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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 Halifax started at 1813-06-07 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.750600, 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: 47.765172 * Median Longitude: -37.151552 * South-bound Latitude: 44.470000 * West-bound Longitude: -62.330000 * North-bound Latitude: 51.350000 * East-bound Longitude: -7.400000
Date/Time Start: 1813-06-07T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1813-08-05T16:00:00
Event(s):
Majestic_18130607_NMM_WAR/6 * Latitude Start: 50.680000 * Longitude Start: -0.960000 * Latitude End: 43.400000 * Longitude End: -63.030000 * Date/Time Start: 1813-06-07T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1813-08-05T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Majestic (4th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Spithead - Halifax, 1st Observer: Edward Griffith (Rear Admiral), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 58G 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 CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
13 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.
14 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.
15 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
16 Present weatherwwWeather description
17 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
18 ClearnessClearness
19 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
20 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
21 FogFog1 If fog was reported
22 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
23 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
24 HailHail1 If hail was reported
25 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
26 CommentComment
27 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
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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 
Comment
(Other remarks, that were not ...)
13 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
14 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
15 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
16 
ww
(Weather description)
17 
Precip descr
18 
Clearness
19 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
20 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
21 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
22 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
23 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
24 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
25 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
26 
Comment
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ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1813-06-07T12:0051.17-7.40646.7ENTRANCE CORK HARBOURN40W44N42W98.00-26ENE, E, EBN, SBEAM MODERATE, PM FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000159541
1813-06-08T13:0051.35-8.65632.6CAPE CLEARN85W34S42W20.00-27EBN, E, EBS, ESEAM MODERATE, LIGHT BREEZES PM LIGHT WINDS, LIGHT BREEZES, MODERATEAM CLOUDY, PM CLEAR, CLOUDY0000000159542
