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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 NAMUR cruise from Portsmouth to Portsmouth started at 1757-02-01 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.750854, 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: 45.385600 * Median Longitude: -10.295200 * South-bound Latitude: 42.930000 * West-bound Longitude: -11.990000 * North-bound Latitude: 48.930000 * East-bound Longitude: -7.100000
Date/Time Start: 1757-02-01T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1757-03-04T13:00:00
Event(s):
Namur_17570201_NMM_ADM/L/N17 * Latitude Start: 50.750000 * Longitude Start: -0.980000 * Latitude End: 45.480000 * Longitude End: -11.990000 * Date/Time Start: 1757-02-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1757-03-04T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Namur (2nd Rate Frigate), Voyage: Portsmouth - Portsmouth (After Cruising Towards Finisterre), 1st Observer: Matthew Buckle (Captain), 2nd Observer: William Bennett (2nd Officer/Lieutenant), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 90G 1779BM
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 CommentCommentAny remark, found in the logbook on this particular day, about the ship, sails, rigging, etc.
12 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.
13 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.
14 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
15 Present weatherwwWeather description
16 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
17 ClearnessClearness
18 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
19 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
20 FogFog1 If fog was reported
21 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
22 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
23 HailHail1 If hail was reported
24 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
25 CommentComment
26 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
574 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 
Comment
(Any remark, found in the logb...)
12 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
13 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
14 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
15 
ww
(Weather description)
16 
Precip descr
17 
Clearness
18 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
19 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
20 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
21 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
22 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
23 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
24 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
25 
Comment
26 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1757-02-01T12:0048.93-7.10519.0LIZARDN51E32S51W97.00-18NNEFRESH GALESFAIR0000000171964
1757-02-02T13:0046.85-9.631176.7LIZARDN43:26E85S39:30W162.00-18E, ENE, SEMODERATEFAIR0000000171965
1757-02-03T13:0045.98-10.071286.7LIZARDN39E103S19W55.00-18ESE, SBE, SEBE, SBW, SE, SSE, SEBSMODERATE, 1AM LITTLE WINDFAIR0000000171966
1757-02-04T13:0046.38-9.4220122.6LIZARDN41E95N18E25.00-18SSW, SWBW, SW, SW1/2SMODERATE, AT 6 BRISK GALES, AT 7 STRONG GALESFAIR, AT 6 CLOUDY, 7 HAZY0000000171967
1757-02-05T13:0046.58-9.78230LIZARDNE1/2N91N22E13.00-18SWBS, WSWFIRST AND MIDDLE SOME RAIN0100000171968
1757-02-06T13:0046.98-10.4821819.0LIZARDN50E93N53W39.00-18WBS, WSW, SWBWAT NOON FRESH GALESAT NOON DIRTYFIRST AND MIDDLE SOME RAIN0100000171969
1757-02-07T13:0047.10-9.672306.7LIZARDN47E83N78E34.00-18WSWFRESH GALES, 2AM MODERATEHAZY, 2AM FAIR0000000171970
1757-02-08T13:0047.80-8.9327422.6LIZARDN50E67N36E51.00-19N, WNWSTRONG GALES AND HARD SQUALLS0000000171971
1757-02-09T13:0047.23-10.157219.0LIZARDNE1/2N87S55W60.00-18NWBW, NWBN, N, NBE, NE, NEBE, EFRESH GALES0000000171972
1757-02-10T13:0046.30-10.3811719.0LIZARDN44E101S10W57.00-18E, EBS, SEBS, SEFRESH GALES, 1/2 PAST 6 SQUALLY0000000171973
1757-02-11T13:0047.03-10.6516212.3LIZARDN51E93N14W45.00-18SBRISK GALESCLOUDY0000000171974
1757-02-12T13:0046.78-10.707219.0LIZARDN49E97S8W15.00-18SWBW, ESE, ELIGHT AIRS, THEN FRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000171975
1757-02-13T13:0044.07-10.32786.7LIZARDN32E137S1/2E164.00-18E, E1/2SMODERATECLOUDY0000000171976
1757-02-14T13:0043.42-10.45162LIZARDN29E149S3/4E40.00SUDDEN SQUALL SPLIT THE JIBB-18EBN, NEBE, ENE, S1 PM STRONG GALES0000000171977
1757-02-15T13:0043.18-10.387222.6LIZARDN29E152S12E14.00-18EBN, ESTRONG GALES0000000171978
1757-02-16T13:0043.50-10.82509.3LIZARDNNE3/4E149NW27.00-18E, EBN, ENEFRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000171979
1757-02-17T13:0045.45-10.2816219.0LIZARDN21E147S80E25.00-18EBN, EBS, SBE, SFRESH GALEZS0000000171980
1757-02-18T13:0043.18-9.431962.6LIZARDN32E160S66E40.00-18S, SBW, SWBSLIGHT BREEZESFINE0000000171981
1757-02-19T00:0043.40361CAPE FINISTERSE9S, CALM0000000171982
1757-02-20T00:0043.281580.0CAPE FINISTERS83E18N83W54.00W, SW, WSW, SSECALMFAIR0000000171983
1757-02-21T00:00169CAPE FINISTERSEBE1/2E7SBW, ESE, SSE, SBEFIRST PART MODERATEFIRST PART HAZY0000000171984
1757-02-22T00:00180CAPE FINISTERSE10SW, SE, NE, NBE, E, SFIRST PART MODERATE AND CALMFIRST PART HAZY0000000171985
1757-02-23T00:0043.38180CAPE FINISTERS72E12ESE, SSW, SFIRST PART MODERATEFIRST PART HAZY0000000171986
1757-02-24T00:002259.3CAPE FINISTERSSE12SBW, SSW, SWFRESH BREEZESFAIR0000000171987
1757-02-25T00:0043.672259.3CAPE FINISTERSW, SWBS, SWBW, SWFRESH BREEZESFAIR0000000171988
1757-02-26T13:0043.93-10.522079.3CAPE FINISTERS51E23N51W70.00-18SWBW, SWBS, SWFRESH BREEZESFAIR, AT 5 HAZY0000000171989
1757-02-27T13:0043.50-10.296119.0CAPE FINISTERS67E16S21E28.00-18SW, NNW, NEBE, EBNFRESH GALESTHICKTHICK HAZY WEATHER - 5AM HAZY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation171990
1757-02-28T13:0043.28-11.156112.3CAPE FINISTERS86E27S71W41.00-18ENE, EBNFRESH GALES, 11AM BRISK GALESTHICK HAZY WEATHER. 11AM CLOUDY0000000171991
1757-03-01T13:0042.93-11.6972CAPE FINISTERS79E36S42W35.00-18EBN, ENE, E1 PM FRESH GALES1PM HAZY0000000171992
1757-03-02T13:0043.93-11.55959.3CAPE FINISTERS66E36N1/2E20.00-18E, EBN, EBS, ESEFRESH BREEZES0000000171993
1757-03-03T13:0044.85-11.55616.7CAPE FINISTERSE47N55.00-18ESE, SEBE, EBS, E, EBNMODERATECLOUDY0000000171994
1757-03-04T13:0045.48-11.9972CAPE FINISTERS40E60N25W42.00-18EBN, EFRESHCLOSECLOUDY0000000171995