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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 St. Jago to Madagascar started at 1763-03-18 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.750481, 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: -20.707971 * Median Longitude: -0.048406 * South-bound Latitude: -37.330000 * West-bound Longitude: -23.720000 * North-bound Latitude: 11.030000 * East-bound Longitude: 41.130000
Date/Time Start: 1763-03-18T13:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1763-05-29T00:00:00
Event(s):
Liverpool_17630318_NMM_ADM/L/L168 * Latitude Start: 14.080000 * Longitude Start: -22.490000 * Latitude End: -23.670000 * Longitude End: 43.450000 * Date/Time Start: 1763-03-18T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1763-05-29T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Liverpool (6th Rate Frigate), Voyage: St Jago - Madagascar, 1st Observer: Richard Knight (Captain), 2nd Observer: John Sutton Cole (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
CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
10 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
11 CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
12 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.
13 Compass, established errorCompass established e
14 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.
15 Current direction descriptionCur dir descrDirection of the current. This direction points to where the current is flowing towards to.
16 Current speed descriptionV descr
17 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
18 Present weatherwwWeather description
19 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
20 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
21 ClearnessClearness
22 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
23 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
24 FogFog1 If fog was reported
25 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
26 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
27 HailHail1 If hail was reported
28 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
29 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 
Comment
(Other remarks, that were not ...)
12 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
13 
Compass established e
14 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
15 
Cur dir descr
(Direction of the current. Thi...)
16 
V descr
17 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
18 
ww
(Weather description)
19 
Precip descr
20 
State sea descr
21 
Clearness
22 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
23 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
24 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
25 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
26 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
27 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
28 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
29 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1763-03-18T13:0011.03-22.024719.0ST JAGON21W87S21E215.00-9NEBEFRESH GALESHAZY0000000150897
1763-03-19T13:008.82-20.52476.7ST JAGON25W141S31E157.00-9NEBEFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART FAIR, MIDDLE AND LATTER CLEAR0000000150898
1763-03-20T13:007.42-19.443526.7ST JAGON27:00W177S38E106.00-8NNE, NEBE, NSET WMODERATESAW A RIPPLING IN THE SEA, SWELL FROM NCLOUDY0000000150899