1813-06-09T13:0051.03-9.702216.7W END OF DURSEY ISLANDN53W42S13W23.00-27NBW, NNW, NW, WSW, W, NBWAM MODERATE BREEZES, PM SQUALLY, FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, MIDNIGHT STRONG BREEZESPM RAINAM CLOUDY, HAZY0100000159543
1813-06-10T13:0051.05-9.882329.3CAPE CLEARN27E24N87W24.00-27SWBW, WBS, WSW, SWBWAM FRESH BREEZES, PM LIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000159544
1813-06-11T13:0050.92-9.931642.6CAPE RACES81W1620S13W9.00-27SW, S, SBW, W, NNE, NAM FRESH BREEZES, LIGHT BREEZES AND VARIABLE, PM MODERATE, VARIABLE, FRESH BREEZESPM RAINCLOUDY0100000159545
1813-06-12T13:0050.42-10.432439.3MIZEN HEADN14E64S48W45.00-27N, W, WBS, WSWFRESH BREEZESAM RAINCLOUDY0100000159546
1813-06-13T13:0050.60-10.932329.3CAPE CLEARN36E59N36E59.00-27W, WBS, WSWAM FRESH BREEZES, PM FRESH BREEZES, MODERATEAM CLOUDY, HAZY, PM CLOUDY0000000159547
1813-06-14T13:0051.17-10.952326.7FORNET ROCKN77E49N35.00-27SWBW, WNW, WBS, NWAM FRESH BREEZES, MODERATE, PM FRESH BREEZESAM RAINAM CLOUDY, PM HAZY0100000159548
1813-06-15T13:0051.05-10.473336.7MIZEN HEADN58E30S58W30.00-27NW, N, NBWAM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, NOON MODERATE, PM FRESH BREEZES, MODERATECLOUDY0000000159549
1813-06-16T13:0050.50-11.952432.6CAPE CLEARN59W105S58W65.00-27NWBN, VARIABLE, W, SBEAM LIGHT BREEZES, PM LIGHT BREEZES, LIGHT AIRSTHICKPM RAINCLOUDY0100000159550
1813-06-17T13:0049.90-12.433221.0S28W41.00-27SE, NBW, NWBN, NEBEAM LIGHT BREEZES, LIGHT AIRS, PM MODERATE, MODERATE BREEZESTHICKNOON SMALL RAINNOON HAZY0100000159551
1813-06-18T13:0049.38-14.42621.0CAPE RACES84W1548S69W85.00-28NEBN, ENE, NNE, E, NW, SSWAM MODERATE BREEZES, LIGHT BREEZES, LIGHT AIRS, PM LIGHT AIRS, CALM0000000159552
1813-06-19T13:0049.33-15.722086.7CAPE RACES84W1497S87W50.00-28SWBS, SW, NE, SWBW, WNW, NBWAM MODERATE BREEZES, PM MODERATE, LIGHT BREEZESAM CLOUDY, PM HAZY0000000159553
1813-06-20T13:0048.90-16.92286.7ST MARYSS27W804S59W52.00-28NBW, N, NE, NEBEAM MODERATE, PM LIGHT BREEZES, MIDNIGHT CALMPM FINEAM CLOUDY, MIDNIGHT CLEAR0000000159554
1813-06-21T13:0048.65-17.473211.0CAPE RACES85W1377S58W26.00-28N, NBW, NNE, ENEAM CALM, LIGHT AIRS, PM LIGHT BREEZESPM CLOUDY0000000159555
1813-06-22T13:0048.50-18.95842.6CAPE RACES85W1320S81W59.00-29NNE, NE, ENE, ESE, EAM LIGHT BREEZES, PM LIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000159556
1813-06-23T13:0048.23-21.021292.6CAPE RACES85W1239S79W85.00-29SE, SBE, SSE, SBWAM LIGHT BREEZES, PM MODERATE, MIDNIGHT LIGHT BREEZESPM FINEAM CLOUDY0000000159557
1813-06-24T14:0047.95-23.081612.6CAPE RACES86W1155S80W84.00-30SBWAM LIGHT BREEZES, PM LIGHT BREEZESPM FINECLOUDY0000000159558
1813-06-25T14:0047.70-24.30386.7CAPE RACES86W1092S77W64.00-30SSE, SE, ENE, EBNAM LIGHT BREEZES, MODERATE, PM MODERATEPM FINECLOUDY0000000159559
1813-06-26T14:0047.47-27.12646.7CAPE RACES87W978S83W115.00-26EBN, EAM MODERATE, PM FRESH BREEZESFINEAM CLOUDY, PM CLEAR0000000159560
1813-06-27T14:0047.25-30.77539.3CAPE RACES88W822S86W148.00-26EBNAM FRESH BREEZES, PM FRESH BREEZES, MODERATECLOUDY0000000159561
