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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 LASCELLES cruise from Prince of Wales Island to Gravesend started at 1788-01-26 [dataset]. British Library, London, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.750352, 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: -0.515514 * Median Longitude: 16.801495 * South-bound Latitude: -35.750000 * West-bound Longitude: -41.520000 * North-bound Latitude: 50.450000 * East-bound Longitude: 104.680000
Date/Time Start: 1788-01-26T05:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1788-05-18T13:00:00
Event(s):
Lascelles_17880126_BL_L/MAR/B/408C * Latitude Start: 6.900000 * Longitude Start: 98.370000 * Latitude End: 51.490000 * Longitude End: 1.170000 * Date/Time Start: 1788-01-26T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1788-05-18T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Lascelles, Voyage: Prince Of Wales Island (Penang) - Gravesend, 1st Observer: R.W. Farrington (Captain), Company: EIC
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 State of the sea descriptionState sea 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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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 
State sea 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
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ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1788-01-26T05:00-6.63104.683621.0SWBS5.00-1WNW, NW, WBN, VARIABLELIGHT AIRS AND CALMS0000000145191
1788-01-27T05:00-7.17104.22269S52W36.00-1SW, WNW, NWBW, NE, WUNSETTLED WINDSUNSETTLED WEATHERLARGE SWELL FROM SCLOUDY0000000145192
1788-01-28T05:00-7.82103.77222.6S36W46.00-1NEBN, N, NW, SWBS, WBN, NNELIGHT WINDSCLOSE SULTRY WEATHERSWELL0000000145193
1788-01-29T05:00-8.22103.70280SBW23.00-1VARIABLE, W, SWBS, SW, WBNSWELL FROM SPM CLOUDY, AM FAIR0000000145194
1788-01-30T05:00-8.52103.35235S43W31.00-1VARIABLE, SSE, NEBN, SEBS, SWBWVERY UNPLEASANT WEATHERSWELLCLOUDY0000000145195
1788-01-31T05:00-9.37102.5067SW72.00-1SBE, SEBS, VARIABLE, ENEVARIABLE UNSETTLED WINDSLARGE UNEASY SWELL FROM SCLOUDY0000000145196
1788-02-01T05:00-9.53102.282921.0SW18.00-1SBW, SSW, SEBS, SE, WNWLIGHT AIRS AND CALMSHOTLARGE SWELL0000000145197
1788-02-02T05:00-9.45102.23359SWBS6.00-1SWBW, SSE, SEBS, NSWELLHAZY0000000145198
1788-02-03T05:00-10.48101.20157SW86.00-1VARIABLE, SEBS, SBE, S, SSESWELLCLOUDY0000000145199
1788-02-04T05:00-11.4099.05168S65W140.00-1SSE, SBE, SBEFINESWELL ABATEDFAIR0000000145200
1788-02-05T05:00-11.8598.25157COCOSSSE6WSW1/2W151.00-1S, SBE, SSEFINECLOUDY0000000145201
1788-02-06T06:00-12.9294.781566.7SWBW3/4W120.00-2SBW, S, SBE, SSELIGHT TRADEFINE0000000145202
