García-Herrera, Ricardo; Können, Gunther P; Wheeler, Dennis A; Prieto, Maria del Rosario; Jones, Philip D; Koek, Frits B (2010): Meteorological observations during HERMES cruise from River Plate to Table Bay started at 1807-12-26 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.749578, 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
Project(s):
Funding:
Fifth Framework Programme (FP5), grant/award no. EVK2-CT-2000-00090: Climatological Database for the Worlds Oceans: 1750-1854
Coverage:
Median Latitude: -37.156667 * Median Longitude: -19.322333 * South-bound Latitude: -39.020000 * West-bound Longitude: -53.480000 * North-bound Latitude: -33.800000 * East-bound Longitude: 18.370000
Date/Time Start: 1807-12-26T16:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1808-01-24T11:00:00
Event(s):
Hermes_18071226_NMM_ADM/L/H160 * Latitude Start: -35.230000 * Longitude Start: -53.500000 * Latitude End: -34.430000 * Longitude End: 16.950000 * Date/Time Start: 1807-12-26T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1808-01-24T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Hermes (Sloop), Voyage: River Plate - Table Bay, 1st Observer: Richard Fegen (1st Officer/Master), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 16G 339BM
Parameter(s):
# | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
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1 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Geocode | |||
2 | LATITUDE | Latitude | Geocode | |||
3 | LONGITUDE | Longitude | Geocode | |||
4 | Wind direction | dd | deg | Wind 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. | ||
5 | Wind speed | ff | m/s | calculated from the descriptive terms of wind force given in the observations | ||
6 | Landmark | Landmark | Name of first landmark | |||
7 | Bearing | Bearing | Bearing of the first landmark | |||
8 | Distance to landmark | Distance | arbitrary units | Distance to the first landmark | ||
9 | - | - | 1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances) | |||
10 | Course | Course | Course of the ship during the past 24 hours | |||
11 | Distance | Distance | arbitrary units | Distance travelled during the previous 24 hours | ||
12 | Declination | Decl | deg | It 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 description | Wind dir descr | All reported wind directions on this day. The wind direction is the direction that points to where the wind comes from. | |||
14 | Wind force description | Wind force descr | All reported wind forces on this day | |||
15 | Present weather | ww | Weather description | |||
16 | Precipitation description | Precip descr | ||||
17 | Clearness | Clearness | ||||
18 | Gusts | Gusts | 1 If wind gusts are reported | |||
19 | Precipitation/Rain | Rain | 1 If rain was reported | |||
20 | Fog | Fog | 1 If fog was reported | |||
21 | Snow type | Snow | 1 If snow was reported | |||
22 | Thunder | Thunder | 1 If thunder and or lightning was reported | |||
23 | Hail | Hail | 1 If hail was reported | |||
24 | Sea ice | Sea ice | 1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported | |||
25 | Identification | ID | CLIWOC 2.1 line number |
License:
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Size:
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Data
1 Date/Time | 2 Latitude | 3 Longitude | 4 dd [deg] (Wind direction (from which th...) | 5 ff [m/s] (calculated from the descripti...) | 6 Landmark (Name of first landmark) | 7 Bearing (Bearing of the first landmark) | 8 Distance [arbitrary units] (Distance to the first landmark) | 9 - (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 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) |
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1807-12-26T16:00 | -36.50 | -53.48 | 58 | 6.7 | CAPE ST ANTONIO | N86:55W | 63 | S36E | 106.00 | 13 | NE, NNE | AM FRESH BREEZES, NOON MODERATE, PM MODERATE | CLEAR WEATHER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110806 | |||