1813-06-28T14:0047.05-33.57876.7CAPE RACES88W702S84W115.00-26SEBE, ESE, SEAM MODERATE, PM MODERATE, LIGHT BREEZESPM FINECLOUDY0000000159562
1813-06-29T14:0047.95-35.601272.6CAPE RACES88W633S86W83.00-31SE, SSE, SBE, SAM LIGHT BREEZES, PM LIGHT BREEZES, MODERATECLOUDY0000000159563
1813-06-30T15:0046.57-37.901786.7CAPE RACES88W546S76W94.00-25SBW, SSW, SWBSAM MODERATE, PM FRESH BREEZES, STRONG BREEZESPM THICKPM RAIN0100000159564
1813-07-01T15:0046.57-40.33223CAPE RACEN88W453W101.00-25SSW, SWBS, WSW, NWBWAM STRONG BREEZES, SQUALLY, PM MODERATE BREEZES, PM LIGHT BREEZES INCLINING TO CALM, CALMTHICKNOON RAINAM CLOUDY0110000159565
1813-07-02T15:0046.70-40.583622.6CAPE RACEW444N52W13.00-25NWBW, VARIABLE, SAM LIGHT BREEZES, PM LIGHT AIRS, MODERATEPM FINEAM HAZY, PM CLOUDY0000000159566
1813-07-03T15:0046.82-41.572232.6CAPE RACEN89W411S81W41.00-25WNW, WSW, SSW, W, WBNAM MODERATE, LIGHT BREEZES, PM FRESH BREEZESPM RAINAM CLOUDY, PM HAZY0100000159567
1813-07-04T15:0047.43-42.282796.7CAPE RACEN84W378N36W49.00-25VARIABLE, NW, NWBW, WSWAM MODERATE, PM LIGHT BREEZESAM HAZY, PM CLOUDY0010000a trivial correction was made in this observation159568
1813-07-05T15:0047.97-42.852186.7CAPE RACES76W372N34W41.00-30SWBW, WSW, WBS, VARIABLEAM MODERATE, NOON MODERATE BREEZES, PM MODERATEAM CLOUDY0010000159569
1813-07-06T15:0048.43-43.601500.0CAPE RACES70W342N47W40.00-30VARIABLE, S, SBW, SWAM LIGHT AIRS, CALM, PM MODERATE0010000159570
1813-07-07T15:0048.60-45.971956.7CAPE RACES69W297W94.00-30SWBW, SWAM MODERATE, PM MODERATE BREEZESPM HAZY0010000159571
1813-07-08T15:0048.52-46.701952.6CAPE RACES66W279N80W29.00-30SWBW, SW, WSWAM MODERATE, LIGHT BREEZES, PM MODERATE, LIGHT BREEZESPM RAINAM HAZY0110000159572
1813-07-09T15:0047.75-45.952186.7CAPE RACES72W243S33E55.00-30W, WBS, WSW, SWBW, SWBSAM LIGHT WINDS, NOON MODERATE, PM MODERATE BREEZES, FRESH BREEZESPM CLOUDY0010000159573
1813-07-10T15:0047.63-46.402189.3CAPE RACES72W225S66W19.00-30SWBS, SW, WSW, WBSAM FRESH BREEZES, PM LIGHT BREEZES, MODERATEAM HAZY0010000159574
1813-07-11T15:0048.30-47.052406.7CAPE RACES59W210N39W40.00ISLAND OF ICE E1/2S-30WBS, W, WNWAM MODERATE BREEZES, PM LIGHT BREEZES, MODERATEPM HAZY, CLOUDY0010001159575
1813-07-12T15:0047.40-46.902466.7CAPE RACEN87W198S6E59.00-24VARIABLE, W, WBS, SE, SSWAM MODERATE, PM LIGHT BREEZES, LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMSCLOUDY0000000159576
1813-07-13T15:0046.28-48.202149.3CAPE RACEN85W138S79W56.00-23SWBS, SW, SWBWNOON FRESH BREEZES, PM MODERATE BREEZESAM HAZY0010000159577
1813-07-14T15:0046.52-49.802262.6CAPE RACES76W21N78W69.00-23WSW, SWAM MODERATE, LIGHT BREEZES, PM MODERATE, LIGHT WINDS, CALMAM HAZY, PM CLOUDY0010000159578
1813-07-15T15:0047.17-50.482261.0CAPE RACES70W87N36W47.00-23NW, WSW, VARIABLEAM MODERATE, LIGHT AIRS INCLINING TO CALM, LIGHT BREEZES, PM MODERATE BREEZES, STRONG BREEZES, FRESH BREEZESPM CLOUDY, CLEAR0010000159579
1813-07-16T15:0047.57-51.033626.7CAPE RACEW25N39W33.00-29WBS, W, VARIABLE, SSWAM MODERATE, PM LIGHT BREEZESAM HAZY, CLEAR, PM HAZY0010000159580
