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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 GLATTON cruise from Portsmouth to Prince of Wales Island started at 1809-04-08 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.749434, 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: -9.396857 * Median Longitude: 19.452095 * South-bound Latitude: -37.750000 * West-bound Longitude: -30.570000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.500000 * East-bound Longitude: 98.000000
Date/Time Start: 1809-04-08T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1809-07-21T05:00:00
Event(s):
Glatton_18090408_NMM_UPN/51 * Latitude Start: 50.750000 * Longitude Start: -0.980000 * Latitude End: 6.900000 * Longitude End: 98.370000 * Date/Time Start: 1809-04-08T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1809-07-21T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Glatton, Voyage: Portsmouth - Prince Of Wales Island, 1st Observer: James Halliburton (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
Temperature, airTTT°C
LandmarkLandmarkName of first landmark
BearingBearingBearing of the first landmark
Distance to landmarkDistancearbitrary unitsDistance to the first landmark
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 Sensor readingReadingarbitrary unitsReading of the (outside) air thermometer
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:
1891 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...)

TTT [°C]

Landmark
(Name of first landmark)

Bearing
(Bearing of the first landmark)

Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance to the first landmark)
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 
Reading [arbitrary units]
(Reading of the (outside) air ...)
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)
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1809-04-09T12:0049.13-6.3036211.4S50W34.00-2552.50SWBS, NW, VARIABLEVARIABLECLOUDY0000000102083
1809-04-10T13:0047.70-7.973119.311.7S40W112.00-2753.00NWBW, NNWFIRST LIGHT VARIABLE, MID AND LATTER STEADY BREEZEHAZY THEN FINE0000000102084
1809-04-11T13:0046.03-10.772909.313.9S49W159.00-2557.00N, NWFRESH BREEZESTHICK RAINCLOUDY0100000102085
1809-04-12T13:0044.22-13.803246.714.4S48W163.00-2558.00NBWFIRST AND MID FRESH BREEZES, LATTER MODERATE BREEZESHAZY THEN CLOUDY0000000102086
1809-04-13T13:0042.23-14.773156.713.9S20W127.00-2357.00NNWPLEASANT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000102087
1809-04-14T13:0040.42-15.85116.713.9S24W119.00-2357.00NEBNFIRST STEADY BREEZES, MID AND LATTER MODERATEFAIR0000000102088
1809-04-15T13:0037.57-16.223482.615.0S14W72.00-2359.00N, NBELIGHT WINDHEAVY SWELL FROM NEPLEASANT0000000102089
1809-04-16T13:0035.62-15.333629.315.6S14W102.00-2160.00NNE, VARIABLEFIRST AND MID VARIABLE LIGHT WINDS, LATTER FINE BREEZESPLEASANT0000000102090
1809-04-17T13:0032.63-16.302729.316.1S23W154.00-2161.00WNWFRESH BREEZESFINE0000000102091
1809-04-18T13:0030.23-17.903409.317.2S37W160.00-2063.00NSTEADY BREEZEFINE0000000102092
1809-04-19T13:0027.65-19.874812.317.8S38W166.00-2064.00ENEFRESH TRADEFAIR0000000102093
1809-04-20T13:0025.55-21.751612.319.4S38W159.00-1867.00NEBNSTEADY TRADEFINE0000000102094
1809-04-21T14:0023.02-23.635112.320.6SS39W156.00-1769.00NEBE, ENESTEADY TRADEPLEASANT0000000102095
1809-04-22T14:0020.15-25.22539.321.1S28W164.00-1570.00ENEPLEASANT TRADEFAIR0000000102096
