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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 HIND cruise from Murrays Anchorage to New Providence started at 1798-03-03 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.749590, 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: 30.954286 * Median Longitude: -75.118413 * South-bound Latitude: 25.950000 * West-bound Longitude: -79.980000 * North-bound Latitude: 35.350000 * East-bound Longitude: -65.170000
Date/Time Start: 1798-03-03T16:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1798-06-02T16:00:00
Event(s):
Hind_17980303_NMM_ADM/L/H157 * Latitude Start: 31.330000 * Longitude Start: -64.950000 * Latitude End: 26.070000 * Longitude End: -76.720000 * Date/Time Start: 1798-03-03T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1798-06-02T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Hind (6th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Murrays Anchorage, Bermuda - New Providence Bahamas, 1st Observer: Joseph Larcom (Captain), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 28G 597BM
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 Current direction descriptionCur dir descrDirection of the current. This direction points to where the current is flowing towards to.
14 Current speed descriptionV descr
15 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
16 Present weatherwwWeather description
17 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
18 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
19 ClearnessClearness
20 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
21 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
22 FogFog1 If fog was reported
23 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
24 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
25 HailHail1 If hail was reported
26 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
27 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
1205 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 
Cur dir descr
(Direction of the current. Thi...)
14 
V descr
15 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
16 
ww
(Weather description)
17 
Precip descr
18 
State sea descr
19 
Clearness
20 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
21 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
22 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
23 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
24 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
25 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
26 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
27 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1798-03-03T16:0031.90-65.172129.3NASSAU PROVIDENCES58W260S40W37.00-2SW, VARIABLE, SWBSPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM SQUALLY, NOON FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000111381
1798-03-04T17:0032.60-67.80222NASSAU PROVIDENCES49W231N74W140.00-3SSW, SWBS, SWPM MODERATE, AM SQUALLYHEAVY SWELL FROM WCLOUDY0000000111382
1798-03-05T17:0032.65-68.572006.7HARBOUR ISLANDS46W200N75W40.00-3SWBW, WSW, SWBS, SSWPM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, MODERATE, AM MODERATECLOUDY0000000111383
1798-03-06T17:0032.48-70.133626.7HARBOUR ISLANDS40W178S83W79.000SW, SBW, S, WNW, VARIABLEPM LIGHT BREEZES, AM MODERATEAM HARD RAINCLOUDY0100000111384
1798-03-07T17:0031.92-70.532816.7HARBOUR ISLANDS40W167S31W40.000EBN, VARIABLE, SSE, NWBW, WBNPM LIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLE, AM STRONG GALES, MODERATEPM CONSTANT RAINHEAVY SWELL FROM NWCLOUDY0100000111385
1798-03-08T17:0031.92-71.833602.6HARBOUR ISLANDS43:25W128S39W108.000W, NWBN, NPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM LIGHT BREEZESHEAVY SWELL FROM NWPM CLEAR, AM CLOUDY0000000111386
1798-03-09T17:0029.57-72.82472.6HARBOUR ISLANDS72:49W102S48W72.002N, NELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000111387
1798-03-10T17:0028.67-74.731486.7HARBOUR ISLANDS35W73S61W115.002E, ENE, SEBS, SE, SEBSPM LIGHT BREEZES, AM MODERATECLOUDY0000000111388
1798-03-11T17:0026.73-77.101396.7HARBOUR ISLANDS23E22S40W168.004SEPM FRESH BREEZES, NOON MODERATECLEAR0000000111389
