García-Herrera, Ricardo; Können, Gunther P; Wheeler, Dennis A; Prieto, Maria del Rosario; Jones, Philip D; Koek, Frits B (2010): Meteorological observations during GANGES cruise from Lizard to Azores started at 1793-04-08 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.749371, 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
Project(s):
Funding:
Fifth Framework Programme (FP5), grant/award no. EVK2-CT-2000-00090: Climatological Database for the Worlds Oceans: 1750-1854
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 43.886667 * Median Longitude: -19.689667 * South-bound Latitude: 40.220000 * West-bound Longitude: -28.920000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.250000 * East-bound Longitude: -5.780000
Date/Time Start: 1793-04-08T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1793-05-07T12:00:00
Event(s):
Ganges_17930408_NMM_ADM/L/G8 * Latitude Start: 49.810000 * Longitude Start: -5.260000 * Latitude End: 47.120000 * Longitude End: -5.780000 * Date/Time Start: 1793-04-08T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1793-05-07T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Ganges (3rd Rate Frigate), Voyage: Lizard - Azores And Back, 1st Observer: G Malloy (Captain), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 74G 1656BM
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Geocode | |||
| 2 | LATITUDE | Latitude | Geocode | |||
| 3 | LONGITUDE | Longitude | Geocode | |||
| 4 | Wind direction | dd | deg | Wind 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. | ||
| 5 | Wind speed | ff | m/s | calculated from the descriptive terms of wind force given in the observations | ||
| 6 | Landmark | Landmark | Name of first landmark | |||
| 7 | Bearing | Bearing | Bearing of the first landmark | |||
| 8 | Distance to landmark | Distance | arbitrary units | Distance to the first landmark | ||
| 9 | Course | Course | Course of the ship during the past 24 hours | |||
| 10 | Distance | Distance | arbitrary units | Distance travelled during the previous 24 hours | ||
| 11 | Declination | Decl | deg | It 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 description | Wind dir descr | All reported wind directions on this day. The wind direction is the direction that points to where the wind comes from. | |||
| 13 | Wind force description | Wind force descr | All reported wind forces on this day | |||
| 14 | Precipitation description | Precip descr | ||||
| 15 | State of the sea description | State sea descr | ||||
| 16 | Clearness | Clearness | ||||
| 17 | Gusts | Gusts | 1 If wind gusts are reported | |||
| 18 | Precipitation/Rain | Rain | 1 If rain was reported | |||
| 19 | Fog | Fog | 1 If fog was reported | |||
| 20 | Snow type | Snow | 1 If snow was reported | |||
| 21 | Thunder | Thunder | 1 If thunder and or lightning was reported | |||
| 22 | Hail | Hail | 1 If hail was reported | |||
| 23 | Sea ice | Sea ice | 1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported | |||
| 24 | Identification | ID | CLIWOC 2.1 line number |
License:
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Size:
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Data
| 1 Date/Time | 2 Latitude | 3 Longitude | 4 dd [deg] (Wind direction (from which th...) | 5 ff [m/s] (calculated from the descripti...) | 6 Landmark (Name of first landmark) | 7 Bearing (Bearing of the first landmark) | 8 Distance [arbitrary units] (Distance to the first landmark) | 9 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 Precip descr | 15 State sea 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 ID (CLIWOC 2.1 line number) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1793-04-08T12:00 | 49.00 | -6.28 | 100 | 2.6 | SCILLY | N22:9W | 20 | S40W | 74.00 | -24 | SSE, SBE, SEBE | LIGHT BREEZES | CLEAR WEATHER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98828 | ||
