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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 MINERVA cruise from Gibraltar to Spithead started at 1782-10-21 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.750805, 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: 43.400217 * Median Longitude: -9.437174 * South-bound Latitude: 34.850000 * West-bound Longitude: -16.690000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.670000 * East-bound Longitude: -4.930000
Date/Time Start: 1782-10-21T13:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1782-12-05T12:00:00
Event(s):
Minerva_17821021_NMM_ADM/L/M158 * Latitude Start: 35.970000 * Longitude Start: -5.550000 * Latitude End: 50.680000 * Longitude End: -0.960000 * Date/Time Start: 1782-10-21T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1782-12-05T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Minerva (5th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Gibraltar - Spithead, 1st Observer: Thomas Pakenham (Captain), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 38G 928BM
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 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
14 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
15 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
16 ClearnessClearness
17 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
18 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
19 FogFog1 If fog was reported
20 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
21 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
22 HailHail1 If hail was reported
23 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
24 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
878 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 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
14 
Precip descr
15 
State sea descr
16 
Clearness
17 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
18 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
19 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
20 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
21 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
22 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
23 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
24 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1782-10-21T13:0034.93-8.13261.0CAPE SPARTELN66E40S60W80.00-19NBE-NELIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000169656
1782-10-22T13:0035.15-8.131161.0CAPE SPARTELN72E38N43.00-19NE-SELIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALM0000000169657
1782-10-23T13:0034.85-8.413191.0CAPE SPARTELN67E45S38W23.00-19SSE-NNWLIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000169658
1782-10-24T13:0035.10-9.33269.3CAPE SPARTELN77E57N71W47.00-19NEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS LIGHT AIRS, LATTER FRESH BREEZESFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS CLEAR0000000169659
1782-10-25T13:0035.10-10.99159.3CAPE SPARTELN81E79W66.00-19NEBNFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000169660
1782-10-26T13:0035.77-11.81719.3CAPE SPARTELS89E91N45W57.00-19NE-EFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000169661
1782-10-27T13:0036.53-12.46156.7CAPE SPARTELS81E103N35W56.00-19EBN-NEBNMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000169662
1782-10-28T13:0036.92-13.36616.7CAPE SPARTELS79E119N62W49.00-18NEBN-EBNMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000169663
1782-10-29T13:0037.32-14.18509.3CAPE SPARTELS77E133N56W47.00-18E-ENEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000169664
1782-10-30T13:0038.30-15.04486.7CAPE SPARTELS71E152N35W72.00-20E-ENEFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATE BREEZESMIDDLE AND LATTER SMALL RAINFIRST PART CLEAR0100000169665
1782-10-31T13:0039.62-16.06596.7CAPE SPARTELS59E185N31W92.00-20EBNMODERATE BREEZESFIRST AND LATTER PARTS CLEAR, MIDDLE HAZY0000000169666
1782-11-01T13:0041.00-16.69706.7CAPE SPARTELS58E198N19W88.00-20ENE, EFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH BREEZES, LATTER MODERATEFIRST AND LATTER PARTS CLEAR, MIDDLE HAZY0000000169667
1782-11-02T13:0040.95-16.642501.0CAPE SPARTELS46E198N37E4.00-20E-WLIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000169668
1782-11-03T13:0041.97-14.182509.3CAPE SPARTELS36E182N61E126.00-20WFRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000169669
1782-11-04T13:0043.25-12.763166.7CAPE SPARTELS31E187N39E99.00-22NNWFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATEHAZY0000000169670
