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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 MARTIN cruise from Halifax to Fort Johnson started at 1768-11-14 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.750646, 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: 38.373437 * Median Longitude: -69.135625 * South-bound Latitude: 33.620000 * West-bound Longitude: -77.590000 * North-bound Latitude: 43.470000 * East-bound Longitude: -63.930000
Date/Time Start: 1768-11-14T16:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1769-10-19T17:00:00
Event(s):
Martin_17681114_NMM_ADM/L/M73 * Latitude Start: 43.400000 * Longitude Start: -63.030000 * Latitude End: 33.620000 * Longitude End: -77.590000 * Date/Time Start: 1768-11-14T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1769-10-19T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Martin (Sloop), Voyage: Halifax - Fort Johnson, 1st Observer: Thomas Hayward (Captain), 2nd Observer: James Goodwin (1st Officer/Master), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 24G 283BM
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 Current direction descriptionCur dir descrDirection of the current. This direction points to where the current is flowing towards to.
14 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
15 Present weatherwwWeather description
16 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
17 State of the sea descriptionState sea 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 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
620 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 
Cur dir descr
(Direction of the current. Thi...)
14 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
15 
ww
(Weather description)
16 
Precip descr
17 
State sea 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 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1768-11-14T16:0043.47-63.93111SAMBRON14:17E58S14:17W59.00-13CALM, NNW, NW, N, SEBEVARIABLEHAZY0000000163482
1768-11-15T16:0043.02-64.4719019.0SAMBRON20:18E23S41W34.00-13SSW, SW, SSWPM MODERATE, AM FRESH GALESPM CLOUDY, AM HAZY0000000163483
1768-11-16T16:0042.97-63.9525726.8SAMBRON7:34E38S42E31.00-13SW, W, SWBW, WFRESH GALES, AM WITH SQUALLS, THEN HARD GALES AND SQUALLYHARD RAINHAZY0100000163484
1768-11-17T16:0041.57-64.051522.6SAMBRON6:19E60S3W64.00-8SW, NNW, NBW, NNESTRONG GALES AND SQUALLYHEAVY SHOWERS OF RAIN AND SNOWHEAVY SEA RUNNING FROM NW1101000163485
1768-11-18T16:0041.08-65.751729.3SAMBRON40:59E76S66W75.00-8NNW, N, NE, SEBE, SPM MODERATE, AM FRESH BREEZESSWELL FROM THE NWPM CLOUDY, AM CLEAR0000000163486
1768-11-19T17:0040.23-68.6715219.0SAMBRON40:57E114S66W126.00-6SSW, S, SSEFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAINSWELL FROM THE S0100000163487
1768-11-20T17:0040.53-67.6019722.6SAMBRON36:53E99N67E44.00-6S, SBW, SSE, SSWFRESH GALES, AM STRONG GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN0100000163488
1768-11-21T16:0040.43-66.92262SAMBRON30:47E96S77E28.00-8SW, WSW, CALM, WVARIABLERAINGREAT SEA FROM SCLOUDY0100000163489
1768-11-22T16:0039.23-66.87240SAMBRON24:36E117S2E71.00-8NWBW, W, WBN, W, WSWAM VARIABLE, PM STRONG GALES AND SQUALLYSWELL FROM THE S0000000163490
