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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 KENT cruise from Batavia to Uk started at 1787-02-21 [dataset]. British Library, London, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.749966, 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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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: 8.153663 * Median Longitude: -12.753069 * South-bound Latitude: -35.280000 * West-bound Longitude: -42.700000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.850000 * East-bound Longitude: 53.380000
Date/Time Start: 1787-02-21T08:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1787-06-14T12:00:00
Event(s):
Kent_17870221_BL_L/MAR/B/41C * Latitude Start: -6.100000 * Longitude Start: 106.860000 * Latitude End: 49.450000 * Longitude End: -5.630000 * Date/Time Start: 1787-02-21T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1787-06-14T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Kent, Voyage: Batavia - Uk, 1st Observer: Richard Hastings (1st Officer/Master), Company: EIC
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 Present weatherwwWeather description
15 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
16 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
17 ClearnessClearness
18 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
19 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
20 FogFog1 If fog was reported
21 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
22 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
23 HailHail1 If hail was reported
24 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
25 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
1693 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 
ww
(Weather description)
15 
Precip descr
16 
State sea descr
17 
Clearness
18 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
19 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
20 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
21 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
22 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
23 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
24 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
25 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1787-02-21T08:00-27.5553.3815819.0SWBW143.00-22SBE, SEBS, SE, SFRESH GALESSMOOTH WATER0000000128318
1787-02-22T09:00-28.8851.2211119.0S58W135.00-24EBS, SEFRESH GALESFAIR0000000128319
1787-02-23T09:00-29.5748.638919.0S75W140.00-24SE, ESEFRESH GALESSMOOTH WATERCLEAR0000000128320
1787-02-24T09:00-30.2045.837613.1S75W150.00-25EBSFRESH STEADY GALEFINE0000000128321
