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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 LANCASTER cruise from Spithead to Table Bay started at 1799-09-08 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.750335, 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: 10.291026 * Median Longitude: -17.703590 * South-bound Latitude: -35.280000 * West-bound Longitude: -28.270000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.200000 * East-bound Longitude: 5.870000
Date/Time Start: 1799-09-08T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1799-12-04T12:00:00
Event(s):
Lancaster_17990908_NMM_ADM/L/L17 * Latitude Start: 50.680000 * Longitude Start: -0.960000 * Latitude End: -34.430000 * Longitude End: 16.950000 * Date/Time Start: 1799-09-08T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1799-12-04T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Lancaster (3rd Rate Frigate), Voyage: Spithead - Table Bay, 1st Observer: Thomas Larcom (Captain), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 64G 1430BM
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 Current direction descriptionCur dir descrDirection of the current. This direction points to where the current is flowing towards to.
14 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
15 Present weatherwwWeather description
16 Precipitation descriptionPrecip 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 CommentComment
26 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...)

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 
Cur dir descr
(Direction of the current. Thi...)
14 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
15 
ww
(Weather description)
16 
Precip 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 
Comment
26 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1799-09-08T12:0049.20-6.051102.6LIZARDN29W5SW49.00-25ESE, SEBS, SBW, S, SEPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM LIGHT BREEZES, NOON LIGHT BREEZESAM FINEPM HAZY, AM CLEAR0000000144283
1799-09-09T12:0048.95-6.622906.7USHANTS67E20SW30.00-25SSE, EBS, WNW, NNW, NWMODERATE BREEZESHAZY0000000144284
1799-09-10T12:0048.33-7.251102.6CAPE FINISTERRES14W109SE44.00-25NWBW, VARIABLE, SEPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM LIGHT AIRS, LIGHT BREEZESPM HAZY, AM CLOUDY0000000144285
1799-09-11T13:0047.95-8.8827812.3CAPE FINISTERRES3W96NW71.00-26ESE, SE, SEBE, SSE, SBW, S, WBS, NWBWPM LIGHT BREEZES, AM STRONG BREEZESAM RAINCLOUDY0100000144286
1799-09-12T13:0047.05-8.97325CAPE FINISTERRES6W28S50.00-24NW, NNW, SW, NBWSTRONG GALES, SQUALLYCLOUDY0000000144287
1799-09-13T13:0046.02-8.682579.3CAPE ORTIGALES19E46SW64.00-24NBW, NWBW, WBNSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, AM FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000144288
1799-09-14T13:0045.43-8.80896.7CAPE FINISTERRES8W57SWBW34.00-24WBS, W1/2S, WSW, SSE, ESEPM MODERATE BREEZES, NOON MODERATEPM HAZY, NOON CLEAR0000000144289
