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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 General Elliot cruise from Java Head to The Downs started at 1790-02-15 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.749397, 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: 1.121933 * Median Longitude: 14.419748 * South-bound Latitude: -35.080000 * West-bound Longitude: -36.650000 * North-bound Latitude: 50.120000 * East-bound Longitude: 105.730000
Date/Time Start: 1790-02-15T05:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1790-05-31T13:00:00
Event(s):
General_Elliot_17900215_NMM_MLN/2 * Latitude Start: -6.070000 * Longitude Start: 105.770000 * Latitude End: 47.720000 * Longitude End: -5.280000 * Date/Time Start: 1790-02-15T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1790-05-31T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: General Elliot, Voyage: Java Head - Downs, 1st Observer: Robert Drummond (Captain), Company: EIC
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 Present weatherwwWeather description
16 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
17 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
18 ClearnessClearness
19 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
20 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
21 FogFog1 If fog was reported
22 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
23 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
24 HailHail1 If hail was reported
25 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
26 CommentComment
27 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
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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)

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(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 
ww
(Weather description)
16 
Precip descr
17 
State sea descr
18 
Clearness
19 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
20 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
21 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
22 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
23 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
24 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
25 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
26 
Comment
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ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
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1790-03-22T10:00-31.3535.83869.3S63W181.00-27ESEFRESH BREEZESFINE AND PLEASANT0000000100152
1790-03-23T10:00-32.7532.753622.6S65W142.00-28ESE, VARIABLEFRESH BREEZES, LATTER LIGHT BREEZESRAINCLOUDY0100000100153
1790-03-24T10:00-32.9031.40852.6S64W76.00-28E, NE, ESELIGHT BREEZESRAINCLOUDY0100000100154
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1790-03-26T10:00-34.8227.75287S50W44.00-28VARIABLE, SBW, NWVARIABLE AND FREQUENT SQUALLS0000100100156
1790-03-27T10:00-34.8527.75208N35.00-28SWBWSTRONG GALES, HEAVY SQUALLSVARIABLEGREAT SEA0000000100157
1790-03-28T10:00-34.6527.282222.6SHARP MOUNTAIN (ALGOA BAY)N17E14N71W24.00-26WSWFIRST FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, MID AND LATTER LIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000100158
1790-03-29T10:00-34.9722.621091.0LANDNEBN - NS69W65.00-26SWBS, EBS, EBN, SELIGHT AIRSFINE AND CLEAR0000000100159
1790-03-30T11:00-35.0820.621102.6CAPE LAGULLASNNW10S88W108.00-25EBN, SELIGHT BREEZESFINE AND PLEASANT0000000100160
1790-03-31T11:00-34.5817.62886.7TABLE LANDN25E12S74W39.00-25SW, SWBS, SSW, SSE, ESEMODERATE BREEZESFINE AND PLEASANT0000000100161
1790-04-01T11:00-32.9814.372259.3S57W195.00-23SSE, SSW, WSWFRESH BREEZESFINE AND CLEAR0000000100162
1790-04-02T11:00-31.8013.351802.6N43W74.00-23WBS, W, WSW, SW, S, SSWLIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000100163
1790-04-03T11:00-30.0210.471259.3N52W188.00-21SSW, SBE, SEBSFRESH BREEZESSWELL FROM SWCLOUDY0000000100164
1790-04-04T11:00-27.537.6212519.0N45W213.00-21SSE, SBE, SEBSFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000100165
1790-04-05T12:00-24.975.901849.3N31W180.00-19SSE, SSWFRESH BREEZESRAINCLOUDY0100000100166
1790-04-06T12:00-23.734.421849.3N41W192.00-19SW, SSWFRESH BREEZESRAINCLOUDY0100000100167
1790-04-07T12:00-22.002.222089.3N46W165.00-17SWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000100168
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1790-04-10T12:00-18.55-1.502421.0N45W76.00-17SW, WBSLIGHT AIRSRAINCLOUDY0100000100171
1790-04-11T12:00-17.67-2.321631.0N45W67.00-17SLIGHT AIRSRAINSWELL FROM SWFINE AND CLEAR0100000100172
1790-04-12T12:00-16.03-4.031309.3N45W138.00-16SW, S, SEBSFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000100173
1790-04-18T12:00-15.22-6.851302.6N48W74.00-16SEBSLIGHT BREEZESFINE0000000100174
1790-04-19T13:00-13.72-8.651222.6N49W139.00-13SELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000100175
1790-04-20T13:00-11.93-10.831219.3N48W172.00-14SEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000100176
