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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 HORNET cruise from Spithead to Barbados started at 1799-12-29 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.749726, 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: 32.152857 * Median Longitude: -24.434694 * South-bound Latitude: 12.900000 * West-bound Longitude: -58.020000 * North-bound Latitude: 48.780000 * East-bound Longitude: -7.150000
Date/Time Start: 1799-12-29T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1800-02-17T16:00:00
Event(s):
Hornet_17991229_NMM_ADM/L/H167 * Latitude Start: 50.680000 * Longitude Start: -0.960000 * Latitude End: 14.850000 * Longitude End: -59.680000 * Date/Time Start: 1799-12-29T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1800-02-17T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Hornet (Sloop), Voyage: Spithead - Barbados, 1st Observer: John Nash (Captain), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 16G 422BM
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 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
15 Present weatherwwWeather description
16 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
17 ClearnessClearness
18 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
19 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
20 FogFog1 If fog was reported
21 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
22 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
23 HailHail1 If hail was reported
24 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
25 CommentComment
26 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
959 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)

-
(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 
Comment
26 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1799-12-29T12:0048.78-7.15769.3LIZARDN47E34S47W103.00-25SSE, EBSFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000113236
1799-12-30T13:0047.75-8.451329.3CAPE FINISTERRES7W99S40W81.00-26SSEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000113237
1799-12-31T13:0047.45-9.2313422.6CAPE FINISTERRES92S60W35.00-24SSESTRONG GALESCLOUDY0000000113238
1800-01-01T13:0047.63-9.8536222.6CAPE FINISTERRES5E96N68W29.00-26VARIABLESTRONG GALES AND SQUALLY0000000113239
1800-01-02T13:0048.12-10.781779.3CAPE CLEARN11E64N37W36.00-26SSWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000113240
1800-01-03T13:0048.13-10.421779.3CAPE CLEARN24E68S70E21.00-26WBS, SSWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000113241
1800-01-04T13:0047.93-10.653621.0CAPE CLEARN9E67S40W16.00-26VARIABLELIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000113242
1800-01-05T13:0047.33-10.832579.3CAPE FINISTERRES14E92S12W36.00-24WBNFRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000113243
1800-01-06T13:0047.13-11.853626.7CAPE FINISTERRES24E93S73W43.00-24VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000113244
1800-01-07T13:0046.68-12.2736219.0CORVOS13W308S49W23.00-24VARIABLEFRESH GALESHAZY0000000113245
1800-01-08T13:0046.13-12.502246.7MADEIRAE274S19W34.00-24VARIABLE, WSWMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000113246
1800-01-09T13:0044.92-12.5336219.0MADEIRAS15W256S1W73.00-24VARIABLEFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY0000000113247
1800-01-10T13:0043.28-12.852919.3MADEIRAS16W218S8W96.00-24SW, NWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000113248
1800-01-11T13:0043.62-12.9336222.6MADEIRAS15W224N9W19.00-24VARIABLESTRONG GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN0100000113249
1800-01-12T13:0042.33-12.572599.3MADEIRAS19W202S12E79.00-22W, WBNFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY0000000113250
1800-01-13T13:0040.72-13.272039.3MADEIRAS20W168S18W162.00-22NW, SWFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYRAIN0100000113251
