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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 GANGES cruise from Spithead to Jamaica started at 1801-09-16 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.749373, 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: 37.763137 * Median Longitude: -17.830392 * South-bound Latitude: 16.180000 * West-bound Longitude: -61.750000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.780000 * East-bound Longitude: -4.000000
Date/Time Start: 1801-09-16T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1801-11-17T16:00:00
Event(s):
Ganges_18010916_NMM_ADM/L/G8 * Latitude Start: 50.680000 * Longitude Start: -0.960000 * Latitude End: 17.700000 * Longitude End: -76.760000 * Date/Time Start: 1801-09-16T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1801-11-17T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Ganges (3rd Rate Frigate), Voyage: Spithead - Jamaica, 1st Observer: Thomas Freemantle (Captain), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 74G 1656BM
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 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 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
16 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
17 ClearnessClearness
18 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
19 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
20 FogFog1 If fog was reported
21 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
22 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
23 HailHail1 If hail was reported
24 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
25 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
1176 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)

-
(1 If position is considered t...)
10 
Course
(Course of the ship during the...)
11 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
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 
Precip descr
16 
State sea descr
17 
Clearness
18 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
19 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
20 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
21 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
22 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
23 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
24 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
25 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1801-09-16T12:0049.78-4.07652.6USHANTS24W251S26W27.00-25SE, ELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER, AM FINE WEATHER000000098889
1801-09-17T00:0048.571139.3USHANTSBW31EBN, ESEMODERATE BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000098890
1801-09-18T12:0049.48-4.77549.3USHANTS89E81S89W14.00-25NNE, EBNLIGHT BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZESHAZY000000098891
1801-09-19T12:0047.93-5.1733519.0USHANTN44E5S25W37.00-25VARIABLE, NFRESH GALESHEAVY SWELL FROM THE NORTHWARDCLOUDY WEATHER000000098892
1801-09-20T12:0048.07-5.182456.7USHANTN20E9N2W7.00-25NBW, WMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000098893
1801-09-21T12:0048.00-5.233462.6USHANTN31E11S30W34.00-25N, NBELIGHT BREEZESFINE WEATHER000000098894
1801-09-22T12:0048.13-5.482009.3USHANTN44E10N80W34.00-25SE, SWFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYRAIN010000098895
1801-09-23T12:0048.13-5.803359.3USHANTN57E13S58W38.00-25NBE, NFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000098896
1801-09-24T12:0048.25-5.282239.3USHANTN40E6N70E22.00-25NNW, WSWFRESH BREEZESCLEAR WEATHER000000098897
1801-09-25T12:0048.63-5.602236.7USHANTS69E9N27W26.00-25W, WSWMODERATE BREEZESFINE WEATHER000000098898
1801-09-26T12:0048.57-5.683626.7USHANTS79E9S41W6.00-25SW, VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000098899
1801-09-27T12:0048.82-5.372239.3USHANTS39E9N38E19.00-25VARIABLE, WSWFRESH BREEZESDARK CLOUDY WEATHER000000098900
1801-09-28T12:0049.03-5.171662.6USHANTS55E19N67W34.00-25SSW, SBWLIGHT BREEZESHAZY WEATHER000000098901
1801-09-29T12:0048.87-5.801899.3USHANTS55E13S60E20.00-25SWBSFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000098902
1801-09-30T12:0048.92-5.302456.7USHANTS15E9N82E22.00-25WBN, WFRESH BREEZES, AM MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000098903
1801-10-01T12:0048.65-5.552792.6USHANTS67E9S32W19.00-25NNE, NWBWLIGHT BREEZESFINE WEATHER000000098904
1801-10-02T00:0048.682031.0USHANTS1/2E31VARIABLE, SSWLIGHT AIRSFINE WEATHER000000098905
1801-10-03T00:0048.601972.6USHANTSBE31SW, SBW1/2WLIGHT BREEZESFINE WEATHER000000098906
1801-10-04T00:003152.6USHANTSE5N, NWLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000098907
1801-10-05T12:0048.62-5.132349.3USHANTS42E4N42W11.00-25W, WBSMODERATE BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYRAIN010010098908
1801-10-06T00:0048.403499.3USHANTENE31VARIABLE, NBWFRESH BREEZESFINE WEATHER000000098909
1801-10-07T00:003419.0USHANTESE5VARIABLE, NEBNFRESH GALESCLEAR WEATHER000000098910
1801-10-08T12:0048.50-5.382349.3USHANTS89E6N89W16.00-25NNW, WBSLIGHT BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYAM RAINCLOUDY WEATHER010000098911
1801-10-09T12:0048.70-5.282682.6USHANTS40E7N42W19.00-25SW, WNWLIGHT BREEZESFINE WEATHER000000098912
