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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 HERCULES cruise from Nagepatnam to Bellesoor started at 1755-09-03 [dataset]. Gemeentearchief Amsterdam, Netherland, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.749573, 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: 17.982500 * Median Longitude: 85.686500 * South-bound Latitude: 10.830000 * West-bound Longitude: 80.000000 * North-bound Latitude: 21.550000 * East-bound Longitude: 89.500000
Date/Time Start: 1755-09-03T07:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1755-09-22T06:00:00
Event(s):
Hercules_17550903_GAA_BIBLIOTHEEK_M951_53 * Latitude Start: 10.830000 * Longitude Start: 80.000000 * Latitude End: 21.550000 * Longitude End: 87.400000 * Date/Time Start: 1755-09-03T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1755-09-22T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Hercules, Voyage: Nagepatnam - Bellesoor, 1st Observer: J. 'T Hart (3E Waak), Company: VOC, Other ship information: GEBOUWD IN 1743 IN ZEELAND
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
--1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances)
WatchWatchName of the period of 4 hours which is known as a watch or duty on board ships
GlassesGlassesNumber of glasses within a watch; one watch equals 8 glasses
CommentCommentLife on board
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 Cloud typeCloud type
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:
359 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...)

-
(1 If position is considered t...)

Watch
(Name of the period of 4 hours...)

Glasses
(Number of glasses within a wa...)

Comment
(Life on board)
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 
Cloud type
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)
1755-09-03T07:0010.8380.002254.6VM8NO6.000ZWTW-ZWLABBERE EN FRISSE BRAMZEILSKOELTEMOOI WEER0000000110390
1755-09-04T07:0011.9780.822034.6VM8NO30.000WZW-ZZWLABBERE EN FRISSE BRAMZEILSKOELTEMOOI WEER0000000110391
1755-09-05T07:0013.4581.992704.9VM8NO23.000WFRISSE BRAMZEILSKOELTEMOOI WEER0000000110392
1755-09-06T06:0015.0283.132484.9VM8NOTN28.000W-WZWFRISSE EN GEMENE BRAMZEILSKOELTEDIKKE EN GRAUWE LUCHT0000000110393
1755-09-07T06:0016.1084.113264.6VM8NO 1/2 N21.000NW-NWTNVARIABELE, ONGESTADIGE BRAMZEILSKOELTEDONDER, WEERLICHTEN REGENZWARE DIKKE VERSTOPTE LUCHT0100100a trivial correction was made in this observation110394
1755-09-08T06:0017.5084.952254.6VM8NO 1/2 N17.500N-ZWVARIABELE ONGESTADIGE BRAMZEILSKOELTEMOOI WEER0000000110395
1755-09-09T06:0018.3585.672702.6VM8NOTN17.000ZWTZ-WLABBER EN STILMOOI WEER0000000110396
1755-09-10T06:0019.5285.872484.6VM8N 1/2 O19.500WZWLABBERE BRAMZEILSKOELTEMOOI WEER0000000110397
1755-09-11T06:0019.7085.823154.6VM8NTW7.000ZW-NWLABBERE BRAMZEILSKOELTEGOED WEER0000000110398
1755-09-12T06:0019.7086.17900N-OVARIABELE EN ONGESTADIGE KOELTE EN STILBUIIG WEER1000000110399
1755-09-13T06:0019.5286.51452.6VM8OTZ8.000NNW-NOONGESTADIGE KOELTE EN STILTRAVADIG WEER0000000110400
1755-09-14T06:0019.2286.95684.6VM8O 1/2 Z5.330NP 1/2 N-ONOLABBERE BRAMZEILSKOELTEBUIIGMET REGEN1100000110401
1755-09-15T06:0019.2086.609015.4VM8WTN 1/2 N5.000NO-OONGESTADIG TRAVADIG MET STIJVE KOELTEHARDE REGEN0100000110402
1755-09-16T06:0018.7886.241356.7VM8ZW8.500O-ZOONGESTADIGE TRAVADIGE MARSZEILSKOELTEREGEN0100000a trivial correction was made in this observation110403
1755-09-17T06:0019.2086.842034.6VM8NO 1/2 O10.000Z-ZZWONGESTADIGE BRAMZEILSKOELTEREGENBUIENOVERDRIJVENDE LUCHT1100000110404
1755-09-18T06:0020.3388.261584.6VM8NO 1/3 O25.500Z-ZZOLABBERE BRAMZEILSKOELTEGOED WEERREGENBUITJES1100000110405
1755-09-19T06:0019.8889.501132.6VM8NOTO18.500ZZO-OZOLABBER EN STILTRAVADIGE LUCHTMET REGENOVERDRIJVENDE LUCHT0100000110406
1755-09-20T06:0019.7088.801350.0VM8ZTO5.750NW-ZOSTILLETJESBUIIG, MOOI WEEROVERDRIJVENDE LUCHT1000000110407
1755-09-21T06:0020.1388.102484.9VM8NO 1/2 O10.500WNW-WZWSTIL TOT FRISSE BRAMZEILSKOELTEREGENOPHELDERENDE LUCHT0100000110408
1755-09-22T06:0021.5587.401MATROOS PIETER JACOBS HEEFT EEN GEBROKEN BEEN NA HET SPRINGEN VAN EEN CABBELAARING.00000000110409