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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 PERSEUS cruise from New York to New York started at 1767-08-01 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.751152, 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: 42.914815 * Median Longitude: -43.294815 * South-bound Latitude: 37.830000 * West-bound Longitude: -73.430000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.680000 * East-bound Longitude: -5.920000
Date/Time Start: 1776-08-01T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1776-11-08T17:00:00
Event(s):
Perseus_17670801_NMM_ADM/L/P143 * Latitude Start: 50.680000 * Longitude Start: -0.960000 * Latitude End: 40.670000 * Longitude End: -74.040000 * Date/Time Start: 1776-08-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1776-11-08T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Perseus (6th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Spithead - New York, 1st Observer: George Keith Elphinstone (Captain), 2nd Observer: John Holloway (1st Officer/Master), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 20G 429BM
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 Current direction descriptionCur dir descrDirection of the current. This direction points to where the current is flowing towards to.
15 Current speed descriptionV descr
16 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
17 Present weatherwwWeather description
18 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
19 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
20 ClearnessClearness
21 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
22 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
23 FogFog1 If fog was reported
24 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
25 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
26 HailHail1 If hail was reported
27 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
28 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
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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 
Cur dir descr
(Direction of the current. Thi...)
15 
V descr
16 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
17 
ww
(Weather description)
18 
Precip descr
19 
State sea descr
20 
Clearness
21 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
22 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
23 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
24 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
25 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
26 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
27 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
28 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1776-08-01T12:0049.68-5.922482.6LIZARDN60E101S60W31.00-22WNW, WLIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000186313
1776-08-02T12:0049.35-6.721582.6LIZARDN58E24S56W37.00-22W, NW, SW, SLIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000186314
1776-08-03T13:0048.77-8.372472.6LIZARDN59E47S62W55.00-23WSW, WBN, WLIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000186315
1776-08-04T13:0048.38-9.302132.6LIZARDN59:29E62S57W39.00-23WBN, SSW, SWBWLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000186316
1776-08-05T13:0047.78-10.5323619.0LIZARDN58:31E83S54W58.00-23N, W, WBSFIRST LIGHT AIRS, LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST HAZY, LATTER CLOUDY0000000186317
1776-08-06T13:0047.30-11.7326019.0LIZARDN58:25E101S59W56.00-21WBNFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYGREAT SWELL FROM THE N0000000186318
