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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 HEROINE cruise from Near Equator to Madras started at 1794-02-01 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.749579, 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: -16.936207 * Median Longitude: 32.721609 * South-bound Latitude: -37.550000 * West-bound Longitude: -25.880000 * North-bound Latitude: 13.110000 * East-bound Longitude: 83.300000
Date/Time Start: 1794-02-01T13:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1794-04-30T07:00:00
Event(s):
Heroine_17940201_NMM_ADM/L/H145 * Latitude Start: 2.100000 * Longitude Start: -18.920000 * Latitude End: 12.100000 * Longitude End: 80.500000 * Date/Time Start: 1794-02-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1794-04-30T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Heroine (5th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Near Equator - Madras, 1st Observer: Alan Hyde Gardner (Captain), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 38G 779BM
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 Current direction descriptionCur dir descrDirection of the current. This direction points to where the current is flowing towards to.
15 Current speed descriptionV descr
16 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
17 Present weatherwwWeather description
18 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
19 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
20 ClearnessClearness
21 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
22 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
23 FogFog1 If fog was reported
24 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
25 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
26 HailHail1 If hail was reported
27 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
28 CommentComment
29 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 
Cur dir descr
(Direction of the current. Thi...)
15 
V descr
16 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
17 
ww
(Weather description)
18 
Precip descr
19 
State sea descr
20 
Clearness
21 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
22 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
23 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
24 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
25 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
26 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
27 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
28 
Comment
29 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1794-02-01T13:002.10-18.923622.6FERDINAND NORONHAS66W299S9E40.00-11VARIABLELIGHT AIRS, AT 6 FRESH BREEZES, AT 8 LIGHT AIRS, NOON LIGHT WINDSSHOWERS OF RAIN, AT 6 HEAVY RAINNOON HAZY1100100110836
1794-02-02T13:001.63-18.623621.0SANDY ISLANDS11W40S33E34.00-11VARIABLELIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMS, NOON LIGHT AIRSNOON HAZY0000000110837
1794-02-03T13:001.03-18.233621.0SANDY ISLANDS34W32S43E49.00-11VARIABLELIGHT AIRS, AM MODERATE, SQUALLY, LIGHT AIRSRAINHAZY, AM CLEAR0100000110838
1794-02-04T13:000.98-18.323621.0SANDY ISLANDS27W29S74W160.00-11VARIABLELIGHT AIRSHAZY, AM CLOUDY0000000110839
1794-02-05T13:000.08-19.281586.7SANDY ISLANDS34E10S47W79.00-11SBEMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000110840
1794-02-06T13:00-0.87-19.901181.0MARTINIVASS24W413S31W68.00-11SE1/2ELIGHT AIRS, NOON INCLINABLE TO CALMSCLEAR0000000110841
1794-02-07T13:00-3.03-21.121086.7TRINIDADAS25W385S29W150.00-10SEBE1/2EMODERATE BREEZES, NOON MODERATECLEAR, NOON CLOUDY0000000110842
