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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 Gouverneur Elsevier cruise from Helvoetsluis to Monrovia started at 1854-03-02 [dataset]. Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut, De Bilt, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.749457, 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: 33.205484 * Median Longitude: -13.368710 * South-bound Latitude: 7.080000 * West-bound Longitude: -20.100000 * North-bound Latitude: 50.500000 * East-bound Longitude: -1.170000
Date/Time Start: 1854-03-02T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1854-04-04T00:00:00
Event(s):
Gouverneur_Elsevier_18540302_O_REIS_16_P157-158 * Latitude: 51.940000 * Longitude: 3.720000 * Date/Time Start: 1854-03-02T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1854-04-04T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Gouverneur Elsevier, Voyage: Helvoetsluis - Monrovia, 1st Observer: A. Van Der Harst (Kapitein)
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
--1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances)
WatchWatchName of the period of 4 hours which is known as a watch or duty on board ships
10 GlassesGlassesNumber of glasses within a watch; one watch equals 8 glasses
11 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.
12 Wind scale referenceWind scale ref#Name of, or reference to the wind scale that has been used
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 Current direction descriptionCur dir descrDirection of the current. This direction points to where the current is flowing towards to.
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 Cloud typeCloud type
20 ClearnessClearness
21 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
22 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
23 FogFog1 If fog was reported
24 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
25 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
26 HailHail1 If hail was reported
27 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
28 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
577 data points

Data

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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

dd [deg]

ff [m/s]

Landmark

Bearing

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Watch
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Glasses
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Decl [deg]
12 
Wind scale ref [#]
13 
Wind dir descr
14 
Cur dir descr
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Wind force descr
16 
ww
17 
Precip descr
18 
State sea descr
19 
Cloud type
20 
Clearness
21 
Gusts
22 
Rain
23 
Fog
24 
Snow
25 
Thunder
26 
Hail
27 
Sea ice
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ID
1854-03-02T00:001582.61VM82Z, ZZO20000000103538
1854-03-03T00:00909.31VM85O5H010000000103539
1854-03-04T12:0050.50-1.171246.71VM8-224ZOTZ4H010000000103540
1854-03-05T12:0049.83-4.572246.71VM8-244ZW, WZW4H010000000103541
1854-03-06T12:0049.08-6.472249.3VM8-245WZW5W20V040100000103542
1854-03-07T13:0049.25-8.302226.7VM8-264WZW4V010000000103543
1854-03-08T13:0049.18-9.552109.3VM8-265WZW, ZWTWS00, NW5V030000000103544
1854-03-09T13:0047.72-8.3226712.3VM8-266ZWTW, WNW6W20V06, V040100000103545
1854-03-10T13:0047.45-9.881799.3VM8-245ZWTZ, ZZW5V04, V100000000103546
1854-03-11T13:0046.52-9.3217926.8VM8-2410ZZW10STORMWEERZ010000000103547
1854-03-12T13:0046.15-10.8020126.8VM8-2410ZWTW, ZW10STORMWEERZ010000000103548
1854-03-13T13:0046.48-10.9722422.6VM8-249WTZ, WZW9STORMWEER0000000103549
1854-03-14T13:0045.25-10.822129.3VM8-245ZWTW50000000103550
1854-03-15T13:0044.30-9.973366.7VM8-244WZZ, N4W200100000103551
1854-03-16T13:0044.00-10.632115.4VM8-247NOS01, NW7V040000000103552
1854-03-17T13:0041.57-11.552312.3VM8-226NOS01, W6V10, V070000000103553
1854-03-18T13:0038.62-13.25449.3VM8-245NOTO, ONO5V010000000103554
1854-03-19T13:0036.13-14.63346.7VM8-224NOTO4V050000000103555
1854-03-20T13:0034.62-15.723274.6VM8-223NTW3V100000000103556
1854-03-21T13:0033.47-16.70239.3VM8-225NO5W001000000103557
1854-03-22T13:0031.28-18.3026.7VM8-214NNO4V010000000103558
1854-03-23T13:0029.28-18.40249.3PALMAZZO1/2O1VM8-215NO5V100000000103559
1854-03-24T13:0027.28-18.97706.7VM8-204ONO, O4V100000000103560
1854-03-25T13:0024.90-19.20489.3VM8-205ONO5V010000000103561
1854-03-26T13:0022.37-19.602612.3VM8-196NO6V010000000103562
1854-03-27T13:0019.52-19.97269.3VM8-195NO5V010000000103563
1854-03-28T13:0016.58-20.1049.3VM8-195NNOZW50000000103564
1854-03-29T13:0013.93-19.8049.3VM8-195NNO5V10, V010000000103565
1854-03-30T13:0011.53-18.803426.7VM8-184NO, N4V05H010000000103566
1854-03-31T13:009.23-17.652979.3VM8-185NNW, NW5V00, V050000000103567
1854-04-01T13:008.65-15.273196.7VM8-194NNW4H000000000103568
1854-04-02T13:007.62-13.532966.7VM8-194NW4H010000000103569
1854-04-03T13:007.08-12.22VM8-200000000103570
1854-04-04T00:001VM80000000103571