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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 INGLIS cruise from Downs to Madras started at 1827-02-17 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.749813, 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
Funding:
Fifth Framework Programme (FP5), grant/award no. EVK2-CT-2000-00090: Climatological Database for the Worlds Oceans: 1750-1854
Coverage:
Median Latitude: -6.278725 * Median Longitude: 11.387549 * South-bound Latitude: -39.370000 * West-bound Longitude: -33.070000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.820000 * East-bound Longitude: 85.130000
Date/Time Start: 1827-02-17T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1827-05-29T07:00:00
Event(s):
Inglis_18270217_NMM_DUD/9 * Latitude Start: 47.720000 * Longitude Start: -5.280000 * Latitude End: 12.100000 * Longitude End: 80.500000 * Date/Time Start: 1827-02-17T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1827-05-29T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Inglis, Voyage: Downs - Madras, 1st Observer: Samuel Sule (Captain), 2nd Observer: Joseph Dudman (2nd Officer/Lieutenant), Company: EIC, Other ship information: 1298BM
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
--1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances)
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 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
14 Present weatherwwWeather description
15 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
16 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
17 Cloud typeCloud type
18 ClearnessClearness
19 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
20 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
21 FogFog1 If fog was reported
22 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
23 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
24 HailHail1 If hail was reported
25 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
26 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
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Data

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ID
1827-02-17T12:0049.82-4.4213312.31-25E, VARIABLE, ESE, SSEFIRST PART STRONG BREEZESLATTER FINE0000000119249
1827-02-18T13:0047.90-9.058612.3S57W185.00-27SSE, SEBS, ESESTRONG BREEZESCLOUDY0000000119250
1827-02-19T13:0047.65-10.801081.0S81W48.00-27SWBW, VARIABLE, SEFIRST PART LIGHT BREEZES, LATTER LIGHT AIRSFINE0000000119251
1827-02-20T13:0047.03-11.882002.6S54W89.00-25S, W, SWFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE INCREASING TO STRONG GALES AND HARD SQUALLS, LATTER LIGHT WINDSLATTER FINEMIDDLE RAINFIRST PART CLOUDY0100000119252
1827-02-21T13:0045.90-12.17202.6S11W78.00-25SWBW, N, NNE, NEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS LIGHT AIRS, LATTER LIGHT BREEZESFINEHEAVY SWELL FROM NW0000100119253
1827-02-22T13:0044.45-12.45202.6S21W103.00-25NBW, VARIABLE, NEFIRST AND LATTER PARTS LIGHT BREEZES, MIDDLE VARIABLE WITH SQUALLSFIRST AND LATTER PARTS FINERAIN AT TIMESSWELL MUCH GONE DOWN0100000119254
1827-02-23T13:0042.83-14.13165S37W122.00-26NW, SBE, S, SBWFIRST PART MODERATE BREEZES, MIDDLE AND LATTER VARIABLE AND SQUALLYFIRST PART FINEMIDDLE AND LATTER RAIN0100000119255
1827-02-24T13:0041.17-15.672472.6S30W123.00-23SSW, VARIABLE, NW, WFIRST PART MODERATE BREEZES, MIDDLE INCREASING WITH SQUALLS, LATTER LIGHT BREEZESLATTER FINEMIDDLE RAINHEAVY SWELL FROM WCLOUDY0100000119256
