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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 FENIX cruise from Cádiz to Gibraltar started at 1779-10-08 [dataset]. Archivo Museo Naval Madrid, Spain, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.749304, 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: 35.886667 * Median Longitude: -8.437500 * South-bound Latitude: 35.470000 * West-bound Longitude: -8.680000 * North-bound Latitude: 36.950000 * East-bound Longitude: -8.080000
Date/Time Start: 1779-10-08T13:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1779-10-22T00:00:00
Event(s):
Fenix_17791008_MS_210 * Latitude Start: 36.070000 * Longitude Start: -6.730000 * Latitude End: 35.970000 * Longitude End: -5.550000 * Date/Time Start: 1779-10-08T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1779-10-22T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Fenix (Navío), Voyage: Cádiz - Gibraltar, 1st Observer: Antonio Ulloa (Capitan)
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 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
15 Present weatherwwWeather description
16 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
17 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
18 FogFog1 If fog was reported
19 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
20 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
21 HailHail1 If hail was reported
22 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
23 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
248 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 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
15 
ww
(Weather description)
16 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
17 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
18 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
19 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
20 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
21 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
22 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
23 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1779-10-08T13:0035.63-8.202746.7CABO ESPARTELENE8N 1/4 NE21.00SALIDA DE CÁDIZ PARA EL BLOQUEO DE LA PLAZA DE GIBRALTAR, DEBIENDO SER EL CRUCERO A LA PARTE DEL O DEL ESTRECHO (...) AL MANDO DEL EXCMO. SR. D. ANTONIO ULLOA, TENIENTE GENERAL EMBARCADO EN ESTE NAVÍO NOMBRADO EL RL. FÉNIX-19ONOBONANCIBLE000000095226
1779-10-09T00:00454.6NO 1/4 ONEFLOJOA LAS 4 (...) VTO NNE FRESQUITO(...) AMANEC. CLARO DESPEJADO000000095227
1779-10-10T13:0035.62-8.0846.7CABO ESPARTELE 5º S9NO 5º O-19NNEBONANCIBLEANOCHEC. TODO CLARO (...) AMANEC. SIN NOBEDAD000000095228
1779-10-11T13:0035.62-8.487112.3CABO ESPARTELNNE3SSE 5º S-19EFRESCOANOCHEC. TODO DESPEJADO (...) A LAS 8 (...) VTO BIEN FRESCO(...) AMANEC. TODO DESPEJADO Y CLARO.000000095229
1779-10-12T13:0036.15-8.603617.00-19CALMAA LAS 12 (DE LA NOCHE) REFRESCÓ MUCHO EL VTO (...) AMANEC. TODO CLARO (...) VTO ALGO FRESCO.000000095230
1779-10-13T13:0035.47-8.38949.3S 5º O35.00-19ESEFRESQUITOANOCHEC. SIN NOVEDAD, VTO FLOJITO (...) AMANEC. SIN NOVEDAD, VTO FRESCO.000000095231
1779-10-14T13:0036.95-8.28716.7CABO ESPARTELSE 5º ENNE-19EBONANCIBLEANOCHEC. VTO N FRESQUITO (...) AMANEC. HORIZ. ALGO CARGADOS.000000095232
1779-10-15T00:003386.7O 1/4 SONNOBONANCIBLEANOCHEC. HORIZ. ALGO CARGADOS, VTO ONO FRESCO (...) AMANEC. SIN NOVEDAD.000000095233
1779-10-16T13:0035.75-8.386.7CABO ESPARTELENE 5º E3ONO-19BONANCIBLEANOCHEC. SIN NOVEDAD(...) AMANEC. TODO CLARO, VTO E 1/4 SE FRESQUITO.000000095234
1779-10-17T13:0035.90-8.627115.4CABO TRAFALGARNE 5º N5SSE 5º S-19EFRESCACHÓNANOCHEC. HORIZ. CARGADOS, MAR GRUESA DEL VTO, ÉSTE E FRESCO (...) AMANEC. SIN NOVEDAD.000000095235
1779-10-18T13:0036.03-8.681139.3CABO ESPARTEL22º, QTE 2ºSSO 5º S-19SE 1/4 EFRESQUITOANOCHEC. HORIZ. CARGADOS, VTO CALMA (...) A LAS 12 (...) VTO SSO FRESQUITO (...) AMANEC. HORIZ. NUBLOSOS (...) VTO SSE BONANCIBLE.000000095236
1779-10-19T13:0035.92-8.531396.7CABO TRAFALGAR50º 1º QTEO 1/4 NO-19SSEBONANCIBLEANOCHEC. TODO CLARO, BIEN DESPEJADO, VTO NO BONANCIBLE (...) AMANEC. SIN NOVEDAD000000095237
1779-10-20T13:0035.80-8.509412.3CABO ESPARTEL88º 1º QTE4S-19ESEFRESCOANOCHEC. CIELO Y HORIZ. CARGADOS (...) AMANEC. HORIZ. FOSCOS Y ALGO CARGADOS EL VTO E CUASI CALMA.000000095238
1779-10-21T13:0035.80-8.521162.6CABO ESPARTEL86º 1º(?) QTE5NO-19SECALMOSOANOCHEC. SIN NOVEDAD, VTO E ALGO FLOJO (...) AMANEC. SIN NOVEDAD.000000095239
1779-10-22T00:00361CABO ESPARTEL32º 2º QTE5(SE INTERRUMPE EL TRAYECTO Y FINALIZA EL DIARIO)CALMAANOCHEC. (...) VTO SE 1/4 E.AMANEC. TODO CALRO.000000095240