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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 Plymouth to Plymouth started at 1814-10-12 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.749428, 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: 47.849825 * Median Longitude: -11.583158 * South-bound Latitude: 43.170000 * West-bound Longitude: -21.050000 * North-bound Latitude: 51.270000 * East-bound Longitude: -5.400000
Date/Time Start: 1814-10-12T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1814-12-07T12:00:00
Event(s):
Glasgow_18141012_NMM_PLt/17 * Latitude Start: 50.299000 * Longitude Start: -4.150000 * Latitude End: 50.299000 * Longitude End: -4.150000 * Date/Time Start: 1814-10-12T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1814-12-07T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Glasgow (4th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Plymouth - Plymouth, 1st Observer: Henry Duncan (Captain), 2nd Observer: George Welsh (1st Officer/Master), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 40G 1238BM
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 CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
13 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.
14 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.
15 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
16 Present weatherwwWeather description
17 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
18 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
19 ClearnessClearness
20 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
21 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
22 FogFog1 If fog was reported
23 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
24 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
25 HailHail1 If hail was reported
26 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
27 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
1158 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 
Comment
(Other remarks, that were not ...)
13 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
14 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
15 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
16 
ww
(Weather description)
17 
Precip descr
18 
State sea descr
19 
Clearness
20 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
21 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
22 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
23 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
24 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
25 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
26 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
