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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 Plymouth to Madeira started at 1768-07-25 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.749874, 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: 42.478000 * Median Longitude: -9.207000 * South-bound Latitude: 33.430000 * West-bound Longitude: -11.360000 * North-bound Latitude: 47.520000 * East-bound Longitude: -6.740000
Date/Time Start: 1768-07-25T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1768-08-05T00:00:00
Event(s):
Jason_17680725_NMM_ADM/L/J24 * Latitude Start: 50.299000 * Longitude Start: -4.150000 * Latitude End: 32.130000 * Longitude End: -16.570000 * Date/Time Start: 1768-07-25T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1768-08-05T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Jason (Sloop), Voyage: Plymouth - Madeira, 1st Observer: Charles Anbobus (Captain), 2nd Observer: William Crosby (2nd Officer/Lieutenant), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 20G
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
--1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances)
10 CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
11 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
12 CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
13 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.
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 ClearnessClearness
17 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
18 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
19 FogFog1 If fog was reported
20 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
21 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
22 HailHail1 If hail was reported
23 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
24 CommentComment
25 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
226 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)

-
(1 If position is considered t...)
10 
Course
(Course of the ship during the...)
11 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
12 
Comment
(Other remarks, that were not ...)
13 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
14 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
15 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
16 
Clearness
17 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
18 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
19 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
20 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
21 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
22 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
23 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
24 
Comment
25 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1768-07-25T00:003266.7THE LANDS ENDNBE71WSW WBCAME ON BOARD HIS EXCELLENCY SIR WILLIAM TRELANYNWBNMODERATEFAIR WEATHER0000000124031
1768-07-26T12:0047.52-6.742059.3THE LANDS ENDN15E54S15W161.00-20SSW, SWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000124032
1768-07-27T12:0047.10-7.261949.3THE LANDS ENDN19E63S40W33.00-20SW, SSW, SWBSFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000124033
1768-07-28T13:0046.80-9.042736.7THE LANDS ENDN34E76S76W77.00-20W, SW, WNWMODERATEFAIR WEATHER0000000124034
1768-07-29T13:0046.53-9.811942.6THE LANDS ENDN37E67S63W36.00-20S, SWBSLIGHT BREEZESFAIR0000000124035
1768-07-30T13:0044.50-9.592506.7THE LANDS ENDN25ES4E124.00-20WSW, SWBW, WBS, WMODERATEHAZY0000000124036
1768-07-31T13:0042.80-9.51284CAPE FINISTEREN45ES45E43.00-20WNW, W, NWBWLITTLECLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation124037
1768-08-01T13:0040.83-9.433412.6CAPE FINISTEREN27E54S22W128.00-19NLITTLE WINDCLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation124038
1768-08-02T13:0038.80-9.4946.7CAPE FINISTEREN25E97S22W133.00-19N, NNEMODERATEFAIR WEATHER0000000124039
1768-08-03T13:0036.47-9.8456.7CAPE FINISTEREN24E144S25W155.00-18NWBW, NNEMODERATEFAIR WEATHER0000000124040
1768-08-04T13:0033.43-11.363316.7MADEIRAS62W40S22W200.00-18NBWMODERATECLOUDY0000000124041
1768-08-05T00:0032.50346.7PORTO SANTOS46E14SWBS0.00NE, NEBNMODERATECLOUDY0000000124042