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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 Trincomalee to Table Bay started at 1763-10-18 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.749472, 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: -15.406190 * Median Longitude: 65.961111 * South-bound Latitude: -36.830000 * West-bound Longitude: 20.580000 * North-bound Latitude: 8.180000 * East-bound Longitude: 88.600000
Date/Time Start: 1763-10-18T07:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1763-12-23T00:00:00
Event(s):
Grafton_17631018_NMM_ADM/L/G101 * Latitude Start: 8.620000 * Longitude Start: 81.600000 * Latitude End: -34.430000 * Longitude End: 16.950000 * Date/Time Start: 1763-10-18T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1763-12-23T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Grafton (3rd Rate Frigate), Voyage: Trincomalee - Tabe Bay, 1st Observer: Richard King (Captain), 2nd Observer: Samuel Hayton (1st Officer/Master), 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 Compass, established errorCompass established e
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 Current direction descriptionCur dir descrDirection of the current. This direction points to where the current is flowing towards to.
16 Current speed descriptionV descr
17 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
18 Present weatherwwWeather description
19 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
20 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
21 ClearnessClearness
22 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
23 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
24 FogFog1 If fog was reported
25 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
26 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
27 HailHail1 If hail was reported
28 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
29 CommentComment
30 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
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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 
Compass established e
14 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
15 
Cur dir descr
(Direction of the current. Thi...)
16 
V descr
17 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
18 
ww
(Weather description)
19 
Precip descr
20 
State sea descr
21 
Clearness
22 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
23 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
24 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
25 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
26 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
27 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
28 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
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Comment
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ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1763-10-18T07:008.1882.253159.3TRINCOMALEEWNW11ESE65.000VARIABLE, WBS, WNW, NWFIRST PART LIGHT AIRS, MIDDLE FRESH BREEZESRAINCLOUDY0100000a trivial correction was made in this observation104148
1763-10-19T07:007.1282.433156.7TRINCOMALEEN41W39S10E65.000WNW, NWMODERATE BREEZES, REMAINDER LITTLE WINDDRIZZLING RAINLARGE SWELL FROM SSWDARK CLOUDY WEATHER0100000104149