| 1793-04-09T13:00 | 47.68 | -9.22 | 133 | USHANT | S74:5E | 57 | S53W | 153.00 | -25 | SSE | PM FRESH BREEZES | AM HAZY WEATHER, AT NOON CLEAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98829 | |||
| 1793-04-10T13:00 | 45.75 | -12.58 | 89 | CORVO | S65:5W | 287 | S50W | 181.00 | -24 | SE, SEBE, ESE | PM FRESH BREEZES | PM CLOUDY WEATHER, AT 1/2 PAST 7 CLEAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98830 | |||
| 1793-04-11T13:00 | 43.70 | -15.60 | 100 | 6.7 | CORVO | S70:54W | 224 | S46W | 178.00 | -24 | E, SEBE | PM FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, AT NOON MODERATE BREEZES | AT NOON CLEAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98831 | ||
| 1793-04-12T13:00 | 42.30 | -18.80 | 47 | 9.3 | CORVO | S74:20W | 192 | S59W | 164.00 | -21 | NBE, ENE | PM MODERATE, AT 8 FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY | PM FAIR WEATHER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98832 | ||
| 1793-04-13T13:00 | 41.48 | -21.53 | 24 | 2.6 | CORVO | S76:12W | 149 | S70W | 130.00 | -21 | N, NE | PM MODERATE BREEZES, AT 3 SQUALLY, AT 8 LIGHT BREEZES | PM CLOUDY, AT 8 CLEAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98833 | ||
| 1793-04-14T14:00 | 41.40 | -23.18 | 47 | 1.0 | CORVO | S74W | 125 | S26W | 75.00 | -21 | NNE, NBE, ENE | PM LIGHT BREEZES AND SQUALLY WEATHER, AT NOON LIGHT AIRS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98834 | |||
| 1793-04-15T14:00 | 41.63 | -23.40 | 47 | 6.7 | CORVO | S71:18W | 120 | S52W | 22.00 | -21 | NNE, NBE, ENE | LIGHT AIRS, AT 12 CALM, AT NOON MODERATE | CLEAR WEATHER, AT NOON CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98835 | ||
| 1793-04-16T14:00 | 42.10 | -24.50 | 137 | 1.0 | CORVO | S64W | 110 | S53W | 53.00 | -21 | SSW, SWBS, SSE | LIGHT AIRS | CLOUDY WEATHER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98836 | ||
| 1793-04-17T14:00 | 42.10 | -24.50 | 215 | 6.7 | CORVO | S64W | 110 | S53W | 53.00 | -21 | SWBS, WBN, SWBW | FRESH BREEZES, AT NOON MODERATE | CLEAR WEATHER, AT NOON CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98837 | ||
| 1793-04-18T14:00 | 42.50 | -26.47 | 260 | 6.7 | CORVO | S51:16W | 89 | S10W | 18.00 | -21 | W, WBS, WBN | PM LIGHT AIRS, MODERATE | PM CLOUDY WEATHER, HAZY WEATHER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98838 | ||
| 1793-04-19T14:00 | 41.42 | -25.15 | 238 | 6.7 | CORVO | S69:9W | 69 | S42E | 88.00 | -21 | WSW, SWBW, WBS | PM LIGHT BREEZES, AT 12 MODERATE | PM CLEAR WEATHER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98839 | ||
| 1793-04-20T14:00 | 41.53 | -26.05 | 215 | 9.3 | CORVO | S64:26W | 85 | N79W | 41.00 | -21 | SW, SWBW | MODERATE BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY | CLEAR WEATHER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98840 | ||
| 1793-04-21T14:00 | 41.28 | -26.28 | 215 | 1.0 | CORVO | S65:52W | 77 | S80W | 24.00 | -21 | SSW, NWBW, SWBW | MODERATE BREEZES, AM LIGHT AIRS | CLEAR WEATHER, AM CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98841 | ||
| 1793-04-22T14:00 | 40.72 | -26.20 | 215 | 19.0 | CORVO | S74:47W | 79 | S24E | 27.00 | -21 | SSE, SWBW | STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, AM FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY | AT 12 SHOWERS OF RAIN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98842 | ||
