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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 PENELOPE cruise from Anguilla to Halifax started at 1808-06-23 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.751137, 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: 29.089500 * Median Longitude: -68.245500 * South-bound Latitude: 19.300000 * West-bound Longitude: -73.830000 * North-bound Latitude: 43.600000 * East-bound Longitude: -61.530000
Date/Time Start: 1808-06-21T16:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1808-07-12T16:00:00
Event(s):
Penelope_18080623_NMM_SPN/9 * Latitude Start: 20.200000 * Longitude Start: -61.530000 * Latitude End: 43.400000 * Longitude End: -63.030000 * Date/Time Start: 1808-06-21T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1808-07-12T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Penelope (5th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Anguilla - Halifax, 1st Observer: John Dick (Captain), 2nd Observer: James Maurice Shipton (2nd Officer/Lieutenant), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 36G 1042BM
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:
419 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)
1808-06-21T16:0020.20-61.53916.7ANGUILLAS32W43S29E67.001EBN,MODERATE, PM FRESH GALESPM FINEAM CLOUDY0000000185824
1808-06-22T16:0019.68-62.17159ANGUILLAS26W28S26W41.001EBN, SSEAM MODERATE, SQUALLY, PM LIGHT BREEZES, VARIABLEAM RAINCLOUDY0100000185825
1808-06-23T16:0019.63-63.471821.0PRICKLEY PEARS9E25S84W62.002SSE, SBE, S, EAM LIGHT WINDS, INCLINABLE TO CALM, NOON LIGHT AIRS, PM INCLINABLE TO CALM, LIGHT AIRS, VARIABLECLOUDY0000000185826
1808-06-24T16:0019.60-64.32920.0PORTO RICOS17W25W22.002VARIABLE, E, ESE,AM VARIABLE, MODERATE, LIGHT AIRS, CALM, PM LIGHT AIRS, MODERATEAM RAINCLOUDY0100000185827
1808-06-25T00:0018.43796.7ZACHEOE1/2N31ESE, EBN, NEBN, EAM MODERATE, PM MODERATE, SQUALLYAM CLOUDY, HAZY, PM DARK CLOUDY WEATHER0000000185828
1808-06-26T00:00362TOWN OF AGUADILLASE1/2S11VARIABLE, EBNAM MODERATE, VARIABLE, PM VARIABLE, SQUALLY, MODERATERAINAM CLOUDY, PM DARK CLOUDY WEATHER0100000185829
1808-06-27T16:0019.30-64.751036.7ZACHEOS21W17N21E51.002EBN, EBSAM MODERATE PM MODERATE, VARIABLEAM CLOUDY, HAZY, PM CLOUDY, DARK GLOOMY WEATHER0000000185830
1808-06-28T16:0020.10-67.00816.7PORTO RICOS4W26N4E77.002EBS, EBN, E, ESEMODERATECLOUDY0000000185831
1808-06-29T17:0022.83-68.821376.7FRENCH KEYSW106NNW156.002ESE, EBN, SE, NE, SSEAM MODERATE BREEZES, MODERATE, PM LIGHT BREEZES, MODERATE, SQUALLYPM RAINAM CLOUDY, PM HAZY0100000185832
1808-06-30T17:0023.75-69.771379.3WATLANDS ISLEN85W98N49W129.002NE, SEAM FRESH BREEZES, PM FRESH BREEZES, MODERATECLOUDY0000000185833
1808-07-01T17:0025.60-71.00476.7HOLE IN THE WALLN84W56NW1/2N149.002ENE, NE, EBS, SEBSAM MODERATE, LIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLE, MODERATE, PM FRESH BREEZES, MODERATEAM CLOUDY, PM CLEAR, CLOUDY0000000185834
1808-07-02T17:0028.13-71.78906.7BERMUDAN54E173NNW167.000ESE, E, SEAM MODERATE, SQUALLY, MODERATE, PM MODERATEAM FINEAM HEAVY RAINAM CLOUDY, PM CLOUDY, CLEAR0100000185835
1808-07-03T17:0030.02-72.651606.7BERMUDAN71E145NNW124.002SE, SSE, SEBSAM MODERATE, PM MODERATE, LIGHT BREEZESPM FINEAM CLEAR, CLOUDY, PM CLEAR0000000185836
1808-07-04T17:0030.97-73.282052.6SHOALS OFF CAPE HATTERASN24W86N32W61.002SSE, SSW, SBWAM MODERATE BREEZES, LIGHT BREEZES, PM STEADY BREEZESPM FINEAM CLOUDY0000000185837
1808-07-05T17:0031.32-73.832059.3CAPE HATTERAS SHOALSN20W75N52W40.002SBW, SSW, SAM MODERATE BREEZES, FRESH BREEZES, PM FRESH BREEZESAM FINECLOUDY0000000185838
1808-07-06T17:0031.92-73.532056.7N24E38.002SBW, SSWAM MODERATE, PM MODERATE, FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000185839
1808-07-07T17:0033.87-72.18188ST GEORGES BANKN22E167NNE1/2E134.00-3VARIABLE, SBE, SBWAM VARIABLE AND SQUALLY, PM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, MODERATE, FRESH BREEZESRAINCLOUDY0100000185840
1808-07-08T17:0036.45-71.171776.7MARTHAS VINYEYARDN8E97N16E165.00-3SBE, S, SEBEAM FRESH BREEZES, MODERATE BREEZES, PM FRESH BREEZES, MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000185841
1808-07-09T17:0039.72-68.751299.3CAPE SABLEN33E89N30E222.00-6SE, SEBS, SEBEAM MODERATE BREEZES, FRESH BREEZES, PM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYRAINHAZY0110000185842
1808-07-10T16:0042.28-65.751826.7CAPE SAMBRON35E56N41E206.00-9SEBE, SEBS, SBW, S, SSWAM MODERATE BREEZES, PM FRESH BREEZES0010000185843
1808-07-11T16:0042.82-64.682106.7CAPEN47W15N51E93.00-15S, SBW, SW, SSWAM MODERATE BREEZES, PM MODERATEPM HAZY0010000185844
1808-07-12T16:0043.60-64.482109.3CAPE SAMBRON38E20N11E51.00-15SWBS, SW, S, VARIABLEAM FRESH BREEZES, PM FRESH BREEZES, MODERATEHAZY0010000185845