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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 Halifax to Delgada Bay started at 1809-05-16 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.751140, 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: 33.137000 * Median Longitude: -29.552000 * South-bound Latitude: 27.770000 * West-bound Longitude: -61.980000 * North-bound Latitude: 42.070000 * East-bound Longitude: -19.750000
Date/Time Start: 1809-05-16T16:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1809-07-16T00:00:00
Event(s):
Penelope_18090516_NMM_SPN_10 * Latitude Start: 43.400000 * Longitude Start: -63.030000 * Latitude End: 37.500000 * Longitude End: -26.120000 * Date/Time Start: 1809-05-16T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1809-07-16T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Penelope (5th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Halifax - Delgada Bay, 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 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
18 ClearnessClearness
19 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
20 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
21 FogFog1 If fog was reported
22 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
23 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
24 HailHail1 If hail was reported
25 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
26 CommentComment
27 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
1191 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 
State sea descr
18 
Clearness
19 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
20 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
21 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
22 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
23 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
24 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
25 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
26 
Comment
27 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1809-05-16T16:0042.07-61.982586.7BERMUDAS12W186S26E164.00-12WBS, W, WNWMODERATEAM CLOUDY, HAZY0000000185714
1809-05-17T16:0040.38-60.422690.0BERMUDAS23W151S35E124.00-12VARIABLE, SE, WBN, SSEAM MODERATE, INCLINABLE TO CALM, PM CALM, LIGHT AIRSAM CLOUDY, HAZY, PM HAZY0000000185715
1809-05-18T16:0039.67-59.70896.7BERMUDAS29W148S38E53.00-12VARIABLE, EBS, EAM LIGHT WINDS, MODERATE, PM LIGHT BREEZES, MODERATEFINEPM CLOUDY0000000185716
1809-05-19T16:0038.60-58.721236.7BERMUDAS41W132S37E75.00-12EBS, VARIABLE, SE, SEBS, SBWMODERATE, MIDNIGHT SQUALLYAM HAZY, CLEAR, HAZY, CLOUDY0000000185717
1809-05-20T16:0038.10-55.48188BERMUDAS52W187S80E155.00-15SSW, SWBSAM FRESH BREEZES, SQUALLY, PM FRESH BREEZES, MODERATECLOUDY, HAZY0000000185718
