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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 GRAMPUS cruise from St. Thomas to Spithead started at 1784-06-08 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.749475, 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: 20.176087 * Median Longitude: -20.346522 * South-bound Latitude: -2.170000 * West-bound Longitude: -33.600000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.350000 * East-bound Longitude: 4.000000
Date/Time Start: 1784-06-08T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1784-07-23T12:00:00
Event(s):
Grampus_17840608_NMM_ADM/L/G30 * Latitude Start: -0.500000 * Longitude Start: 6.210000 * Latitude End: 50.680000 * Longitude End: -0.960000 * Date/Time Start: 1784-06-08T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1784-07-23T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Grampus (4th Rate Frigate), Voyage: St Thomas (Sao Tome) - Spithead, 1st Observer: Edward Thompson (Captain), 2nd Observer: Alexander Kirkwood (2nd Officer/Lieutenant), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 50G 1062BM LENGTH 148FT BEAM 40FT 6IN DEPTH 17FT 9IN COMPLEMENT 350. BUILt IN 1782 IN LIVERPOOL, BROKEN UP IN 1794. ONE OF THE FIRST TO BE LAUNCHED WITH A COPPER-SHEATHED HULL.
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 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
15 Present weatherwwWeather description
16 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
17 ClearnessClearness
18 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
19 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
20 FogFog1 If fog was reported
21 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
22 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
23 HailHail1 If hail was reported
24 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
25 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
876 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 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
15 
ww
(Weather description)
16 
Precip descr
17 
Clearness
18 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
19 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
20 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
21 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
22 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
23 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
24 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
25 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1784-06-08T12:00-0.704.0016119.0ST THOMASN75E53S84W136.00-19SFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000104619
1784-06-09T12:00-1.033.5317219.0ST MATTHEWS77W100S82W150.00-19SBWFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000104620
1784-06-10T12:00-1.37-0.8416219.0ST MATTHEWW49S81W144.00-18SFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000104621
1784-06-11T12:00-1.45-3.271986.7ST MATTHEW70S88W146.00-16S, SWBSMODERATEFAIR0000000104622
1784-06-12T12:00-1.48-5.741756.7ST MATTHEWW18S89W148.00-16SBWMODERATEFAIR0000000104623
1784-06-13T13:00-1.10-8.151446.7ST PAULSN84W382S82W146.00-14SSEMODERATEFAIR0000000104624
1784-06-14T13:00-1.73-11.351666.7ST PAULSN81W329S79W195.00-14SMODERATEFAIR0000000104625
1784-06-15T13:00-2.17-13.841466.7ST PAULSN77W280S80W152.00-12S, SSEMODERATEFAIR0000000104626
1784-06-16T13:00-1.88-16.341016.7ST PAULSN76W230N82W150.00-12SE, ESEMODERATEFAIR0000000104627
1784-06-17T13:00-1.62-18.521486.7ST PAULSN74W186N83W132.00-10SSEMODERATEFAIR0000000104628
1784-06-18T13:00-1.27-20.65916.7ST PAULSN72W144N80W130.00-10EBSMODERATEFAIR0000000104629
1784-06-19T13:00-0.80-22.34916.7ST PAULSN70W106N74W105.00-10EBSMODERATECLOUDY0000000104630
1784-06-20T14:001.35-22.649419.0ST JAGON6W277N15W134.00-7EBSFRESH GALESFAIR0000000104631
