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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 PEARL cruise from Plymouth to St. Lawrence started at 1769-05-16 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.751113, 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: 48.456500 * Median Longitude: -33.698500 * South-bound Latitude: 46.420000 * West-bound Longitude: -53.800000 * North-bound Latitude: 50.180000 * East-bound Longitude: -10.950000
Date/Time Start: 1769-05-16T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1769-06-06T00:00:00
Event(s):
Pearl_17690516_NMM_ADM/L/P44 * Latitude Start: 50.299000 * Longitude Start: -4.150000 * Latitude End: 48.900000 * Longitude End: -61.500000 * Date/Time Start: 1769-05-16T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1769-06-06T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Pearl (5th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Plymouth - St Lawrence New Foundland, 1st Observer: Patrick Drummond (Captain), 2nd Observer: John Kent (1st Officer/Master), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 32G 679BM
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 CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
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 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
18 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
19 ClearnessClearness
20 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
21 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
22 FogFog1 If fog was reported
23 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
24 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
25 HailHail1 If hail was reported
26 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
27 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
411 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 
Comment
(Other remarks, that were not ...)
13 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
14 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
15 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
16 
ww
(Weather description)
17 
Precip descr
18 
State sea descr
19 
Clearness
20 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
21 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
22 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
23 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
24 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
25 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
26 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
27 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1769-05-16T00:0049.77906.7SCILLYNEBE41EMODERATECLOUDY WEATHER0000000184801
1769-05-17T13:0049.77-10.955819.0SCILLYE58W175.00-21ESE, EBS, EBNFRESH GALESCLOUDY WEATHER0000000184802
1769-05-18T13:0049.52-14.759115.4SCILLYW5:00S110W1/2S156.00-22EBN, NE, E, ESEMODERATE GALESCLOUDY WEATHER0000000184803
1769-05-19T13:0049.38-18.7011319.0SCILLYN85:37E161S87:00W154.00-22E, ESE, SEFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYMIDDLE AND LATTER A GREAT SEA FROM THE SEFIRST PART CLOUDY0000000184804
1769-05-20T14:0049.40-23.252319.0SCILLYN87:00E225W180.00-22SEBE, ENE, NEFRESH GALESCLOUDY WEATHER0000000184805
1769-05-21T14:0049.30-26.703492.6SCILLYN87:00E275S88:00W160.00-22NEBN, NBEFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE PART MODERATE GALES, LATTER LITTLE WINDFIRST PART CLOUDY, MIDDLE HAZY, LATTER FAIR WEATHE0000000184806
1769-05-22T14:0049.45-27.5020319.0SCILLYN88:00E295WBN49.00-22N, NBE, NEBN, CALM, W, WSW, SWFIRST PART LITTLE WIND, MIDDLE CALM, LATTER FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYA GREAT SWELL FROM THE NEFIRST PART CLOUDY0000000184807
1769-05-23T14:0048.88-28.1125919.0SCILLYN86:00E297S22:00W37.00-22NBW, NNW, NW, WNW, WBNFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY WEATHER0000000184808
1769-05-24T14:0050.18-27.6429319.0SCILLYS89:16E286NNE84.00-22W-NWFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE PART MODERATE, THE LATTER FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY WEATHERFIRST PART CLOUDY0000000184809
1769-05-25T14:0049.77-28.3831615.4SCILLYN89:00E292SWBS33.00-22NW, NWBN, NWBW, NNWFIRST PART AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH GALES WITH FREQUENT SQUALLS, LATTER MODERATE GALESCLOUDY WEATHER0000000184810
1769-05-26T14:0049.02-30.85115.4SCILLYN86:29E321S62:00W97.00-22NW-NNEMODERATE GALESA NE SWELLCLOUDY WEATHER0000000184811
1769-05-27T14:0048.35-33.033272.6SCILLYN84:46E347S62:00W86.00-22NNE, N, NNW, NBWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY WEATHER, LATTER PART LITTLE WINDLATTER FAIR WEATHER0000000184812
1769-05-28T14:0048.80-35.95248SCILLYN89:24E372WNW1/2W102.00-22CALM, SSE, SE, WUNSETTLED WEATHER THROUGHOUTA NE SWELL0000000184813
1769-05-29T14:0048.48-37.04115.4SCILLYN85:34E399S65:00W45.00-22WBS, NW, NWBW, NWBN, NBE, NNEMODERATE GALES WITH FREQUENT SQUALLSA GREAT SWELL FROM THE WESTWARD0000000184814
1769-05-30T15:0047.40-38.96298SCILLYN82:50E417SW94.00-17N, NNW, NBE, NWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER PARTS SQUALLYLATTER SHOWERS OF RAINFIRST AND MIDDLE CLOUDY1100000184815
1769-05-31T15:0046.50-41.283546.7SCILLYN81:00E447SWBW102.00-17NW, NBW, NBEFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATECLOUDY WEATHER0000000184816
1769-06-01T15:0046.78-44.981719.0SCILLYN82:56E496N80:00W150.00-17NBE, NEBNFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST PART HAZY WEATHER0000000184817
1769-06-02T15:0047.17-49.003612.6SCILLYN84:00E538W1/2N132.00A LARGE ISLAND OF ICE BEARING SSW 2 LEAGUES-17NE, NNE, CALMFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER LITTLE WINDFIRST AND MIDDLE HAZY WEATHER, LATTER FAIR0000001184818
1769-06-03T15:0047.24-50.7019715.4CAPE ST FRANCISWBN8-17WBS, WSW, W, SW, SWBSMODERATE GALESHAZY WEATHER0000000184819
1769-06-04T15:0047.32-52.402815.4CAPE SPEARNWBN5-17CALM, SSW, VARIABLE, NEMODERATE GALES, INTERMIXED WITH CALMSHAZY WEATHER0000000184820
1769-06-05T16:0046.42-53.803106.7CAPE PINENNE4-16NEBN, N, NBW, NNW, NWBNFIRST PART LITTLE WIND, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART HAZY, MIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY WEATHER0000000184821
1769-06-06T00:0020319.0CAPE ST MARYSNWBW25WNW, NW, SSWFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE PART MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESLATTER FOGGYMIDDLE RAINFIRST PART CLOUDY0110000184822