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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 Montevideo to Spithead started at 1807-04-29 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.750344, 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: 1.680899 * Median Longitude: -31.569663 * South-bound Latitude: -35.200000 * West-bound Longitude: -54.570000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.920000 * East-bound Longitude: -6.320000
Date/Time Start: 1807-04-29T16:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1807-07-26T12:00:00
Event(s):
Lancaster_18070429_NMM_ADM/L/L110 * Latitude Start: -35.970000 * Longitude Start: -55.650000 * Latitude End: 50.680000 * Longitude End: -0.960000 * Date/Time Start: 1807-04-29T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1807-07-26T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Lancaster (3rd Rate Frigate), Voyage: Montevideo - Spithead, 1st Observer: William Fothergill (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 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
14 Present weatherwwWeather description
15 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
16 ClearnessClearness
17 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
18 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
19 FogFog1 If fog was reported
20 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
21 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
22 HailHail1 If hail was reported
23 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
24 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 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
14 
ww
(Weather description)
15 
Precip descr
16 
Clearness
17 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
18 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
19 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
20 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
21 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
22 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
23 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
24 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1807-04-29T16:00-35.20-54.573516.7MALDONADON34W1113VARIABLE, NE, NNWPM LIGHT AIRS, LIGHT BREEZES, FRESH BREEZES, AM MODERATECLOUDY0000000144152
1807-04-30T16:00-34.82-53.62589.3MALDONADOS88W24N67E62.0013SEBS, NEPM CALM, LIGHT BREEZES, SQUALLY, NOON FRESH BREEZESPM RAINCLOUDY0100100144153
1807-05-01T15:00-33.82-49.881259.3MALDONADOS76W103N72E200.0012SE, ESEPM FRESH BREEZES, AM SQUALLY, NOON FRESH BREEZESAM DRIZZLING RAINCLOUDY0100000144154
1807-05-02T15:00-32.27-49.381686.7MARTIN VAZN57:34E437N55E167.0010SE, SSEPM SQUALLY, FRESH BREEZES, MODERATE, AM FRESH BREEZES, NOON MODERATEPM RAIN0100000144155
1807-05-03T15:00-31.82-48.87446.7MARTIN VAZN57:51E425N48E41.0010SSE, NEBNMODERATECLOUDY0000000144156
1807-05-04T15:00-32.05-47.603486.7MARTIN VAZN55:48E410S78E67.0010NBE, NNWPM LIGHT BREEZES, MODERATE, AM MODERATECLEAR0000000144157
1807-05-05T15:00-32.12-46.60319.3MARTIN VAZN54:10E396S87E53.008NNW, N, NNEPM MODERATE, AM FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000144158
1807-05-06T15:00-32.75-45.2899.3MARTIN VAZN53:33E385S60E78.009NBE, NPM FRESH BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZES, CALM, NOON FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000144159
1807-05-07T15:00-33.35-43.80209.3MARTIN VAZN46:34E365S64E82.009NBEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000144160
1807-05-08T15:00-33.52-42.3035612.3MARTIN VAZN43:12E323S82E79.007NBE, NBWPM FRESH BREEZES, AM STRONG BREEZESAM FOGGYPM CLOUDY0010000144161
1807-05-09T15:00-32.07-40.322306.7MARTIN VAZN41:35E325N63:30E115.005NWBW, SWPM STRONG BREEZES AND SQUALLY, AM FRESH BREEZES, NOON MODERATENOON HAZY0000000144162
