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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 GREYHOUND cruise from Spithead to Johanna started at 1805-04-26 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.749485, 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: -4.687717 * Median Longitude: -8.304674 * South-bound Latitude: -37.450000 * West-bound Longitude: -26.850000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.480000 * East-bound Longitude: 44.670000
Date/Time Start: 1805-04-26T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1805-07-26T09:00:00
Event(s):
Greyhound_18050426_NMM_ADM/L/G142 * Latitude Start: 50.680000 * Longitude Start: -0.960000 * Latitude End: -10.950000 * Longitude End: 44.330000 * Date/Time Start: 1805-04-26T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1805-07-26T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Greyhound (5th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Spithead - Johanna, 1st Observer: Charles Elphinstone (Captain), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 32G 677BM
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 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
18 ClearnessClearness
19 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
20 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
21 FogFog1 If fog was reported
22 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
23 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
24 HailHail1 If hail was reported
25 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
26 CommentComment
27 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
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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 
State sea descr
18 
Clearness
19 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
20 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
21 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
22 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
23 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
24 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
25 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
26 
Comment
27 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1805-04-26T12:0049.48-4.2396.7LIZARDN54W161S60W102.00-25SE, ENE, NEBNPM MODERATE, AM ATRONG BREEZES, NOON MODERATECLOUDY0000000105476
1805-04-27T12:0048.62-7.23206.7CAPE FINISTERRES14W119S63W115.00-25N, NBE, NEMODERATECLOUDY0000000105477
1805-04-28T13:0048.27-8.452446.7CAPE CLEARS17W62S75W70.00-26NNW, VARIABLE, WMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000105478
1805-04-29T13:0049.32-9.0036219.0CAPE FINISTERRES4W119N20W65.00-26WSW, W, VARIABLEFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000105479
1805-04-30T13:0048.27-11.30421.0CAPE FINISTERRES15E111S57W108.00-26NNE, ENEPM FRESH BREEZES, NOON AIRSPM CLOUDY, NOON CLEAR0000000105480
1805-05-01T13:0047.27-13.60656.7MADEIRAS10W290S56W112.00-25EBN, EMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000105481
1805-05-02T13:0044.82-16.651109.3MADEIRAS236S55W184.00-25SEFRESH BREEZESPM CLOUDY, NOON CLEAR0000000105482
1805-05-03T13:0043.30-18.47766.7ST MARYSS38W16S41W117.00-25EBSPM FRESH BREEZES, AM MODERATE INCLINABLE TO CALMSCLOUDY0000000105483
1805-05-04T13:0042.75-19.083621.0ST MARYSS41W152S17W32.00-25NW, VARIABLEPM LIGHT AIRS, AM LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMSCLEAR0000000105484