1776-08-07T13:0046.43-12.472276.7LIZARDN53:42E119S30W58.00-21WBN, WSWFIRST FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATEGREAT SWELL FROM THE W0000000186319
1776-08-08T13:0045.43-12.6736219.0LIZARDS48:02E135S8W61.00-21VARIABLEFRESH GALESHARD SQUALLS OF RAIN1100000186320
1776-08-09T13:0044.43-14.2523819.0LIZARDN48:04E165S26W68.00-21S, WSW, WBSFRESH GALESHARD SQUALLS OF RAIN1100000186321
1776-08-10T13:0043.47-14.852386.7LIZARDN45:33E185S24W64.00-21SBW, SSW, WBSFIRST FRESH GALES, LATTER MODERATECLOUDY0000000186322
1776-08-11T13:0044.03-15.3323819.0LIZARDN49:25E182N31W40.00-21CALM, NE, WBSFIRST LIGHT BREEZES, LATTER FRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000186323
1776-08-12T13:0044.63-15.7331719.0LIZARDN54:27E176N20W52.00-21NBW, NW, NNWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYSOME HEAVY RAINCLOUDY0100000186324
1776-08-13T13:0045.63-16.052946.7LIZARDN59:20E175N17W52.00-21N, NWFIRST FRESH GALES, LATTER MORE MODERATE0000000186325
1776-08-14T13:0046.20-16.722946.7LIZARDN64E171N38W45.00-21NWFIRST LIGHT BREEZES, MID CLEAR, LATTER MODERATETHICK FOGG THEN CLOUDY0010000186326
1776-08-15T13:0045.93-17.472046.7LIZARDN63:55E183S66W34.00-21NWBW, WNW, SWFIRST FRESH GALES, LATTER MODERATEFAIR0000000186327
1776-08-16T13:0044.67-18.402046.7LIZARDN59:25E208S22W79.00-21SW, WBN, SWMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000186328
1776-08-17T13:0044.50-21.12204LIZARDN69E218N71W34.00-21WNW, WSW, SWFIRST AND MID MODERATE, LATTER SQUALLYRAIN0100000186329
1776-08-18T13:0044.90-20.252156.7LIZARDN63:34E227N64W56.00-21SWBS, SWBWFIRST AND MID HARD GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATERAINHEAVY SEAS0100000186330
1776-08-19T14:0044.40-22.873LIZARDN65:09E264S75W115.00-20WSW, NE, NNEFIRST MODERATE, LATTER FAIRRAINHAZY0100000186331
1776-08-20T14:0043.90-25.171152.6LIZARDN66:01E298S73W183.00-20NNE, SELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000186332
1776-08-21T14:0043.57-26.851152.6LIZARDN66:41E323S75W78.00-20EBS, SELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000186333
1776-08-22T14:0043.17-29.681492.6LIZARDN68:02E363S79W128.00-20S, SE, SBEFIRST STRONG GALES, MID CALM, LATTER LIGHT BREEZESSOME RAIN0100000186334
1776-08-23T14:0043.10-30.922056.7LIZARDN68:47E380S87W55.00-20S, NNE, SWMODERATEMODERATE0000000186335
1776-08-24T14:0043.83-31.532506.7LIZARDN71:12E380N31W50.00-20S, WNW, WFIRST FRESH BREEZES, LATTER MODERATECLOUDY0000000186336
1776-08-25T14:0044.67-31.872396.7LIZARDN73:42E376N16W53.00-20W, WBN, WBSFIRST FRESH BREEZES, LATTER MODERATECLOUDY0000000186337
1776-08-26T14:0045.40-32.4723919.0LIZARDN76:04E378N30W51.00-20WSW, SW, WBSFIRST AND MID MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST AND MID CLOUDY, LATTER HAZY0000000186338
1776-08-27T14:0045.47-33.552966.7LIZARDN76:46E392N82W47.00-19SW, W, NWFIRST FRESH GALES, LATTER MODERATEFIRST CLOUDY, LATTER FAIR, MID FOGGY0010000186339
1776-08-28T14:0045.53-34.072966.7LIZARDN77:10E398N74W23.00-19W, NWFIRST FRESH GALES, MID SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATEA SWELL FROM THE NWCLOUDY0000000186340
1776-08-29T14:0045.00-34.852962.6LIZARDN76:06E409S25W33.00-19NWFIRST FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER LIGHT BREEZESRAINHEAVY SWELL FROM THE NW0100000186341
1776-08-30T14:0044.23-35.483411.0LIZARDN74:28E427S30W53.00-19NLIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000186342
1776-08-31T14:0043.52-36.88341LIZARDN73:29E453S55W75.00-19NFIRST FRESH BREEZES, LATTER FINE0000000186343
1776-09-01T14:0043.72-37.132741.0LIZARDN74:03E454N42W17.00-19NW, WBN, SW, WNWLIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000186344