1807-05-10T15:00-31.63-38.57846.7MARTIN VAZN38:54E285N56E109.005SE, SW, EBNPM FRESH BREEZES, MODERATE, AM MODERATECLOUDY0000000144163
1807-05-11T15:00-30.85-39.2256.7MARTIN VAZN42:48E282N36W59.005EBN, NEBE, NMODERATECLOUDY0000000144164
1807-05-12T15:00-31.00-38.073549.3MARTIN VAZN39:12E266S82E61.005NBWPM MODERATE, AM FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000144165
1807-05-13T14:00-30.35-37.123409.3MARTIN VAZN35:10E240N69E111.002NBW, NW, NNWPM MODERATE, FRESH BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000144166
1807-05-14T14:00-30.07-35.453172.6MARTIN VAZN33:23E230N68E40.002NWLIGHT BREEZESHAZY0000000144167
1807-05-15T14:00-30.23-34.42132.6MARTIN VAZN28:59E222S81E53.002NW, NBELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000144168
1807-05-16T14:00-30.47-32.903409.3MARTIN VAZN21:53E214S80E80.002NNWMODERATE, NOON FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000144169
1807-05-17T14:00-30.15-31.622926.7MARTIN VAZN16:35E200N72E73.00-1NNW, N, WNWMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000144170
1807-05-18T14:00-29.53-30.703146.7MARTIN VAZN13:06E185N53E58.00-1NNW, NWMODERATE BREEZESAM RAIN0100000144171
1807-05-19T14:00-29.50-29.523371.0MARTIN VAZN6:25E181N88E64.00-1NW, NNWPM LIGHT AIRS AND CALM, AM CALM, LIGHT ARSCLOUDY0000000144172
1807-05-20T14:00-29.40-28.683596.7MARTIN VAZN178N83E51.00-1NBW, NLIGHT AIRS, NOON MODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000144173
1807-05-21T14:00-28.57-27.47311MARTIN VAZN5:54W163N53E79.00-4NWPM MODERATE, SQUALLY, AM SQUALLYRAIN AT TIMESCLOUDY0100000144174
1807-05-22T14:00-27.65-26.522446.7MARTIN VAZN13:34W146N40E79.00-4NW, WSWPM MODERATE, SQUALLY, AM STRONG BREEZES AND SQUALLY, NOON MODERATERAIN AT TIMES0100000144175
1807-05-23T14:00-26.02-26.481536.7MARTIN VAZN17:43W114N99.00-5WSW, S, SSEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000144176
1807-05-24T14:00-23.77-26.071086.7MARTIN VAZN33:19W77N10E136.00-5SSE, SE, ESEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000144177
1807-05-25T14:00-22.47-26.322632.6MARTIN VAZN43:53W54N10:06W78.00-7NE, WPM LIGHT BREEZES AND VARIABLERAIN0100000144178
1807-05-26T14:00-22.00-25.653536.7MARTIN VAZN57:47W59N59E44.00-7W, NLIGHT BREEZES, AM SQUALLY, NOON MODERATEAM RAINPM CLEAR, NOON DARK CLOUDY WEATHER0100000144179
1807-05-27T14:00-21.65-24.773086.7MARTIN VAZN71:48W70N59E59.00-7N, NWPM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, VARIABLE, MODERATEPM RAIN0100000144180
1807-05-28T14:00-20.25-24.472186.7ST PAULSN11:13W433N11E84.00-7W, SWMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000144181
1807-05-29T14:00-18.93-24.53836.7ST PAULSN12:13W407N2W80.00-7SSW, SE, EMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000144182
1807-05-30T14:00-18.20-24.70381.0ST PAULSN11:22W390N13W46.00-7EBN, NEPM LIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLE, AM LIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLEPM CLEAR0000000144183
1807-05-31T14:00-18.05-25.12726.7ST PAULSN10:32W387N69W26.00-7NNE, EBNPM LIGHT BREEZES, AM CALM, LIGHT AIRS, NOON MODERATEAM CLOUDY0000000144184
1807-06-01T14:00-17.62-25.33353ST PAULSN9:56W377N23W29.00-7NBE, ENE, NPM MODERATE, LIGHT BREEZES, AM VARIABLEAM RAIN0100000144185
1807-06-02T14:00-17.18-24.65330ST PAULSN12:02W368N57E48.00-8NNWVARIABLE0000000144186
1807-06-03T14:00-16.98-23.7215ST PAULSN15:26W372N75E56.00-8NNW, NNEVARIABLE0000000144187
1807-06-04T14:00-17.00-22.65151.0ST HELENAN86:10E323S78E62.00-8N, NNEVARIABLE, NOON LIGHT AIRS0000000144188
1807-06-05T14:00-16.53-22.80826.7ST PAULSN19:11W367N19W32.00-8NNE, ELIGHT AIRS, NOON MODERATECLOUDY0000000144189
1807-06-06T14:00-15.05-23.031059.3ST PAULSN19:02W338N10W88.00-8ESEPM MODERATE, FRESH BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZESAM CLOUDY0000000144190
1807-06-07T14:00-12.82-23.40932.6ST PAULSN20:37W294N9W136.00-8ESE, E, EBSPM MODERATE, FRESH BREEZES, AM FRSH BREEZES, MODERATE, NOON LIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000144191
