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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 FALMOUTH cruise from Augustine Bay to Calicut started at 1759-09-02 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.749280, 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: 4.490000 * Median Longitude: 70.704308 * South-bound Latitude: -21.150000 * West-bound Longitude: 41.880000 * North-bound Latitude: 12.280000 * East-bound Longitude: 83.570000
Date/Time Start: 1759-09-02T09:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1759-11-24T00:00:00
Event(s):
Falmouth_17590902_NMM_ADM/L/F42 * Latitude Start: -21.980000 * Longitude Start: 42.840000 * Latitude End: 10.300000 * Longitude End: 75.900000 * Date/Time Start: 1759-09-02T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1759-11-24T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Falmouth (4th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Augustine Bay, Madagascar - Calicut, 1st Observer: Richard Hughes (Captain), 2nd Observer: John Smith (1st Officer/Master), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 50G 1052BM
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 CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
13 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.
14 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.
15 Current direction descriptionCur dir descrDirection of the current. This direction points to where the current is flowing towards to.
16 Current speed descriptionV descr
17 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
18 Present weatherwwWeather description
19 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
20 ClearnessClearness
21 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
22 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
23 FogFog1 If fog was reported
24 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
25 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
26 HailHail1 If hail was reported
27 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
28 CommentComment
29 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
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(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 
Comment
(Other remarks, that were not ...)
13 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
14 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
15 
Cur dir descr
(Direction of the current. Thi...)
16 
V descr
17 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
18 
ww
(Weather description)
19 
Precip descr
20 
Clearness
21 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
22 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
23 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
24 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
25 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
26 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
27 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
28 
Comment
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ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1759-09-02T09:00-21.1541.8815726.8ST AUGUSTINE BAYS45E66N45W199.00-23SHARD GALESFAIR WEATHER000000093899
1759-09-03T09:00-18.6242.42672.6ST AUGUSTINE BAYS2:54E104N11:10E155.00VARIATION 22:49W-23S, SSE, EFIRST AND MIDDLE PART MODERATE, LATTER LITTLE WINDSFIRST AND MIDDLE FAIR, LATTER CLOUDY000000093900
1759-09-05T09:00-15.9342.90821.0ST AUGUSTINE BAYS10:42E154N10:55E79.00VARIATION 22:00W-19EBN, EBSLIGHT AIRSFAIR WEATHER000000093901