1809-05-21T15:0036.98-52.07202FUNCHALS81E554ESE177.00-12W, SWBS, NWAM MODERATE, SQUALLY PM LIGHT WINDS, SQUALLY, FRESH BREEZESAM CLOUDY, HAZY, PM CLOUDY0000000185719
1809-05-22T15:0036.15-48.723379.3FUNCHALS83E501ESE1/2E170.00-12NNW, NBE, NBW, EBN, VARIABLEAM FRESH BREEZES, PM FRESH BREEZES, MIDNIGHT VARIABLEPM RAINAM CLOUDY, PM CLOUDY, HAZY0100000185720
1809-05-23T15:0035.92-46.38362FUNCHALS87E462E1/2S114.00-14NBE, VARIABLE, NNEAM LIGHT WINDS, NOON VARIABLE, PM LIGHT BREEZES, CALM, LIGHT AIRS, VARIABLEPM RAINCLOUDY0100000185721
1809-05-24T15:0035.63-45.0599.3ST MICHAELSN82E324S77E67.00-14NNE, NEBNAM MODERATE, FRESH BREEZES, PM LIGHT WINDS, MODERATEAM CLOUDY, PM HAZY0000000185722
1809-05-25T15:0035.23-43.652340.0ST MICHAELSN78E299S72E73.00-14VARIABLE, WNW, WSW, NWAM MODERATE, CALM, PM LIGHT AIRS, MODERATEFINEAM CLOUDY, CLEAR0000000185723
1809-05-26T15:0035.25-42.352546.7ST MICHAELSN79E272EBN66.00-16WAM MODERATE, PM LIGHT WINDSAM PLEASANT WEATHER, PM FINEAM RAIN AT TIMESAM CLOUDY0100000185724
1809-05-27T15:0035.50-40.932096.7ST MICHAELSN78E240EBN70.00-16W, SW, WSWAM LIGHT BREEZES, LIGHT WINDS, NOON MODERATE, PM LIGHT WINDS, CALM, VARIABLEPM FINEAM CLOUDY, CLEAR0000000185725
1809-05-28T15:0035.98-39.581192.6ST MICHAELSN80E217N66E72.00-16VARIABLE, SE, SBEAM LIGHT AIRS, LIGHT WINDS, PM LIGHT BREEZES, MODERATEFINEAM CLOUDY0000000185726
1809-05-29T14:0036.78-37.12173ST MICHAELSN82E173N77E122.00-18S, SBW, SWCLOUDY, PM HAZY0000000185727
1809-05-30T14:0036.98-33.981856.7ST MICHAELSN82E120N64E163.00-18SW, SSW, SBWAM LIGHT BREEZES, MODERATE, PM MODERATEPM FINEAM HAZY0000000185728
1809-05-31T14:0036.90-32.722756.7ST MARYSN80E119S82E58.00-18NNW, WNWMODERATE, MIDNIGHT FRESH BREEZESAM FINECLOUDY0000000185729
1809-06-01T14:0038.57-30.123166.7FLORESN10E20N53E158.00-22NNW, NWBWAM MODERATE, PM FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000185730
1809-06-02T14:0036.40-28.472749.3ST MARYSN77E53S51E159.00-19WBN, WNW, WMODERATE, FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY, HAZY0000000185731
1809-06-03T14:0034.87-25.7227319.0ST MARYSN11E50SE1/2E175.00-20WBN, WNWAM FRESH BREEZES, FRESH GALES, PM FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000185732
1809-06-04T14:0032.98-25.222739.3PORTO SANCTOE150S15E96.00-20NW, WNW, NWBN, NBEAM MODERATE, FRESH BREEZES, PM FRESH BREEZESAM RAINAM CLOUDY, PM CLOUDY, HAZY0100000185733
1809-06-05T14:0031.38-24.5056.7SALVAGES ISLANDS81E150S21E104.00-18EBN, NNEAM MODERATE, PM FRESH BREEZESPM FINEAM CLOUDY0000000185734
1809-06-06T14:0029.80-24.27616.7PEAK TENERIFFES78E112S7E95.00-18ENE, EBN, EAM FRESH BREEZES, MODERATE, PM FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000185735
1809-06-07T14:0028.87-23.43729.3PALMAN88E109S36E73.00-18ENE, EAM FRESH BREEZES, PM FRESH BREEZES, STRONG BREEZES, FRESH GALESSWELL FROM NAM CLOUDY, PM HAZY0000000185736