1768-11-23T16:0038.50-66.502519.3SAMBRON19:46E128S18E46.00-8NW, NWBW, WBN, WBSSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, AM MORE MODERATE, THEN FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY THEN CLEAR0000000163491
1768-11-24T17:0037.37-68.472916.7SAMBRON37:05E161S47:49W100.00-2WBN, WNW, W, WNWPM FRESH GALES, AM MODERATECLOUDY0000000163492
1768-11-25T17:0035.32-68.0024619.0SAMBRON20:02E196S2:00E122.00-2W, WBS, WSWMODERATE, AM FRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000163493
1768-11-26T17:0036.10-70.7724619.0SAMBRON32:51E201N64W106.00-2WSW, SW, WSWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYSHOWERS OF RAINCLOUDY1100000163494
1768-11-27T17:0036.75-71.2724626.8SAMBRON36:43E194N26W42.00-2SWBW, SWBS, SW, WSWPM STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, AM HARD GALES AND HEAVY SQUALLSRAIN0100000163495
1768-11-28T17:0036.22-70.0220126.8SAMBRON30:22E193N59E60.00-2S, SSWSEHARD GALES AND SQUALLYRAINHEAVY SEA FROM THE W0100000163496
1768-11-29T17:0035.23-69.622126.7SAMBRON26:19E208N12E60.00-2NW, NNW, NW, VARIABLE, WBN, WSW, SWBSPM STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, AM MODERATESOME RAINCLOUDY0100000163497
1768-11-30T17:0035.75-70.482341.0SAMBRON30:52E205N22W43.00-2WSW, VARIABLE, SSE, SWBWPM FRESH GALES, AM LIGHT AIRSSHOWERS OF RAINCLOUDY1100000163498
1768-12-01T17:0036.47-71.45291SAMBROS LIGHTHOUSEN35:58E199N49W45.00-2SW, SSW, WNWVARIABLE AND SQUALLYLIGHTNING, VARIABLERAIN0100100163499
1768-12-02T17:0036.73-71.2826822.6SAMBROS LIGHTHOUSEN35:52E184N25E14.00-2SWBW, WBN, NW, WSW, WPM FRESH BREEZES, AM HEAVY GALES AND VERY VIOLENT SQUALLSSHOWERS OF LARGE HAILCLOUDY1000010163500
1768-12-03T17:0036.30-70.0229119.0SAMBROS LIGHTHOUSEN31:53E207N71E48.00-2WNW, NW, WNWPM STRONG GALES AND HEAVY SQUALLS, AM FRESH GALESHAILCLOUDY0000010163501
1768-12-04T17:0036.47-71.82886.7CAPE HATTEROUSN37:08E372N68W70.00-2NW, VARIABLE, N, EMODERATECLOUDY0000000163502
1769-10-09T16:0042.68-64.3735819.0SAMBRO LIGHTHOUSEN16:05E38S16:5W115.00-13W, WNW, NW, N, NBEFRESH GALESRAINCLOUDY0100000163503
1769-10-10T16:0041.52-65.2537SAMBRO LIGHTHOUSEN29:29E69S29:44W81.00-8NEBN, VARIABLE, ESE, SE, NEPM LIGHT AIRS, AM VARIABLEPM SHOWERY, AM SOME RAIN1100000163504
1769-10-11T16:0039.53-67.053629.3SAMBRO LIGHTHOUSEN27:04E112S32:38W224.00-8NBE, NW, VARIABLEFRESH BREEZESVARIABLE0000000163505
1769-10-12T17:0039.55-68.63230SAMBRO LIGHTHOUSEN36:51E127S89:12W73.00-6E, SSE, S, SSW, SWBWVARIABLERAINHAZY0100000163506
1769-10-13T17:0039.13-68.8328719.0SAMBRO LIGHTHOUSEN35:46E133S19:48W27.00-6WSW, W, WNWAM FRESH GALES, PM MODERATESWELL FROM THE SWHAZY0000000163507
1769-10-14T17:0038.47-70.67622.6SAMBRO LIGHTHOUSEN40:47E160S65:4W95.00-6NNW, NE, ENEPM FRESH BREEZES, AM LITTLE WINDPM CLOUDY, AM FAIR0000000163508
1769-10-15T17:0037.88-72.70356SAMBRO LIGHTHOUSEN45:45E191S69:17W105.00-4SSE, SE, WNW, NVARIABLESOME RAINHAZY0100000163509
1769-10-16T17:0036.60-73.47248SAMBRO LIGHTHOUSEN48:17E238S25:04W85.000NNW, NW, NBW, WSWVARIABLEHAZY0000000163510
1769-10-17T17:0035.15-75.22909.3CAPE HATTERASN49:25E6S49:25W19.000W1/2N, NW, N, NNE, ENE, EFRESH BREEZESFAIR0000000163511
1769-10-18T17:0034.08-76.651356.7CAPE HATTERASN36:28E32S47:58W96.000N, NE, VARIABLE, E, SEMODERATECLOUDY0000000163512
1769-10-19T17:0033.62-77.5931619.0S END OF FRYING PASSS82:55W8S53:00W47.001NEBE, S, SEBS, NWPM MODERATE, AM FRESH GALESLIGHTNINGRAINHAZY0100100163513