1790-04-21T13:00-10.15-12.90799.3N47W166.00-12SE, EFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000100177
1790-04-22T13:00-8.42-14.231479.3N36W134.00-12SE, SSEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000100178
1790-04-23T13:00-6.38-15.671462.6ASCENSIONS71E6N4W113.00-12SE, SSELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000100179
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1790-04-27T13:00-0.53-19.45451.0N33W81.00-11SE, E, NEBELIGHT AIRSPLEASANT0000000100183
1790-04-28T13:000.30-20.20121.0N50W59.00-11NE, NEBN, NNELIGHT AIRSFINE AND CLEAR0000000100184
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1790-05-05T13:0043.68-20.953262.6N45E34.00-23NBWFIRST CALM, AMLIGHT BREEZESFINE0000000100196
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1790-05-06T14:006.58-29.5559.3N49W128.00-6NE, NEBN, NNE, NBEFRESH BREEZESHEAD SWELLPLEASANT0000000100197
1790-05-07T13:0043.80-19.553371.0N78E33.00-23NNE, NBE, NLIGHT AIRS CALMCLOUDY0000000100200
1790-05-07T14:008.13-30.15379.3N48W134.00-8NNE, NEBN, NEFRESH BREEZESPLEASANT0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation100199
1790-05-08T13:0045.42-17.7531519.0N38E124.00-23NNE, NE, NW, NNWFIRST LIGHT AIRS, LATTER FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYCLEAR0000000100202
1790-05-08T14:0010.07-33.38409.3N32W129.00-5NEBN, NEFRESH BREEZESSMOOTH WATERPLEASANT0000000100201
1790-05-09T13:0046.38-13.9033722.6N64E176.00-23NSTRONG GALES HARD SQUALLSCLOUDY0000000100204
1790-05-09T14:0011.95-34.97519.3N32W141.00-5NEBN, NNE, NE, NEBEFRESH BREEZESFINE AND PLEASANT0000000100203
1790-05-10T13:0046.80-11.503606.7N74E110.00-23N, NNEFIRST STRONG GALE, LATTER MODERATEHEAVY SEA FROM N0000000100206
1790-05-10T14:0014.37-35.82389.3N19W149.00-7NEBE, ENE, NEFRESH BREEZESPLEASANT0000000100205
1790-05-11T13:0046.83-9.903602.6N79E70.00-23NBE, NEBN, NNE, NNELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000100208
1790-05-11T14:0016.90-36.52729.3N16W157.00-7NEBE, ENE, EBNFRESH BREEZESFINE AND PLEASANT0000000100207
1790-05-12T13:0047.57-9.082900.0N38E55.00-25NBE, NNE, NWFIRST LIGHT BREEZES, LATTER CALMDRIZZLING RAINCLEAR0100000100210
1790-05-12T14:0019.13-36.62372.6N2W134.00-8ENE, EBS, NELIGHT BREEZESPLEASANT0000000100209
1790-05-13T13:0047.48-7.90459.3E52.00-23NE, NEBE, ENEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000100212
1790-05-13T14:0021.02-36.471052.6N4E102.00-8E, EBS, ESELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000100211
1790-05-14T13:0049.03-8.15652.6N6W92.00-25EBN, ELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000100214
1790-05-14T14:0022.67-36.121362.6N12E91.00-10SEBSLIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000100213
1790-05-15T13:0049.72-7.72999.3N37E38.00-25E, ENE, SEBEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000100216
1790-05-15T14:0024.28-36.051142.6N2E90.00-10SEBELIGHT BREEZESLARGE SWELL FROM NWPLEASANT0000000100215
1790-05-16T12:0049.60-6.601009.3S70E42.00-24ESE, SEBEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000100218
1790-05-16T14:0026.12-35.981032.6N2E102.00-10ESELIGHT BREEZESPLEASANT0000000100217
1790-05-17T12:0049.45-5.782352.6ST AGNESNE31-24SE, SEBS, WBSLIGHT BREEZESFINE0000000100220
1790-05-17T14:0028.30-35.871462.6N3E120.00-12EBS, ESE, SSELIGHT BREEZESPLEASANT0000000100219
1790-05-18T12:0050.12-3.032242.6LIZARDN1N69E117.00-24WSWLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000100222
1790-05-18T14:0029.50-35.651231.0N11E65.00-12SELIGHT AIRSRAINFIRST CLEAR, LATTER CLOUDY0100000100221
1790-05-19T14:0031.13-36.651232.6N10E97.00-12SELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000100223
1790-05-20T14:0034.00-36.321889.3N9E150.00-15SSE, SSWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000100224
1790-05-21T14:0035.58-34.8235619.0N34E129.00-15SSW, NBW, NBEFRESH GALESRAINFIRST CLOUDY, LATTER CLEAR0100000100225
1790-05-22T14:0035.98-30.9079.3N78E164.00-16NBE, NNEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000100226
1790-05-23T14:0035.95-27.75409.3S89E148.00-16NBE, NEBN, NEBEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000100227
1790-05-24T14:0035.83-24.9752.6E112.00-18NE, NEBN, NNELIGHT BREEZESPLEASANT0000000100228
1790-05-25T14:0036.03-24.47271.0N65E27.00-18NNE, NELIGHT AIRS SOMETIMES CALMCLOUDY0000000100229
1790-05-26T14:0036.58-25.15382.6N34W58.00-18ENE, NEBELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000100230
1790-05-27T14:0037.13-25.081851.0ST MARYSEBEN5E34.00-18EBN1/2N, SEBS, SSWLIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000100231
1790-05-28T14:0039.48-25.2718319.0N4W133.00-20SSE, SSWFIRST LIGHT BREEZES, LATTER FRESH GALESRAINFIRST CLEAR, LATTER CLOUDY0100000100232
1790-05-29T14:0040.82-23.5519N45E114.00-20SSW, S, NNW, NBE, NE1/2NFIRST FRESH GALES, LATTER BLOWING WINDCLOUDY0000000100233
1790-05-30T13:0040.90-22.33801.0S79E57.00-21NNE, NE, EBSFIRST FRESH GALES, LATTER LIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0010000100234
1790-05-31T13:0041.88-21.971371.0N19E53.00-21E, SEBE, SSELIGHT AIRS AND CALM0010000100235