1827-02-25T13:0039.53-13.972256.7S32E114.00-23WSWMODERATE BREEZESFINE0000000119257
1827-02-26T13:0039.22-15.001809.3S63W54.00-23SBW, SSWFIRST PART MODERATE BREEZES, MIDDLE INCREASING, LATTER STEADY BREEZESFIRST AND LATTER PARTS FINEHEAVY SWELL AT SWLATTER CLOUDY0000000119258
1827-02-27T13:0039.65-16.0318019.0N70W47.00-23SW, NNW, SSWFRESH GALES10PM DRIZZLING RAINHEAVY SEATHICK HAZY WEATHER0100000119259
1827-02-28T13:0039.32-15.2320219.0S74E38.00-23SWFRESH GALESRAIN AT TIMESHEAVY SEATHICK HAZY WEATHER0100000119260
1827-03-01T13:0038.30-14.4022512.3S53E49.00-23WSWFIRST PART STRONG BREEZES DECREASING IN MIDDLE AND LATTERSWELL MUCH GONE DOWN0000000119261
1827-03-02T13:0037.17-12.323622.6S31E63.00-21SWBW, VARIABLELIGHT BREEZESLONG SWELL FROM NWHAZY0000000119262
1827-03-03T13:0035.85-11.702276.7S11E70.00-21SWBS, VARIABLE, W, WSWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS LIGHT VARIABLE BREEZES, LATTER MODERATEFINE0000000119263
1827-03-04T13:0033.53-12.023626.7S18W133.00-21W, NBW, VARIABLEFIRST PART STRONG BREEZES, MIDDLE SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATE BREEZESLATTER FINEMIDDLE RAINHEAVY SWELL FROM NWFIRST PART FAIR0100000119264
1827-03-05T13:0032.42-13.9339.3-20NBW, VARIABLE, NNEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS VARIABLE WINDS, LATTER STEADY BREEZESFINEHEAVY SWELL FROM NW0000000119265
1827-03-06T13:0032.60-15.6912.6FUNCHAL TOWNNNW-22NNEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE BREEZES, LATTER LIGHT VARIABLE WINDSFINE0000000119266
1827-03-07T13:0031.60-17.453622.6S37W45.00-20SEBE, SBE, VARIABLEVARIABLE LIGHT WINDS AND CALMSFINE0000000119267
1827-03-08T13:0029.98-17.923621.0N24W82.00-20W, VARIABLEVARIABLE LIGHT AIRSFINE0000000119268
1827-03-09T13:0028.05-19.33259.3N38W123.00-20NESTEADY BREEZESFINE0000000119269
1827-03-10T13:0025.73-21.17269.3S38W163.00-19NEBE, EBN, NEMODERATE TRADEFINE0000000119270
1827-03-11T14:0023.07-23.423812.3S39W189.00-18NEBEFRESH TRADEFINE0000000119271
1827-03-12T14:0020.37-25.483559.3S34W186.00-16NEBE, NBEMODERATE TRADEFINE0000000119272
1827-03-13T14:0018.65-26.72526.7S34W112.00-16E, NE, ENELIGHT TRADEFINE0000000119273
1827-03-14T14:0016.80-27.75556.7S25W121.00-13ENELIGHT TRADEHAZY0000000119274
1827-03-15T14:0014.28-27.93326.7S4W138.00-13NELIGHT TRADEFINE0000000119275
1827-03-16T14:0012.05-27.003112.3S25E140.00-14NESTEADY TRADEFINE0000000119276
1827-03-17T14:009.83-26.123112.3S23E128.00-14NESTEADY TRADEFINE0000000119277
1827-03-18T14:008.07-25.43316.7S23E97.00-14NELIGHT TRADEFINE0000000119278
1827-03-19T14:006.52-25.003622.6S22E92.00-13NNE, ENE, EBN, VARIABLELIGHT VARIABLE WINDSLATTER PART HARD RAIN0100000119279
1827-03-20T14:005.57-24.671672.6S19E60.00-13NNE, SSW, E, EBS, VARIABLE, SLIGHT VARIABLE WINDS AND CALMS WITH SQUALLSRAIN0100000119280
1827-03-21T14:004.82-25.32661.0S19W57.00-13SEBS, VARIABLE, EBNVARIABLE LIGHT AIRS AND CALMS WITH SQUALLSHARD RAIN0100000119281
1827-03-22T14:003.00-24.9755S10E119.00-13SE, VARIABLE, ENEVARIABLE WINDS WITH SQUALLSRAIN AT TIMES0100000119282
1827-03-23T14:002.00-24.833621.0S18E60.00-12NE, VARIABLEVARIABLE LIGHT AIRS AND CALMSRAIN AT TIMES0100000119283
1827-03-24T14:001.18-26.223629.3S67W68.00-12SSW, VARIABLEFIRST PART LIGHT AIRS AND CALMS, LATTER STEADY BREEZEFAIR0000000119284
1827-03-25T14:000.18-27.95362S56W97.00-9SBE, VARIABLELIGHT TRADE, LATTER VARIABLE0000000119285
1827-03-26T14:00-1.67-29.1312610.0S34W122.00-9SSE, SEINCREASING TRADEFINE0000000119286