1776-09-02T14:0043.23-37.3822919.0LIZARDN73:04E461S20W32.00-19W, WBN, WSWFIRST FRESH GALES, MID MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST CLOUDY, MID HAZY0000000186345
1776-09-03T15:0043.53-37.932302.6LIZARDN73:55E469N56W29.00-18WSWFIRST FRESH GALES, LATTER LIGHT BREEZESFIRST FOGGY, LATTE CLOUDY0010000186346
1776-09-04T15:0043.40-38.831961.0LIZARDN78:08E480S80W39.00-18SWBW, WNW, SWBSFIRST FRESH GALES, MID AND LATTER LIGHT AIRSHEAVY SELL FROM THE WHAZY0000000186347
1776-09-05T15:0043.73-39.752306.7LIZARDN75:15E488N63W44.00-18SW, WSWMODERATEHARD RAINHAZY0100000186348
1776-09-06T15:0044.07-41.0217322.6LIZARDN76:25E501N70W59.00-18SW, SSW, SBWMID SQUALLY, LATTER STRONG GALESFIRST FOGGY, LATTER HAZY0010000186349
1776-09-07T15:0044.30-41.822752.6LIZARDN77:12E510N69W39.00-18SSW, WNWFIRST STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, MID MODERATE, LATTER LIGHT BREEZESLIGHTNING FROM SW- NW0000100186350
1776-09-08T15:0043.40-42.932976.7LIZARDN75:46E533S42W72.00-18N, NNE, NWMODERATECLOUDY0000000186351
1776-09-09T15:0042.70-43.722306.7LIZARDN74:44E550S39W54.00-18NW, WSWFIRST FRESH GALES, LATTER MODERATERAINSWELL FROM THE WCLOUDY0100000186352
1776-09-10T15:0042.65-44.573536.7LIZARDN74:56E562S85W38.00-18NBE, SW, NBEFIRST FRESH GALES, LATTER MODERATEHEAVY RAINCLOUDY0100000186353
1776-09-11T15:0042.23-45.73101.0LIZARDN74:37E582S64W57.00-13NNW, N, NBE, NNEFIRST PART MODERATE, MID AND LATTER LIGHT AIRSFIRST CLOUD, MID AND LATTER CLEAR0000000186354
1776-09-12T15:0042.17-46.551902.6LIZARDN74:47E592S85W36.00-13NBW, SE, SSWLITTLE WINDCLEAR0000000186355
1776-09-13T15:0042.43-47.033479.3LIZARDN75:25E597N53W28.00-13SWBS, SWBW, SSW, NNW, NFIRST AND LATTER FRESH BREEZES, MID MODERATE0000000186356
1776-09-14T15:0042.47-48.53247LIZARDN76:14E615N85W68.00-12WBN, NWBW, WBSFIRST LIGHT AIRS AND CALMMID DRIZZLING RAINLATTER FOGGY0110000186357
1776-09-15T15:0042.63-48.801181.0LIZARDN76:19E619W11.00-17ENE, ESE, SEFIRST FRESH BREEZES, LATTER LIGHT AIRSFIRST CLOUDY, LATTER CLEAR0000000186358
1776-09-16T15:0042.75-50.301529.3LIZARDN76:58E638N84W65.00-17WSW, SW, SBEFIRST LIGHT AIRS, LATTER FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYFIRST CLEAR, MID FOGGY0010000186359
1776-09-17T15:0043.12-50.002426.7LIZARDN77:29E630N33W24.00-17SSW, W, WBSFIRST AND MID FRESH GALES AND VERY HARD SQUALLS, LATTER MODERATEHAZY0000000186360
1776-09-18T15:0043.48-50.1725319.0LIZARDN77:08E628N17W24.00-17WBN, WBS, WFIRST MODERATE, MID AND LATTER FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYTHUNDER AND LIGHTNINGFIRST HAZY, LATTER WITH THICK FOGG0010100186361
1776-09-19T15:0043.97-51.132089.3LIZARDN73:10E637N56W50.00-17SWFRESH BREEZESSWELL FROM THE W0000000186362
1776-09-20T15:0043.97-51.803432.6LIZARDN79:18E646W29.00-17NWBN, NW, NFIRST MODERATE, LATTER LIGHT BREEZESFIRST FOGGY, LATTER CLOUDY0010000186363
1776-09-21T16:0043.28-53.153441.0LIZARDN77:52E674S56W71.00-16NS26 MILESFIRST FRESH BREEZES, LATTER LIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000186364
1776-09-22T16:0042.70-54.421752.6LIZARDN77:56E694S80W58.00-16ESE, SBE, S, SBWFIRST AND LATTER LIGHT BREEZES, MIDDLE FRESH GALESFIRST AND LATTER FINE, MID CLOUDY0000000186365
1776-09-23T16:0042.52-55.75187LIZARDN77:07E712S79W59.00-16SSWFIRST FRESH GALESLIGHTNINGRAINFIRST CLEAR, LATTER FOGGY0100100186366
1776-09-24T16:0042.50-56.752039.3LIZARDN78:11E727W43.00-11SBW, WBS, SWBSFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYRAIN0100000186367
1776-09-25T16:0042.67-57.8827822.6N78W46.00-15SBW, W, WNWFIRST FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY AT TIMES, MID AND LATTER STRONG GALES AND SQUALLYRAINYFRESH SWELL FROM SWTHICK WEATHER0100000186368