1787-02-25T09:00-31.5242.626522.6S69W177.00-25EBN, ENE, NEBE, NE, ESTRONG GALESLARGE SEAHAZY0000000128322
1787-02-26T09:00-31.5741.05186.7W80.00-27NEBN, SW, SSW, NEVERY FRESH GALES, HARD SQUALLS, STRONG GALES THEN MODERATE WINDSCONSTANT RAINHAZY THEN FAIR0100100128323
1787-02-27T09:00-31.8739.451762.6S75W85.00-27SBW, S, SSWLIGHT WINDSLARGE SW SWELLCLEAR0000000128324
1787-02-28T09:00-32.4537.781642.6S66W93.00-27VARIABLE, SSE, ESE, SBWLIGHT WINDSLARGE SW SWELLFINE0000000128325
1787-03-01T10:00-33.2236.33852.6WSW1/4S81.00-28EBS, E, VARIABLE, ESELIGHT WINDSLARGE SW SWELL0000000128326
1787-03-02T10:00-33.9035.851520.0WBS1/2S21.00-28SSW, VARIABLE, SCALMLARGE SW SWELLFINE0000000128327
1787-03-03T10:00-34.8533.207319.8S75W141.00-28EBSVERY FRESH GALEFAIR0000000128328
1787-03-04T10:00-34.9731.87742.6W1/4S65.00-27NW, SW, VARIABLE, EBSLIGHT WINDS THEN LIGHT VARIABLE UNSTEADY BREEZESLARGE WSW SWELLHAZY0000000128329
1787-03-05T10:00-35.1729.651081.0S79W111.00-27SEBE, EBS, VARIABLE, SEFORMER MODERATE GALES, LATTER VARIABLE LIGHT AIRSFORMER FAIR, LATTER THICK HAZY0000000128330
1787-03-06T10:00-35.2830.1228822.6S67E24.00-27WNW, W, WSW, W, NWSTRONG GALESDIRTY0000100128331
1787-03-07T10:00-35.1729.5026626.8W17.00-27SSW, VARIABLE, S, WNWVERY STRONG GALESDIRTY0000000128332
1787-03-08T11:00-34.0216.771139.3CAPE FALSON1/2W8N57W129.00-22SEBS, SEBE, SE, SEPLEASANT GALESMOOTH WATERCLEAR0000000128333
1787-03-09T11:00-32.6515.221366.7TABLE LANDSEBE35N44W111.00-22SSW, SSEPLEASANT BREEZEFINE0000000128334
1787-03-10T11:00-31.4314.221472.6NW1/4N81.00-22SSW, VARIABLE, SBELIGHT WINDSFINE0000000128335
1787-03-11T11:00-30.8013.622261.0N44W44.00-22VARIABLE, S, SSE, WSWLIGHT AIRSWSW SWELLFAIR0000000128336
1787-03-12T11:00-30.1813.301471.0N25W39.00-22NWBN, NW, SBELIGHT AIRS AND CALMHEAVY WSW SWELLFORMER FAIR, LATTER CLOUDY0000000128337
1787-03-13T11:00-28.9712.0716012.3N42W96.00-20SSE, SBE, SFORMER LIGHT WINDS, LATTER FRESH TRADEHEAVY WSW SWELL0000000128338
1787-03-14T11:00-27.309.9813812.3N48W150.00-20SBE, SSEFRESH TRADEHEAVY WSW SWELLCLOUDY0000000128339
1787-03-15T11:00-25.788.131389.3N47W136.00-20SSEMODERATE TRADELARGE SW SWELLCLOUDY0000000128340
1787-03-16T12:00-24.176.1314012.3N47W149.00-18SEBS, SSEFRESH TRADELARGE SW SWELL, LATER REGULAR SEACLOUDY0000000128341
1787-03-17T12:00-22.604.2512812.3N46W144.00-18SEBSFRESH TRADESW SWELLCLOUDY0000000128342
1787-03-18T12:00-20.752.5712712.3N40W146.00-19SEBSSTEADY FRESH TRADECLOUDY0000000128343
1787-03-19T12:00-19.270.781299.3NW142.00-17SEBSMODERATE TRADETHICK0000000128344
1787-03-20T12:00-17.80-0.751296.7NW123.00-17SEBSLIGHT TRADECLOUDY0000000128345
1787-03-21T12:00-16.57-2.151419.3NW113.00-17SSEEASY TRADETHICK0000000128346