1827-03-27T14:00-3.98-30.7512616.3S29W148.00-9SESTRONG TRADEFINE0000000119287
1827-03-28T14:00-6.48-33.0715212.3S40W165.00-6SSESTEADY TRADEFINE0000000119288
1827-03-29T14:00-6.05-31.9811512.3N66E75.00-9SEBS, SEBESTEADY TRADEFINE0000000119289
1827-03-30T14:00-7.97-32.651416.7S17W126.00-5SEBSLIGHT TRADEFINE0000000119290
1827-03-31T14:00-9.70-32.63856.7S8E109.00-5ELIGHT TRADEFINE0000000119291
1827-04-01T14:00-12.15-32.8010816.3S4W145.00-5ESESTRONG TRADEMOSTLY FINECONSIDERABLE SWELL0000000119292
1827-04-02T14:00-15.00-32.977512.3S8E179.00-4EBS, EBNFRESH TRADEFINE0000000119293
1827-04-03T14:00-17.55-32.556512.3S9E155.00-3EBS, VARIABLE, ENEFRESH TRADEPLEASANT WEATHER6AM LIGHT RAINMIDDLE CLOUDY0100000119294
1827-04-04T14:00-19.83-31.6073S23E156.00-6EBNMODERATE TRADE, LATTER SQUALLYFINE0000000119295
1827-04-05T14:00-22.05-29.873546.7S35E160.00-6ENE, NE, NMODERATE BREEZESFINE0000000119296
1827-04-06T14:00-24.13-28.20321S34E155.00-5NWBNFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER VARIABLE AND SQUALLYLATTER RAINFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FAIR0100000119297
1827-04-07T14:00-25.03-27.22362S34E97.00-8SW, ENE, VARIABLEVARIABLE WINDS WITH SQUALLS AT TIMESRAIN AT TIMES0100000119298
1827-04-08T14:00-26.67-26.477119.0S12E95.00-8S, EBNVARIABLE LIGHT AIRS AND CALMS IN FIRST PART, LATTER STRONG WINDS AND SQUALLSLATTER RAIN0100000119299
1827-04-09T14:00-28.58-24.7333119.0S38E159.00-7NNWFRESH BREEZES IN FIRST PART INCREASING IN MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH GALES WITH HARD SQUALLS0000000119300
1827-04-10T14:00-30.52-22.6533112.3S39E168.00-7NNWSTRONG BREEZESFINE0000000119301
1827-04-11T13:00-31.53-20.283289.3S62E167.00-10NNWSTEADY BREEZESFINE0000000119302
1827-04-12T13:00-32.52-17.4330312.3S64E160.00-12NWSTRONG BREEZESHAZY0000000119303
1827-04-13T13:00-32.82-14.4819121.7S70E161.00-12NWBW, SSWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS BLOWING STRONG DECREASING LATTERLYFINE0000000119304
1827-04-14T13:00-33.30-11.62362S88E138.00-15SBW, SW, VARIABLEVARIABLE WINDSFINEHEAVY SWELL FROM SW0000000119305
1827-04-15T13:00-33.82-9.27362S67E122.00-15SW, WBN, VARIABLEVARIABLE WINDSFINE0000000119306
1827-04-16T12:00-34.62-6.75297S64E160.00-18NWBW, VARIABLE, NWVARIABLE WINDSFINE0000000119307
1827-04-17T12:00-35.92-2.8259.3S66E187.00-18NW, NE, NNEFRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000119308
1827-04-18T12:00-36.901.501312.3S74E215.00-21N, NEBNSTRONG BREEZESTHICK HAZY WEATHER0000000119309
1827-04-19T12:00-37.205.7222S86E164.00-23N, VARIABLE, NNE, NEVARIABLE WINDSHAZY0000000119310
1827-04-20T11:00-37.528.35358S80E110.00-25NEBN, ENE, NNEVARIABLE WINDSHAZY0000000119311
1827-04-21T11:00-38.079.85542.6S56E76.00-25N, EBNVARIABLE LIGHT WINDSCLOUDY0000000119312
1827-04-22T11:00-38.3514.12277S84E187.00-27ENE, NW, VARIABLE, NWBWVARIABLE WINDSCLOUDY0000000119313
1827-04-23T11:00-38.5819.1236219.0S86E240.00-28NW, VARIABLEFRESH GALES, MIDDLE SQUALLY0000100119314
1827-04-24T11:00-38.8020.92362S81E85.00-28NNW, NW, VARIABLEFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, MIDDLE AND LATTER VARIABLE WITH HARD SQUALLSLATTER OCCASIONAL RAIN0100100119315
1827-04-25T10:00-38.6024.332856.7S88E162.00-30NBW, NWMODERATE BREEZES WITH SQUALLS AT TIMESCLOUDY0000000119316
1827-04-26T10:00-38.5728.22218S84E172.00-30NW, W, WSWVARIABLE WINDS WITH SQUALLSOCCASIONAL RAINCLOUDY0100000119317
1827-04-27T10:00-38.5231.722639.3S86E217.00-30WSW, W, NWBW, WNWFRESH BREEZESLIGHT RAIN AT TIMESCLOUDY0100000119318
