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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 HANNIBAL cruise from Madeira to St. Helena started at 1781-06-25 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.749533, 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: -6.056667 * Median Longitude: -19.709167 * South-bound Latitude: -30.500000 * West-bound Longitude: -29.470000 * North-bound Latitude: 30.930000 * East-bound Longitude: -0.130000
Date/Time Start: 1781-06-25T13:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1781-08-12T12:00:00
Event(s):
Hannibal_17810625_NMM_ADM/L/H43 * Latitude Start: 32.130000 * Longitude Start: -16.570000 * Latitude End: -15.890000 * Longitude End: -5.750000 * Date/Time Start: 1781-06-25T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1781-08-12T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Hannibal (6th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Madeira - St Helena, 1st Observer: William Grant (Captain), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 16G 219BM
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
CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
10 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
11 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.
12 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.
13 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
14 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
15 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
16 ClearnessClearness
17 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
18 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
19 FogFog1 If fog was reported
20 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
21 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
22 HailHail1 If hail was reported
23 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
24 CommentComment
25 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
925 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)

Course
(Course of the ship during the...)
10 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
11 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
12 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
13 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
14 
Precip descr
15 
State sea descr
16 
Clearness
17 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
18 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
19 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
20 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
21 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
22 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
23 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
24 
Comment
25 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1781-06-25T13:0030.93-19.053620.6FUNCHALN31W38S31W113.00-16VARIABLELIGHT AIRS INCLINING TO CALM0000000107595
1781-06-26T13:0028.30-20.80526.7FUNCHALN37E106S30W103.00-16ENEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000107596
1781-06-27T13:0025.42-22.43536.7ST ANTONIOS12:30W172S30W199.00-15ENEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000107597
1781-06-28T14:0022.85-24.20559.3ST ANTONIOS7W111ENE180.00-13ENEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000107598
1781-06-29T14:0020.00-27.92816.7ST ANTONIOS7E61EBN E175.00-9EBNMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation107599
1781-06-30T00:0017.32686.7E TO ENEEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000107600
1781-07-01T14:0015.62-25.28246.7ST ANTONION14E37S14W111.00-10E, NEBN,MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER0000000107601
1781-07-02T14:0014.37-25.523620.6ST ANTONION15E64S11W77.00-10VARIABLETHESE 24 HOURS LIGHT AIRS INCLINING TO CALM0000000107602
1781-07-03T14:0013.12-25.30241.0BRAVAN46E50S10E77.00-10E, SEBE, NEBNLIGHT AIRS0000000107603
1781-07-04T14:0011.67-25.003516.7BRAVAN27E71S11E89.00-9ENE-NMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000107604
1781-07-05T14:0010.03-23.973516.7BRAVAN7E97S32E116.00-9NMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000107605
1781-07-06T14:008.97-23.00361.0BRAVAN4W117S42E86.00-9NEMODERATE BREEZES, AT 11 SQUALLY WIND SHIFTED TO THE WESTWARD, AT NOON LIGHT AIRSAT 11 RAIN AND HEAVY RAIN, AT NOON RAINCLEAR0100000107606
1781-07-07T14:008.83-22.72362BRAVAN6W121S65E21.00-9VARIABLETHESE 24 HOURS VARIABLE WEATHERTHESE 24 HOURS HEAVY RAIN0100000107607
1781-07-08T13:008.27-22.053622.6BRAVAN12W134S43E47.00-11VARIABLELIGHT BREEZES AND SQUALLYRAIN AT TIMES0100000107608