1788-02-07T06:00-13.5293.92133SWBW62.00-2ESE, WNW, SWBS, SESWELL FROM SEFAIR0000000145203
1788-02-08T06:00-13.8393.132012.6WSW50.00-2S, SSE, ENE, NW, SSWLIGHT VARIABLE WINDSSWELL FROM SEFAIR0000000145204
1788-02-09T06:00-14.8391.75201SWBW1/2W92.00-2SBE, SE, SBE, SSE, SSWFINEFAIR0000000145205
1788-02-10T06:00-15.3390.601442.6SWBW80.00-2SSE, S, SBE, SEBSLIGHT BREEZESFINESWELL FROM SE0000000145206
1788-02-11T06:00-16.3389.071676.7S54W110.00-2SE, SEBS, ESE, NE, SBELIGHT TRADESMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000145207
1788-02-12T06:00-17.0387.131446.7WSW122.00-2SE, ESE, SE, SEBSLIGHT TRADESMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000145208
1788-02-13T06:00-17.8884.671319.3S65W155.00-4SSE, ESE, SBE, SSE, SEEASY TRADESMOOTH WATERFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FAIR, LATTER CLOUDY0000000145209
1788-02-14T07:00-18.6281.35153W14S195.00-5SBE, SSE, SSEFINEFAIR0000000145210
1788-02-15T07:00-19.1378.83153W14S148.00-5SE, SEBE, EBS, E, SSEFINELARGE SWELL FROM SSW0000000145211
1788-02-16T07:00-19.6576.6273W14S130.00-6EBS, VARIABLE, ESE, SEBS, EBNSWELL FROM SSW THEN SSEPM FAIR, AM CLOUDY0000000145212
1788-02-17T07:00-20.5073.57129W16S179.00-6SSE, SE, SEBS, SEFIRST PART SQUALLYFINESWELL FROM SEMOSTLY FAIR0000000145213
1788-02-18T07:00-21.0270.47138W13S169.00-8EBS, SE, ESE, SEBSSWELL FROM SEFAIR0000000145214
1788-02-19T07:00-21.5068.90116W14S91.00-8EBS, NE, ESE, E, SEBEVARIABLESWELL FROM ESECLOUDY0000000145215
1788-02-20T08:00-21.8766.671036.7W15S129.00-10EBS, EBN, E, ESELIGHT TRADEFINE0000000145216
1788-02-21T08:00-22.3764.8080W16S108.00-10EBS, EBN, EBS, ESULTRYSWELL FROM EDARK0000000145217
1788-02-22T08:00-23.0363.07201WSW104.00-13E, EBN, EBS, SWBSRAIN AT TIMESCLOUDY0100000145218
1788-02-23T08:00-24.0260.9763W27S130.00-16E, ENE, EBN, EBNSWELL FROM EFAIR0000000145219
1788-02-24T08:00-24.7558.7263WSW133.00-16E, NE, NNW, NBE, EBNMIDDLE SQUALLYUNSETTLEDCLOUDY0000000145220
1788-02-25T08:00-25.5257.0535322.6WSW98.00-18VARIABLE, ESE, S, SBE, NBEBLOWING STRONG WITH SOME SQUALLSSMOOTH WATERCLOUDY0000000145221
1788-02-26T08:00-26.8854.231516.7W25S168.00-18SSE, SBEFIRST PART STRONG GALES WITH SEVERE SQUALLS, LATTER MORE MODERATEFIRST PART HEAVY SEA FROM S, LATTER FALLEN0000000145222
1788-02-27T09:00-28.3350.28122WSW227.00-24SEBSFRESH GALES , LATTER SQUALLYUNSETTLED AND THICKLATTER SMALL RAIN0100000145223
1788-02-28T09:00-29.4846.6013319.0W24S212.00-25SSEBLOWING STRONG WITH SQUALLS, AM FRESH GALESPM LARGE SEA FROM SE, AM FALLEN0000000145224
1788-03-01T09:00-31.0042.431312.6W25S59.00-27SE, N, SW, ESE, SSELIGHT WINDSSWELL FROM EFAIR0000000145225
1788-03-02T09:00-31.3841.653442.6W30S46.00-27VARIABLE, N, NNE, NBEVARIABLE LIGHT WINDSSWELL FROM WCLOUDY0000000145226