1759-09-06T09:00-13.9343.8318419.0ST AUGUSTINE BAYS3:18E192N24:38E132.00VARIATION OF AMPLITUDE 21:55W-19SWBS, SW, SSWFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH GALESMIDDLE AND LATTER FAIR000000093902
1759-09-07T00:00-12.271356.7THE SOUTH END OF THE ISLAND OF COMARON6SEBS, SE, SSE, SBE, SEFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATEMIDDLE AND LATTER CLEAR000000093903
1759-09-08T00:002319.0MOHILLASWBS5ESE, EBS, E, CALM, EBN, NNEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESLATTER RAINFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FAIR, LATTER CLOUDY010000093904
1759-09-09T00:0034THE BODY OF JOANNASE9N, EBS, N, NW, NE, NEBNLIGHT SHOWERS OF RAINHAZY WEATHER110000093905
1759-09-10T00:00-11.122142.6JOANNASWBW21VARIATION OF AZIMUTH 18:00 WESTERLYSWBS, SW, SWBSLITTLE WINDFAIR WEATHER000000093906
1759-09-11T09:00-9.5846.801416.7JOANNAS25:00W57N25E172.00VARIATION OF AZIMUTH 17:23W-17SSW, S, SSEMODERATEFAIR WEATHER000000093907
1759-09-12T09:00-7.8746.57197JOANNAS14:58W92N103.00-17SEBS, SW, SSW, SWBSFIRST AND MIDDLE PART MODERATELATTER RAINFIRST AND MIDDLE PART FAIR, LATTER CLOUDY010000093908
1759-09-13T09:00-5.5846.3314219.0JOANNAS10:4W137N137.00-16SSW, S, SSEFIRST PART LIGHT SQUALLS, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRES GALESFIRST PART SHOWERS OF RAINMIDDLE AND LATTER FAIR110000093909
1759-09-14T09:00-3.8546.581646.7JOANNAS11:17W173N15:4E106.00-16SSW, WBS, SMODERATEFAIR000000093910
1759-09-15T09:00-2.3548.191916.7JOANNAS19:23W211N50:37E142.00VARIATION OF AMPLITUDE 14:58W-12S, SSWMODERATEFAIR000000093911
1759-09-16T09:00-0.8849.781686.7JOANNAS22:5W248N41:55E118.00VARIATION 14:48W-12SMODERATEFAIR000000093912
1759-09-17T09:000.5850.061126.7JOANNAS24:19W280N34:44E107.00VARIATION OF AMPILTUDE 14:00 WESTERLY-12SSE, SSW, SEBEMODERATEFAIR000000093913
1759-09-18T09:001.6351.561126.7JOANNAS28:26W317N59:4E122.00VARIATION OF AMPLITUDE 12:07 WESTERLY-12SSW, SEBEMODERATEFAIR000000093914
1759-09-19T08:003.1753.811946.7JOANNAS32:55W376N58:18E175.00VARIATION OF AMPLITUDE 10:50 WESTERLY-9SSWMODERATEFAIR000000093915
1759-09-20T08:004.2255.971156.7JOANNAS36:54W414N66:13E156.00VARIATION OF AMPLITUDE 9:17 W-9SSW, SEBEMODERATEFAIR000000093916
1759-09-21T08:004.9057.951976.7JOANNAS40:18W455N72E138.00VARIATION OF AMPLITUDE 8:25W-6SSWMODERATEFAIR000000093917
1759-09-22T08:005.5359.9011819.0JOANNAS43:15W490N73:43E135.00-6SSW, SEBEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESLATTER FAIR000000093918
1759-09-23T08:005.7260.722426.7JOANNAS44:39W507N79:56E63.00VARIATION OF AMPLITUDE 7:10W-6SSW, SW, WSWMODERATEFAIR WEATHER000000093919
1759-09-24T08:005.9561.171186.7JOANNAS45:21W520N70:42E43.00-6WSW, SEBEMODERATEHAZY WEATHER000000093920
1759-09-25T08:006.5861.752196.7JOANNAS45:37W540N52:12E62.00-6SWMODERATEFAIR WEATHER000000093921
1759-09-26T08:007.5862.702106.7JOANNAS45:31W571N67:9E112.00VARIATION IN AMPLITUDE 6:24W-4SWBSMODERATEFAIR WEATHER000000093922
1759-09-27T08:008.3064.182106.7JOANNAS47:6W606N67:9E112.00VARIATION OF AMPLITUDE 6:8W-4SWBSMODERATEFAIR WEATHER000000093923
1759-09-28T08:007.9766.192556.7JOANNAS50:18W635S81:34E136.00VARIATION 5:25 WESTERLY-4WBSFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH GALES, LATTER MODERATELATTER FAIR0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation93924
1759-09-29T07:007.8568.142686.7JOANNAS52:50W668S87:00E132.00VARIATION OF AMPLITUDE 3:6W-2WMODERATEFAIR WEATHER000000093925
1759-09-30T07:007.7770.142686.7JOANNAS55:8W702S8:0E130.00VARIATION IN AMPLITUDE 3:6W-2WMODERATEFAIR WEATHER000000093926
1759-10-01T07:007.9872.113026.7JOANNAS56:49W741N85:0E135.00-2WNW, NWBWMODERATEHAZY WEATHER000000093927
