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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 NORTHUMBERLAND cruise from Table Bay to Lisbon started at 1775-12-17 [dataset]. British Library, London, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.750980, 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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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: 9.460933 * Median Longitude: -18.585333 * South-bound Latitude: -32.730000 * West-bound Longitude: -38.650000 * North-bound Latitude: 45.770000 * East-bound Longitude: 16.620000
Date/Time Start: 1775-12-17T11:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1776-03-10T00:00:00
Event(s):
Northumberland_17751217_BL_L/MAR/B/141F * Latitude Start: -34.430000 * Longitude Start: 16.950000 * Latitude End: 38.530000 * Longitude End: -9.740000 * Date/Time Start: 1775-12-17T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1776-03-10T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Northumberland, Voyage: Table Bay - Lisbon, 1st Observer: James Rees (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
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 Present weatherwwWeather description
15 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
16 State of the sea descriptionState sea 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:
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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...)

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 
ww
(Weather description)
15 
Precip descr
16 
State sea 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
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ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1775-12-17T11:00-32.7316.6218419.0TABLE LANDS50E41N63W90.00-19SSE, SWBS, SSWFRESH GALESLARGE SWELL FROM W FIRST PART, LATTER MORE SMOOTHCLOUDY0000000180260
1775-12-18T11:00-31.5315.282286.1TABLE LANDS47E74N48W91.00-20WSW, SSW, WSWMODERATE BREEZES DECREASING IN LATTER PARTFAIR0000000180261
1775-12-19T11:00-30.1814.13250TABLE LANDS43E107N43W86.00-20SWBS, WNW, WSMOOTH WATERFIRST PART FAIR, LATTER CLOUDY0000000180262
1775-12-20T11:00-28.6712.671386.7TABLE LANDS43E143N47W105.00-20WBN, WBS, SSW, SBE, SSEMODERATE BREEZESSOME DRIZZLING RAINMOSTLY CLOUDY0100000180263
1775-12-21T11:00-27.0210.851629.3TABLE LANDS43E192N47W131.00-18SEBS, SBE, SSE, SSTEADY BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHER0000000180264
1775-12-22T11:00-25.629.221626.7TABLE LANDS44E233N46W123.00-18SPLEASANT BREEZESFAIR0000000180265
1775-12-23T11:00-24.578.221282.6TABLE LANDS43E261N45W77.00-18S, SWBW, SSE, SEBSLIGHT WINDSSMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000180266
1775-12-24T12:00-23.577.051192.6TABLE LANDS44E290N47W88.00-16SW, SSW, SSE, SEBS, SELIGHT WINDSFAIR0000000180267
1775-12-25T12:00-22.475.731636.7TABLE LANDS44E323N51W94.00-17SEBS, SBE, SWBS, SSW, SLIGHT TRADE WINDSPLEASANT WEATHER0000000180268