1776-09-26T16:0041.23-58.7533919.0S34?78.00-10NNW, N, NBWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYSOME RAIN0100000186369
1776-09-27T16:0040.20-57.933169.3S30E64.00-10NW, NWBW, NWBNFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000186370
1776-09-28T16:0039.67-58.4023819.0SANDY HOOKN83W242S30W42.00-10WBS, W, WSWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY0000000186371
1776-09-29T16:0039.90-59.20809.3SANDY HOOKN86:59W228N70W40.00-10W, VARIABLE, EFIRST SQUALLY, MD AND LATTER FRESH BREEZESRAINHAZY0100000186372
1776-09-30T16:0039.80-60.202152.6SANDY HOOKN86:13W212S82W46.00-10E, SBE, SWLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000186373
1776-10-01T16:0039.40-62.201932.6SANDY HOOKN83:07W184S75W97.00-10SW, SWBS, SSWLIGHT BREEZES SOME SQUALLSCLOUDY0000000186374
1776-10-02T16:0039.70-63.3735219.0N71W56.00-8SW, W, NNE, NFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYTHUNDER AND LIGHTNINGRAINVERY HEAVY SEAS0100100186375
1776-10-03T16:0040.10-66.303726.8SANDY HOOKN86:12W121N80W143.00-8NNE, NEHARD GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN0100000186376
1776-10-04T17:0039.73-68.98185SANDY HOOKN78:52W73S80W125.00-6E, ESE, S, SBWFIRST FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYLATTER HAZY0000000186377
1776-10-05T17:0039.60-69.8323019.0SANDY HOOKN74:41W68S77W36.00-6SSW, W, SWBWFIRST AND LATTER FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, MID LIGHT BREEZESRAINA SEA FROM THE SW0100000186378
1776-10-06T17:0039.50-72.083919.0SANDY HOOKN56:59W37S87W106.00-6NNW, N, NESOUTHERLYSTRONGFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000186379
1776-10-07T17:0039.75-73.43819.0SANDY HOOKN48W18N76W64.00-3NE, N, NBEFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000186380
1776-10-26T17:0040.42-72.771552.6SANDY HOOKN84W18S84W54.00-3NW, S, SSEFIRST AND LATTER LIGHT BREEZES MID CALM0000000186381
1776-10-27T17:0039.73-69.131299.3SANDY HOOKN64W32S36E50.00-6S, SSW, SEFIRST LIGHT BREEZES, LATTER FRESH BREEZESSWELL FROM THE S0000000186382
1776-10-28T17:0039.20-69.821749.3SANDY HOOKN67:55W69S73E111.00-6S, SSE, SSW, SFRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000186383
1776-10-29T17:00-68.33456.7SANDY HOOKN68W92S70E74.00SW, ENE, NEMODERATE BREEZESHAZY0000000186384
1776-10-30T17:0038.72-67.523546.7SANDY HOOKN70W105S84E38.00-6NEBN, NNW, NFIRST AND MID FRESH GALES AND HEAVY SQUALLS, LATTER MORE MODERATE0000000186385
1776-10-31T17:0039.25-68.5820819.0SANDY HOOKN73W85S76E64.00-6E, SW, SWBSFIRST LIGHT BREEZES, MID CALM, LATTER FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYCLOUDY0000000186386
1776-11-01T17:0039.12-68.583096.7SANDY HOOKN79W83N6E29.00-6SW, SE, S, SSW, NWFIRST AND MID HEAVY GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER MORE MODERATEVERY HEAVY SEAS0000000186387
1776-11-02T17:0038.88-68.9232019.0SANDY HOOKN68W85N16E40.00-6NW, NBE, NWBNFIRST MODERATE, MID AND LATTER FRESH GALES AND HEAVY SQUALLSHEAVY RAINCLOUDY0100000186388
1776-11-03T17:0038.70-68.553096.7SANDY HOOKN37W91S60E22.00-6W, NNW, NWFIRST AND MID STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATECLOUDY0000000186389
1776-11-04T17:0037.83-68.07176.7SANDY HOOKN59W106S84E57.00-6NNW, N, NNEMODERATE BREEZES0000000186390
1776-11-05T17:0039.57-70.7339SANDY HOOKN69W57N41W66.00-6NEBE, NEBN, NEFRESH BREEZES, SOME SQUALLSCLOUDY0000000186391
1776-11-06T17:0040.17-71.001522.6SANDY HOOKN60W50N41W36.00-6ENE, E, SSELIGHT BREEZESHAZY0000000186392
1776-11-07T17:0040.43-72.003919.0SANDY HOOKW30N74W40.00-6ENE, NEFIRST MODERATE, MID AND ALTTER FRESH GALESFIRST CLOUDY, MID AND LATTER HAZY0000000186393
1776-11-08T17:0040.58-73.405319.0SANDY HOOKW12W40.00-3NEBEFRESH GALESSWELL FROM THE ECLOUDY0000000186394