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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 IPHIGENIA cruise from Madeira to Antigua started at 1783-11-07 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.749828, 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: 28.497083 * Median Longitude: -26.604167 * South-bound Latitude: 14.330000 * West-bound Longitude: -48.480000 * North-bound Latitude: 48.730000 * East-bound Longitude: -7.050000
Date/Time Start: 1783-11-07T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1783-12-25T15:00:00
Event(s):
Iphigenia_17831107_NMM_ADM/L/J100 * Latitude Start: 50.299000 * Longitude Start: -4.150000 * Latitude End: 32.130000 * Longitude End: -16.570000 * Date/Time Start: 1783-11-07T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1783-12-25T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Iphigenia (5th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Plymouth - Madeira, 1st Observer: James Cornwallis (Captain), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 32G 677BM
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 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
14 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
15 ClearnessClearness
16 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
17 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
18 FogFog1 If fog was reported
19 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
20 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
21 HailHail1 If hail was reported
22 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
23 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
458 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 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
14 
Precip descr
15 
Clearness
16 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
17 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
18 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
19 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
20 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
21 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
22 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
23 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1783-11-07T12:0048.73-7.052479.3LIZARDNE33S44W100.00-23SEBE, SSE, SWBS, WFRESH BREEZES, MID LIGHT BREEZESRAINHAZY, MID THICK, LATTER CLOUDY0100000120051
1783-11-08T13:0048.35-7.60331.0USHANTE1/2N34S45W33.00-23NW, NE, NEBECALM, MID AND LATTER LIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000120052
1783-11-09T13:0045.30-9.681249.3CAPE FINNISTERESE42S25W203.00-22E, SEBSMODERATE MID MID AND LATTER FRESH BREEZESFIRST AND MID CLOUDY, LATTER CLEAR0000000120053
1783-11-10T13:0042.37-11.7510412.3CAPE FINNISTERENEBE1/2E39S27W198.00-20SEBS, SE, SEBESTRONG GALES, MID FRESH BREEZES, LATTER STRONG BREEZESFIRST AND MID CLOUDY, LATTER CLEAR0000000120054
1783-11-11T13:0040.72-12.05146.7MADEIRASSW1/4W173S9:20W100.00-20ESE, EBS, VARIABLE, NEBNMODERATECLEAR0000000120055
1783-11-12T13:0038.33-12.371156.7MADEIRASSW3/4W128S6:15W145.00-20ENE, NE, SELIGHT AIRS, MID AND LATTER MODERATECLEAR0000000120056
1783-11-13T13:0037.87-13.031712.6ROCK OF LISBONEBN58S49W43.00-20EBN, VARIABLE, S, SBWLIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000120057
1783-11-14T13:0037.72-12.582052.6ROCK OF LISBONENE53S65E22.00-20SSW, SWBS, SWMODERATE AND CALM, MID LIGHT AIRS, LATTER LIGHT BREEZESMID CLOUDY, LATTER CLEAR0000000120058
1783-11-15T13:0036.93-11.922172.6CAPE ST VINCENTE50S43:10E57.00-19SSW, W, WBS, WSW, SWBWLIGHT BREEZESFIRST CLEAR, MID AND LATTER CLOUDY0000000120059
1783-11-16T13:0036.42-11.82949.3MADEIRASW105S8:45E32.00-19SWBS, SSW, CALM, ESEMODERATE, MID AND LATTER FRESH BREEZESFIRST AND MID CLOUDY, LATTER CLEAR0000000120060
1783-11-17T13:0034.68-12.681056.7MADEIRASWBW73S23:40W112.00-19SE, SEBEMODERATECLEAR0000000120061
1783-11-18T13:0033.55-13.27942.6MADEIRAWBS1/4S56S25:07W75.00-19SEBS, SE, ESELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000120062
1783-11-19T13:0032.58-14.60942.6MADEIRAW3/4N32S50:30W90.00-19ESELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000120063
1783-12-15T15:0016.33-41.333351.0DISCADAW370S33:30W26.00-3NBW, NNWLIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMCLOUDY0000000120064
1783-12-16T15:0016.25-41.50651.0DISCADAW366S62W12.00-3CALM, ENECALM, LATTER LIGHT AIRSCLEAR, LATTER CLOUDY0000000120065
1783-12-17T15:0016.28-42.451326.7DISCADAW350W57.00-3SELIGHT AIRS, LATTER MODERATECLEAR, LATTER CLOUDY0000000120066
1783-12-18T15:0016.80-43.922139.3DISCADAW1/4N323N70W92.00-1SE, SW, SWBSMODERATE BREEZES, LATTER FRESH BREEZESRAIN AT TIMESHAZY, LATTER CLOUDY0100000120067
1783-12-19T15:0016.17-44.252929.3DISCADAW1/4N317S27W40.00-1WSW, W, WNWFRESH BREEZES, FIRST WITH SQUALLSCLEAR, MID AND LATTER CLOUDY0000000120068
1783-12-20T15:0015.10-44.682691.0DISCADAW1/2N307S22W69.00-1WNW, NW, WFIRST FRESH BREEZES, MID AND LATTER LIGHT AIRSFIRST CLEAR, MID AND LATTER CLOUDY0000000120069
1783-12-21T15:0014.62-44.933140.0DISCADAW1/4S288S28W35.00-1WNW, NWMODERATE BREEZES, MID AND LATTER CALMCLEAR0000000120070
1783-12-22T15:0014.47-45.083610.0DISCADAW1/4S283S45W13.00-1CALM, N, CALMFIRST AND LATTER CALM, MIDDLE LIGHT IARSCLEAR0000000120071
1783-12-23T15:0014.33-45.33891.0DISCADAW1/4S277S61W17.00-1CALM, ECALM, LATTER LIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000120072
1783-12-24T15:0014.65-46.15221.0DISCADAW1/2N279N68W52.00-1EBN, VARIABLE, NNELIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000120073
1783-12-25T15:0015.38-48.48459.3DISCADAW1/4N235N72W140.000NNE, NEFRESH BREEZES, MID MODERATE, LATTER FRESH BREEZESFIRST AND LATTER CLEAR, MID CLOUDY0000000120074