1799-09-15T13:0044.80-9.551561.0CAPE FINISTERRES7E36SWBW55.00-24E, NNE, NE, SMODERATE, AM LIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000144290
1799-09-16T13:0044.70-10.581791.0CAPE FINISTERRES28E43NWBW45.00-24SSE, SWBS, SSWLIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLE0000000144291
1799-09-17T13:0044.18-10.4325219.0CAPE FINISTERRES33E33SWBW30.00-24SW, SWBW, W, W1/2NFRESH GALESHAZY0000000144292
1799-09-18T13:0043.80-10.3820119.0CAPE FINISTERRES42E25WNW26.00-24WBN, W, NBE, SWFRESH GALESHAZY0000000144293
1799-09-19T13:0043.37-10.9529119.0CAPE FINISTERRES62E29SW29.00-24SWBW, WSW, WNW, NWFRESH GALESHAZY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation144294
1799-09-20T13:0042.43-10.833166.7MADEIRAS26W24SSW65.00-22NWBW, NW, NNWMODERATE BREEZE0000000144295
1799-09-21T13:0042.58-11.5017922.6CAPE FINISTERREN79E21SSE31.00-24WSW, SW, SSWMODERATE BREEZES, NOON STRONG GALESNOON RAINCLOUDY0100000144296
1799-09-22T13:0042.20-11.2818122.6MADEIRAS25W208SW23.00-22SW, WBN, SSWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, AM STRONG GALESPM RAIN0100000144297
1799-09-23T13:0041.62-11.2815822.6MADEIRAS26W192SWBW35.00-22WNW, NW, SSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLYAM FAIR0000000144298
1799-09-24T13:0040.15-12.85122.6MADEIRAS25W159N114.00-22NNESTRONG GALESHAZY0000000144299
1799-09-25T13:0038.65-14.3831622.6MADEIRAS19W122NWBW115.00-22NEBE, NBE, NNWSTRONG GALESHAZY0000000144300
1799-09-26T13:0037.78-14.382266.7MADEIRAS21W104S57.00-22NNW, NW, WSWMODERATECLOUDY0000000144301
1799-09-27T13:0037.12-13.57272MADEIRAS20W99SWBS58.00-21NBW, W, WNWFRESH BREEZES, FRESHPM FINEAM CLOUDY0000000144302
1799-09-28T13:0036.45-12.431539.3MADEIRAS44W94SBE67.00-21SBE, S, S1/2EFRESH BREEZESCLOUY0000000144303
1799-09-29T13:0035.80-12.572941.0PORTO SANCTOS48W81WSW42.00-21WSW, SWBW, NWPM MODERATE, AM LIGHT AIRSPM HAZY, AM CLOUDY0000000144304
1799-09-30T13:0035.15-13.052726.7PORTO SANCTOS51W67WSW36.00-21NNW, W, WNWPM LIGHT AIRS, NOON MODERATECLOUDY, NOON CLEAR0000000144305
1799-10-01T13:0034.32-13.131826.7PORTO SANCTOS63W58SSW49.00-21SW, SWBS, SSWLIGHT BREEZES, NOON MODERATECLOUDY, NOON HAZY0000000144306
1799-10-12T13:0032.32-16.902292.6FUNCHALLN7SSW-19WBN, WBS, WSWMODERATE BREEZES, LIGHT BREEZESAM RAINCLEAR0100000144307
1799-10-13T13:0030.98-17.53941.0PALMAS81SW105.00-19WSW, ESELIGHT AIRSAM FINECLEAR0000000144308
1799-10-14T13:0029.50-18.75261.0PALMAS46E24SW1/2W99.00-19ESE, NELIGHT AIRSFINE0000000144309
1799-10-15T13:0029.03-19.18946.7SWBW-19E, NE, ESEMODERATE BREEZES0000000144310
1799-10-16T13:0028.57-19.603196.7ST ANTONYS27W252SWBW73.00-19ENE, NNWMODERATE BREEZES0000000144311
1799-10-17T13:0027.12-20.42966.7ST ANTONYS22W215SW1/2W97.00-17ENE, NE, ESEMODERATE BREEZES0000000144312
1799-10-18T13:0025.68-21.4566.7ST ANTONYSW183S106.00-17ENE, NE, NNEMODERATE BREEZES0000000144313
