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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 IMPERIEUSE cruise from River Plate to Cape of Good Hope started at 1797-06-06 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.749758, 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: -31.869444 * Median Longitude: -25.579889 * South-bound Latitude: -36.770000 * West-bound Longitude: -53.400000 * North-bound Latitude: -21.950000 * East-bound Longitude: 17.870000
Date/Time Start: 1797-06-06T11:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1797-09-03T11:00:00
Event(s):
Imperieuse_17970606_NMM_ADM/L/J50 * Latitude Start: -33.670000 * Longitude Start: 17.900000 * Latitude End: -35.230000 * Longitude End: -53.500000 * Date/Time Start: 1797-06-06T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1797-09-03T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Imperieuse (5th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Cape Of Good Hope - River Plate, 1st Observer: Lord Augustus Fitzroy (Captain), 2nd Observer: John Gibson (1st Officer/Master), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 38G 1040BM
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 CommentComment
28 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
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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 
Comment
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ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1797-06-06T11:00-33.2315.921342.6CAPE OF GOOD HOPES69:41E43N69:42W136.00-24S, SSELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000114464
1797-06-07T11:00-32.9714.472246.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES65:28E73N58:34W84.00-24WSWMODERATEHEAVY SWELLCLEAR0000000114465
1797-06-08T11:00-32.1713.201346.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES62:13E99N50:8E80.00-24S, SSEMODERATECLOUDY0000000114466
1797-06-09T11:00-31.0313.102806.7ST HELENAN48:46459N4:12W68.00-24NWBWMODERATECLOUDY0000000114467
1797-06-10T11:00-30.5513.133366.7ST HELENAN49:47453N3:57W29.00-24SSW, NMODERATECLOUDY0000000114468
1797-06-11T11:00-29.8711.901136.7ST HELENAN49:19428N56:57W75.00-22SSE, SSW, SEMODERATECLOUDY0000000114469
1797-06-12T11:00-28.0812.131139.3ST HELENAN53:23411N6:24E107.00-22NW, SEMODERATE THEN FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000114470
1797-06-13T11:00-26.6710.972369.3ST HELENAN55:23W378N36:6E105.00-23S, WBSFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000114471
1797-06-14T11:00-25.907.682029.3ST HELENAN54:44W346N75:31E184.00-23SBE, SWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000114472
1797-06-15T12:00-26.034.521486.7ST HELENAN46:32W294S87:17W169.00-21SBEFRESH BREEZES THEN MODERATESWELL FROM SCLOUDY0000000114473
1797-06-16T12:00-25.731.751629.3ISLE PICON83:57329S85:9W157.00-18SFRESH BREEZESSW SWELLCLOUDY0000000114474
1797-06-17T12:00-25.450.751406.7ISLE PICON85:24281N87W230.00-18SSEMODERATECLEAR0000000114475
1797-06-18T12:00-25.60-1.441512.6ISLE PICO187S86:58W132.00-18SE, SBELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000114476