1763-10-20T06:005.7382.9624919.0TRINCOMALEEN33W67SSE90.001W, WSWUNSETTLED WEATHER, MOSTLY FRESH GALES, SOME SQUALLSDRIZZLING RAINLARGE SWELL FROM SUNSETTLED WEATHER, DARK CLOUDS AND HAZY0100000104150
1763-10-21T06:004.7283.95204TRINCOMALEEN35W95S40E85.001W, SSWSQUALLY UNSETTLED WEATHERRAINLARGE SWELL FROM SDARK CLOUDS AND HAZY0100000104151
1763-10-22T06:004.1084.63147TRINCOMALEEN37:10W114S50E67.001S, SSE, SEBSMODERATE BREEZES IN FIRST PART, MIDDLE LITTLE WINDRAINHAZY OVERCAST WEATHER, MIDDLE FAIR0100000104152
1763-10-23T06:003.4784.5169TRINCOMALEEN32:41W122S10W39.0012:00ESE, SEBE, ENEFIRST PART LIGHT AIRS AND CALMSFIRST PART CLOUDY, REMAINDER FAIR0000000104153
1763-10-24T06:002.6384.28466.7TRINCOMALEEN30:42W138SBE1/2E52.001ENE, NEFIRST PART LIGHT BREEZES, REMAINDER MODERATE BREEZESREMAINDER PLEASANT WEATHER0000000104154
1763-10-25T06:002.4084.983611.0TRINCOMALEEN31:14W144SE20.000NEBE, CALM, SBW, CALMNNE5 FATHOMSLIGHT AIRS AND CALMSSWELL FROM SSOMETIMES FAIR, OTHER TIMES DARK CLOUDY WEATHER0000000104155
1763-10-26T06:002.7885.11362TRINCOMALEEN33:35W139N18E24.001CALM, VARIABLENBE6 FATHOMSSOME SMALL RAINSOME PART FAIR WEATHER, REMAINDER CLOUDY0100000104156
1763-10-27T06:003.0785.131141.0TRINCOMALEEN35:15W135S4E17.0010:52ECALM, SE, SEBS, ESENNE8 FATHOMS PER HOURLIGHT AIRSCLOUDY MOST PART, REMAINDER FAIR0000000104157
1763-10-28T06:003.3385.28911.0TRINCOMALEEN37:38W133NNE1/2E19.001SE, CALM, ENBE1 KNOT PER HOURLIGHT AIRS WITH CALMSSOME RAINDARK CLOUDY WEATHER, THE REST FAIR0100000104158
1763-10-29T06:003.7385.50361TRINCOMALEEN39:38W126N1/2W24.001E, CALMNWBN6 FATHOMS PER HOURDAY COUDY, NIGHT REMARKABLY CLEAR0000000104159
1763-10-30T06:003.9385.832946.7TRINCOMALEEN44:42W131ENE1/4E37.001NNW, S, CALM, WNWNE1 KNOT PER HOURMODERATE BREEZES, REMAINDER LIGHT AIRSHEAVY RAINCLOUDY0100000104160
1763-11-01T06:003.5586.763161.0TRINCOMALEEN47:32W149S55E37.001CALM, VARIABLE, NWEBS1 KNOT PER HOURMOST PART LIGHT AIRS, WITH CALMS, THE NIGHT SQUALLYMOSTLY SHOWERY, NIGHT HARD RAIN1100000104161
1763-11-02T06:002.7387.262152.6TRINCOMALEEN45:14W166S32E58.001WNW, VARIABLE, SWBS, CALM, SWBSESE-SEFROM 8 FATHOMS TOO I KNOTLIGHT WINDS AND CALM SOMETIMES SQUALLYDRIZZLING RAINSWELL FROM S0100000104162
1763-11-03T06:001.4387.912032.6TRINCOMALEEN42:25W198S27E87.000SSW, W, CALM, SSWSE-SE1/2S8 FATHOMS PER HOURLITTLE WIND INTERMIXED WITH LIGHT SQUALLSMUCH RAIN0100000104163
1763-11-04T06:000.8288.60361TRINCOMALEEN43:30W214SE1/4E55.000SWBS, SBW, CALMFIRST PART MODERATE BREEZES, REMAINDER UNSETTLED WEATHERHARD RAINCLOUDY0100000104164
1763-11-05T06:000.1388.33792.6TRINCOMALEEN40:03W221S22W44.000CALM, SSE, E, EBNLIGHT WINDS, REMAINDER FAIRCLOUDY0000000104165
1763-11-06T06:00-0.6388.28101TRINCOMALEEN37:25W232S04W46.000ENE, ESE, EBSSSW-WBS-W3 TO 4 FATHOMS TEN 6 FATHOMSLIGHT WIND, LATTER SQUALLYTHUNDER LIGHTNINGHARD RAINCLOUDY0100100104166
1763-11-07T06:00-1.4287.631012.6TRINCOMALEEN31:05W242SW1/2S61.000E, SE, EBSW6 FATHOMS PER HOURLIGHT WINDS, REMAINDER MODERATE WINDS AND SQUALLYRAINLARGE SWELL FROM SECLOUDY0100000104167
1763-11-08T06:00-2.8087.3312415.4TRINCOMALEEN27:48W257S18W85.000E, SE, SEBEMODERATE GALES, SOME SQUALLSRAINLARGE SWELL FROM SEHAZY0100000104168
1763-11-09T06:00-4.2086.5513519.0TRINCOMALEEN22:35W277S29W96.000SEBE, SEFRESH GALES, REST PLEASNAT GALESLARGE SWELL FROM SEHAZY, REST FAIR WEATHER0000000104169
1763-11-10T06:00-5.3385.8013519.0TRINCOMALEEN18:02W295S31W89.000SE, SEBE, SEFRESH BREEZES THE FIRST PART, REMAINDER FRESH GALES AND FLYING SQUALLSSOME RAINFAIR0100000104170
