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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 KOMEET cruise from Rivier Kommewijne to Curaçao started at 1820-11-08 [dataset]. Nationaal Archief of the Netherlands, Den Haag, Netherland, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.750014, 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: 10.439000 * Median Longitude: -61.823000 * South-bound Latitude: 6.270000 * West-bound Longitude: -69.150000 * North-bound Latitude: 12.450000 * East-bound Longitude: -55.570000
Date/Time Start: 1820-11-08T16:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1820-11-18T00:00:00
Event(s):
Komeet_18201108_MAR_D23905_2349 * Latitude Start: 6.270000 * Longitude Start: -55.570000 * Latitude End: 12.370000 * Longitude End: -68.570000 * Date/Time Start: 1820-11-08T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1820-11-18T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Komeet (Korvet), Voyage: Rivier Kommewijne - Curacao, 1st Observer: J. Blom (Kapitein), Company: MAR, Other ship information: GEARMEERD MET 28 STUKKEN, BEMAND MET 150 KOPPEN.
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 LandmarkLandmarkName of third landmark
14 BearingBearingBearing of the third landmark
15 Distance to landmarkDistancearbitrary unitsDistance to the third landmark
16 --1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances)
17 WatchWatchName of the period of 4 hours which is known as a watch or duty on board ships
18 GlassesGlassesNumber of glasses within a watch; one watch equals 8 glasses
19 CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
20 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
21 CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
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 Cloud typeCloud type
28 ClearnessClearness
29 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
30 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
31 FogFog1 If fog was reported
32 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
33 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
34 HailHail1 If hail was reported
35 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
36 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
278 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...)

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 
Landmark
(Name of third landmark)
14 
Bearing
(Bearing of the third landmark)
15 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance to the third landmark)
16 
-
(1 If position is considered t...)
17 
Watch
(Name of the period of 4 hours...)
18 
Glasses
(Number of glasses within a wa...)
19 
Course
(Course of the ship during the...)
20 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
21 
Comment
(Other remarks, that were not ...)
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 
Cloud type
28 
Clearness
29 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
30 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
31 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
32 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
33 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
34 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
35 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
36 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1820-11-08T16:006.27-55.5734.6MAR_D23905_2349_0112BRAAMSPUNTZO 1/2 O21VM8NW2.75ANKER OP EN ONDERZEIL MET ACHTERVLOED.3ZO-NO, NLABBER EN ONGESTADIGE BRAMZEILSKOELTES-MORGENS EN VOORMIDDAG MET REGENBUIENBETROKKEN EN BEWOLKTE LUCHT. OPKLARENDE LUCHT0100000129913
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1820-11-10T16:008.48-56.83704.6MAR_D23905_2349_0113TOBAGO N.O. HOEK (GIS)NWTW11VM8NTW 1/3 W26.50SNELSTE VAART 7,5 MIJLEN2NO, ONOLABBER EN GEMIDDELDE BRAMZEILSKOELTEGOED WEEROVERDRIJVENDE BEWOLKTE EN BETROKKEN LUCHT0000000129915
1820-11-11T16:0010.65-58.24484.6MAR_D23905_2349_0113TOBAGO (GIS)WNW1/2W50VM8NNW 1/2 W31.25SNELSTE VAART 7 MIJLEN3ONO, NOONGELIJKE BRAMZEILSKOELTES-MORGENS MET REGENVLAGENOVERDRIJVENDE LUCHTOPKLARENDE LUCHT0100000129916
1820-11-12T16:0011.68-60.38484.6MAR_D23905_2349_0114TOBAGO NOORDHOEKZW1/2WGRANADA PT. REQUIN (GIS)WNW1/2W21VM8WNW 1/3 N32.50SNELSTE VAART 8 MIJLEN3O, NOBRAMZEILS EN FLAUWE KOELTEACHTERMIDDAG BUI WINDACHTERMIDDAG WEINIG REGENOVERDRIJVENDE BEWOLKTE LUCHT0100000129917
1820-11-13T16:0011.66-62.15262.6MAR_D23905_2349_0114GRANADA WESTPUNTNOTNFESTIGOS (GIS)WTZ19BLANCA (GIS)W IETS Z41VM8W1/2Z23.50STERKE RAVELING VAN STROOM OM DE NW. SNELSTE VAART IN HET ETMAAL 9,5 MIJL3O, NNOFLAUWE EN ONGESTADIGE BRAMZEILSKOELTEIN EW ZWARE WINDVLAAGIN EW ZWARE REGENVLAAGOVERDRIJVENDE EN BEWOLKTE, BUIIGE LUCHT0100000129918
1820-11-14T16:0012.22-64.69502.6MAR_D23905_2349_0115LOS HERMANOS (GIS)Z3/4O4BLANCAZO1/2O4ORCHILLA (GIS)WZW10VM8WNW 3/4 W27.005O, NOONGESTADIGE EN FLAUWE BRAMZEILSKOELTEWEINIG REGENOVERDRIJVENDE BEWOLKTE LUCHT0100000129919
1820-11-15T16:0012.45-67.09954.6MAR_D23905_2349_0115ROCA EILANDEN (GIS)ZTW8BON AYRE (GIS)WTZ23VM8W 1/8 N27.005NO-OAFNEMENDE TOT LABBER BRAMZEILSKOELTEBEWOLKTE EN OPKLARENDE LUCHT0000000129920
1820-11-16T17:0012.30-68.09510.0MAR_D23905_2349_0115CURAÇAO OOSTHOEK (GIS)ZWTW7BON AYRE NW HOEKW 1/2 NVM8W 3/4 Z13.506O, NOSTILBEWOLKTE EN KLARE LUCHT0000000129921
1820-11-17T17:0012.06-69.151411.0MAR_D23905_2349_0116TAFELBERG CURAÇAOZWST ANNA BAAINW11VM8WZW1/8 W9.25CHALOUP AAN BOORD MET KAPITEIN PRADERS, ADJUDANT VAN DE GOUVERNEUR CANTZLAAR WELKE INFORMEERDE DAT DE VOORHEEN HEERSENDE ZIEKTE SEDERT EEN GERUIME TIJD OPGEHOUDEN HAD (HAVEN CURAÇAO). STROOM TE STERK OM TE ANKEREN VOOR HAVEN CURAÇAO6ONO, ZOFLAUWE KOELTEGOED WEER0000000129922
1820-11-18T00:001132.6MAR_D23905_2349_0116TAFELBERG CURAÇAO1VM8LOODS SMITH AAN BOORD OM DE KOMEET IN DE HAVEN TE BRENGENONO-O, OZOLABBERKOELTEHELDER WEER0000000129923