1809-04-23T14:0017.80-26.755312.321.9S28W140.00-1571.50ENESTEADY TRADEFINE0000000102097
1809-04-24T14:0015.60-27.48426.723.3S12W118.00-1474.00NEBEMODERATE BREEZEPLEASANT0000000102098
1809-04-25T14:0013.70-26.22542.623.3S25E110.00-1474.00NEBE, ENEFIRST PLEASANT BREEZES, MID AND LATTER LIGHT BREEZEHAZY THEN FAIR0000000102099
1809-04-26T14:0011.33-25.005512.326.4S27E141.00-1379.50ENESTEADY TRADEFINE0000000102100
1809-04-27T14:008.68-23.655512.323.9S27E163.00-1375.00ENEFRESH TRADEFINE0000000102101
1809-04-28T14:006.82-22.73572.625.3S28E124.00-1177.50ENEFIRST AND MID STEADY TRADE, LATTER LIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000102102
1809-04-29T14:005.57-23.503412.325.3S27E85.00-1177.50EBN, NESTEADY TRADEFINE0000000102103
1809-04-30T13:004.85-21.823462.625.8S15E41.00-1478.50ENE, N, NLIGHT VARIABLE WINDSHEAVY RAIN0100000102104
1809-05-01T14:004.62-23.052141.026.4S28E36.00-1179.50SWFIRST AND MID SQUALLY, LATTER LIGHT AIRSFAIR0000000102105
1809-05-02T14:004.23-23.4315823.9S62W49.00-1175.00SBEFIRST AND MID LIGHT BREEZES, LATTER SQUALLYRAIN0100000102106
1809-05-03T14:003.85-23.679024.4S31W28.00-1176.00VARIABLE, EBSVARIABLE WINDS AND SQUALLYRAIN0100000102107
1809-05-04T13:002.57-22.1214412.326.1S40W85.00-1479.00VARIABLE, ESE, SE, SSEFIRST SQUALLY, MID AND LATTER STEADY TRADERAINFAIR0100000102108
1809-05-05T14:001.55-23.221599.326.1S43W71.00-1079.00SBEMODERATE TRADEFINE0000000102109
1809-05-06T14:000.42-24.301146.726.1S31W80.00-1079.00SEBEMODERATE BREEZERAINCLOUDY0100000102110
1809-05-07T14:00-1.02-25.1813612.325.8S34W89.00-1078.50SEBSSTEADY TRADEFAIR0000000102111
1809-05-08T14:00-2.70-26.531366.725.8S42W115.00-1078.50SEBSFIRSTA ND MID SQUALLS, LATER MODERATE BREEZERAINFAIR0100000102112
1809-05-09T14:00-4.73-27.8313912.325.8S28W122.00-778.50SEBSFRESH TRADECLOUDY0000000102113
1809-05-10T14:00-6.65-28.9712812.325.8S24W121.00-778.50SESTEADY TRADEPLEASANT0000000102114
1809-05-11T14:00-8.38-29.7512912.325.8S19W107.00-678.50SESTEADY TRADEFINE0000000102115
1809-05-12T14:00-10.38-30.1336212.325.0S14W109.00-677.00SEBE, VARIABLEFRESH TRADECLOUDY0000000102116
1809-05-13T14:00-12.42-30.431079.325.3S6W117.00-677.50ESEPLEASANT TRADEFAIR0000000102117
1809-05-14T14:00-14.30-30.57969.324.4S101.00-576.00EBSSTEADY BREEZESFIRST AND MID CLOUDY, LATTER FAIR0000000102118
1809-05-15T14:00-15.90-30.30966.724.7S12E89.00-576.50EBSPLEASANT BREEZECLEAR0000000102119
1809-05-16T14:00-17.95-29.35646.724.7S23E120.00-476.50ENEPLEASANT BREEZEFAIR0000000102120
1809-05-17T14:00-19.85-29.37759.324.4S21E110.00-476.00EBNSTEADY BREEZESFIRST AND MID CLOUDY, LATTER FAIR0000000102121
1809-05-18T14:00-20.78-28.6836222.2S37E68.00-472.00NNE, VARIABLEVARIABLE WINDS WITH SQUALLS0000000102122
1809-05-19T14:00-21.58-27.02389.323.9S44E65.00-775.00S, SE, NEFIRST AND MID LIGHT AIRS AND CALM, LATTER STEADY BREEZEFINE0000000102123
1809-05-20T14:00-23.17-25.22179.323.9S47E127.00-675.00NW, NNEFRESH BREEZERAINCLOUDY0100000102124
1809-05-21T14:00-24.48-24.73172.623.1S47E111.00-673.50NNEFIRST AND MID FRESH BREEZES, LATTER LIGHT VARIABLE WINDSRAINFINE THEN CLOUDY0100000102125
1809-05-22T14:00-25.47-22.631632.622.5S51E63.00-672.50NE, VARIABLE, NW, SBELIGHT VARIABLE WINDS0000000102126
1809-05-23T13:00-25.43-22.303291.022.5S32E27.00-972.50SSE, SEBS, NWBW, SE, ESE, NNWLIGHT AIRS AND CALMCLOUDY0000000102127
