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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 LYNX cruise from Basse Terre to Spithead started at 1774-03-04 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.750538, 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: 33.918857 * Median Longitude: -36.897714 * South-bound Latitude: 19.000000 * West-bound Longitude: -62.490000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.870000 * East-bound Longitude: -7.170000
Date/Time Start: 1774-03-04T16:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1774-04-07T12:00:00
Event(s):
Lynx_17740304_NMM_ADM/L/L273 * Latitude Start: 15.970000 * Longitude Start: -61.770000 * Latitude End: 50.680000 * Longitude End: -0.960000 * Date/Time Start: 1774-03-04T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1774-04-07T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Lynx (Sloop), Voyage: Basse Terre - Spithead, 1st Observer: Alexander Scott (Captain), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 10G 208BM
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:
663 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)
1774-03-04T16:0019.00-62.491276.7ANGUILLAS28W32N28E67.003EBS, ESE, SEBEMODERATECLOUDY0000000154823
1774-03-05T16:0020.02-61.461386.7ANGUILLAS34W53N37E98.003SEBE, ESE, SEFIRST PART SQUALLY, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART HARD SHOWERS OF RAINMIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY1100000154824
1774-03-06T16:0022.05-60.011276.7ANGUILLAS36W94N1/2E126.003SE, SEBEFIRST PART SQUALLY, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART HARD SHOWERS OF RAINMIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY1100000154825
1774-03-07T16:0024.08-57.821259.3ANGUILLAS39W151NE172.001SEBE, SE, SEBEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER0000000154826
1774-03-08T16:0025.12-55.261579.3ANGUILLAS43W207NEBE174.00-1SE, SSEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER0000000154827
1774-03-09T16:0026.13-53.072479.3ANGUILLAS48W246EBN1/2N124.00-1S, WSWFIRST AND LATTER PART FRESH BREEZES, MIDDLE STRONG GALES, AT NOON MODERATEAT NOON FAIR0000000154828
1774-03-10T16:0027.17-52.72556.7ANGUILLAS47W257N28E42.00-1SSE, NEBEMODERATECLOUDY WEATHER0000000154829
1774-03-11T16:0028.15-53.56766.7ANGUILLAS41W264N34W80.00-3NEBE, EBNMODERATECLOUDY WEATHER0000000154830
1774-03-12T16:0028.17-52.86986.7ANGUILLAS44W273EBS38.00-3EBN, NEBE, EBSFRESH BREEZES, AT 2AM MODERATECLOUDY0000000154831
1774-03-13T15:0029.18-51.99856.7ANGUILLAS42W305NNE1/2E99.00-5EMODERATECLOUDY WEATHER0000000154832
1774-03-14T15:0030.20-50.561756.7ANGUILLAS3/4SW336NE1/2E95.00-5ESE, SMODERATECLOUDY WEATHER0000000154833
1774-03-15T15:0030.20-50.561986.7ANGUILLAS48W336NE1/2E95.00-5SSWMODERATEAT 8 HEAVY RAINHAZY WEATHER0100000154834
1774-03-16T15:0031.12-49.271982.6ANGUILLAS44W752N65E73.00-5SSWLIGHT BREEZESHEAVY RAINCLOUDY0100000154835
1774-03-17T15:0031.55-47.542202.6ANGUILLAS46W386N74E93.00-5SWLIGHT BREEZESHEAVY RAINCLOUDY0100000154836
1774-03-18T15:0032.48-44.841749.3ANGUILLAN56:32E255ENE150.00-6SFRESH BREEZESHAZY WEATHER0000000154837
1774-03-19T15:0033.65-41.912596.7FLORAN54:15E201ENE1/2N64.00-11WFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY WEATHER, AT NOON MODERATEAT NOON CLOUDY0000000154838
1774-03-20T15:0035.12-40.5722522.6FLORAN57E166NE3/4E104.00-11SWBWSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLY WEATHER0000000154839
1774-03-21T15:0036.95-37.77346.7FLORAN62E109N51E176.00-11WSW, NNE, NEFIRST PART STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, AT NOON MODERATEAT NOON CLOUDY0000000154840
1774-03-22T14:0036.58-35.423596.7FLORAN47E86S79E115.00-12NNE, NEBN, NBEMODERATEHAZY WEATHER0000000154841
1774-03-23T14:0036.38-33.4432622.6FLORAN23E69S83E98.00-12NW, NNWSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLYAT NOON A HEAVY SEA FROM THE NW0000000154842
1774-03-24T14:0036.08-29.623469.3FLORAN78E85S84E186.00-14NHARD GALES AND SQUALLY WEATHER, AT NOON FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY0000000154843
1774-03-25T14:0035.43-28.643119.0ST MARIESN65E75S50E63.00-14NNE, NEBN, NETHESE 24 HOURS FRESH GALESTHESE 24 HOURS CLOUDY WEATHER0000000154844
1774-03-26T14:0035.42-26.743019.0ST MARIESN51E51E93.00-15NEBN, NETHESE 24 HOURS FRESH GALESTHESE 24 HOURS CLOUDY WEATHER0000000154845
1774-03-27T14:0035.12-25.01196.7ST MARIESN14ES78E87.00-15NBE, NEBNMODERATEFAIR WEATHER0000000154846
1774-03-28T14:0035.20-23.913626.7ST MARIESN10W36N35E55.00-15VARIABLEMODERATEHAZY WEATHER0000000154847
1774-03-29T14:0036.10-24.241312.6ST MARIESN11W54N18W54.00-15SEBSTHESE 24 HOURS LIGHT BREEZESTHESE 24 HOURS CLOUDY0000000154848
1774-03-30T14:0037.10-23.313232.6ST MARIESS83W19N37E74.00-15WSW, NWBW, NNWTHESE 24 HOURS LIGHT BREEZESTHESE 24 HOURS CLOUDYDRIZZLING RAIN0100000154849
1774-03-31T13:0038.17-21.662759.3SCILLYN41E317N51E102.00-18WNWFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY0000000154850
1774-04-01T13:0039.58-19.4123022.6SCILLYN40E273N51E136.00-18WSW, W, WSWSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLY0000000154851
1774-04-02T13:0041.50-16.612746.7SCILLYN39E207N48E173.00-19WNWFIRST AND MIDDLE PART STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATE0000000154852
1774-04-03T13:0043.28-14.5927219.0CAPE FINISTERES89E61N40E140.00-21WSW, NNW, WNWSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, AT NOON FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY0000000154853
1774-04-04T13:0045.15-13.27272SCILLYN42E129N28E127.00-21WNWFIRST AND MIDDLE PART STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATE, AT NOON SQUALLY WEATHERLATTER CLOUDY0000000154854
1774-04-05T13:0046.93-12.612049.3SCILLYN51E96N6E110.00-21WNW, W, SWFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY WEATHER0000000154855
1774-04-06T13:0048.93-11.513626.7SCILLYN71E62N20E128.00-22VARIABLEFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY WEATHER, AT 9 MODERATERAINAT 9 HAZY, AT NOON HAZY0100000154856
1774-04-07T12:0049.87-7.172379.3LIZARDN79E15N72E173.00-22WBSFRESH BREEZESHAZY WEATHER0000000154857