1788-03-03T09:00-32.3339.53333W22S122.00-27ENE, NNE, N, NFINESWELL FROM WFAIR0000000145227
1788-03-04T10:00-33.3736.63332WSW156.00-28NNE, ENE, NBE, NFINESWELL0000000145228
1788-03-05T10:00-34.3733.32355W18S174.00-28N, NBW, NWBN, NNEDAMPSWELL FROM NEHAZY0000000145229
1788-03-06T10:00-34.5531.08266W4S111.00-27SSW, SWBS, SW, WNWLATTER SQUALLYTEMPERATESWELL FROM WSWCLOUDY0000000145230
1788-03-07T10:00-34.9529.022439.3W4N102.00-27SW, SWBS, SSW, SBE, WFRESH BREEZESTEMPERATELARGE CONFUSED SWELL FROM WCLOUDY0000000145231
1788-03-08T10:00-35.7525.651329.3WBS1/4S171.00-26ESE, E, EBS, ENE, SSEFINE BREEZESSWELL FROM WMOSTLY FAIR0000000145232
1788-03-09T11:00-35.5221.9221W3/4N184.00-24ENE, SSE, SBW, NEVERY FINE WEATHERSMOOTH WATER0000000145233
1788-03-10T11:00-33.5315.22181NWBW204.00-22SWBS, SBW, S, SSWFINE0000000145234
1788-03-11T11:00-31.5012.55157NW191.00-23SBE, S, SBE, SFINELARGE SWELL FROM SCLOUDY0000000145235
1788-03-12T11:00-29.4310.20171NW172.00-20SBE, S, SBWPLEASANT WEATHERFAIR0000000145236
1788-03-13T11:00-27.437.55137NW1/4W189.00-21SBE, SEBS, SSE, SSEFINEFAIR0000000145237
1788-03-14T12:00-25.455.22150NW177.00-19SSE, SEBS, SSE, SBEFINESMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000145238
1788-03-15T12:00-23.873.48139NW135.00-19SBE, SSE, S, SSEFINESMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000145239
1788-03-16T12:00-22.131.951639.3N41W130.00-17SBE, SSE, ESE, SEASY TRADEFINE0000000145240
1788-03-17T12:00-20.180.2296N40W151.00-17SEBS, SE, SEBS, ESEFINESWELL FROM SFAIR0000000145241
1788-03-18T12:00-18.05-1.57118N39W160.00-17SEBS, SE, ESE, SEFINESMOOTH WATER0000000145242
1788-03-19T12:00-15.97-3.1298N38W144.00-15SE, SEBE, SEBS, SE, ESEFINEFAIR0000000145243
1788-03-20T12:00-16.00-4.931202.6W105.00-15ESE, ENE, SSW, SWBS, SEUNSETTLED LIGHT WINDSMIDDLE RAINSWELL FROM SEPM FAIR, AM CLOUDY0100000145244
1788-03-25T13:00-14.02-7.93145N45W174.00-13SE, SEBS, SE, ESE, SSEFINEFAIR0000000145245
1788-03-26T13:00-12.77-9.471222.6N46W126.00-13ESE, NEBE, WSW, SW, SELIGHT VARIABLE WINDSFAIR0000000145246
1788-03-27T13:00-11.48-10.871892.6N46W114.00-14E, SE, ESE, SSWLIGHT VARIABLE WINDSCLOUDY0000000145247
1788-03-28T13:00-10.35-12.101212.6N47W100.00-14SEBS, SE, ESE, SELIGHT WINDSSWELL FROM SCLOUDY0000000145248
1788-03-29T13:00-8.97-13.451136.7N42W119.00-11SE, ESE, SE, SEBE, SEBELIGHT TRADESMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000145249
1788-03-30T13:00-7.18-15.15789.3N35W148.00-12SE, SSE, EEASY TRADEFINEFAIR0000000145250
1788-03-31T13:00-5.82-15.98134N32W97.00-12SSE, SE, VARIABLE, WBN, SEBSLATTER RAINSWELL FROM NFAIR0100000145251
1788-04-01T13:00-5.17-16.78123NWBN86.00-12SEBS, E, SE, SECLOSE SULTRY WEATHERCLOUDY0000000145252