1809-05-24T13:00-27.32-19.87149.322.2S47E145.00-972.00NNEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000100102128
1809-05-25T13:00-29.15-19.281612.321.7S48E164.00-771.00NE, NNESTRONG BREEZERAINFIRST AND MID CLOUDY, LATTER THICK0100100102129
1809-05-26T13:00-30.37-17.653316.720.3S49E112.00-768.50NW, NNWMODERATE BREEZECLOUDY0000000102130
1809-05-27T13:00-31.47-16.1036220.6S50E103.00-1169.00NNW, VARIABLEVARIABLEHEAVY RAINTHICK0100000102131
1809-05-28T13:00-32.43-13.1730418.6S58E111.00-1165.50NWVARIABLEHEAVY RAINTHICK0100000102132
1809-05-29T13:00-32.23-10.231662.617.8S78E63.00-1464.00SLIGHT BREEZESFIRST AND LATTER CLOUDY, MID FAIR0000000102133
1809-05-30T12:00-34.03-7.30309.318.3S56E161.00-1565.00NEFRESH BREEZEFINE0000000102134
1809-05-31T12:00-35.52-3.883119.317.5S57E163.00-1563.50NWBW, NWBNFRESH BREEZESPLEASANT0000000102135
1809-06-01T12:00-36.20-0.9530814.4S69E157.00-1858.00NWBNSQUALLYRAIN0100000102136
1809-06-02T12:00-36.372.602729.310.3S72E166.00-2150.50WNWFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY0000000102137
1809-06-03T12:00-36.536.1536210.3N81E149.00-2150.50SWBW, VARIABLEFRESH BREEZES, FLYING SQUALLS0000000102138
1809-06-04T11:00-36.639.301679.311.7E165.00-2453.00SBWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000102139
1809-06-05T11:00-37.1012.353479.313.9S75E143.00-2457.00SW, NBEFIRST LIGHT BREEZES, MID AND LATTER FRESH BREEZES WITH SQUALLSSMALL RAIN0100000102140
1809-06-06T11:00-37.2215.773349.313.9E166.00-2657.00NFIRST AND MID STRONG GALES, HARD SQUALLS, LATTER FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000102141
1809-06-07T11:00-36.4719.272669.314.4N83E182.00-2758.00WSW, WNWFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY0000000102142
1809-06-08T10:00-36.6822.572649.316.7S88E159.00-2962.00WNWFRESH BREEZEFINE0000000102143
1809-06-09T10:00-36.9226.6728619.018.6S80E185.00-2965.50NWFIRST MODERATE BREEZES, MID AND LATTER FRESH GALES AND HARD SQUALLS0000000102144
1809-06-10T10:00-36.7330.222646.715.0S82E191.00-2959.00WNWFIRST AND MID FRESH GALES WITH HARD SQUALLS, LATTER MORE MODERATEHEAVY SEA FROM W0000000102145
1809-06-11T10:00-37.4232.702860.015.3S72E88.00-2959.50NWFIRSTA ND MID MODERATE BREEZES, LATTER CALMHEAVY SWELL FORM WCLEAR0000000102146
1809-06-12T10:00-37.7536.003086.717.5S83E141.00-3063.50NNWPLEASANT BREEZEFAIR0000000102147
1809-06-13T09:00-36.5239.572419.318.3N70E171.00-2965.00WFIRST AND MID PLEASANT BREEZE, LATTER FRESH BREEZES WITH SQUALLSRAINFAIR0100000102148
1809-06-14T09:00-36.7343.6524215.415.6S86E196.00-2860.00WFIRST FRESH BREEZES, MID AND LATTER MODERATE GALESHEAVY SWELL FROM WFIRST FAIR, MID AND LATTER CLOUDY0000000102149
1809-06-15T09:00-36.7547.432426.714.7S86E74.00-2858.50WFIRST FRESH GALES, MID AND LATTER MORE MODERATEHEAVY SWELL FROM SW0000000102150
1809-06-16T09:00-36.8850.221986.714.4S86E118.00-2758.00SWPLEASANT BREEZECLOUDY0000000102151
1809-06-17T08:00-36.8752.602902.614.7S86E70.00-2558.50SW, NWLIGHT BREEZECLOUDY0000000102152
1809-06-18T08:00-37.3254.9835812.316.4S85E152.00-2561.50VARIABLE, NNEFIRST AND MID INCREASING BREEZE, LATTER STRONG BREEZE AND SQUALLSFAIR0000000102153
1809-06-19T08:00-37.1757.803609.316.7N87E184.00-2362.00NNEFRESH BREEZESRAINCLOUDY0100000102154
1809-06-20T08:00-36.8760.6313515.0N81E117.00-2359.00NBE, NNW, SSEVARIABLE WINDSTHICK RAIN0100000102155
1809-06-21T08:00-35.9363.451489.313.9N60E113.00-2157.00SBEFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLSHAZY0000000102156
