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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 LOISEAU cruise from Simons Bay to Madras started at 1797-06-28 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.750500, 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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Related to:
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: -11.408750 * Median Longitude: 50.209000 * South-bound Latitude: -36.150000 * West-bound Longitude: 19.900000 * North-bound Latitude: 10.030000 * East-bound Longitude: 82.830000
Date/Time Start: 1797-06-28T11:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1797-08-06T07:00:00
Event(s):
LOiseau_17970628_NMM_ADM/L/L285 * Latitude Start: -33.380000 * Longitude Start: 17.270000 * Latitude End: 12.100000 * Longitude End: 80.500000 * Date/Time Start: 1797-06-28T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1797-08-06T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: L'Oiseau (5th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Simon'S Bay - Madras, 1st Observer: Samuel Hood Linzee (Captain), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 38G 913BM
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 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
725 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...)

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 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1797-06-28T11:00-35.4219.902446.7CAPE FALSEN48W31S48E35.00-26NNW, NBW, WMODERATE BREEZECLEAR THEN HAZY0000000151515
1797-06-29T11:00-35.8221.653342.6CAPE OF GOOD HOPEN63WS71E83.00-26NNE, NLIGHT WINDHAZY0000000151516
1797-06-30T10:00-36.1524.933569.3CAPE ST MARYN59:32ES83E162.00-28NWBW, NNEMODERATE BREEZE THEN FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY THEN CLEAR0000000151517
1797-07-01T10:00-35.8028.452659.3CAPE ST MARYN54:02EN83E184.00-28NW, WNWFRESH BREEZESRAINHAZY0100000151518
1797-07-02T10:00-35.2032.5726419.0CAPE ST MARYN48:33E301N79E193.00-29W, WNWFIRST FRESH GALES, THEN STRONG GALES AND HEAVY SQUALLS, ENDS FRESH GALECLOUDYRAINHEAVY SEA FROM N0100000151519
1797-07-03T10:00-33.7734.451749.3CAPE ST MARYN47:49EN53E148.00-29S, SSWFRESH BREEZES WITH MID MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDYRAIN0100000151520
1797-07-04T10:00-32.5235.851851.0CAPE ST MARYN48:38EN43E103.00-29WSW, SWBSMODERATE BREEZES ENDS LIGHT AIRSCLOUDY THEN CLEAR0000000151521
1797-07-05T09:00-31.6838.273116.7CAPE ST MARYN43:32E169N68E135.00-27N1/2E, NNWLIGHT BREEZES THEN MODERATECLEAR0000000151522
1797-07-06T09:00-31.2040.5379.3CAPE ST MARYN34:16E140N76E122.00-27NNE, NEBNFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000151523
1797-07-07T09:00-28.9341.031819.0CAPE ST MARYN45:30E97N11E139.00-27WNW, NELIGHT AIRS THEN FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN0100000151524
1797-07-08T09:00-27.3840.3524512.3CAPE ST MARYN65:49E89N21W100.00-25WBN, WSTRONG BREEZES WITH SQUALLS, MID FRESH BREEZESCLEAR THEN CLOUDY0000000151525
1797-07-09T09:00-25.9039.722451.0CAPE ST MARYN85W80N21W96.00-25WBS, WBN, WFRESH BREEZES THEN LIGHT AIRSCLOUDY THEN CLEAR0000000151526
1797-07-10T09:00-24.2039.222232.6CAPE COVIENTISN77W49N14W103.00-25ESE, E, WSWLIGHT AIRS INCLINBALE TO CALM, LIGHT BREEZES THEN LIGHT WINDSCLEAR0000000151527
1797-07-11T09:00-21.5739.071586.7JUAN DE NOVAN41:28E115N3W160.00-22SE, SMODERATECLEAR THEN CLOUDY0000000151528
