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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 GLASGOW cruise from Spithead to Jamaica started at 1759-12-12 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.749421, 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: 28.632564 * Median Longitude: -26.471282 * South-bound Latitude: 12.980000 * West-bound Longitude: -58.000000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.330000 * East-bound Longitude: -6.230000
Date/Time Start: 1759-12-12T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1760-01-20T16:00:00
Event(s):
Glasgow_17591212_NMM_ADM/L/G35 * Latitude Start: 50.680000 * Longitude Start: -0.960000 * Latitude End: 17.700000 * Longitude End: -76.760000 * Date/Time Start: 1759-12-12T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1760-01-20T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Glasgow (6th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Spithead - Jamaica, 1st Observer: Richard Bickenton (Captain), 2nd Observer: John Gauntlett (1st Officer/Master), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 20G 430BM
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 CommentComment
26 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
789 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 
Comment
26 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1759-12-12T12:0049.33-6.238219.0LIZARDN52E31S52W62.00-19ENE, EBSFRESH GALESLARGE WESTERN SWELLCLOUDY0000000101302
1759-12-13T13:0047.77-8.587126.8LIZARDN46E64S42W143.00-19EBS, EFIRST PART FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER HARD GALESRAINGREAT SEA FROM THE SE0100000101303
1759-12-14T13:0046.73-10.651406.7LIZARDN49E98S51W100.00-18SE, SEBS, SSEFIRST PART HARD GALES, THEN MORE MODERATERAIN THEN SMALL RAINHAZY0100000101304
1759-12-15T13:0045.93-12.3211719.0LIZARDN51E130S51W80.00-18SEBS, SSE, SEFIRST AND MIDDLE MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYSMALL RAIN0100000101305
1759-12-16T13:0045.78-12.982526.7LIZARDN58E140S73W29.00-18SWBS, SBW, WFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES WITH SQUALLS, LATTER PART MODERATECLOUDY0000000101306
1759-12-17T13:0045.33-13.1029719.0LIZARDN49E150S24W33.00-18SW, SBW, NWFIRST PART MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAINHAZY0100000101307
1759-12-18T13:0044.37-13.132071.0LIZARDN46E165S13W51.00-18NW, CALM, SWFIRST AND MIDDLE FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER PART LIGHT AIRS AND CALM0000000101308
1759-12-19T13:0043.65-13.182759.3LIZARDN43E170S47W42.00-18NW, WNWFIRST PART LIGHT AIRS, LATTER FRESH BREEZESRAINHAZY0100000101309
1759-12-20T13:0042.10-13.47299LIZARDN39E192S15W96.00-16NW, WNW, NWFIRST PART FRESH GALES WITH SQUALLSRAIN0100000101310
1759-12-21T13:0039.95-14.473446.7LIZARDN36E241S24W142.00-16NWBN, NNW, NFIRST PART FRESH GALES, LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART CLOUDY, LATTER CLEAR0000000101311
1759-12-22T13:0039.32-14.532996.7LIZARDN35E255S20W40.00-16NW, S, NWMODERATE WITH CALMSRAINCLOUDY0100000101312
1759-12-23T13:0037.28-15.08323LIZARDN33E298S17W128.00-15WNW, NW, NNWFRESHRAINCLOUDY0100000101313
1759-12-24T13:0035.23-14.893006.7LIZARDN30E339S20W124.00-15WNW, NWMODERATERAINCLOUDY0100000101314
1759-12-25T13:0034.60-14.592551.0LIZARDN29E352S4E38.00-15NW, NNE, CALM, WFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER LIGHT AIRS WITH CALMSSMALL RAINTHICK HAZY WEATHER0100000101315
1759-12-26T13:0033.58-14.6081.0LIZARDN28E373S11W62.00-15NW, NNELIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000101316
1759-12-27T13:0032.83-14.88536.7LIZARDN28E388S30W52.00-15NNE, ENEMODERATECLOUDY0000000101317
1759-12-28T13:0032.12-15.112451.0LIZARDN28E403S29W49.00-14ENE, NW, WBSLIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000101318
1759-12-29T13:0030.48-15.2430119.0LIZARDN27E436S11W100.00-14WSW, W, NWFIRST PART MODERATE GALES, LATTER FRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000101319
1759-12-30T13:0029.15-16.50316.7LIZARDN28E470S44W112.00-14NBE, NEMODERATECLOUDY0000000101320
1759-12-31T00:00686.7GOMORASEBE41NBE, ENEMODERATEHAZY0000000101321
1760-01-01T13:0026.90-19.77789.3FERROS52E39S52W118.00-12ENE, EFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE MODERATE, LATTER FRESH BREEZESFIRST PART HAZY LATTER CLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation101322
1760-01-02T13:0025.48-22.076719.0FERRON55E89S56W150.00-12EBNMODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation101323
1760-01-03T14:0024.12-24.409119.0FERRON56E142S60W168.00-10EBSFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation101324
1760-01-04T14:0023.08-26.67916.7FERRON58E187S64W138.00-10EBSFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MID AND LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART CLOUDY, MID AND LATTER CLEAR0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation101325
1760-01-05T14:0021.85-29.1712919.0FERRON59E239S62W158.00-6EBS, ESE, SEFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation101326
1760-01-06T14:0020.67-31.481296.7FERRON60E286S60W138.00-6ESE, SEFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, MID AND LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART CLOUDY, LATTER CLEAR0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation101327
1760-01-07T14:0019.65-33.12649.3FERRON61E325S61W120.00-4ESE, NE, ENEFRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation101328
1760-01-08T14:0018.88-35.041096.7FERRON61E376S68W126.00-4E, ESEFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART HAZY, LATTER CLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation101329
1760-01-09T14:0018.15-36.61976.7FERRON61E410S66W110.00-4EBSMODERATEHAZY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation101330
1760-01-10T15:0017.40-38.151126.7FERRON62E440S65W106.00-1ESEMODERATECLEAR0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation101331
1760-01-11T15:0016.78-39.531009.3FERROS62E470S67W95.00-1EBSFIRST PART LITTLE WINDS, LATTER FRESH BREEZESSMALL RAINFIRST PART HAZY, LATTER CLOUDY0100000a trivial correction was made in this observation101332
1760-01-12T15:0016.17-41.001006.7FERRON62E499S68W104.00-1EBSFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, MID AND LATTER MODERATECLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation101333
1760-01-13T15:0015.78-42.24552.6FERRON63E526S72W77.00-1NEBELITTLE WINDSHAZY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation101334
1760-01-14T15:0014.90-44.29689.3FERRON63E570S67W139.000ENEFRESH BREEZESRAINCLOUDY0100000a trivial correction was made in this observation101335
1760-01-15T15:0014.47-46.59799.3FERRON64E621S79W142.000EBNFRESH BREEZESRAINHAZY0100000a trivial correction was made in this observation101336
1760-01-16T15:0014.07-48.948119.0FERRON65E668S80W148.002EBNFRESH GALESRAINCLOUDY0100000a trivial correction was made in this observation101337
1760-01-17T15:0013.62-51.44709.3FERRON66E775S80W157.002ENEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation101338
1760-01-18T16:0013.17-53.98829.3FERRON67E773S81W160.003EBNFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation101339
1760-01-19T16:0013.02-56.3671FERRON68E823S87W152.003ENEFRESH BREEZES, LATTER SQUALLYRAINCLOUDY0100000a trivial correction was made in this observation101340
1760-01-20T16:0012.98-58.004919.0FERRON69E875W112.004NEFRESH GALESRAINCLOUDY0100000a trivial correction was made in this observation101341