1787-03-22T12:00-15.95-4.2314312.3N73W125.00-15SBE, S, SSEFORMER VARIABLE UNSTEADY WINDS, LATTER FRESH TRADEFORMER THICK, LATTER FAIR0000000128347
1787-04-04T12:00-15.20-6.821316.7ST HELENANW1/4W77.00-15SEBSLIGHT TRADECLOUDY0000000128348
1787-04-05T13:00-13.90-8.371339.3NW1/4W121.00-13SEBSMODERATE TRADECLOUDY0000000128349
1787-04-06T13:00-12.25-10.0312212.3NW1/4N145.00-13SEBS, SE, SEFRESH TRADEFAIR0000000128350
1787-04-07T13:00-10.43-11.5513312.3N38W145.00-13SEBSFRESH TRADEFAIR0000000128351
1787-04-08T13:00-8.83-12.801249.3N35W130.00-11SEBE, SEMODERATE TRADEFINE0000000128352
1787-04-09T13:00-7.03-14.251239.3N37W143.00-12SEMODERATE TRADEFINE0000000128353
1787-04-10T13:00-5.48-15.771236.7NW127.00-12SEBS, SEMODERATE BREEZEFAIR0000000128354
1787-04-11T13:00-4.22-17.021349.3NW106.00-12SEBSEASY AND STEADY TRADEHOT0000000128355
1787-04-12T13:00-3.10-18.251376.7NW105.00-9VARIABLE, SEBS, SE, SEBSFIRST AND LATTER MODERATE WITH PRETTY STEADY BREEZE, MID VARIABLERAINYCLOUDY0100000128356
1787-04-13T13:00-1.85-19.50125NW106.00-10SEBE, VARIABLE, SEUNSETTLEDRAINCLOUDY0100000128357
1787-04-14T13:00-0.48-20.70125N39W106.00-10VARIABLE, SEUNSETTLEDSHOWERYCLOUDY1000000128358
1787-04-15T00:000.131352.6N21W81.00SEBE, E, VARIABLE, ESE, SELIGHT VARIABLE WINDSRAINY SQUALLSSWELL FROM NCLOUDY1100000128359
1787-04-16T13:001.17-21.471592.6N18W72.00-10VARIABLE, ESE, SEBS, VARIABLE, SBELIGHT VARIABLE WINDSMUCH RAINPRETTY LARGE N SWELL0100000128360
1787-04-17T13:001.85-21.623622.6NBW45.00-10VARIABLELIGHT VARIABLE WINDSMUCH RAINPRETTY LARGE N SWELL0100000128361
1787-04-18T13:002.45-21.733621.0NBW37.00-10VARIABLELIGHT AIRSMANY SHOWERSHEAVY SWELL FROM N1000000128362
1787-04-19T13:003.77-22.023627.3NW24.00-11NNW, NNE, NE, VARIABLELIGHT VARIABLE AIRS AND CALM, LATER INCREASING BREEZES LOOKING LIKE NE TRADEHAZY THEN FAIR0000000128363
1787-04-20T14:004.57-22.55372.0NWBN58.00-8ENE, NE, NEBE, NEVERY LIGHT BREEZEN SWELLHAZY0000000128364
1787-04-21T14:005.28-23.32829.3N51W59.00-8VARIABLE, NE, NNE, NEBN, EFORMER VARIABLE, LATTER MODERATE TRADERAINN SWELLHAZY0100000128365
1787-04-22T14:006.40-24.831512.3N64W101.00-8NEBN, NNE, NNEFRESH TRADELARGE SWELL FROM NWHAZY0000000128366
1787-04-23T14:007.85-26.302412.3N54W109.00-10NNE, NE, NEBNFRESH TRADELARGE SWELL FROM NWHAZY0000000128367
1787-04-24T14:009.47-29.272712.3N48W117.00-7NE, NEBNFRESH TRADEHEAD SWELL ABATEDHAZY0000000128368
1787-04-25T14:0010.95-34.224012.3N52W116.00-5NEBN, NEA FRESH TRADE0000000128369
1787-04-26T14:0012.38-35.38299.3N44W99.00-5NE, NEBN, NEBNMODERATE TRADECLEAR0000000128370
1787-04-27T14:0014.37-37.27289.3N28W95.00-6ENE, NE, NEBNMODERATE TRADEFINE0000000128371
1787-04-28T15:0016.18-38.534112.3N40W113.00-4NEFRESH TRADECLEAR0000000128372