1798-03-19T17:0026.08-78.751642.6W END OF GRAND BAHAMAN54W14N48W71.006E, ENE, EBN, SE, SSELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000111390
1798-03-20T17:0025.95-79.211646.7GREAT ISSACSE46SE, S, SSEPM LIGHT BREEZES, AM MODERATEPM CLEAR, AM CLOUDY0000000111391
1798-03-21T17:0029.35-79.672529.3FRYING PAN SHOAL OFF CAPE FEARN15:52W86N2W206.004SBW, S, SW, WSWPM MODERATE, AM FRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000111392
1798-03-22T17:0030.93-78.7349.3CAPE HATTERASN29E99N27E108.004WSW, NWBN, NPM FRESH BREEZES, STRONG GALES, AM FRESH BREEZESPM CLOUDY, CLEAR, AM CLEAR0000000111393
1798-03-23T17:0032.12-78.251392.6CAPE HATTERASN33E76N16W72.004VARIABLE, SEPM LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMS, AM LIGHT BREEZESAM CLOUDY0000000111394
1798-03-24T17:0034.55-75.6022522.6CAPE HENRYN9:43W45N40E216.000S, SE, SSE, SWPM FRESH BREEZES, STRONG BREEZES AND SQUALLY, STRONG GALESCLOUDY0000100111395
1798-04-16T17:0035.35-74.523386.7CAPE HATTERASS0:60W18S39E124.000NW, SW, WNW, NNE, NNWPM LIGHT BREEZES, AM MODERATECLEAR0000000111396
1798-04-17T17:0032.63-73.5831519.0HOLE IN THE WALLS25W143S18E161.000WNW, WBN, NWPM MODERATE, AM FRESH BREEZES, NOON FRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000111397
1798-04-18T17:0030.53-73.783626.7HOLE IN THE WALLS38W110S4W130.002NNW, N, NNE, VARIABLEPM STRONG BREEZES, AM MODERATEPM CLOUDY, AM CLEAR0000000111398
1798-04-19T17:0029.57-74.43471.0NW PART OF LITTLE BANK OF BAHAMAS68:42W100S33W62.002NEBN, NNE, NEPM LIGHT BREEZES, AM LIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000111399
1798-04-20T17:0029.52-75.38922.6HOLE IN THE WALLS65W83W50.002NE, ESE, ELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000111400
1798-04-21T17:0029.85-74.721482.6HOLE IN THE WALLS35W93N65E39.002SEBE, ESE, SE, SEBSLIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000111401
1798-04-22T17:0029.90-75.472162.6HOLE IN THE WALLS28W84N84W40.002SSE, SBE, SSW, SWBSLIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000111402
1798-04-23T17:0030.12-75.922056.7NW PART OF LITTLE BANK OF BAHAMAS50W74N60W25.002SWBW, WSW, SW, SSWMODERATECLEAR0000000111403
1798-04-24T17:0030.40-76.132386.7NW PART OF LITTLE BANK OF BAHAMAS50W80N35W20.002SSW, SWBS, SW, SWBWPM LIGHT BREEZES, AM MODERATECLEAR0000000111404
1798-04-25T17:0030.87-76.352501.0NE PART OF THE ISLAND OF ABACOS15:30W83N22W21.002SW, SWBW, WBS, WSWPM LIGHT BREEZES, AM LIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000111405
1798-04-26T17:0030.57-76.233622.6NE PART OF THE ISLAND OF ABACOS17W75S15E26.002WSW, EBS, E, VARIABLEPM LIGHT AIRS INCLINING TO CALM, AM LIGHT BREEZESAM CLEAR0000000111406
1798-04-27T17:0030.43-76.17926.7NE PART OF THE ISLAND OF ABACOS19W73S29E9.002EPM LIGHT BREEZES, AM MODERATEPM HAZY, AM CLOUDY0000000111407
1798-04-28T17:0030.65-75.901269.3NE PART OF THE ISLAND OF ABACOS21W75S33E19.002E, VARIABLE, EBS, ESE, SEBELIGHT BREEZES, NOON FRESH BREEZESPM CLEAR, AM CLOUDY, NOON CLEAR0000000111408
1798-04-29T17:0030.60-75.831156.7NE PART OF THE ISLAND OF ABACOS22W76S18W34.002SEBE, ESEMODERATEPM CLOUDY, AM CLEAR0000000111409
1798-04-30T17:0030.62-76.071262.6CAPE CANEVERALS61W93S25W29.002ESE, EBS, E, SEBELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000111410
1798-05-01T17:0029.95-77.07922.6CAPE CANEVERALS63W72S50W67.002EBS, ELIGHT BREEZESPM CLOUDY, AM CLEAR0000000111411
1798-05-02T17:0029.37-78.471502.6CAPE CANEVERALS62W40S66W81.004SE, SSE, SEBSLIGHT BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHER0000000111412
1798-05-03T17:0030.12-78.323621.0CAPE CANEVERALS51W56N3E36.004ENE, E, VARIABLELIGHT AIRS, AM INCLINING TO CALMS0000000111413
1798-05-04T17:0030.03-79.08362CAPE CANEVERALS41W47S84W40.004ENE, SBE, VARIABLELIGHT AIRS, AM VARIABLECLEAR0000000111414
1798-05-05T17:0030.23-78.472402.6CAPE CANEVERALS46W55N63E35.004VARIABLE, SSE, SWBWPM LIGHT AIRS, AM LIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000111415
1798-05-06T17:0030.47-79.302189.3CAPE CANEVERALS30W49N74W50.004S, SWBSPM MODERATE, SQUALLY, AM FRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000111416