27 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1814-10-12T12:0049.43-5.531659.3LIZARDN11E11S41W35.00-26SWBS, SSW, SBW, S, VARIABLE1AM FRESH BREEZES 8AM MODERATE NOON FRESH BREEZES 1PM STRONG BREEZES8AM RAIN 1PM RAIN AT INTERVALSAM CLOUDY NOON HAZY PM CLOUDY0100000101506
1814-10-13T13:0049.35-7.521429.3CAPE CLEARN41W49S86W77.00-27SSW, S, SBE, SSW1AM FRESH GALES 8AM FRESH BREEZES 6PM MODERATE BREEZES 8PM MODERATE4PM RAIN6PM HEAVY SWELL8AM THICK WEATHER 1PM HAZY WEATHER MIDNIGHT CLOUD0100000101507
1814-10-14T13:0049.40-9.653116.7CAPE CLEARN14W43N88W84.00-27SBE, NNW, NWAM MODERATE 1AM STRONG BREEZES 8PM FRESH BREEZES2PM RAIN AT TIMESPM HEAVY SWELL FROM THE NW2AM HAZY 8AM CLEAR PM CLOUDY0100000101508
1814-10-15T13:0048.50-10.581989.3CAPE CLEARN59S14W45.00-27VARIABLE, SW, NWAM FRESH BREEZES 1PM MODERATE 2:30PM STRONG BREEZES 6PM FRESH BREEZES2PM SQUALLYAM CLOUDY 1PM HAZY 6PM CLOUDY1000000101509
1814-10-16T13:0048.23-10.3233312.3USHANTN85E48S32E19.00-27VARIABLE, NNW, N, NW, WNWAM STRONG BREEZES PM FRESH BREEZESMIDNIGHT RAINAM HEAVY SWELL FROM THE WESTWARDAM CLOUDY 1PM HAZY MIDNIGHT CLOUDY0100000101510
1814-10-17T13:0047.48-11.6730112.3CAPE CLEARN22E83S25W66.00-25NW, VARIABLE, NWBN, NW, NWBN1AM FRESH BREEZES 1:30AM STRONG BREEZES PM FRESH BREEZES4AM RAIN 4PM SMALL RAINHAZY0100000101511
1814-10-18T13:0047.15-11.9031322.6CAPE FINISTERRES16E83S22E19.00-25NNW, VARIABLE1AM FRESH BREEZES 8AM STRONG GALES 1PM FRESH GALES 4PM MORE MODERATE8AM SQUALLY1AM RAINAM HEAVY SWELL FROM THE NW PM A HEAVY SEACLOUDY1100000101512
1814-10-19T13:0047.10-11.4731322.6CAPE FINISTERRES16E83S22E19.00-25NNW1AM FRESH BREEZES 8AM STRONG GALES 1PM FRESH GALESAM SQUALLYPM A HEAVY SEACLOUDY1000000101513
1814-10-20T13:0045.83-12.832899.3CAPE FINISTERRES37E63S27W87.00-26NWBN, VARIABLE, NW, NNW1AM STRONG BREEZES 8AM FRESH BREEZES 4PM MODERATE8AM RAIN 1PM RAIN AT TIMES 4PM SMALL RAIN1AM CLOUDY 8AM HAZY NOON CLOUDY 1PM HAZY 8PM THICK0100000101514
1814-10-21T13:0044.37-15.423346.7CAPE FINISTERRES87W62S47W87.00-26NBW, N, NNE1AM STRONG BREEZES 8AM FRESH BREEZES NOON MODERATE BREEZES 6PM MODERATENOON THICK FOGGY WEATHER 6PM THICK MISTY WEATHER8AM RAIN NOON RAIN AT TIMES1AM CLOUDY 8AM HAZY0110000101515
1814-10-22T13:0043.90-15.483576.7CAPE FINISTERRES82E85S75W87.00-26NBW, NNE, NNWMODERATE MIDNIGHT FRESH BREEZES1AM RAIN AT TIMES MIDNIGHT RAIN AT TIMESAM HAZY PM FINE0100000101516
1814-10-23T13:0043.98-15.583349.3ST GEORGESN58W169S72W89.00-26WBN, N, NNEAM FRESH BREEZES 1PM MODERATE 6PM LIGHT AIRSAM RAIN AT TIMESPM FINE0100000101517
1814-10-24T13:0043.17-18.173571.0ST GEORGESN57W136S81W126.00-26NNE, EAM LIGHT AIRS PM MODERATE BREEZES MIDNIGHT LIGHT AIRSNOON A SWELL FROM THE NORTHWARDAM HAZY PM CLOUDY MIDNIGHT FINE0000000101518
