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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 Middelburgs Welvaren cruise from Rotterdam to Guinea started at 1754-12-23 [dataset]. Rijksarchief Zeeland, Middelburg, Netherland, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.750792, 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: 30.733243 * Median Longitude: -16.214324 * South-bound Latitude: 6.480000 * West-bound Longitude: -20.950000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.830000 * East-bound Longitude: -3.820000
Date/Time Start: 1754-12-23T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1755-01-29T00:00:00
Event(s):
Middelburgs_Welvaren_17541223_MCC_20_781 * Latitude Start: 51.900000 * Longitude Start: 3.930000 * Latitude End: 4.480000 * Longitude End: 1.680000 * Date/Time Start: 1754-12-23T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1755-01-29T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Middelburgs Welvaren, Voyage: Rotterdam - Guinea, 1st Observer: J. Van Kerkhoven (Schipper), Company: MCC
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
Image number/nameImage no/nameIdentification Number of the original image
LandmarkLandmarkName of first landmark
BearingBearingBearing of the first landmark
Distance to landmarkDistancearbitrary unitsDistance to the first landmark
10 --1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances)
11 WatchWatchName of the period of 4 hours which is known as a watch or duty on board ships
12 GlassesGlassesNumber of glasses within a watch; one watch equals 8 glasses
13 CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
14 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
15 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.
16 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.
17 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
18 Present weatherwwWeather description
19 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
20 Cloud typeCloud type
21 ClearnessClearness
22 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
23 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
24 FogFog1 If fog was reported
25 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
26 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
27 HailHail1 If hail was reported
28 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
29 CommentComment
30 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...)

Image no/name
(Identification Number of the ...)

Landmark
(Name of first landmark)

Bearing
(Bearing of the first landmark)

Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance to the first landmark)
10 
-
(1 If position is considered t...)
11 
Watch
(Name of the period of 4 hours...)
12 
Glasses
(Number of glasses within a wa...)
13 
Course
(Course of the ship during the...)
14 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
15 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
16 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
17 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
18 
ww
(Weather description)
19 
Precip descr
20 
Cloud type
21 
Clearness
22 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
23 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
24 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
25 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
26 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
27 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
28 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
29 
Comment
30 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
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1754-12-25T13:0048.67-8.8217313.1MCC_20_781_0003VM8WZW23.50-18Z-ZTWSTIJVE DUBBEL GEREEFDE MARSZEILSKOELTEZWARE BUIENMET REGEN1100000169137
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1754-12-27T13:0048.13-12.5711712.3MCC_20_781_0004VM8WZW16.00-18ZODUBBEL GEREEFDE MARSZEILSKOELTEZWARE BUIMET REGEN1100000169139
1754-12-28T13:0047.58-13.3017313.1MCC_20_781_0004VM8WZW 1/2 Z17.50-18ZTWSTIJVE DUBBEL GEREEFDE MARSZEILSKOELTE0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation169140
1754-12-29T13:0047.12-15.3517413.1MCC_20_781_0004VM8WZW17.00-17ZTWSTIJVE DUBBEL GEREEFDE MARSZEILSKOELTE0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation169141
1754-12-30T13:0046.60-15.75152MCC_20_781_0004VM8ZWTW14.00-17ZTOAANNEMEND0000000169142
1754-12-31T13:0047.82-15.171626.7MCC_20_781_0004VM8NOTN11.00-18ZSTIJVE GEREEFDE ONDERZEILSKOELTEDIKKE REGENACHTIGE LUCHT0000000169143
1755-01-01T13:0046.55-16.271636.7MCC_20_781_0004VM8ZWTW46.00-17ZSTIJVE ONDERZEILSKOELTE0000000169144
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1755-01-04T13:0043.53-15.47289.3MCC_20_781_0005VM8ZZO34.00-17NOSTIJVE MARSZEILSKOELTE0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation169147
1755-01-05T13:0041.57-15.6716412.3MCC_20_781_0005VM8ZTW 1/2 W30.00-16ZZO-ZDUBBEL GEREEFDE MARSZEILSKOELTEREGEN0100000a trivial correction was made in this observation169148
1755-01-06T13:0040.33-16.351426.7MCC_20_781_0005VM8ZZW20.00-16ZZOGEMENE MARSZEILSKOELTEREGENACHTIG WEER0000000169149
1755-01-07T13:0039.28-16.92974.6MCC_20_781_0005VM8ZZW17.00-16ZO-OZOGEMENE BRAMZEILSKOELTE0000000169150
1755-01-08T13:0037.10-18.071009.3MCC_20_781_0006VM8ZZW35.50-13ONO-OZOGEREEFDE MARSZEILSKOELTEBUIJIGE LUCHT1000000169151
1755-01-09T13:0034.98-19.331004.0MCC_20_781_0006VM8ZZW 1/2 W33.00-13OZOSLAPPE BRAMZEILSKOELTE0000000169152
1755-01-10T13:0033.63-20.201224.6MCC_20_781_0006VM8ZZW 1/2 W23.00-13ZOGEMENE BRAMZEILSKOELTE0000000169153
1755-01-11T13:0032.38-20.38564.6MCC_20_781_0006VM8ZTW 1/2 W19.00-12ONOGEMENE BRAMZEILSKOELTEGOED WEER0000000169154
1755-01-12T13:0030.57-20.63564.6MCC_20_781_0006VM8Z28.00-12ONOBRAMZEILSKOELTE0000000169155
1755-01-13T13:0028.08-20.38562.6MCC_20_781_0007VM8Z25.50-12ONOSLAPPE KOELTE0000000169156
1755-01-14T13:0027.13-20.38124.6MCC_20_781_0007VM8Z46.00-11NNOGEMENE BRAMZEILSKOELTEMOOI WEER0000000169157
1755-01-15T13:0025.77-20.71124.6MCC_20_781_0007VM8Z30.50-11NNOGEMENE BRAMZEILSKOELTE0000000169158
1755-01-16T13:0022.55-20.79579.3MCC_20_781_0007VM8Z37.50-11ONOSTIJVE MARSZEILSKOELTEBUIJIG WEER1000000169159
1755-01-17T13:0020.22-20.878012.3MCC_20_781_0007VM8Z36.00-10OSTIJVE GEREEFDE MARSZEILSKOELTE0000000169160
1755-01-18T13:0017.38-20.953612.3MCC_20_781_0008VM8Z43.00-9NOSTIJVE GEREEFDE MARSZEILSKOELTE0000000169161
1755-01-19T13:0015.08-20.78599.3MCC_20_781_0008VM8Z35.00-9ONOSTIJVE MARSZEILSKOELTE0000000169162
1755-01-20T13:0012.30-20.43379.3MCC_20_781_0008VM8ZTO 1/4 O42.00-8NOGEREEFDE MARSZEILSKOELTE0000000169163
1755-01-21T13:0010.27-19.29376.7MCC_20_781_0008VM8ZZO 2/3 O36.00-8NOSTIJVE BRAMZEILSKOELTE0000000169164
1755-01-22T13:008.67-18.35602.6MCC_20_781_0009VM8ZOTZ27.50-8NNO-ONOLABBER EN STIL0000000169165
1755-01-23T13:008.27-17.473281.0MCC_20_781_0009VM8OZO16.00-10N-NNWKLEIN LUCHTJE0000000169166
1755-01-24T13:008.05-16.133282.6MCC_20_781_0009VM8OZO22.50-10NNWKLEIN LABBER LUCHTJE0000000169167
1755-01-25T13:007.50-14.763394.6MCC_20_781_0009VM8OZO23.50-10N-NTWMOEILIJKE BRAMZEILSKOELTE0000000169168
1755-01-26T13:007.22-12.843052.6MCC_20_781_0009VM8OTZ25.50-10NWLUCHTJE0000000169169
1755-01-27T13:006.98-12.02348MCC_20_781_0010ILO FARULO (?) (GIS)NVM8O 3/4 Z18.50-12N0000000169170
1755-01-28T13:006.48-11.50MCC_20_781_0010KAAP MONTEZOVM8ZO 1/2 O12.00-120000000169171
1755-01-29T00:00MCC_20_781_001010000000169172