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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 GEORGINA cruise from St. Helena to Bueno Aires started at 1806-09-18 [dataset]. British Library, London, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.749406, 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: -24.797667 * Median Longitude: -34.993000 * South-bound Latitude: -35.630000 * West-bound Longitude: -57.080000 * North-bound Latitude: -16.430000 * East-bound Longitude: -8.320000
Date/Time Start: 1806-09-18T13:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1806-10-17T16:00:00
Event(s):
Georgina_18060918_BL_L/MAR/B/156E * Latitude Start: -15.890000 * Longitude Start: -5.750000 * Latitude End: -36.070000 * Longitude End: -55.750000 * Date/Time Start: 1806-09-18T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1806-10-17T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Georgina, Voyage: St Helena - Bueno Aires, 1st Observer: Henry Leigh (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 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
492 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 
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 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1806-09-18T13:00-16.43-8.321759.3S75W143.00-16SBWMODERATE TRADECLOUDY0000000100772
1806-09-19T13:00-16.95-10.253621.0S74W116.00-16SBW, VARIABLELIGHT AIRSSMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000100773
1806-09-20T13:00-17.53-11.85861.0S72W96.00-15S, VARIABLE, EBSLIGHT AIRSFINE0000000100774
1806-09-21T13:00-17.80-13.051466.7S78W89.00-12SSELIGHT TRADEFAIR0000000100775
1806-09-22T13:00-18.05-14.581236.7S80W86.00-12SELIGHT TRADEFAIR0000000100776
1806-09-23T13:00-18.45-15.881466.7S79W78.00-12SSELIGHT TRADEPLEASANT0000000100777
1806-09-24T13:00-18.62-17.83362.6S88W93.00-9EBN, NNE, NELIGHT BREEZEFAIR0000000100778
1806-09-25T13:00-18.80-19.33702.6S85W94.00-9NEBE, EBNLIGHT BREEZEHEAVY SWELL FROM NFAIR0000000100779
1806-09-26T13:00-18.95-21.321049.3S87W126.00-9ESEMODERATE TRADEPLEASANT0000000100780
1806-09-27T14:00-19.13-24.439512.3S86W155.00-6EBSFRESH TRADECLOUDY0000000100781
1806-09-28T14:00-19.42-26.17846.7S84W153.00-6EBS, EPLEASANT BREEZEHAZY0000000100782
1806-09-29T14:00-19.72-28.333629.3S84W123.00-3EBN, VARIABLEMODERATE TRADEFAIR0000000100783
1806-09-30T14:00-19.80-29.933622.6S85W85.00-3NE, VARIABLELIGHT WINDSHOT AND SULTRY0000000100784
1806-10-01T14:00-20.42-32.471669.3S75W148.00-3SBEFRESH BREEEZES AND SQUALLYTUMBLING SEA0000000100785
1806-10-02T14:00-20.95-36.23909.3S79W167.000SSE, EFRESH BREEZESRAINHAZY0100000100786
1806-10-03T15:00-22.02-38.20929.3S70W187.002EFRESH BREEZESTUMBLING SEAHAZY0000000100787
1806-10-04T15:00-23.08-39.45499.3S64W131.004E, NEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY, CLEAR TOWARDS LATTER0000000100788
1806-10-05T15:00-24.57-42.553629.3S57W160.006NEBE, VARIABLEFRESH BREEZESPLEASANT0000000100789
1806-10-06T15:00-26.12-45.30519.3S54W163.006NEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000100790
1806-10-07T15:00-28.30-47.33649.3S40W169.008NE, VARIABLE, NEBEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000100791
1806-10-08T15:00-30.33-48.65246S31W148.0010NNE, VARIABLE, SWBWFRESH BREEZES FIRST AND MID, LATTER LIGHT SQUALLS AND VARIABLERAINHEAVY SWELL A NEFAIR0100100100792
1806-10-09T15:00-31.27-48.7236212.3S50.0010SWBW, VARIABLEFIRSTA ND MID LIGHT BREEZES, LATTER STRONG BREEZESVARIABLERAIN0100000100793
1806-10-10T15:00-32.18-48.451231.0S5W49.0010SW, SSW, ESEFIRST STRONG BREEZES, MID AND LATTER LIGHT AIRSHEAVY SWELL FROM S0000000100794
1806-10-11T15:00-33.58-50.12467.3S43W109.0012VARIABLE, SE, NEBNFIRST LIGHT AIRS AND CALM, MID AND LATTER INCREASING BREEZEFAIR0000000100795
1806-10-12T16:00-34.72-53.45479.3S67W174.0013NEBNFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000100796
1806-10-13T16:00-35.13-53.97171S50W33.0013NBW, VARIABLE, SE, SSEVARIABLEHARD RAIN0100000100797
1806-10-14T16:00-35.57-53.901932.6LANDNWBW - WNWS36W37.0013VARIABLE, SLIGHT BREEZESPLEASANT0000000100798
1806-10-15T16:00-35.63-56.203286.7LANDNBW1/2W20S87W87.0013VARIABLE, NBW, NWFIRST LIGHT AIRS, INCLINABLE TO CALM, MID AND LATTER MODERATE BREEZEVARIABLE AND FAIR0000000100799
1806-10-16T16:00-35.43-56.453626.7S79W51.0013NW, VARIABLEFIRST LIGHT AIRS AND CALM, MID AND LATTER MODERATE BREEZES0000000100800
1806-10-17T16:00-34.98-57.083062.6LARGE RED TILED HOUSESSW1142.0013VARIABLE, NNE, WNWLIGHT VARIABLE BREEZEFAIR0000000100801