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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 MEERMIN cruise from Curaçao to Porto Cabello started at 1847-04-27 [dataset]. Nationaal Archief of the Netherlands, Den Haag, Netherland, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.750684, 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: 11.703333 * Median Longitude: -68.593333 * South-bound Latitude: 11.350000 * West-bound Longitude: -68.970000 * North-bound Latitude: 12.080000 * East-bound Longitude: -68.130000
Date/Time Start: 1847-04-27T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1847-05-01T00:00:00
Event(s):
Meermin_18470427_MAR_D23905_3061 * Latitude Start: 12.370000 * Longitude Start: -68.570000 * Latitude End: 12.090000 * Longitude End: -68.310000 * Date/Time Start: 1847-04-27T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1847-05-01T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Meermin (Brik), Voyage: Curaçao - Porto Cabello, 1st Observer: I.A. Houtman (Kapitein), Company: MAR, Other ship information: BEWAPEND MET ZESTIEN STUKKEN A 30 POND (COUNNADES). TWEE STUKKEN A DERTIG POND (GRANAATKANONS). TWEE STUKKEN A 8 POND (KANONS). BEMAND MET 110 KOPPEN
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
1DATE/TIMEDate/TimeGeocode
2LATITUDELatitudeGeocode
3LONGITUDELongitudeGeocode
4Wind 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.
5Wind speedffm/scalculated from the descriptive terms of wind force given in the observations
6Pressure, 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
7Temperature, airTTT°C
8LandmarkLandmarkName of first landmark
9BearingBearingBearing of the first landmark
10Distance to landmarkDistancearbitrary unitsDistance to the first landmark
11LandmarkLandmarkName of second landmark
12BearingBearingBearing of the second landmark
13Distance to landmarkDistancearbitrary unitsDistance to the second landmark
14LandmarkLandmarkName of third landmark
15BearingBearingBearing of the third landmark
16Distance to landmarkDistancearbitrary unitsDistance to the third landmark
17--1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances)
18WatchWatchName of the period of 4 hours which is known as a watch or duty on board ships
19GlassesGlassesNumber of glasses within a watch; one watch equals 8 glasses
20CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
21DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
22CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
23DeclinationDecldegIt 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.
24Sensor readingReadingarbitrary unitsReading of the (outside) air thermometer
25Sensor readingReadingarbitrary unitsReading of the air pressure
26Wind direction descriptionWind dir descrAll reported wind directions on this day. The wind direction is the direction that points to where the wind comes from.
27Current direction descriptionCur dir descrDirection of the current. This direction points to where the current is flowing towards to.
28Current speed descriptionV descr
29Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
30Present weatherwwWeather description
31State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
32Cloud typeCloud type
33ClearnessClearness
34GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
35Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
36FogFog1 If fog was reported
37Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
38ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
39HailHail1 If hail was reported
40Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
41IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
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