1814-10-25T13:0043.43-19.072899.3LISBONS60E176N5E35.00-26WBN, NW, VARIABLEAM LIGHT AIRS NOON FRESH BREEZES PM MODERATE BREEZESAM THICK WEATHER NOON CLOUDY 1PM FINE 8PM CLEAR0000000101519
1814-10-26T13:0044.28-17.2334512.3CAPE FINISTERRES76E186N77E104.00-26VARIABLE, NBE, NEBN1AM MODERATE BREEZES 8AM STRONG BREEZES 1PM FRESH BREEZES MIDNIGHT MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000101520
1814-10-27T13:0044.77-18.223610.0CAPE FINISTERRES76E146N66W30.00-26NEBN, CALM, NWBN1AM MODERATE BREEZES 4AM MODERATE 8AM CALM 4PM MODERATE MIDNIGHT FRESH BREEZESNOON RAIN 1PM RAIN8AM HEAVY SWELLAM CLOUDY 4PM HAZY MIDNIGHT CLEAR0100000101521
1814-10-28T13:0045.68-17.322789.3CAPE CLEARN43E153N25E93.00-26NNW, NWBW, NBW1/2WFRESH BREEZES MIDNIGHT MODERATENOON RAINMIDNIGHT HEAVY SWELL1AM CLEAR 4AM CLOUDY PM CLOUDY0100000101522
1814-10-29T13:0046.73-15.502446.7USHANT LIGHTN72E149N50E100.00-26NWBW, W, WBN1AM MODERATE BREEZES 7AM MODERATE 8PM MODERATE BREEZES1AM CLEAR 7AM CLOUDY 1PM FINE 8PM CLEAR0000000101523
1814-10-30T13:0047.22-15.102891.0USHANTN81E14N21W47.00-26W, CALM, NW, VARIABLE CALM1AM MODERATE BREEZES 2AM FRESH BREEZES 8AM MODERATE BREEZES NOON LIGHT AIRS 1PM MODERATE 4PM LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALM 8PM CALM2AM RAINNOON HEAVY SWELL 1PM HEAVY SWELL FROM THE NW 8PM A SWELL FROM THE NORTHWARDCLEAR0100000101524
1814-10-31T13:0047.83-14.43629.3CAPE CLEARN14E90N27W38.00-28VARIABLE, NEBE, E, SE1AM CALM 4AM MODERATE NOON FRESH BREEZES 1AM CALM 4PM FRESH BREEZESNOON SQUALLY4AM RAIN AT TIMES NOON HEAVY RAIN 1PM RAIN1PM A HEAVY SWELL FROM THE NW1AM CLOUDY 1PM HAZY 4PM FINE 8PM CLEAR1100000101525
1814-11-01T13:0049.43-14.38856.7CAPE CLEARN45E52N20E101.00-28SE, SEBE, ESE, EBN1AM MODERATE 4AM LIGHT BREEZES 8AM MODERATE PM MODERATE MIDNIGHT FRESH BREEZES4AM RAIN AT INTERVALS NOON SMALL RAIN 1PM RAINAM CLOUDY 1PM HAZY 6PM CLOUDY MIDNIGHT HAZY0100000101526
1814-11-02T13:0050.65-14.38629.3MIZEN HEADN72E43N73.00-28NE, E, EBN, ENEFRESH BREEZES8AM SMALL RAINAM HAZY NOON THICK HAZY WEATHER PM HAZY0100000101527
1814-11-03T13:0049.90-12.431089.3MIZEN HEADN46E48S23E49.00-27EBN, ESE, SE, EBN, EAM FRESH BREEZES PM STRONG BREEZESCLOUDY0000000101528
1814-11-04T13:0048.82-12.186312.3MIZEN HEADN28E69S75.00ILLUSTRATION AVAILABLE AT BACK OF LOG-27ENE, E, EBN, ENESTRONG BREEZESAFTER MIDNIGHT SQUALLYAFTER MIDNIGHT RAINHEAVY SEA RUNNINGCLEAR1100000101529
1814-11-05T13:0047.78-16.821722.6CAPE FINISTERRES48E130S74W167.00-28NEBE, NESTRONG GALESAM SQUALLYA HEAVY SEA FROM THE ENECLOUDY1000000101530
1814-11-06T13:0046.87-21.05646.7CAPE FINISTERRES64E170S76W180.00-26NE, EBN, E, ENE1AM STRONG GALES 4AM MORE MODERATE NOON MODERATE PM FRESH BREEZES MIDNIGHT MODERATE1AM SQUALLY1AM A HEAVY SEA FROM THE NECLOUDY1000000101531
