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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 PENZANCE cruise from Sandy Hook to Barbados started at 1761-11-20 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.751149, 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: 27.476000 * Median Longitude: -57.951143 * South-bound Latitude: 12.950000 * West-bound Longitude: -71.900000 * North-bound Latitude: 38.570000 * East-bound Longitude: -52.000000
Date/Time Start: 1761-11-20T17:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1761-12-24T16:00:00
Event(s):
Penzance_17611120_NMM_ADM/L/P96 * Latitude Start: 40.280000 * Longitude Start: -73.000000 * Latitude End: 14.850000 * Longitude End: -59.680000 * Date/Time Start: 1761-11-20T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1761-12-24T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Penzance (5th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Sandy Hook - Barbados, 1st Observer: John Boyd (Captain), 2nd Observer: James Asham (1st Officer/Master), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 44G. 823BM
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
CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
10 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
11 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.
12 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.
13 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
14 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
15 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
16 ClearnessClearness
17 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
18 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
19 FogFog1 If fog was reported
20 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
21 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
22 HailHail1 If hail was reported
23 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
24 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
671 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)

Course
(Course of the ship during the...)
10 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
11 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
12 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
13 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
14 
Precip descr
15 
State sea descr
16 
Clearness
17 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
18 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
19 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
20 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
21 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
22 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
23 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
24 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1761-11-20T17:0038.48-71.903099.3SANDY HOOKNWBW1/W37SEBE1/4E41.00-6WNW, W, NWFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000186136
1761-11-21T17:0038.57-70.27282.6SANDY HOOKNWBW68SE3/4E90.00-6NWBW, NBW, NEBN1ST PART FRESH GALES, LATTER LIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000186137
1761-11-22T17:0037.95-68.93176.7SANDY HOOKN58W93SEBE1/2E90.00-6NE, N, NNEMODERATE BREEZESHAZY0000000186138
1761-11-23T16:0037.12-67.053116.7SANDY HOOKN59W125SEBE1/2E66.00-4N, NNW, NWMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR, THE FINE0000000186139
1761-11-24T16:0035.95-65.024119.0SANDY HOOKN58W168SE3/4E67.00-4NW, N, NEFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000186140
1761-11-25T16:0035.32-64.7713119.0SANDY HOOKN55W178SBE1/2S40.00-4ENE, E, SEFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000186141
1761-11-26T16:0036.18-63.8816522.6SANDY HOOKN62W182NE1/2N121.00-4SE, SEBS, SSE, SBE1ST PART FRESH GALES, LATTER STRONG GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN1ST PART CLOUDY, LATTER HAZY0100000186142
1761-11-27T16:0036.18-62.533116.7SANDY HOOKN65W201E104.00-4SBE, SSW, W, NWFIRST PART STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATERAINHAZY0100000186143
1761-11-28T16:0034.97-61.45409.3SANDY HOOKNWBW1/2W228S36E73.00-5NW, NNE, NEFRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000186144
1761-11-29T16:0033.60-60.721089.3SANDY HOOKNWBW252S24E94.00-5NE, ENE, ESEFRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000186145
1761-11-30T16:0033.73-59.881986.7SANDY HOOKNWBW1/4W263N78E112.00-5E, SE, SSWMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000186146
1761-12-01T16:0033.42-59.172096.7SANDY HOOKNWBW1/4W276SEBE1/2E41.00-5SSW, SWBSMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000186147
1761-12-02T16:0033.25-57.931866.7SANDY HOOKN61W296S81E63.00-5S, SSW, SBWMODERATE BREEZESOME RAINCLOUDY0100000186148
1761-12-03T16:0033.10-57.65851.0SANDY HOOKN61W301S58E17.00-5SSW, CALM, ELIGHT AIRS WITH CALMSCLOUDY0000000186149
1761-12-04T16:0031.75-56.95209.3SANDY HOOKN57W322S24E89.00-3E, ENE, NNEFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYLARGE SWELL FROM SECLOUDY0000000186150
1761-12-05T16:0029.90-56.073576.7SANDY HOOKNW3/4W356SSE120.00-3NEBN, NBW, NFIRST FRESH BREEZES, LATTER MODERATEFIRST CLOUDY, LATTER CLEAR0000000186151
1761-12-06T16:0028.02-55.17357SANDY HOOKNW1/2W392SSE122.00-3N, NNE, NFIRST PART FRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000186152
1761-12-07T16:0026.15-53.9013519.0SANDY HOOKN49W433S31E131.000NNE, VARIABLE, WSW, SEFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYHEAVY SWELL FROM THE ECLOUDY0000000186153
1761-12-08T16:0026.97-54.0314619.0SANDY HOOKN50W420N3/4W50.000SE, SSE, S, SBE, SEBSFIRST PART HARD GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYSHOWERS1000000186154
1761-12-09T16:0027.17-53.801806.7SANDY HOOKN51W420NE1/2E18.000SSE, SBE, SFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, LATTER MODERATERAINCLOUDY0100000186155
1761-12-10T16:0027.12-53.201806.7SANDY HOOKN52E429E1/2S32.000SSW, SMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000186156
1761-12-11T16:0027.05-53.351586.7SANDY HOOKN51W428SWBW3/4W9.000SBW, S, SBE, SSEFIRST PART LIGHT AIRS, LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART CLEAR, LATTER CLOUDY0000000186157
1761-12-12T16:0027.15-52.903610.0SANDY HOOKN52W433ENE3/4E25.000SBE, SSE, SEBE, CALMFIRST PART LIGHT AIRS, THEN CALMCLEAR0000000186158
1761-12-13T16:0025.88-52.50796.7SANDY HOOKNW1/2W453S16E79.000CALM, NE, E, EBNFIRST PART LIGHT BREEZES, LATTER MODERATE BREEZESFIRST PART CLOUDY, LATTER HAZY0000000186159
1761-12-14T15:0023.85-52.17789.3SANDY HOOKN47W487S3/4E123.00-1E, EBNFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYCLOUDY0000000186160
1761-12-15T15:0022.17-52.00909.3SANDY HOOKNW573S1/2E102.000ENE, EBS, EFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYCLOUDY0000000186161
1761-12-16T15:0020.62-52.1010119.0SANDY HOOKN42W533S1/4W93.000EBN, EBSFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYHAZY0000000186162
1761-12-17T15:0019.33-52.381139.3SANDY HOOKN40W553SBW78.000ENE, E, ESEFRESH BREEZES, SOME HEAVY HEAVY SQUALLSCLOUDY0000000186163
1761-12-18T16:0017.88-52.951156.7SANDY HOOKN37W567SBW3/4W92.002E, ENE, ESE1ST PART FRESH GALES, SQUALLY, WITH LATTER MODERATEHEAVY RAINLATTER CLEAR0100000186164
1761-12-19T16:0016.30-53.35936.7SANDY HOOKN35W587SBW1/4W95.003EBS, EMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000186165
1761-12-20T16:0014.30-53.97716.7SANDY HOOKN32W615SBW1/2W125.003E, ENEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000186166
1761-12-21T16:0013.25-55.557119.0SANDY HOOKNNW1/2W617SWBW112.003EBN, ENEFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000186167
1761-12-22T16:0012.95-56.63719.3SANDY HOOKN27W613S74W65.003E, ENEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY AND HAZY0000000186168
1761-12-23T16:0013.00-56.97489.3SANDY HOOKN27W610S54W21.003ENE, E, NEFRESH BREEZESSQUALLY SHOWERS1000000186169
1761-12-24T16:0013.03-57.20716.7SANDY HOOKNNW1/4W610WSW3/4W15.003NE, ENEMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000186170