1775-12-26T12:00-21.574.451296.7TABLE LANDS45E354N50W93.00-17SBE, S, SSE, SEBSLIGHT TRADESFAIR0000000180269
1775-12-27T12:00-20.853.331182.6TABLE LANDS45E373N55W76.00-17SEBE, S, SELIGHT WINDSCLOUDY0000000180270
1775-12-28T12:00-20.032.231656.7TABLE LANDS45E403N55W76.00-15SE, SLIGHT TRADESFAIR0000000180271
1775-12-29T12:00-19.001.071312.6TABLE LANDS46E433N49W89.00-15SEBSLIGHT BREEZESMIDDLE SOME SHOWERSFIRST AND LATTER PARTS FAIR, MIDDLE CLOUDY1000000180272
1775-12-30T12:00-17.80-0.2013112.3TABLE LANDS46E467N45W102.00-15SEBSMODERATE STEADY TRADESFAIR0000000180273
1775-12-31T12:00-16.63-1.681309.3TABLE LANDS46E503N48W114.00-16SEBSPLEASANT TRADESFAIR0000000180274
1776-01-10T12:00-14.97-7.321216.7ST HELENAS56E35N57W80.00-14ESE, SE, SEBE, SELIGHT TRADESFAIR0000000180275
1776-01-11T13:00-14.17-8.431026.7ST HELENAS55E63N57W77.00-11SEBE, SEBS, SE, ESELIGHT TRADESCLOUDY GLOOMY WEATHER IN LATTER PART0000000180276
1776-01-12T13:00-13.42-9.50102ST HELENAS55E89N57W74.00-11SEBE, SE, SSE, ESEHEAVY CLOUDY WEATHER0000000180277
1776-01-13T13:00-12.72-10.45113ST HELENAS55E112N56W67.00-11ESE, SE, SEBECLOUDY0000000180278
1776-01-14T13:00-11.77-11.77123ST HELENAS55E144N56W93.00-12ESE, SEFAIR0000000180279
1776-01-15T13:00-10.83-13.271039.3ST HELENAS55E179N55W107.00-10ESE, SE, ESEMODERATE TRADESCLOSE0000000180280
1776-01-16T13:00-9.68-14.731259.3ST HELENAS55E216N55W107.00-10SEBE, SEMODERATE TRADESCLOUDY0000000180281
1776-01-17T13:00-8.68-16.10125ST HELENAS54E274N55W100.00-10SECLOUDY0000000180282
1776-01-18T13:00-7.87-17.121486.7ST HELENAN54E306N54W75.00-10SEBS, SE, SSELIGHT TRADESFAIR0000000180283
1776-01-19T13:00-6.50-17.9782ST HELENAS49E324N34W95.00-8SEBS, SE, EFAIR0000000180284
1776-01-20T13:00-5.52-18.28127ST HELENAS47E348N19W60.00-8E, ESE, SEFIRST PART FAIR, LATTER CLOUDY0000000180285
1776-01-21T13:00-4.18-18.731509.3ST HELENAS45E373N19W84.00-8ESE, SSEMODERATE TRADESFAIR0000000180286
1776-01-22T13:00-2.78-19.121839.3ST HELENAS43E394N19W71.00-8SBE, SSE, SBWMODERATE TRADESFAIR0000000180287
1776-01-23T13:00-1.77-19.451602.6ST HELENAS43E400N18W65.00-9SBELIGHT BREEZESCLOSESWELL FROM N0000000180288
1776-01-24T13:00-1.42-19.60811.0ST HELENAS43E407N18W29.00-9SSE, E, ESE, ELIGHT AIRSCONFUSED SWELL FROM NE0000000180289
1776-01-25T13:00-1.08-19.771151.0ST HELENAS43E443N20W28.00-9ESE, SSE, CALM, SEBELIGHT AIRS AND CALMSHEAVY SHOWERS OF RAIN IN LATTER PARTCLOUDY1100000180290
1776-01-26T13:000.67-20.43929.3ST HELENAS39E473N20W147.00-9SEBE, E, EBS,FRESH BREEZES WITH FREQUENT SQUALLSFREQUENT SHOWERSSWELL FROM N1000000180291
1776-01-27T13:002.43-20.871046.7ST HELENAS38E483N18W83.00-9EBN, SE, NE, ESEPLEASANT BREEZESSWELL FROM NFAIR0000000180292
1776-01-28T13:003.07-21.15466.7ST HELENAS39E508N45W27.00-10ESE, CALM, N, NNE, NEBELIGHT AIRS AND CALMS, LATTER MODERATE BREEZESFIRST PART FAIR, MIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDYMIDDLE AND LATTER SOME HEAVY RAIN0100000180293
