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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 IRIS cruise from Texel to Cayenne started at 1796-02-23 [dataset]. Nationaal Archief of the Netherlands, Den Haag, Netherland, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.749829, 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: 28.991628 * Median Longitude: -27.887209 * South-bound Latitude: 2.370000 * West-bound Longitude: -52.050000 * North-bound Latitude: 61.700000 * East-bound Longitude: -11.250000
Date/Time Start: 1796-03-11T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1796-04-23T15:00:00
Event(s):
Iris_17960223_MAR_D23318_80 * Latitude Start: 53.090000 * Longitude Start: 4.670000 * Latitude End: 7.640000 * Longitude End: -56.960000 * Date/Time Start: 1796-03-11T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1796-04-23T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Iris (Pink), Voyage: Texel - Cayenne, Company: MAR, Other ship information: BEWAPEND MET 12 STUKKEN. MAAKT DEEL UIT VAN HET WEST INDIË ESKADER
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
Image number/nameImage no/nameIdentification Number of the original image
LandmarkLandmarkName of first landmark
BearingBearingBearing of the first landmark
Distance to landmarkDistancearbitrary unitsDistance to the first landmark
10 LandmarkLandmarkName of second landmark
11 BearingBearingBearing of the second landmark
12 Distance to landmarkDistancearbitrary unitsDistance to the second landmark
13 --1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances)
14 WatchWatchName of the period of 4 hours which is known as a watch or duty on board ships
15 GlassesGlassesNumber of glasses within a watch; one watch equals 8 glasses
16 CommentCommentLife on board
17 CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
18 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
19 CommentCommentAny remark, found in the logbook on this particular day, about any biological item
20 CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
21 Comment 2 (continued)Comm 2Other remarks
22 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.
23 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.
24 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
25 Present weatherwwWeather description
26 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
27 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
28 Cloud typeCloud type
29 ClearnessClearness
30 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
31 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
32 FogFog1 If fog was reported
33 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
34 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
35 HailHail1 If hail was reported
36 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
37 CommentComment
38 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
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Data

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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

dd [deg]
(Wind direction (from which th...)

ff [m/s]
(calculated from the descripti...)

Image no/name
(Identification Number of the ...)

Landmark
(Name of first landmark)

Bearing
(Bearing of the first landmark)

Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance to the first landmark)
10 
Landmark
(Name of second landmark)
11 
Bearing
(Bearing of the second landmark)
12 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance to the second landmark)
13 
-
(1 If position is considered t...)
14 
Watch
(Name of the period of 4 hours...)
15 
Glasses
(Number of glasses within a wa...)
16 
Comment
(Life on board)
17 
Course
(Course of the ship during the...)
18 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
19 
Comment
(Any remark, found in the logb...)
20 
Comment
(Other remarks, that were not ...)
21 
Comm 2
(Other remarks)
22 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
23 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
24 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
25 
ww
(Weather description)
26 
Precip descr
27 
State sea descr
28 
Cloud type
29 
Clearness
30 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
31 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
32 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
33 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
34 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
35 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
36 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
37 
Comment
38 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
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1796-03-15T13:0059.97-16.722266.7MAR_D23318_80_0016NIEUWE GEVONDEN DROOGTEN (GIS)O5ROKOL (GIS)ZO 1/4 O52VM8WZW 1/8 Z14.00-33WZW-WTZBRAMZEILSKOELTE, MARSZEILSKOELTE EN ONDERZEILSKOELTEREGENHOGE ZEEBETROKKEN LUCHT0100000120415
1796-03-16T13:0059.80-15.081364.6MAR_D23318_80_0017ROKOL (GIS)ZO42VM8O 1/2 N12.50-33Z-ZTOBRAMZEILSKOELTEHELDERE EN DRIJVENDE LUCHT0000000120416
1796-03-17T13:0059.57-16.481024.6MAR_D23318_80_0017ROKOL (GIS)ZOTO47VM8WZW11.50-33ZOTZ-ZOLABBER BRAMZEILSKOELTEREGENBUIIGE LUCHT0100000120417
1796-03-18T13:0058.53-17.75664.9MAR_D23318_80_0017ROKOL (GIS)OTZ51VM8ZWTZ17.75-35OTZFRISSE BRAMZEILSKOELTEHELDERE DRIJVENDE LUCHT0000000120418
1796-03-19T13:0056.15-18.67709.3MAR_D23318_80_0018MAIDE (GIS)Z 1/2 W143VM8Z 7/8 W36.25VERANDERDE LENGTE 0 GRADEN 44 MINUTEN WEST. GENERALE LENGTE 9 GRADEN 25 MINUTEN WEST-31OTZSTIJVE BUIIGE MARSZEILSKOELTEREGENDRIJVENDE EN BETROKKEN LUCHT0100000120419
1796-03-20T13:0054.13-19.58704.6MAR_D23318_80_0018MAIDE (GIS)Z112VM8ZTW 3/4 W28.25-31OTZBRAMZEILSKOELTEDRIJVENDE EN HELDERE LUCHT0000000120420
1796-03-21T13:0051.83-20.60634.9MAR_D23318_80_0018MAIDE (GIS)Z 1/4 O78VM8Z 1/3 W36.00-27OTZ-OFRISSE BRAMZEILSKOELTEDRIJVENDE LUCHT0000000120421
1796-03-22T13:0049.12-20.82869.3MAR_D23318_80_0018MAIDE (GIS)ZTO 1/2 O42VM8ZTW 3/4 W41.25-27OTZ-OZOGEREEFDE MARSZEILSKOELTEBETROKKEN LUCHT0000000120422