1763-03-21T13:006.10-18.343414.6ST JAGON30W213S43E107.00-8NBWGENTLE GALEPLEASANT0000000150900
1763-03-22T13:005.33-17.843524.6ST JAGON30W233S34E55.00-8NW, NNW, NSET WSW4 FATHOMS/HOURGENTLE GALEPLEASANT0000000150901
1763-03-23T13:004.90-17.373601.0ST JAGON38W243S43E36.00-11NW, NBESET N4 FATHOMS/HOURLIGHT AIRSHARD RAINHAZY0100100150902
1763-03-24T13:004.95-16.711586.7ST JAGON30W238N18E13.00-11SW, SBENE-NW4 FATHOMS/HOURFIRST PART CALM, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATELIGHTNING ALL ROUND THE COMPASSMIDDLE AND LATTER CLEAR0000100150903
1763-03-25T13:004.57-17.21571.0ST JAGON31:00W247S34E27.00-11SBE, SBW, SSW, NE, ENELIGHT AIRSFAIR0000000150904
1763-03-26T13:004.15-17.423621.0ST JAGON29W250S35W31.00-11N, SEBS, VARIABLESET NWLIGHT AIRSCLOUDYRAIN0100100150905
1763-03-27T13:003.93-17.34341.0ST JAGON27W254S36E14.00-11NW, N, NENBW-NNW-NBWLIGHT AIRSCLOUDYRAIN0100000150906
1763-03-28T13:003.20-17.14158ST JAGON27W267S12E47.00HAVE ALLOWED NE A COUPLE OF MILES FOR CURRENT-11NE, SSW, S, SBEHAVE ALLOWED NEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS LIGHT AIRS, LATTER SQUALLYLATTER HEAVY RAINFIRST AND MIDDLE FAIR0100000150907
1763-03-29T13:002.52-17.072371.0ST JAGON26W283S12E42.00-11NE, SSW, VARIABLE, NW, WSWSET ENE4 FATHOMS/HOURLIGHTAIRSCLOUDY0000000150908
1763-03-30T13:001.85-16.892606.7ST JAGON26W293S14E43.00-10SWBW, WSW, WSET NEMODERATE BREEZESRAINCLOUDY0100000150909
1763-03-31T13:001.07-16.673626.7ST JAGON28W310S11E47.00WATERSPOUT IN SE DISTANCE 4 NM-10SSW, VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000150910
1763-04-01T13:000.45-16.673621.0ST JAGON28W323S9E38.00WATERSPOUT IN SE-10SW, SSE, VARIABLESET WNWLIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLE0000000150911
1763-04-02T13:000.22-17.64941.0ST JAGON23W330S57W73.00-7NW, SW, SSE, EBSSET WNW7 FATHOMS/HOURLIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLE0000000150912
1763-04-04T13:00-2.62-19.861742.6ST JAGON12W363S51W82.00-66:30WSE, SEBE, SWBN5 FATHOMSLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000150913
1763-04-05T13:00-4.13-21.211742.6ST JAGON7W387S46W78.00-66:25WSLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000150914
1763-04-06T13:00-4.90-21.2736219.0ST JAGON7W403S25W51.00-6ENE, SE, NW, VARIABLESET WBN3 FATHOMSFIRST AND MIDDLE PART MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000150915
1763-04-07T13:00-6.90-22.471299.3ST JAGON3W440S23W130.00-6SE1/2E, SEBE, SEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000150916
1763-04-08T14:00-9.05-22.791106.7ST JAGON2W486S10W132.00-35:35WSE, ESEFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATECLOUDY0000000150917
1763-04-09T14:00-11.18-22.8113219.0ST JAGON2W520S6W129.00-35:10WESE, SEBE, SEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FAIR0000000150918
1763-04-10T14:00-13.37-22.891226.7ST JAGON2W570S2W131.00-24:10WEBS, SEBEFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATEMIDDLE AND LATTER FAIR0000000150919
1763-04-11T14:00-15.72-23.1111119.0ST JAGON1W616S1E141.00-2ESEFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000150920
1763-04-12T14:00-17.65-23.0710019.0ST JAGON1W704S3W116.00-12:25WESE, E, EBSFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000150921
1763-04-13T14:00-19.45-23.721066.7TRINIDADAS69W162S11W112.00-11:32WESE, SE, ESE1/2EMODERATEFAIR0000000150922
