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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 PEGASUS cruise from Suriname to Curaçao started at 1834-03-30 [dataset]. Nationaal Archief of the Netherlands, Den Haag, Netherland, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.751126, 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: 14.589444 * Median Longitude: -62.263889 * South-bound Latitude: 6.180000 * West-bound Longitude: -68.660000 * North-bound Latitude: 17.870000 * East-bound Longitude: -55.410000
Date/Time Start: 1834-03-30T16:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1834-04-16T17:00:00
Event(s):
Pegasus_18340330_MAR_D23905_3580 * Latitude Start: 6.180000 * Longitude Start: -55.410000 * Latitude End: 12.370000 * Longitude End: -68.570000 * Date/Time Start: 1834-03-30T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1834-04-16T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Pegasus (Brik), Voyage: Suriname - Curacao, 1st Observer: J.P. Muller (Kltz), Company: MAR, Other ship information: SCHIP IS UITGERUST MET 16 KARRONA DES A 30 EN 2 JAGERS A 6 POND EN BEMAND MET 100 KOPPEN EN 10 JONGENS BOVEN DE ROL
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
LandmarkLandmarkName of second landmark
10 BearingBearingBearing of the second landmark
11 LandmarkLandmarkName of third landmark
12 BearingBearingBearing of the third landmark
13 WatchWatchName of the period of 4 hours which is known as a watch or duty on board ships
14 GlassesGlassesNumber of glasses within a watch; one watch equals 8 glasses
15 CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
16 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
17 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.
18 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.
19 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
20 Present weatherwwWeather description
21 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
22 Cloud typeCloud type
23 ClearnessClearness
24 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
25 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
26 FogFog1 If fog was reported
27 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
28 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
29 HailHail1 If hail was reported
30 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
31 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
354 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)

Landmark
(Name of second landmark)
10 
Bearing
(Bearing of the second landmark)
11 
Landmark
(Name of third landmark)
12 
Bearing
(Bearing of the third landmark)
13 
Watch
(Name of the period of 4 hours...)
14 
Glasses
(Number of glasses within a wa...)
15 
Course
(Course of the ship during the...)
16 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
17 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
18 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
19 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
20 
ww
(Weather description)
21 
Precip descr
22 
Cloud type
23 
Clearness
24 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
25 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
26 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
27 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
28 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
29 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
30 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
31 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1834-03-30T16:006.18-55.41714.6VM83ONOONGESTADIGE BRAMZEILSKOELTEWOLKDRIJVENDE LUCHT, BUIÏGE LUCHT0000000185019
1834-03-31T16:008.52-57.13694.6VM8NNW33.001ONOSTIJVE KOELTE, BRAMZEILSKOELTEGOED WEERWOLKDRIJVENDE LUCHT0000000185020
1834-04-01T16:0010.92-58.63821.0VM8NNW32.753ONO-OTNBRAMZEILSKOELTE TOT FLAUWE KOELTEMOOI WEERHELDERE LUCHT0000000185021
1834-04-02T16:0012.37-59.64712.6BARABADOS (GIS)N 2/3 W11VM8NNW 1/8 W18.503ONOFLAUWE BRAMZEILSKOELTEWOLKDRIJVENDE LUCHT0000000185022
1834-04-03T16:0013.70-60.70700.0VM8NTW 3/4 W13.502STIL-ONOSTIL EN FLAUWE KOELTEWOLKDRIJVENDE LUCHT, BUIÏGE LUCHT0000000185023
1834-04-04T16:0014.00-61.46362.6Z HOEK VAN ST LUCIAOZOMIDDEN VAN MARTINIQUENNOVM8W 1/4 Z7.002NO-NOTNFLAUWE BRAMZEILSKOELTE, LABBER KOELTEMOOI WEERHELDERE LUCHT0000000185024
1834-04-05T16:0014.67-62.59261.0VM8NNW 2/3 W10.253N-NNOFLAUWE KOELTE EN LABBER KOELTEBEWOLKTE LUCHT0000000185025
1834-04-06T16:0015.83-63.30481.0VM8NNW 1/3 W16.753OTN-NOFLAUWE KOELTEMOOI WEEROVERDRIJVENDE LUCHTHELDERE LUCHT0000000185026
1834-04-07T16:0017.47-63.52931.0VM8N 7/8 O18.503OTN-OFLAUWE KOELTEMOOI WEERHELDERE LUCHT0000000185027
1834-04-08T16:0017.87-63.321252.6VM8NO 1/4 O8.751ONO-ZOTOONGESTADIGE KOELTEREGENBUIENWOLKDRIJVENDE LUCHT, BUIÏGE LUCHT1100000185028
1834-04-09T16:0017.85-63.051141.0HOGE BERG OP ST EUSTATIUSZTO 1/2 OMIDDEN VAN EILAND SABAZW 3/4 ZST MAARTEN (KAAP BLANCO)N 1/2 OVM81O-OZOFLAUWE KOELTEMOOI WEERHELDERE LUCHT0000000185029
1834-04-10T16:0017.63-63.081592.6VM8ZO 1/8 O6.751ZO-ZZOFLAUWE BRAMZEILSKOELTEMOOI WEERWOLKDRIJVENDE LUCHTHELDERE LUCHT0000000185030
1834-04-11T16:0017.77-62.733610.0O PUNT VAN ST EUSTATIUSZW 3/4 ZMIDDEN VAN SABAW 1/2 ZMIDDEN VAN NEVISZ 3/4 OVM81STILSTILOVERDRIJVENDE LUCHT0000000185031
1834-04-12T16:0017.60-63.07692.6O PUNT ST EUSTATIUSZWTW 1/2 WO PUNT NEVISZTO 1/2 OMIDDEN VAN SABAWTNVM81ZZO-ONOLABBER KOELTE EN STILBUIÏGE LUCHT, OVERDRIJVENDE LUCHT0000000185032
1834-04-13T16:0017.30-63.15712.6VM8ZW2.253O-ONOFLAUWE BRAMZEILSKOELTEMOOI WEERHELDERE LUCHT0000000185033
1834-04-14T16:0016.17-64.801162.6VM8ZW25.503O-OZOFLAUWE BRAMZEILSKOELTEWOLKDRIJVENDE LUCHT, BUIÏGE LUCHT0000000185034
1834-04-15T16:0014.53-66.511384.6VM8ZW27.253OZO-ZOBRAMZEILSKOELTE EN STIJVE BRAMZEILSKOELTEGOED WEERWOLKDRIJVENDE LUCHTHEIÏGE LUCHT0000000185035
1834-04-16T17:0012.23-68.661189.3VM8ZW 1/4 Z46.755ZO-OZOONGESTADIGE GEREEFDE MARSZEILSKOELTE EN MINDERE KOELTEBUIÏGE LUCHT0000000185036