1776-01-29T13:003.77-22.0035ST HELENAS40E528N50W67.00-10NE, NBE, NEBN, NEMODERATE PLEASANT WEATHERSWELL FROM NNE0000000180294
1776-01-30T14:004.27-22.97353ST HELENAS42E557N60W68.00-7NEBN, NBE, NNE, N0000000180295
1776-01-31T14:004.73-24.38166.7ST HELENAS43E582N71W90.00-7NNE, N, NBE, NNEMODERATE BREEZESHAZY0000000180296
1776-02-01T14:005.18-25.88412.3ST HELENAS45E616N71W96.00-7N, NNE, NBEFRESH TRADESCLOSECLOUDY0000000180297
1776-02-02T14:005.97-27.183812.3ST HELENAS44E642N57W94.00-7NNE, NEBN, NEFRESH TRADESCLOSECLOUDY0000000180298
1776-02-03T14:007.17-28.12299.3ST HELENAS44E677N40W89.00-5NE, NEBN, NNE, NEBNMODERATE TRADESCLOSE0000000180299
1776-02-04T14:008.58-29.432812.3ST HELENAS44E678N41W121.00-6NE, NEBN, NE, NEBNFRESH TRADESCLOSEHAZY0000000180300
1776-02-05T14:0010.13-30.933912.3ST HELENAS44E722N43W130.00-6NEBN, NE, NEBN, NEFRESH TRADESCLOUDY0000000180301
1776-02-06T14:0011.83-32.082812.3ST HELENAS43E762N35W118.00-6NE, NEBN, NNE, NEBNFRESH TRADESCLOUDY0000000180302
1776-02-07T14:0013.58-32.78299.3ST HELENAS42E797N23W105.00-5NE, NEBE, ENE, NEBNMODERATE TRADESSMOOTH WATERCLOUDY0000000180303
1776-02-08T14:0015.43-33.52409.3ST HELENAS41E835N21W118.00-5ENE, NEBE, ENE, NEPLEASANT TRADESSMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000180304
1776-02-09T14:0017.35-34.584012.3ST HELENAS40E878S28W132.00-5NEBE, NNE, NEBN, NEFRESH TRADES WITH SOME SQUALLSSOME RAINCLOUDY0100000180305
1776-02-10T14:0019.67-35.855012.3ST HELENAS40E927N27W159.00-6NEBE, NE, NEBEFRESH TRADESSEA FROM NEFAIR0000000180306
1776-02-11T14:0021.92-36.655012.3ST HELENAS39E971N18W146.00-6NE, NEBE, ENE, NEBEFRESH TRADESSEA FROM NEFAIR0000000180307
1776-02-12T14:0023.97-36.883712.3ST HELENAS37E1005N6W123.00-8EBN, NEBE, ENE, NEFRESH TRADESSMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000180308
1776-02-13T14:0024.88-36.8060ST HELENAS37E1018N3E100.00-8EBN, NEBE, EBN, ENEPLEASANT WEATHERSMOOTH WATER, SOME RIPPLINGS0000000180309
1776-02-14T14:0027.23-36.80486.7ST HELENAS35E1044N77.00-8EBN, ENE, NE, NEBEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000180310
1776-02-15T14:0028.57-37.3769ST HELENAS34E1081N20W92.00-10EBN, ENE, NEBE, EBNPLEASANT WEATHERSMOOTH WATER0000000180311
1776-02-16T15:0029.87-38.1471ST HELENAS34E1104N15W92.00-8NNE, NE, ENE, EBNUNSETTLED WINDSUNSETTLEDLARGE SWELL FROM N0000000180312
1776-02-17T15:0031.67-38.49105ST HELENAS33E1136N100.00-8EBN, E, ESEPLEASANT WEATHERSWELL FALLEN0000000180313
1776-02-18T15:0032.83-38.441132.6ST HELENAS32E1149N14E81.00-11ESE, SEBELIGHT WINDSPLEASANT WEATHERSMOOTH WATER0000000180314
1776-02-19T15:0034.50-38.36169ST HELENAS30E1172N12E104.00-11SE, SSE, SW, SPLEASANT WEATHERSMOOTH WATER0000000180315
1776-02-20T15:0036.08-38.05214ST HELENAS29E1192N19E103.00-11SSW, SWBS, SWMODERATE WINDS, LATTER SQUALLY AND VARIABLERAINLARGE SWELL FROM NWCLOUDY0100000180316
