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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 NYMPHE cruise from Cape Verde to Simons Bay started at 1779-05-13 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.750985, 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: -14.715789 * Median Longitude: -15.041053 * South-bound Latitude: -35.430000 * West-bound Longitude: -29.980000 * North-bound Latitude: 12.070000 * East-bound Longitude: 18.000000
Date/Time Start: 1779-05-13T13:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1779-07-28T11:00:00
Event(s):
Nymphe_17790513_NMM_ADM/L/N210 * Latitude Start: 12.070000 * Longitude Start: -18.080000 * Latitude End: -33.380000 * Longitude End: 17.270000 * Date/Time Start: 1779-05-13T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1779-07-28T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Nymphe (Sloop), Voyage: Cape Verde (Dakar) - Simons Bay, 1st Observer: Jonathan Blankett (Captain), 2nd Observer: Peter Kelly (2nd Officer/Lieutenant), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 14G 300BM
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 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 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
1436 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)

-
(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 
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 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1779-05-13T13:0012.07-18.081219.0CAPE VERDENNE53SSW159.00-11NNEFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000180401
1779-05-14T13:0010.73-17.763496.7CAPE VERDEN10E76S1/4E93.00-11NE, E, NMODERATEHAZY, AM CLOUDY0010000180402
1779-05-15T13:009.37-17.563626.7CAPE VERDENBE107S3/4E78.00-11VARIABLEMODERATECLOUDY0000000180403
1779-05-16T13:008.82-17.503621.0CAPE VERDEN118SBE1/4E39.00-11VARIABLELIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000180404
1779-05-17T13:008.18-17.563622.6CAPE VERDEN131S1/2E40.00-11VARIABLELIGHT BREEZEST + LSHOWERS OF RAINCLOUDY1100100180405
1779-05-18T13:007.83-17.643620.0CAPE VERDEN138S28E24.00-11VARIABLEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS LIGHT AIRS, LATTER CALMLATTER THUNDER AND LIGHTNINGLATTER SHOWERS OF RAINCLOUDY1100100180406
1779-05-19T13:007.55-17.72342.6CAPE VERDEN143S1/2E24.00-11NELITTLE WINDCLOUDY0000000180407
1779-05-20T13:007.33-17.831036.7CAPE VERDEN147SSW1/2W26.00-10ESEFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS THUNDER AND LIGHTNINGSHOWERS OF RAINLATTER CLOUDY1100100180408
1779-05-21T13:007.25-17.953621.0CAPE VERDEN151S15.00-10VARIABLELIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000180409
1779-05-22T13:007.03-17.973622.6CAPE VERDEN12W148NE10.00-10VARIABLELITTLE WINDS AND VARIABLET + LRAIN0100100180410
1779-05-23T13:007.03-18.091.0CAPE VERDEN12W148-10LIGHT AIRS AND CALMS0000000180411
1779-05-24T13:007.22-18.20CAPE VERDEN12W149-10VARIABLE0000000180412
1779-05-25T13:006.80-18.283621.0CAPE VERDEN1/2W159S21.00-10VARIABLELIGHT AIRS FIRST AND LATTER PARTS, MIDDLE CALMCLOUDY0000000180413
1779-05-26T13:006.63-18.371.0CAPE VERDENW162S1/2E9.00-10LIGHT AIRS AND CALMS0000000180414
1779-05-27T13:006.38-18.533621.0CAPE VERDENW167SBW15.00-10VARIABLELIGHT AIRS AND CALMS0000000180415
1779-05-28T13:005.88-18.86362CAPE VERDEN176SSW33.00-10VARIABLEVARIABLEUNCERTAINSHOWERS OF RAIN1100000180416
1779-05-29T13:005.82-19.313622.6CAPE VERDEN177WBS21.00-10VARIABLELIGHT BREEZESFREQUENT SHOWERS OF RAINCLOUDY1100000180417
1779-05-30T13:005.45-18.873626.7CAPE VERDENW187SEBE40.00-10VARIABLEMODERATET + LRAINCLOUDY0100100180418
1779-05-31T13:005.87-18.771706.7CAPE VERDEN2W182SSE1/2E16.00-10SMODERATESMALL RAIN0100000180419