1763-04-14T14:00-21.00-23.67676.7ST JAGON730S2E90.00-14:10WESE, EBN, ENESET SWBS4 FATHOMSMODERATEFAIR0000000150923
1763-04-15T14:00-22.40-23.123611.0ST JAGON1E750SBE86.00-11:15WNEBN, ENE, E, CALMLIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLE SINCE YESTERDAY WITH SQUALLS OF WIND SOMETIMES CALMSQUALLS OF RAIN1100000150924
1763-04-16T13:00-23.70-22.145319.0ST JAGON2W777S32E90.00-31:15WNE, NEBEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALES0000000150925
1763-04-17T13:00-25.67-20.7965ST JAGON4W817S29E120.00-31:50WNNW, NE, ENEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY0000000150926
1763-04-18T13:00-27.25-19.596519.0ST JAGON6W847S43E103.00-3NNE, NE, ENEFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000150927
1763-04-19T13:00-29.20-18.145519.0ST JAGON7W922S3E160.00-1NE, NEBE, NEBEFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000150928
1763-04-20T13:00-31.53-14.314119.0ST JAGON11W950S43E205.00-43:5WNNE, NEFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000150929
1763-04-21T13:00-34.17-10.6634419.0ST JAGON13W1010S49E246.00-5NNW, N, NBWFRESH GALESHOLLOW SWELL FROM NECLOUDY0000000150930
1763-04-22T13:00-34.88-7.643626.7CAPE LAGULLASE463S74E150.00-5SW, NW, VARIABLEFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATESWELL FROM NNWMIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY0000000150931
1763-04-23T12:00-34.88-6.592066.7CAPE LAGULLASE437E96.00-86WSSW, SSE, SWBSMODERATESWELL FROM NNWCLOUDY0000000150932
1763-04-24T12:00-34.03-7.092066.7ST JAGON18W1042N71E65.00-8SWBSMODERATECLOUDY0000000150933
1763-04-25T12:00-35.15-6.6913819.0ST JAGON19W1055S29E35.00-8ESE, SE, SEBSFIRST PART LIGHT AIRS, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH GALES0000000150934
1763-04-26T12:00-35.47-4.411839.3ST JAGON20W1075S79E147.00-83:35WWSW, SSW, SBWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER FRESH BREEZESLATTER CLOUDY0000000150935
1763-04-27T12:00-35.72-1.972596.7ST JAGON22W1120S83E154.00-11WSW, SW, WFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATELARGE SWELL FROM SSWMIDDLE AND LATTER FAIR0000000150936
1763-04-28T12:00-35.820.692596.7ST JAGON24W1168S87E152.00-11WMODERATECLOUDY0000000150937
1763-04-29T12:00-35.832.16231.0ST JAGON86E309E89.00-1113:05WWBN, WSW, NEBNLIGHT AIRSFAIR0000000150938
1763-04-30T12:00-36.084.243021.0ST JAGON85E298S88E124.00-1313:50WVARIABLE, NEBN, NWLIGHT AIRSFAIR0000000150939
1763-05-01T12:00-35.776.9617819.0CAPE LAGULLASN85E222N83E163.00-1316:50WSSW, W, SBWFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH GALES0000000150940
1763-05-02T11:00-36.037.513621.0CAPE LAGULLASN83E215S60E38.00-1616:48WSW, SSW, ESE, VARIABLESET S2 FATHOMSLIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000150941
1763-05-03T11:00-36.357.763611.0CAPE LAGULLASN82E206S40E25.00-16ENE, EBS, CALMLIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000150942
1763-05-04T11:00-36.208.032651.0CAPE LAGULLASN83E205N59E17.00-1617:15WNE, SE, ESE, WBNLIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000150943
1763-05-05T11:00-36.008.16631.0CAPE LAGULLASN84E204S41E17.00-1617:20WSSW, NW, EBNLIGHT AIRSLARGE SWELL FROM SWFAIR0000000150944
1763-05-06T11:00-36.0010.3634419.0CAPE LAGULLASN82E168E131.00-16NNE, NEBN, NFIRST PART LIGHT AIRS, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH GALESMIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY0000000150945
