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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 LIVERPOOL cruise from Table Bay to Portsmouth started at 1761-05-08 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.750477, 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: 12.179155 * Median Longitude: -17.224930 * South-bound Latitude: -32.580000 * West-bound Longitude: -40.760000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.450000 * East-bound Longitude: 16.420000
Date/Time Start: 1761-05-08T11:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1761-07-17T12:00:00
Event(s):
Liverpool_17610508_NMM_ADM/L/L167 * Latitude Start: -34.430000 * Longitude Start: 16.950000 * Latitude End: 50.750000 * Longitude End: -0.980000 * Date/Time Start: 1761-05-08T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1761-07-17T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Liverpool (6th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Table Bay - Portsmouth, 1st Observer: Richard Knight (Captain), 2nd Observer: John Oakes (2nd Officer/Lieutenant), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 28G 586BM
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
--1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances)
10 CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
11 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
12 CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
13 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.
14 Compass, established errorCompass established e
15 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.
16 Current direction descriptionCur dir descrDirection of the current. This direction points to where the current is flowing towards to.
17 Current speed descriptionV descr
18 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
19 Present weatherwwWeather description
20 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
21 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
22 ClearnessClearness
23 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
24 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
25 FogFog1 If fog was reported
26 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
27 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
28 HailHail1 If hail was reported
29 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
30 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
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Data

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(calculated from the descripti...)

Landmark
(Name of first landmark)

Bearing
(Bearing of the first landmark)

Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance to the first landmark)

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(1 If position is considered t...)
10 
Course
(Course of the ship during the...)
11 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
12 
Comment
(Other remarks, that were not ...)
13 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
14 
Compass established e
15 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
16 
Cur dir descr
(Direction of the current. Thi...)
17 
V descr
18 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
19 
ww
(Weather description)
20 
Precip descr
21 
State sea descr
22 
Clearness
23 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
24 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
25 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
26 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
27 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
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Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
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Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
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ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1761-05-08T11:00-32.5816.421406.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES52E57N52W134.00-18ESE, SSW, SSESHIP 15 MILES NFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, MIDDLE FRESH GALES, LATTER MODERATEFIRST AND MIDDLE CLEAR, LATTER HAZY0000000150783
