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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 LESPERANCE cruise from Hobart to Nouvelle Irlande started at 1792-05-25 [dataset]. Nederlands Instituut voor Wetenschappelijke Inform, Amsterdam, Netherland, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.750419, 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: -23.394815 * Median Longitude: 160.464630 * South-bound Latitude: -43.260000 * West-bound Longitude: 147.630000 * North-bound Latitude: -4.760000 * East-bound Longitude: 167.870000
Date/Time Start: 1792-05-25T02:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1792-07-17T02:00:00
Event(s):
LEsperance_17920525_F-1574 * Latitude Start: -43.260000 * Longitude Start: 147.630000 * Latitude End: -4.760000 * Longitude End: 152.620000 * Date/Time Start: 1792-05-25T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1792-07-17T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: L'Esperance, Voyage: Hobart - Nouvelle Irlande, 1st Observer: A. D?Hesmivy D?Auribeau (Kapitein), Company: ADM, Other ship information: HET GEDRUKTE BOEK HEET: RELATION DU VOYAGE A LA RECHERCHE DE LA PEROUSE. HET BETREFT EEN ZEER BEKENDE REIS WAAROVER OP INTERNET VEEL IS GEPUBLICEERD. HET TWEEDE DEEL BEVAT EEN TABEL MET METEREOLOGISCHE GEGEVENS, DEZE IS HIER VERWERKT.
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
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.
Sensor readingReadingarbitrary unitsReading of the (outside) air thermometer
10 Sensor readingReadingarbitrary unitsReading of the air pressure
11 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.
12 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
13 Present weatherwwWeather description
14 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
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:
980 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]

Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)

Reading [arbitrary units]
(Reading of the (outside) air ...)
10 
Reading [arbitrary units]
(Reading of the air pressure)
11 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
12 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
13 
ww
(Weather description)
14 
Precip descr
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)
1792-05-25T02:00-43.26147.632801.01019.910.0108.00280209.00WFOIBLEBEAU0000000148790
1792-05-26T02:00-43.11148.043610.01019.612.51010.00280300.00CALMECALMECOUVERTPETITE PLUIE0100000148791
1792-05-27T02:00-42.97148.451.01019.112.81010.20280207.00PRESQUE CALMEBEAU0000000148792
1792-05-28T02:00-42.82148.8536112.31007.611.3109.00271100.00CALMECALME, FRAISSEREIN, ENSUITE NUAGEUX0000000148793
1792-05-29T02:00-42.67149.2623512.31005.711.3109.00271003.00NW-SWFRAISCOUVERTPETITE PLUIE0100000148794
1792-05-30T02:00-40.92152.4021215.4998.111.599.20270707.00SW-SSWGRAND FRAISCOUVERT, GRAINS1000000148795
1792-05-31T02:00-39.26154.4016915.41009.415.01112.00271105.00SSEGRAND FRAISTRÈS-MAUVAIS TEMPS0000000148796
1792-06-01T02:00-37.34156.151686.71012.415.61012.50280005.00S-SSEJOLI FRAISCOUVERT, ENSUITE CLAIR0000000148797
1792-06-02T01:00-35.63157.991916.71019.616.31113.00280300.00SJOLI FRAISBEAU0000000148798
1792-06-03T01:00-34.81158.563266.71022.618.51114.80280400.00SW-NWPETIT FRAISBEAU0000000148799
1792-06-04T01:00-35.99160.413496.71021.418.51114.80280305.00NNWFOIBLE, JOLI FRAISBEAU, NUAGEUX0000000148800
1792-06-05T01:00-34.91161.54341011.718.81115.00280003.00NNW-NNEINÉGALCOUVERTPLUIE LA NUIT0100000148801
1792-06-06T01:00-35.00162.122811.01007.617.51114.00271100.00N-WTRÈS-VARIABLE, FOIBLEORAGEUX, COUVERTPLUVIEUX0100100148802
1792-06-07T01:00-32.59163.671926.71004.618.81215.00271000.00SW-SJOLI FRAISNUAGEUX, GRAINS1000000148803
1792-06-08T01:00-29.92165.222369.31012.418.81115.00280005.00SWBON FRAISNUAGEUX0000000148804