1809-06-08T14:0028.37-23.02619.3PALMAE96S36E40.00-18EBN, ENEAM STRONG BREEZES, MODERATE, FRESH BREEZES, PM FRESH BREEZES, FRESH GALESSWELL FROM NCLOUDY0000000185737
1809-06-09T14:0028.42-22.97509.3PALMAE95S30E3.00-18ENEAM FRESH BREEZES, PM FRESH BREEZES, MODERATECLOUDY0000000185738
1809-06-10T14:0027.97-22.57509.3FERROS88E73S54E37.00-18NEBE, ENEAM MODERATE BREEZES, FRESH BREEZES, PM FRESH BREEZESAM CLOUDY, PM HAZY0000000185739
1809-06-11T13:0028.00-22.02486.7FERROS87E67E22.00-20ENEAM FRESH BREEZES, MODERATE, PM FRESH BREEZES, MODERATECLOUDY, HAZY0000000185740
1809-06-12T13:0027.77-21.63256.7FERROE68S65E29.00-20NE, NEBEMODERATEAM CLOUDY, PM HAZY0000000185741
1809-06-13T13:0027.87-21.33366.7FERROS87E65N40E13.00-20NE, VARIABLE, NEBE, NNEMODERATEAM CLOUDY, HAZY, PM CLOUDY0000000185742
1809-06-14T13:0028.12-21.43486.7GOMERAE78N5W14.00-20NEBN, ENE, NEAM MODERATE, PM MODERATE, SQUALLY, FRESH BREEZESAM CLOUDY, PM HAZY0000000185743
1809-06-15T13:0028.72-21.9325PALMAS88E79N32W41.00-20NEAM FRESH BREEZES, SQUALLY, PM MODERATEAM CLOUDY, PM HAZY0000000185744
1809-06-16T14:0029.60-23.5716FUNCHALN61E127N59W299.00-18NEBE, VARIABLEAM MODERATE, SQUALLY, PM MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000185745
1809-06-17T14:0030.70-24.673620.0FUNCHALN74E135N41W87.00-18VARIABLE, ENEAM LIGHT WINDS, VARIABLE, CALM, PM LIGHT WINDS, CALMAM RAINAM CLOUDY, PM HAZY0100000185746
1809-06-18T14:0031.40-25.12386.7FUNCHALN80E138N27W51.00-18VARIABLE, NEBE, ENEAM LIGHT WINDS, MODERATE, PM LIGHT WINDS, MODERATECLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation185747
1809-06-19T14:0031.40-25.22382.6FUNCHALN79E140W5.00-18ENE, NEBE, EAM LIGHT WINDS, PM LIGHT WINDS, VARIABLECLOUDY0000000185748
1809-06-20T14:0032.30-25.483622.6FUNCHALE132N14W57.00-18EBS, VARIABLEAM LIGHT WINDS, PM LIGHT WINDS, VARIABLE, CALM, LIGHT AIRSNOON FINECLOUDY0000000185749
1809-06-21T14:0032.68-25.4032.6FUNCHALE140N13E21.00-20ESE, NNE, NE, VARIABLEAM LIGHT WINDS, PM LIGHT WINDS, LIGHT AIRSPM FINE0000000185750
1809-06-22T14:0032.88-24.93252.6FUNCHALS87E136N56E28.00-20VARIABLE, NEBN, NE, NEBEAM LIGHT WINDS INCLINABLE TO CALM, LIGHT WINDS, PM LIGHT WINDS, LIGHT AIRS, VARIABLEPM FINE0000000185751
1809-06-23T14:0032.73-23.772056.7FUNCHALS87E115S82E59.00-20SW, WBSAM VARIABLE, MODERATE PM MODERATECLOUDY0000000185752
1809-06-24T13:0032.53-22.051826.7FUNCHALE79S81E87.00-21SBW, VARIABLE, SSW, EBSAM LIGHT BREEZES, MODERATE, PM LIGHT WINDSCLOUDY0000000185753
1809-06-25T13:0032.32-20.951832.6FUNCHALN86E53S77E66.00-20S, SSW, VARIABLELIGHT WINDSCLOUDY0000000185754
1809-06-26T13:0031.85-20.122282.6FUNCHALN74E47S54E51.00-20WNW, WSW, WAM LIGHT WINDS, PM LIGHT WINDSFINE0000000185755
1809-06-27T13:0031.17-19.882616.7FUNCHALN58E54S16E44.00-20VARIABLE, WBN, NWBWAM LIGHT WINDS AND VARIABLE, NOON MODERATE, PM LIGHT BREEZES, MODERATEFINE0000000185756