1796-03-23T13:0046.85-21.70774.6MAR_D23318_80_0019ST MICHIEL, EEN DER VLAAMSCHE EILANDEN (GIS)ZTW 1/2 W138VM8ZTW32.75DE LENGTE VAN DE POLLUX (SCHIP VAN HET ZELFDE CONVOOI ALS DE IRIS) WAS 348 GRADEN 37 MINUTEN. DE LENGTE VAN DE IRIS WAS 354 GRADEN 57 MINUTEN. DUS HET VERSCHIL DE WIJ TE OOSTELIJK STONDEN WAS 6 GRADEN 20 MINUTEN-24O-OTZBRAMZEILSKOELTEMOTREGENDIKKE LUCHT0100000120423
1796-03-24T13:0044.62-21.55214.6MAR_D23318_80_0019ST MICHIEL (GIS)ZZW107VM8Z 1/4 O33.75-24NOBRAMZEILSKOELTEDRIJVENDE LUCHT0000000120424
1796-03-25T13:0041.75-21.83684.6MAR_D23318_80_0019ST MICHIEL (GIS)ZWTZ68VM8Z 1/3 W41.50-22ONO-OBRAMZEILSKOELTEBETROKKEN LUCHT0000000120425
1796-03-26T13:0039.47-22.15792.6MAR_D23318_80_0020ST MICHIEL (GIS)ZWTW42VM8Z 2/3 W31.50-22ONO-OTZONG KOELTEDRIJVENDE LUCHT0000000120426
1796-03-27T13:0037.22-22.13704.6MAR_D23318_80_0020ST MARIE (GIS)W 3/4 Z32MADERA (GIS)ZO83VM8Z 1/4 W33.75-20OBRAMZEILSKOELTEDRIJVENDE EN BETROKKEN LUCHT0000000120427
1796-03-28T14:0034.40-22.70604.6MAR_D23318_80_0020SAL (GIS)Z267VM8Z 3/4 W40.00DE SAL, EEN DER KAAPVERDISCHE OF ZOUTE EILANDEN.-19O-OTNBRAMZEILSKOELTEDEIJNSIGE LUCHT0000000120428
1796-03-29T14:0032.25-23.321182.6MAR_D23318_80_0021SAL (GIS)Z235VM8ZTW 1/8 W32.00-17NO-ZOLABBER KOELTE EN STILREGENBETROKKEN LUCHT0100000120429
1796-03-30T14:0031.63-24.071744.6MAR_D23318_80_0021SAL (GIS)Z 1/3 O225VM8ZW 1/8 Z13.75-17ZZW-ZTWLABBER BRAMZEILSKOELTEHELDERE EN DRIJVENDE LUCHT0000000120430
1796-03-31T14:0030.57-22.651974.6MAR_D23318_80_0021SAL (GIS)Z 1/6 W210VM8ZO25.50GISTEREN DE OBSERVEERDE LENGTE VAN DE POLLUX 354 GRADEN. BEVONDEN DOOR DE AFSTAND VAN ZON EN MAAN LENGTE 354 GRADEN, IS 43 GRADEN 45 MINUTEN-17ZZW-ZWTZLABBER BRAMZEILSKOELTEDRIJVENDE HELDERE LUCHT0000000120431
1796-04-01T13:0029.87-22.151960.0MAR_D23318_80_0022SAL (GIS)Z 1/4 W198VM8ZZO13.25GEGISTE LENGTE OM 8 UUR VAN DE JAGER 345 GRADEN 37 MINUTEN. IRIS 354 GRADEN 21 MINUTEN. VERSCHIL 8 GRADEN 44 MINUTEN-18ZWTZSTILHELDER EN DRIJVENDE LUCHT0000000120432
1796-04-02T13:0029.48-22.32270.0MAR_D23318_80_0022SAL (GIS)Z 1/3 W193VM8Z 1/3 W4.75-18NOSTILLETJESDRIJVENDE LUCHT0000000120433
1796-04-03T14:0027.60-22.53734.6MAR_D23318_80_0022SAL (GIS)Z 1/3 W162VM8Z 1/4 O28.25WE DACHTEN DOOR HET DRIJVENDE KROOST DAT WE WESTELIJKER WAREN DAN GISTEREN-17ONO-OBRAMZEILSKOELTEDRIJVENDE LUCHT0000000120434
1796-04-04T14:0024.25-22.82644.9MAR_D23318_80_0022SAL (GIS)Z 1/3 W113VM8Z 1/4 W49.75-15ONO-OTNFRISSE BRAMZEILSKOELTEDRIJVENDE LUCHT0000000120435
1796-04-05T14:0021.43-23.40314.6MAR_D23318_80_0023SAL (GIS)Z70VM8Z 3/4 W43.75-14NOBRAMZEILSKOELTEDRIJVENDE LUCHT0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation120436
1796-04-06T14:0019.12-24.3294.6MAR_D23318_80_0023SAL (GIS)ZTO 1/2 O37ST ANTHONIS (GIS)ZZW 1/4 W34VM8ZTW 3/4 W38.75-14NNOBRAMZEILS EN LABBER KOELTEDRIJVENDE LUCHT0000000120437
1796-04-07T14:0017.23-25.50564.6MAR_D23318_80_0023MIDDENHOEKO 3/4 N8VM8ZTW 3/4 W33.00PEILING VAN DE MIDDENHOEK OP DE BEVONDEN NOORDERBREEDTE EN LENGTE 350 GRADEN 44 MINUTEN, OP DE ZELFDE TIJD GEGISTE DITO 351 GRADEN 56 MINUTEN, DUS STONDEN MET ONS BESTEK 1 GRAAD 12 MINUTEN TE OOSTELIJK-12OTN-ONOBRAMZEILSKOELTEDRIJVENDE EN DEIJNSIGE LUCHT0000000120438