1782-11-05T13:0043.30-11.343169.3CAPE SPARTELS27E177N87E62.00-22WBS, NNWFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000169671
1782-11-06T13:0043.32-10.583386.7CAPE SPARTELS26E171N8834.00-22NMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000169672
1782-11-07T13:0043.42-10.38916.7CAPE SPARTELS26E171N57E11.00-22NEBN, ESEMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000169673
1782-11-08T13:0044.37-8.791586.7CAPE SPARTELS17E181N50E89.00-22SE, SMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000169674
1782-11-09T13:0044.88-7.946822.6CAPE SPARTELS14E188N33E37.00-22S, EFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, MIDDLE AND LATTER STRONG GALESHAZY0000000169675
1782-11-10T13:0045.25-8.84686.7CAPE SPARTELS16E197N48W30.00-22EFIRST PART STRONG GALES, MIDDLE LIGHT AIRS, LATTER MODERATESMALL RAINMIDDLE HAZY, LATTER CLEAR0100000169676
1782-11-11T13:0045.17-9.9010.6CAPE FINISTERRES82E45S82E22.00-22W, NNELIGHT AIRS INCLINING TO CALMS0000000169677
1782-11-12T13:0045.52-9.70460.6CAPE FINISTERREN45E51N45E12.00-22ENEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE BREEZES, LATTER LIGHT AIRS INCLINING TO CALMSFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS CLEAR0000000169678
1782-11-13T13:0044.97-9.27571.0CAPE FINISTERRES84E41S84E17.00-22NE, EBNLIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000169679
1782-11-14T13:0045.70-8.771021.0CAPE ORTEGALN87E38N87E47.00-22EBS, SEBELIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000169680
1782-11-15T13:0046.67-8.581026.7CAPE ORTEGALN8E58N8E56.00-22SEBEFIRST AND LATTER PARTS MODERATE BREEZES, MIDDLE FRESH BREEZESFIRST AND LATTER PARTS CLEAR, MIDDLE CLOUDY0000000169681
1782-11-16T13:0046.18-8.553491.0CAPE ORTEGALS48S26.00-22NBELIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000169682
1782-11-17T13:0045.87-8.273419.0CAPE ORTEGALS5W42S32E22.00-22NE, NEBEFRESH BREEZES, LATTER FRESH GALESLATTER SWELL FROM ENECLOUDY0000000169683
1782-11-18T13:0045.53-7.633419.0CAPE ORTEGALS20W37S36E34.00-22NEBEFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000169684
1782-11-19T13:0044.87-7.9716.7CAPE ORTEGALS21W23S25E24.00-22NNEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000169685
1782-11-20T13:0044.53-7.97910.0CAPE ORTEGALS23W21S8.00-22NE, ESEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER CALMFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS SMALL RAINFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS HAZY0100000169686
1782-11-21T13:0044.75-7.68621.0CAPE ORTEGALS32W23N85E12.00-22NE, E1/2NLIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000169687
1782-11-22T13:0044.82-7.521136.7CAPE ORTEGALS35W26N53E9.00-22SEMODERATECLEAR0000000169688
1782-11-23T12:0045.25-7.1230522.6USHANTN23E71N23E31.00-21WBS, NWBNSTRONG GALESHAZY0000000169689
1782-11-24T12:0045.75-7.2322719.0USHANTN28E62N8W30.00-21WNW, WSWFIRST AND LATTER PARTS FRESH GALES, MIDDLE MODERATESWELL FROM NWFIRST PART CLOUDY, MIDDLE HAZY0000000169690
1782-11-25T12:0046.38-6.523176.7USHANTN25E45N41E46.00-21NWBN, NNWFIRST PART FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATEHEAVY SWELL FROM NWMIDDLE AND LATTER CLEAR0000000169691
1782-11-26T12:0045.73-7.4332819.0USHANTN30E64S44W54.00-21NWBN, NBWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, LATTER FRESH GALESLATTER RAIN0100000169692
1782-11-27T13:0046.35-7.9029319.0USHANTN42E59N25W44.00-22SW, NWFIRST PART MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST PART HAZY0000000169693
1782-11-28T12:0047.30-6.9224919.0USHANTN46E34N36E68.00-21NW, WFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY0000000169694
1782-11-29T12:0047.83-6.923049.3USHANTN61E23N32.00-22NWBW, NWBNFRESH BREEZESHEAVY SWELL FROM NWHAZY0000000169695
1782-11-30T13:0048.83-7.953379.3USHANTN50E10N36E73.00-23NNW, NFRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000169696
1782-12-01T12:0049.13-7.204619.0SCILLYN19E18N74W69.00-22NNE, ENEFRESH GALESHAZY0000000169697
1782-12-02T12:0049.63-5.321581.0LIZARDN2E8N67E80.00-22EBN, SLIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000169698
1782-12-03T12:0049.53-5.3211319.0LIZARDN1E10S6.00-22SBE, SEFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000169699
1782-12-04T12:0049.15-5.50919.3LIZARDN11E17S17W24.00-22SBE, ESEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000169700
1782-12-05T12:0049.67-4.931471.0LIZARDN31W8N36E38.00-22SEBE, SBEFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER LIGHT AIRSFIRST PART CLEAR, MIDDLE AND LATTER HAZY0000000169701