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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 Delgada Bay to Halifax started at 1809-07-20 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.751141, 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: 39.819545 * Median Longitude: -40.803182 * South-bound Latitude: 37.130000 * West-bound Longitude: -60.750000 * North-bound Latitude: 43.830000 * East-bound Longitude: -26.120000
Date/Time Start: 1809-07-20T14:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1809-09-05T16:00:00
Event(s):
Penelope_18090720_NMM_SPN_10 * Latitude Start: 37.500000 * Longitude Start: -26.120000 * Latitude End: 43.400000 * Longitude End: -63.030000 * Date/Time Start: 1809-07-20T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1809-09-05T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Penelope (5th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Delgada Bay - 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 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 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
905 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 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1809-07-20T14:0037.50-26.122582.6POINT DELGADAN56E10S56W29.00-23VARIABLE, WNW, WBN, NAM LIGHT WINDS INCLINABLE TO CALM, VARIABLE, NOON LIGHT WINDS, PM LIGHT WINDSHAZY, PM CLOUDY0000000185776
1809-07-21T14:0037.13-27.332842.6ST MICHAELSN64E29S64W86.00-20N, NWBW, NNW, WSWAM LIGHT WINDS, NOON LIGHT BREEZES, PM MODERATEPM FINECLOUDY0000000185777
1809-07-22T14:0037.53-28.14316-22NNE, NBW, NNW, NEBEAM MODERATE, SQUALLY, PM FRESH BREEZES, SQUALLYRAIN AT TIMESNOON CLOUDY0100000185778
1809-07-23T14:0037.93-28.96346.7-22ENE, NEBE, EBN, EMODERATEPM FINEAM CLOUDY, PM HAZY0000000185779
1809-07-24T14:0038.33-29.771132.6-22E, SEAM LIGHT WINDS, PM LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMPM FINEAM CLOUDY0000000185780
1809-07-25T14:0038.73-30.58113FLORESNBE3/4E13-22E, SE, EBS, ESEAM LIGHT WINDS, VARIABLE, PM LIGHT WINDSCLOUDY0000000185781
1809-07-26T14:0040.08-31.391022.6W PT FLORESSBE1/2E18-22ESE, NEBE, SEBE, SSEAM LIGHT WINDS, PM LIGHT WINDSAM FINECLOUDY0000000185782
1809-07-27T14:0041.32-32.201362.6CORVOS32E34N38W101.00-22S, SSEAM MODERATE, LIGHT WINDS, PM LIGHT WINDS, MIDNIGHT MODERATEPM FINEAM CLOUDY0000000185783
1809-07-28T14:0041.93-32.651702.6CORVOS29E51N24W49.00-21VARIABLE, SBW, SSW, SWAM LIGHT WINDS, PM MODERATECLOUDY0000000185784
1809-07-29T14:0042.73-33.332686.7CORVON30E70N38W58.00-25SW, WNW, WBNAM LIGHT BREEZES, MODERATE, PM MODERATE, FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYPM FINEAM CLOUDY0000000185785
1809-07-30T14:0042.08-32.822726.7CORVOS30E55S33E43.00-21NW, WBN, WNW, NWBNAM FRESH BREEZES, MODERATE, PM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYPM RAIN AT TIMESCLOUDY0100000185786
1809-07-31T14:0041.50-32.40316CORVOS30E42S19E43.00-22NNW, NNEAM FRESH BREEZES, SQUALLY, PM MODERATENOON RAINCLOUDY, NOON HAZY0100000185787
