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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 Table Bay to The Downs started at 1800-03-17 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.750503, 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: 14.209394 * Median Longitude: -24.109394 * South-bound Latitude: -32.020000 * West-bound Longitude: -42.650000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.530000 * East-bound Longitude: 14.420000
Date/Time Start: 1800-03-17T11:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1800-05-26T12:00:00
Event(s):
LOiseau_18000317_NMM_ADM/L/L285 * Latitude Start: -34.430000 * Longitude Start: 16.950000 * Latitude End: 47.720000 * Longitude End: -5.280000 * Date/Time Start: 1800-03-17T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1800-05-26T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: L'Oiseau (5th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Table Bay - Downs, 1st Observer: Samuel Hood Linzee (Captain), 2nd Observer: Ernest Brown (1st Officer/Master), 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 CommentComment
26 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
1290 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 
Comment
26 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1800-03-17T11:00-32.0214.421559.3ST HELENAN49:50W498N57:30W210.00-25SMODERATE, FRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation151645
1800-03-18T11:00-29.7210.001359.3ST HELENAN48:47W422N55:30W256.00-23SSEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000100a trivial correction was made in this observation151646
1800-03-19T11:00-27.728.281356.7ST HELENAN47:44W356N54:30W211.00-23SSEFRESH BREEZES THEN MODERATECLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation151647
1800-03-20T12:00-25.755.271376.7ST HELENAN46:18W282N49:29W212.00-21SSEMODERATECLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation151648
1800-03-21T12:00-23.482.531379.3ST HELENAN45:26W214N49:30W210.00-21SE, SSESTEADY BREEZECLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation151649
1800-03-22T12:00-21.38-0.301276.7ST HELENAN44:47W151N49:40W200.00-19SEBSMODERATEFAIR0000000151650
1800-03-23T12:00-19.13-2.071396.7ST HELENAN45:00W91N40:00W180.00-19SSEMODERATE AND SQUALLY0000000151651
1800-03-24T12:00-16.90-3.821401.0ST HELENAN61W121N33:45W162.00-18SSELIGHT AIRSFINE0000000151652
1800-03-25T00:001351.0ST HELENAVARIABLE, SELIGHT AIRSFINESMALL RAIN0100000151653
1800-03-29T00:00-15.251352.6ASCENSIONN44W205SSE, SELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000151654
1800-03-30T13:00-14.53-8.501206.7ASCENSIONN42W179N56W76.00-15SSE, SEMODERATECLOUDY0000000151655
1800-03-31T13:00-13.62-10.071436.7ASCENSIONN36W141N57W101.00-15SSEMODERATECLOUDY0000000151656
1800-04-01T13:00-13.00-12.201206.7ASCENSIONN22W110N10W126.00-15SEMODERATE0000000151657
1800-04-02T13:00-11.40-13.231459.3ASCENSIONN17W72N32W116.00-13SSEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000151658
1800-04-03T13:00-9.77-14.871229.3ASCENSIONN18E39N33W136.00-13SSE, SEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000151659
1800-04-04T13:00-8.07-16.301116.7ASCENSIONE8N21N33W130.00-13SSE, SEBEMODERATE BREEZESHAZY0000000151660
1800-04-05T13:00-6.42-17.101446.7ASCENSIONE29S64N42W116.00-14SSEMODERATECLEAR0000000151661
1800-04-06T13:00-4.73-19.331476.7ASCENSIONE32S208N47W100.00-11SSEMODERATECLEAR0000000151662
1800-04-07T13:00-3.65-21.071246.7FOSEN10:44W373N47W100.00-11SEMODERATESHOWERS OF RAINCLEAR THEN CLOUDY1100000151663
1800-04-08T13:00-2.43-22.331342.6FOSEN6:34W375N45W90.00-12SEBSCALM THEN LIGHT BREEZESCLOUDYSHOWERS OF RAIN1100000151664
1800-04-09T14:00-0.75-22.72812.6ASCENSIONN6:57W316N15W112.00-9ELIGHT BREEZECLOUDYRAIN0100000151665
1800-04-10T14:00-0.42-23.131260.0ASCENSIONN6W301N33W30.00-9E, SELIGHT BREEZES THEN CALMRAIN0100000151666
1800-04-11T14:000.37-23.33702.6ASCENSIONN4:39W292N34W50.00-9VARIABLE, EBNLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDYSHOWERS OF RAIN1100000151667
1800-04-12T14:001.50-23.80812.6ASCENSIONN2:23W271N14W70.00-9ELIGHT BREEZESFAIR0000000151668
1800-04-13T14:002.53-24.071036.7ASCENSIONN24EN15W65.00-10NE, ESEMODERATECLOUDY0000000151669
1800-04-14T14:002.97-24.503621.0ASCENSIONN4E232N24W34.00-10EBN, VARIABLELIGHT AIRSCLOUDYSHOWERS OF RAIN1100000151670
1800-04-15T14:003.90-25.17801.0ASCENSIONN4E224N40W65.00-10NE, ELIGHT AIRSCLOUDYRAIN0100000151671
1800-04-16T14:004.52-26.82351.0FOSAN6E210N55W75.00-10NEBN, NELIGHT AIRSTHICK CLOUD0000000151672
1800-04-17T14:005.55-27.82269.3CORVAN21E200N45W88.00-8NE, NEBNFRESH BREEZESTHICK0000000151673