1807-12-27T15:00 | -38.08 | -50.80 | 36 | 12.3 | TRISTAN DE CUNHA | N86:52E | 603 | S54E | 161.00 | 13 | NNE | AM STRONG BREEZES, NOON STRONG BREEZES AND SQUALLY, PM FRESH BREEZES | CLOUDY WEATHER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110807 | |||
1807-12-28T15:00 | -38.78 | -48.52 | 24 | 2.6 | TRISTAN DE CUNHA | N84:34E | 560 | S68:30E | 113.00 | 13 | NNE, NBE, VARIABLE, SE | AM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, NOON LIGHT BREEZES, PM LIGHT BREEZES | THICK WEATHER | PM RAIN | NOON HAZY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110808 | |
1807-12-29T15:00 | -38.68 | -47.35 | 112 | 6.7 | TRISTAN DE CUNHA | N84:32E | 533 | N60:30E | 63.00 | 11 | VARIABLE, EBS, SEBE, ESE | AM MODERATE BREEZES AND SQUALLY, PM FRESH BREEZES | RAIN | CLOUDY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110809 | ||
1807-12-30T15:00 | -37.40 | -45.88 | 122 | 9.3 | TRISTAN DE CUNHA | N87:56E | 615 | N36E | 118.00 | 9 | ESE, VARIABLE | AM STRONG BREEZES AND SQUALLY, NOON FRESH BREEZES, PM FRESH BREEZES | AM DRIZZLING RAIN | NOON CLOUDY, PM HAZY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110810 | ||
1807-12-31T15:00 | -36.98 | -47.12 | 362 | 1.0 | TRISTAN DE CUNHA | N88:50E | 494 | N60E | 43.00 | 9 | SEBE, VARIABLE, SSE, S | AM LIGHT AIRS, NOON LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALM, PM LIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLE | AM HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 110811 | |||
1808-01-01T15:00 | -37.08 | -44.18 | 362 | 1.0 | TRISTAN DE CUNHA | N8:20E | 479 | S47E | 48.00 | 9 | SEBE, W, VARIABLE, WSW, SBW | AM CALM, NOON LIGHT AIRS, PM LIGHT AIRS | AM CLEAR, NOON CLOUDY, PM CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110812 | |||
1808-01-02T15:00 | -37.37 | -42.98 | 257 | 6.7 | TRISTAN DE CUNHA | N87:13E | 474 | S69E | 61.00 | 9 | W, WSW, SW, SBW | AM MODERATE BREEZES, PM FRESH BREEZES | CLOUDY WEATHER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110813 | |||
1808-01-03T15:00 | -38.12 | -41.28 | 278 | 2.6 | TRISTAN DE CUNHA | N86:57E | 442 | S71E | 86.00 | 8 | WBN, W, WNW | AM LIGHT BREEZES, PM MODERATE BREEZES | AM CLOUDY, PM CLEAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110814 | |||
1808-01-04T15:00 | -38.38 | -38.05 | 199 | 9.3 | TRISTAN DE CUNHA | N85:57E | 392 | S74E | 159.00 | 8 | WBN, SWBW, SBW, SSW, SW, WSW | AM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, PM FRESH BREEZES | PM HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110815 | |||
1808-01-05T14:00 | -38.72 | -33.80 | 230 | 19.0 | TRISTAN DE CUNHA | N88:25E | 338 | S81E | 203.00 | 5 | SWBS, SW, WSW | AM FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, PM FRESH GALES | CLEAR WEATHER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110816 | |||
1808-01-06T14:00 | -38.80 | -29.50 | 227 | 9.3 | TRISTAN DE CUNHA | N84:55W | 265 | S85E | 203.00 | 2 | WSW, SBW, SW, SSW, SWBS | AM FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, NOON FRESH BREEZES, PM FRESH GALES | AM RAIN | NOON CLEAR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110817 | ||
1808-01-07T14:00 | -38.90 | -26.10 | 280 | 9.3 | TRISTAN DE CUNHA | N83:10E | 175 | S79E | 163.00 | -1 | SWBS, WBN, SWBW, W | AM MODERATE BREEZES, NOON FRESH BREEZES, PM MODERATE | AM CLEAR, NOON CLOUDY, PM HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110818 | |||
1808-01-08T14:00 | -39.02 | -23.18 | 280 | 6.7 | TRISTAN DE CUNHA | N78:50E | 162 | S80E | 139.00 | -1 | WBN | AM MODERATE BREEZES, PM MODERATE BREEZES | AM CLOUDY, PM HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110819 | |||
1808-01-09T13:00 | -39.02 | -21.13 | 277 | 2.6 | TRISTAN DE CUNHA | N74:53E | 128 | S81E | 97.00 | -4 | WBN, VARIABLE | AM LIGHT BREEZES, NOON LIGHT BREEZES, PM MODERATE BREEZES | AM CLOUDY, NOON CLEAR, PM CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110820 | |||
1808-01-10T13:00 | -38.92 | -19.77 | 362 | 2.6 | TRISTAN DE CUNHA | S76:11E | 135 | S87E | 64.00 | -4 | N, VARIABLE, NBW | AM LIGHT BREEZES, NOON LIGHT BREEZES, PM LIGHT BREEZES | AM CLOUDY, NOON CLEAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110821 | |||
