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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 GREENWICH cruise from Fenshall Road Madeira to Antigua started at 1755-09-01 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.749482, 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: 20.389565 * Median Longitude: -34.210000 * South-bound Latitude: 14.680000 * West-bound Longitude: -59.800000 * North-bound Latitude: 31.280000 * East-bound Longitude: -17.490000
Date/Time Start: 1755-09-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1755-09-26T16:00:00
Event(s):
Greenwich_17550901_NMM_ADM/L/G126 * Latitude Start: 32.130000 * Longitude Start: -16.570000 * Latitude End: 17.000000 * Longitude End: -60.500000 * Date/Time Start: 1755-09-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1755-09-26T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Greenwich (4th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Fenshall Road Madeira - Antigua, 1st Observer: Richard Roddam (Captain), 2nd Observer: Issac Crouch (2nd Officer/Lieutenant), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 50G
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 CommentCommentAny remark, found in the logbook on this particular day, about the ship, sails, rigging, etc.
13 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.
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 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:
468 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 
Comment
(Any remark, found in the logb...)
13 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
14 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
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)
1755-09-01T00:00FENSHALLNWBN20000000104943
1755-09-02T00:0010000000104944
1755-09-03T00:0010000000104945
1755-09-04T13:0031.28-17.499919.0MADEIRAN22:26E68S22:26W68.00-14E-ESEFIRST PART MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST PART FAIR0000000104946
1755-09-05T13:0029.77-18.653036.7MADEIRAN28:54E176S33:45W109.00-12NEBE-NWMODERATECLOUDY0000000104947
1755-09-06T13:0028.80-19.39116.7MADEIRAN30:20E246S33:45W70.00-12NBE, NNEFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE FRESH GALES, LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART CLOUDY, LATTER FAIR0000000104948
1755-09-07T13:0027.13-20.64236.7MADEIRAN31:28E366S33:45W120.00-11NE, NNE, NEBNMODERATEFAIR0000000104949
1755-09-08T13:0025.97-21.59126.7MADEIRAN32:15E451S35:57W86.00-11NE, NNEMODERATEFAIR0000000104950
1755-09-09T13:0024.80-22.45346.7MADEIRAN32:20E536S33:45W84.00-11NEBN, NEMODERATEFAIR0000000104951
1755-09-10T14:0023.73-23.24256.7MADEIRAN32:41E613S33:45W77.00-9NEBE, E, NEBNMODERATEFAIR0000000104952
1755-09-11T14:0022.50-24.14606.7MADEIRAN32:51E703S33:45W89.00-8ENEMODERATEFAIR0000000104953
1755-09-12T14:0021.05-25.194819.0MADEIRAN33:33E812S33:45W105.00-8ENE, NEBEFIRST PART MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST PART FAIR, LATTER CLOUDY0000000104954
1755-09-13T14:0019.67-27.396019.0MADEIRAN36:58E317S55:59W148.00-8NEBE, ENEFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST PART FAIR, MIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY0000000104955
1755-09-14T14:0018.43-29.856219.0MADEIRAN39:43E361S59:4W142.00-6NE, ENEFRESH GALESHAZY0000000104956
1755-09-15T14:0018.18-31.7714027.4MADEIRAN43:58E393S83:9W126.00THE SHIP BEING VERY LEAKY AND HAVING A GREAT DEAL OF WATER BETWEEN DECKS WAS OBLIGED TO BORE SEVERAL HOLE TO LET THE WATER DOWN TO THE PUMPS. SHIP LIKELY TO BROACH.-6SEBE, ESE, SE, SBE, S, SSE, S, SBW, SSW, SBE, SEBSFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY. AT 4 SQUALLY. AT 1/2 PAST 8 BEING TOOK WITH A VERY HEAVY SQUALL OF WIND. THE GALE BLOWING VERY HARD, CONTINUING EXCESSIVE HARAT 12 LIGHTNINGAT 1/2 PAST 8 HEAVY SQUALL OF RAINAT 4 A GREAT SEA FROM THE SE1100100104957
1755-09-16T14:0017.65-33.35756.7MADEIRAN47:59E409S70:49W97.00-4SSE-EBNMODERATECLOUDY0000000104958
1755-09-17T14:0016.95-35.4976MADEIRAN47:35E455S70:51W128.00-3E1/2S-EBNFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER SQUALLYFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS CLOUDY0000000104959
1755-09-18T15:0016.32-38.158919.0MADEIRAN50:17E501S75:56W160.00-1EFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000104960
1755-09-19T15:0015.65-40.956719.0MADEIRAN52:36E550S75:56W165.00-1EBN, ENEFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000104961
1755-09-20T15:0015.18-42.879119.0MADEIRAN53:57E583S75:56W108.001NNE-EFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS CLOUDY, LATTER FAIR0000000104962
1755-09-21T15:0014.68-45.259119.0MADEIRAN53:58E626S77:44W141.001EFIRST MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESLATTER FAIR0000000104963
1755-09-22T15:0015.73-47.927019.0MADEIRAN59:29E654N67:30W172.002ENEFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000104964
1755-09-23T15:0016.20-50.698119.0MADEIRAN62:10E691N80:4W163.002E-EBNFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000104965
1755-09-24T16:0016.42-53.625919.0MADEIRAN64:25E737N85:43W175.003EBN-NEBEFIRST AND LATTER FRESH GALES, MIDDLE SQUALLYLATTER SOME RAINFIRST AND LATTER CLOUDY0100000104966
1755-09-25T16:0016.57-56.957119.0MADEIRAN66:28E789N87:7W176.003ENEFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000104967
1755-09-26T16:0016.30-59.8094MADEIRAN67:33E841S84:23W131.004EFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS CLOUDY, LATTER FAIR0000000104968