1814-11-07T13:0046.97-18.883346.7CAPE CLEARS60E147S76E33.00-26NE, NEBN, N, NNE, NMODERATE1AM CLOUDY 8AM FINE NOON CLOUDY PM CLOUDY0000000101532
1814-11-08T13:0046.50-18.503576.7CAPE CLEARS53E111S19E101.00-26NBE, NNEAM MODERATE PM LIGHT WINDS MIDNIGHT LIGHT AIRSNOON RAIN MIDNIGHT SMALL RAINMIDNIGHT HEAVY SWELLAM CLOUDY NOON HAZY PM CLOUDY0100000101533
1814-11-09T13:0047.87-16.821751.0CAPE CLEARN57E122N88E81.00-28VARIABLE, ENE, SSW, EAM LIGHT AIRS PM FRESH BREEZES1AM SMALL RAINNOON HAZY PM CLOUDY0100000101534
1814-11-10T13:0049.35-13.42629.3CAPE CLEARN43E127N61E158.00-28SBE, E, SAM MODERATE NOON FRESH BREEZES PM FRESH BREEZESSQUALLY AT TIMESNOON RAIN AT TIMESAM HAZY PM CLOUDY1100000101535
1814-11-11T13:0050.47-12.3015312.3CAPE CLEARN47E62N37E67.00-27WSW, S, W, NWAM MODERATE NOON STRONG BREEZES PM FRESH BREEZES MIDNIGHT MODERATEPM RAINAM CLOUDY NOON HAZY PM HAZY MIDNIGHT CLOUDY0100000101536
1814-11-12T13:0050.47-13.482769.3MIZEN HEADN56E35N35E67.00-28NW, NWBW, NNW1AM MODERATE 4AM FRESH BREEZES 6PM MODERATE 8PM FRESH BREEZES8PM SQUALLY8PM RAIN1AM HEAVY SWELL FROM THE WESTWARDCLOUDY1100000101537
1814-11-13T13:0051.27-11.823116.7CAPE CLEARN12N56E85.00-27WNW, NNWAM FRESH BREEZES NOON MODERATE PM FRESH BREEZESAM HAZY NOON CLOUDY PM CLOUDY0000000101538
1814-11-14T13:0051.16-9.602779.3FASTNET ROCKN31-27WNW, NWBW, WBNAM FRESH BREEZES PM MODERATE1AM RAINHAZY0100000101539
1814-11-15T13:0049.75-8.681989.3SCILLYN67E27S15E95.00-27WBN, WSW, SW, NW1AM MODERATE 8AM FRESH BREEZES 1PM MODERATE 8PM STRONG BREEZES8PM RAINAM CLOUDY PM HAZY0100000101540
1814-11-16T13:0049.25-9.6731119.0SCILLYN53E28S54W49.00-27NW, NNW, WNWAM FRESH GALES PM FRESH BREEZESAM SQUALLYCLOUDY1000000101541
1814-11-17T13:0047.87-9.252886.7USHANT LIGHTN64E27S13E74.00-27WSW, NWMODERATE MIDNIGHT FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000101542
1814-11-18T13:0048.82-10.9223212.3SCILLYN51E32N46W93.00-27WSW, WBS, E1AM FRESH BREEZES 8AM STRONG BREEZES PM FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000101543
1814-11-19T13:0048.07-8.503112.6USHANTN79E52S28W69.00-27SW, NNW, NBW1 AM FRESH BREEZES 8AM LIGHT WINDS PM MODERATE8AM A HEAVY SWELL FROM THE NORTHWARDCLOUDY0000000101544
1814-11-20T13:0047.87-7.673339.3USHANTS67E23N41E65.00-27NNW, N, NNEAM FRESH BREEZES PM MODERATEAM CLOUDY PM FINE0000000101545
1814-11-21T12:0048.18-5.63196.7USHANTN48E10N74E73.00-26NNE, NE, VARIABLEAM MODERATE PM LIGHT BREEZESAM CLOUDY PM FINE0000000101546
1814-11-22T13:0048.68-7.7316412.3SCILLYN40E29S71W67.00-27SSW, SBWAM LIGHT WINDS NOON STRONG BREEZES 4PM FRESH GALES MIDNIGHT STRONG GALES4PM SQUALLY4PM RAIN AT TIMESAM HAZY PM CLOUDY1100000101547