1807-06-08T14:00-9.53-23.401279.3ST PAULSN26:17W234N197.00-8ESE, SSE, SEPM MODERATE BREEZES, FRESH BREEZES, NOON FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000144192
1807-06-09T14:00-6.47-23.501269.3ST PAULSN34:08W179N3W185.00-9SEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000144193
1807-06-10T14:00-3.70-23.721496.7ST PAULSN46:14W134N4:15W167.00-9SE, SSEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000144194
1807-06-11T14:00-1.20-23.8780ST PAULSN65:56W105N3:30W152.00-10SSE, VARIABLE, EMODERATE BREEZES, AM MODERATE BREEZES, SQUALLYAM RAIN0100000144195
1807-06-12T14:000.15-24.001482.6ST PAULSN80:31W97N5:45W82.00-10ESE, VARIABLE, SSEPM LIGHT BREEZES, AM SQUALLY, LIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000144196
1807-06-13T14:001.43-24.55912.6CORVON8:50W829N23W84.00-10SSE, E, EBSLIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000144197
1807-06-14T14:002.98-24.953622.6CORVON8:36W776N15W97.00-11EBS, VARIABLELIGHT BREEZES, NOON LIGHT BREEZES AND VARIABLENOON RAINCLOUDY0100000144198
1807-06-15T14:004.42-25.033622.6CORVON8:50W714N3:15W87.00-11EBS, VARIABLEPM SQUALLY, LIGHT BREEZES, AM LIGHT BREEZES, CALM, LIGHT BREEZESRAIN AT TIMESCLOUDY0100000144199
1807-06-16T14:005.70-25.101022.6CORVON9:04W688N3W78.00-11VARIABLE, ESELIGHT BREEZES AND CALMSPM SMALL RAINAM DARK CLOUDY WEATHER0100000144200
1807-06-17T14:006.13-25.13790.0CORVON9:08W680N26.00-11SE, VARIABLE, EPM LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMS, AM CALM, LIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLE, NOON CALMAM HEAVY RAINCLOUDY, NOON DARK CLOUDY WEATHER0100000144201
1807-06-18T14:006.58-25.133622.6CORVON10:34W674N63W60.00-11NBW, VARIABLEPM CALM, AM LIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLE, LIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000144202
1807-06-19T14:006.68-24.752591.0CORVON10:52W672N57E12.00-11VARIABLE, SW, SE, WPM LIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLE, AM CALM, NOON LIGHT AIRSPM HEAVY RAINCLOUDY0100000144203
1807-06-20T14:007.32-24.632932.6CORVON10:10W658N48W52.00-11NNE, VARIABLE, WBN, NW, NBE, NWBWPM LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMS, LIGHT BREEZES, AM LIGHT BREEZES, MODERATE BREEZES AND SQUALLY, NOON LIGHT BREEZES AND VARIABLENOON RAINCLOUDY0100000144204
1807-06-21T14:008.60-26.43339.3CORVON7:38W628N53:30W131.00-12ENE, NEPM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, AM LIGHT BREEZES, FRESH BREEZESAM FINEPM RAIN0100000144205
1807-06-22T14:0010.25-28.15469.3CORVON5:06W591N46W139.00-10NE, ENE, NEBEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000144206
1807-06-23T14:0011.92-29.50462.6CORVON2:54W554N38W127.00-10ENE, NEBEMODERATE, AM LIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000144207
1807-06-24T14:0013.57-31.135712.3CORVON523N43:30W138.00-11NE, ENEPM MODERATE, AM FRESH BREEZES, NOON STRONG BREEZESPM CLOUDY, NOON HAZY0000000144208
1807-06-25T14:0015.27-32.62479.3CORVON3:09E489N40W134.00-9NE, NEBEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000144209
1807-06-26T14:0017.07-34.25259.3CORVON8:46E458N41:15W144.00-9NEBE, VARIABLE, NEBNFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000144210
1807-06-27T14:0019.00-36.10246.7CORVON11:47E423N42W156.00-10NE, NEBE, NEBNPM FRESH BREEZES, AM MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000144211
1807-06-28T14:0021.25-36.57696.7CORVON14:17E380N12W138.00-10ENE, EBNMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000144212
1807-06-29T14:0023.52-37.07676.7CORVON17:25E339N12W140.00-12ENE, EBNMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000144213
1807-06-30T15:0025.87-37.551039.3CORVON21:29E297N11W144.00-10EBN, EBS, E, ESEPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000144214
1807-07-01T15:0027.63-37.65881.0CORVON24:21W265N4W107.00-13E, EBN, EBSPM LIGHT BREEZES, AM LIGHT AIRSPM CLEAR0000000144215