1763-05-07T11:00-36.0812.962751.0CAPE LAGULLASN79E127E156.00-1818:28WNNW, WNWLIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLEHOLLOW SWELL WHICH WE IMAGINE TO BE NIGH THE BANK0000000150946
1763-05-08T11:00-35.9715.813086.7CAPE LAGULLASN74E81N88E171.00-18NW, NWBNFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATEMIDDLE AND LATTER FAIR0000000150947
1763-05-09T11:00-35.9719.12146.7CAPE LAGULLASN22W44S60E34.00-2023WNNE, N, NEBNSET SSW13 FATHOMSFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATESWELL FROM SMIDDLE AND LATTER FAIR0000000150948
1763-05-10T11:00-36.9222.323516.7CAPE LAGULLASN53W67S77E100.00-2021:52WNNW, WNW, NBEFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATEMIDDLE AND LATTER FAIR0000000150949
1763-05-11T10:00-37.3325.3733819.0CAPE LAGULLASN60W99S59E49.00-22EBN, NEBE, NNE, NSSW5 FATHOMSFRESH GALESSHORT SWELL FROM NECLOUDY0000000150950
1763-05-12T10:00-36.6527.502916.7CAPE LAGULLASN74W125N60E110.00-24NBW, NWMODERATECLOUDY0000000150951
1763-05-13T10:00-35.0530.0832519.0CAPE LAGULLASN88W166N53E161.00-2423:45WWNW, NBWFRESH GALESLARGE SWELL FROM NWCLOUDY0000000150952
1763-05-14T10:00-33.8332.2217919.0CAPE LAGULLASN84W261N54E128.00-2425:05WWBS, WSW, SSWFRESH GALESLARGE SWELL FROM WCLOUDY0000000150953
1763-05-15T10:00-32.3333.10316.7CAPE LAGULLASS81W204N56E59.00-2525:50WSE, SBW, NEBEMODERATESWELL FROM SWFAIR0000000150954
1763-05-16T10:00-33.1734.75206.7CAPE LAGULLASS81W245S83E84.00-2525:50WNNE, NEBN, NEMODERATEFAIR0000000150955
1763-05-17T10:00-33.1835.42206.7CAPE LAGULLASS82W258S2E32.00-2525:41WNEMODERATEFAIR0000000150956
1763-05-18T10:00-33.6036.083621.0CAPE LAGULLASS84W268S53E42.00-25ENE, EBN, NEBE, E, VARIABLELIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLE0000000150957
1763-05-19T10:00-33.2737.07432.6CAPE LAGULLASS83W285N68E54.00-25NE, NEBE, ENELIGHT BREEZESSWELL FROM EFAIR0000000150958
1763-05-20T10:00-31.1337.332342.6CAPE LAGULLASN30E177N17E134.00-25NNW, WNW, WBSLIGHT BREEZESLIGHTNING FROM THE NFAIR0000100150959
1763-05-21T09:00-28.8238.452116.7CAPE LAGULLASN37E133N13E143.00-2525:30WSW, SSW, SWBWFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATE0000000150960
1763-05-22T09:00-27.5038.58436.7CAPE LAGULLASS65W347N5E79.00-2525:31WSSW, SSE, ENESET E3 FATHOMSMODERATEFAIR0000000150961
1763-05-23T09:00-27.1240.62216.7CAPE LAGULLASS66W385N78E34.00-2425WNEBN, NE, NESET E2 FATHOMSMODERATEFAIR0000000150962
1763-05-24T09:00-26.8039.353596.7CAPE LAGULLASS66W369N32W23.00-2425:17WNEBN, NE, NNESET NE1 1/2 FATHOMSMODERATESWELL A RIPPLING FROM NEFAIR0000000150963
1763-05-25T09:00-25.9239.833626.7CAPE LAGULLASS62W386N26E59.00-24NBE, NNE, NBW, VARIABLEFIRST AND MDIDLE PARTS FRESH GALES, LATTER MODERATELATTER CLEAR0000000150964
1763-05-26T09:00-24.6241.1328019.0CAPE LAGULLASS60W420N42E105.00-2425:10WNBE, NNW, N, NWBWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESSW SWELLFIRST AND MIDDLE FAIR0000000150965
1763-05-27T00:0030419.0CAPE LAGULLASSSW, NWBWFIRST AND LATTER PARTS FRESH GALES, MIDDLE MODERATE6PM LIGHTNING ALL AROUND THE COMPASSMIDDLE FAIR. 6PM VERY BLACK IN THE SW0000100150966
1763-05-28T00:0036219.0CAPE LAGULLASESE423:00WSE, SWBS, EBS, VARIABLESET SBE2 FATHOMSFIRST AND LATTER PARTS FRESH GALES, MIDDLE MODERATESSW SWELLMIDDLE FAIR0000000150967
1763-05-29T00:001242.6CAPE LAGULLASNE6S, SW, SE, SEBELIGHT BREEZESFAIR0000000150968