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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 Bueno Aires to Cape started at 1806-10-21 [dataset]. British Library, London, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.749407, 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: -36.024706 * Median Longitude: -15.614706 * South-bound Latitude: -37.500000 * West-bound Longitude: -55.750000 * North-bound Latitude: -34.320000 * East-bound Longitude: 17.870000
Date/Time Start: 1806-10-21T16:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1806-11-23T11:00:00
Event(s):
Georgina_18061021_BL_L/MAR/B/156E * Latitude Start: -36.070000 * Longitude Start: -55.750000 * Latitude End: -34.320000 * Longitude End: 17.870000 * Date/Time Start: 1806-10-21T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1806-11-23T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Georgina, Voyage: Bueno Aires - Cape, 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
CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
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.
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.
10 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
11 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
12 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
13 ClearnessClearness
14 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
15 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
16 FogFog1 If fog was reported
17 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
18 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
19 HailHail1 If hail was reported
20 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
21 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
548 data points

Data

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Distance [arbitrary units]

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State sea descr
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Clearness
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Gusts
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Snow
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Hail
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ID
1806-10-21T16:00-36.07-55.7529.3S62E102.0013NBWFINE STEADY BREEZESSMOOTH WATER0000000100802
1806-10-22T16:00-36.10-53.351716.7S86E116.0013WNW, SSW, SBE, SSEFIRST AND MID STRONG BREEZES, LATTER MRE MODERATEFAIR0000000100803
1806-10-23T15:00-36.03-50.882156.7N88E117.0012SBE, VARIABLE, SSE, SSWPLEASANT BREEZEFAIR0000000100804
1806-10-24T15:00-35.83-47.232459.3N86E171.009SWBWFRESH BREEZECLOUDY0000000100805
1806-10-25T15:00-36.05-44.323139.3S85E143.009VARIABLE, SSW, S, NWBWFRESH BREEZES WITH SQUALLS0000000100806
1806-10-26T15:00-36.38-41.423006.7S84E191.007WNWPLEASANT BREEZESFINE0000000100807
1806-10-27T14:00-36.55-36.553539.3S87E186.004NBWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000100808
1806-10-28T14:00-36.62-34.971176.7S88E154.004NNW, SSE, VARIABLE, ESEFIRST AND MID STRONG BREEZES WITH SQUALLS, LATTER MODERATERAINFAIR0100000100809
1806-10-29T14:00-36.80-32.7212812.3N37E50.004SEBEFIRST AND MID MODERATE BREEZES, LATTER STRONG BREEZESHEAD SEAFIRST AND MID FAIR, LATTER CLOUDY0000000100810
1806-10-30T14:00-36.80-31.781819.3S43E66.001ENE, VARIABLE, NBW, SFRESH BREEZES WITH SQUALLSRAIN0100000100811
1806-10-31T14:00-37.08-28.33170S84E166.001SBESQUALLYRAIN0100000100812
1806-11-01T14:00-36.40-27.651816.7E125.001SBE, SFIRST STRONG BREEZES, MID AND LATTER MODERATETUMBLING SEAFAIR0000000100813
1806-11-02T14:00-36.13-23.27178N84E120.00-2SSQUALLYRAINFAIR0100000100814
1806-11-03T14:00-35.92-23.921672.6N81E68.00-2VARIABLE, SBEFIRST MODERATE BREEZES, MID AND LATTER LIGHT VARIABLE WINDSFAIR0000000100815
1806-11-04T13:00-36.43-20.133547.3S79E148.00-6WBN, NINCREASING BREEZECLOUDY0000000100816
1806-11-05T13:00-36.48-17.381426.8S79E174.00-9NNEFIRST STRONG BREEZES INCREASING TO HARD GALESSMALL RAINHEAVY SWELL A NW0100000100817
1806-11-06T13:00-37.50-16.1327422.6N87E60.00-7NNE, NW, WBNSTRONG GALESHEAVY SEA0000000100818
1806-11-07T13:00-37.12-13.402396.7N86E127.00-9WSWFIRST HARD GALES, MID AND LATTER MORE MODERATERAINHEAVY SWELL A W0100000100819
1806-11-08T13:00-36.72-10.872816.7N72E60.00-12WNWMODERATE BREEZESMALL RAINCLOUDY0100000100820
1806-11-09T13:00-36.25-7.80258N79E151.00-12WMODERATE BREEZE, SQUALLSRAIN0100000100821
1806-11-10T12:00-36.00-4.30255N85E160.00-15WMODERATE BREEZE, SQUALLSRAINHAZY0100000100822
1806-11-11T12:00-35.72-2.05162N81E108.00-18SBW, VARIABLE, SVARIABLE WINDSCLOUDY0000000100823
1806-11-12T12:00-35.43-0.983621.0N73E60.00-18SBE1/2E, VARIABLELIGHT AIRS VERY VARIABLEHAZY0000000100824
1806-11-13T12:00-35.28-0.823621.0N60E18.00-18VARIABLELIGHT VARIABLE AIRSHAZY0000000100825
1806-11-14T12:00-35.650.7357.3S70E64.00-18VARIABLE, N, NNEFIRST LIGHT AIRS AND CALM, MID AND LATTER INCREASING BREEZERAIN0100000100826
1806-11-15T12:00-35.974.0226.7S84E169.00-21NNEMODERATE BREEZESMOOTH WATERFINE0000000100827
1806-11-16T12:00-35.937.051709.3N89E151.00-21NNE, SW, SSW, SBWFRESH BREEZE WITH SQUALLSRAIN0100000100828
1806-11-17T11:00-35.208.90362N64E93.00-23S, ESE, SEBS, VARIABLEVARIABLE WINDSFAIR0000000100829
1806-11-18T11:00-35.339.033371.0S70E18.00-23SEBE, NLIGHT AIRS AND CALMFAIR0000000100830
1806-11-19T11:00-35.309.652701.0N85E24.00-23VARIABLE, WNWLIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLECLOUDY0000000100831
1806-11-20T11:00-35.3010.303621.0E32.00-23NW, VARIABLELIGHT AIRS AND CALMCLOUDY0000000100832
1806-11-21T11:00-35.1812.251686.7N86E98.00-23VARIABLE, SSW, SBWPLEASANT BREEZEFINE0000000100833
1806-11-22T11:00-34.9715.301789.3N85E160.00-25SSWFRESH BREEZESTUMBLING SEAHAZY0000000100834
1806-11-23T11:00-34.3217.871536.7N72E122.00-27SBW, SMODERATE BREEZEHEAD SEACLOUDY0000000100835