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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 Tillecherry Road to Madras started at 1759-12-30 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.749281, 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: 4.090444 * Median Longitude: 88.000667 * South-bound Latitude: 1.470000 * West-bound Longitude: 77.350000 * North-bound Latitude: 11.820000 * East-bound Longitude: 95.530000
Date/Time Start: 1759-12-30T07:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1760-02-22T00:00:00
Event(s):
Falmouth_17591230_NMM_ADM/L/F42 * Latitude Start: 12.400000 * Longitude Start: 74.900000 * Latitude End: 12.100000 * Longitude End: 80.500000 * Date/Time Start: 1759-12-30T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1760-02-22T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Falmouth (4th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Tillecherry Road - Madras, 1st Observer: Richard Hughes (Captain), 2nd Observer: Nathaniel Gooding (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
CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
10 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
11 CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
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 Current direction descriptionCur dir descrDirection of the current. This direction points to where the current is flowing towards to.
15 Current speed descriptionV descr
16 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
17 Present weatherwwWeather description
18 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
19 State of the sea descriptionState sea 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 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
1032 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 
Comment
(Other remarks, that were not ...)
12 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
13 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
14 
Cur dir descr
(Direction of the current. Thi...)
15 
V descr
16 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
17 
ww
(Weather description)
18 
Precip descr
19 
State sea 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 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1759-12-30T07:007.2777.3567CAPE COMERINEN16:42W14S16:42W42.00-1NNE, SW, EBS, E, ENEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER SQUALLYFIRST AND MIDDLE CLOUDY WEATHER000000093982
1759-12-31T07:006.8378.523419.0CAPE COMERINEN57:34W28S67:35E68.000NE, SE, NEBNFRESH GALESFAIR WEATHER000000093983
1760-01-01T07:006.4579.534519.0CAPE COMERINEN52:45W4970.000NE QUARTERFRESH GALESFAIR WEATHER000000093984
1760-01-02T07:006.2379.804519.0CAPE COMERINEN60W7584.000NE QUARTERFRESH GALESFAIR WEATHER000000093985
1760-01-03T07:006.0280.073496.7ADAMS PEAK ON THE ISLAND OF CEYLONENE0N, NNE, CALM, NBWSET WNW1 KNOTTMODERATEFAIR WEATHER000000093986
1760-01-04T07:005.8080.33686.7POINT DE GALLENBW50N, NNW, ENEMODERATEFAIR WEATHER000000093987
1760-01-05T07:005.8080.74906.7DUNDREHEADNEBN70W, NW, EBN, EMODERATEFAIR WEATHER000000093988