1809-06-22T08:00-35.0266.271039.313.6N62E121.00-2156.50SEBEFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY0000000102157
1809-06-23T07:00-34.4769.371726.715.3N79E156.00-1959.50SBWPLEASANT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000102158
1809-06-24T07:00-33.5072.782416.715.6N68E156.00-1860.00WBSPLEASANT BREEZESFAIR0000000102159
1809-06-25T07:00-32.7575.272526.716.4N72E136.00-1861.50WBS, WMODERATE BREEZESFINE0000000102160
1809-06-26T07:00-31.2578.051469.314.7N60E166.00-1258.50W, SBE, VARIABLE, SSEFRESH BREEZESFAIR0000000102161
1809-06-27T07:00-29.3281.131469.314.7N51E159.00-1258.50SSEFRESH BREEZESHEAVY SWELL FROM WCLOUDY0000000102162
1809-06-28T07:00-26.5782.351509.316.4N27E185.00-861.50SSEFRESH BREEZE WITH LIGHT SQUALLS0000000102163
1809-06-29T06:00-24.7383.023622.618.3N20E111.00-765.00SE, EBN, VARIABLELIGHT BREEZESFAIR0000000102164
1809-06-30T06:00-22.5782.951066.720.0N141.00-768.00ESEPLEASANT BREEZESFAIR0000000102165
1809-07-01T06:00-20.9882.923629.321.1N101.00-470.00VARIABLEFIRST AND MID LIGHT VARIABLE WINDS, LATTER STEADY BREEZECLEAR0000000102166
1809-07-02T06:00-17.5783.4313112.321.7N14E203.00-471.00ESE, SEFRESH TRADEPLEASANT FINE0000000102167
1809-07-03T06:00-14.1884.3311112.323.9N13E199.00-275.00ESEFRESH TRADECLOUDY0000000102168
1809-07-04T06:00-11.2884.871012.625.6N15E174.00078.00SE, EBSFIRST AND MID FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, LATTER LIGHT BREEZESFAIR0000000102169
1809-07-05T06:00-9.7885.201011.026.1N12E102.00079.00EBSFIRST AND MIDDLE FRESH BREEZES, LATTER LIGHT VARIABLE AIRSHEAVY RAIN0100100102170
1809-07-06T06:00-8.7585.03901.024.4N5E62.00076.00EFIRST FRESH BREEZES, MID AND LATTER LIGHT AIRS AND CALM0000000102171
1809-07-07T06:00-7.6784.85456.726.7N92.00080.00VARIABLE, NEBE, NEFIRST LIGHT AIRS, MID AND LATTER PLEASANT BREEZEHEAVY RAINFINE0100000102172
1809-07-08T06:00-6.3784.60912.626.7N71.00180.00NE, VARIABLE, ELIGHT BREEZESFINE0000000102173
1809-07-09T06:00-5.2084.363622.626.7N5W80.00180.00E, VARIABLELIGHT VARIABLE WINDS WITH SQUALLSRAIN0100000102174
1809-07-10T06:00-4.5784.129126.1N29W44.00179.00N, EVARIABLEVARIABLE0000000102175
1809-07-11T06:00-4.2583.88692.627.2N28W66.00181.00ENELIGHT BREEZESPLEASANT0000000102176
1809-07-12T06:00-2.5783.88572.627.2N85.00181.00NEBELIGHT BREEZEFINE PLEASANT0000000102177
1809-07-13T06:00-1.9284.153621.028.3N5W48.00283.00NEBN, VARIABLELIGHT AIRSHOT SULTRY0000000102178
1809-07-14T06:00-1.1284.421032.627.8N7E54.00282.00SEBS, EBSLIGHT WINDSFINE0000000102179
1809-07-15T06:00-0.5584.993621.027.8N11E33.00282.00VARIABLELIGHT AIRSHOT SULTRY0000000102180
1809-07-16T06:001.2085.572729.326.9N13E104.00280.50VARIABLE, WSW, WLIGHT AIRS, MID AND LATTER STEADY BREEZESFAIR0000000102181
1809-07-17T06:003.4287.122276.726.9N27E143.00280.50WNW, W, SWMODERATE BREEZESPLEASANT0000000102182
1809-07-18T06:004.6389.422279.326.9N63E158.00280.50SWSTEADY MONSOONPLEASANT0000000102183
1809-07-19T06:005.7792.632279.326.7N67E177.00280.00SWFRESH BREEZES WITH SQUALLSRAIN0100000102184
1809-07-20T06:006.5895.252279.326.7N77E167.00280.00SWFIRST SQUALLY, MID AND LATTER FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000102185
1809-07-21T05:006.2098.003622.627.2S80E134.00281.00WSW, WNW, SW, VARIABLEFIRST FRESH BREEZES, MIDDLE AND LATTER LIGHT VARIABLE WITH SQUALLSRAIN0100000102186