| 1793-04-23T14:00 | 40.22 | -26.37 | 328 | 1.0 | CORVO | S81:47W | 72 | S14W | 32.00 | -21 | SSW, SSE, NBW | PM FRESH BREEZES, AT 12 LIGHT AIRS | AT 12 RAIN | PM CLEAR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98843 | |
| 1793-04-24T14:00 | 40.47 | -28.17 | 70 | 6.7 | CORVO | S71:11W | 48 | N79W | 84.00 | -20 | E | LIGHT AIRS, AT 8 MODERATE | RAIN | AT 8 CLOUDY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98844 | |
| 1793-04-25T14:00 | 40.87 | -28.92 | 104 | 9.3 | CORVO | S54:55W | 41 | N45W | 42.00 | -20 | SW, SE, SEBE | PM LIGHT WINDS, AT 12 FRESH BREEZES | PM CLEAR, AT 12 HAZY WEATHER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98845 | ||
| 1793-04-26T14:00 | 40.75 | -28.50 | 244 | 1.0 | CORVO | S58:23W | 46 | N78E | 19.00 | -20 | VARIABLE, NW, W1/2S | PM FRESH BREEZES, AT 12 LIGHT BREEZES. AT NOON LIGHT AIRS | AT 12 SMALL RAIN | AT 12 A HEAVY SWELL FROM THE NW | PM HAZY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98846 |
| 1793-04-27T14:00 | 42.40 | -27.70 | 362 | 2.6 | CORVO | S56:42W | 61 | N52E | 46.00 | -20 | WBS, SW, VARIABLE | PM LIGHT AIRS, AT 12 AM LIGHT BREEZES | PM SMALL RAIN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98847 | ||
| 1793-04-28T14:00 | 43.05 | -23.77 | 213 | 19.0 | CAPE FINISTERE | N89E | 210 | N63W | 28.00 | -24 | W, SWBW | PM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, AT NOON FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98848 | |||
| 1793-04-29T13:00 | 43.48 | -19.93 | 246 | CAPE FINISTERE | S85:26E | 155 | N81E | 172.00 | -24 | WBN, SWBW, W | PM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY | PM SHOWERS OF RAIN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98849 | |||
| 1793-04-30T13:00 | 44.73 | -17.10 | 190 | SCILLY | N53:49E | 176 | N57E | 139.00 | -24 | NNW, WNW, SWBS | PM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY WEATHER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98850 | ||||
| 1793-05-01T13:00 | 46.33 | -14.23 | 280 | 9.3 | SCILLY | N54:7E | 123 | N53E | 160.00 | -24 | WNW, NW, NWBW | PM FRESH GALES, AT 8 FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY | AT 5 SHOWERS OF RAIN | PM FAIR WEATHER | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98851 | |
| 1793-05-02T13:00 | 47.20 | -13.17 | 291 | 1.0 | SCILLY | N57:9E | 101 | N40E | 66.00 | -24 | NNW, N, NW | LIGHT AIRS | CLEAR WEATHER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98852 | ||
| 1793-05-03T13:00 | 47.97 | -16.32 | 312 | SCILLY | N73E | 134 | N50E | 62.00 | -26 | VARIABLE, S, NNW | PM FRESH BREEZES | PM CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98853 | |||
| 1793-05-04T13:00 | 49.10 | -12.98 | 154 | 22.6 | SCILLY | N77E | 83 | N63E | 150.00 | -26 | SSW, S | PM MODERATE, AT 12 AM STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY | AT 12AM RAIN | PM CLOUDY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98854 | |
| 1793-05-05T13:00 | 49.25 | -9.88 | 211 | SCILLY | N70E | 43 | S87E | 130.00 | -25 | NWBW, NBE, SWBW | PM STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98855 | ||||
| 1793-05-06T13:00 | 49.07 | -8.13 | 313 | SCILLY | N44E | 26 | S82E | 70.00 | -25 | NBE, EBN, NNW | PM LIGHT BREEZES | PM FAIR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98856 | |||
| 1793-05-07T12:00 | 47.12 | -5.78 | 46 | 6.7 | SCILLY | N43E | 28 | N88E | 93.00 | -22 | N, VARIABLE, ENE | PM LIGHT BREEZES, AT 8 MODERATE | PM FAIR WEATHER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98857 |