1788-04-02T13:00-3.12-17.93126N29W141.00-9ESE, SE, SEBS, SEUNSETTLED WINDSUNSETTLED WEATHERRAIN AT TIMESCLOUD0100000145253
1788-04-03T13:00-1.70-18.90148N31W111.00-10SEBS, ESE, SE, SSEHOT SULTRY WEATHERCLOUDY0000000145254
1788-04-04T13:00-0.07-19.00125N4W87.00-10ESE, EBS, E, SEBE, SESWELL FROM NEHAZY0000000145255
1788-04-05T13:001.67-19.0880N3W91.00-10ESE, SSE, SEBE, EHOT SULTRY WEATHERSWELLFAIR0000000145256
1788-04-06T13:003.08-19.15792.6N3W85.00-11ESE, EBN, ENE, NE, ELIGHT BREEZESSWELL FROM NEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FAIR, LATTER CLOUDY0000000145257
1788-04-07T13:004.48-19.4523N46W25.00-11W, N, NBE, NEBN, NEBNSWELLCLOUDY0000000145258
1788-04-08T13:005.03-20.40342.6WNW62.00-11NNE, NBE, NEBN, NELIGHT BREEZESSWELLHAZY0000000145259
1788-04-09T13:005.65-21.67122.6WNW82.00-11NBE, NNE, NEBN, NNELIGHT BREEZESSWELL FROM NHAZY0000000145260
1788-04-10T14:006.65-22.98146.7NW3/4W98.00-9NEBN, NEBE, NE, NNEMODERATEHEAVY SWELL FROM NHAZY0000000145261
1788-04-11T14:007.75-24.28246.7NW1/2W99.00-10NE, NNE, NEBN, NNE, NEBNMODERATESWELLHAZY0000000145262
1788-04-12T14:008.87-26.07136.7NWBW1/4W123.00-10NBE, VARIABLE, NNE, NNEMODERATESWELLHAZY0000000145263
1788-04-13T14:0010.28-28.181612.3NWBW1/2W146.00-7NEBN, NNE, NBE, NEBN, NNEFRESH TRADESWELL FROM NHAZY0000000145264
1788-04-14T14:0011.82-30.632710.0NWBW1/4W168.00-7NNE, NEBN, NEBNFRESH STEADY BREEZESWELL FROM N LEFT USHAZY0000000145265
1788-04-15T14:0013.68-32.752812.3NW1/4W167.00-6NNE, NE, NEBN, NE, NEBNFRESH TRADESWELL FROM NECLOUDY0000000145266
1788-04-16T14:0015.88-34.623912.3NW1/2N170.00-6NEBE, ENE, NEFRESH TRADESSWELL FROM NNEFAIR0000000145267
1788-04-17T14:0018.40-35.906012.3NNW1/4W173.00-8NEBE, ENE, ENEFRESH TRADE, MIDDLE SQUALLYMIDDLE RAINHEAVY SWELL FROM NNECLOUDY0100000145268
1788-04-18T15:0020.23-37.62396.7NW1/4N145.00-6NEBN, NEBE, NE, NEMODERATESWELL ABATEDCLOUDY0000000145269
1788-04-19T15:0021.12-38.6739NW1/4W80.00-6NEBN, NEBE, N, NESMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000145270
1788-04-20T15:0021.67-39.77343N61W70.00-6NBE, NEBN, NBE, NNE, NBWUNSETTLED WINDSVERY HEAVY SEA FROM N0000000145271
1788-04-21T15:0022.08-40.05179.3NWBN30.00-6NBE, N, NBW, NNEFRESH BREEZESMOUNTAINOUS SWELL FROM NCLOUDY0000000145272
1788-04-22T15:0022.63-41.2539.3N63W75.00-8NEBN, NNE, NBE, NNE, NBEFRESH BREEZESSWELLFAIR0000000145273
1788-04-23T15:0022.92-40.0236.7EBN69.00-8N, NBE, NBEMODERATELARGE SWELL FROM NNE0000000145274
1788-04-24T15:0023.53-38.733522.6NEBE1/2E80.00-8NBW, NNW, VARIABLE, WSW, NLIGHT BREEZESSWELLFAIR0000000145275
1788-04-25T15:0025.17-41.522627.3NBE1/2E114.00-8WSW, SW, SSW, WPLEASANT INCREASING BREEZESWELL FROM NNEFAIR0000000145276
1788-04-26T15:0028.23-40.4819319.0NBE1/2E192.00-10SEBE, ESE, EBN, SSWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY AT TIMESSWELLCLOUDY0000000145277