1797-07-12T09:00-20.2539.821136.7JUAN DE NOVAN44W84N28E92.00-22SEBE, SEFIRST MODERATE BREEZES, ENDS MODERATECLOUDY0000000151529
1797-07-13T09:00-18.2540.981136.7JUAN DE NOVAN64W42N41E138.00-22SEBS, SELIGHT AIRS, ENDS MODERATECLEAR0000000151530
1797-07-14T09:00-16.3342.481496.7JUAN DE NOVAS33E20N37E144.00-20SBW, SSE, SBEFRESH BREEZES, ENDS MODERATECLEAR0000000151531
1797-07-15T09:00-14.7544.781629.3N55E166.00-18SSE, SMODERATE ENDS FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY ENDS CLEAR0000000151532
1797-07-16T09:00-12.4845.701646.7JOHANNANEBN - E8N22E147.00-16SE, SMODERATECLOUDYSHOWERS OF RAIN1100000151533
1797-07-17T09:00-11.5245.771426.7COMAROSWBW - NNW1/2W6N14E58.00-16VARIABLE, WNW, SSELIGHT BREEZES ENDS MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000151534
1797-07-18T09:00-8.5744.15979.3COMAROS12W61N177.00-16EBS, ESEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR THEN HAZY0000000151535
1797-07-19T09:00-6.1743.371449.3COMAROS1:26E107N11W147.00-14SSEFRESH BREEZESHAZY THEN CLOUDY0000000151536
1797-07-20T09:00-3.6344.131556.7BANK OF AMBERNN59:38E143N17E159.00-14SE, SBEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY, END FAIR0000000151537
1797-07-21T09:00-1.8246.471466.7BANK OF AMBERNN66E87N52E178.00-12SSW, SSEPM FRESH BREEZES, ENDS MODERATEPM CLEAR, ENDS CLOUDY0000000151538
1797-07-22T09:000.2348.431939.3MOLIQUSAN72:23E421N42E150.00-10SWBS, SSWMODERATE BREEZES END FRESH BREEZESCLEAR, WITH MID CLOUDY0000000151539
1797-07-23T09:002.1551.121939.3MALIQUEN74:40E461N60W222.00-10SWBS, WSW, SSWFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYRAINCLEAR0100000151540
1797-07-24T08:003.0054.421849.3MALIQUEN74:31E393N77E211.00-7SSW, SBWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY THEN CLEAR0000000151541
1797-07-25T08:003.5057.251969.3MALIQUEN73:35E336N80E173.00-7SW, SSWFRESH BREEZESRAINCLEAR THEN CLOUDY0100000151542
1797-07-26T08:004.0560.531989.3MALIQUEN71:54E270N80E200.00-5SSWPM MODERATE BREEZES, ENDS FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000151543
1797-07-27T08:004.6363.702226.7MALIQUEN69:32E207N79E194.00-3W, SWFRESH BREEZES ENDS MODERATE BREEZESHAZY ENDS CLOUDY0000000151544
1797-07-28T08:005.6866.682679.3MALIQUEN87:49E135N76E201.00-3WSW, WMODERATE BREEZES THEN FRESH BREEZESHAZY, THICK HAZY0000000151545
1797-07-29T07:007.5568.732479.3N60E204.00-1WSWFRESH BREEZESHAZY THEN CLOUDY0000000151546
1797-07-30T07:008.8771.082699.3N66E201.00-1WFRESH BREEZES WITH MID SQUALLYRAINHAZY THEN CLOUDY0100000151547
1797-07-31T07:008.3573.292482.60WSWFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, ENDS LIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000151548
1797-08-01T07:007.8375.502702.60WFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY ENDS LIGHT BREEZESRAINHAZY0100000151549
1797-08-02T07:006.8077.332709.30WNW, WFIRST LIGHT AIRS TO CALM, ENDS FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000151550
1797-08-03T07:005.7780.002949.3CEYLON, STHE10S55E174.001SW, WNWFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYCLOUDYHEAVY RAIN0100000151551
1797-08-04T06:006.3282.832952NW, WNWMODERATE BREEEZES LATTER SQUALLYCLEAR0000000151552
1797-08-05T07:008.2082.432609.31WBN, WBSFRESH BREEZESCLEAR THEN CLOUDY0000000151553
1797-08-06T07:0010.0381.402609.31WSW, WBSFRESH BREEZESHAZY THEN CLOUDY0000000151554