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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 Nouvelle Calledonië to Waygiou started at 1793-05-10 [dataset]. Nederlands Instituut voor Wetenschappelijke Inform, Amsterdam, Netherland, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.750425, 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: -6.389798 * Median Longitude: 150.722121 * South-bound Latitude: -20.250000 * West-bound Longitude: 131.370000 * North-bound Latitude: 0.400000 * East-bound Longitude: 166.100000
Date/Time Start: 1793-05-10T01:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1793-08-16T03:00:00
Event(s):
LEsperance_17930510_F-1574 * Latitude Start: -20.250000 * Longitude Start: 164.610000 * Latitude End: 0.060000 * Longitude End: 131.370000 * Date/Time Start: 1793-05-10T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1793-08-16T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: L'Esperance, Voyage: Nouvelle Calledonië - Waygiou, 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
--1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances)
CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
10 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.
11 Sensor readingReadingarbitrary unitsReading of the (outside) air thermometer
12 Sensor readingReadingarbitrary unitsReading of the air pressure
13 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.
14 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
15 Present weatherwwWeather description
16 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
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:
1788 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]

-
(1 If position is considered t...)

Comment
(Other remarks, that were not ...)
10 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
11 
Reading [arbitrary units]
(Reading of the (outside) air ...)
12 
Reading [arbitrary units]
(Reading of the air pressure)
13 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
14 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
15 
ww
(Weather description)
16 
Precip descr
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)
1793-05-10T01:00-20.25164.611686.71017.725.11FLOREAL 211020.10280203.00ESE-SSEPETIT FRAISBEAU0000000149020
1793-05-11T01:00-19.87164.451451.2FLOREAL 2210NE-SEVARIABLE, TRÈS-FOIBLEBEAU0000000149021
1793-05-12T01:00-18.94163.7716813.11018.825.5FLOREAL 231020.40280206.00SSEPETIT FRAIS, TRÈS-FRAISBEAU0000000149022
1793-05-13T01:00-18.54163.471451.2FLOREAL 2410SETRÈS-FOIBLEBEAU0000000149023
1793-05-14T01:00-17.73163.521456.71021.425.9FLOREAL 251020.70280305.00SEFOIBLE, PETIT FRAISBEAU0000000149024
1793-05-15T01:00-16.47164.621239.3FLOREAL 2610ESEFRAIS, BON FRAISNUAGEUX0000000149025
1793-05-16T01:00-14.80165.421239.31018.126.5FLOREAL 271021.20280204.00ESEBON FRAISNUAGEUX0000000149026
1793-05-17T01:00-13.90165.7955FLOREAL 2810SE-E-NEINÉGALORAGEUX, COUVERTPLUIE0100100149027
1793-05-18T01:00-13.01165.011236.71017.027.3FLOREAL 291021.80280201.00ENE-E-ESEJOLI FRAISNUAGEUX, ENSUITE SEREIN0000000149028
