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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 MAGDALENA cruise from Calcutta to Batavia started at 1851-02-27 [dataset]. Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut, De Bilt, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.750578, 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: 5.118182 * Median Longitude: 93.938636 * South-bound Latitude: -6.950000 * West-bound Longitude: 88.030000 * North-bound Latitude: 19.480000 * East-bound Longitude: 106.860000
Date/Time Start: 1851-02-27T06:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1851-03-20T05:00:00
Event(s):
Magdalena_18510227_B_REIS_1B_P10-19 * Latitude Start: 19.150000 * Longitude Start: 88.300000 * Latitude End: -6.100000 * Longitude End: 106.860000 * Date/Time Start: 1851-02-27T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1851-03-20T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Magdalena, Voyage: Calcutta - Batavia, 1st Observer: A.P. Klein (Kapitein)
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
Pressure, atmosphericPPPPhPaNo temperature correction was applied. The following factors have been used for the conversion to hPa: 2.54 cm in an inch; 13.596 specific gravity of mercury; 980.65 cm/s gravity at 45° latitude
--1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances)
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.
Sensor readingReadingarbitrary unitsReading of the air pressure
10 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.
11 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
12 Present weatherwwWeather description
13 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
14 Cloud typeCloud type
15 ClearnessClearness
16 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
17 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
18 FogFog1 If fog was reported
19 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
20 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
21 HailHail1 If hail was reported
22 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
23 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
349 data points

Data

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Date/Time

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PPPP [hPa]

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Decl [deg]

Reading [arbitrary units]
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Precip descr
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Gusts
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Thunder
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ID
1851-02-27T06:0019.4889.832161.01012.6229.90ZWTZFLAUWE KOELTE0000000158677
1851-02-28T06:0019.0089.820.01013.3229.92STIL0000000158678
1851-03-01T06:0018.2790.373171.01014.0229.94NWFLAUW EN STIL0000000158679
1851-03-02T06:0017.8090.1821.01014.6229.96NFLAUWE KOELTE0000000158680
1851-03-03T06:0017.0089.35251.01014.6229.96NNOFLAUWE KOELTEHELDERE LUCHT0000000158681
1851-03-04T06:0015.3588.52362.91014.6229.96NOTNTAMELIJK EN AANWAKKERENDE KOELTEMOOI WEERHELDERE LUCHT0000000158682
1851-03-05T06:0012.7288.03581012.6229.90NOTOBEWOLKT IN DE KIMMENZEER HEIIG0000000158683
1851-03-06T06:009.8788.60814.61011.9229.88OTNBRAMZEILSKOELTEBEWOLKTE LUCHTHEIIGE LUCHT0000000158684
1851-03-07T06:007.6089.93134.91011.6229.87NTOFRISSE BRAMZEILSKOELTEBUIENDIK BETROKKEN LUCHT0000000158685
1851-03-08T06:005.1390.831142.61010.6129.84OZOONGESTADIGE KOELTEBUIEN0000000158686
1851-03-09T06:004.9391.1011.01011.2129.86NFLAUWE KOELTEBEWOLKTE LUCHT0000000158687
1851-03-10T06:003.4292.232492.61010.2129.83WZWONGESTADIGE KOELTEBUI MET WIND DONDER WEERLICHTBUI MET REGEN1100100158688
1851-03-11T06:001.9392.882494.61011.2129.86WZWTAMELIJKE BRAMZEILSKOELTEBUIIGE LUCHT1000000158689
1851-03-12T06:00-0.2894.172042.61010.6129.84ZZWONGESTADIGE KOELTEBUIEN0000000158690
1851-03-13T06:00-1.9595.582491.01010.6129.84WZWFLAUWE KOELTEAFSCHONENDE LUCHT0000000158691
1851-03-14T06:00-3.2296.58451.01011.9029.88NOFLAUWE EN STILBUIIGE LUCHT1000000158692
1851-03-15T05:00-4.1397.803391.01011.2129.86NNWFLAUWE KOELTEBEWOLKTE LUCHT0000000158693
1851-03-16T05:00-5.4299.352491011.9129.88WZWBUIIG0000000158694
1851-03-17T05:00-5.57100.73571.01011.2129.86NOTOFLAUWE KOELTEBEWOLKTE LUCHT0000000158695
1851-03-18T05:00-6.28101.28462.61011.2129.86NOONGESTADIGE KOELTEREGENDIK BETROKKEN LUCHT0100000158696
1851-03-19T05:00-6.95102.632942.61010.6129.84WNWONGESTADIGE KOELTEREGENDIK BETROKKEN LUCHT0100000158697
1851-03-20T05:00-6.10106.862260.61010.61129.84ZWZEER FLAUWE KOELTE0000000158698