1809-06-28T13:0031.50-19.982616.7FUNCHALN65E53N14W23.00-20W, WBN, WNW, NWAM LIGHT WINDS, MODERATE, NOON MODERATE BREEZES, PM MODERATE BREEZESAM FINEPM CLOUDY0000000185757
1809-06-29T13:0031.20-19.983186.7FUNCHALN58E56S6W17.00-20NW, NNW, NBWAM SQUALLY, MODERATE, PM LIGHT WINDS, MIDNIGHT CALMFINEAM RAINPM CLOUDY0100000185758
1809-06-30T13:0030.28-19.92702.6FUNCHALN46E67S6E55.00-20ENE, E, NEAM LIGHT AIRS, NOON LIGHT WINDS, PM LIGHT BREEZES, MODERATEFINE0000000185759
1809-07-01T13:0029.90-19.92486.7FUNCHALN42E74S20.00-20NEBE, ENEAM LIGHT WINDS AND VARIABLE, MODERATE, PM MODERATECLOUDY0000000185760
1809-07-02T13:0030.47-19.95596.7FUNCHALN48E65N33.00-20EBN, NEBEAM LIGHT WINDS, MODERATE, PM FRESH BREEZESAM CLOUDY, PM HAZY, CLOUDY0000000185761
1809-07-03T13:0031.18-20.40256.7ST MARYSN34W138N25W55.00-20NEAM FRESH BREEZES, NOON MODERATE, PM MODERATE, LIGHT WINDSPM FINEAM HAZY, PM CLOUDY0000000185762
1809-07-04T13:0030.77-20.17256.7FUNCHALN53E65S22E31.00-20NEBE, NEAM LIGHT WINDS, NOON MODERATE, PM MODERATEAM HAZY, PM CLOUDY0000000185763
1809-07-05T13:0030.43-19.75256.7FUNCHALN46E61S60E25.00-20NEBN, NE, NEBEMODERATEAM CLOUDY, PM HAZY0000000185764
1809-07-06T13:0030.98-20.3525FUNCHALN59E64N37W53.00-20ENE, NEAM FRESH BREEZES, SQUALLY, PM FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000185765
1809-07-07T13:0032.07-21.47259.3FUNCHALN81E72N46W91.00-20ENE, NE, NEBEAM MODERATE, FRESH BREEZES, PM MODERATEPM RAIN AT TIMESCLOUDY0100000185766
1809-07-08T14:0032.97-22.67706.7ST MARYSN26W90N47W82.00-20NE, E, VARIABLEAM LIGHT WINDS, MODERATE, PM LIGHT BREEZESNOON FINEAM RAINAM CLOUDY, PM HAZY , MIDNIGHT CLOUDY0100000185767
1809-07-09T14:0033.45-23.78252.6ST MARYSN17W74N60W73.00-20NEBN, NEAM LIGHT BREEZES, PM FRESH BREEZESAM FINEAM CLOUDY, PM CLEAR, CLOUDY0000000185768
1809-07-10T14:0034.32-24.9825FAYALN34W101N45W77.00-20NE, SAM LIGHT BREEZES, MODERATE, VARIABLE, PM LIGHT WINDS, LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMSCLOUDY0000000185769
1809-07-11T14:0034.50-25.351832.6FAYALN33W98N52W22.00-20SSWAM LIGHT WINDS, PM LIGHT BREEZES, LIGHT WINDSFINEPM CLOUDY0000000185770
1809-07-12T14:0034.52-24.731499.3FAYALN38W107E35.00-20SW, SBE, SSWAM MODERATE, SQUALLY, NOON FRESH BREEZES, PM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, FRESH GALESHEAVY RAINCLOUDY0100000185771
1809-07-13T14:0036.27-26.20160ST MARYSN50E23N34W126.00-20WSW, SAM MODERATE, LIGHT AIRS, VARIABLE, PM MODERATE, SQUALLYCLOUDY0000000185772
1809-07-14T14:0037.62-24.8811212.3ST MARYSS16W13N37E103.00-23SSE, SE, SEBSAM STRONG BREEZES, PM SQUALLY, MODERATEAM RAINHAZY0100000185773
1809-07-15T00:0037.87169POINT DELGADASE1/2E1SEBS, EBS, SBE, VARIABLEAM MODERATE, VARIABLE, PM LIGHT WINDS, VARIABLE, MODERATECLOUDY0000000185774
1809-07-16T00:0037.70901.0POINT DELGADAEBS31E, VARIABLEAM LIGHT WINDS, LIGHT AIRS, PM LIGHT WINDS, SQUALLYAM RAINPM CLOUDY0100000185775