1794-02-08T14:00-5.32-22.501256.7TRINIDADAS24W332S31W159.00-10SEMODERATE BREEZES, AM MODERATECLEAR0000000110843
1794-02-09T14:00-7.35-23.101276.7TRINIDADAS25W290S16W127.00-8VARIABLE, SEMODERATECLEAR0000000110844
1794-02-10T14:00-9.30-23.951176.7TRINIDADAS25W248S23W127.00-7SEBEMODERATE, AM LIGHT WINDS, MODERATECLOUDY0000000110845
1794-02-11T14:00-11.53-24.621286.7TRINIDADAS27W202S16W139.00-7SEBE, SEMODERATECLOUDY0000000110846
1794-02-12T14:00-14.10-24.92952.6MARTINVASS29W143S7W155.00-6EBSMODERATE, AM FLYING SQUALLS, LIGHT WINDSCLOUDY0000000110847
1794-02-13T14:00-16.95-25.33959.3MARTINVASS42W91S8W172.00-6ESE, EBSFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY, NOON CLEAR0000000110848
1794-02-14T14:00-19.38-24.751136.7MARTINVASS68W57S9W146.00-5ESE1/2SMODERATECLEAR0000000110849
1794-02-15T14:00-21.27-25.671086.7SAXEMBURGS31E221S1E113.00-5ESELIGHT WINDS, AM MODERATECLEAR, AM CLOUDY, CLEAR0000000110850
1794-02-16T14:00-23.17-25.851106.7SAXEMBURGS38W191S5W114.00-4ESEMODERATECLEAR0000000110851
1794-02-17T14:00-24.68-25.853621.0SAXEMBURGS43E167S95.00-4VARIABLEMODERATE, AM LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMSCLEAR0000000110852
1794-02-18T14:00-25.17-25.883621.0SAXEMBURGS45E146S39E38.00-4VARIABLELIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMSAM HEAVY RAINHEAVY SWELLAM CLOUDY0100000110853
1794-02-19T14:00-25.88-25.053621.0SAXEMBURGS44E144S48E36.00-4VARIABLELIGHT WINDS, AM LIGHT AIRS, BAFFLING WINDSAM RAINSWELL FROM SCLEAR0100000110854
1794-02-20T14:00-26.18-24.251779.3SAXEMBURGS44E126S48E36.00-4SMODERATE, AM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, STRONG WINDS, FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY, AM CLEAR0000000110855
1794-02-21T14:00-27.78-25.253626.7SAXEMBURGS60E119S30W111.00-2VARIABLEMODERATE, FRESH BREEZES, MODERATESWELL FROM SCLOUDY0000000110856
1794-02-22T14:00-29.37-24.62882.6SAXEMBURGS73E95S19E100.00-2ELIGHT WINDSCLEAR0000000110857
1794-02-23T13:00-31.25-22.02296.7TRISTAN DA CUNHAS50E187S50E175.00-5NEBNMODERATECLEAR0000000110858
1794-02-24T13:00-32.65-19.273006.7TRISTAN DA CUNHAS46E129S59E164.00-4NWBWMODERATECLEAR, AM CLOUDY0000000110859
1794-02-25T13:00-33.35-16.573086.7TRISTAN DA CUNHAS33E92S73E143.00-7NWMODERATE, AM LIGHT WINDS, MODERATECLEAR0000000110860
1794-02-26T13:00-34.00-14.233472.6CAPE OF GOOD HOPES89E527S72E122.00-7N1/2WMODERATE, LIGHT WINDSCLEAR, AM CLOUDY, CLEAR0000000110861
1794-02-27T13:00-34.78-10.7319.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPEN89E490S75E181.00-10NBEMODERATE, FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYCLEAR, AM CLOUDY0000000110862
1794-02-28T12:00-35.57-7.333586.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPEN87E423S74E175.00-13NBEFRESH BREEZES, MODERATEHAZY, CLEAR0000000110863
1794-03-01T12:00-35.40-4.703626.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPEN87E380N86E123.00-13VARIABLEMODERATERAINCLOUDY0100000110864
1794-03-02T12:00-35.25-3.623621.0GUOUGHS ISLANDS6E102N81E53.00-13VARIABLELIGHT AIRSSMALL RAINCLOUDY0100000110865
1794-03-03T12:00-35.33-0.073622.6CAPE OF GOOD HOPEN87E305N88E176.00-16VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZES, AM MODERATE, LIGHT WINDSAM RAINCLOUDY0100000110866
1794-03-04T12:00-35.155.283209.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPEN86E220N88E262.00-19NNWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000110867
1794-03-05T11:00-35.0010.23249CAPE OF GOOD HOPEN86E137N88E244.00-21WFRESH BREEZES, SQUALLYRAIN, HEAVY RAINCLOUDY0100000110868
1794-03-06T11:00-35.0014.101919.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPEN82E72E193.00-23SWBSFRESH BREEZES, FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYHAZY0000000110869