1798-05-07T17:0030.40-78.702522.6CAPE CANEVERALS41W55S82E30.004VARIABLE, SW, WSWLIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000111417
1798-05-08T17:0030.13-77.632296.7CAPE CANEVERALS56W65S72E58.004SWBW, SWBS, SWPM LIGHT BREEZES, AM MODERATEPM CLOUDY, AM CLEAR0000000111418
1798-05-09T17:0029.17-77.072056.7NW PART OF LITTLE BANK OF BAHAMAS59W55S27E65.002SWBS, SW, SSWFRESH BREEZES, NOON MODERATECLEAR0000000111419
1798-05-10T17:0028.00-76.073626.7NE END OF ABACOS51W27S37E89.002SSW, SWBS, VARIABLEMODERATECLEAR0000000111420
1798-05-11T17:0028.13-75.251822.6NE END OF ABACOS60W48N78E41.002SBE, SSE, SLIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000111421
1798-05-12T17:0028.23-73.901609.3NE END OF ABACOS68W69S88E70.002SW, SBE, SSEPM LIGHT BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000111422
1798-05-13T17:0028.08-75.00362NE END OF ABACOS62W50S78W60.002S, SSE, WNW, VARIABLEMODERATE, NOON SQUALLYNOON HEAVY RAINPM CLEAR, AM HAZY0100100111423
1798-05-14T17:0028.30-75.682169.3CHARLESTON LIGHTHOUSEN41W117S63W42.002SSW, S, VARIABLE, SWBSPM LIGHT BREEZES, SQUALLY, AM FRESH BREEZESAM HEAVY RAINCLOUDY0100100111424
1798-05-15T17:0029.18-76.373176.7CHARLESTON LIGHTHOUSEN41W95N30W70.002SBW, SWBS, NWPM MODERATE, AM STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, MORE MODERATEPM HAZY0000000111425
1798-05-16T17:0028.37-76.922956.7CHARLESTON LIGHTHOUSEN33W103S33W56.002WBS, VARIABLE, NWBW, WNWPM MODERATE AND SQUALLY, AM FRESH BREEZES, NOON MODERATECLEAR0000000111426
1798-05-17T17:0028.93-78.87496.7CHARLESTON LIGHTHOUSEN17W79N75W107.004NNW, N, NNE, NEPM FRESH BREEZES, AM MODERATECLEAR0000000111427
1798-05-18T17:0029.58-79.70492.6CHARLESTON LIGHTHOUSEN8W57N30W85.004NNE, VARIABLE, ESE, NEN5LIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000111428
1798-05-19T17:0032.17-79.98726.7CHARLESTON LIGHTHOUSEN16W8N6W137.004NEBE, E, EBS, ENEPM LIGHT AIRS, AM MODERATEPM PLEASANT WEATHERCLOUDY0000000111429
1798-05-20T17:0032.22-79.63491.0CHARLESTON LIGHTHOUSEN43W13S32E35.004EBS, NEBN, VARIABLE, NEPM MODERATE, AM LIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLEAM CONSTANT RAIN0100100111430
1798-05-21T17:0032.52-79.351166.7CHARLESTON LIGHTHOUSEN74W13N30E24.003VARIABLE, EBS, NEBE, ESEPM LIGHT BREEZES, SQUALLY, AM MODERATEPM RAINPM HAZY, AM CLOUDY0100100111431
1798-05-22T17:0033.00-79.271162.6CAPE ROMANN66W5N14E30.003E, VARIABLE, EBS, SEBE, ESELIGHT BREEZES AND VARIABLE0000000111432
1798-05-23T17:0033.18-78.821382.6S POINT OF FRYING PAN SHOALN55E11N68E25.003EBS, VARIABLE, SEBE, SELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000111433
1798-05-24T17:0033.97-76.521586.7HATTERAS SHOALSN45E26N68E124.000SEBS, SBE, VARIABLE, SSEPM LIGHT BREEZES, AM MODERATECLOUDY0000000111434
1798-05-25T17:0034.37-73.721586.7WRECK HILL, BERMUDAS74E155N80E142.000SBE, SSEPM MODERATE, SQUALLY, FRESH BREEZES, AM MODERATEPM HARD RAINCLOUDY0100000111435
1798-05-26T17:0034.42-71.92362WRECK HILL, BERMUDAS78E126E90.00-3SBE, S, VARIABLEPM MODERATE, AM SQUALLYAM HEAVY RAIN AT TIMESCLEAR0100000111436
1798-05-27T17:0033.75-71.521109.3WRECK HILL, BERMUDAS75E116S25E44.00-3SSE, SEBS, VARIABLE, EBS, ESEPM MODERATE BREEZES, NOON FRESH BREEZESAM CONSTANT RAINPM THICK HAZY WEATHER, AM HAZY0100000111437
1798-05-28T17:0034.28-70.6013219.0WRECK HILL, BERMUDAS69E105N55E56.00-3ESE, SEFRESH BREEZES, AM FRESH GALESAM RAINHAZY, AM THICK HAZY WEATHER0100000111438
1798-05-29T17:0035.12-69.0714322.6WRECK HILL, BERMUDAS51E91N56E90.00-3SE, S, SSE, SEBSPM STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, AM STRONG GALES AND HEAVY SQUALLSPM CONSTANT RAIN0100000111439
1798-05-30T17:0035.10-67.9017722.6WRECK HILL, BERMUDAS42E77E57.00-3SSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLYHAZY0000000111440
1798-05-31T17:0034.47-69.6216622.6WRECK HILL, BERMUDAS61E92S71W90.00-3SSE, VARIABLE, S, SBEPM MODERATE, AM STRONG GALES AND SQUALLYAM RAIN AT TIMESPM CLEAR0100000111441
1798-06-01T17:0033.63-67.582226.7WRECK HILL, BERMUDAS62E59S60E101.00-3S, VARIABLE, SWPM LIGHT BREEZES, AM MODERATEPM CLEAR, AM HAZY0000000111442
1798-06-02T16:0032.22-65.722016.7WRECK HILL, BERMUDAS87E16S52E138.00-2SWBS, S, SSWMODERATEPM CLOUDY, AM CLEAR0000000111443