1797-06-19T12:00-25.48-3.631302.6ISLE PICON82:40W232N87:4W156.00-16SEBSLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000114477
1797-06-20T12:00-26.00-7.47742.6ISLE PICON76:04W166S70:34W72.00-16ELIGHT BREEZESHEAVY SWELL FROM SWCLOUDY0000000114478
1797-06-21T13:00-25.88-8.78882.6ISLE PICON74:34W142N84:22W71.00-13EBSLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000114479
1797-06-22T13:00-26.00-10.27551.0ISLE PICON70:4W123S85W80.00-13N, ENELIGHT BEEZES INCLINABLE TO CALMCLOUDY THEN CLEAR0000000114480
1797-06-23T13:00-26.77-13.90691.0ISLE OF SEFENIBERYS48:14W118S76:44W200.00-10NW, EBNLIGHT BEEZES INCLINABLE TO CALMCLEAR0000000114481
1797-06-24T13:00-25.80-16.132609.3ISLE OF SEFENIBERYS29:19112N64:12W133.00-10SBW, WFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLSRAINHEAVY SWELL FROM SWBW0100000114482
1797-06-25T13:00-25.62-16.931811.0ISLE OF SEFENIBERYS21:20109N75:58W45.00-10NE, SBWLIGHT AIRSSW SWELLCLOUDY0000000114483
1797-06-26T13:00-25.62-17.27581.0ISLE PICON2W3W18.00-10ENELIGHT AIRS AND CALM0000000114484
1797-06-27T13:00-24.32-16.332716.7ISLE PICON1E34N12W85.00-10WSW, WBNLIGHT AIRS AND CALM, SQUALLY, THEN MODERATERAIN0100000114485
1797-06-28T13:00-23.48-18.702416.7TRINIDADAN73W216N68W134.00-7WSWMODERATEGREAT SWELL FROM W0000000114486
1797-06-29T13:00-23.23-20.951966.7TRINIDADAN74W174N71W130.00-7SSWMODERATEGREAT SWELL FROM S0000000114487
1797-06-30T14:00-23.07-23.221876.7TRINIDADAN73W149S81W127.00-4SBE, SBWMODERATE0000000114488
1797-07-01T14:00-21.95-26.251869.3TRINIDADAN61W67N69W184.00-5SBWMODERATE THEN FRESH BREEZES0000000114489
1797-07-02T14:00-22.80-28.731799.3TRINIDADAN34W60S70W146.00-1SSE, SFRESH BREEZES0000000114490
1797-07-03T14:00-23.97-30.671689.3CAPE FRION84W196S59W135.00-1SBEFRESH BREEZES0000000114491
1797-07-04T14:00-25.05-32.621482.6CAPE ST MARYS62W412S59W126.002NBE, SEBSFRESH BREEZES THEN LIGHT BREEZESHAZY0000000114492
1797-07-05T14:00-26.70-36.273409.3CAPE ST MARYS62W334S63W222.002NBW, NNWFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY0000000114493
1797-07-06T14:00-27.73-36.902849.3CAPE ST MARYS64W320S29W71.003WBNFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY0000100114494
1797-07-07T14:00-27.10-36.872616.7CAPE ST MARYS65W312N3E38.002SW, WBSFRESH BREEZES, THEN MODERATE WITH SQUALLSRAINHAZY0100000114495
1797-07-08T14:00-27.42-37.422276.7CAPE ST MARYS64W302S48W29.002SWFRESH BREEZES, THEN MODERATE WITH SQUALLSRAINHAZY0100000114496
1797-07-09T15:00-28.03-39.131759.3CAPE ST MARYS59W261S69W102.006SSE, SBEMODERATE THEN FRESH BREEZESHAZY THEN CLOUDY0000000114497
1797-07-10T15:00-29.43-40.631646.7CAPE ST MARYS62W227S43W115.006EBS, SSEFRESH BREEZES, FRESH AND SQUALLY THEN MODERATECLOUDY THEN CLEAR0000000114498
1797-07-11T15:00-31.35-42.37107CAPE ST MARYS71W203S38W147.006EBSSQUALLYRAINHEAVY SE SWELL0100000114499
1797-07-12T15:00-33.48-42.623039.3CAPE ST MARYS82W181S6W129.0010WNWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000114500
1797-07-13T15:00-34.85-43.703489.3CAPE ST MARYW192S33W98.0010NNWMODERATE THEN FRESH BREEZES WITH SQUALLSCLEAR0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation114501
