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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 Puerto Cabello to La Guaijra started at 1849-07-05 [dataset]. Nationaal Archief of the Netherlands, Den Haag, Netherland, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.750700, 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: 11.365000 * Median Longitude: -67.527500 * South-bound Latitude: 10.720000 * West-bound Longitude: -68.120000 * North-bound Latitude: 11.980000 * East-bound Longitude: -67.100000
Date/Time Start: 1849-07-05T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1849-07-10T00:00:00
Event(s):
Meermin_18490705_MAR_D23905_3061 * Latitude Start: 11.830000 * Longitude Start: -67.900000 * Latitude End: 10.710000 * Longitude End: -67.520000 * Date/Time Start: 1849-07-05T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1849-07-10T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Meermin (Brik), Voyage: Puerto Cabello - La Guaijra, 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
6LandmarkLandmarkName of first landmark
7BearingBearingBearing of the first landmark
8Distance to landmarkDistancearbitrary unitsDistance to the first landmark
9LandmarkLandmarkName of second landmark
10BearingBearingBearing of the second landmark
11Distance to landmarkDistancearbitrary unitsDistance to the second landmark
12LandmarkLandmarkName of third landmark
13BearingBearingBearing of the third landmark
14Distance to landmarkDistancearbitrary unitsDistance to the third landmark
15--1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances)
16WatchWatchName of the period of 4 hours which is known as a watch or duty on board ships
17GlassesGlassesNumber of glasses within a watch; one watch equals 8 glasses
18CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
19DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
20CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
21DeclinationDecldegIt 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.
22Wind direction descriptionWind dir descrAll reported wind directions on this day. The wind direction is the direction that points to where the wind comes from.
23Current direction descriptionCur dir descrDirection of the current. This direction points to where the current is flowing towards to.
24Current speed descriptionV descr
25Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
26Cloud typeCloud type
27ClearnessClearness
28GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
29Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
30FogFog1 If fog was reported
31Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
32ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
33HailHail1 If hail was reported
34Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
35IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
129 data points

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