSW, WBSFINE WEATHER000000093260
1790-05-10T14:0038.17-30.87172FAYALE3N88E101.00-19SW, SBWFINE WEATHER000000093261
1790-05-11T14:0038.78-29.70150FAYALS60E18N76E111.00-19SBW, SBEFINE WEATHER000000093262
1790-05-18T14:0041.27-27.022619.3FAYALS25W60N25E181.00-20SSW, WBNFRESH BREEZESHAZY000000093263
1790-05-19T14:0043.27-23.602479.3FAYALS39W123N39E-23WBN, WFRESH BREEZESDRIZZLING RAINHAZY010000093264
1790-05-20T13:0044.33-21.371359.3LIZARDN62:52E243N56E117.00-23WNW, NE, SSEFRESH BREEZESDRIZZLING RAINHAZY010000093265
1790-05-21T13:0046.37-18.432369.3LIZARDN67:49E190N45E172.00-23WSW, WBSFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000093266
1790-05-22T13:0048.53-15.002689.3LIZARDN77:29E131N47E191.00-25WSW, WNWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000093267
1790-05-23T13:0049.32-12.871551.0LIZARDN82:40E100N61E97.00-25WBN, SW, SFIRST PART MODERATE BREEZES, MIDDLE AND LATTER LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMSFIRST PART HAZY000000093268
1790-05-24T13:0049.42-10.77358LIZARDN81:25E72N86E83.00-25SW, ENE, NNEFINE WEATHER000000093269
1790-05-25T13:0049.50-8.27209.3LIZARDN77E40N87E101.00-25NNE, NEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY000000093270
1790-05-26T12:0049.37-6.772112.3LIZARDN59:35E23S83E69.00-24ENE, NEFIRST AND MIDDLEP ARTS FRESH BREEZES, LATTER STRONG BREEZES1ST AND MID PRTS CLEAR, MIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY000000093271