Not logged in
PANGAEA.
Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science

García-Herrera, Ricardo; Können, Gunther P; Wheeler, Dennis A; Prieto, Maria del Rosario; Jones, Philip D; Koek, Frits B (2010): Meteorological observations during NORTHUMBERLAND cruise from Canton to St. Helena started at 1768-01-12 [dataset]. British Library, London, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.750974, 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

Always quote citation above when using data! You can download the citation in several formats below.

RIS CitationBibTeX CitationShow MapGoogle Earth

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: -22.477115 * Median Longitude: 50.422115 * South-bound Latitude: -35.300000 * West-bound Longitude: -4.090000 * North-bound Latitude: -8.450000 * East-bound Longitude: 105.060000
Date/Time Start: 1768-01-12T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1768-03-04T12:00:00
Event(s):
Northumberland_17680112_BL_L/MAR/B/141D * Latitude Start: 20.800000 * Longitude Start: 114.790000 * Latitude End: -15.890000 * Longitude End: -5.750000 * Date/Time Start: 1768-01-12T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1768-03-04T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Northumberland, Voyage: Canton - St Helena, 1st Observer: John Milford (Captain), Company: EIC, Other ship information: 657BM
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
--1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances)
10 CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
11 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
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 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
18 ClearnessClearness
19 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
20 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
21 FogFog1 If fog was reported
22 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
23 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
24 HailHail1 If hail was reported
25 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
26 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
1047 data points

Data

Download dataset as tab-delimited text — use the following character encoding:


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)