1763-11-11T06:00-6.3785.3113515.4TRINCOMALEEN15:17W310S27W63.0000:13WSE, SEBE, SESOME PART FRESH GALES, REMAINDER MODERATE GALESFIRST PART CLOUDY, REMAINDER FAIR0000000104171
1763-11-12T06:00-7.9084.501236.7TRINCOMALEEN11:13W336SSW1/2W105.00-1SEBE, SE, SEBEMODERATE GALES IN THE FIRST, MIDDLE FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATECLOUDY THEN FAIR0000000104172
1763-11-13T06:00-9.9083.4312319.0TRINCOMALEEN06:41W372SSW1/2W136.00-1SEBEFIRST PART MODERATE GALES, MIDDLE PART SQUALLY, LATTER FRESH GALESSOME RAINSWELL FROM SSEFAIR0100000104173
1763-11-14T07:00-12.1081.9112319.0TRINCOMALEEN0:14W414SWBS159.00-1ESE, EBS, SEBEFRESH GALES FIRST PART, MID AND LATTER INTERMIXED WITH VERY STRONG SQUALLSRAINLARGE SWELL FROM SEFAIR0100000104174
1763-11-15T07:00-13.9080.2313219.0TRINCOMALEEN2:30E445SW1/4S147.00-31:20WSEBE, SEFRESH GALESSOME PART CLOUDY, REMAINDER FAIR0000000104175
1763-11-16T07:00-15.8878.1813219.0TRINCOMALEEN6:55E489SW168.00-32:00WSEFRESH GALESFAIR0000000104176
1763-11-17T07:00-17.4876.1012015.4TRINCOMALEEN10:48E532S52W153.00-43:00WSEBE, E, SEBEFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MID AND LATTER MODERATE GALESFIRST PART FAIR, MID AND LATTER CLOUDY0000000104177
1763-11-18T07:00-18.8074.111079.3TRINCOMALEEN14:05E565S55W138.00-64:34WSE, ESEPLEASANT TRADESFAIR0000000104178
1763-11-19T07:00-19.8572.38936.7TRINCOMALEEN16:09E594SW1/2W108.00-85:30WESE, E, EBSMODERATE BREEZESFAIR0000000104179
1763-11-20T07:00-20.2872.132621.0TRINCOMALEEN16:43E603SW3/4W34.00-87:30WNEBE, SEBE, WLIGHT AIRS AND CALMFAIR0000000104180
1763-11-21T07:00-20.5571.461612.6TRINCOMALEEN17:45E613WSW41.00-8SWBW, VARIABLE, SBELIGHT BREEZES IN THE FIRST PART, MID SQUALLY, LATTER LITTLE WINDFIRST PART CLOUDY LATTER FAIR0000000104181
1763-11-22T07:00-21.8370.801272.6TRINCOMALEEN18:45E621S66W42.00-8SSE, SBE, SELITTLE WINDLARGE SWELL FROM THE SFAIR0000000104182
1763-11-23T07:00-21.1869.88602.6TRINCOMALEEN20E634WSW55.00-8SE, NE, ENEMOST PART LITTLE WINDLIGHTNING ALL AROUND THE HORIZONLARGE SWELL FROM THE SMOST PART CLOUDY, REST FAIR WEATHER0000100104183
1763-11-24T07:00-21.8768.187119.0TRINCOMALEEN22:37E658S70W101.00-8E, EBS, EBNFIRST PART MODERATE GALES, MIDDLE SQUALLY, LATTER FRESH GALESLIGHTNINGLARGE SWELL FROM THE SFIRST FAIR, LATTER CLOUDY0000100104184
1763-11-26T08:00-22.6065.631222.6TRINCOMALEEN25:24E690S77W65.00-13SSE, E, SEFIRST PART LITTLE WIND, MID PART FRESH BREEZES, LATTER LIGHT BREEZESMID PART RAINA SWELL FROM THE SEFAIR0100000104185
1763-11-27T08:00-23.0063.661006.7TRINCOMALEEN27:38E713S77W107.00-13ESE, VARIABLE, ESEMODERATE GALES IN FIRST PART, MID OVERCAST AND SQUALLY, LATTER PLEASANT BREEZESFIRST PART CLOUDY, LATTER FAIR0000000104186
1763-11-28T08:00-23.4561.8113015.4TRINCOMALEEN29:40E738S75W106.00-16ESE, SE, SEBSMODERATE GALES EXCEPT A LIGHT SQUALL IN THE NIGHTSHOWER OF RAINFAIR1100000104187
1763-11-29T08:00-24.1560.001309.3TRINCOMALEEN31:19E766S67W109.00-16SBE, SEBSPLEASANT GALESFAIR0000000104188
1763-11-30T08:00-25.1358.13979.3TRINCOMALEEN32:41E801S60W118.00-16SE, SSE, SEBS, ESEPLEASANT GALESFAIR0000000104189
1763-12-01T08:00-25.9756.68726.7TRINCOMALEEN33:35E829S58W94.00-18EBN, SEBE, EPLEASANT BREEZESLATTER SWELL FROM SWFAIR0000000104190
1763-12-02T08:00-26.5055.70382.6TRINCOMALEEN34:09E848S58W61.00-1819:25WEBN, EBS, EBN, NEBELITTLE WINDSWELL FROM THE SWFAIR0000000104191
