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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 La Boussole cruise from Ternal to Suftren started at 1787-06-27 [dataset]. Nederlands Instituut voor Wetenschappelijke Inform, Amsterdam, Netherland, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.750057, 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: 46.871667 * Median Longitude: 139.426667 * South-bound Latitude: 45.220000 * West-bound Longitude: 137.580000 * North-bound Latitude: 47.870000 * East-bound Longitude: 139.950000
Date/Time Start: 1787-06-27T03:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1787-07-02T03:00:00
Event(s):
La_Boussole_17870627_NIWI-F-1573 * Latitude Start: 45.220000 * Longitude Start: 137.580000 * Latitude End: 47.870000 * Longitude End: 139.700000 * Date/Time Start: 1787-06-27T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1787-07-02T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: La Boussole (Exploration Ves), Voyage: Ternal - Suftren, 1st Observer: J.F.G. de La Perouse (Kapitein), Other ship information: 450 TONS, THREE MASTS, SQUARE RIGGED, COMPLEMENT 113. HET GEDRUKTE BOEK HEET: VOYAGE DE LA PEROUSE AUTOUR DU MONDE. (1797), GEREDIGEERD DOOR M.L.A. MILET-MUREAU. HET BETREFT EEN ZEER BEKENDE REIS WAAROVER OP INTERNET VEEL IS GEPUBLICEERD. HET DERDE DEEL BEVAT EEN TABEL MET METEREOLOGISCHE GEGEVENS, DEZE IS HIER VERWERKT. HET SCHIP VOER IN KONVOOI MET L'ASTROLABE, DIT JOURNAAL IS OOK IN TABELVORM WEERGEGEVEN EN GEEFT OOK UITGEBREIDE WEERGEGEVENS.
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
LandmarkLandmarkName of first landmark
BearingBearingBearing of the first landmark
10 Distance to landmarkDistancearbitrary unitsDistance to the first landmark
11 CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
12 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.
13 Sensor readingReadingarbitrary unitsReading of the (outside) air thermometer
14 Sensor readingReadingarbitrary unitsReading of the air pressure
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 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:
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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]

Landmark
(Name of first landmark)

Bearing
(Bearing of the first landmark)
10 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance to the first landmark)
11 
Comment
(Other remarks, that were not ...)
12 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
13 
Reading [arbitrary units]
(Reading of the (outside) air ...)
14 
Reading [arbitrary units]
(Reading of the air pressure)
15 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
16 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
17 
ww
(Weather description)
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)
1787-06-27T03:0045.22137.582936.71014.77.5LA BAIE DE TERNAI (A 8 HEURES DU MATIN)N20E306.00280103.00WNWPETIT FRAISNÉBULEUX0000000132139
1787-06-28T03:0046.13139.731809.31016.19.4LES TERRES LES PLUS PRÈSN45W207.50280107.00SBON FRAISBEAU0000000132140
1787-06-29T03:0046.85139.90236.71010.110.608.50271107.00NNEPETIT FRAISCOUVERT0000000132141
1787-06-30T03:0047.33139.952486.71012.410.0LES TERRES LES PLUS PRÈSN55W308.00280005.00WSWPETIT FRAISDE LA BRUME PAR INTERVALLES0010000132142
1787-07-01T03:0047.83139.701806.71012.011.3TERRE2A 7 HEURES DU SOIR, LE 30, MOUILLÉ PAR 36 BRASSES, FOND DE VASE09.00280004.00SPETIT FRAISDE LA BRUME0010000132143
1787-07-02T03:0047.87139.701801012.0A 10 HEURES DU MATIN, LE 2, APPAREILLÉ POUR NOUS RAPPROCHER DE TERRE, A MIDI, MOUILLÉ PAR 25 BRASSES, FOND DE SABLE ET CAIL0280004.00SDE LA BRUME0010000132144