1787-04-29T15:0017.52-39.62519.3NW1/2N98.00-5NE, NEBN, NEBEMODERATE TRADEFAIR0000000128373
1787-04-30T15:0018.72-41.08189.3N53W106.00-5NEBN, NNE, NEBN, NNEMODERATE TRADEFAIR0000000128374
1787-05-01T15:0019.15-41.63181.0NW48.00-5NEBN, NE, VARIABLE, NNE, NNEDECREASING TO LIGHT AIRS0000000128375
1787-05-02T15:0019.43-41.753622.6N14W25.00-5SW, VARIABLELIGHT VARIABLE WINDSN SWELLFAIR0000000128376
1787-05-03T15:0020.42-41.32220N18E79.00-5VARIABLE, SWBW, SWVARIABLECONFUSED SWELLCLEAR0000000128377
1787-05-04T15:0020.92-41.072652.6NNE35.00-5VARIABLE, WLIGHT WINDS AND CALMHOTN SWELL0000000128378
1787-05-05T15:0020.97-40.882091.0NNE25.00-5SSW, SWBSLIGHT AIRS AND CALMHOT0000000128379
1787-05-06T15:0021.25-40.801980.0NNE13.00-5W, VARIABLE, SSWCALM0000000128380
1787-05-07T15:0021.52-41.023621.0N27W27.00-5NEBN, NNE, NEBE, VARIABLELIGHT VARIABLE AIRSCLOUDY0000000128381
1787-05-08T15:0021.98-41.4263N39W35.00-5NEBN, NBE, VARIABLE, ENELIGHT UNSETTLED AIRSGOOD DEAL OF RAINN SWELLCLOUDY0100000128382
1787-05-09T15:0023.40-42.00496.7N36W94.00-7NE, NEBEMODERATE BREEZELARGE N SWELLHAZY0000000128383
1787-05-10T15:0024.45-42.70402.0N31W50.00-5NEBE, EBN, NEVERY LIGHT BREEZESLARGE N SWELLCLOUDY0000000128384
1787-05-11T15:0025.28-42.67742.0N3E48.00-5ENE, EBN, ESE, SE, EBNVERY LIGHT WINDSN SWELLHAZY0000000128385
1787-05-12T15:0025.97-42.53175N9E40.00-5VARIABLE, SW, NNE, NBE, SFIRST LIGHT BREEZES, MID SHUFFLING WINDSSQUALLS OF RAINFINE1100000128386
1787-05-13T15:0026.90-41.483530.0N43E93.00-7NBW, NNW, NW, VARIABLE, NMODERATE BREEZE, LATER CALMCONFUSED SWELLFAIR0000000128387
1787-05-14T15:0027.72-42.333622.6NWBN53.00-10NE, NEBE, ENE, VARIABLELIGHT BREEZESN SWELLFAIR0000000128388
1787-05-15T15:0028.58-42.63712.6NBW59.00-8ENE, EBN, E, EBS, EBNLIGHT WINDSN SWELLFAIR0000000128389
1787-05-16T15:0030.00-41.723626.7NEBN86.00-10SE, SEBS, S, SBW, VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZEHAZY0000000128390
1787-05-17T15:0031.52-40.1820419.0N41E121.00-10SW, SWBSFRESH GALETHICK0000000128391
1787-05-18T15:0032.95-38.772352.6NE1/2N113.00-13W, WNW, W, VARIABLE, WSWFORMER FRESH GALES, LATTER LIGHT WINDSCLOUDY, LATTER THICK0000000128392
1787-05-19T15:0033.12-38.383622.6NEBN34.00-13SEBS, E, ESE, VARIABLELIGHT WINDS AND CALMTHICK0000000128393
1787-05-20T14:0034.98-37.281106.7N31E106.00-14SE, SEBEMODERATE BREEZELARGE SWELL FROM NNEHAZY0000000128394
1787-05-21T14:0036.62-35.4812119.0NEBN130.00-14SEBS, SBE, SSW, SEPRETTY FRESH GALESSMOOTH WATERTHICK0000000128395
1787-05-22T14:0037.53-34.581971.0NE1/4N64.00-17VARIABLE, NW, N, NE, SWBSFORMER VARYING, LATTER LIGHT AIRSFORMER HAZY, LATTER FAIR0000000128396
1787-05-23T14:0038.38-35.673626.7N49W67.00-17NNE, NEBE, NEBN, VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZEFINE0000000128397