-
(1 If position is considered t...)
10 
Course
(Course of the ship during the...)
11 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
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 
State sea descr
18 
Clearness
19 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
20 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
21 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
22 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
23 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
24 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
25 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
26 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1768-01-12T00:00293JAVA HEADE31WNW, NWBW, WNWSQUALLY BETWEEN 7 AND 9AMRAIN BETWEEN 7 AND 9AMCLOUDY1100000179674
1768-01-13T05:00-8.45104.78268JAVA HEADN15E33S15W100.00-2NWBW, WBN, WSW, WFREQUENT SQUALLSRAINLARGE CONFUSED SWELL0100000179675
1768-01-14T05:00-10.18104.86246JAVA HEADN6E67S1/4E104.00-2WBS, W, WSWFREQUENT SQUALLSRAINCONFUSED SWELL0100000179676
1768-01-15T05:00-11.67105.06246JAVA HEADN2E97S8E92.00-2WBS, WBN, WSW, WBN, WSWSQUALLSRAINSWELL AS BEFORECLOUDY0100000179677
1768-01-16T05:00-12.07104.841672.6JAVA HEADN4E105SSW1/2W27.00-2WBS, WSW, SWBW, SBELIGHT WINDS AND VARIABLERAIN AT 5PM AND 2AMHAZY0100000179678
1768-01-17T05:00-12.47103.041566.7JAVA HEADN21E120W13S110.00-2S, SSEPLEASANT BREEZESWATER PRETTY SMOOTHFAIR0000000179679
1768-01-18T05:00-12.82101.591326.7JAVA HEADN31E139WBS1/2S88.00-3SBE, SEBS, SEPLEASANT BREEZESSMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000179680
1768-01-19T05:00-13.18100.411432.6JAVA HEADN37E158WBS3/4S71.00-3SEBS, SSE, SE, SEBSLIGHT BREEZESFAIR0000000179681
1768-01-20T05:00-13.4098.4815515.4JAVA HEADN45E187W7S112.00-3SSEMODERATE GALESCLOUDY0000000179682
1768-01-21T06:00-14.0395.981559.3JAVA HEADN51E232W15S150.00-3SE, SSEA PLEASANT TRADEMOSTLY FAIR0000000179683
1768-01-22T06:00-14.3793.641219.3JAVA HEADN56E273W3/4S138.00-3SSE, SE, SEBEA PLEASANT GALESMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000179684
1768-01-23T06:00-14.7791.54133JAVA HEADN59E312WBS124.00-2SEBS, SEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS PLEASANT GALES, LATTER VERY UNCERTAINLATTER SHOWERSFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FAIR1000000179685
1768-01-24T06:00-15.1888.831119.3JAVA HEADN62E357W10S146.00-2SE, ESEA PLEASANT GALESMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000179686
1768-01-25T06:00-15.7886.071119.3JAVA HEADN64E405WBS1/4S147.00-2ESE, SE, ESEA PLEASANT GALESMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000179687
1768-01-26T06:00-16.2783.271339.3JAVA HEADN65E454W12S148.00-2SEBE, ESE, SEA PLEASANT TRADESMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000179688
1768-01-27T07:00-17.0080.371219.3JAVA HEADN66E506W16S157.00-3SE, SEBE,A PLEASANT GALESMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000179689
1768-01-28T07:00-17.8777.521089.3JAVA HEADN67E557W20S155.00-5SEBE, ESEPLEASANT GALESSMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000179690
1768-01-29T07:00-18.8274.701299.3JAVA HEADN67E609W21S154.00-6ESE, EBS, SEPLEASANT GALESSMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000179691
1768-01-30T07:00-19.8371.798212.3JAVA HEADN67E663WSW160.00-8ESE, EBS, SEBE, EBRISK BREEZES ATTENDED WITH SQUALLSRAINWATER SMOOTHHAZY0100000179692
1768-01-31T07:00-20.8068.81939.3JAVA HEADN67E717W21S162.00-8SEBE, EBS,A PLEASANT GALESMOOTH WATERHAZY0000000179693
1768-02-01T08:00-21.9865.841039.3JAVA HEADN67E772WSW1/4S167.00-10EBS, ESE,A PLEASANT GALESMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000179694
1768-02-02T08:00-22.7063.411119.3JAVA HEADN67E814WBS3/4S127.00-13EBS, ESE, SEBEFIRST AND LATTER PARTS PLEASANT GALES, MIDDLE SQUALLSMIDDLE RAINFIRST AND LATTER PARTS HAZY0100000179695
1768-02-03T08:00-23.7859.94119JAVA HEADN67E876S70W187.00-16SEBE, SEBS, SEA BRAVE FRESH GALEFOLLOWING SWELLFAIR0000000179696
1768-02-04T08:00-24.8056.7910619.0JAVA HEADN67E932WSW169.00-18SE, ESE, SE, SEBEA FRESH GALEIRREGULAR SWELLFAIR0000000179697