1794-03-07T11:00-34.8316.273626.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPEN79E34N84E106.00-23VARIABLEFRESH BREEZES, MODERATE, LIGHT AIRS AND CALMS, MODERATEHEAVY SWELLCLOUDY0000000110870
1794-03-08T11:00-34.9217.731786.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPEN54E15N86E73.00-25VARIABLE, SSWMODERATECLOUDY0000000110871
1794-03-09T11:00-34.6520.781669.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPENEBE7N80E155.00-25SBWMODERATE, FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYCLOUDY0000000110872
1794-03-12T11:00-34.5818.203629.3TABLE LANDNE1/2N8S16W39.00-25VARIABLELIGHT AIRS, FRESH BREEZES, AM LIGHT AIRS, FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY, AM CLEAR, HAZY0000000110873
1794-03-13T11:00-36.4521.5528419.0ST PAULSS88E899S58E193.00-25NW1/2WFRESH BREEZES, FRESH GALESHAZY0000000110874
1794-03-14T10:00-36.5325.852776.7ST PAULSS88E824S88E208.00-27SW, NWBWSTRONG GALES, MODERATEHAZY0000000110875
1794-03-15T10:00-37.1027.483629.3BOWS SHOALE177S66E85.00-27VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZES, LIGHT AIRS, LIGHT AIRS, FRESH BREEZESCLEAR, AM CLOUDY, HAZY0000000110876
1794-03-16T10:00-37.5530.55179.3BOWS SHOALN86E128S80E149.00-28NEMODERATE BREEZES, MODERATE, FRESH BREEZESCLEAR, AM CLOUDY0000000110877
1794-03-17T10:00-36.5233.533626.7BOWS SHOALS82E81N66E150.00-29VARIABLEMODERATE, FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, MODERATECLOUDY, AM CLEAR0000000110878
1794-03-18T10:00-35.3535.451179.3BOWS SHOALS55E62N53E116.00-29SEBSFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000110879
1794-03-19T09:00-35.6738.833629.3ST PAULSS86E639S83E168.00-29VARIABLEMODERATE, AM SQUALLY, FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYSMALL RAINCLOUDY0100100110880
1794-03-20T09:00-35.3344.0724222.6ISLE OF FRANCEN38E384N85E254.00-28WFRESH GALES, AM STRONG GALES AND HEAVY SQUALLSRAIN AT TIMESHAZY0100000110881
1794-03-21T09:00-35.3849.1320922.6RODRIGUESN38E400N89E248.00-27SWBWSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLYAM RAIN0100000110882
1794-03-22T09:00-35.0251.783622.6RODRIGUESN34E367N81E137.00-27VARIABLEFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, AM LIGHT WINDSAM CLOUDY0000000110883
1794-03-23T08:00-33.9854.5036219.0RODRIGUESN29E325N64E142.00-25VARIABLELIGHT WINDS, AM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, HEAVY SQUALLS, FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAINCLEAR0100000110884
1794-03-24T08:00-33.6058.5318019.0RODRIGUESN17E290N83E202.00-23SSWSTRONG GALES, AM FRESH GALESCLEAR0000000110885
1794-03-25T08:00-32.7362.472086.7CANDUN26E614N76E206.00-23SW1/2WFRESH BREEZES, MODERATECLOUDY0000000110886
1794-03-26T08:00-31.8066.032646.7ROMEIROS DE CASTILHANOSN62E151N73E191.00-17WBNMODERATECLOUDY0000000110887
1794-03-27T07:00-30.5269.253626.7ROMEIROS DE CASTILHANOSN60E90N65E183.00-14VARIABLEMODERATERAINCLOUDY0100000110888
1794-03-28T07:00-28.2071.971449.3POL VEREIRAN16E380N45E195.00-14SSEMODERATE, AM FRESH BREEZESSWELL FROM SCLOUDY, AM HAZY0000000110889
1794-03-29T07:00-25.4773.33104POL VEREIRAN13E320N24E180.00-9ESEFRESH BREEZES, AM SQUALLYAM RAINHAZY0100000110890
1794-03-30T07:00-22.9374.3592POL VEREIRAN13E268N21E152.00-9EBSFRESH BREEZES, AM SQUALLYAM RAINHAZY0100000110891
1794-03-31T07:00-20.9275.12956.7POL VEREIRAN12E215N16E158.00-6EBSFRESH BREEZES, SQUALLY, AM MODERATECLEAR0000000110892
1794-04-01T07:00-17.6576.30849.3POL VEREIRAN8E156N22E152.00-6EFRESH BREEZESCLEAR, AM CLOUDY0000000110893
1794-04-02T07:00-14.3576.97989.3POL VEREIRAN5E89N11E202.00-3E, EBSFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, MODERATE, AM STRONG BREEZES AND SQUALLY, FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY, AM CLEAR0000000110894