1800-04-18T14:006.78-29.13482.6CORVANW660N33W80.00-8NEBELIGHT BREEZESHAZY0000000151674
1800-04-19T14:008.00-30.27596.7CORVANW634N46W96.00-9ENEMODERATECLOUDY0000000151675
1800-04-20T14:009.47-31.23599.3CORVAN604N33W106.00-9ENEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000151676
1800-04-21T14:0010.70-32.03596.7CORVAN3E581N33W88.00-9ENEMODERATECLOUDY0000000151677
1800-04-22T14:0011.85-33.00626.7CORVAN5E560N40W90.00-6ENEMODERATECLOUDY0000000151678
1800-04-23T14:0013.23-34.60482.6CORVAN7E533N42W112.00-8ENE, NEBELIGHT BREEZESFAIR0000000151679
1800-04-24T14:0014.95-35.63376.7CORVAN10E504N28W109.00-8NEBE, NEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000151680
1800-04-25T14:0016.57-36.47716.7CORVAN12E476N22W106.00-8E, EBNMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000151681
1800-04-26T14:0018.32-36.83806.7CORVAN14E440N11W110.00-10ENE, EMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000151682
1800-04-27T15:0020.28-37.82832.6CORVAN17E406N14W124.00-7EBN, ELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000151683
1800-04-28T15:0021.90-38.57616.7CORVAN21E380N22W110.00-7ENEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000151684
1800-04-29T15:0023.83-39.13819.3CORVAN25E346N15W120.00-9EFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY0000000151685
1800-04-30T15:0025.57-39.92929.3CORVAN28E321N22W112.00-9NE, EBSFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY0000000151686
1800-05-01T15:0027.65-40.207812.3CORVAN29W272N8W116.00-12EFRESH BREEZES THEN STRONG BREEZES AND SQUALLYCLOUDY0000000151687
1800-05-02T15:0029.57-40.27789.3CORVAN33E243N116.00-12ESE, EFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000151688
1800-05-03T15:0030.83-40.82786.7CORVAN38E220N14W80.00-12ENE, EFRESH BREEZES, AM MORE MODERATECLOUDY THEN CLEAR0000000151689
1800-05-04T15:0031.38-40.00671.0CORVAN42E221N55W60.00-12NNE, EBNLIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000151690
1800-05-05T15:0031.97-41.32111.0CORVAN44E227N59W77.00-12NNW, VARIABLE, NNEMODERATE BREEZES, LIGHT AIRS AND SQUALLYCLOUDY0000000151691
1800-05-06T15:0032.57-42.153622.6CORVAN52E231N47W56.00-15VARIABLELIGHT AIRS, THEN LIGHT BREEZESVARIABLE THEN CLOUDY0000000151692
1800-05-07T15:0032.67-42.65102.6CORVAN53E230N60W32.00-13VARIABLE, NNELIGHT BREEZES AND CALMCLOUDY0000000151693
1800-05-08T15:0032.67-42.172210.0CORVAN53E229E24.00-15SWBWCALM0000000151694
1800-05-09T15:0034.17-40.753009.3CORVAN60E223N33E120.00-15NWMODERATE BREEZES, FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000151695
1800-05-10T15:0034.62-39.233239.3CORVAN44E141N72E90.00-15NBE, NNWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDYSQUALLS OF RAINSWELL FROM NNW1100000151696
1800-05-11T14:0034.63-37.253546.7CORVAN44E141E98.00-17NBEMODERATE BREEZECLEAR0000000151697
1800-05-12T14:0034.91-35.113546.7CORVAN40E117N80E80.00-17NWBN, NBEMODERATE BREEZESQUALLS OF RAINCLEAR1100000151698
1800-05-13T14:0035.18-32.973549.3CORVAN30E105E66.00-17NEBN, NBEFRESH BREEZES SQUALLY0000000151699
1800-05-14T14:0035.45-30.83162.6CORVAN28E96N49E32.00-18SW, NEBNLIGHT AIRS AND CALM, THEN LIGHT BREEZESWELL FROM THE WCLEAR0000000151700
1800-05-15T14:0037.20-33.622531.0CORVAN30E65N6E106.00-17WSW, WLIGHT AIRSSMOOTH WATER0000000151701
1800-05-16T14:0039.62-34.532059.3CORVAE65N20E154.00-20SWFRESH BREEZEHAZY0000000151702
1800-05-17T14:0041.65-29.982159.3CAPE CLEARN56E350N39E153.00-21SWBWFRESH BREEZEHAZY0000000151703
1800-05-18T14:0042.72-28.272246.7CAPE CLEARN58E316N49E110.00-24WSWMODERATE BREEZEHAZY0000000151704
1800-05-19T14:0044.15-26.023019.3CAPE CLEARN60E276N50E130.00-25NWBNMODERATE, FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYCLOUDY0000000151705
1800-05-20T14:0045.23-22.8730122.6CAPE CLEARN59E228N64E150.00-25NWBNSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLY0000000151706
1800-05-21T13:0046.43-19.772909.3CAPE CLEARN57E117N62E151.00-25NWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000151707
1800-05-22T13:0048.12-17.072219.3CAPE CLEARN61E125N41E157.00-27WSWFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY0000000151708
1800-05-23T13:0048.65-14.2733322.6CAPE CLEARN53E83N76E123.00-27NW, NFRESH BREEZES, FRESH GALES, STRONG GALES AND MODERATECLOUDY0000000151709
1800-05-24T13:0049.25-9.972226.7CAPE CLEARN77E71N75E140.00-26WSWFRESH BREEZES THEN MORE MODERATEFAIR0000000151710
1800-05-25T13:0049.10-7.572339.3CAPE CLEARE28N21S87E120.00-26WBSFRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000151711
1800-05-26T12:0049.53-4.882686.7CAPE CLEARN60E17N76E-25S, WNWMODERATE BREEZESFAIR0000000151712