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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 ONVERWAGT cruise from Spitsbergen to Schiedam started at 1793-08-02 [dataset]. Nationaal Archief of the Netherlands, Den Haag, Netherland, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.750997, 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: 63.904500 * Median Longitude: 2.344000 * South-bound Latitude: 53.120000 * West-bound Longitude: 0.930000 * North-bound Latitude: 75.580000 * East-bound Longitude: 3.430000
Date/Time Start: 1793-08-02T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1793-08-24T00:00:00
Event(s):
Onverwagt_17930802_FAM_C22253_3 * Latitude Start: 78.630000 * Longitude Start: 7.520000 * Latitude End: 51.900000 * Longitude End: 3.930000 * Date/Time Start: 1793-08-02T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1793-08-24T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Onverwagt (Whaler), Voyage: Spitsbergen - Schiedam, 1st Observer: P. Bezemer (Commandeur), Company: WHA, Other ship information: 47 KOPPEN
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
Image number/nameImage no/nameIdentification Number of the original image
--1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances)
WatchWatchName of the period of 4 hours which is known as a watch or duty on board ships
GlassesGlassesNumber of glasses within a watch; one watch equals 8 glasses
10 CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
11 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
12 CommentCommentAny remark, found in the logbook on this particular day, about wars and fights in which this ship was involved
13 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.
14 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.
15 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
16 Present weatherwwWeather description
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:
380 data points

Data

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Course
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Comment
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Wind dir descr
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Wind force descr
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Gusts
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Rain
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Fog
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Snow
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Thunder
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Sea ice
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ID
1793-08-02T12:0075.581.923544.6FAM_C22253_3_0060VM8ZW2/3Z2.50-29NNOMOOIE BRAMZEILSKOELTE0000000181054
1793-08-03T12:0074.832.68FAM_C22253_3_0060VM8ZTO1/3O11.25-250000000181055
1793-08-04T12:0074.183.371781.0FAM_C22253_3_0061VM8ZTO1/3O10.00-25ZW-ZZWFLAUWE KOELTE0000000181056
1793-08-05T12:0072.203.272352.6FAM_C22253_3_0061VM8Z W/W29.75-24WZW-WTZFLAUWE BRAMZEILSKOELTEDIKKE LUCHT0000000181057
1793-08-06T12:0070.652.521112.6FAM_C22253_3_0061VM8Z3/4W24.25-24ZOFLAUWE BRAMZEILSKOELTEDONKER VAN MIST0010000181058
1793-08-07T12:0069.531.85859.3FAM_C22253_3_0061VM8ZTW1/8W15.75-28OZOGEREEFDE MARSZEILSKOELTESOMS HEEL DONKER VAN MIST0010000181059
1793-08-08T12:0068.071.671304.6FAM_C22253_3_0061VM8Z1/4W22.00-28ZZOBRAMZEILSKOELTE0000000181060
1793-08-09T12:0066.101.671092.6FAM_C22253_3_0061VM8Z29.50-26ZOFLAUWE BRAMZEILSKOELTEMOOI WEER0000000181061
1793-08-10T12:0064.272.123004.6FAM_C22253_3_0062VM8Z29.50-26NW-NWTNBRAMZEILSKOELTEHEEL DONKER VAN MIST0010000181062
1793-08-11T12:0062.932.40424.6FAM_C22253_3_0062VM8Z1/2O20.50-26ONOBRAMZEILSKOELTE0000000181063
1793-08-12T12:0061.932.40432.6FAM_C22253_3_0062VM8Z15.00...EEN SCHOTSMAN DIE NA DROTHEM MOEST HIJ REPORTEERDE ONS DAT DE OORLOG IN T VADERLAND NOG HETZELVDE WAS ALS TOEN WIJ UITVOERE EN DAT ER VERSCHEIDE FRANSE KAPERS IN DE NOORDZEE WARE?-25ONOFLAUWE BRAMZEILSKOELTEMOOI WEER0000000181064
1793-08-13T12:0060.972.53454.6FAM_C22253_3_0062VM8Z1/3O14.00-23ONOMOOIE BRAMZEILSKOELTESOMS HEEL DONKER VAN MIST0010000181065
1793-08-14T12:0060.630.933581.0FAM_C22253_3_0062VM8WZW1/8W12.50-25NO-NNOFLAUWE KOELTEDIKKE LUCHT0000000181066
1793-08-15T12:0060.201.881554.6FAM_C22253_3_0063VM8ZO1/8Z9.75-25ZW-ZBRAMZEILSKOELTE0000000181067
1793-08-16T12:0060.002.281559.3FAM_C22253_3_0063VM8ZO1/3O4.00-25ZGEREEFDE MARSZEILSKOELTE0000000181068
1793-08-17T12:0057.872.482116.7FAM_C22253_3_0063VM8Z1/4O32.00-25ZWTWMARSZEILSKOELTE0000000181069
1793-08-18T12:0056.082.483591.0FAM_C22253_3_0063VM8Z27.50-24NNOFLAUW0000000181070
1793-08-19T12:0054.733.432931.0FAM_C22253_3_0063VM8ZZO22.00-22NNW-NWONGELIJKE FLAUWE KOELTE0000000181071
1793-08-20T12:0054.222.38324.9FAM_C22253_3_0063VM8ZZO10.25-24NOTOFRISSE BRAMZEILSKOELTE0000000181072
1793-08-21T12:0053.122.623160.0FAM_C22253_3_00641VM8-22NNWSTIL0000000181073
1793-08-24T00:002704.6FAM_C22253_3_00641VM8ZW-WZW-WMOOIJ BRAMZEILSKOELTE0000000181074