1794-04-03T07:00-12.3876.68661.0POL VEREIRAN14E51N8W120.00-2ENEMODERATE, SQUALLY, AM MODERATE, LIGHT AIRSRAINCLOUDY0100000110895
1794-04-04T07:00-10.6575.923626.7CANDU ISLESN61E32N21W111.00-2VARIABLEMODERATECLEAR, CLOUDY, NOON CLEAR0000000110896
1794-04-05T07:00-9.0775.683622.6DIEGO GARCIAN14E83N8W96.00-2VARIABLELIGHT WINDSCLOUDY0000000110897
1794-04-06T07:00-8.4075.503626.7CANDUN60W29N14W41.00-2VARIABLEMODERATECLOUDY0000000110898
1794-04-07T07:00-7.8575.503621.0CANDUN56E66N33.00-2VARIABLELIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMSCLOUDY0000000110899
1794-04-08T07:00-6.9575.85952.6CANDUN69E49N21E57.00-1E1/2SLIGHT WINDSCLOUDY0000000110900
1794-04-09T07:00-5.3777.181121.0GAMA ISLEN6E60N40E124.00-1ESELIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation110901
1794-04-10T07:00-3.9278.181356.7GAMA ISLEN22W37N35E105.000VARIABLE, SEMODERATE BREEZES, AM SQUALLY, BAFFLING WINDS, MODERATEHEAVY RAINCLEAR, AM CLOUDY0100000110902
1794-04-11T07:00-3.6278.403621.0GAMA ISLEN35W34N35E22.000VARIABLELIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMRAIN0100000110903
1794-04-12T07:00-3.2278.33362GAMA ISLEN39W26N7W24.000VARIABLELIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALM, FLYING WINDSAM HEAVY RAIN0100000110904
1794-04-13T07:00-2.6578.521016.7GAMA ISLEN66W22N18E36.000EBSMODERATE BREEZES, SQUALLY, MODERATECLEAR, AM CLOUDY0000000110905
1794-04-14T07:00-2.1878.723622.6PULO AURON56E113N23E31.001VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZES, LIGHT AIRS, AM BAFFLING WINDS, SQUALLY, LIGHT BREEZESAM RAINCLEAR, AM CLOUDY0100100110906
1794-04-15T07:00-2.8779.773621.0DONNA HEAD (CEYLON)N18E181S55E71.000VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZES, AM MODERATE, LIGHT AIRS AND CALMSCLOUDY, AM CLEAR0000000110907
1794-04-16T07:00-2.1380.223622.6DONNA HEAD (CEYLON)N17E164N23E48.001WBS, VARIABLECALM, AM LIGHT BREEZES0000000110908
1794-04-17T07:00-0.3380.972376.7BASSASN20E137N22E115.001SWBWMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000110909
1794-04-18T07:001.6081.782946.7DONNA HEADN11E84N23E126.001VARIABLE, W, WNWMODERATE BREEZESRAINCLOUDY0100100110910
1794-04-19T07:002.7782.333626.7DONNA HEADN5E60N25E77.001VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZESAM RAINCLOUDY0100000110911
1794-04-20T06:003.9882.603622.6BASSASN18E44N11E73.002VARIABLELIGHT WINDSAM RAINCLOUDY0100000110912
1794-04-21T06:005.1782.873621.0BASSASN26E21N13E73.002VARIABLELIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000110913
1794-04-22T06:005.8283.301931.0BASSASN47W12N30E45.002SBWW1MODERATE, AM LIGHT AIRS AND CALMSCLOUDY0000000110914
1794-04-23T06:006.4083.203620.0FRIARS HOODN43W27N10W34.002VARIABLELIGHT AIRS, AM SQUALLY, NOON CALMAM HEAVY RAINCLEAR, NOON CLOUDY0100100110915
1794-04-24T06:007.5383.103626.7PONDICHERRYN36W103N5W68.002VARIABLESTRONG BREEZES, AM MODERATEUNSETTLEDAM CLOUDY0000000110916
1794-04-25T07:008.8082.352269.3PONDICHERRYN39W74N33W90.001SWFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY0000000110917
1794-04-26T07:009.7881.752602.6PONDICHERRYN46W55N31W67.001S, SWBS, WBSLIGHT AIRS, SQUALLY, NOON LIGHT BREEZESAM RAINCLOUDY0100000110918
1794-04-27T07:0010.5581.233621.0SADRASN39W49N33W55.001VARIABLELIGHT AIRSLIGHTNINGCLOUDY0000100110919
1794-04-28T07:0011.0281.021026.7SADRASN40W38N26W31.001EBSMODERATE,CLEAR0000000110920
1794-04-29T07:0011.8880.423626.7SADRASN43W17N34W63.001VARIABLEMODERATECLOUDY0000000110921
1794-04-30T07:0013.1180.303621.01N22W76.001VARIABLELIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000110922