1796-04-08T14:0015.55-27.72244.6MAR_D23318_80_0024KAAP ORANGE (GIS)WZW 1/4 Z375VM8ZWTZ31.50-10NNO-NOTNLABBER BRAMZEILSKOELTEDRIJVENDE LUCHT0000000120439
1796-04-09T14:0014.00-29.03464.6MAR_D23318_80_0024KAAP ORANGE (GIS)WZW354VM8ZWTZ31.00-10NO-NOTOLABBER BRAMZEILSKOELTEDRIJVENDE LUCHT0000000120440
1796-04-10T14:0012.38-30.22372.6MAR_D23318_80_0024KAAP ORANGE (GIS)WZW 1/6 W329VM8ZWTZ28.75-8NOTN-NOLABBER KOELTEDRIJVENDE LUCHT0000000120441
1796-04-11T14:0010.68-31.97372.6MAR_D23318_80_0024KAAP ORANGE (GIS)WTZ 1/2 Z302VM8ZW 1/8 W35.50-8NOLABBER KOELTEDRIJVENDE LUCHT0000000120442
1796-04-12T14:008.92-33.68394.6MAR_D23318_80_0025KAAP ORANGE (GIS)WTZ 1/8 Z270VM8ZTW 3/4 W36.00HADDEN S MIDDAGS DE ZON IN TOP-6NOBRAMZEILSKOELTEHELDERE LUCHT0000000120443
1796-04-13T14:007.47-35.70404.6MAR_D23318_80_0025KAAP ORANGE (GIS)WTZ W/W238VM8ZW40.00-5NOBRAMZEILSKOELTEDEIJNSIGE LUCHT0000000120444
1796-04-14T15:006.12-37.67664.6MAR_D23318_80_0025KAAP ORANGE (GIS)W 1/2 Z210VM8WZW 1/8 Z38.75-2ONOBRAMZEILSKOELTEDEIJNSIGE LUCHT0000000120445
1796-04-15T15:004.90-39.95544.6MAR_D23318_80_0025KAAP ORANGE (GIS)W W/Z180VM8WZW 1/2 W35.00LENGTES VAN DE VERSCHILLENDE BOTEN: POLLUX 338 GRADEN 5 MINUTEN. JAGER 337 GRADEN 20 MINUTEN. CASTOR 338 GRADEN 5 MINUTEN. SNELHEID 337 GRADEN 5 MINUTEN. IRIS 338 GRADEN-2NOTOBRAMZEILSKOELTEHELDERE LUCHT0000000120446
1796-04-16T15:003.70-42.07434.6MAR_D23318_80_0026KAAP ORANGE (GIS)W 1/2 N147VM8ZWTW 1/3 W35.50-2NOTO-NOLABBER BRAMZEILSKOELTEHELDERE LUCHT0000000120447
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1796-04-20T15:003.17-49.73474.9MAR_D23318_80_0026NOORD KAAP (GIS)WTZ23VM8W 1/2 N28.75GENERALE KOERS TOT 1/2 10 UUR W 7/8 N, 13,25 MIJL. GEGISTE NOORDERBREEDTE 3 GRADEN 17 MINUTEN, BEKOMEN LENGTE 327 GRADEN 59 MINUTEN2NOFRISSE BRAMZEILSKOELTERAVELING VAN STROOMDRIJVENDE LUCHT0000000120451
1796-04-21T15:003.58-50.57584.6MAR_D23318_80_0027NOORD KAAP (GIS)ZWTW16KAAP ORANGE (GIS)WNW 1/2 N37VM8W 7/8 N11.25S MIDDAGS KOERS EN VERHEID TOT GISTERAVOND2NOTOBRAMZEILSKOELTEREGENSTROOM LIEP LANGS DE STREKKING VAN DE KUST, HOOG WATERBUIIGE LUCHT0100000120452
1796-04-22T15:004.10-51.00584.6MAR_D23318_80_0027KAAP ORANGE (GIS)WNW 2/3 W30KAAP CASSEPOERE (GIS)W3VM8NW 3/4 N8.25SEDERT DE MIDDAG KOERS EN VERHEID NW, 5,25 MIJL. GEGISTE BREEDTE 4 GRADEN 21 MINUTEN, BEKOMEN LENGTE 327 GRADEN 4 MINUTEN. PEILING VAN KAAP CASSEPOERE OP GEGISTE BREEDTE VAN 4 GRADEN 21 MINUTENEN LENGTE VAN 326 GRADEN 24 MINUTEN. STONDEN MET T BESTEK 1 GRAAD 10 MINUTEN TE OOSTELIJK VOLGENS DE PEILING VAN KAAP ORANGE NWTW, 8 MIJL. S MIDDAGS GENERALE KOERS, ZONDER DAT ER ETMAAL BIJ STAAT.2NOTOBRAMZEILSKOELTESTROOM LIEP OM DE NOORD, MEER DAN OM DE ZUIDDRIJVENDE LUCHT0000000120453
1796-04-23T15:004.78-52.05704.6MAR_D23318_80_00271VM82NO-ONOBRAMZEILSKOELTEREGENDEIJNSIGE LUCHT0100000120454