1805-05-05T13:0041.13-19.332259.3ST MARYSS38W132S74W140.00-23VARIABLE, WSWPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZESFINE0000000105485
1805-05-06T13:0041.18-20.2319119.0ST MARYS-23VARIABLE, SWBSFRESH BREEZES, AM FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYCLEAR0000000105486
1805-05-07T13:0041.22-20.831809.3ST MARYSS25W117N62W23.00-23SWBS, VARIABLE, SSWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000105487
1805-05-08T13:0040.25-21.451129.3ST MARYSS25W74S22W63.00-23VARIABLE, SEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000105488
1805-05-09T13:0038.13-21.051129.3MADEIRAS54W152S16E146.00-23EBN, ENE, SEFRESH BREEZESRAIN0100000105489
1805-05-10T13:0036.33-21.28922.6MADEIRAS54E95S2W109.00-21NW, VARIABLE, ESELIGHT BREEZES0000000105490
1805-05-11T13:0033.60-21.856.7MADEIRA-21MODERATECLEAR0000000105491
1805-05-12T13:0031.57-21.73949.3MADEIRAS81E130S11E169.00-19NE, ESEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000105492
1805-05-13T14:0029.53-23.17506.7PALMAS79E74S8E94.00-18ENEMODERATECLOUDY0000000105493
1805-05-14T14:0027.32-23.27529.3ST ANTONIOS8W207S2W137.00-16NE, ENEPM LIGHT WINDS, NOON FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000105494
1805-05-15T14:0024.60-23.90529.3ST ANTONIOS9W133S13W167.00-16ENEPM MODERATE, NOON FRESH BREEZESPM FINENOON CLOUDY0000000105495
1805-05-16T14:0022.03-24.62309.3ST ANTONIOS2W97S13W156.00-15NEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000105496
1805-05-17T14:0020.45-25.11536.7ST ANTONIO-15ENEPM MODERATE BREEZES, NOON MODERATEPM FINENOON CLEAR0000000105497
1805-05-18T14:0018.87-25.60416.7ST ANTONIOS15E33S17W77.00-15ENE, NEBEMODERATECLEAR0000000105498
1805-05-19T14:0017.38-25.951.0S9W89.00-13LIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000105499
1805-05-20T14:0014.87-25.47556.7-13ENEMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000105500
1805-05-21T14:0012.35-24.98339.3ST PAULSS8W231S22E135.00-12NEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000105501
1805-05-22T14:009.77-23.75569.3ST PAULSS12W150S27E160.00-12NEBE, ENEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000105502
1805-05-23T14:007.00-22.69451.0-11NEBEPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM LIGHT AIRS, NOON LIGHT AIRSAM RAINCLOUDY0100000105503
1805-05-24T13:006.83-21.63421.0ST PAULSS41WS35E58.00-14NEBEPM MODERATE BREEZES, LIGHT AIRS, AM LIGHT AIRSPM RAINCLOUDY0100000105504
1805-05-25T13:006.47-21.533621.0-14VARIABLELIGHT AIRSNOON RAINCLOUDY0100000105505
1805-05-26T13:006.10-21.436.7-14MODERATE BREEZESRAIN AT TIMESCLOUDY0100000105506
1805-05-27T13:004.98-21.33762.6ST PAULSS53W133S67.00-14NE, ELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000105507
1805-05-28T13:004.70-20.931891.0ST PAULSS56W133S52E29.00-14VARIABLE, SSWPM CALM, AM LIGHT AIRSAM HEAVY RAINCLOUDY0100000105508
1805-05-29T13:003.87-20.732342.6ST PAULSS64W130S13E51.00-14WSWPM STRONG BREEZES, LIGHT AIRS, NOON LIGHT WINDSNOON RAINCLOUDY, AM HAZY0100000105509
1805-05-30T13:003.67-20.603620.0ST PAULSS64W130S53E11.00-14SBW, ENE, VARIABLEPM LIGHT AIRS, NOON CALMCLOUDY0000000105510
1805-05-31T13:003.53-20.933621.0ST PAULSS67W127S55W24.00-14VARIABLELIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000105511
1805-06-01T13:002.52-21.803621.0ST PAULSS73W94S45W80.00-14SSE, VARIABLELIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLERAIN0100000105512
