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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 Jamaica to Cork started at 1805-05-16 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.749269, 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: 40.099375 * Median Longitude: -38.388958 * South-bound Latitude: 24.030000 * West-bound Longitude: -74.030000 * North-bound Latitude: 52.670000 * East-bound Longitude: -9.630000
Date/Time Start: 1805-05-16T17:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1805-07-02T13:00:00
Event(s):
Fairy_18050516_NMM_ADM/L/F1 * Latitude Start: 17.700000 * Longitude Start: -76.760000 * Latitude End: 50.630000 * Longitude End: -10.420000 * Date/Time Start: 1805-05-16T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1805-07-02T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Fairy (Sloop), Voyage: Jamaica - Cork, 1st Observer: G.H. Creyke (Captain), 2nd Observer: George Spence (1st Officer/Master), 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 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 CommentComment
25 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
852 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 
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 
Comment
25 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1805-05-16T17:0024.03-74.031179.3GREAT BANKS NEWFOUNDLANDN23E570N6E88.004ESEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR000000093009
1805-05-17T17:0025.33-73.121172.6BERMUDAN50E213N42E60.004ESELIGHT BREEZES000000093010
1805-05-18T17:0025.83-72.031376.7BERMUDAN49E193N67E63.002SEMODERATE BREEZES000000093011
1805-05-19T17:0026.37-70.851376.7BERMUDAN48E170N63E71.002SEMODERATE BREEZES000000093012
1805-05-20T17:0026.72-70.121372.6BERMUDAN46E153N62E45.002SELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR000000093013
1805-05-21T17:0027.17-68.981602.6BERMUDAN42E137N66E66.002SSELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR000000093014
1805-05-22T16:0027.60-67.421569.3BERMUDAN36E113N72E87.00-2SSEFRESH BREEZES000000093015
1805-05-23T16:0028.38-66.251339.3BERMUDA, SW PART OFN30E87N52E77.00-2SEFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYRAIN010000093016
1805-05-24T16:0029.53-65.471566.7BERMUDA, SW PART OFN30E61N31E81.00-2SSEMODERATE BREEZES000000093017
1805-05-25T16:0030.33-64.301566.7BERMUDA, SW PART OFN16:30W39N51E78.00-2SSEMODERATE BREEZES000000093018
1805-05-26T16:0031.30-62.521569.3BERMUDA, SW PART OFN38:7W22N56E105.00-2SSEFRESH BREEZES000000093019
1805-05-27T16:0032.10-60.571549.3BERMUDA, SW PART OFN88:27W61N59E93.00-4SSEFRESH BREEZESFINE000000093020
1805-05-28T16:0032.53-58.752066.7CAPE CLEARN62:40E815N78E96.00-8SWBSMODERATE BREEZES000000093021
1805-05-29T16:0033.12-56.632152.6CORVON72:16E374N72E112.00-10SWLIGHT BREEZES000000093022
1805-05-30T16:0034.00-53.322159.3CORVON72:16E374N72E174.00-10SWFRESH BREEZES AND STRONG BREEZESHAZY000000093023
1805-05-31T15:0034.67-50.2519119.0CORVON71:50E323N75E157.00-12SSWFRESH GALES000000093024
1805-06-01T15:0035.63-47.282342.6CORVON72E248N68E156.00-14WSWLIGHT BREEZESFINE000000093025
1805-06-02T15:0036.27-44.472569.3CORVON71:58E333N74E144.00-14WFRESH BREEZES000000093026
1805-06-03T15:0036.82-41.752549.3CORVON70E169N75E15.00-16WFRESH BREEZES000000093027
1805-06-04T15:0037.50-39.022519.3CORVON70:38E133N72E136.00-19WFRESH BREEZES000000093028
1805-06-05T14:0038.08-35.772499.3CORVON66:33E81N77E157.00-21WFRESH BREEZES000000093029
1805-06-06T14:0038.72-33.802492.6CORVON65:31E48N67E99.00-21WLIGHT BREEZES000000093030
1805-06-07T14:0039.55-31.832486.7CORVON87:19E64N70E147.00-22WMODERATERAIN0100000a trivial correction was made in this observation93031
1805-06-08T14:0039.67-29.932489.3CORVOS87:31E46N69E42.00-22WFRESH BREEZESRAIN010000093032
1805-06-09T14:0040.45-29.083629.3CAPE CLEARN61:15E449N45E56.00-22VARIABLEFRESH BREEZES0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation93033
1805-06-10T14:0041.50-28.20248CAPE CLEARN62:44E426N32E75.00-22WVARIABLE000000093034
1805-06-11T14:0042.15-27.072489.3CAPE CLEARN63:13E404N52E64.00-22WFRESH BREEZES000000093035
1805-06-12T14:0042.95-27.702459.3CAPE CLEARN65:32EN25E53.00-25WFRESH BREEZES000000093036
1805-06-13T14:0043.28-28.35659.3CAPE CLEARN66:47E404N48E31.00-25EFRESH BREEZES000000093037
1805-06-14T14:0044.47-27.14656.7CAPE CLEARN69:30E387N11E74.00-25EMODERATE BREEZES000000093038
1805-06-15T14:0045.50-27.09656.7CAPE CLEARN88E347N39E80.00-25EMODERATE000000093039
1805-06-16T14:0046.05-26.35656.7CAPE CLEARN72:33E333N47E49.00-25EMODERATE BREEZES000000093040
1805-06-17T14:0046.63-24.82656.7CAPE CLEARN73:38E321N66E74.00-25EMODERATE BREEZES000000093041
1805-06-18T14:0047.22-22.86656.7CAPE CLEARN73:52E293S77E93.00-25EMODERATE BREEZES000000093042
1805-06-19T14:0047.92-22.52619.3CAPE CLEARN71E274S69E57.00-29EFRESH BREEZES000000093043
1805-06-20T13:0048.25-20.946.7CAPE CLEARN76:23E255S74E70.00-28MODERATE000000093044
1805-06-21T13:0049.17-19.812.6CAPE CLEARN79:57E239E75.00-28LIGHT BREEZES000000093045
1805-06-22T13:0050.10-19.416.7CAPE CLEARN82:44E183N42E60.00-28MODERATE BREEZES000000093046
1805-06-23T13:0051.08-18.736.7CAPE CLEARN88:52E168N12E66.00-28MODERATEHAZY000000093047
1805-06-24T13:0052.12-18.499.3CAPE CLEARS84:3E167N26E64.00-28FRESH BREEEZES000000093048
1805-06-25T13:0052.67-18.452.6CAPE CLEARS79:54E162N20E12.00-32LIGHT BREEZES000000093049
1805-06-26T13:0052.67-17.400.0CAPE CLEARS78:53E147N42E43.00-31CALMCLOUDY000000093050
1805-06-27T13:0052.33-15.512.6CAPE CLEARS79:49E123N73E74.00-28LIGHT BREEZES000000093051
1805-06-28T13:0051.88-13.661.0CAPE CLEARS82:34E94N46E76.00-28LIGHT AIRS000000093052
1805-06-29T13:0051.72-18.656.7CAPE CLEARS83:34E83N67E42.00-28MODERATE BREEZES000000093053
1805-06-30T13:0051.53-11.609.3CAPE CLEARS84:58E65S76E45.00-26LIGHT BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZES000000093054
1805-07-01T13:0050.83-10.752226.7CAPE CLEARS76:50E37S67E106.00-26WSWMODERATECLEAR000000093055
1805-07-02T13:0051.05-9.632449.3OLD HEAD OF KINSALEN83E115.00-26WFRESH BREEZES000000093056