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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 JASON cruise from Crooked Island to Spithead started at 1755-03-01 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.749873, 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: 37.367742 * Median Longitude: -46.134194 * South-bound Latitude: 23.730000 * West-bound Longitude: -70.690000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.270000 * East-bound Longitude: -9.520000
Date/Time Start: 1755-03-01T17:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1755-03-31T13:00:00
Event(s):
Jason_17550301_NMM_ADM/L/J18 * Latitude Start: 25.750000 * Longitude Start: -79.710000 * Latitude End: 50.680000 * Longitude End: -0.960000 * Date/Time Start: 1755-03-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1755-03-31T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Jason (4th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Crooked Island (Bahamas) - Spithead, 1st Observer: Edward Clarke (Captain), 2nd Observer: John Carter Allen (Author), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 44G 810BM
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
LandmarkLandmarkName of second landmark
10 BearingBearingBearing of the second landmark
11 Distance to landmarkDistancearbitrary unitsDistance to the second landmark
12 CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
13 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
14 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.
15 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.
16 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
17 Present weatherwwWeather description
18 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
19 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
20 ClearnessClearness
21 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
22 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
23 FogFog1 If fog was reported
24 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
25 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
26 HailHail1 If hail was reported
27 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
28 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
586 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)

Landmark
(Name of second landmark)
10 
Bearing
(Bearing of the second landmark)
11 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance to the second landmark)
12 
Course
(Course of the ship during the...)
13 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
14 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
15 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
16 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
17 
ww
(Weather description)
18 
Precip descr
19 
State sea descr
20 
Clearness
21 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
22 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
23 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
24 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
25 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
26 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
27 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
28 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1755-03-01T17:0023.73-70.69716.7CROOKED ISLANDS73:3W67N34:12W64.003NBE, ENEMOST PART MODERATEFAIR0000000124000
1755-03-02T17:0025.18-70.69716.7CROOKED ISLANDS54:28W78N87.003ENEMOST PART MODERATECLOUDY0000000124001
1755-03-03T17:0026.32-69.911046.7CROOKED ISLANDS48:41W103N31:44E80.003EBSMODERATECLOUDY0000000124002
1755-03-04T17:0027.98-68.061596.7CROOKED ISLANDS47:26W151NE141.001ENE, SSEMODERATEFAIR0000000124003
1755-03-05T16:0029.30-65.8229319.0CROOKED ISLANDS49:33W197N56:12E142.000WNWFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000124004
1755-03-06T16:0029.40-62.9931519.0CROOKED ISLANDS57:5W239N87:42E149.000NWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY0000000124005
1755-03-07T16:0029.58-61.17216.7CROOKED ISLANDS60:37W271N84:9E108.00-2NWBN, NNEMODERATE0000000124006
1755-03-08T16:0029.47-60.96772.6CROOKED ISLANDS61:40W277S71:34E22.00-2WBE, EBNLITTLE WIND0000000124007
1755-03-09T16:0030.20-59.161446.7CROOKED ISLANDS61:30W306N60E88.00-2SEBE, SEBSMODERATEFAIR0000000124008
1755-03-10T16:0031.15-56.6133519.0CROOKED ISLANDS62:33W354N66:41E144.00-3SBE, NNWFRESH GALESTHUNDER AND LIGHTNINGRAINCLOUDY0100100124009
1755-03-11T16:0031.78-55.373622.6CROOKED ISLANDS61:58W374N58:55E73.00-3VARIABLELITTLE WINDSOME RAIN0100000124010
1755-03-12T16:0032.70-56.323622.6CROOKED ISLANDS58:07W371N47:7W83.00-6VARIABLELITTLE WINDFAIR0000000124011
1755-03-13T16:0034.23-56.323626.7CROOKED ISLANDS54:6W387N92.00-6VARIABLEMODERATEFAIR0000000124012
1755-03-14T16:0035.78-54.911076.7CROOKED ISLANDS52:29W423N37:21E117.00-6ESEMODERATESWELL FROM THE NECLOUDY0000000124013
1755-03-15T16:0037.50-52.6213619.0CROOKED ISLANDS51:49W472N46:37E150.00-10SE, SEBSFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000124014
1755-03-16T15:0039.00-49.5119226.8CROOKED ISLANDS52:35W530N58:27E172.00-11SE, SSWHARD GALESCLOUDY0000000124015
1755-03-17T15:0039.50-46.7921419.0CROOKED ISLANDS54:33W572N70:33E129.00-11WSW, SWFRESH GALES0000000124016
1755-03-18T15:0039.57-45.176819.0CROOKED ISLANDS55:57W595N87:4E79.00-11WSW, EBNFRESH GALES0000000124017
1755-03-19T15:0040.95-44.0114719.0CROOKED ISLANDS54:37W623N32:34E99.00-11ENE, SSEMOST PART FRESH GALES0000000124018
1755-03-20T15:0041.68-41.2412419.0CROOKED ISLANDS55:48W668N70:45E133.00-11SEMOST PART FRESH GALESSOME RAIN0100000124019
1755-03-21T15:0042.85-39.5221019.0CROOKED ISLANDS55:20W702N47:22E103.00-15NNE, SWMOST PART FRESH GALES0000000124020
1755-03-22T14:0043.45-37.4630019.0CROOKED ISLANDS55:58W734N72:37E120.00-15WSW, NWMOST PART FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY0000000124021
1755-03-23T14:0043.67-33.9121019.0CROOKED ISLANDS58:04W785N85:14E155.00-15SWMOST PART FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYHAIL0000010124022
1755-03-24T14:0044.45-30.8420926.8CROOKED ISLANDS58:52W834N70:32E141.00-16SWHARD GALES AND SQUALLY0000000124023
1755-03-25T14:0044.68-27.8625419.0CROOKED ISLANDS60:13W877N83:57E144.00-16WSW, WFRESH GALESRAIN0100000124024
1755-03-26T14:0045.17-25.92296.7CROOKED ISLANDS6:48W (!)907N76:27E86.00-16WSW, NEMODERATERAINYGREAT WESTERN SWELL0100000124025
1755-03-27T14:0046.22-24.1416419.0CROOKED ISLANDS60:10W938N46E104.00-16SFRESH GALESSOME RAINCLOUDY0100000124026
1755-03-28T13:0047.00-21.0225426.8CROOKED ISLANDS60:41W984N69:51E136.00-16SSW, WHARD GALESRAINGREAT WESTERN SWELL0100000124027
1755-03-29T13:0047.82-17.6416119.0CROOKED ISLANDS61:22W1040N72:10E160.00-19SW, SFRESH GALES0000000124028
1755-03-30T13:0048.82-14.0118419.0CROOKED ISLANDS61:35W1089N68:58E156.00-19SSE, SSWFRESH GALES0000000124029
1755-03-31T13:0049.27-9.5220719.0CROOKED ISLANDS62:47W1164LIZARDN76:17E54N81:09E176.00-18SSW, SWFRESH GALES0000000124030