1779-06-01T13:005.68-19.612386.7CAPE VERDENE182WBS45.00-10S-WSWMODERATECLOUDY0000000180420
1779-06-02T13:004.87-19.24362CAPE VERDEN197SE1/2S47.00-10VARIABLEVARIABLESHOWERS OF RAIN1100000180421
1779-06-03T13:004.50-19.131489.3CAPE VERDEWBS56.00-10SSW, SSEFRESH BREEZESSMALL RAINCLOUDY0100000180422
1779-06-04T13:003.62-20.112156.7CAPE VERDEN222SWBW70.00-10SWMODERATECLOUDY0000000180423
1779-06-05T13:002.50-21.231499.3CAPE VERDEN1/2E244SW1/2S90.00-9SSEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000180424
1779-06-06T13:001.10-21.751269.3CAPE VERDEN3/4E272SSW88.00-9SEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000180425
1779-06-07T13:00-0.07-21.876.7CAPE VERDEN3/4E296S45.00-9MODERATECLOUDY0000000180426
1779-06-08T13:00-0.80-21.981266.7CAPE VERDENBE310S47.00-9SEMODERATECLEAR0000000180427
1779-06-09T13:00-1.60-22.261376.7CAPE VERDENBE326SBW56.00-9SEBSMODERATECLEAR0000000180428
1779-06-10T14:00-2.80-22.951079.3CAPE VERDENBE357SSW70.00-6ESEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000180429
1779-06-11T14:00-4.13-23.68129CAPE VERDEN16E394S27W90.00-6SEFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, MIDDLE AND LATTER SQUALLYMIDDLE AND LATTER SHOWERS OF RAINCLEAR1100000180430
1779-06-12T14:00-5.58-24.6112919.0CAPE VERDENBE414S29W88.00-6SEFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000180431
1779-06-13T14:00-7.10-25.35129CAPE VERDENBE447SSW70.00-6SEFRESH GALES, LATTER SQUALLYSHOWERS OF RAIN1100000180432
1779-06-14T14:00-8.45-26.021309.3CAPE VERDENBE474SSW43.00-5SEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000180433
1779-06-15T14:00-9.83-26.641309.3CAPE VERDENBE497S21W50.00-5SEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000180434
1779-06-16T14:00-11.22-27.6213322.6CAPE VERDEN15E529S31W78.00-2SESTRONG GALESSHOWERS OF RAINHAZY1100000180435
1779-06-17T14:00-12.73-28.7413419.0CAPE VERDEN15E567SWBS90.00-1SEFRESH GALESCLEAR0000000180436
1779-06-18T14:00-14.17-29.3013415.4CAPE VERDEN15E600SBW100.00-1SEMODERATE GALESCLEAR0000000180437
1779-06-19T14:00-15.75-29.4113419.0CAPE VERDESBW1/2W636S100.00-1SEFRESH GALESCLEAR0000000180438
1779-06-20T14:00-17.27-29.2013415.4CAPE VERDEN15E666SBE90.00-1SEMODERATE GALESCLEAR0000000180439
1779-06-21T14:00-18.83-29.0013519.0CAPE VERDEN12E697SBE89.000SEFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000180440
1779-06-22T00:00-20.52362TRINIDADEW1/2N597.00EBN, ESE, VARIABLESTRONG BREEZES, NOON SQUALLYNOON RAINCLEAR0100000180441
1779-06-23T14:00-21.52-29.98686.7SEBS120.000NE, ENEMODERATECLOUDY0000000180442
1779-06-24T14:00-22.20-29.981132.6CAPE BONA ESPERANCES74E920S90.000ESELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000180443
1779-06-25T14:00-23.73-29.671149.3CAPE BONA ESPERANCEN74E911SBE96.001ESEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000180444
1779-06-26T14:00-25.15-29.021149.3SSE93.001ESEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000180445
1779-06-27T14:00-26.75-27.87466.7SEBS96.001ENE, NEMODERATECLOUDY0000000180446
1779-06-28T14:00-28.12-26.356819.0SW81.000ENEFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000180447
1779-06-29T14:00-29.13-24.156819.0ESE1/2S67.000ENEFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000180448
1779-06-30T13:00-30.08-21.4836222.6ESE41.00-3VARIABLESTRONG GALES AND SQUALLYSHOWERS OF RAIN1100000180449
1779-07-01T13:00-30.47-20.553359.3CAPE BONA ESPERANCES80E673ESE80.00-3NW, NNWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000180450
1779-07-02T13:00-30.10-18.47876.7CAPE BONA ESPERANCES83E663N75E84.00-3EMODERATECLEAR0000000180451
1779-07-03T13:00-31.07-19.5513222.6CAPE BONA ESPERANCES84E660SW1/2S88.00-3SESTRONG GALES AND SQUALLYSHOWERS OF RAIN1100000180452