1797-07-14T15:00-36.35-44.032692.6CAPE ST MARYN79W175S10W90.0010WBSFRESH BREEZES THEN LIGHT BREEZESHEAVY SWELL FROM SCLOUDY0000000114502
1797-07-15T15:00-36.43-43.922809.3CAPE ST MARYN79W170N41E17.0010NW, WMODERATE, AM FRESH BREEZESSSW SWELLHAZY0000000114503
1797-07-16T15:00-36.57-44.153250.0CAPE ST MARYN77W167S18W14.0010NBW, NWFRESH BREEZES THEN CALMSSW SWELLHAZY0000000114504
1797-07-17T15:00-36.53-43.5531422.6CAPE ST MARYN78W181S71E18.0010NNW, NWBWSQUALLY THEN STRONG GALESHEAVY SEA0000100114505
1797-07-18T15:00-35.95-42.7329122.6CAPE ST MARYN82W173N52E51.0010NW, WBNFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, THEN STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY0000000114506
1797-07-19T15:00-35.47-42.452676.7CAPE ST MARYN84W169N19E38.008WBN, WBSPM STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, AM MODERATE0000000114507
1797-07-20T15:00-35.58-44.30109.3CAPE ST MARYN86W146S85W85.0010NBW, NFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000114508
1797-07-21T15:00-35.25-44.422136.7CAPE ST MARYN86W157N29W23.0010SSWSTRONG GALES, THEN MODERATE BREEZESRAINCLOUDY0100100114509
1797-07-22T15:00-33.55-45.952589.3CAPE ST MARYS80W157N37W128.0010SWBW, WSWMODERATE BREEZES THEN FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000114510
1797-07-23T15:00-33.23-46.472132.6CAPE ST MARYS76W124N55W32.0010SBW, SSWFRESH BREEZES THEN LIGHT BREEZES0000000114511
1797-07-24T15:00-34.33-47.62181CAPE ST MARYS86W115S41W87.0012SWBW, SBELIGHT BREEZES THEN SQUALLYRAIN0100000114512
1797-07-25T15:00-35.28-48.7214722.6CAPE ST MARYN83W89S44W80.0012EBS, SESTRONG GALESTHICK0000000114513
1797-07-26T15:00-35.83-49.6318122.6CAPE ST MARYN80W77S80W46.0012SWBS, SBESTRONG GALES AND SQUALLYTHICK0000000114514
1797-07-27T15:00-35.67-48.4824819.0CAPE ST MARYN79W93N72E37.0012S, SWBWSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, THEN FRESH GALESTHICK THEN CLEAR0000000114515
1797-07-28T15:00-34.20-49.2724819.0CAPE ST MARYS81W71N23W98.0012SWBWFRESH GALESCLEAR0000000114516
1797-07-29T15:00-33.87-50.402826.7CAPE ST MARYN74W63N70W60.0012WMODERATECLEAR0000000114517
1797-07-30T15:00-34.82-50.953509.3CAPE ST MARYN89W53S26W64.0012WSW, NNWLEEFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY0000000114518
1797-07-31T15:00-33.70-51.472609.3CAPE ST MARYN66W53N19W71.0012SWBW, WSWFRESH BREEZESFAIR0000000114519
1797-08-01T15:00-34.43-51.802826.7CAPE ST MARYS81W41S20W47.0012WMODERATECLEAR0000000114520
1797-08-02T15:00-33.80-52.452716.7CAPE ST MARYS50W14N39W50.0012W, WBSMODERATECLEAR0000000114521
1797-08-03T16:00-34.22-53.113296.7CAPE ST MARYNNW1/2W20N7W37.0014NWNNEMODERATECLEAR THEN HAZY0000000114522
1797-08-04T16:00-34.33-53.40256.7CAPE ST MARYS45W1214NBW, NBENNE0.75MODERATEHAZY0000000114523
1797-08-05T15:00-35.15-52.4323CAPE ST MARYN74W10N74W89.0012N, NBE0000000114524
1797-08-06T16:00-34.97-53.1730.0CAPE ST MARYN73W17N73W38.0014NBWFRESH BREEZES THEN CALMHAZY0000100114525
1797-08-07T16:00-34.97-53.071836.7CAPE ST MARYN73W18E5.0014VARIABLE, SBEMODERATEHAZY0010000114526
1797-08-08T16:00-35.12-52.901836.7CAPE ST MARYN70W22S45E13.0014SBENBW1MODERATEHAZY0000000114527
1797-08-09T16:00-35.33-52.7530.0CAPE ST MARYN63W26S28E15.0014NNW, NBWMODERATE THEN CALMTHICK FOG0010000114528