1814-11-23T13:0049.22-8.5735619.0SCILLYN61W32N46W46.00-27WNW, NEBN, NNEAM FRESH BREEZES NOON FRESH GALES 8PM FRESH BREEZESSQUALLY1AM RAIN AT TIMESPM CLOUDY1100000101548
1814-11-24T13:0048.67-8.702219.3SCILLYN42E39S4W25.00-27NNE, VARIABLE, WSW, W, WBNAM FRESH BREEZES 4PM STRONG BREEZES 8PM MORE MODERATE4PM RAINYCLOUDY0100000101549
1814-11-25T13:0048.60-8.122329.3SCILLYN40E34S81E29.00-27WBN, W, WBS, WNWAM MODERATE NOON FRESH BREEZES MIDNIGHT STRONG GALESMIDNIGHT SQUALLY1AM SMALL RAIN 8AM RAIN AT TIMESAM CLOUDY NOON THICK WEATHER PM CLOUDY1100000101550
1814-11-26T12:0048.75-7.3331212.3USHANTE29N35W9.00-26VARIABLE, NNW, NW1AM STRONG GALES 8AM STRONG BREEZES PM STRONG BREEZESAM SQUALLYMIDNIGHT HEAVY RAINAM CLOUDY PM FINE1100000101551
1814-11-27T13:0048.20-7.573119.3USHANTN82E33S7W16.00-27WBN, NNW, NWBNAM STRONG BREEZES NOON FRESH BREEZES 2PM STRONG BREEZES 8PM FRESH BREEZESAM RAINYAM A HEAVY SEA 8PM A HEAVY SEA10AM THICK HAZY WEATHER NOON CLOUDY PM CLOUDY0100000101552
1814-11-28T13:0046.87-7.882456.7USHANTN50E52S11W82.00-25NWBN, WBN, W, NWBW, WBNAM FRESH BREEZES NOON MODERATE PM FRESH BREEZESNOON THICK FOGGY WEATHERAM CLOUDY PM HAZY0010000101553
1814-11-29T13:0047.60-8.9524312.3USHANTN70E55N43W60.00-27WBN, WNW, W, NWBWAM FRESH BREEZES NOON STRONG BREEZES PM FRESH GALES MIDNIGHT STRONG GALESPM SQUALLY1AM RAINHAZY1100000101554
1814-11-30T13:0047.35-8.2730122.6USHANTN70E53S22W11.00-25WBN, NWBN, NWBW, NWAM STRONG GALES 1PM FRESH GALES 8PM STRONG GALESPM HEAVY SQUALLS1AM RAIN 3:30PM RAIN1100000101555
1814-12-01T12:0047.57-7.4033422.6USHANTN67E39S84E36.00-26NWBN, N, NNW, WNWAM STRONG GALES PM FRESH BREEZES1AM RAINCLOUDY0100000101556
1814-12-02T13:0047.13-8.152569.3USHANTN56E50S36W48.00-25NNW, SW, WBN, SSEAM LIGHT BREEZES INCLING TO CALM NOON FRESH BREEZES 4PM STRONG GALES1PM RAINHAZY0100000101557
1814-12-03T12:0048.50-7.071326.7USHANTN85E24S57E124.00-26SE, S, SSE, W, SW1AM FRESH GALES 4AM MORE MODERATE 8AM FRESH BREEZES NOON MODERATE PM FRESH BREEZES1AM SQUALLY8AM RAIN 4PM RAIN AT TIMESCLOUDY1100000101558
1814-12-04T12:0049.38-6.402449.3LIZARDN54E19N25E69.00-26VARIABLE, W1AM FRESH BREEZES 8AM MODERATE NOON FRESH BREEZES MIDNIGHT FRESH GALESMIDNIGHT SQUALLY1AM RAIN AT TIMESMIDNIGHT A HEAVY SEA1AM HAZY 8AM FINE NOON CLOUDY PM CLOUDY1100000101559
1814-12-05T12:0048.57-7.1830019.0LIZARDN43E38S32W54.00-26NEBN, NWBNAM FRESH GALES PM MODERATE MIDNIGHT LIGHT BREEZESNOON A HEAVY SWELLPM CLOUDY0000000101560
1814-12-06T12:0047.67-6.153576.7LIZARDN67E35S51E65.00-26NW, NEBN, NNE, S, SSEAM MODERATE PM FRESH BREEZESAM CLOUDY PM FINE0000000101561
1814-12-07T12:0049.53-5.402899.3LIZARDN16E9N30E150.00-26S, SWBS, NW, SW, NWBWFRESH BREEZESAM SQUALLYPM HAZY1000000101562