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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 MAJESTIC cruise from Spithead to Carlise Bay started at 1802-02-11 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.750598, 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: 24.374054 * Median Longitude: -29.066757 * South-bound Latitude: 13.080000 * West-bound Longitude: -56.830000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.070000 * East-bound Longitude: -5.000000
Date/Time Start: 1802-02-11T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1802-03-20T16:00:00
Event(s):
Majestic_18020211_NMM_ADM/L/M204 * Latitude Start: 50.680000 * Longitude Start: -0.960000 * Latitude End: 13.000000 * Longitude End: -60.150000 * Date/Time Start: 1802-02-11T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1802-03-20T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Majestic (3rd Rate Frigate), Voyage: Spithead - Carlise Bay Barbados, 1st Observer: Davidge Gould (Captain), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 74G 1632BM
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
--1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances)
10 CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
11 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
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 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.
14 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
15 Present weatherwwWeather description
16 Precipitation descriptionPrecip 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:
707 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)

-
(1 If position is considered t...)
10 
Course
(Course of the ship during the...)
11 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
12 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
13 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
14 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
15 
ww
(Weather description)
16 
Precip 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)
1802-02-11T12:0049.07-5.0036219.0USHANTS23E111S49W84.00-25NBW, N, VARIABLEPM STRONG BREEZES AND SQUALLY, AM FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY0000000159463
1802-02-12T12:0046.85-7.2222CAPE ORTAGALS16:30E65S40W174.00-23NEPM STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, 11 FRESH SQUALLS0000000159464
1802-02-13T13:0044.02-9.9544CAPE FINNISTERES24E25S34W206.00-24ENEPM STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY0000000159465
1802-02-14T13:0041.52-11.47236.7MADEIRAS25W194S24W170.00-22ENE, NEPM FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, AM MORE MODERATE0000000159466
1802-02-15T13:0038.77-13.92226.7MADEIRAS28W135S22W178.00-23NEPM STRONG BREEZES AND SQUALLY, AM MODERATEFAIR0000000159467
1802-02-16T13:0036.48-14.1229.3MADEIRAS33W86S25W143.00-21NW, NNEPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZESFAIR, AM CLOUDY0000000159468
1802-02-17T13:0034.97-15.422942.6MADEIRAS28:30W49S35W111.00-21VARIABLE, NE, NWPM FRESH BREEZES, AM LIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY, AM FAIR0000000159469
1802-02-18T13:0034.68-15.433620.0MADEIRAS31W43S3W17.00-21NW, VARIABLELIGHT BREEZES, INCLINABLE TO CALM, AM CALMCLEAR0000000159470
1802-02-19T13:0034.10-15.883621.0MADEIRAS50W31S30W41.00-21SSE, VARIABLELIGHT AIRSHAZY0000000159471
1802-02-20T00:0032.773626.7PORTO SANTONNE1/2E6NE, VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000159472
1802-02-21T13:0030.38-18.98949.3BARBADOSS65W815S43W165.00-19ESEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000159473
1802-02-22T13:0028.10-20.95946.7BARBADOSS68W780S36W157.00-19ESEPM FRESH BREEZES, AM MODERATEPM CLOUDY, AM CLEAR0000000159474
1802-02-23T13:0026.45-21.95382.6BARBADOSS69W763S34W95.00-18NEBELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000159475
1802-02-24T14:0025.23-23.2729BARBADOSS70:30W723S35W127.00-16NEPM LIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000159476
1802-02-25T14:0024.75-23.683621.0BARBADOSS71W721S50W30.00-16SSW, VARIABLELIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALM0000000159477
1802-02-26T14:0024.80-23.973626.7BARBADOSS71W717S77W36.00-16SW, WSW, VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000159478
1802-02-27T14:0023.58-25.15254BARBADOSS72W679S28W90.00-16NW, WPM LIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000159479
1802-02-28T14:0022.70-25.682991.0BARBADOSS73:18W653S29W58.00-16NWLIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALM0000000159480
1802-03-01T14:0021.80-25.983011.0BARBADOSS75W650S17W55.00-15NWLIGHT WINDS INCLINABLE TO CALM0000000159481
1802-03-02T14:0021.25-26.173622.6BARBADOSS75:10W623S18W40.00-15S, VARIABLELIGHT WINDSVARIABLE0000000159482
1802-03-03T14:0021.02-26.633626.7BARBADOSS75W607S56W34.00-15SSE, VARIABLEPM CALM, THEN MODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000159483
1802-03-04T14:0019.83-28.751466.7BARBADOSS77W598S59W140.00-12SE, SSEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000159484
1802-03-05T14:0019.48-30.181466.7BARBADOSS77W567S74W78.00-12VARIABLE, SSEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000159485
1802-03-06T14:0017.60-31.451579.3BARBADOSS76W546N76E67.00-12VARIABLE, SWBW, SBEFRESH BREEZESAM RAINCLOUDY0100000159486
1802-03-07T14:0018.33-31.386.7BARBADOSS79W545S3E73.00-12MODERATECLOUDY THEN FAIR0000000159487
1802-03-08T14:0017.80-31.633626.7BARBADOSS79:30W540S22W35.00-12ESE, VARIABLELIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALM, LATER MODERATE BREEZES0000000159488
1802-03-09T14:0017.67-32.88103BARBADOSS80W487S82W64.00-10ESEPM LIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000159489
1802-03-10T14:0017.00-34.921056.7BARBADOSS81W433S70W124.00-8ESEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000159490
1802-03-11T15:0016.47-37.551076.7BARBADOSS81W383S77W151.00-6ESEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000159491
1802-03-12T15:0015.90-40.173626.7BARBADOSS82W382S77W154.00-6SE, VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000159492
1802-03-13T15:0015.45-42.121076.7BARBADOSS82W340S77W119.00-6ESEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000159493
1802-03-14T15:0015.02-44.22876.7BARBADOSSBW303S77W125.00-3EMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000159494
1802-03-15T15:0014.33-47.321106.7BARBADOSS82W243S77W184.00-3E, ESEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY AND PLEASANT0000000159495
1802-03-16T15:0013.73-50.521009.3BARBADOSS86W180S78W190.00-1EBSFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000159496
1802-03-17T16:0013.28-53.07916.7BARBADOSS86W130S80W150.001EMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000159497
1802-03-18T16:0013.18-54.93806.7BARBADOSSW91S86W110.001NBE, VARIABLE, EBNMODERATECLOUDY0000000159498
1802-03-19T16:0013.08-56.73462.6BARBADOSS88W58N86W106.001NELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000159499
1802-03-20T16:0013.17-56.83249.3BARBADOSN86W57S88W139.001NNEMODERATE, AM FRESH BREEZESRAINCLOUDY0100000159500