1763-12-03T08:00-27.1054.86272.6TRINCOMALEEN34:32E866S52W58.00-1820:30WNEBE, NNE, NELITTLE WINDSWELL FROM THE SFAIR LATTER CLOUDY0000000104192
1763-12-04T08:00-27.7253.6115919.0TRINCOMALEEN35:16E889S61W77.00-21NE, SBE, SMODERATE GALES IN THE FIRST, MID LITTLE WINDS, LATTER FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYMID PART DRIZZLING RAIN, LATTER SMALL RAINFIRST DARK CLOUDY WEATHER, MIDDLE DARK WEATHER, LA0100000104193
1763-12-05T09:00-29.2350.657819.0TRINCOMALEEN36:21E939S60W182.00-23SSE, ESE, EBSFRESH GALESDRIZZLING RAINHAZY0100000104194
1763-12-06T09:00-29.8847.8614619.0TRINCOMALEEN38:36E984S75W150.00-23ESE, EBS, SBEFRESH GALES AND SQUALLSDRIZZLING RAINHAZY0100000104195
1763-12-07T09:00-29.9345.8519019.0TRINCOMALEEN40:07E1008S88W105.00-2524:00WSSW, SWBW, SWBSMODERATE BREEZES IN FIRST PART, MIDDLE CLOUDY, LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST AND LATTER FAIR, MIDDLE CLOUDY0000000104196
1763-12-08T09:00-30.2843.8816719.0TRINCOMALEEN40:21E1036WBS105.00-2525:10WSWBS, SSW, SBWFRESH GALESSWELL FROM THE SCLOUDY0000000104197
1763-12-09T09:00-31.1740.931449.3TRINCOMALEEN44:15E1107S61W106.00-2525:30WSBW, SBEA FRESH BREEZEMOSTLY CLEAR AND FAIR0000000104198
1763-12-10T09:00-32.3039.25546.7TRINCOMALEEN44:31E1141S52W110.00-2525:30WSEBE, EBNMODERATE IN THE FIRST PART, LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART FAIR, LATTER CLOUDY0000000104199
1763-12-11T10:00-33.2236.91436.7TRINCOMALEEN45:39E1187S65W131.00-25EBN, ENEMODERATEFIRST AND MIDDLE CLOUDY, LATTER HAZY0000000104200
1763-12-12T10:00-33.5535.43766.7TRINCOMALEEN46:03E1212S75W77.00-2524:20WEBSMODERATE IN THE MORNING, NUT LITTLE WINDFAIR0000000104201
1763-12-13T10:00-33.9534.25436.7TRINCOMALEEN46:27E1233S68W63.00-2525:18WENE, CALM, EBS, ENELITTLE WIND EITH CALMS IN FIRST PART, REMAINDER MODERATEFIRST PART CLOUDY, REMAINDER FAIR0000000104202
1763-12-14T10:00-34.7531.0811119.0TRINCOMALEEN47:43E1286S74W164.00-24NE, NEBE, SEFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY IN FIRST PART, BUT AT INTERVALS STRONG GALESTHUNDER AND LIGHTNINGHEAVY RAINFIRST PART CLOUDY0100100104203
1763-12-15T10:00-34.7229.961902.6TRINCOMALEEN48:24E1301N88W56.00-24SE, SW, SWBSLIGHT WINDSFAIR IN FIRST REMAINDER CLOUDY0000000104204
1763-12-16T10:00-35.0029.1521TRINCOMALEEN48:36E1317S68W45.00-24S, NE, E, NEFIRST PART LIGHT AIRSFAIR IN FIRST REMAINDER CLOUDY0000000104205
1763-12-17T10:00-35.2027.4546TRINCOMALEEN49:21E1342S82W83.00-22NNE, NEBE, ENESET SFIRST PART LIGHT AIRSFAIR IN FIRST REMAINDER CLOUDY0000000104206
1763-12-18T10:00-35.2026.1625919.0TRINCOMALEEN50E1359W63.00-22NEBE, WNW, WBNFIRST AND LATTER PARTS FRESH GALESRAINFIRST AND LATTER THICK HAZY WEATHER, MID FAIR0100000104207
1763-12-19T10:00-35.3723.9812422.6TRINCOMALEEN50:24E1376S83W109.00-22WBN, SBE, SEBSFIRST PART FRESH GALES, BUT STRONG GALES AND HARD SQUALLS AT INTERVALS, LATTER STRONG GALESRAINLATTER CLOUDY0100000104208
1763-12-20T11:00-36.8322.219322.6TRINCOMALEEN51E1400S44W122.00-20SE, ESEFRESH GALES, STRONG GALES AT INTERVALSRAINHAZY0100000104209
1763-12-21T11:00-35.9720.5827322.6TRINCOMALEEN52E1420N57W94.00-20SE, WBN, WNWSTRONG GALESFIRST HAZY, MID CLOUDY, LATTER FAIR0000000104210
1763-12-22T00:003386.7CAPE FALSONBW1/2W10WBN, NWBW, NNWMODERATEFAIR0000000104211
1763-12-23T00:00-34.983386.7CAPE FALSONBE1/2E8NNW, NW, NNWMODERATE, FRESH GALES AT INTERVALSCLOUDY, LATTER FAIR0000000104212