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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 JACOBUS cruise from Batavia to the Netherlands started at 1853-12-01 [dataset]. Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut, De Bilt, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.749863, 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: -23.097097 * Median Longitude: 68.377742 * South-bound Latitude: -32.000000 * West-bound Longitude: 40.280000 * North-bound Latitude: -6.930000 * East-bound Longitude: 103.930000
Date/Time Start: 1853-12-01T05:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1853-12-31T09:00:00
Event(s):
Jacobus_18531201_E_REIS_5_P39-42 * Latitude Start: -6.100000 * Longitude Start: 106.860000 * Latitude End: 53.000000 * Longitude End: 4.490000 * Date/Time Start: 1853-12-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1853-12-31T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Jacobus, Voyage: Batavia - Nederland, 1st Observer: E.J. Kok (Kapitein)
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
Pressure, atmosphericPPPPhPaNo temperature correction was applied. The following factors have been used for the conversion to hPa: 2.54 cm in an inch; 13.596 specific gravity of mercury; 980.65 cm/s gravity at 45° latitude
Temperature, airTTT°C
WatchWatchName of the period of 4 hours which is known as a watch or duty on board ships
GlassesGlassesNumber of glasses within a watch; one watch equals 8 glasses
10 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.
11 Wind scale referenceWind scale ref#Name of, or reference to the wind scale that has been used
12 Sensor readingReadingarbitrary unitsReading of the (outside) air thermometer
13 Sensor readingReadingarbitrary unitsReading of the air pressure
14 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.
15 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
16 Present weatherwwWeather description
17 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
18 Cloud typeCloud type
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 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
633 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...)

PPPP [hPa]
(No temperature correction was...)

TTT [°C]

Watch
(Name of the period of 4 hours...)

Glasses
(Number of glasses within a wa...)
10 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
11 
Wind scale ref [#]
(Name of, or reference to the ...)
12 
Reading [arbitrary units]
(Reading of the (outside) air ...)
13 
Reading [arbitrary units]
(Reading of the air pressure)
14 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
15 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
16 
ww
(Weather description)
17 
Precip descr
18 
Cloud type
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 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1853-12-01T05:00-6.93103.933161014.631.1VM8188.0029.96NW0000000122274
1853-12-02T05:00-7.42102.181592.61014.629.4VM81285.0029.96ZZO20000000122275
1853-12-03T05:00-8.5599.721354.61016.029.4VM80385.0030.00ZO30000000122276
1853-12-04T06:00-9.7296.901572.61015.328.9VM8-1284.0029.98ZZO20000000122277
1853-12-05T06:00-11.3593.871342.61015.328.3VM8-1283.0029.98ZO20000000122278
1853-12-06T06:00-12.9590.98872.61016.028.3VM8-3283.0030.00O20000000122279
1853-12-07T06:00-14.3088.431554.61017.728.3VM8-3383.0030.05ZZO30000000122280
1853-12-08T06:00-16.1785.501556.71017.728.3VM8-3483.0030.05ZZO40000000122281
1853-12-09T06:00-17.8782.581074.61020.426.1VM8-6379.0030.13OZO30000000122282
1853-12-10T07:00-19.6779.731074.61021.426.1VM8-6379.0030.16OZO30000000122283
1853-12-11T07:00-21.4777.13834.61021.425.6VM8-7378.0030.16O30000000122284
1853-12-12T07:00-23.0074.87802.61022.825.0VM8-10277.0030.20O20000000122285
1853-12-13T07:00-23.9573.17582.61022.825.6VM8-10278.0030.20ONO20000000122286
1853-12-14T07:00-25.1570.93122.61023.825.6VM8-11278.0030.23NNO20000000122287
1853-12-15T07:00-25.9768.82792.61022.826.7VM8-11280.0030.20O2MOOI WEER0000000122288
1853-12-16T07:00-26.2767.83792.61025.526.1VM8-11279.0030.28O2MOOI WEER0000000122289
1853-12-17T08:00-26.5266.03782.61025.125.0VM8-12277.0030.27O2MOOI WEER0000000122290
1853-12-18T08:00-27.1064.10332.61024.825.6VM8-12278.0030.26NO2MOOI WEER0000000122291
1853-12-19T08:00-27.5261.63512.61024.526.1VM8-17279.0030.25ONO2MOOI WEER0000000122292
1853-12-20T08:00-27.8860.25282.61023.825.0VM8-17277.0030.23NO2MOOI WEER0000000122293
1853-12-21T08:00-28.1257.901182.61024.526.1VM8-17279.0030.25ZO2DIK VAN REGEN0100000122294
1853-12-22T08:00-28.9054.1520619.01009.222.8VM8-19873.0029.80ZW8REGEN0100000122295
1853-12-23T09:00-29.4851.10696.71025.822.8VM8-21473.0030.29O4BEWOLKTE LUCHT0000000122296
1853-12-24T09:00-30.0347.97474.61029.523.9VM8-21375.0030.40ONO3KLARE LUCHT0000000122297
1853-12-25T09:00-30.6745.802921.01027.226.1VM8-23179.0030.33NW1MOOI WEER0000000122298
1853-12-26T09:00-31.1244.222920.01021.425.6VM8-23078.0030.16NW0BUIIGMET REGEN1100000122299
1853-12-27T09:00-32.0042.973620.01021.725.0VM8-23077.0030.17RONLOPEND0MISTIG0010000122300
1853-12-28T09:00-31.6243.503621.01019.423.9VM8-23175.0030.10RONLOPEND10000000122301
1853-12-29T09:00-31.9842.373621.01015.624.4VM8-24176.0029.99RONLOPEND10000000122302
1853-12-30T09:00-31.2040.872916.71014.326.1VM8-24479.0029.95NW4HELDERE LUCHT0000000122303
1853-12-31T09:00-31.1340.282466.71008.523.9VM8-24475.0029.78NNW/W4BUIIG1000000122304