1808-01-11T13:00 | -38.67 | -16.37 | 353 | 9.3 | TRISTAN DE CUNHA | N68:16E | 84 | S88E | 159.00 | -8 | N, NBW | AM FRESH BREEZES, NOON FRESH BREEZES, PM FRESH BREEZES | AM CLEAR, PM HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110822 | |||
1808-01-12T13:00 | -38.20 | -12.17 | 338 | 12.3 | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE | N81:25E | 509 | N80E | 200.00 | -11 | NNW, NBW, SSW, SBW | AM STRONG BREEZES, PM STRONG BREEZES | HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110823 | |||
1808-01-13T13:00 | -37.60 | -8.20 | 158 | 6.7 | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE | N82:32E | 446 | N78E | 193.00 | -11 | S, SBE, SSE, VARIABLE | AM FRESH GALES, SQUALLS AT TIMES, NOON MORE MODERATE, PM FRESH BREEZES | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110824 | |||
1808-01-14T12:00 | -36.85 | -6.92 | 362 | 6.7 | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE | N83:56E | 426 | N62:30E | 70.00 | -15 | VARIABLE, ESE | AM LIGHT BREEZES AND VARIABLE, NOON MODERATE, PM LIGHT WINDS | NOON CLOUDY, PM CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110825 | |||
1808-01-15T12:00 | -36.72 | -6.12 | 255 | 6.7 | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE | N83:53E | 413 | N88E | 38.00 | -15 | VARIABLE, W, WSW, WNW | AM LIGHT BREEZES AND VARIABLE, NOON MODERATE, PM FRESH BREEZES | NOON CLEAR, PM CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110826 | |||
1808-01-16T12:00 | -36.88 | -2.50 | 275 | 12.3 | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE | N82:48E | 354 | S86E | 170.00 | -18 | WNW, WBN | AM STRONG BREEZES, PM FRESH BREEZES | HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110827 | |||
1808-01-17T12:00 | -34.70 | 0.80 | 275 | 9.3 | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE | N82:15E | 297 | E | 162.00 | -18 | WNW, WBN | AM FRESH BREEZES, PM FRESH BREEZES | HAZY WEATHER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110828 | |||
1808-01-18T12:00 | -36.28 | 4.10 | 272 | 12.3 | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE | N81:28E | 234 | N85E | 188.00 | -21 | WNW, WBN | AM STRONG BREEZES AND SQUALLY, PM FRESH BREEZES | PM CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110829 | |||
1808-01-19T12:00 | -35.60 | 7.45 | 283 | 12.3 | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE | N83:6E | 186 | N76E | 149.00 | -21 | VARIABLE, NWBW, NNW, W | AM MODERATE BREEZES, NOON STRONG BREEZES, PM STRONG BREEZES | AM DRIZZLIN RAIN | AM CLOUDY, PM HAZY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110830 | ||
1808-01-20T11:00 | -34.88 | 10.38 | 362 | 6.7 | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE | N86:38E | 136 | N73:30E | 150.00 | -24 | W, VARIABLE, NW, SW | AM MODERATE, PM LIGHT BREEZES AND SQUALLY | PM RAIN | AM CLOUDY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110831 | ||
1808-01-21T11:00 | -34.72 | 12.28 | 362 | 2.6 | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE | N88:55E | 107 | N84E | 94.00 | -24 | SW, VARIABLE, SWBS, WBS | AM MODERATE, NOON LIGHT BREEZES, PM LIGHT AIRS | AM CLOUDY, PM CLEAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110832 | |||
1808-01-22T11:00 | -34.63 | 14.88 | 362 | 6.7 | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE | S86:11E | 60 | N82E | 128.00 | -26 | WBS, W, VARIABLE, WNW, SW | AM MODERATE BREEZES, NOON MODERATE, PM MODERATE BREEZES | AM CLOUDY, PM CLEAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110833 | |||
1808-01-23T11:00 | -34.42 | 17.47 | 143 | 6.7 | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE | S75:52E | 22 | S86:30E | 129.00 | -26 | SW, SBE, SSW, S | AM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, NOON MODERATE, PM MODERATE BREEZES | NOON HAZY, PM CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110834 | |||
1808-01-24T11:00 | -33.80 | 18.37 | 187 | 1.0 | TABLE LAND | SBE3/4E | 1 | N74:45E | 99.00 | -27 | SBW, SWBS, S, SSW | AM STRONG BREEZES AND SQUALLY, NOON LIGHT AIRS, PM LIGHT AIRS | NOON HAZY, PM HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110835 |