1809-08-01T14:0041.67-31.933622.6CORVOS20E42N63E24.00-22NBE, VARIABLEAM MODERATE, LIGHT WINDS, PM MODERATEPM FINECLOUDY0000000185788
1809-08-02T14:0040.40-32.572606.7CORVOS56E25S23W81.00-21WBN, NBWAM LIGHT WINDS, MODERATE, PM MODERATEPM FINEAM CLOUDY0000000185789
1809-08-03T00:0039.072816.7FLORESENE1WNW, WBNAM MODERATE, MODERATE, PM MODERATE, LIGHT BREEZESPM FINEAM CLOUDY, PM CLEAR0000000185790
1809-08-04T14:0037.42-31.552626.7FLORESN3W33S3E98.00-19WBNAM MODERATE, NOON MODERATE BREEZES, PM MODERATEPM FINEAM CLOUDY0000000185791
1809-08-05T14:0037.32-31.532746.7FLORESN5E41S3E19.00-19WNW, NWAM MODERATE, LIGHT BREEZES, MODERATE, PM MODERATEAM CLOUDY, PM CLEAR, MIDNIGHT HAZY0000000185792
1809-08-06T00:00270WAM MODERATE, NOON SQUALLY, PM FRESH BREEZES, SQUALLYCLOUDY0000000185793
1809-08-07T00:0039.87362N PT CORVOSBE5W, WBN, VARIABLE, NWAM SQUALLY, PM MODERATE, SQUALLYPM FINEPM RAINAM CLOUDY0100000185794
1809-08-08T00:0039.723386.7CORVOWBN1NBE, NNWAM MODERATE, PM MODERATEPM FINECLOUDY0000000185795
1809-08-09T14:0039.15-32.953509.3FLORESN82E26S82W78.00-21N, VARIABLE, NNW, NEBN, NEAM SQUALLY, MODERATE, FRESH BREEZES, PM MODERATEAM CLOUDY, PM CLOUDY, HAZY0000000185796
1809-08-10T14:0038.80-34.473506.7CORVON72E58S76W72.00-21NE, NBE, NNEAM LIGHT WINDS, MODERATE, PM LIGHT WINDS, LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMPM FINEAM CLOUDY0000000185797
1809-08-11T14:0038.65-34.932940.0CORVON71E65S77W23.00-21VARIABLE, NW, NNWAM CALM, PM CALM, LIGHT AIRS, LIGHT WINDSHAZY0000000185798
1809-08-12T14:0038.55-35.753506.7CORVON75E80S82W38.00-21WNW, NBE, VARIABLE, NNEAM LIGHT BREEZES AND SQUALLY, NOON MODERATE, PM LIGHT WINDS, MODERATEAM HEAVY RAINCLOUDY0100000185799
1809-08-13T15:0038.25-38.273622.6CORVON76E116S85W118.00-20NNE, NBE, VARIABLE, W, VARIABLEAM MODERATE BREEZES, MODERATE, NOON LIGHT WINDS, PM LIGHT BREEZES, CALMMOSTLY FINEMIDNIGHT CLOUDY0000100185800
1809-08-14T15:0038.68-38.85273CORVON80E16N50W45.00-20WSW, WNW, NEBNAM LIGHT BREEZES, MODERATE, NOON SQUALLY, PM FRESH BREEZES, MODERATECLOUDY0000000185801
1809-08-15T15:0038.98-39.5739.3CORVON82E131N51W41.00-20NE, NNE, VARIABLEAM LIGHT WINDS, NOON FRESH BREEZES, PM FRESH BREEZES, MODERATEPM RAIN AT TIMES0100000185802
1809-08-16T15:0038.62-40.32146.7CORVON82E143S61W39.00-20NEBN, NEAM LIGHT BREEZES, MODERATE, PM MODERATE, INCLINABLE TO CALMPM FINEMIDNIGHT HAZY0000000185803
1809-08-17T15:0038.62-40.773620.0CORVON82E148W36.00-20VARIABLEAM LIGHT AIRS, NOON CALM, PM CALM, VARIABLEHAZY0000000185804
1809-08-18T15:0038.23-40.853062.6CORVON79E153S10W24.00-20VARIABLE, NNW, NWBN, NEBNAM CALM, LIGHT AIRS, NOON LIGHT WINDS, PM LIGHT WINDS, MIDNIGHT MODERATENOON FINEAM HAZY, PM CLOUDY0000000185805
1809-08-19T15:0038.40-40.85256.7CORVON80E145N10.00-20N, NE, NEBE, ENEAM LIGHT BREEZES, MODERATE, PM LIGHT WINDS, MODERATEFINECLOUDY0000000185806