1793-05-19T01:00-11.66165.571236.7FLOREAL 3010E-ESEJOLI FRAISNUAGEUX0000000149029
1793-05-20T01:00-11.33165.913251.01013.627.5PRAIRIAL 11022.00280100.00ESE-NE-NWFOIBLEORAGEUX, ENSUITE SEREINPLUIE0100100149030
1793-05-21T01:00-11.02166.031451.01013.628.8PRAIRIAL 21023.00280100.00E-N-SEFOIBLEBEAU, BEAUPETITE PLUIE0100000149031
1793-05-22T01:00-10.85166.10101.01013.628.1PRAIRIAL 31022.50280100.00ESE-NE-NFOIBLENUAGEUX0000000149032
1793-05-23T01:00-10.68165.701451.01010.628.8PRAIRIAL 41023.00280000.00E-SEFOIBLENUAGEUX0000000149033
1793-05-24T01:00-10.62165.971236.71013.527.5PRAIRIAL 51022.00280008.00ESEPETIT FRAISNUAGEUXPLUIE0100000149034
1793-05-25T01:00-11.03164.571009.31014.027.5PRAIRIAL 61022.00280101.00EBON FRAISCOUVERTPLUVIEUX0100000149035
1793-05-26T01:00-10.83162.671239.31012.428.1PRAIRIAL 71022.50280005.00ESEBON FRAISNUAGEUX0000000149036
1793-05-27T01:00-10.95162.05999.31011.328.5PRAIRIAL 8922.80280002.00EBON FRAISNUAGEUX0000000149037
1793-05-28T01:00-10.58161.291229.31011.327.5PRAIRIAL 9922.00280002.00E-ESEBON FRAISNUAGEUX, GRAINSPLUIE1100000149038
1793-05-29T01:00-9.94161.512791.01012.428.1PRAIRIAL 10922.50280005.00E-WJOLI FRAIS, CALME, FOIBLENUAGEUX0000000149039
1793-05-30T01:00-10.09161.482791013.527.8PRAIRIAL 11922.20280008.00WTRÈS-INÉGALNUAGEUX, GRAINSPLUIE1100000149040
1793-05-31T01:00-10.06161.16776.71013.627.5PRAIRIAL 12922.00280100.00N-NE-ENEPETIT FRAISNUAGEUX0000000149041
1793-06-01T01:00-10.14160.52776.71012.828.1PRAIRIAL 13922.50280006.00ENEJOLI FRAISNUAGEUX0000000149042
1793-06-02T01:00-10.06160.50996.71013.627.0PRAIRIAL 14921.60280100.00S-EVARIABLE, PETIT FRAISCOUVERTPLUIE0100000149043
1793-06-03T01:00-9.99159.94991.01016.526.9PRAIRIAL 15921.50280108.00S-EINÉGAL, FOIBLECOUVERT, ORAGEUX0000100149044
1793-06-04T01:00-9.52159.501226.71015.426.9PRAIRIAL 16921.50280105.00ESEJOLI FRAISNUAGEUX0000000149045
1793-06-05T01:00-9.16158.991449.31015.428.1PRAIRIAL 17922.50280105.00SEBON FRAISNUAGEUX0000000149046
1793-06-06T01:00-9.02158.321449.31010.627.5PRAIRIAL 18922.00280000.00SEBON FRAISNUAGEUX, QUELQUES PETITS GRAINS1000000149047
1793-06-07T02:00-8.91157.481439.31014.327.5PRAIRIAL 19822.00280102.00SEBON FRAISNUAGEUX, QUELQUES PETITS GRAINS1000000149048
1793-06-08T01:00-9.38157.581896.7PRAIRIAL 209SE-NE-NW-SW-SPETIT FRAISNUAGEUX, ENSUITE BEAUPLUIE0100000149049
1793-06-09T02:00-10.16157.161216.71015.827.4PRAIRIAL 21821.90280106.00SE-ESEJOLI FRAISNUAGEUXPLUIE0100000149050
1793-06-10T02:00-11.57157.02766.71016.627.5PRAIRIAL 22822.00280200.00E-ENEPETIT FRAISASSEZ BEAU, PETITS GRAINS1000000149051
1793-06-11T02:00-11.18155.912336.7PRAIRIAL 238SE-SWPETIT FRAISASSEZ BEAU, PETITS GRAINS1000000149052
1793-06-12T02:00-11.00154.651436.71016.926.3PRAIRIAL 24821.00280109.00SEPETIT FRAISASSEZ BEAU, PETITS GRAINS1000000149053
1793-06-13T02:00-11.29154.271436.71016.625.6PRAIRIAL 25820.50280200.00SEPETIT FRAISASSEZ BEAUENSUITE PLUVIEUX0100000149054
1793-06-14T02:00-11.02153.681666.71017.726.3PRAIRIAL 26821.00280203.00ESE-SSEPETIT FRAISBEAUENSUITE PLUVIEUX0100000149055
1793-06-15T02:00-10.65153.191436.71019.626.3PRAIRIAL 27821.00280300.00SEPETIT FRAISBEAU0000000149056
