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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 NARCISSUS cruise from Charlestown to St. Lucia started at 1782-12-20 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.750857, 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: 26.601000 * Median Longitude: -65.972000 * South-bound Latitude: 13.970000 * West-bound Longitude: -80.820000 * North-bound Latitude: 31.720000 * East-bound Longitude: -55.750000
Date/Time Start: 1782-12-20T17:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1783-01-29T16:00:00
Event(s):
Narcissus_17821220_NMM_ADM/L/N2B * Latitude Start: 31.830000 * Longitude Start: -77.920000 * Latitude End: 13.919600 * Longitude End: -59.438400 * Date/Time Start: 1782-12-20T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1783-01-29T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Narcissus (6th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Charlestown - St Lucia, 1st Observer: Edward Edwards (Captain), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 28G 429BM
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:
781 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)
1782-12-20T17:0031.72-80.553622.6FOLLY ISLANDN30E24S65W34.004VARIABLELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR WEATHER0000000172018
1782-12-21T17:0031.35-80.822079.3FOLLY ISLANDN31E32S29W26.004SBW, S, SSWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER0000000172019
1782-12-22T17:0031.30-80.783621.0ST AUGUSTINES23W29S43W4.004VARIABLEFRESH BREEZES, MIDDLE AND LATTER LIGHT BREEZES INCLINABLE TO CALMTHICK RAINY WEATHER0000000172020
1782-12-23T00:003152.6NORTH END OF AMILIA ISLANDNWBW4NWBW, NNWLIGHT BREEZESSOME RAINHAZY WEATHER0100000172021
1782-12-24T17:0029.95-79.82279.3ST JOHNSN67W33S67E101.004NBE, N, NNEFIRST PART MODERATE BREEZES, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH BREEZES WITH SQUALLSFIRST PART HAZY, CLOUDY WEATHER0000000172022
1782-12-25T17:0028.97-79.22949.3ST JOHNSN53W52S29E64.004NE, NEBE, EFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER0000000172023
1782-12-26T17:0029.58-78.7836219.0ST JOHNSN69W54N31E44.004VARIABLEFRESH GALESCLOUDY WEATHER0000000172024
1782-12-27T17:0029.18-77.58499.3ST JOHNSN68W75S70E67.004SBE, S, WNW, NEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER0000000172025
1782-12-28T17:0028.23-77.03489.3ST JOHNSN60W92S35E68.003NEBN, NEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER0000000172026
1782-12-29T17:0027.90-76.53829.3ST JOHNSN59W103S51E34.003NEBE, ENE, EBN, EFRESH BREEZESFAIR WEATHER0000000172027
1782-12-30T17:0029.05-76.45149ST JOHNSN71E116N4E66.003E, EBS, ESE, SE, SEBSFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH GALES, LATTER SQUALLYLATTER RAINFIRST AND MIDDLE CLOUDY WEATHER0100000172028
1782-12-31T17:0029.75-74.7720612.3ST JOHNSN82W149N65E75.003SBE-SSWSTRONG BREEZESCLOUDY0000000172029
1783-01-01T17:0029.85-73.503409.3ABACOS54W84N82E64.002SSW-NNWFRESH BREEZESRAINY WEATHER0100000172030
1783-01-02T17:0029.43-73.283626.7ABACOS60W83S33E27.002VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZESTHICK RAINY WEATHER0000000172031
1783-01-03T17:0028.97-72.203629.3ABACOS71W96S63E63.001VARIABLEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER0000000172032
1783-01-04T17:0028.33-71.651142.6ABACOS78W91S39E47.001NE, NEBE, ENE, ESEFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY WEATHER, MIDDLE AND LATTER LIGHT WINDSMIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS CLOUDY WEATHER0000000172033