1784-06-21T14:004.00-22.94936.7ST JAGON6W223N6W160.00-8EBSMODERATECLOUDY0000000104632
1784-06-22T14:005.58-23.12716.7ST JAGON6W191N6W96.00-8SBE, EBNFIRST PART FRESH GALES, LATTER MODERATECLOUDY0000000104633
1784-06-23T14:007.03-23.35352ST JAGON3W162N13W90.00-8EBS, NE, NFIRST PART LIGHT AIRS, MIDDLE AND LATTER SQUALLYMIDDLE AND LATTER THUNDERMIDDLE AND LATTER RAINFIRST PART FAIR0100100104634
1784-06-24T14:007.57-23.691419.0ST JAGON25W120N16W114.00-9NNEFRESH GALES0000000104635
1784-06-25T14:008.22-24.171711.0ST JAGON141N43W42.00-9ENE, SLIGHT AIRSFAIR0000000104636
1784-06-26T14:008.52-24.69141.0ST JAGON4E166N50W44.00-9NNELIGHT AIRSFAIR0000000104637
1784-06-27T14:009.90-25.72476.7ST JAGON17E109N36W105.00-9NEBEMODERATECLOUDY0000000104638
1784-06-28T14:0011.08-26.195919.0ST JAGON32E72N11W134.00-9ENEFIRST PART MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST PART CLOUDY0000000104639
1784-06-29T14:0014.02-26.994619.0ST JAGON67E57N20W124.00-10NEBEFRESH GALESSOME RAINCLOUDY0100000104640
1784-06-30T14:0016.07-28.493719.0ST MARYSN12E424N35W150.00-8NEFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000104641
1784-07-01T14:0018.20-29.324719.0ST MARYSN15E388N20W126.00-9NEBEFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000104642
1784-07-02T14:0020.60-30.29366.7ST MARYSN19E348N21W154.00-9ENE, NEFIRST PART FRESH GALES, LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART CLOUDY0000000104643
1784-07-03T14:0022.57-31.345719.0ST MARYSN25E312N13W150.00-11NE, ENEFIRST PART MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST PART CLOUDY0000000104644
1784-07-04T14:0025.07-31.677919.0ST MARYSN30E275N8W132.00-11EFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY0000000104645
1784-07-05T14:0027.28-32.27576.7ST MARYSN37E244N14W133.00-11ENEMODERATEFAIR0000000104646
1784-07-06T14:0029.23-33.093419.0ST MARYSN46E222N20W127.00-11NEFIRST PART MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESLATTER RAINFIRST PART FAIR0100000104647
1784-07-07T14:0031.28-33.605719.0ST MARYSN56E206N12W126.00-11ENEFIRST PART MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESLATTER RAINFIRST PART FAIR0100000104648
1784-07-08T14:0033.67-33.55766.7ST MARYSN69E179N1:15E152.00-14EMODERATECLOUDY0000000104649
1784-07-09T14:0036.45-32.5987CORVON12E66N14E164.00-14EBSFIRST PART FRESH GALESLATTER RAINFIRST PART FAIR0100000104650
1784-07-10T14:0039.03-31.44956.7CORVON15W14N19E164.00-18ESEMODERATEFAIR0000000104651
1784-07-11T14:0040.60-29.641406.7SCILLYN56E345N43E122.00-18SE, SSEMODERATEFAIR0000000104652
1784-07-12T14:0041.10-27.341616.7SCILLYN59E322N50E120.00-19SSE, SMODERATEFAIR0000000104653
1784-07-13T14:0042.62-24.2514819.0SCILLYN54E276N62E153.00-21SBEFRESH GALESFAIR0000000104654
1784-07-14T14:0042.80-23.754719.0SCILLYN58E267S63E26.00-21S, WSW, ENEFRESH GALESFAIR0000000104655
1784-07-15T14:0042.12-23.07496.7SCILLYN54E268S36E51.00-19NNE, ENEMODERATEFAIR0000000104656
1784-07-16T13:0041.60-21.304819.0SCILLYN49E257S66E87.00-20ENEFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYMUCH RAIN0100000104657
1784-07-17T13:0041.13-19.322522.6SCILLYN49E243S75E92.00-20NESTRONG GALESCLOUDY0000000104658
1784-07-18T13:0041.17-17.5932922.6SCILLYN39E226N88E78.00-20NE, NBWSTRONG GALESCLOUDY0000000104659
1784-07-19T13:0043.67-14.5529319.0SCILLYN38E158N41E206.00-22NWFIRST PART MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYFIRST PART FAIR0000000104660
1784-07-20T13:0045.37-12.522716.7SCILLYN37E114N44E130.00-22WNWFIRST PART STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATELATTER CLOUDY0000000104661
1784-07-21T13:0047.30-9.19293SCILLYN24E57N50E180.00-22W, NWFIRST PART MODERATE, LATTER SQUALLYLATTER SOME RAINFIRST PART CLOUDY0100000104662
1784-07-22T12:0049.15-6.342926.7SCILLYN77E72NE158.00-23NWMODERATECLOUDY0000000104663
1784-07-23T12:0049.35-2.422376.7SCILLYN60E231N83E158.00-22WNW, WBSMODERATECLOUDY0000000104664