1792-06-09T01:00-28.43165.552366.71018.419.41115.50280205.00SWJOLI FRAISNUAGEUX0000000148805
1792-06-10T01:00-27.64165.923610.01019.620.01116.00280300.00SW, CALMEPETIT FRAIS, CALMECOUVERT0000000148806
1792-06-11T01:00-27.25166.733496.71017.720.51116.40280203.00WNW-NNWPETIT FRAISBEAU0000000148807
1792-06-12T01:00-25.89167.572816.71019.921.31117.00280209.00NW-WJOLI FRAISBEAU0000000148808
1792-06-13T01:00-24.72167.872596.71019.622.51118.00280300.00W-WSWPETIT FRAISNUAGEUX0000000148809
1792-06-14T01:00-24.30167.743040.01021.122.51118.00280304.00WSW-WNWPETIT FRAIS, CALMECOUVERT0000000148810
1792-06-15T01:00-24.02167.632361.21021.422.51118.00280305.00SWTRÈS-FOIBLEBEAU0000000148811
1792-06-16T01:00-23.12167.552596.71021.821.31117.00280306.00WSWPETIT FRAISSEREIN0000000148812
1792-06-17T01:00-22.91167.062361.21018.822.51118.00280206.00SWTRÈS-FOIBLEOBSCUR.0000000148813
1792-06-18T01:00-23.15166.982366.71016.622.51118.00280200.00SWPETIT FRAISTRÈS-BEAU0000000148814
1792-06-19T01:00-23.14166.522596.71016.921.31117.00280109.00SSW-WSWPETIT FRAISBEAU, ENSUITE NUAGEUX0000000148815
1792-06-20T01:00-22.73166.412146.71016.921.11116.90280109.00S-SSWPETIT FRAISNUAGEUX, BEAU0000000148816
1792-06-21T01:00-22.17166.021686.71020.721.31017.00280303.00SSW-SSEJOLI FRAISNUAGEUX, BEAU0000000148817
1792-06-22T01:00-21.87165.331456.71020.722.11017.70280303.00SEPETIT FRAISNUAGEUX0000000148818
1792-06-23T01:00-21.66165.21106.71013.622.51018.00280100.00E-NE-NPETIT FRAISNUAGEUX, BEAU0000000148819
1792-06-24T01:00-21.80165.152356.71016.622.51018.00280200.00NW-SWJOLI FRAISASSEZ BEAU0000000148820
1792-06-25T01:00-21.67165.012136.71019.622.51018.00280300.00SW-SSWJOLI FRAISBEAU0000000148821
1792-06-26T01:00-21.80165.002356.71017.722.51018.00280203.00SWJOLI FRAIS, PETIT FRAISNUAGEUX0000000148822
1792-06-27T01:00-21.41164.752136.71021.422.41017.90280305.00SSWJOLI FRAISNUAGEUX0000000148823
1792-06-28T01:00-20.47163.841689.31022.621.31017.00280400.00SSEBON FRAISGRAINS1000000148824
1792-06-29T01:00-20.11163.561236.71022.622.51018.00280400.00SE-ESEBON FRAIS, JOLI FRAISNUAGEUX0000000148825
1792-06-30T01:00-19.52163.181236.71022.622.91018.30280400.00ESEJOLI FRAISNUAGEUXGRANDE PLUIE0100000148826
1792-07-01T01:00-18.87162.911006.71019.923.81019.00280209.00ESE-EJOLI FRAISCOUVERTPLUIE0100000148827
1792-07-02T01:00-18.18162.8810012.31018.425.01020.00280205.00EMOYEN FRAISCOUVERT0000000148828
1792-07-03T01:00-17.38162.34546.71016.626.3921.00280200.00ENE-NEPETIT FRAISCOUVERT0000000148829
1792-07-04T01:00-16.86161.92776.71016.627.5922.00280200.00ENEPETIT FRAISCOUVERT, ENSUITE SEREIN0000000148830
1792-07-05T01:00-15.83161.241446.71014.325.5920.40280102.00NE-SSE-SEPETIT FRAISCOUVERT, ENSUITE SEREIN0000000148831
1792-07-06T01:00-14.51159.9716712.31014.025.0920.00280101.00SE-SSEMOYEN FRAISNUAGEUX0000000148832
1792-07-07T01:00-12.83158.701676.71015.825.0920.00280106.00SE-SSEJOLI FRAISNUAGEUXPLUVIEUX0100000148833
1792-07-08T01:00-10.92158.331676.71016.525.6920.50280108.00SSEJOLI FRAISENSUITE SEREINPLUVIEUX0100000148834
1792-07-09T02:00-8.87156.911666.71015.026.3821.00280104.00SSEJOLI FRAISCOUVERT, NUAGEUX0000000148835
1792-07-10T02:00-7.51155.251669.31013.626.3821.00280100.00SSEBON FRAISCOUVERT, NUAGEUX0000000148836
1792-07-11T02:00-7.04155.131439.31012.427.0821.60280005.00SEBON FRAISCOUVERTPLUIE PAR INTERVALLES0100000148837
1792-07-12T02:00-6.66154.671219.31013.627.5822.00280100.00SE-ESEBON FRAISCOUVERTPLUIE PAR INTERVALLES0100000148838
1792-07-13T02:00-6.26154.551216.71015.026.3821.00280104.00SE-ESEJOLI FRAISCOUVERT0000000148839
1792-07-14T02:00-5.74154.441216.71013.627.5822.00280100.00SE-ESEJOLI FRAISUN PEU COUVERT0000000148840
1792-07-15T02:00-5.17154.431666.71013.627.5822.00280100.00ESE-SSEJOLI FRAISBEAU0000000148841
1792-07-16T02:00-4.95153.531886.71013.627.5822.00280100.00SE-SJOLI FRAISENSUITE BEAUPLUVIEUX0100000148842
1792-07-17T02:00-4.76152.621666.71014.727.5822.00280103.00SSEJOLI FRAISCOUVERT0000000148843