1759-10-02T07:007.8273.573146.7JOANNAS58:25W769S84:0E106.00VARIATION 1:31W-1NWBW-NWMODERATEHAZY WEATHER000000093928
1759-10-03T07:007.7575.003036.7JOANNAS59:42W797S88:0E100.00VARIATION 1:00 WESTERLY-1NWBWMODERATEFAIR WEATHER000000093929
1759-10-04T07:008.0876.753146.7JOANNAS60:40W833N80:23E120.00-1NWBN, NWMODERATEFAIR WEATHER000000093930
1759-10-05T07:007.7278.003386.7JOANNAS62:4W856S76:00E90.000NNWMODERATEFAIR WEATHER000000093931
1759-10-06T07:006.5379.4033819.0CAPE CAMAROONN55W46S55:0E138.000NNWFRESH GALESFAIR000000093932
1759-10-07T00:002596.7THE LYONS RUMPNNE7WBN, WBSMODERATEFAIR WEATHER000000093933
1759-10-08T00:0021419.0THE FRYERS HOODWBNSWBSFRESH GALESFAIR WEATHER000000093934
1759-10-09T00:00236THE FRYERS HOODWBS9SSW, SWBWFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE SQUALLYLATTER RAINLATTER CLOUDY010000093935
1759-10-10T06:007.9582.901462.6THE FRYERS HOODS51:30W19N51:31E56.000ESE, E, WNW, SEBSLITTLE WIND AND VARIABLE000000093936
1759-10-11T06:008.6783.232932.6THE FRYERS HOODS38:56W33N23:51E47.000NW, NBE, WNWFIRST AND LATTER PART LITTLE WIND, MIDDLE SQUALLYMIDDLE RAINFIRST AND LATTER HAZY010000093937
1759-10-12T06:008.9283.571351.0THE FRYERS HOODS41:47W41N53:8E25.000W, NW, NNE, SEFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER LIGHT AIRSMIDDLE RAINFIRST PART HAZY, LATTER FAIR010000093938
1759-10-13T06:009.7283.082592.6THE FRYERS HOODS24:4W50N30:16W55.000SW, WSW, WBSLITTLE WINDSFIRST PART RAINMIDDLE AND LATTER FAIR010000093939
1759-10-14T06:0010.0582.65452.6THE FRYERS HOODS10:6E54N52:2632.00VARIATION OF AMPLITUDE 00:28E0WSW, SW, NESET WBN3 FATHOMS AN HOURLITTLE WINDSFAIR WEATHER000000093940
1759-10-15T07:0010.7281.971582.6THE FRYERS HOODS3:22E67N45W57.000E, SSESET WBSLITTLE WINDSFAIR WEATHER000000093941
1759-10-16T07:0011.4781.2290THE FRYERS HOODS12:50E87N45W65.00VARIATION OF AMPLITUDE 20:00 WESTERLY0SWBS, ESE, EFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE LIGHT SQUALLSMIDDLE RAIN010000093942
1759-10-17T07:0012.2880.87686.7THE FRYERS HOODS12:37E102NNW54.000NE, NNE, ENEMODERATEFIRST PART HAZY, MIDDLE AND LATTER FAIR000000093943
1759-10-18T07:0011.8080.7890THE FRYERS HOODS12:37E101NBW50.000ESE, E, ENE, EFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER SQUALLYMIDDLE AND LATTER RAINFIRST PART CLOUDY010000093944
1759-10-19T07:0011.3280.68232.6THE FRYERS HOODS18E83S11:15W50.000NEBN, ENE, NEBN, NE, ENE, E, NNELITTLE WINDSCLOUDY000000093945
1759-10-20T07:0010.9280.722702.6THE FRYERS HOODS19:41E76S5:1E24.000E, ENE, WSET SOUTH1 KNOTT AN HOURLITTLE WINDSCLOUDY000000093946
1759-10-21T07:0010.1280.501242.6THE FRYERS HOODS22:24E59S8:18E48.000W, SEBESET SOUTH1 KNOTT AN HOURLITTLE WINDSCLOUDY000000093947
1759-10-22T07:009.2881.082592.6THE FRYERS HOODS67:30E59S16:52E53.000NW, W, WBSLITTLE WINDSCLOUDY000000093948
1759-10-23T07:008.0081.702251.0THE FRYERS HOODS67:30E90WSW, WNW, WBS, WSW, SWFIRST AND LATTER PARTS LIGHT AIRS, MIDDLE SQUALLYMIDDLE THUNDER AND LIGHTNINGMIDDLE RAIN010010093949
1759-10-24T07:006.4381.8023119.0THE FRYERS HOODN25:95S29:19E71.000SEBS, SSE, NNE, SW1/2WFIRST AND LATTER PARTS FRESH GALES, MIDDLE SQUALLYTHUNDERMIDDLE RAINFIRST AND LATTER CLOUDY010010093950
1759-10-25T07:006.0581.532646.7JULIAS NAVENW1/2W100SW, SWBW, WBN, W, WBS, W1/2SFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART CLOUDY, MIDDLE AND LATTER FAIR000000093951
1759-10-26T07:005.9281.263156.7POINT DE GALLENW120SW, WBS, NWMODERATEFAIR WEATHER000000093952
1759-10-27T07:005.3380.9427019.0POINT DE GALLEN47:49W20S47:49E60.000W, WNW, W, WSW1/2W, WFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY WEATHERRAIN010000093953
