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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 KORTENAER cruise from Melbourne to Batavia started at 1853-10-13 [dataset]. Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut, De Bilt, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.750025, 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: -24.660588 * Median Longitude: 109.299412 * South-bound Latitude: -35.980000 * West-bound Longitude: 104.130000 * North-bound Latitude: -6.900000 * East-bound Longitude: 117.180000
Date/Time Start: 1853-10-13T04:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1853-10-29T05:00:00
Event(s):
Kortenaer_18531013_E_REIS_4_P28-38 * Latitude Start: -39.280000 * Longitude Start: 142.700000 * Latitude End: -6.100000 * Longitude End: 106.860000 * Date/Time Start: 1853-10-13T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1853-10-29T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Kortenaer, Voyage: Melbourne - Batavia
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 Sensor readingReadingarbitrary unitsReading of the (outside) air thermometer
12 Sensor readingReadingarbitrary unitsReading of the air pressure
13 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.
14 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
15 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
16 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
17 FogFog1 If fog was reported
18 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
19 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
20 HailHail1 If hail was reported
21 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
22 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
323 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 
Reading [arbitrary units]
(Reading of the (outside) air ...)
12 
Reading [arbitrary units]
(Reading of the air pressure)
13 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
14 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
15 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
16 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
17 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
18 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
19 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
20 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
21 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
22 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1853-10-13T04:00-35.57117.18626.71016.014.4VM8-658.0030.00O/ONOSTIJVE BRAMZEILSKOELTE0000000130511
1853-10-14T04:00-35.98116.5026412.31019.013.9VM8-657.0030.09NW/WDUBBEL GEREEFDE MARSZEILSKOELTE0000000130512
1853-10-15T04:00-35.52115.922301.01025.115.0VM8-659.0030.27ZWTWFLAUW EN STIL0000000130513
1853-10-16T04:00-34.67114.63394.61020.417.8VM8-664.0030.13ZZO/NOBRAMZEILSKOELTE0000000130514
1853-10-17T04:00-32.90113.532194.61019.018.9VM8-666.0030.09ZWBRAMZEILSKOELTE0000000130515
1853-10-18T05:00-30.75112.201742.61021.117.8VM8-664.0030.15ZZW/ZLABBERKOELTE0000000130516
1853-10-19T05:00-28.47110.331294.61024.517.2VM8-663.0030.25ZTO/ZOBRAMZEILSKOELTE0000000130517
1853-10-20T05:00-26.65108.781314.61024.518.3VM8-465.0030.25ZZO/ZOBRAMZEILSKOELTE0000000130518
1853-10-21T05:00-25.07107.771544.61022.818.9VM8-466.0030.20ZZOBRAMZEILSKOELTE0000000130519
1853-10-22T05:00-22.95106.951751.01019.020.0VM8-568.0030.09ZFLAUWE KOELTE0000000130520
1853-10-23T05:00-22.53106.253332.61016.321.7VM8-571.0030.01NNO/NNWLABBERKOELTE0000000130521
1853-10-24T05:00-21.47105.181554.61016.322.8VM8-373.0030.01ZZOBRAMZEILSKOELTE0000000130522
1853-10-25T05:00-19.85105.031324.61022.422.2VM8-372.0030.19Z/ZOBRAMZEILSKOELTE0000000130523
1853-10-26T05:00-16.97104.881346.71022.422.8VM8-173.0030.19ZOSTIJVE BRAMZEILSKOELTE0000000130524
1853-10-27T05:00-13.20104.501346.71020.725.6VM8-178.0030.14ZOSTIJVE BRAMZEILSKOELTE0000000130525
1853-10-28T05:00-9.78104.331356.71014.026.1VM8079.0029.94ZOSTIJVE BRAMZEILSKOELTE0000000130526
1853-10-29T05:00-6.90104.1319.31014.026.1VM8179.0029.94ZO/NGEREEFDE MARSZEILSKOELTE0000000130527