1805-06-02T14:001.42-23.101486.7ST PAULSS81W66S48W90.00-10SEBS, SSEPM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, NOON MODERATE BREEZESPM RAINAM HAZY0100000105513
1805-06-03T14:00-0.47-23.821486.7ASCENSIONS51E233S21W121.00-10SSEMODERATECLOUDY0000000105514
1805-06-04T14:00-2.73-23.85929.3ASCENSIONS61E213S8E137.00-9E, EBSFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000105515
1805-06-05T14:00-4.67-23.681046.7ASCENSION-9E, ESEMODERATECLEAR0000000105516
1805-06-06T14:00-6.05-23.523626.7ASCENSIONS79E198S83.00-9S1/2E, EBS, VARIABLEMODERATECLEAR0000000105517
1805-06-07T14:00-8.02-23.521056.7ST HELENAS66E390S118.00-8ESEPM FRESH BREEZES, NOON MODERATENOON CLOUDY0000000105518
1805-06-08T14:00-10.05-23.771056.7ST HELENAS60E233S7W123.00-8ESEMODERATEFINE0000000105519
1805-06-09T14:00-12.07-24.001056.7ST HELENAS78E188S9W123.00-8ESEMODERATECLOUDY0000000105520
1805-06-10T14:00-14.07-23.881066.7-7ESEMODERATEFINE0000000105521
1805-06-11T14:00-15.60-23.771066.7-7ESEMODERATECLOUDY0000000105522
1805-06-12T14:00-17.39-23.656.7-7MODERATECLOUDY0000000105523
1805-06-13T14:00-19.18-23.53736.7CAPE GOOD HOPES68E810S22E105.00-6E, EBNMODERATE BREEZESFINE0000000105524
1805-06-14T14:00-19.90-23.101746.7CAPE GOOD HOPES69E810S28E49.00-6NE, VARIABLE, SMODERATEFINE0000000105525
1805-06-15T14:00-20.75-24.651576.7CAPE GOOD HOPES60W102.00-6SSE, SBE1/2EMODERATERAINCLOUDY0100000105526
1805-06-16T14:00-21.87-26.001296.7S45W95.00-6SSE, SEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation105527
1805-06-17T14:00-22.87-26.733622.6CAPE GOOD HOPEW829S34W74.00-5SSE1/2E, SEBS, VARIABLEPM FRESH BREEZES, NOON LIGHT BREEZESPM CLOUDY, NOON CLEAR0000000105528
1805-06-18T14:00-24.17-26.33746.7CAPE GOOD HOPES76E840S16E83.00-5EBS, EBNMODERATECLOUDY0000000105529
1805-06-19T14:00-25.03-26.85181.0CAPE GOOD HOPES78E773S20E55.00-5EBN, NNELIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000105530
1805-06-20T14:00-25.95-26.171082.6CAPE GOOD HOPES78E760S8W58.00-5NNE, ESELIGHT WINDSCLOUDY0000000105531
1805-06-21T14:00-26.53-25.911240.0CAPE GOOD HOPE-5ESE, SE1/2EPM LIGHT BREEZES, LIGHT WINDS, NOON CALMCLEAR0000000105532
1805-06-22T14:00-28.02-25.652669.3CAPE GOOD HOPES81E841S25E101.00-4WPM CALM, NOON FRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000105533
1805-06-23T14:00-27.72-24.521209.3CAPE GOOD HOPES79:32E783N77E62.00-4SBE, SEBEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000105534
1805-06-24T14:00-29.07-25.5013112.3CAPE GOOD HOPES82:17E807S32W95.00-4SSE, SEPM FRESH BREEZES, NOON STRONG BREEZES AND SQUALLYNOON RAINHEAVY SWELL FROM S0100000105535
1805-06-25T14:00-30.55-26.181319.3CAPE GOOD HOPES84E752S21W95.00-4SEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000105536
1805-06-26T14:00-31.42-25.371376.7CAPE GOOD HOPES85:13E735S39E67.00-4ESE, N, SE1/2SPM LIGHT BREEZES, NOON MODERATECLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation105537
1805-06-27T14:00-33.30-23.002686.7CAPE GOOD HOPES88E676S46E164.00-2WMODERATECLOUDY0000000105538
1805-06-28T13:00-33.75-19.2831012.3CAPE GOOD HOPES88:37E607S83E195.00-5NWPM FRESH BREEZES, AM STRONG BREEZESCLOUDY0000000105539
1805-06-29T13:00-34.73-15.2830612.3CAPE GOOD HOPEN84:54E562S84E208.00-9NWSTRONG BREEZESHAZY0000000105540
1805-06-30T13:00-35.00-11.023489.3CAPE GOOD HOPEN88E480S85E218.00-12NFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000105541
