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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 GRAFTON cruise from Bombay to Rodriguez started at 1761-09-04 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.749467, 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: -5.308000 * Median Longitude: 80.784286 * South-bound Latitude: -19.820000 * West-bound Longitude: 62.930000 * North-bound Latitude: 11.730000 * East-bound Longitude: 87.750000
Date/Time Start: 1761-09-04T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1761-10-25T00:00:00
Event(s):
Grafton_17610904_NMM_ADM/L/G100 * Latitude: 18.500000 * Longitude: 72.820000 * Date/Time Start: 1761-09-04T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1761-10-25T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Grafton (3rd Rate Frigate), Voyage: Bombay - Rodriques (Diego Ray), 1st Observer: Hyde Parker (Captain), 2nd Observer: Joseph Harrington (2nd Officer/Lieutenant), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 68G 1414BM
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 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 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:
904 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 
Cur dir descr
(Direction of the current. Thi...)
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)
1761-09-04T00:002939.3ENIGORLA ROCKSEBN51WBN, WNWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000104003
1761-09-05T00:0013.83116.7PIGEON ISLANDNEBE71W, WNW, NBEMODERATE BREEZESFAIR0000000104004
1761-09-06T00:0012.683156.7MOUNT FORMOSAE1/2S1WBN, NWMODERATE BREEZESAM - THERE BEING LITTLE WIND HAULED DOWN THE SIGNALFAIR0000000104005
1761-09-08T00:0011.883152.6TILLICHERRYESE1/2E61SBE, SW, W, NWLIGHT BREEZESFAIR0000000104006
1761-09-09T07:0011.7375.482582.61-1WBSLIGHT BREEZESFAIR0000000104007
1761-09-10T00:0011.67452.6TILLICHERRYNBE1/2E31N, VARIABLE, NELIGHT BREEZESFAIR0000000104008
1761-09-11T07:0011.5575.003486.7SACRIFICE ROCKSNBW20S11E59.00-1W, WNW, NBWMODERATEFAIR0000000104009
1761-09-12T07:009.5376.113596.7SACRIFICE ROCKSN16E43S21E66.00-1NWBW, NNW, NMODERATEFAIR0000000104010
1761-09-13T07:007.8777.833152.6CAPE COMERINENNE60NW, NBW, NWLIGHT BREEZESSHOWERSHAZY1000000104011
1761-09-14T07:006.0579.552486.7CAPE COMERINEN44W58S44E175.000W, SW, WSWMODERATE BREEZESFAIR0000000104012
1761-09-15T07:005.1880.882936.7CAPE COMERINEN48:30W89S57E96.000W, WSW, WNWMODERATE BREEZESFAIR0000000104013
1761-09-16T07:003.4582.052936.7CAPE COMERINEN43:51W130S33E125.000WNWMODERATE BREEZESFAIR0000000104014
1761-09-17T06:001.7082.802486.7CAPE COMERINEN39:40W167S23E114.000WSWMODERATE BREEZESFAIR0000000104015
1761-09-18T06:001.2883.681806.7CAPE COMERINEN41:51W184S65E59.000WBS, VARIABLE, SBE, STO THE NMODERATE BREEZESSWELL FROM THE SWCLOUDY0000000104016
1761-09-19T06:000.3384.622259.3CAPE COMERINEN42:10W210S44E80.000SSW, SWBW, SWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000104017
1761-09-20T06:00-0.3385.202039.3CAPE COMERINEN42:7W228S41E53.000SWBS, SSWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000104018
1761-09-21T06:00-1.0585.382486.7CAPE COMERINEN40:28W241S15E44.000SSW, VARIABLE, WSWMODERATE BREEZESSHOWERS1000000104019
1761-09-22T06:00-2.3885.38259CAPE COMERINEN37W262S80.000WBN, W, VARIABLE, WBSSQUALLY WEATHERRAIN0100000104020