1827-04-28T10:00-38.9835.58307S80E158.00-31NW, SBW, NNWVARIABLE WINDS9AM RAINCLOUDY0100000119319
1827-04-29T09:00-38.7738.25161S87E168.00-30NW, W, VARIABLE, SBWVARIABLE WINDSRAIN IN THE NIGHTDARK CLOUDY WEATHER0100000119320
1827-04-30T09:00-39.0042.4228522.6S86E194.00-30VARIABLE, NWBW, N, NWFIRST PART LIGHT BREEZES, INCREASING IN MIDDLE AND LATTER STRONG GALES WITH FREQUENT SQUALLSCLOUDY0000000119321
1827-05-01T09:00-39.1846.871956.7S87E210.00-30NW, WSW, SWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS STRONG GALES, LATTER MODERATE BREEZES AND VARIABLELATTER RAINHAZY0100000119322
1827-05-02T09:00-39.3747.78174S75E45.00-29SW, VARIABLE, SSWVARIABLE WINDSMUCH RAINTHICK CLOUDY WEATHER0100000119323
1827-05-03T09:00-38.9552.4016212.3N62E148.00-29S, SBWSTRONG BREEZESCLOUDY0000000119324
1827-05-04T08:00-37.3554.1216712.3N41E126.00-24SBWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH BREEZES, LATTER STRONG BREEZESFIRST PART FINE, LATTER THICKLATTER RAIN0100000119325
1827-05-05T08:00-36.3855.2311122.6-24SESTRONG GALES WITH HARD GUSTSTHICK CLOUDY WEATHER0000000119326
1827-05-06T08:00-36.7256.73362N66E82.00-24SW, NW, W, VARIABLEVARIABLE WINDSFINEHEAVY SWELL FROM S0000000119327
1827-05-07T08:00-37.4559.23362S66E130.00-23SW, SSW, S, W, VARIABLEVARIABLE WINDSFINE0000000119328
1827-05-08T08:00-38.3262.253626.7S69E140.00-27W, NW, NBW, VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZESFINE0000000119329
1827-05-09T08:00-38.4066.982109.3S85E203.00-26NW, WSW, SSW, SWBWFRESH BREEZESFINE10PM RAIN0100000119330
1827-05-10T07:00-37.9271.2536212.3N87E211.00-24SW, VARIABLESTRONG BREEZESFINE10PM RAIN0100000119331
1827-05-11T07:00-36.3074.503626.7N64E176.00-18SBW, SW, VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZESFINE0000000119332
1827-05-12T07:00-33.8277.17196N38E186.00-18SWBW, W, SWBSVARIABLE WINDSCLOUDY0000000119333
1827-05-13T07:00-31.7078.15362N20E115.00-12SW, VARIABLEVARIABLE WINDSMIDDLE RAIN0100000119334
1827-05-14T07:00-30.5778.73213N24E75.00-12VARIABLE, NBE, SW, SWVARIABLE WINDSCLOUDY0000000119335
1827-05-15T07:00-28.5080.471466.7N40E170.00-12SW, SBE, SSEMODERATE BREEZESFINE0000000119336
1827-05-16T07:00-25.8882.323629.3N34E174.00-9SE, SEBE, VARIABLEMODERATE TRADEPLEASANT WEATHER0000000119337
1827-05-17T06:00-23.3283.4893N20E143.00-8SE, VARIABLE, ESE, EBSVARIABLE WINDSCLOUDY0000000119338
1827-05-18T06:00-20.4584.00362N7E172.00-5S, VARIABLEVARIABLE WINDS AND SQUALLYMIDDLE AND LATTER RAIN0100000119339
1827-05-19T06:00-17.5384.02859.3N164.00-5SBE, EBN, EFIRST PART LIGHT BREEZES, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH BREEZESFINE0000000119340
1827-05-20T06:00-14.4084.028712.3N188.00-3EFRESH TRADECLOUDY0000000119341
1827-05-21T06:00-10.8784.808912.3N8E181.00-1ESTEADY TRADEHAZY0000000119342
1827-05-22T06:00-7.5584.9810012.3N5E181.00-1E, EBSSTEADY TRADEFINECLOUDY0000000119343
1827-05-23T06:00-4.5585.1311312.3N168.000EBS, ESESTEADY TRADEFINE0000000119344
1827-05-24T06:00-2.0784.651146.7N5W141.001ESELIGHT TRADEFINE0000000119345
1827-05-25T06:00-0.3784.581366.7N5W97.001ESE, VARIABLE, SELIGHT TRADEFINE0000000119346
1827-05-26T06:001.0084.622262.6N3W89.001S, E, SSW, SWLIGHT BREEZEFINE0000000119347
1827-05-27T06:003.6084.222726.7N2W151.002SSW, WSW, WLIGHT MONSOONFINE6PM RAIN0100000119348
1827-05-28T06:006.8084.132729.3N2W181.002WSTEADY MONSOONFINE0000000119349
1827-05-29T07:009.7582.082269.3N37W203.001SWSTEADY MONSOONFINE0000000119350