1801-10-10T12:0048.78-5.431729.3USHANTS45E9N45W25.00-25SSW, SBW1/2WSTRONG GALES, AM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYAM RAINCLEAR WEATHER010000098913
1801-10-11T00:00362USHANTSEBS31VARIABLEFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, AM SQUALLYAM HEAVY RAIN010000098914
1801-10-12T00:0048.572251.0USHANTSEBE21SE, SWLIGHT AIRSFINE WEATHER000000098915
1801-10-13T12:0048.82-5.4320019.0USHANTS43E9N41W27.00-25SWCALM, AT 3 A BREEZE SPRUNG UP FROM THE SOUTHWARD, AM FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY WEATHER000000098916
1801-10-14T12:0048.92-4.832456.7USHANTS12W9N76W25.00-25SW, WMODERATE BREEZESTHICK HAZY WEATHER000000098917
1801-10-15T00:0022522.6USHANTSBE8WSW, SWSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLY WEATHERRAIN010000098918
1801-10-16T12:0049.15-4.4323422.6USHANTS28W151N54E21.00-25NW, WBSSTRONG GALESCLOUDY WEATHER000000098919
1801-10-17T12:0049.33-4.733621.0USHANTS10W171N45W17.00-25NNE, VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZES, AM LIGHT AIRSTHICK HAZY WEATHER000000098920
1801-10-18T12:0049.10-4.0023422.6STARTN12E211S64E31.00-25VARIABLE, WBSSTRONG GALES, AM STRONG GALES WITH HEAVY SQUALLS OF WINDA VERY HEAVY SEA FROM THE WESTWARDHAZY WEATHER000000098921
1801-10-19T00:0049.7533819.0BLACKHEADNWBN10NNWSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLY WEATHER, AM FRESH GALESHEAVY SEA RUNNING FROM THE WESTWARDAM CLEAR WEATHER000000098922
1801-10-20T00:0048.6532622.6USHANTS8NNE, NWBNSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLY WEATHERA VERY HEAVY SEA RUNNING FROM THE WESTWARD000000098923
1801-10-21T12:0048.23-5.3834622.6USHANTN40E7S35W19.00-25VARIABLE, NBESTRONG GALESCLOUDY WEATHER000000098924
1801-10-22T12:0048.12-6.0533519.0USHANTN39E18S75W27.00-25NE, NFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAINSTILL BEING A VERY HEAVY SEA010000098925
1801-10-23T12:0047.28-5.6536222.6USHANTN18E25S21E31.00-23NE, VARIABLESTRONG GALES AND SQUALLY WEATHER, AT 4 MORE MODERATE, AM STRONG GALES AND VERY HEAVY SQUALLS OF WIND000000098926
1801-10-24T12:0045.83-6.473609.3CAPE ORTEGALS22W48S22W94.00-23ENE, NNEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR WEATHER000000098927
1801-10-25T13:0043.53-8.80329.3CAPE TURIANASWBS9-24NEBEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR WEATHER000000098928
1801-10-26T13:0040.97-10.80236.7PORTO SANCTOS28:54W183S30W132.00-22ENE, NEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000098929
1801-10-27T13:0038.30-12.20466.7PORTO SANCTOS30W128S22W172.00-22ENEMODERATE BREEZESFINE WEATHER000000098930
1801-10-28T13:0035.68-13.33476.7PORTO SANCTOS43W74S19W166.00-21ENEMODERATE BREEZESFINE WEATHER000000098931
1801-10-29T13:0033.08-15.45476.7PORTO SANCTOS82W17S34W188.00-21ENEMODERATE BREEZESFINE WEATHER000000098932
1801-10-30T13:0032.53-17.12699.3MADEIRAN78W29S69W91.00-21EBS, EFRESH BREEZESPLEASANT000000098933
1801-10-31T00:0032.58796.7FUNCHALNNE21NEBE, EBNMODERATE BREEZESFINE WEATHER000000098934
1801-11-01T13:0030.70-18.28719.3PALMAS11E42S22W117.00-19ESE, EFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000098935
1801-11-02T13:0028.50-19.43496.7PALMAN85E27S24W145.00-19ENEMODERATE BREEZESFINE WEATHER000000098936
1801-11-03T13:0026.78-21.27629.3MARTINICOS72:35W786S43W142.00-17EBNMODERATE BREEZES, AT 8 FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000098937
1801-11-04T14:0024.82-23.832912.3MARTINICOS74:12W733S48W186.00-16NEFRESH BREEZES, AM STRONG BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000098938
1801-11-05T14:0023.12-26.97526.7MARTINICOS75:32W671S61W198.00-16ENEMODERATE BREEZESFINE WEATHER000000098939
1801-11-06T14:0021.40-30.47679.3MARTINICOS77:12W602S62W220.00-12EBNFRESH BREEZESFINE WEATHER000000098940
1801-11-07T14:0020.08-34.07699.3MARTINICOS78:24W532S68W220.00-10EBNFRESH BREEZESFREQUENT SHOWERS OF RAIN110000098941
1801-11-08T15:0018.48-37.688312.3MARTINICOS80:36W459S65W226.00-7ESTRONG BREEZESHAZY WEATHER000000098942
1801-11-09T15:0017.72-41.08726.7MARTINICOS81:18W395S77W204.00-7EBNFRESH BREEZES, AM MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000098943
1801-11-10T15:0017.02-44.05986.7MARTINICOS82:12W336S77W174.00-3EBSMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000098944
1801-11-11T15:0016.63-46.969812.3MARTINICOS82:17W283S82W162.00-3EBSSTRONG BREEZES, AT NOON STRONG BREEZES AND SQUALLYCLOUDY WEATHER000000098945
1801-11-12T15:0016.42-50.001006.7MARTINICOS82:12W248S86W180.00-1EBSMODERATE BREEZESSHOWERS OF RAINCLOUDY WEATHER110000098946
1801-11-13T16:0016.27-52.801029.3MARTINICOS80:51W195S87W165.001EBSMODERATE BREEZES, AT 1 FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000010098947
1801-11-14T16:0016.18-55.661026.7MARTINICOS77:59W139S88W167.001E1/2N, EBSMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000098948
1801-11-15T16:0016.22-58.67816.7MARIEGALANTS84:03W70N89W176.002EBNMODERATE BREEZESFINE WEATHER000000098949
1801-11-16T16:0016.25-61.04922.6DESEADAN78W15N89W140.002EMODERATE BREEZES, AM LIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER000000098950
1801-11-17T16:0016.60-61.751156.7MONSERRATTW1/2N13N78W103.002ESEMODERATE BREEZESFLYING SHOWERS OF RAINCLOUDY WEATHER110000098951