1781-07-09T13:007.43-21.083629.3BRAVAN17W154S49E76.00-10VARIABLEVARIABLE WEATHER, AM FRESH BREEZESRAIN0100000107609
1781-07-10T13:007.17-20.151649.3BRAVAN22W166S74E59.00-10S, SBW, S1/2EPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER0000000107610
1781-07-11T13:006.07-21.281486.7BRAVAN13W180S46W96.00-10SBE, SSEMODERATE BREEZESHAZY0000000107611
1781-07-12T13:004.58-22.431312.6BRAVAN5W206S38W112.00-10SSE, EBS, SE1/2SLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000107612
1781-07-13T14:003.80-24.101332.6BRAVAN4E221S65W119.00-8SSE, EBS, SE1/2SLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000107613
1781-07-14T14:002.52-25.671612.6FERDINANDOS41W168S51W124.00-8SSE, SBELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000107614
1781-07-15T14:000.97-26.501629.3FERDINANDOS44W133S31W84.00-7SSE, SBEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER0000000107615
1781-07-16T14:00-0.42-26.571066.7FERDINANDOS53W114S3W84.00-7ESEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000107616
1781-07-17T14:00-2.32-26.671066.7FERDINANDOS71W94S3W109.00-7ESEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000107617
1781-07-18T14:00-4.00-26.671076.7FERDINANDON88W90S101.00-6SEBE, ESEMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR WEATHER0000000107618
1781-07-19T14:00-5.53-26.673621.0CAPE ROCKN87W82S92.00-6VARIABLELIGHT AIRSCLEAR WEATHER0000000107619
1781-07-20T14:00-7.55-27.751336.7ST AUGUSTINS66W63S28W138.00-2SEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER0000000107620
1781-07-21T14:00-9.88-28.081339.3ST AUGUSTINN81W141S8W140.00-2SEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER0000000107621
1781-07-22T14:00-12.33-28.081119.3FERDINANDOS13W167S147.00-2ESEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER0000000107622
1781-07-23T14:00-14.75-29.431126.7FERDINANDOS15W119S8W146.00-1ESEMODERATE BREEZESSQUALLS OF RAIN AT TIMESCLOUDY1100000107623
1781-07-24T14:00-16.97-29.0011219.0FERDINANDOS13W72S17W140.00-1ESEFRESH BREEZES, AT 9 FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYAT 9 RAINCLOUDY0100000107624
1781-07-25T14:00-19.13-29.4711319.0FERDINANDOS20W29S6W134.000ESEFRESH BREEZES, AT 9 FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYAT 9 RAINCLOUDY0100000107625
1781-07-26T14:00-21.18-28.8036219.0FERDINANDON59W27S17E129.000VARIABLEFRESH BREEZES, AT 9 FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYAT 9 RAINCLOUDY0100000107626
1781-07-27T14:00-23.03-27.68576.7FERDINANDON40W65S29E129.001EBN, NEBEMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000107627
1781-07-28T14:00-25.02-26.35436.7ST HELENAN64W410S32E140.00-2NEMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000107628
1781-07-29T14:00-27.50-23.30456.7ST HELENAN54W392S50E218.000NEMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000107629
1781-07-30T13:00-28.83-19.353119.0ST HELENAN43E353S69E225.00-3NEBNFRESH GALES, AT 11 SQUALLYCLOUDY WEATHER0000000107630
1781-07-31T13:00-29.42-17.07626.7ST HELENAN36E334S74E129.00-6NNE1/2E, ENEMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000107631
1781-08-01T13:00-30.50-14.83626.7ST HELENAN29E223S61E139.00-6NNE1/2E, ENEMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000107632
1781-08-02T13:00-30.17-12.253519.3ST HELENAN21E304N81W136.00-9NNE-NFRESH BREEZE, AT 11 SQUALLYAT 11 RAINCLOUDY0100000107633
1781-08-03T13:00-29.37-9.75329ST HELENAN14E275N75E187.00-9NBW-NNWPM FRESH GALES, AT 2 STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, AT 8 MORE MODERATE, AT 12 SQUALLYAT 2 HEAVY SHOWERS OF RAIN1100000107634
1781-08-04T12:00-27.87-6.25192ST HELENAN14E237N64E210.00-11W-SSWPM FRESH BREEZESPM RAIN AT TIMES0100000107635
1781-08-05T12:00-25.97-3.801462.6ST HELENAN13W204N12W172.00-12S-SSEPM FRESH BREEZES, AT 12 LIGHT BREEZESA HEAVY SWELL FROM THE SWPM CLEAR0000000107636
1781-08-06T12:00-24.75-3.021681.0ST HELENAN18W184N30E84.00-12SLIGHT AIRSA HEAVY SWELL FROM THE SWCLOUDY WEATHER0000000107637
1781-08-07T12:00-24.20-2.803620.0ST HELENAN31W174N23E35.00-12VARIABLELIGHT AIRS THIS 24 HOURS INCLINED TO CALM0000000107638
1781-08-08T12:00-23.45-1.173621.0ST HELENAN31W174N64E103.00-15VARIABLELIGHT AIRS0000000107639
1781-08-09T12:00-22.90-0.753621.0ST HELENAN36W170N36E45.00-15VARIABLEVARIABLE WINDS INCLINING TO CALM, AM LIGHT AIRS0000000107640
1781-08-10T12:00-20.67-0.28859.3ST HELENAN49W143N11W136.00-16SEBS-EBSFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000107641
1781-08-11T12:00-17.83-0.13972.6ST HELENAN73W126N8E179.00-16SE-ESELITTLE WINDHAZY0000000107642
1781-08-12T12:00-16.10-1.621429.3ST HELENAN88:42W88N88W108.00-16SE-SSETHIS 24 HOURS FRESH BREEZES0000000107643