1783-01-05T17:0029.20-70.002379.3BURMUDAN65E81N61E99.001SEBE-SWBWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER0000000172034
1783-01-06T17:0029.80-67.9824919.0BURMUDAN69E52N71E112.001WSW, SW, WSWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN0100000172035
1783-01-07T16:0029.90-65.9736222.6BURMUDAN30E29N87E107.00-1VARIABLESTRONG GALES AND SQUALLY WEATHERHEAVY SEA FROM THE WNW0000000172036
1783-01-08T16:0029.72-64.982921.0BURMUDAN29S74E53.00-1WNWLIGHT BREEZES INCLINABLE TO CALMHAZY WEATHER0000000172037
1783-01-09T16:0029.32-64.423621.0BURMUDAN16W39S52E36.00-1VARIABLELIGHT BREEZES INCLINABLE TO CALMHAZY WEATHER0000000172038
1783-01-10T16:0029.88-63.551579.3BURMUDAN24W31N52E56.00-1EBS-SSEFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYRAIN AT TIMES0100000172039
1783-01-11T16:0030.13-62.022006.7BURMUDAN69W52N84E79.00-3SBE, S, SSWMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER0000000172040
1783-01-12T16:0030.07-60.0326719.0BURMUDAN72W85S87E102.00-3S, SBW, SW, WFRESH GALESCLOUDY WEATHER0000000172041
1783-01-13T16:0029.62-58.503356.7BARBADOESS4W331S87E83.00-3W, NWBW, NNWFIRST PART MODERATE GALES WITH SQUALLS, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART HAZY, MIDDLE AND LATTER CLEAR WEATHER0000000172042
1783-01-14T16:0028.85-58.371106.7BARBADOESS5W316S9E47.00-3NNE, NEBE, EBN, ESEMODERATE BREEZESRAINCLOUDY0100000172043
1783-01-15T16:0028.72-57.771776.7BARBADOESS7E315S79E34.00-3SEBE-SMODERATE BREEZESRAINCLOUDY0100000172044
1783-01-16T16:0028.77-56.851762.6BARBADOESS10W318N86E48.00-4SBE-SLIGHT WINDSCLOUDY, HAZY WEATHER0000000172045
1783-01-17T16:0028.72-56.403621.0BARBADOESS12W319S82E24.00-4VARIABLEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS CLOUDY WEATHER0000000172046
1783-01-18T16:0027.37-56.071116.7BARBADOESS14W293S12E83.00-2E, EBS, ESEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER0000000172047
1783-01-19T16:0026.15-56.28996.7BARBADOESS15W269S9W73.00-2EBS, ESE, SEBE, ESE, EBSMODERATE BREEZESSWELL SET TO THE SWCLOUDY0000000172048
1783-01-20T16:0024.93-56.30886.7BARBADOESS16W246S73.00-2ESE-EMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER0000000172049
1783-01-21T16:0023.55-56.2088BARBADOESS19W221S4E83.00-2ESE-EMODERATE BREEZES, MIDDEL AND LATTER SQUALLYMIDDLE AND LATTER RAINFIRST PART CLOUDY0100000172050
1783-01-22T16:0022.27-56.28101BARBADOESS21W196S3W77.000E, EBSMODERATE BREEZES, MIDDEL AND LATTER SQUALLYMIDDLE AND LATTER RAINFIRST PART CLOUDY0100000172051
1783-01-23T16:0020.72-56.17909.3BARBADOESS25W169S4E93.000EBS, EFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY WEATHER0000000172052
1783-01-24T16:0018.73-55.75689.3BARBADOESS72W114S11E122.000E, ENE, EBN, ENEFRESH BREEZES WITH SQUALLS IN THE LATTER PARTRAIN IN THE LATTER PARTCLOUDY WEATHER0100000172053
1783-01-25T16:0016.93-55.83929.3ST LUCIAS58W114S2W107.002EBN, EFRESH BREEZES WITH SQUALLS IN THE LATTER PARTRAIN IN THE LATTER PARTCLOUDY WEATHER0100000172054
1783-01-26T16:0014.93-56.05709.3ST LUCIAS78W97S6W120.002EBN, EBS, ENEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER0000000172055
1783-01-27T16:0014.18-56.951039.3ST LUCIAS87W82S48W69.002ESE-EBSFRESH BREEZE AND SQUALLY WEATHERRAIN0100000172056
1783-01-28T16:0013.97-58.07939.3ST LUCIAW58S81W65.003EFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER0000000172057
1783-01-29T16:0014.05-59.13829.3ST LUCIAS88W39N86W65.003E-EBNFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER0000000172058