1760-01-06T07:005.2281.16236.7POINT DE GALLEN50:00W24S50:00E73.000SWBS, SSW, NE, NEBN, NNEFIRST AND LATTER PARTS MODERATE BREEZES, MIDDLE SQUALLSMIDDLE LIGHTNINGMIDDLE RAINFIRST AND LATTER FAIR WEATHER, THE MIDDLE DARK CLO010010093989
1760-01-07T07:004.3882.01566.7POINT DE GALLEN47:35W48S45:00E71.000NE, NEBE, NEBN, NEBESET SWMODERATENE SWELLCLOUDY WEATHER000000093990
1760-01-08T06:003.6883.11356.7POINT DE GALLEN51:4W74S57:32E78.001NE, NEBNMODERATESMOOTH WATERFAIR WEATHER000000093991
1760-01-09T06:003.1583.7980POINT DE GALLEN51:15W91S52:02E52.001NE, NEBN, ENE, EBNINTERMIXED WITH FREQUENT SQUALLSRAINHAZY WEATHER010000093992
1760-01-10T06:003.4784.01466.7POINT DE GALLEN56:25W91N37:24E22.001NEBE1/2E, ENE, NEMODERATECLOUDY WEATHER000000093993
1760-01-11T06:003.1285.093519.0POINT DE GALLEN59:11W112S71:50E68.001NEBE, NE, NEBNFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE SQUALLY, LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST PART FAIR WEATHER, LATTER CLOUDY000000093994
1760-01-12T06:002.7386.262919.0POINT DE GALLEN61:26W137S71:49E74.001NNE, NEBN, NNE1/2EFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYFIRST AND MIDDLE CLOUDY000000093995
1760-01-13T06:001.8787.39396.7POINT DE GALLEN59:55W65S52:36E86.000NEBN, NE1/2NMODERATEFAIR WEATHER000000093996
1760-01-14T06:002.0787.39236POINT DE GALLEN61:08W163N12.00AT 10 AM TAKEN ABACK0ENE, EBN, ESE, SWBWSETT NWBW1/2W4 FATHOMSFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER LIGHT SQUALLSMIDDLE AND LATTER HEAVY SHOWERS OF RAINFIRST PART CLOUDY110000093997
1760-01-15T06:001.6087.79566.7POINT DE GALLEN59:43W175S40:37E37.000ENE, EBN, NEBEMOSTLY MODERATE WEATHERSHOWERS OF RAIN110000093998
1760-01-16T06:002.4388.181136.7POINT DE GALLEN65:35W174N24:42E55.000EBN, ESEMODERATECLOUDY WEATHER000000093999
1760-01-17T06:002.2788.53342.6POINT DE GALLEN65:42W181S64:32E23.000E, ENE, NEBNLITTLE WIND WITH SQUALLSRAINCLOUDY WEATHER010000094000
1760-01-18T06:001.6889.46346.7POINT DE GALLEN64:52W203S58:00E66.000NEBE, NEBNMODERATE WITH SQUALLSRAINCLOUDY WEATHER010000094001
1760-01-19T06:001.6389.59176.7POINT DE GALLEN64:53206S67:30E9.000ENE, EBN, NE, NBE1/2EMODERATEDRIZZLING RAINCLOUDY WEATHER010000094002
1760-01-20T06:002.0389.591802.6POINT DE GALLEN66:59W203N24.000SLITTLE WIND WITH CALMSDRIZZLING RAINHAZY WEATHER010000094003
1760-01-21T06:002.3789.733151.0POINT DE GALLEN69:00W203N21:48E22.000SW, NE, SSW, NWSETT NNW4 FATHOMSLIGHT AIRS WITH SQUALLSRAIN AT TIMESCLOUDY WEATHER010000094004
1760-01-22T06:002.0790.29451.0POINT DE GALLEN68:36W219S62:06E39.000NEBN, NEMODERATE, INCLINABLE TO CALMS, AT 4PM SPRUNG UP A BREEZESFAIR WEATHER000000094005
1760-01-23T06:001.9390.69346.7POINT DE GALLEN68:46W225S72:00E26.000NEBE, NEBNMODERATE WITH SQUALLSRAIN AT TIMESCLOUDY WEATHER010000094006
1760-01-24T06:001.7791.5923POINT DE GALLEN69:9W242S74:29E56.000ENE, NNELIGHT SQUALLSDRIZZLING RAIN010000094007
1760-01-25T06:001.5592.4345POINT DE GALLEN69:55W259S81:00E51.000NBE, NNE, NESQUALLYRAIN010000094008
1760-01-26T06:001.4792.341016.7POINT DE GALLEN67:26W258S73:53E47.00CORRECTED FROM THURSDAYS OBSERVATION ALLOWING AN ERROR IN BOTH COURSE AND DISTANCE0NBE, SW, NNE, EBSMODERATECLOUDY WEATHER000000094009