1813-07-17T15:0047.27-50.153626.7CAPE RACES67W90S64E40.00-23SSW, SBW, VARIABLE, SWBS, SSWNOON MODERATE, PM MODERATE, FRESH BREEZES, MODERATE BREEZESPM FINEPM CLOUDY0000000159581
1813-07-18T15:0047.25-51.322039.3CAPE RACES50W51W48.00-23SSW, SWBS, SW, SWBWAM FRESH BREEZES, PM FRESH BREEZES0010000159582
1813-07-19T15:0046.90-51.632486.7CAPE RACES74W47S21E34.00-23W1/2N, W, WSW, SWBW, WBSAM MODERATE BREEZES, PM MODERATE0010000159583
1813-07-20T15:0046.87-52.172036.7CAPE RACES64W25S85W23.00-23WBS, SWBW, SW, WSWAM MODERATE, PM MODERATE BREEZES, MIDNIGHT STRONG BREEZESPM HAZY0010000159584
1813-07-21T15:0046.75-52.452376.7CAPE RACES70W13S80E7.00-23WBS, WAM STRONG BREEZES, MODERATE BREEZES, PM FRESH BREEZES, MODERATE NREEZES0010000159585
1813-07-22T16:0046.90-52.652496.7CAPE BROILNBW1/2W15-21WBN, W, VARIABLEAM MODERATE, PM MODERATE, LIGHT BREEZESAM RAIN0110000159586
1813-07-23T15:0046.33-52.482712.6CAPE RACEN25W23S4E30.00-23NWBW, WNW, WBNAM CALM, LIGHT BREEZES, PM LIGHT BREEZES, MODERATEPM FINEAM HAZY, MIDNIGHT CLEAR0000000159587
1813-07-24T16:0045.87-52.682382.6CAPE RACEN16W51S16W29.00-21NWBW, WBS, VARIABLEAM MODERATE, NOON LIGHT BREEZES, PM MODERATE, MODERATE BREEZESAM FINEPM CLOUDY0000000159588
1813-07-25T16:0045.93-53.672499.3CAPE RACEN43E59N81W41.00-21SWBW, W, NW, SEAM FRESH BREEZES, PM FRESH BREEZES, CALMPM RAINHAZY0100000159589
1813-07-26T16:0045.40-54.223501.0ST PETERSN42W112S34W39.00-21SE, EBS, N, NBE, NBW, NWBNAM LIGHT BREEZES, MODERATE, LIGHT AIRS, PM MODERATEPM FINEAM RAINAM CLOUDY0100000159590
1813-07-27T16:0044.58-55.132836.7ST PETERSN17W136S38W62.00-21NWBN, NW, WNW, NWBW, WBN, VARIABLEAM FRESH BREEZES, MODERATE BREEZES, PM MODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000159591
1813-07-28T16:0045.32-56.222156.7CAPE CANSOW198N46W64.00-21SW, SWBW, SAM MODERATE BREEZES, MODERATE, PMPM RAINHAZY0010000159592
1813-07-29T16:0045.82-57.402279.3CAPE CANSOS79W152N31W53.00-21WBS, W, WSW, SWBSAM FRESH BREEZES, PM FRESH BREEZESPM RAIN0110000159593
1813-07-30T16:0045.55-58.573626.7HALIFAXS77W71S81W52.00-18SSE, SW, W, WBN, VARIABLE, WSWAM FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, MODERATE, PM LIGHT BREEZES, MODERATE BREEZESAM RAINPM CLOUDY0110000159594
1813-07-31T16:0045.73-59.152412.6HALIFAXS72W194N65W26.00-18W1/2N, W, WBS, NWAM LIGHT BREEZES, PM MODERATE BREEZESAM CLEAR, PM CLOUDY0000000159595
1813-08-01T00:0045.572599.3CAPE HINCHINBROKEN1/2W9WNW, WBN, WBS, WSW, WAM FRESH BREEZES, PM FRESH BREEZES, LIGHT AIRS INCLINING TO CALMSAM CLEAR, PM FAIR0000000159596
1813-08-02T00:0045.272250.0WHITE POINTNNW31W, SWBW, SW, SWBW1/2WAM LIGHT AIRS INCLINING TO CALMS, PM FRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000159597
1813-08-03T16:0045.07-61.572189.3POLLUX ROCKN1/2E5-18WBS, SWBW, VARIABLEAM FRESH BREEZES, PM LIGHT BREEZESPM PLEASANT WEATHERAM CLEAR0000000159598
1813-08-04T16:0044.62-61.752306.7HALIFAX HARBOURW72-18WBS, WSW, WSW, SWBW, WAM MODERATE BREEZES, PM FRESH BREEZESHAZY0010000159599
1813-08-05T16:0044.47-62.332419.3HALIFAX HARBOURN81W50S71W27.00-18WSW, W, WBSAM FRESH BREEZES, PM LIGHT BREEZESHAZY0010000159600