1799-10-19T13:0023.67-22.35519.3ST ANTONYS19W140SW129.00-17EBS, ENEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000144314
1799-10-20T14:0021.85-23.43769.3ST ANTONYS6:37W54118.00-14EBS, EFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000144315
1799-10-21T14:0020.03-24.50546.7ST ANTONYS6:37W54SSW118.00-14EBS, ENEFRESH BREEZES, NOON MODERATECLOUDY0000000144316
1799-10-22T14:0019.07-24.28651.0ST ANTONYS4:10E38SW1/2W60.00-14E, ESE, EBNMODERATE, NOON LIGHT AIRSCLEAR, NOON CLOUDY0000000144317
1799-10-23T14:0017.42-25.30216.7ST ANTONYS62E12SSW99.00-13ENE, NE, NEBNLIGHT AIRS, NOON MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000144318
1799-10-24T14:0015.03-24.85669.3SSW146.00-13NEBN, E, EBNFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000144319
1799-10-25T14:0013.02-23.935512.3ST PAULSS11W247SSE129.00-13ENE, E, ENEFRESH BREEZES, STRONG BREEZESHAZY0000000144320
1799-10-26T14:0010.88-22.685719.0ST PAULSS12W212SSE146.00-11ENEFRESH BREEZES, STRONG BREEZES AND SQUALLY, NOON FRESH GALESPM CLOUDY, AM HAZY0000000144321
1799-10-27T13:009.78-21.785412.3ST PAULSS29W194SEBS91.00-14NEBE, ENESTRONG BREEZES, PM SQUALLYPM HEAVY RAINCLOUDY0100000144322
1799-10-28T14:008.83-22.902826.7ST PAULSS37W174SBW63.00-11NE, WNWSTRONG BREEZES, MODERATEPM RAINCLOUDY0100000a trivial correction was made in this observation144323
1799-10-29T14:008.18-23.751026.7ST MATHEWSS54E324SBW1/2W55.00-11VARIABLE, ESESCALM, LIGHT BREEZES, NOON MODERATEPM HAZY, AM CLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation144324
1799-10-30T14:007.08-24.231036.7ST PAULSS43W161SW73.00-10ESEMODERATECLOUDY, AM CLEAR0000000144325
1799-10-31T14:006.33-23.161259.3ST PAULSS40W138SW73.00-10SEBE, SEMODERATE BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYAM RAINCLOUDY0100000144326
1799-11-01T13:006.03-22.45552.6ST PAULSS52W129SSW29.00-13EBS, SBE, ENELIGHT BREEZESSHOWERS OF RAIN1100000144327
1799-11-02T13:005.57-22.481222.6ST PAULSS42W132SW32.00-13E, SELIGHT BREEZESSHOWERS OF RAIN1100000144328
1799-11-03T14:005.20-22.981146.7ST PAULSS40W112WSW40.00-10SEBELIGHT BREEZES, AM MODERATEPM FINEAM CLOUDY0000000144329
1799-11-04T14:004.57-24.08136ST PAULSS36W87SW1/2W73.00-10VARIABLE, SE, SEBSLIGHT BREEZES, AM SQUALLYFINEAM RAIN0100000144330
1799-11-05T14:003.78-24.951256.7ST PAULSS32W69SW73.00-10S, SEBS, SESTRONG BREEZES, NOON MODERATEAM FINEPM CLOUDY0000000144331
1799-11-06T14:002.33-25.051156.7ST PAULSS38:49W36SSW89.00-9SEBS, SEBEMODERATEFINE0000000144332
1799-11-07T14:000.48-25.731269.3SSW-9ESE, SEMODERATE BREEZES, NOON FRESH BREEZESPM CLEAR, AM CLOUDY0000000144333
1799-11-08T14:00-1.38-26.4012612.3TRINIDADS11:25W394SW133.00-9SEMODERATE BREEZES, NOON STRONG BREEZESFINENOON CLOUDY0000000144334
1799-11-09T14:00-3.38-27.0212712.3TRINIDADS34W336SSW1/2W124.00-8SESTRONG BREEZESCLOUDY0000000144335
1799-11-10T14:00-5.55-27.621529.3ST AUGUSTINES67W154S1/2W133.00-6SE, SSESTRONG BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000144336