1761-05-09T11:00-31.1716.112966.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES34E81N11W87.00-1917:25WSSE, S, NWFIRST AND LATTER MODERATE, MIDDLE LIGHT AIRSFIRST AND LATTER FAIR, MIDDLE CLOUDY0000000150784
1761-05-10T11:00-30.4016.213072.6CAPE BONA ESPERANCES26E94N7E49.00-1917:30WNWBN, WNW, NE, NWBNFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER LITTLE WINDCLOUDY0000000150785
1761-05-11T11:00-29.0015.541846.7CAPE BONA ESPERANCES26E123N40W109.00-19WNW, W, S, SSWFIRST AND LATTER PARTS MODERATE, MIDDLE FRESH BREEZESFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS CLOUDY, LATTER CLEAR0000000150786
1761-05-12T11:00-27.3713.511276.7CAPE BONA ESPERANCES26E94N48W147.00-1917:00WSSW, SW, SSW, SEBSMODERATE. NOON SQUALLY WHICH WE TAKE TO BE THE BEGINNING OF THE SE TRADESAT NOON RAINLARGE SWELL FROM SCLOUDY0100000150787
1761-05-13T11:00-25.3310.7412919.0CAPE BONA ESPERANCES36E220N50W191.00-1716:09WSEBS, SBE, SEBSFRESH GALES WITH SOME SQUALLSSEA FOLLOWING USCLOUDY0000000150788
1761-05-14T11:00-23.378.271299.3CAPE BONA ESPERANCES40E280N48W184.00-1714:30WSEBSFRESH BREEZESFOLLOWING SEACLOUDY0000000150789
1761-05-15T12:00-21.726.271306.7CAPE BONA ESPERANCES41E329N48W148.00-1614:30WSEBSFIRST AND LATTER PARTS MODERATE, MIDDLE FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000150790
1761-05-16T12:00-20.605.041192.6CAPE BONA ESPERANCES42E360N46W96.00-16SSE, S, SEBS, SEFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER LITTLE WINDSCLOUDY0000000150791
1761-05-17T12:00-19.804.211192.6CAPE BONA ESPERANCES42E383N44W66.00-1613:51WSEBS, SELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000150792
1761-05-18T12:00-19.033.391421.0CAPE BONA ESPERANCES42E404N44W66.00-1612:34WSE, SEBS, SSELIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000150793
1761-05-19T12:00-18.071.891672.6CAPE BONA ESPERANCES43E437N55W100.00-1312:14WSSE, SLITTLE WINDSFIRST PART CLEAR, MIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY0000000150794
1761-05-20T12:00-17.030.211772.6CAPE BONA ESPERANCES44E474N57W114.00-1412:00WSBWLIGHT BREEZESFAIR0000000150795
1761-05-21T12:00-16.07-1.311896.7CAPE BONA ESPERANCES44:30E516N56W105.00-1411:44WSSWMODERATECLEAR0000000150796
1761-05-22T12:00-14.55-2.791349.3CAPE BONA ESPERANCES45E558N44W124.00-1210:50WSEBSFINE PLEASANT GALECLEAR0000000150797
1761-05-23T12:00-12.98-4.341349.3CAPE BONA ESPERANCES45E603N44W132.00-1210:16WSEBS, ESE, SEBSFINE PLEASANT GALECLEAR0000000150798
1761-05-24T12:00-11.20-6.041116.7CAPE BONA ESPERANCES45E646N43W146.00-1309:43WEBS, SE, SEBEMODERATECLOUDY0000000150799
1761-05-25T13:00-9.35-7.761246.7CAPE BONA ESPERANCES44E696N42W154.00-118:52WSEMODERATECLEAR0000000150800
1761-05-26T13:00-7.90-9.041356.7CAPE BONA ESPERANCES44E734N42W116.00-118:22WSEBSSHIP 14 MILES SMODERATECLEAR0000000150801
1761-05-27T13:00-6.48-10.281359.3CAPE BONA ESPERANCES44E770N41W112.00-117:37WSEBSA PLEASANT TRADECLEAR0000000150802
1761-05-28T13:00-4.90-11.641249.3CAPE BONA ESPERANCES44E810N41W128.00-117:28WSESHIP 10 MILES SA PLEASANT TRADECLEAR0000000150803
1761-05-29T13:00-3.27-13.08926.7CAPE BONA ESPERANCES44E853N41W132.00-97:00WSE, E, EBSSHIP 10 MILES SMODERATE WITH SOME SQUALLSCLOUDY0000000150804
1761-05-30T13:00-2.63-14.231491.0CAPE BONA ESPERANCES44E879N55W84.00-9E, SE, SSESET SWBW7 FATHOMSFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER LIGHT AIIRSCLOUDY0000000150805
1761-05-31T13:00-1.60-14.691032.6CAPE BONA ESPERANCES44E900N25W69.00-106:44WSEBE, ESESOUTHERLYLITTLE WINDCLOUDY0000000150806
1761-06-01T13:00-0.05-14.891252.6CAPE BONA ESPERANCES43E928N7W96.00-106:33WSSE, SELITTLE WINDCLOUDY0000000150807
1761-06-02T13:001.37-15.743052.6CAPE BONA ESPERANCES42E959N32W96.00-10SSE, SBW, NWLITTLE WINDCLOUDY0000000150808
1761-06-03T13:003.07-16.791816.7CAPE BONA ESPERANCES42E1000N39W102.00-10S, SBWFIRST PART LITTLE WIND, MIDDLE LITTLE WIND WITH FLYING SQUALLS, LATTER MODERATE BREEZESFIRST PART CLOUDY, LATTER FAIR0000000150809