1809-08-20T15:0039.10-41.471942.6CORVON85E159N37W49.00-20ENE, SWBS, SSWLIGHT WINDSPM FINEAM CLOUDY0000000185807
1809-08-21T15:0039.07-42.501832.6CORVON87E176S85W48.00-20SWBW, SSW, SWBSLIGHT WINDSCLOUDY0000000185808
1809-08-22T15:0039.08-43.673626.7CORVON88E195N85W57.00-18SSW, SW, VARIABLE, WBSAM LIGHT WINDS AND SQUALLY, MODERATE, PM MODERATEPM FINECLOUDY0000000185809
1809-08-23T15:0039.38-45.62230SABLE ISLEN66W232N81W89.00-18WSW, SWBWAM SQUALLY, PM FRESH BREEZESAM RAINCLOUDY0100000185810
1809-08-24T15:0040.02-47.173622.6SABLE ISLEN66W202N58W83.00-18WBS, NNE, VARIABLE, SBWAM FRESH GALES, NOON LIGHT WINDS, PM CALM, LIGHT AIRS, FRESH BREEZESPM RAINCLOUDY0100000185811
1809-08-25T15:0040.48-48.6525319.0SABLE ISLEN66W176N66W74.00-17SW, W, VARIABLEAM FRESH BREEZES, SQUALLY, NOON FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, PM FRESH BREEZES, INCLINABLE TO CALM, LIGHT WINDSMIDNIGHT RAINAM CLOUDY, PM HAZY0100000185812
1809-08-26T15:0040.75-49.323620.0SABLE ISLEN67W169N61W34.00-17SWBS, VARIABLE, SBE, NBEAM MODERATE, SQUALLY, INCLINABLE TO CALM, PM STRONG GALES, HARD GALES, MODERATECLOUDY0000000185813
1809-08-27T15:0039.83-50.723620.0SABLE ISLEN59W159S60W73.00-17NW, VARIABLE, NEBNAM CLAM, PM MODERATE BREEZES, MIDNIGHT FRESH BREEZESAM RAINCLOUDY, MIDNIGHT HAZY0100000185814
1809-08-28T16:0039.82-53.65756.7SABLE ISLEN47W123S88W136.00-15SSW, E, WSWAM FRESH BREEZES, MODERATE, PM MODERATE, SQUALLY, FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYAM SMALL RAINAM HAZY, CLOUDY0100000185815
1809-08-29T16:0041.02-55.782339.3SABLE ISLEN44W89N53W114.00-15SWBW, VARIABLE, WSW, SBW, SSWFRESH BREEZES, MIDNIGHT VERY STRONG GALES WITH HEAVY SQUALLSMIDNIGHT RAINAM CLOUDY, PM HAZY0100100185816
1809-08-30T16:0041.42-56.023116.7SABLE ISLEN51W78N70W68.00-15SBW, NWBN, NAM EXCESSIVE HARD GALES WITH VERY HEAVY SQUALLS, AT 2.15 THE GALES INCREASED TO A COMPLETE HURRICANE, NOON MORE MODERATE, PM FRESH BREEZESVERY HEAVY SEACLOUDY0000000185817
1809-08-31T16:0041.58-56.103569.3SABLE ISLEN51W75N20W12.00-15NBE, SSEAM MODERATE, FRESH BREEZES, PM MODERATE, MODERATE BREEZES, FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000185818
1809-09-01T16:0041.28-57.252106.7SABLE ISLEN38W69S72W59.00-15W, VARIABLE, SW, NWAM LIGHT WINDS, MODERATE, PM FRESH BREEZES, MODERATE BREEZES, MIDNIGHT LIGHT WINDSCLOUDY0000000185819
1809-09-02T16:0041.98-57.252892.6SABLE ISLEN47W59N32.00-15NNW, VARIABLE, NWBW, NNW,LIGHT WINDS, AM LIGHT WINDS INCLINABLE TO CALMS, PM LIGHT WINDSCLOUDY0000000185820
1809-09-03T16:0042.22-57.821576.7SABLE ISLEN45W54N56W25.00-12SE, SSE, SBE, NE, ENEAM LIGHT WINDS, MODERATE, PM MODERATE, FRESH BREEZES, LIGHT BREEZESPM RAINCLOUDY0100000185821
1809-09-04T16:0042.67-60.75506.7SAMBRO LIGHTHOUSEN48W58N78W140.00-18NNE, ENE, EBSAM FRESH BREEZES, MODERATE, PM MODERATEPM RAINAM CLOUDY, PM HAZY0100000185822
1809-09-05T16:0043.83-60.752526.7SAMBRO LIGHTHOUSEN10E15N60W143.00-18ESE, W, WBNPM MODERATE BREEZES, MODERATEAM RAINAM CLOUDY, HAZY, PM CLOUDY0110000185823