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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. Pierre Martinque to Spithead started at 1796-06-16 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.749476, 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: 36.480500 * Median Longitude: -41.897250 * South-bound Latitude: 17.970000 * West-bound Longitude: -61.720000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.520000 * East-bound Longitude: -4.130000
Date/Time Start: 1796-06-16T16:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1796-07-25T12:00:00
Event(s):
Grampus_17960616_NMM_ADM/L/G114 * Latitude Start: 18.770000 * Longitude Start: -62.070000 * Latitude End: 50.680000 * Longitude End: -0.960000 * Date/Time Start: 1796-06-16T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1796-07-25T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Grampus (5th Rate Frigate), Voyage: St Pierre Martinque - Spithead, 1st Observer: John Williams (Captain), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 54G 1165BM
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 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
16 State of the sea descriptionState sea 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:
747 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 
Precip descr
16 
State sea 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)
1796-06-16T16:0017.97-61.72919.3ST BARTHOLOMEWS87W135N6E13.001EBS, EFRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000104535
1796-06-17T16:0019.22-61.47916.7BERMUDAN8W262N11E77.001EMODERATECLOUDY0000000104536
1796-06-18T16:0020.38-61.33916.7BERMUDAN11W240N6E71.001EBN, EMODERATEHAZY0000000104537
1796-06-19T16:0021.78-61.18916.7BERMUDAN12W212N6E83.001EMODERATEHAZY0000000104538
1796-06-20T16:0022.97-60.98896.7BERMUDAN14W190N9E72.00-1EBN, EMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000104539
1796-06-21T16:0024.53-60.62896.7BERMUDAN23W166N12E96.00-1EBS, EMODERATEHAZY0000000104540
1796-06-22T16:0025.83-60.321006.7BERMUDAN23W140N11E80.00-1E, EBSMODERATEHAZY0000000104541
1796-06-23T16:0026.87-60.05892.6BERMUDAN33W126N13E63.00-1ESE, ELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000104542
1796-06-24T16:0027.15-59.90362BERMUDAN33W120N27E27.00-1SE, S, VARIABLEPM LIGHT AIRSPM CLOUDY0000000104543
1796-06-25T16:0027.95-59.531992.6BERMUDAN40W111N22E52.00-4SW, SSWLIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000104544
1796-06-26T16:0028.88-59.031992.6BERMUDAN50W102N25E62.00-4SW, SSWLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000104545
1796-06-27T16:0029.90-58.12221BERMUDAN64W104N39E78.00-4SWPM FRESH BREEZESPM RAIN0100000104546
1796-06-28T16:0030.63-57.222196.7CORVON67E454N45E67.00-6SWBW, SWMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR WEATHER0000000104547
1796-06-29T16:0031.82-56.122192.6CORVON69E438N39E91.00-6SWLIGHT BREEZESHAZY0000000104548
1796-06-30T16:0033.10-54.332052.6CORVON71E398N50E119.00-9SWBSLIGHT BREEZESHAZY0000000104549
1796-07-01T15:0034.57-52.252149.3CORVON73E354N50E136.00-11SWBW, SWFRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000104550
1796-07-02T15:0035.87-50.082146.7CORVON76E311N55E130.00-11SWBW, SWMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000104551
1796-07-03T15:0036.75-48.73214CORVON79W288N52E84.00-11S, SE, SWPM LIGHT BREEZESPM CLEAR0000000104552
1796-07-04T15:0037.12-47.571472.6CORVON79E254N68E60.00-11SSW, SSEPM LIGHT BREEZES, AM SQUALLY, AT NOON LIGHT BREEZESPM CLEAR0000000104553
1796-07-05T15:0037.73-45.75118CORVON81E236N65E95.00-17SBE, SSW, SEPM MODERATEPM CLOUDY0000000104554
1796-07-06T15:0038.80-43.13174CORVON85E191N64E138.00-17WSW, SBWPM MODERATE BREEZES0000000104555
1796-07-07T15:0039.42-41.7720719.0CORVON88E166N60E74.00-18SBE, SWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY0000000104556
1796-07-08T15:0039.65-41.122301.0CORVON89E149N60E35.00-18SW, WSWLIGHT AIRS0000000104557
1796-07-09T15:0039.87-40.672076.7CORVOS88E148N55E26.00-18W, SWMODERATECLOUDY0000000104558
1796-07-10T15:0040.55-39.222302.6SCILLYN68E493N60E78.00-18WSWLIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000104559
1796-07-11T14:0041.30-37.28229SCILLYN68E461N63E100.00-19SW, WSWPM MODERATE BREEZES0000000104560
1796-07-12T14:0042.03-34.282299.3SCILLYN68E414N72E138.00-19WSWPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZESAM CLOUDY0000000104561
1796-07-13T14:0042.68-31.70235SCILLYN67E375N71E119.00-24WNW, WBSPM FRESH BREEZESPM HAZY0000000104562
1796-07-14T14:0043.12-29.772696.7SCILLYN67E347N72E89.00-24VARIABLE, WNWFRESH BREEZES, AM MODERATECLOUDY0000000104563
1796-07-15T14:0043.67-28.023259.3SCILLYN66E312N67E84.00-24NBWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000104564
1796-07-16T14:0044.48-26.103366.7SCILLYN68E286N59E93.00-24NNW, NPM FRESH BREEZE AND SQUALLY, AM MODERATE0000000104565
1796-07-17T14:0045.82-24.202466.7SCILLYN71E250N45E112.00-24WSW, NNW, N, WMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000104566
1796-07-18T13:0046.38-21.82314SCILLYN71E215N71E104.00-24NEBN, NNWPM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY0000000104567
1796-07-19T13:0047.28-21.103259.3SCILLYN74E199N28E61.00-24NBE, NBWMODERATE BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZESAM RAINCLOUDY0100000104568
1796-07-20T13:0047.63-20.404122.6USHANTN85:11E206N52E95.00-27NE, NNE, ENESTRONG GALESHAZY0000000104569
1796-07-21T13:0048.15-18.75356SCILLYN77:16E163N64E73.00-27N, NBW, NNEPM LIGHT BREEZESPM CLEAR0000000104570
1796-07-22T13:0049.05-15.4331119.0SCILLYN81:13E118N66E132.00-27NNWPM STRONG BREEZES, AT NOON FRESH GALESAT NOON A HEAVY SWELL FROM THE NWPM CLOUDY0000000104571
1796-07-23T13:0049.43-12.153129.3SCILLYN81:49E72N80E131.00-26WNW, W, NNWPM FRESH GALES, AT NOON FRESH BREEZESPM HAZY0000000104572
1796-07-24T13:0049.37-8.552446.7SCILLYN65:25E28EASTERLY142.00-26WPM FRESH BREEZES, AT 5 FRESH GALES, AM MORE MODERATEPM THICK HAZY WEATHER0000000104573
1796-07-25T12:0049.52-4.13224SCILLYN531N86E131.00-24WSWPM FRESH BREEZESPM HAZY0000000104574