1761-06-04T13:004.18-17.392382.6CAPE BONA ESPERANCES42E1023N28W76.00-10SBW, WBN, WSWLIGHT WINDS WITH SQUALLSRAINCLOUDY0100000150810
1761-06-05T13:004.73-17.681272.6CAPE BONA ESPERANCES41E1036N28W38.00-85:19WSW, SESET SWBW4 FATHOMSLIGHT BREEZESLIGHT SHOWERS OF RAINCLOUDY1100000150811
1761-06-06T13:005.30-18.13371.0CAPE BONA ESPERANCES41E1050N29W46.00-85:32WSEBS, NELIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000150812
1761-06-07T13:005.95-18.61821.0CAPE BONA ESPERANCES41E1066N38W48.00-85:34WNEBN, SE, ELIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLE WINDSLIGHTNING ALL AROUND THE COMPASS0000100150813
1761-06-08T13:006.52-19.09371.0CAPE BONA ESPERANCES41E1082N40W47.00-85:56WSEBS, EBN, NELIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000150814
1761-06-09T13:007.40-19.84261.0CAPE BONA ESPERANCES41E1102N41W68.00-85:36WNE, NNE, NEBNLIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000150815
1761-06-10T13:007.52-21.113516.7CAPE BONA ESPERANCES42E1122W1/2N76.00-9NNE, NBE, NBW, NSET WSW5 FATHOMSFIRST PART LITTLE WIND, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATELIGHTNING IN THE NECLOUDY0000100150816
1761-06-11T13:008.18-21.942160.6CAPE BONA ESPERANCES42E1143N51W64.00-9NBE, N, EBN, SE, SWFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE SQUALLY, LATTER LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMSMIDDLE DRIZZLING RAINFIRST PART CLOUDY, NOON HAZY0100000150817
1761-06-12T14:008.78-22.682982.6CAPE BONA ESPERANCES42E1162N51W57.00-6WBS, NBE, SWBW, NWBWLIGHT BREEZES. AT 10AM WAS TAKEN ABACK BY A SQUALL OF WIND AT SWBWSOME RAINCLOUDY0100000150818
1761-06-13T14:009.53-23.34289.3CAPE BONA ESPERANCES42E1182N41W62.00-64:30WNEBN, ENE, NEBNLIGHT AIRS. TOWARDS NOON A FRESH BREEZE WHICH I TAKE TO BE THE COMING OF THE NE TRADESLIGHTNINGRAINCLOUDY. AT NOON HAZY0100100150819
1761-06-14T14:0010.85-24.66289.3CAPE BONA ESPERANCES42E1218NW118.00-65:12WNEBN, NE, NEBNFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH BREEZEFIRST PART CLEAR, MIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY0000000150820
1761-06-15T14:0012.50-26.23509.3CAPE BONA ESPERANCES42E1263N44W136.00-65:00WNE, NEBEA PLEASANT TRADEFAIR0000000150821
1761-06-16T14:0014.33-27.934019.0CAPE BONA ESPERANCES41:30E1307N43W152.00-5NE, NNE1/2E, NEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS NNE SWELLCLOUDY0000000150822
1761-06-17T14:0016.43-29.964019.0CAPE BONA ESPERANCES42E1370N43W174.00SHIP TO THE S OF ACCOUNT WHICH I IMPUTE TO THE LARGE SWELL THAT HAS SET ALL THESE 24 HOURS TO THE SW-5NE, NEBE, NEBN, NEFRESH GALES WITH FLYING SQUALLSCLOUDY0000000150823
1761-06-18T14:0018.83-32.033313.1CAPE BONA ESPERANCES41E1438N38W187.00-64:14WNEBN, NE, NE1/2NA FRESH STEADY GALESMOOTH WATERCLEAR0000000150824
1761-06-19T14:0021.20-33.08529.3CAPE BONA ESPERANCES41E1485NNW154.00-44:12WNE, EBN, NEBESOUTHERLYFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000150825
1761-06-20T14:0023.37-34.16399.3CAPE BONA ESPERANCES41E1526NNW1/2W150.00-64:12WNEBE, ENE, NEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000150826
1761-06-21T14:0025.82-35.266215.4CAPE BONA ESPERANCES40E1576NNW158.00-64:30WNEBE, NE, ENEMODERATE GALES AND PLEASANT WEATHER0000000150827
1761-06-22T14:0027.52-36.713715.4CAPE BONA ESPERANCES40E1620N40W131.00-806:00WNEBE, NNE, NEMODERATE GALES AND PLEASANT WEATHER0000000150828
1761-06-23T15:0028.95-38.191715.4CAPE BONA ESPERANCES40E1657NW125.00-66:24WNNE, NE, NNEMODERATE GALESSMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000150829
1761-06-24T15:0029.88-39.44392.6CAPE BONA ESPERANCES40E1682N49W88.00-66:43WNNE, NELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000150830
1761-06-25T15:0030.92-40.76502.6CAPE BONA ESPERANCES41E1716N48W94.00-67:00WNNE, NEBN, NEBELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000150831