1761-09-23T06:00-3.2385.552599.3CAPE COMERINEN35W278S11E52.000WBS, WSW, WBSFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYRAIN0100000104021
1761-09-24T06:00-3.8886.252256.7CAPE COMERINEN36W297S47E58.000WSW, SWMODERATECLOUDY0000000104022
1761-09-25T06:00-4.3786.652036.7CAPE COMERINEN36W309S41E38.000SW, SSWMODERATERAINLARGE SWELL FROM SE0100000104023
1761-09-26T06:00-4.7287.2722519.0CAPE COMERINEN37:6W322S60E43.000SWBW, SWBS, SWBW, SWFRESH GALESRAINHAZY0100000104024
1761-09-27T06:00-4.8887.402816.7CAPE COMERINEN37:7W337S40E13.000NWBW, VARIABLE, WBNMODERATERAINCLOUDY0100000104025
1761-09-28T06:00-5.0387.55214CAPE COMERINEN37:13W331S45E13.000SW, SSW, SBW, SWBSHEAVY RAINLARGE SWELL FROM SW0100000104026
1761-09-29T06:00-5.0787.752252.6CAPE COMERINEN37:42W333S80E12.000SW, SWBS, SWLITTLE WINDSCLOUDY0000000104027
1761-09-30T06:00-5.1087.73901.0CAPE COMERINEN37:35W334S22W3.000SE, ELIGHT AIRSFAIR0000000104028
1761-10-01T06:00-5.3287.621132.6CAPE COMERINEN36:49W336S26W15.000ENE, E, ESELIGHT BREEZESSWELL FROM SFAIR0000000104029
1761-10-02T06:00-6.1087.321249.3CAPE COMERINEN34:27W345S20W50.000EBS, SEBEMODERATE TRADEFAIR0000000104030
1761-10-03T06:00-7.9586.401129.3CAPE COMERINEN28:49W36724W!129.00-1SEBE, ESEMODERATE TRADEFAIR0000000104031
1761-10-05T06:00-10.9783.431459.3CAPE COMERINEN17:7W400S44W132.00-1SSE, SEBSFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000104032
1761-10-06T07:00-12.2282.121456.7CAPE COMERINEN12:36W417S46W108.00-1SSE, SEBSMODERATE BREEZESLARGE SWELL FROM SFAIR0000000104033
1761-10-07T07:00-13.7780.3314319.0CAPE COMERINEN7:15W141S49W141.00-3SEBSFRESH GALESRAINHAZY0100000104034
1761-10-08T07:00-15.2878.3713212.3CAPE COMERINEN2W469S51W149.00-3SEBS, SEFRESH TRADEFAIR0000000104035
1761-10-09T07:00-16.6276.571546.7CAPE COMERINEN2W495S46W115.00-4SE, SEBS, SSEMODERATE BREEZESFAIR0000000104036
1761-10-10T07:00-18.1774.821526.7CAPE COMERINEN5:52E529S51W156.00-6SEBS, SSEMODERATE BREEZESFAIR0000000104037
1761-10-11T07:00-19.6772.631406.7CAPE COMERINEN10E565S47W132.00-6SEBS, SE, SEBSMODERATE BREEZESFAIR0000000104038
1761-10-12T07:00-19.4570.401276.7CAPE COMERINEN14E566N84W129.00-8SE, VARIABLE, SEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000104039
1761-10-13T07:00-19.6068.621506.7CAPE COMERINEN17:36E582S87W140.00-8SEBS, E, SBE, SSEMODERATEFAIR0000000104040
1761-10-14T08:00-19.8265.781259.3CAPE COMERINEN22:31E605S86W167.00-10SEFRESH BREEZESFAIR0000000104041
1761-10-15T08:00-19.4762.931039.3CAPE COMERINEN28E623N80W120.00-10SEBS, SEBE, ESEFRESH BREEZESFAIR0000000104042
1761-10-16T00:001246.7DIEGO RAYS, E-ENDFROM SSW TO SW16ESE, EBS, SEBEMODERATE BREEZESSHOWERS1000000104043
1761-10-17T00:001016.7DIEGO RAYS, E-ENDFROM SSW TO W31EBS, ESE, EBSMODERATE BREEZESFAIR0000000104044
1761-10-18T00:00362DIEGO RAYS, E-ENDFROM SSW TO WSW4SE, SEBS, SE, VARIABLEFRESHCLOUDY0000000104045
1761-10-19T00:001356.7DIEGO RAYS, E-ENDFROM WBS TO WBN7SE, SEBS, SEMODERATECLOUDY0000000104046
1761-10-20T00:00236.7THE BODY OF THE ISLANDNWESE, NBE, NNEMODERATE BREEZESFAIR0000000104047
1761-10-21T00:001136.7DIEGO RAYS, E-ENDWBS1/2S TO W1/25ESE, SEBE, ESEMODERATE BREEZESFAIR0000000104048
1761-10-22T00:001246.7THE BODY OF THE ISLANDSWBW1/2W8NEBN, SEBS, ESE, SEBEMODERATECLOUDY0000000104049
1761-10-23T00:001012.6THE BODY OF THE ISLANDWBS6SEBS, SEBE, ESE, EBSLIGHT BREEZESFAIR0000000104050
1761-10-24T00:001242.6BOOBY ISLANDW01NNW, ESE, SEBELIGHT BREEZESFAIR0000000104051
1761-10-25T00:0010000000104052