1793-06-16T02:00-10.45152.381416.71016.626.3PRAIRIAL 28621.00280200.00ESE-SEPETIT FRAISBEAU0000000149057
1793-06-17T02:00-10.29152.091646.71016.626.5PRAIRIAL 29621.20280200.00SE-SSEPETIT FRAISBEAU0000000149058
1793-06-18T02:00-9.97151.601646.71016.525.0PRAIRIAL 30620.00280108.00SE-SSEPETIT FRAISTRÈS-BEAU0000000149059
1793-06-19T02:00-9.77151.541191.01016.926.9MESSIDOR 1621.50280109.00ESEFOIBLETRÈS-BEAU0000000149060
1793-06-20T02:00-9.78151.751191.01016.927.0MESSIDOR 2621.60280109.00ESEFOIBLETRÈS-BEAU0000000149061
1793-06-21T02:00-8.93151.671416.71016.626.3MESSIDOR 3621.00280200.00SEJOLI FRAISTRÈS-BEAU0000000149062
1793-06-22T02:00-8.31151.381646.71015.426.3MESSIDOR 4621.00280105.00SE-SSEJOLI FRAISTRÈS-BEAU0000000149063
1793-06-23T02:00-8.27150.641411014.726.3MESSIDOR 5621.00280103.00SSE-SEINÉGALGRAINS, NUAGEUXPLUIE1100000149064
1793-06-24T02:00-8.33149.791416.71019.127.5MESSIDOR 6622.00280207.00SEJOLI FRAISNUAGEUX0000000149065
1793-06-25T02:00-8.16148.991416.71018.426.8MESSIDOR 7621.40280205.00SEJOLI FRAIS, PETIT FRAISNUAGEUX0000000149066
1793-06-26T02:00-7.66148.621416.71017.727.1MESSIDOR 8621.70280203.00SEPETIT FRAISNUAGEUX0000000149067
1793-06-27T02:00-6.97147.911419.31018.826.3MESSIDOR 9621.00280206.00ESE-SEPETIT FRAIS, BON FRAISGRAINSPLUIE1100000149068
1793-06-28T02:00-6.69148.133216.71016.625.0MESSIDOR 10620.00280200.00WNW-NWPETIT FRAISNUAGEUX, GRAINSPLUIE1100000149069
1793-06-29T02:00-6.24148.261646.71015.427.1MESSIDOR 11621.70280105.00S-SSEPETIT FRAISNUAGEUX, ENSUITE BEAUPLUIE0100000149070
1793-06-30T02:00-5.71148.191649.31013.626.3MESSIDOR 12621.00280100.00S-SSEJOLI FRAIS, BON FRAISNUAGEUX0000000149071
1793-07-01T02:00-5.28149.291640.01012.427.5MESSIDOR 13622.00280005.00SSEJOLI FRAIS, VARIABLE, CALMEBEAU0000000149072
1793-07-02T02:00-4.91149.631196.71013.627.8MESSIDOR 14622.20280100.00SE-ESEJOLI FRAISBEAU0000000149073
1793-07-03T02:00-4.82150.271411.21014.027.5MESSIDOR 15622.00280101.00S-SEFRAIS, TRÈS-FOIBLEBEAU0000000149074
1793-07-04T02:00-5.13150.543616.71013.627.8MESSIDOR 16622.20280100.00CALMECALME, PETIT FRAISBEAU0000000149075
1793-07-05T02:00-4.87150.963616.71013.128.0MESSIDOR 17622.40280007.00CALMEPETIT FRAISBEAU0000000149076
1793-07-06T02:00-4.69151.331416.71013.628.1MESSIDOR 18622.50280100.00SEPETIT FRAISORAGEUX, BEAU0000100149077
1793-07-07T02:00-4.73151.523610.01013.128.1MESSIDOR 19622.50280007.00NW, CALMEPETIT FRAIS, CALMECOUVERT, ORAGEUX, ENSUITE SEREINPLUIE0100100149078
1793-07-08T02:00-4.44151.401646.71012.428.1MESSIDOR 20622.50280005.00SSEPETIT FRAISBEAU0000000149079
1793-07-09T02:00-3.77151.691646.71013.628.8MESSIDOR 21623.00280100.00SSEPETIT FRAISBEAU0000000149080
1793-07-10T02:00-3.28151.161646.71013.128.8MESSIDOR 22623.00280007.00SSEPETIT FRAISBEAU0000000149081
1793-07-11T02:00-2.79149.441416.71012.427.0MESSIDOR 23621.60280005.00SEPETIT FRAISNUAGEUX, ENSUITE BEAUPLUIE0100000149082
1793-07-12T02:00-2.58149.43164MESSIDOR 246E-SSEINÉGALNUAGEUX, ENSUITE BEAUPLUIE0100000149083
1793-07-13T02:00-2.23148.921416.7MESSIDOR 256SEINÉGAL, PETIT FRAISNUAGEUX, ENSUITE BEAUPLUIE0100000149084
1793-07-14T02:00-1.14148.081416.71012.829.0MESSIDOR 26623.20280006.00SEINÉGAL, PETIT FRAISNUAGEUX0000000149085