1799-11-11T14:00-7.88-27.981089.3ST AUGUSTINES34W104S1/2W139.00-5ESEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000144337
1799-11-12T14:00-10.18-28.27969.3TRINIDADS12:49W204S1/2E123.00-5ESE, EBSFRESH BREEZES, PM MODERATE BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000144338
1799-11-13T14:00-12.45-28.23966.7TRINIDADS11:17W167SBE135.00-5EBSMODERATE BREEZES, NOON MODERATECLOUDY, NOON HAZY0000000144339
1799-11-14T14:00-14.58-27.77866.7TRINIDADS17W126SBE3/4E127.00-4EBN, EMODERATECLEAR0000000144340
1799-11-15T14:00-16.45-27.47506.7TRINIDADS30W134SSE1/2E116.00-7E, NEBEMODERATECLEAR0000000144341
1799-11-16T14:00-18.42-26.60636.7TRINIDADS56W76SEBE131.00-5ENEMODERATECLEAR0000000144342
1799-11-17T14:00-20.20-26.10636.7MARTIN VAZWSW136SEBS110.00-5ENEMODERATECLEAR0000000144343
1799-11-18T14:00-21.52-25.63632.6SAXEMBURGHS29E209SBE85.00-5ENEMODERATE BREEZES, LIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000144344
1799-11-19T14:00-23.32-25.67752.6SAXEMBURGHS39E149S107.00-4EBNLIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000144345
1799-11-20T14:00-24.72-25.66972.6SAXEMBURGHS42E129S83.00-4ESE, EBSLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000144346
1799-11-21T14:00-25.85-25.52861.0CAPE GOOD HOPES75E185SSE68.00-4ELIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000144347
1799-11-22T14:00-26.50-25.28191.0SAXEMBURGHS50E112SEBS38.00-4ENE, NNELIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000144348
1799-11-23T14:00-28.50-24.333571.0SAXEMBURGHS61E88SE123.00-3NBE, NLIGHT AIRS, PM SQUALLYPM RAIN0100000144349
1799-11-24T13:00-29.98-21.353321.0SAXEMBURGHS69E69SEBE169.00-6NNWLIGHT AIRS AND SQUALLY0000000144350
1799-11-25T13:00-31.12-18.903546.7CAPE GOOD HOPES83E634ESE140.00-6NBW, NSTRONG BREEZES, NOON MODERATE BREEZESHAZY0000000144351
1799-11-26T13:00-31.87-16.8335112.3CAPE GOOD HOPES85E578ESE154.00-9NBW, NMODERATE BREEZES, NOON STRONG BREEZESNOON CLOUDY0000000144352
1799-11-27T13:00-32.55-13.2533012.3CAPE GOOD HOPES85E47ESE145.00-8NW, NNWFRESH GALES, STRONG BREEZES0000000144353
1799-11-28T13:00-33.23-9.6530419.0CAPE GOOD HOPES57E483ESE106.00-11NNW, NWSTRONG BREEZES, STRONG GALES, FRESH GALESHAZY0000000144354
1799-11-29T13:00-33.80-8.2023712.3CAPE GOOD HOPES88E428ESE161.00-11NNW, SW, WSWFRESH GALES, STRONG GALES, NOON STRONG BREEZES0000000144355
1799-11-30T12:00-34.10-4.7820012.3CAPE GOOD HOPES89E379SEBE1/2E165.00-14SBW, SWBSSTRONG BREEZESCLOUDY0000000144356
1799-12-01T12:00-35.28-3.2518912.3CAPE GOOD HOPEN86:36E340SEBE161.00-14SSWSTRONG BREEZESCLOUDY0000000144357
1799-12-02T12:00-34.67-1.162539.3CAPE GOOD HOPEN89:33E291SEBE113.00-17SW, WSW, WSTRONG BREEZES, FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000144358
1799-12-03T12:00-35.283.252506.7CAPE GOOD HOPEN86:26E240SEBE161.00-20WBS, WSW, WFRESH BREEZES, NOON MODERATE BREEZES0000000144359
1799-12-04T12:00-34.905.871716.7CAPE GOOD HOPES87:13E176E133.00-20WBS, SBWMODERATE BREEZES0000000144360