1807-07-02T15:0028.20-37.733022.6CORVON25:37E255N8W35.00-13EBN, E, EBS, NWPM LIGHT AIRS, AM CALM, LIGHT BREEZES, LIGHT AIRS, LIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000144216
1807-07-03T15:0028.70-37.671001.0CORVON26:17E245N9E31.00-13NW, E, EBS, ESEPM LIGHT BREEZES, AM LIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000144217
1807-07-04T14:0029.75-37.48759.3CORVON23:22E217N9E64.00-15EBN, VARIABLE, EPM LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMS, AM FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000144218
1807-07-05T15:0031.23-38.05666.7CORVON33:54E204N19W95.00-13ENE, EBNLIGHT BREEZES, NOON MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000144219
1807-07-06T15:0032.57-38.62631.0CORVON40:29E187N21W86.00-16E, EBNLIGHT BREEZES, NOON LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMSPM CLEAR0000000144220
1807-07-07T15:0033.28-38.98741.0CORVON44:42E180N24W48.00-16EBN, EPM LIGHT AIRS, AM CALM, LIGHT AIRSPM FINEAM CLOUDY0000000144221
1807-07-08T15:0033.80-38.98971.0CORVON47E173N31.00-16ESEPM CALM, AM LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMSPM CLEAR0000000144222
1807-07-09T15:0035.05-38.82631.0CORVON52:50E154N8E76.00-16SE, E, EBNLIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000144223
1807-07-10T15:0035.38-38.80971.0CORVON54:46E149N20.00-16E, ESEPM LIGHT BREEZES, AM LIGHT AIRSPM CLOUDY, AM CLEAR0000000144224
1807-07-11T15:0035.58-39.03296.7CORVON56:45E150N45W17.00-16N, NBE, VARIABLE, NEPM LIGHT AIRS, LIGHT BREEZES, AM SQUALLY, NOON MODERATE BREEZESAM RAINCLOUDY0100000144225
1807-07-12T15:0036.13-39.95291.0CORVON63E157N55W58.00-16NEBN, NEPM LIGHT BREEZES, AM LIGHT AIRS, CALM, NOON LIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000144226
1807-07-13T15:0037.15-39.132326.7CORVON67:58E135N35E75.00-16NW, WNW, NNW, SW, WSWPM LIGHT BREEZES, SQUALLY, MODERATE, AM MODERATEPM RAINCLOUDY0100000144227
1807-07-14T15:0038.77-37.572956.7CORVON79:31E102N39E126.00-20WSW, WNW, NWPM MODERATE, SQUALLY, AM MODERATEPM RAIN, AM SMALL RAINCLOUDY0100000144228
1807-07-15T14:0040.77-36.582496.7LIZARDN67:16E479N22:30E130.00-21NW, WNW, WMODERATERAINHAZY0100000144229
1807-07-16T14:0042.43-35.102272.6LIZARDN70:23E448N37E126.00-21WSWMODERATE BREEZES, NOON LIGHT BREEZESHAZY0000000144230
1807-07-17T14:0043.55-33.452236.7LIZARDN71:38E407N51E107.00-25WBS, WSWPM MODERATE BREEZES, LIGHT BREEZES, NOON MODERATEPM FINEHAZY0000000144231
1807-07-18T14:0044.63-29.722236.7LIZARDN72:13E349N68E172.00-25SW, WSWPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM MODERATEAM RAINCLOUDY, NOON HAZY0100000144232
1807-07-19T14:0045.02-27.47426.7LIZARDN74:14E314N72E101.00-26WBN, VARIABLE, ENEPM MODERATE BREEZES, LIGHT BREEZES, AM MODERATEPM RAINCLOUDY0100000144233
1807-07-20T14:0045.82-26.021779.3LIZARDN73:28E291N56E73.00-26ENE, VARIABLE, SSE, S, SSWPM LIGHT AIRS, AM LIGHT BREEZES, AM MODERATE, NOON FRESH BREEZESAM RAINCLOUDY0100000144234
1807-07-21T14:0047.18-22.572896.7LIZARDN76:25E236N61E170.00-26S, WNW, NWFRESH BREEZES, NOON MODERATENOON RAINCLOUDY0100000144235
1807-07-22T13:0048.60-19.352641.0LIZARDN81:39E185N57E156.00-29NW, NNW, WNWPM FRESH BREEZES, SQUALLY, AM FRSH BREEZES, MODERATE, NOON LIGHT AIRSPM RAINCLOUDY0100000144236
1807-07-23T13:0049.88-17.67169.3LIZARDN89:23E163N41E102.00-29WNW, WBS, SBE, E, NEPM LIGHT BREEZES, AM SQUALLY, FRESH BREEZESPM CLOUDY, AM HAZY0000000144237
1807-07-24T13:0049.92-13.772539.3LIZARDE110E150.00-28NNW, WNW, WBNFRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000144238
1807-07-25T13:0049.78-9.921989.3LIZARDN86:47E60S87E152.00-27W, SWBS, VARIABLE, SWFRESH BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYCLOUDY, NOON CLEAR0000000144239
1807-07-26T12:0049.70-6.321219.3LIZARDN71:31E16N88E140.00-25WBS, WSW, ESE, EBS, E, SEBSFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000144240