1788-04-27T15:0030.87-41.13809.3NBW176.00-10EBN, ENE, EBN, EFRESH BREEZESFIRST PART RAINSMOOTH WATERCLOUDY0100000145278
1788-04-28T15:0032.32-39.4358NW121.00-10NEBE, NEBN, NNE, ENESMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000145279
1788-04-29T15:0033.10-39.3021N12E36.00-13NE, NNE, N, NWBN, NEBNFAIR0000000145280
1788-04-30T15:0035.13-37.67302N10E135.00-13ENE, EBS, SEBE, NWFINESMOOTH WATERFIRST AND LATTER PARTS FAIR, MIDDLE CLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation145281
1788-05-01T14:0037.40-36.101216.7N40E195.00-14SSE, SBW, SW, SEPLEASANT BREEZESSMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000145282
1788-05-02T14:0037.58-36.27207N80E76.00-18NW, NEBN, NEBE, NE, SWUNPLEASANT WEATHERRAINCLOUDY0100000a trivial correction was made in this observation145283
1788-05-03T14:0037.93-36.60166.7E1/2N128.00-18NNE, NBE, N, NEBNMODERATE BREEZESTEMPERATECLOUDY0000000145284
1788-05-04T14:0038.33-34.9516EBN1/2N82.00-18NBE, N, NNE, NEBNLARGE SWELL FROM NNWFAIR0000000145285
1788-05-05T14:0040.57-33.82207N21E144.00-18SWSWELL FROM SWCLOUDY0000000145286
1788-05-06T14:00-33.152362.6EBN32.00NE, NNE, N, SWBWLITTLE WIND AND CALMSSWELL FALLENCLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation145287
1788-05-07T14:0041.48-31.78206E29N71.00-19W, N, NBW, SWFINESMOOTH WATERCLOUDY0000000145288
1788-05-08T14:0041.97-30.673072.6E29N57.00-19W, NW, N, NBW, NWBNLIGHT VARIABLE WINDSFIRST PART DRIZZLING RAINCLOUDY0100000145289
1788-05-09T14:0043.22-28.17293E39N128.00-22WBS, WSW, SWBS, NWSMOOTH WATERCLOUDY0000000145290
1788-05-10T14:00-23.832039.3E30N216.00SW, SSWSTEADY BREEZESMIDDLE RAINSMOOTH WATERFIRST PART FAIR, MIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY0100000a trivial correction was made in this observation145291
1788-05-11T13:0046.33-16.15202NEBE1/2E141.00-23WSW, WBS, SW, SWPM SMALL RAINPM SMOOTH WATER, AM SWELL FROM WPM CLOUDY, AM FAIR0100000145292
1788-05-12T13:0047.50-15.50223E28N148.00-25SW, S, SSE, WSWSWELL FROM WCLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation145293
1788-05-13T13:0048.60-13.03200E30N114.00-25SSW, S, W, SW, SWCONSTANT RAINSMOOTH WATER0100000145294
1788-05-14T13:0049.27-11.45235E23N104.00-24NW, NNW, NWBN, WBSVERY FINE WEATHERSWELL FROM WNWCLOUDY0000000145295
1788-05-15T13:0049.62-11.1277N20.00-24SEBE, ESE, SEBS, EBSFIRST PART CALMSWELL FROM WFAIR0000000145296
1788-05-16T13:0049.27-10.98111S14E25.00-24SEBS, SE, ESE, E, SESWELL FROM WFAIR0000000145297
1788-05-17T13:0049.27-9.9244E42.00-24NEBE, SE, SBE, S, ENEFINEFAIR0000000145298
1788-05-18T13:0050.45-7.781452.6E84N84.00-24SSE, SBW, S, SBELIGHT WINDSLATTER SMALL RAINSMOOTH WATERFAIR0100000a trivial correction was made in this observation145299