1800-01-14T13:0040.03-13.472596.7MADEIRAS20W153S13W43.00-22VARIABLE, WBNMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000113252
1800-01-15T13:0039.00-13.403626.7MADEIRAS24W135S3E60.00-22VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZESHAZY0000000113253
1800-01-16T13:0038.52-13.333626.7MADEIRAS25W120S10E23.00-22VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000113254
1800-01-17T13:0038.50-13.972036.7MADEIRAS22W122S73W32.00-22SWMODERATEFAIR0000000113255
1800-01-18T13:0038.83-14.752039.3MADEIRAS15W124N61W41.00-22SWBW, SWFRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000113256
1800-01-19T13:0039.48-15.273626.7ST MICHAELSS78W164N32W46.00-22VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000113257
1800-01-20T13:0039.30-15.7036219.0ST MICHAELSS79W159S69W22.00-22VARIABLEFRESH GALESRAIN0100000113258
1800-01-21T13:0037.73-17.0732722.6MADEIRAS3E91S34W116.00-22NBE, NBWSTRONG GALESRAIN0100000113259
1800-01-22T13:0036.93-17.5736222.6MADEIRAS1E88S27W54.00-20VARIABLESTRONG GALES AND SQUALLY0000000113260
1800-01-23T13:0035.20-16.2833919.0MADEIRAS41W63S28W107.00-21NFRESH GALESCLEAR0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation113261
1800-01-24T13:0033.57-15.282836.7MADEIRAS60W29S27W110.00-21NWBWMODERATECLOUDY0000000113262
1800-01-25T00:003266.7DESERTASN23W5NE, NWBNMODERATECLOUDY0000000113263
1800-01-26T00:00456.7FUNCHALLN12W01ENE, NEMODERATECLOUDY0000000113264
1800-01-27T13:0030.82-18.681161.0BARBADOSS65W896S37W136.00-19NNE, SELIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLE0000000113265
1800-01-28T13:0028.33-21.23719.3BARBADOSS70W827S42W200.00-19EFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000113266
1800-01-29T14:0026.07-23.53526.7BARBADOSS70W738S42W183.00-16NEBE, ENEMODERATE BREEZESFINE0000000113267
1800-01-30T14:0024.95-26.17529.3BARBADOSS70W678S65W158.00-16ENESTEADY BREEZESFINE0000000113268
1800-01-31T14:0023.67-28.17769.3BARBADOSS71W627S43W107.00-14EFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000113269
1800-02-01T14:0022.50-30.551346.7BARBADOSS72W583S62W148.00-12SEBSMODERATE BREEZESFINE0000000113270
1800-02-02T14:0022.80-32.071106.7BARBADOSS72W566S62W84.00-14SEBEMODERATE BREEZESFAIR0000000113271
1800-02-03T14:0021.30-32.933621.0BARBADOSS73W544S58W56.00-10VARIABLELIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMS0000000113272
1800-02-04T14:0020.53-33.973621.0BARBADOSS74W520S53W76.00-10VARIABLELIGHT AIRSFINE0000000113273
1800-02-05T14:0019.62-34.67356.7BARBADOSS75W482S61W99.00-10NEMODERATE BREEZESFINE0000000113274
1800-02-06T15:0018.68-37.87496.7BARBADOSS76W440S63W125.00-7NE, NEBEMODERATEFAIR0000000113275
1800-02-07T15:0017.68-38.98616.7BARBADOSS78W414S65W142.00-7ENEMODERATE BREEZESFINE0000000113276
1800-02-08T15:0016.77-41.15639.3BARBADOSS79W356S66W136.00-5NEBE, ENEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000113277
1800-02-09T15:0016.05-43.15656.7BARBADOSS80W310S69W125.00-3ENEMODERATECLOUDY0000000113278
1800-02-10T15:0015.33-44.83656.7BARBADOSS82W282S70W105.00-3ENEMODERATEFAIR0000000113279
1800-02-11T15:0014.80-46.63656.7BARBADOSS83W274S74W118.00-3ENEMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000113280
1800-02-12T15:0014.25-48.33786.7BARBADOSS85W204S73W112.00-1EBNMODERATE BREEZESFINE0000000113281
1800-02-13T15:0013.95-50.031006.7BARBADOSS86W168S80W100.00-1EBSMODERATEFINE0000000113282
1800-02-14T15:0013.45-52.13559.3BARBADOSS88W143S81W122.00-1NEBEFRESH BREEZESFINE0000000113283
1800-02-15T16:0012.90-54.073626.7BARBADOSN85W111S74W118.001VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZESFINE0000000113284
1800-02-16T16:0012.90-55.92576.7BARBADOSN85W69W108.001NEBEMODERATEFAIR0000000113285
1800-02-17T16:0013.12-58.021152.6BARBADOS, S POINTWBS5N84W120.002ESELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000113286