1776-02-21T15:0037.17-38.65906.7ST HELENAS29E1214N14W57.00-11ENE, EBN, EBS,FIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH GALES, LATTER MODERATEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS DRIZZLING RAINLARGE SWELL FROM NLATTER FAIR0100000180317
1776-02-22T14:0039.28-37.2717619.0ST HELENAS26E1233N33E151.00-15S, SBWSTEADY FRESH GALESPLEASANT WEATHERCONFUSED SEA0000000180318
1776-02-23T14:0041.33-35.2221012.3ST HELENAS23E1247N42E165.00-15SBW, SWSTEADY GALESPLEASANT WEATHERFOLLOWING SWELL0000000180319
1776-02-24T14:0042.87-32.8722912.3ST HELENAS22E1267N55E144.00-19WSW, W, WSWSTEADY GALESDRIZZLING RAINSMOOTH WATERCLOUDY THICK WEATHER0100000180320
1776-02-25T14:0044.82-30.17295ST HELENAN52E167.00-20WSW, W, NW0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation180321
1776-02-26T14:0045.43-28.3827327.4ST HELENAN62E104.00-20WNWVERY HARD GALES WITH EXCESSIVE HEAVY AND FREQUENT SQUALLSEXCEEDING HIGH SEA0000000180322
1776-02-27T14:0045.15-27.913066.7ST HELENAS31E19.00-20VARIABLE, NWBNFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS EXCESSIVE HEAVY GALES AND VERY HARD SQUALLS, 7AM MODERATINGVERY HIGH SEA0000000180323
1776-02-28T14:0045.77-27.212056.7ST HELENAN63E59.00-20WSW, NW, ESE, SWFIRST AND LATTER PARTS MODERATE, MIDDLE SQUALLYFIRST AND LATTER PARTS DRIZZLING RAIN0100000180324
1776-02-29T14:0044.53-26.15482.6ST HELENAS45E87.00-20SWBS, EBN, NEBE, ENEFIRST AND LATTER PARTS LIGHT WINDS, MIDDLE FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYCONFUSED SWELLS FROM NE0000000180325
1776-03-01T14:0044.35-25.151839.3S79E62.00-20NEBE, S, SSWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS LIGHT AIRS, LATTER FRESH BREEZESLATTER DRIZZLING RAINFIRST PART CONFUSED SWELL, LATTER MORE SMOOTHLATTER HAZY0100000180326
1776-03-02T14:0044.12-23.0221619.0S72E113.00-20SWBS, W, SW, SWBWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESLATTER DRIZZLING RAINSMOOTH WATERLATTER HAZY0100000180327
1776-03-03T13:0043.45-20.512832.6S73E131.00-21WSW, NW, NWBWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH GALES, LATTER LIGHT BREEZESFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS THICKFIRST PART SMOOTH WATER, LATTER SWELL FROM WNWLATTER FAIR0000000180328
1776-03-04T13:0043.50-19.461482.6N87E62.00-21NWBN, SSW, S, SBELIGHT BREEZESTHICKDRIZZLING RAINSWELL FROM WNW0100000180329
1776-03-05T13:0043.42-17.781936.7S82E91.00-21SBE, SWBSMODERATETHICKDRIZZLING RAINSMOOTH WATER0100000180330
1776-03-06T13:0043.35-15.701826.7S89E108.00-21SSWMODERATETHICKDRIZZLING RAINSMOOTH WATER0100000180331
1776-03-07T13:0043.25-13.502046.7S82E113.00-21SW, SSW, SWMODERATEHAZY0000000180332
1776-03-08T13:0041.90-12.5831919.0S41E108.00-19NW, VARIABLE, NNWFRESH GALESFIRST PART THICK DIRTY WEATHER, MIDDLE AND LATTER0000000180333
1776-03-09T13:0040.13-11.602846.7CAPE MONDAGOES6S26E116.00-20NW, NBW, NWBWMODERATELARGE SWELL FROM NWFAIR0000000180334
1776-03-10T00:0039.17232.6CAPE ROXANTS4WNW, NW, N, NNELIGHT BREEZESLARGE SWELL FROM NWFAIR0000000180335