1793-07-15T02:00-0.95146.42957.31013.829.0MESSIDOR 27523.20280009.00ETRÈS-PETIT FRAISNUAGEUX0000000149086
1793-07-16T02:00-0.90146.981636.7MESSIDOR 285N-NW-SSEPETIT FRAISNUAGEUX, COUVERTPLUIE0100000149087
1793-07-17T02:00-0.69146.441636.7MESSIDOR 295N-NW-SSEPETIT FRAISNUAGEUX, COUVERTPLUIE0100000149088
1793-07-18T02:00-0.67145.8051013.628.5MESSIDOR 30522.80280100.00E-NINÉGALNUAGEUX, COUVERTPLUIE0100000149089
1793-07-19T02:00-0.55145.183201013.129.3THERMIDOR 1523.40280007.00SE-E-N-NWINÉGALNUAGEUX, COUVERTPLUIE0100000149090
1793-07-20T02:00-0.72145.521401.2THERMIDOR 25W-S-SETRÈS-FOIBLENUAGEUX0000000149091
1793-07-21T02:00-0.73145.381401.2THERMIDOR 35S-SETRÈS-FOIBLETRÈS-BEAU0000000149092
1793-07-22T02:00-0.77145.271401.2THERMIDOR 45S-SETRÈS-FOIBLETRÈS-BEAU0000000149093
1793-07-23T02:00-0.26144.811186.71013.829.5THERMIDOR 5523.60280009.00ESEPETIT FRAISTRÈS-BEAU0000000149094
1793-07-24T02:000.09143.771186.71014.028.5THERMIDOR 6522.80280101.00ESEPETIT FRAISTRÈS-BEAU0000000149095
1793-07-25T02:00-0.20142.96736.7THERMIDOR 75E-ENEPETIT FRAISNUAGEUX0000000149096
1793-07-26T03:00-0.21141.611381.0THERMIDOR 83E-SEFOIBLEORAGEUX0000100149097
1793-07-27T03:000.22141.91183THERMIDOR 93E-SINÉGALORAGEUX0000100149098
1793-07-28T03:000.39141.652961014.730.1THERMIDOR 10324.10280103.00S-WNWINÉGALGRAINSPLUIE1100000149099
1793-07-29T03:00-0.23140.552286.7THERMIDOR 113W-SWJOLI FRAISNUAGEUX0000000149100
1793-07-30T03:00-0.16141.07931.0THERMIDOR 123S-EFOIBLENUAGEUX0000000149101
1793-07-31T03:00-0.39139.6831015.029.8THERMIDOR 13323.80280104.00S-E-NINÉGALCOUVERTPLUIE0100000149102
1793-08-01T03:00-0.21138.35936.7THERMIDOR 143S-SE-EJOLI FRAISNUAGEUX0000000149103
1793-08-02T03:00-0.14137.223610.0THERMIDOR 152E-N, CALMEPETIT FRAIS, CALMENUAGEUX0000000149104
1793-08-03T03:00-0.15136.8321.01014.330.0THERMIDOR 16224.00280102.00N-W-S-W-NFOIBLEBEAU0000000149105
1793-08-04T03:00-0.31136.322506.7THERMIDOR 172W-WSWPETIT FRAISNUAGEUXPLUIE0100000149106
1793-08-05T03:00-0.18136.152956.71013.529.6TERMIDOR 18223.70280008.00WSW-WNWJOLI FRAISNUAGEUXPLUIE0100000149107
1793-08-06T03:00-0.25135.721826.71014.729.0TERMIDOR 19223.20280103.00W-SW-SPETIT FRAISNUAGEUXPLUIE0100000149108
1793-08-07T03:000.36134.862279.3TERMIDOR 202S-SWBON FRAISNUAGEUXPLUIE0100000149109
1793-08-08T03:000.40135.0213713.11012.830.3TERMIDOR 21224.20280006.00SW-W-SETRÈS-FRAISBEAU0000000149110
1793-08-09T03:000.19134.311826.7TERMIDOR 222E-SPETIT FRAISNUAGEUX0000000149111
1793-08-10T03:000.06133.762509.31013.827.4TERMIDOR 23221.90280009.00S-SW-WSWPETIT FRAIS, BON FRAISPLUIE0100000149112
1793-08-11T03:000.07133.001376.7TERMIDOR 242WSW-S-SEPETIT FRAISPLUIE0100000149113
1793-08-12T03:000.34131.641596.7TERMIDOR 251S-SW-SSEPETIT FRAISNUAGEUX, BEAU0000000149114
1793-08-13T03:000.11131.891361.01014.728.0TERMIDOR 26122.40280103.00SW-SEFOIBLEPLUIE0100000149115
1793-08-14T03:000.27132.171361012.827.9TERMIDOR 27122.30280006.00SW-SECOUVERT0000000149116
1793-08-15T03:00-0.09131.902711.0TERMIDOR 281NW-WVARIABLE, FOIBLEPLUIE0100000149117
1793-08-16T03:000.06131.37226TERMIDOR 291SWINÉGALBEAU0000000149118