1759-10-28T07:005.3081.2824822.6POINT DE GALLEN57W26S84:22E20.000W, WBS, WSWFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER STRONG GALESMIDDLE AND LATTER HEAVY RAINFIRST PART CLOUDY010000093954
1759-10-29T07:004.8781.4433819.00SEBS, NNW, SWBW, NNWFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000093955
1759-10-30T07:005.2081.5323619.0POINT DE GALLEN59W31NBW20.000NNW, WSW, NNW, SWBWFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000093956
1759-10-31T07:005.9081.6423619.0POINT DE GALLEN86W29N9:28E43.000NNW, SWBW, NNW, SWBWFRESH GALESCLOUDY000000093957
1759-11-01T07:006.7582.002702.6N23:22E55.000SWBW1/2W, SWBW, WBS, WFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER LITTLE WINDFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FAIR0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation93958
1759-11-02T07:007.0882.00682.6N20.000WBS, SW, ENESET S1/2E1/2 A KNOTT AN HOURLITTLE WINDFAIR WEATHER000000093959
1759-11-03T07:007.0081.902811.01S68:0W14.000ENE, WBS, W, WBNLIGHT AIRSFAIR WEATHER000000093960
1759-11-04T07:006.4381.732361.0THE ELIPTWNW80NWBW, WNW, SWBWLIGHT AIRSFAIR WEATHER000000093961
1759-11-05T07:005.5281.1524819.0N20S61.000SWBS, SW, WSWFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST PART FAIR, MIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY000000093962
1759-11-06T07:005.8780.7824819.0THE LYONS RUMPN1/2E60W, WBS, WBN, W, WSWFIRST AND MIDDLE FRESH GALES, LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST AND MIDDLE CLOUDY, LATTER FAIR000000093963
1759-11-07T07:005.8280.4027619.0POWDERHEADNWBW1/2W110WSW, SWBW, WBN, W1/2NFRESH GALESFAIR000000093964
1759-11-08T07:005.4580.032936.7POWDERHEADNW1/2N120WBS, W1/2S, WBN, WNWFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART FAIR, MIDDLE AND LATTER HAZY000000093965
1759-11-09T07:005.5779.662596.7POINTE DE GALLEE1/2N140W, WSW1/2W, WBSMODERATEFAIR WEATHER000000093966
1759-11-10T07:005.9079.283496.7RAGAMAE1/2N140W, WBS, WBN, WNW, NNW, NBWMODERATEFAIR WEATHER000000093967
1759-11-11T07:006.3278.91286.7RAGAMAE130NBE, NW1/2W, NNE1/2EMODERATEFAIR WEATHER000000093968
1759-11-12T07:006.7578.663496.7RAGAMAS71E27N71W80.000NBE, N, NNE, NBWMODERATEFAIR WEATHER000000093969
1759-11-13T07:007.2878.56236.7CAPE COMARINES57:00E36N9W33.000NBE, N, NNEMODERATEFAIR WEATHER000000093970
1759-11-14T00:007.822812.6CAPE COMARINENW7WNW, W, WBNFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER LITTLE WINDFIRST AND MIDDLE FAIR000000093971
1759-11-15T00:007.952936.7CAPE COMARINEWNW6NWBW, WSW, W, WBS, WSW, WNWFIRST PART LITTLE WINDS, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATEFAIR000000093972
1759-11-16T00:007.732706.7CAPE COMARINENBW1/27WNW, WBS, WSW, WMODERATEFAIR WEATHER000000093973
1759-11-17T00:007.873266.7CAPE COMARINENE1/2E7WNW, WBS, WSW, W, NNE, NWBNMODERATEFAIR WEATHER000000093974
1759-11-18T00:002936.7TEGNAPATAMN1/2E31NWBN, W, WNW, WBN, NBW, N, WNWSET ESE1 KNOTT, AT NOON THE CURRENT SLACKINGMODERATE, AT NOON A BREEZES WNWFAIR WEATHER000000093975
1759-11-19T00:008.472701.0ANJANJANE1/4E4NBW, WMODERATE, INCLINABLE TO CALMSFAIR WEATHER000000093976
1759-11-20T00:008.472252.6ANJANGANNE11N, NNW, NE, NNW, N, NEBN, SWFIRST PART MODERATE, LATTER LITTLE WINDFAIR000000093977
1759-11-21T00:009.22236.7PORCHAL CASTLENNE6SW, WNW, NWBW, NBW, NNW, NWBN, NNESET WBN2 FATHOMSMODERATEFAIR WEATHER000000093978
1759-11-22T00:009.63456.7COCHIN FORTNNE6WNW, WBN, NEMODERATEFAIR WEATHER000000093979
1759-11-23T00:009.63686.7COCHIN FORTSEBE7NNE, SSW, WBN, N, NE, ENEMODERATESOME DROPS OF RAINFAIR WEATHER010000093980
1759-11-24T00:0011.08566.7CALICUTNE31NWBW, WNW, NNW, ENE, NE, NEBEMODERATECLOUDY WEATHER000000093981