1787-05-24T14:0039.45-35.97392.6NBW1/2W58.00-17ENE, E, EBN, NEBELIGHT WINDSFINE0000000128398
1787-05-25T14:0040.25-35.03842.6N46E60.00-17SSE, S, SBW, VARIABLE, EBSLIGHT BREEZESMOOTH WATERHAZY0000000128399
1787-05-26T14:0040.45-34.503621.0N60E28.00-17WBS, VARIABLELIGHT AIRS AND CALMRAINYTHICK AND MISTY0100000128400
1787-05-27T14:0041.05-33.272312.6N59E65.00-17SW, WSW, WSWLIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000128401
1787-05-28T14:0041.73-31.972306.7ENE1/2N67.00-18VARIABLE, S, SBE, WSWFIRST LIGHT AIRS, THE A PLEASANT BREEZESMOOTH WATERCLEAR0000000128402
1787-05-29T14:0042.75-29.971696.7N53E110.00-22SBE, SEBS, SBWMODERATE BREEZESMOOTH WATERCLEAR0000000128403
1787-05-30T14:0044.10-27.731476.7N60E112.00-22SSE, SBE, S, SBEMODERATE BREEZESEA SMOOTH, LATTER A SWELL FROM NWCLEAR0000000128404
1787-05-31T14:0044.90-26.601242.6N55E61.00-22SBE, SEBSLIGHT WINDSHEAVY SWELL FROM NWFIRST FAIR, MID AND LATTER CLOUDY0000000128405
1787-06-01T14:0046.05-26.609110.0N60.00-22E, EBS, ESE, ESEFIRST LIGHT AND SHUFFLING, REMAINDER FRESH STEADY BREEZEHAZY0000000128406
1787-06-02T14:0047.50-26.806519.0N1/2W70.00-25EBN, EBS, ESE, E, EFRESH GALEHAZY0000000128407
1787-06-03T14:0047.83-26.035419.0N86E31.00-25ENE, EBN, NEBE, NE, EBNFRESH GALECOLDHEAVY SWELL FROM ESE0000000128408
1787-06-04T14:0047.63-23.222022.6E74S115.00-25NESTIFF GALELARGE SEA FROM ESECLOUDY0000000128409
1787-06-05T13:0048.03-19.8335819.8EBN139.00-25NBE, N, NBW, NNEVERY FRESH GALECOLDLARGE NE SEA0000000128410
1787-06-06T13:0047.98-18.123581.0E69.00-25NEBN, VARIABLE, WSW, NNEFIRST MODERATE BREEZES, LATTER LIGHT AIRSE SWELLFIRST FAIR, LATTER THICK0000000128411
1787-06-07T13:0048.80-15.052006.7EBN1/4N126.00-25SSW, SBW, WBS, W, SWFIRST FRESH GALES, LATTER MODERATE BREEZESRAINYTOLERABLE SMOOTH SEATHICK THEN HAZY0100000128412
1787-06-08T13:0049.12-11.5524619.0N77E141.00-24WBS, WSW, VARIABLE, SWBS, WFRESH GALESRAINYTHICK0100000128413
1787-06-09T13:0049.62-8.251796.7N82E129.00-24SBW, SSWFRESH STRONG GALES, THEN MODERATEDDIRTY, LATTER HAZY0000000128414
1787-06-10T13:0049.17-7.551562.6S27E24.00-24SSE, SBE, SEBS, SLIGHT WINDSVERY FINELARGE SW SWELL0000000128415
1787-06-11T12:0049.85-7.131019.3SCILLY ISLEASSEBE - EBS6N31E31.00-23SE, E, ESE, EBS, SEBEFRESH BREEZEFINE0000000128416
1787-06-12T12:0049.77-6.28672.6STAGNESENE1/4E8S82E84.00-23EBN, ENE, EBS, E, ELIGHT WINDSHAZY, FINE AND CLOUDY0000000128417
1787-06-13T12:0049.20-5.075622.6SE53.00-23NEBN, NE, ENE, EBNFIRST LIGHT WINDS, LAST PRETTY HARD GALENASTY SHORT SEA0000000128418
1787-06-14T12:0049.50-5.376726.8N38W19.00-23EBN, ENE, ESE, ESTRONG GALES THEN MODERATE BREEZES THEN HARD GALESRAINHAZY0100100128419