1797-08-10T16:00-35.00-53.072399.3CAPE ST MARYN75W19N37W25.0014E, SWFRESH BREEZESSWELL FROM S0010000114529
1797-08-11T16:00-36.05-52.681496.7CAPE ST MARYN53W50S38E80.0014ENE, SENE0.5MODERATEHAZY0000000114530
1797-08-12T15:00-36.77-50.85579.3CAPE ST MARYN53W68S53E75.0012N1/2E, NEFRESH BREEZES0010100114531
1797-08-13T15:00-36.75-49.952156.7TRISTON DE CUNHAN40E60N75E62.0012S, SSWMODERATENE SWELL0010000114532
1797-08-14T15:00-35.97-47.072132.6TRINDADAN43E143N71E147.0010SW, SSWLIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000114533
1797-08-15T15:00-35.83-43.402139.3TRINDADAN36E129N86E179.0010SSWFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000114534
1797-08-16T15:00-35.90-40.533016.7TRINDADAN28E185S88E139.008WNWMODERATE BREEZESSWELL FROM SWCLEAR0000000114535
1797-08-17T14:00-36.35-36.721622.6TRISTON DE CUNHAS87E113S82E187.005N, NBEMODERATE BREEZES THEN STRONG GALESCLEAR THEN THICK0000000114536
1797-08-18T14:00-35.83-32.6529819.0CAPE OF GOOD HOPEN88E832N89E189.005WNWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY0000000114537
1797-08-19T14:00-35.72-28.47283CAPE OF GOOD HOPEN88E764N88E205.002WBNFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY THEN FRESH0000000114538
1797-08-20T14:00-35.98-24.02337CAPE OF GOOD HOPEN88E692S86E217.00-1N, NNWFRESH AND SQUALLY0000000114539
1797-08-21T13:00-35.93-20.9379.3TRISTON DE CUNHAS79E111S87:33E150.00-4NNW, NBW, NBEFRESH AND SQUALLY, FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000114540
1797-08-22T13:00-35.07-17.123089.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPEN88E584N74E194.00-7VARIABLE, NWFRESH AND SQUALLY, FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000114541
1797-08-23T13:00-34.90-13.9829719.0TRISTON DE CUNHAS13E47N88E153.00-7NWBN, NWBWFRESH GALESHAZY0000000114542
1797-08-24T13:00-35.27-10.1835019.0CAPE OF GOOD HOPEN88E471S83E188.00-10VARIABLE, NFRESH GALESHAZY0000000114543
1797-08-25T12:00-35.67-5.983622.6CAPE OF GOOD HOPEN88E405S83E208.00-13VARIABLELIGHT BREEZES0000000114544
1797-08-26T12:00-35.38-1.872772.6CAPE OF GOOD HOPEN88E339N85E202.00-16WNWLIGHT BREEZES0000000114545
1797-08-27T12:00-35.701.272652.6CAPE OF GOOD HOPEN88E289S83E154.00-16SSW, WBNLIGHT BREEZES0000000114546
1797-08-28T12:00-35.633.281722.6CAPE OF GOOD HOPEN87E254N87E97.00-19SW, SBWLIGHT BREEZESSMOOTH SEA SWELL FROM W0000000114547
1797-08-29T12:00-35.375.852962.6CAPE OF GOOD HOPEN87E213N87E126.00-19WNW, NWLIGHT BREEZECLEAR0000000114548
1797-08-30T12:00-35.127.402742.6CAPE OF GOOD HOPEN87E183N85E75.00-19S, WNWLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000114549
1797-08-31T11:00-34.578.681362.6CAPE OF GOOD HOPEN89E159N69E69.00-22SSELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000114550
1797-09-01T11:00-35.2511.0310.0CAPE OF GOOD HOPEN83E120S70E122.00-22NNECALMCLEAR0000000114551
1797-09-02T11:00-34.6515.172579.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPEN86E53N80E207.00-24WBNFRESH BREEZECLOUDY0000000114552
1797-09-03T11:00-34.2517.872559.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPESE1/2EN76E136.00-26VARIABLE, WBNFRESH BREEZECLOUDY0000000114553