1760-01-27T06:002.4392.48232.6POINT DE GALLEN73:44W255N7:51E58.000EBN, NBE, NNELITTLE WINDSHOWERS OF RAINCLOUDY WEATHER110000094010
1760-01-28T06:002.9592.61346.7POINT DE GALLEN76:00W255N15:0E32.000E, EBN, NEBNMODERATECLOUDY WEATHER000000094011
1760-01-29T06:003.1392.84682.6POINT DE GALLEN77:10W258N51:51E18.000NEBE, EBN, ENELITTLE WINDCLOUDY WEATHER000000094012
1760-01-30T06:002.9893.54116.7POINT DE GALLEN77:12W272S77:44E43.000NEBN, NNE, NBEMODERATEFAIR WEATHER000000094013
1760-01-31T06:003.0093.791586.7POINT DE GALLEN77:30W297N86:0E15.000NEBN, SW, SSEMODERATEFAIR WEATHER000000094014
1760-02-01T06:003.1894.13566.7POINT DE GALLEN78:31W285N61:12E22.00VARIATION OF AZIMUTH 1:00E0ENE, NEBEMODERATEFAIR WEATHER000000094015
1760-02-02T06:003.0294.513606.7POINT DE GALLEN78:10W291S66:30E26.000NEBN, NNE, NMODERATEFAIR WEATHER000000094016
1760-02-03T06:003.8794.98686.7POINT DE GALLEN81:44W291N28:46E58.000NWBN, NW, ENEFIRST AND LATTER PARTS MODERATE, MIDDLE LITTLE WINDMIDDLE RAINFIRST AND LATTER PARTS FAIR010000094017
1760-02-04T06:004.0894.813606.7POINT DE GALLEN82:30W294N36:34E17.000EBN, NE, NNE, NSETT WNW1/2 KNOTTMODERATECLOUDY WEATHER000000094018
1760-02-05T06:004.8094.46346.7POINT DE GALLEN85:10W285N26W47.000NBE, NNE, NEBNMODERATECLOUDY WEATHER000000094019
1760-02-06T06:005.5294.36566.7POINT DE GALLEN88:3WN7:57E44.000ENE, NBE, NEBEMODERATEFAIR WEATHER000000094020
1760-02-07T06:005.7594.69456.7POINT DE GALLEN88:37W290N45:00E20.000NEBN, NEBE, E, NEMODERATECLEAR WEATHER000000094021
1760-02-08T06:005.9095.53346.7POINT DE GALLEN88:19W308S76:01E51.000NBE, NNE, NEBNMODERATEFAIR WEATHER000000094022
1760-02-09T06:006.2895.53236.7POINT DE GALLES88:56W309N44.000NNE, NBE, NNEMODERATEFAIR WEATHER000000094023
1760-02-10T00:006.703616.7THE BODY OF THE ISLAND OF CEYLONENW9NEBN, NBE, NEBE, NE, CALMSETT TO THE WSTRONG CURRENT AT THE RATE OF 2 KNOTTS AN HOURMODERATESMOOTH WATERFAIR AND FINE WEATHER000000094024
1760-02-11T00:006.50456.7ANGUINNW9NNE, EBN, NEBE, NEMODERATEFAIR WEATHER000000094025
1760-02-12T00:006.88116.7THE FRYERS HOODNWBW1/2W10ENE, NE, NEBE, NBEMODERATEFAIR WEATHER000000094026
1760-02-13T00:007.32566.7THE FRYERS HOODNWBW10N, NE, NEBEMODERATEFAIR WEATHER000000094027
1760-02-14T00:007.65456.7THE FRYERS HOODW1/2S8NEBN, NEBE, NEMODERATEFAIR WEATHER000000094028
1760-02-15T00:007.65236.7THE FRYERS HOODWBS12NE, NEBE, NNEMODERATEFAIR WEATHER000000094029
1760-02-16T00:008.38116.7THE SUGAR LOAFSWBN14NEBN, NBEMODERATEFAIR WEATHER000000094030
1760-02-17T07:008.7082.01116.7TRINCOMALES75:23W16N75:23W47.000NE, NNE, NBEMODERATEFAIR WEATHER000000094031
1760-02-18T00:00346.7THE NE POINT OF TRINCOMALESW1/2W10NBE, NNE, NEBNMODERATEFAIR WEATHER000000094032
1760-02-19T07:009.7781.55456.7TRINCOMALES14:4W26N14:4E79.000NNE, NBE, NEMODERATEFAIR WEATHER000000094033
1760-02-20T00:0010.77796.7TRINCOMALES6E32N8:26W61.00NE, ENE, EBNMODERATEFAIR WEATHER000000094034
1760-02-21T07:0011.8281.45902.6TRINCOMALES4:00W67N2:49E63.000NNE, NBE, NNE, ESET TO THE NLITTLE WINDFAIR WEATHER000000094035
1760-02-22T00:0013.28452.6THE HIGH LAND OF PULICATTENW8ENE, E, NEBE, NELITTLE WINDFAIR WEATHER000000094036