1805-07-01T13:00-35.10-8.0019112.3CAPE GOOD HOPEN88E410S87E151.00-12NE, WSW, SSWSTRONG BREEZES AND SQUALLYRAIN0100000105542
1805-07-02T12:00-35.20-5.881889.3CAPE GOOD HOPEN88ES84E106.00-15SBW, SSWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000105543
1805-07-03T12:00-36.03-2.732216.7CAPE GOOD HOPEN84:53E355S72E168.00-15SWBW, WBS, SWBWPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZES, NOON MODERATECLOUDY0000000105544
1805-07-04T12:00-36.78-0.452526.7CAPE GOOD HOPEN82E321S71E140.00-18SW, WMODERATECLOUDY0000000105545
1805-07-05T12:00-37.133.102949.3CAPE GOOD HOPEN78E253S81E169.00-21WBS, NWFRESH BREEZESPM CLOUDY, AM CLEAR0000000105546
1805-07-06T12:00-37.437.3231712.3CAPE GOOD HOPEN72E183S85E210.00-21NNWPM FRESH BREEZES, AM STRONG BREEZES AND SQUALLYAM HEAVY RAINPM CLOUDY0100000105547
1805-07-07T11:00-37.4310.9233712.3CAPE GOOD HOPEN64E133E183.00-23NNW, NSTRONG BREEZES AND SQUALLY0000000105548
1805-07-08T11:00-37.2814.08316.7CAPE GOOD HOPEN51E90N87E154.00-25NBW, NEBEPM FRESH BREEZES, AM MODERATECLOUDY0000000105549
1805-07-09T11:00-37.4517.003586.7CAPE GOOD HOPEN22E60S86E150.00-25NE, NWBW, NNEMODERATECLOUDY0000000105550
1805-07-10T11:00-37.1620.0524312.3-27NNE, WSW, WSTRONG BREEZESCLOUDY0000000105551
1805-07-11T10:00-36.8723.1022012.3CAPE AGUILLASN48W64N77E126.00-28SSW, WSWPM MODERATE, AM STRONG BREEZES AND HEAVY SQUALLSCLOUDY0000000105552
1805-07-12T10:00-36.9525.72310POINT OF NATALN28E85S88E135.00-28VARIABLE, NNWPM LIGHT BREEZESHAZY0000000105553
1805-07-13T10:00-37.1529.082866.7CAPE ST MARYSN58E360S86E167.00-29NWPM FRESH BREEZES, AM MODERATECLOUDY0000000105554
1805-07-14T10:00-37.0732.08275CAPE ST MARYSN42E310N88E142.00-29NW, NWBWPM FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000105555
1805-07-15T10:00-36.5234.153621.0CAPE ST MARYSN40E283N70E98.00-29NE, VARIABLEAM FRESH BREEZES, AM LIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000100105556
1805-07-16T10:00-35.6837.17279.3CAPE ST MARYSN34E243N71E153.00-29NBE, NEBEPM MODERATE, AM FRESH BREEZESPM CLOUDY, AM CLEAR0000000105557
1805-07-17T09:00-34.3538.0384CAPE ST MARYSN34E214N31E82.00-29ENE, VARIABLE, ESEPM MODERATE, NOON SQUALLYNOON RAINHEAVY SWELL FROM SWCLOUDY0100000105558
1805-07-18T09:00-31.6739.401539.3CAPE ST MARYSN39E157N22E185.00-27SE, SFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY0000000105559
1805-07-19T09:00-29.3840.622329.3CAPE ST MARYSN45E110N24E150.00-27SW, NW, WBSPM FRESH BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYHEAVY SWELLCLOUDY0000000105560
1805-07-20T09:00-27.7841.751871.0CAPE ST MARYSN56E80N32E114.00-27W, SWBW, SWBSPM FRESH BREEZE, NOON LIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000105561
1805-07-21T09:00-25.1842.272911.0ST AUGUSTINES BAYN13E43N13E130.00-24NE, VARIABLE, NWLIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000105562
1805-07-22T09:00-22.5742.781809.3ST AUGUSTINES BAYN33E25N8E185.00-23NW, WBN, SSWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000105563
1805-07-23T09:00-19.8743.3520512.3JUAN DE NOVAN9E53N18E171.00-20SWSTRONG BREEZES AND SQUALLY0000000105564
1805-07-24T09:00-17.5343.601049.3CHESTERFIELD SHOALN17E26N6E141.00-20NEBN, ENE, SEBEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000105565
1805-07-25T09:00-15.3543.602421.0MAYATTAN34E63N131.00-17VARIABLE, WBSLIGHT AIRSFINE0000000105566
1805-07-26T09:00-13.2044.672082.6JOHANNAN5W18N29E143.00-17SSE, S, SWLIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000105567