1761-06-26T15:0031.53-40.763610.6CAPE BONA ESPERANCES40E1725N37.00-67:20WNEBE, E, ESE, CALMSET NNE3 FATHOMSLIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMSCLEAR0000000150832
1761-06-27T15:0032.12-40.611290.6CAPE BONA ESPERANCES40E1732N10E32.00-67:24WNEBN, CALM, VARIABLE, SELIGHT AIRS INCLINING TO CALM0000000150833
1761-06-28T15:0032.57-40.391491.0CAPE BONA ESPERANCES39E1736N21E29.00-9SSE, CALM, SSESET EBN1 KTLIGHT AIRS SOMETIMES CALMCLEAR WEATHER0000000150834
1761-06-29T15:0033.47-40.136.7CAPE BONA ESPERANCES39E1749N14E56.00-97:50WFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS LIGHT AIRS, LATTER MODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000150835
1761-06-30T15:0035.32-39.182506.7CAPE BONA ESPERANCES38E1760NNE122.00-9WNW, WBSMODERATE. AT TIMES PASSING SQUALLSLIGHTNING IN THE NWDRIZZLING RAINLARGE SWELL FROM WNWCLOUDY0100100150836
1761-07-01T15:0036.30-38.342392.6CAPE BONA ESPERANCES37E1765NEBN72.00-99:00WWNW, NW, WSWFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER LITTLE WINDFIRST PART FAIR, MIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY0000000150837
1761-07-02T15:0037.67-38.0915719.0CAPE BONA ESPERANCES36E1782N8E91.00-12SSW, SE, SBEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS LITTLE WIND, LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST AND MIDDLE LIGHTNINGFIRST AND MIDDLE RAINCLOUDY0100100150838
1761-07-03T14:0041.13-36.9111119.0CAPE BONA ESPERANCES34E1821N15E218.00-13SE, SEBEMOST PART FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYSOME SMALL RAINLARGE SEA FROM SE0100000150839
1761-07-04T14:0043.23-35.2911915.4CAPE BONA ESPERANCES32E1834NNE3/4E145.00-1612:25WSE, SEBE, ESE, SEMODERATE GALESHAZY0000000150840
1761-07-05T14:0043.87-33.681752.6CAPE BONA ESPERANCES31E1829N62E79.00-1613:32WSEBS, SE, S, SBWLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000150841
1761-07-06T14:0044.50-31.642766.7CAPE BONA ESPERANCES30E1820N66E95.00-1714:25WSSW, WBS, W, WNWMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000150842
1761-07-07T14:0045.18-28.71276CAPE BONA ESPERANCES28E1801N71E130.00-1714:37WWNW, WBN, W, WNWSHIP 14 MILES SFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATELATTER SMALL RAINFIRST AND MIDDLE CLOUDY, LATTER HAZY0100000150843
1761-07-08T14:0045.93-26.512766.7CAPE BONA ESPERANCES27E1795N65E103.00-17WBN, WNWMOST OF 24 HOURS MODERATEHAZY0000000150844
1761-07-09T14:0046.98-23.6829815.4CAPE BONA ESPERANCES25E1792N61E135.00-17WBN, NWBW, NWMODERATE GALESDRIZZLING RAINTHICK HAZY WEATHER0100000150845
1761-07-10T13:0046.58-21.74619.3CAPE BONA ESPERANCES24E1771S73E83.00-1816:02WNWBN, NE, ENE, EBNSET SWBS5 FATHOMSFIRST PART LIGHT AIRS, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000150846
1761-07-11T13:0047.62-19.881836.7CAPE BONA ESPERANCES23E1773NE1/2E98.00-20CALM, S, SBW, SSWFIRST PART LIGHT AIRS AND CALM, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATE BREEZESMIDDLE AND LATTER SOME SMALL RAINMIDDLE AND LATTER THICK HAZY WEATHER0100000150847
1761-07-12T13:0047.85-18.11315.4CAPE BONA ESPERANCES22E1770EBN72.00-20SSW, S, CALM, NNEFIRST AND LATTER PARTS MODERATE GALES, MIDDLE LIGHT AIRS AND CALMFIRST AND LATTER SMALL RAINMIDDLE LARGE SWELL FROM WNWFIRST AND LATTER PARTS HAZY0100000150848
1761-07-13T13:0048.77-15.5825015.4CAPE BONA ESPERANCES20E1767NEBE1/3E116.00-20NNE, NWBN, WMODERATE GALESLARGE SWELL FROM WNWCLOUDY0000000150849
1761-07-14T13:0049.35-11.982616.7CAPE BONA ESPERANCES18E1756EBN1/4N146.00-20W, WBNFIRST PART PLEASANT GALE, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATEMIDDLE AND LATTER WESTERN SWELLFIRST PART FAIR, MIDDLE AND LATTER THICK HAZY WEAT0000000150850
1761-07-15T13:0049.27-8.912736.7CAPE BONA ESPERANCES17E1742S88E131.00-20WNWMODERATESWELL FROM NWHAZY0000000150851
1761-07-16T12:0049.35-6.582852.6CAPE BONA ESPERANCES15E1729S87E91.00-19NWBWSHIP 6 MILES SLIGHT BREEZESFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS THICK HAZY WEATHER, LATTER0000000150852
1761-07-17T12:0049.45-3.2422915.4CAPE BONA ESPERANCES13E17161E1/4S135.00-19WSW, W, SW, WSWSHIP 6 MILES SMODERATE GALESCLOUDY0000000150853