1768-02-05T08:00-25.7254.021069.3JAVA HEADN67E981S68W145.00-18SEBEA PLEASANT GALECONFUSED SWELLFAIR0000000179698
1768-02-06T09:00-26.5251.19929.3JAVA HEADN67E1029WBS3/4S146.00-21ESE, EBS, ESEA PLEASANT GALESWELLFAIR0000000179699
1768-02-07T09:00-27.3548.73929.3JAVA HEADN67E1072S66W127.00-21ESE, SE, SEBE, ESEPLEASANT GALESTOLERABLESMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000179700
1768-02-08T09:00-28.0546.56656.7JAVA HEADN67E1108WSW108.00-25ESE, SE, EPLEASANT BREEZESSMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000179701
1768-02-09T09:00-29.2543.586519.0JAVA HEADN67E1159S63W160.00-25E, EBS, EA FRESH GALEFOLLOWING SWELLHAZY0000000179702
1768-02-10T09:00-30.3739.826519.0JAVA HEADN67E1223S70W193.00-25EFRESH GALESLATTERLY VERY LARGE SEAHAZY0000000179703
1768-02-11T10:00-31.1036.4135822.6JAVA HEADN68E1277S74W159.00-25EBN, NEBE, ENE, NNE,STRONG GALES WITH FREQUENT SQUALLS WHICH IN THE MORNING BLEW VERY HARDVERY HIGH SEA0000000179704
1768-02-12T10:00-31.6336.562346.7JAVA HEADN67E1273SEBS39.00-25WSW, SW, SBW, WBSHARD GALES BECOMING MORE MODERATE TOWARDS NOONVERY LARGE SEA0000000179705
1768-02-13T10:00-31.7334.7014415.4JAVA HEADN68E1300W4S80.00-25SWBW, SW, SBW, SBEMODERATE GALESSWELL CONTINUING NOT SO LARGE AS BEFOREMOSTLY HAZY0000000179706
1768-02-14T10:00-32.4031.793116.3JAVA HEADN68E1347S74W138.00-25SE, ESE, E, NEBEAN INCREASING GALEFAIR0000000179707
1768-02-15T10:00-32.7228.8818915.4JAVA HEADN68E1393W3/4S135.00-25NEBE, WSW, SWBSA STEADY GALE TILL MIDNIGHT THEN MODERATE GALESSMOOTH WATER THEN IRREGULAR SWELL0000000179708
1768-02-16T10:00-33.6028.001102.6JAVA HEADN68E1413WBS58.00-25SWBS, SSW, S, SELIGHT WINDSLARGE SWELL FROM SWCLOUDY AND GLOOMY0000000179709
1768-02-17T10:00-34.9526.282252.6JAVA HEADN67E1432S25W103.00-23SE, ESE, EBN, WSWLIGHT BREEZESLARGE SW SWELLHAZY0000000179710
1768-02-18T10:00-35.2325.001356.7JAVA HEADN67E1454S73W58.00-23WBS, NWBW, NW, S, SSEMODERATESMOOTH WATER, TOWARDS MORNING A LARGE WESTERN SWELLFAIR, TOWARDS MORNING CLOUDY0000000179711
1768-02-19T11:00-35.3021.14809.3JAVA HEADN68E1514W2S75.00-21SE, ESE, EBSA PLEASANT GALEPRETTY SMOOTH WATERHAZY0000000179712
1768-02-20T11:00-34.7219.0021515.4JAVA HEADN69E1546N69W98.00-21EBS, NNW, WSW, SWBWMODERATE GALESSMOOTH WATERHAZY CLOUDY WEATHER0000000179713
1768-02-21T11:00-33.0715.441729.3TABLE LANDS66E54N66W162.00-19SW, SBWA PLEASANT GALESMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000179714
1768-02-22T11:00-31.3713.762066.7TABLE LANDS55E95N42W129.00-19S, SBE, SSW, SWPLEASANT BREEZESSMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000179715
1768-02-23T11:00-30.2812.712621.0TABLE LANDS52E123N40W82.00-19SSW, SW, S, WBNLIGHT AIRSVERY SMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000179716
1768-02-24T11:00-27.7810.54152TABLE LANDS47E184N37W188.00-17WBN, S, SBE,A BRAVE FRESH GALEWATER PRETTY SMOOTHFAIR0000000179717
1768-02-25T11:00-25.428.2814019.0TABLE LANDS45E247N41W187.00-18SSEA FRESH GALEFOLLOWING SWELLFAIR0000000179718
1768-02-26T12:00-23.336.431439.3TABLE LANDS44E300N39W161.00-15SSEA PLEASANT GALESMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000179719
1768-02-27T12:00-21.524.881426.7TABLE LANDS44E346N38W138.00-16SSEPLEASANT BREEZESFOLLOWING SWELLFAIR0000000179720
1768-02-28T12:00-19.783.161426.7TABLE LANDS43E394N43W141.00-16SSEPLEASANT BREEZESSMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000179721
1768-02-29T12:00-18.381.541326.7TABLE LANDS44E434N48W125.00-14SSE, SEBSPLEASANT BREEZESSMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000179722
1768-03-01T12:00-17.170.081312.6TABLE LANDS44E471N48W110.00-15SEBSLIGHT BREEZESSMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000179723
1768-03-02T12:00-16.03-1.211312.6TABLE LANDS45E505N48W100.00-15SEBSLIGHT BREEZESSMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000179724
1768-03-03T12:00-15.82-2.791452.6TABLE LANDS46E528N82W92.00-13SEBS, SSELIGHT WINDSSMOOTH WATERCLOUDY0000000179725
1768-03-04T12:00-16.00-4.091002.6ST HELENAW1/2N9N82W76.00-13SSE, ESELIGHT BREEZESSMOOTH WATERPM CLOUDY, AM FAIR0000000179726