1779-07-04T13:00-32.18-20.8713222.6CAPE BONA ESPERANCEE1/2S674SW95.00-3SESTRONG GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN0100000180453
1779-07-05T13:00-33.45-21.5811219.0CAPE BONA ESPERANCEE1/4S686SSW84.00-1ESEFRESH GALESSHOWERS OF RAINCLOUDY1100000180454
1779-07-06T13:00-34.50-21.331121.0CAPE BONA ESPERANCEE685SSE67.00-1ESEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH GALES, LATTER LIGHT AIRSFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS CLOUDY, LATTER CLEAR0000000180455
1779-07-07T13:00-34.73-21.053620.0CAPE BONA ESPERANCEE679SE21.00-1VARIABLEMODERATE, LATTER CALMCLOUDY0000000180456
1779-07-08T13:00-34.82-20.0536219.0CAPE BONA ESPERANCEE662E1/2S49.00-1VARIABLEFIRST PART LIGHT AIRS, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH GALESMIDDLE AND LATTER SMALL RAINFIRST PART CLOUDY0100000180457
1779-07-09T13:00-35.00-16.988622.6CAPE BONA ESPERANCEN88E607S80E151.00-4ESTRONG GALES AND SQUALLYT + LRAIN0100100180458
1779-07-10T13:00-34.27-13.503116.7CAPE BONA ESPERANCEE552N76E178.00-4NWFIRST PART STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATEMIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY0000000180459
1779-07-11T13:00-33.95-9.033086.7CAPE BONA ESPERANCEN84E479N85E221.00-7NWFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATEMIDDLE AND LATTER SHOWERS OF RAINFIRST PART CLEAR1100000180460
1779-07-12T12:00-33.90-5.8230522.6CAPE BONA ESPERANCEE424N89E160.00-10NWSTRONG GALESCLOUDY0000000180461
1779-07-13T12:00-34.00-1.351126.8CAPE BONA ESPERANCEE352E222.00-12NNEHARD GALES AND HARD SQUALLSSHOWERS OF RAINHAZY1100000180462
1779-07-14T12:00-34.152.502586.7CAPE BONA ESPERANCEE285S87E192.00-12WSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATESHOWERS OF RAINMIDDLE AND LATTER CLEAR1100000180463
1779-07-15T12:00-33.335.253626.7CAPE BONA ESPERANCEE243EN1/2N136.00-15VARIABLEMODERATECLOUDY0000000180464
1779-07-16T12:00-34.175.37756.7CAPE BONA ESPERANCEE238S7E50.00-15ESTRONG GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER MORE MODERATEFIRST PART SHOWERS OF RAINMIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY1100000180465
1779-07-17T12:00-34.836.403022.6CAPE BONA ESPERANCEE221S52E65.00-15NESTRONG GALES AND SQUALLYSHOWERS OF RAINMIDDLE AND LATERT MODERATE1100000180466
1779-07-18T12:00-35.437.22536.7CAPE BONA ESPERANCEE207S48E60.00-15ENEMODERATECLOUDY0000000180467
1779-07-19T11:00-34.377.75952.6CAPE BONA ESPERANCEE200N24E70.00-18ESELITTLE WINDCLEAR0000000180468
1779-07-20T11:00-33.978.75362CAPE BONA ESPERANCEE184N64E56.00-18VARIABLESQUALLYCLOUDY0000000180469
1779-07-21T11:00-34.809.033622.6CAPE BONA ESPERANCEE178S18E44.00-18VARIABLELITTLE WINDSFINE PLEASANT WEATHER0000000180470
1779-07-22T11:00-34.339.673621.0CAPE BONA ESPERANCEE163N57E37.00-18VARIABLELIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000180471
1779-07-23T11:00-34.139.460.0CAPE BONA ESPERANCEE160-18LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMS, MIDDLE AND LATTER CALMMIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY0000000180472
1779-07-24T11:00-34.359.76952.6CAPE BONA ESPERANCEE15635.00-18ESELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000180473
1779-07-25T11:00-34.6711.40279.3CAPE BONA ESPERANCEE124EBS98.00-18ENE, NEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000180474
1779-07-26T11:00-34.1813.1629519.0CAPE BONA ESPERANCEE88N74E107.00-20NWFIRST AND LATTER FRESH GALES, MIDDLE LIGHT AIRSMIDDLE CLOUDY0000000180475
1779-07-27T11:00-33.5816.34250CAPE BONA ESPERANCEEBN36EBN178.00-20WFRESH GALES, AM SQUALLYCLOUDY0000000180476
1779-07-28T11:00-34.1718.0024819.0CAPE BONA ESPERANCESE1/2S81EBS150.00-22WFRESH GALESCLEAR0000000180477