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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 PHOENIX cruise from Cruising The Western Approaches started at 1762-09-01 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.751195, 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: 48.161207 * Median Longitude: -14.315000 * South-bound Latitude: 44.930000 * West-bound Longitude: -19.460000 * North-bound Latitude: 50.380000 * East-bound Longitude: -4.780000
Date/Time Start: 1762-09-01T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1762-10-29T00:00:00
Event(s):
Phoenix_17620901_NMM_ADM/L/P126 * Latitude: 49.420000 * Longitude: -6.960000 * Date/Time Start: 1762-09-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1762-10-29T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Phoenix (5th Rate Frigate), Voyage from: Cruising The Western Approaches, 1st Observer: Christopher Bethell (Captain), 2nd Observer: Charles Caldwell (1st Officer/Master), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 44G 837BM
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:
1115 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)
1762-09-01T12:0049.42-6.96269.3SCILLYN23E12S73W114.00-19NEFRESH BREEZES0000000188966
1762-09-02T13:0049.28-9.3018319.0STARTN69E38S86W93.00-20NE, SW, SSWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY0000000188967
1762-09-03T13:0049.32-10.6320519.0STARTN80E93S89W52.00-20SWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYCONSTANT RAIN0100000188968
1762-09-04T13:0049.67-11.9320519.0STARTN85E111N68W55.00-20SWBW, WNW, SWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY0000000188969
1762-09-05T13:0049.95-11.6329526.8STARTN88E106N36E20.00-20SW, WBN, NWHARD GALES AND SQUALLY0000000188970
1762-09-06T13:0048.67-10.6521619.0STARTN74E90S28E90.00-20SWBNFRESH GALESHAZY0000000188971
1762-09-07T13:0047.33-11.4627419.0STARTN62E117S26W78.00-19NW, WNWFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000188972
1762-09-08T13:0047.17-11.951161.0STARTN62E124S72W21.00-19SELIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000188973
1762-09-09T13:0047.00-13.00271.0STARTN63E138S80W43.00-18SEBE, NEFRESH GALES , LATTER LIGHT AIRS0000000188974
1762-09-10T13:0047.05-14.76502.6STARTN65E162N87W73.00-18NE, ENELIGHT BREEZESHAZY0000000188975
1762-09-11T13:0047.17-16.182302.6STARTN71E174N82W59.00-18SSW, WSWLIGHT BREEZESFAIR0000000188976
1762-09-12T13:0047.48-17.812719.0STARTN75E196N71W70.00-18NEFRESH GALESRAIN0100000188977
1762-09-13T13:0049.17-18.032052.6STARTN80E192N5W102.00-20NE, SWLIGHT BREEZESFAIR0000000188978
1762-09-14T13:0049.50-18.462739.3STARTN86E197N40W26.00-20WNWFRESH BREEZES0000000188979
1762-09-15T13:0049.17-18.8629519.0STARTN84E202S37W27.00-20NWFRESH GALESRAIN0100000188980
1762-09-16T13:0049.37-18.7127319.0STARTN86E201N28E13.00-20WNWFRESH GALESRAIN0100000188981
1762-09-17T13:0049.17-17.981156.7STARTN84E202N68E31.00-20WSW-SEMODERATECONSTANT RAINCLOUDY0100000188982
1762-09-18T13:0047.47-18.3827519.0STARTN76E199S11W75.00-18WNWFRESH GALESHAZY0000000188983
1762-09-19T13:0045.47-18.232309.3STARTN65E213S4E140.00-18WSWFRESH BREEZESSMALL RAINHAZY0100000188984
1762-09-20T13:0044.93-16.78279.3STARTN59E200S61E70.00-18NEFRESH BREEZESSMALL RAINHAZY0100000188985
1762-09-21T13:0045.03-15.132189.3STARTN56E179N58E71.00-18SWBWFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYSMALL RAINHAZY0100000188986
1762-09-22T13:0045.80-14.682752.6STARTN58E165N22E49.00-18WNWLITTLE WINDSCONSTANT RAIN0100000188987
1762-09-23T13:0046.00-14.9632026.8STARTN57E153N62E34.00-18N, NNWHARD GALESRAIN0100000188988
1762-09-24T13:0046.38-13.4629722.6STARTN60E146N46E33.00-18NWSTRONG GALES AND HEAVY SQUALLSRAIN0100000188989
1762-09-25T13:0046.00-14.102756.7STARTN58E156N45E38.00-18NW, NWBW, WNWFIRST PART STRONG GALES AND HEAVY SQUALLS, MID AND LATTER MODERATE0000000188990
1762-09-26T13:0046.32-14.382309.3STARTN61E157N32E22.00-18WNW, WSWFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY0000000188991
1762-09-27T13:0045.93-13.962189.3STARTN57E155S38E29.00-18WBN, SWBWFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY0000000188992
1762-09-28T13:0046.45-14.8523022.6STARTN63E162N50W49.00-18SW, WSWSTRONG GALESHAZY0000000188993
1762-09-29T13:0046.58-16.31519.0STARTN66E178N83W59.00-18SSW-NNEFRESH GALESRAINHAZY0100000188994
1762-09-30T13:0047.20-17.15509.3STARTN72E188N41W50.00-18ENEFRESH BREEZESRAINHAZY0100000188995
1762-10-01T13:0047.43-19.46279.3STARTN76E216N73W90.00-18NEFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYRAINHAZY0100000188996
1762-10-02T13:0047.57-18.4539.3STARTN75E200N77W41.00-20NNEFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYCLOUDY0000000188997
1762-10-03T13:0047.53-17.01149.3STARTN74E184S86E57.00-20N, NNE, NEBNFRESH BREEZESRAINCLOUDY0100000188998
1762-10-04T13:0047.77-16.36361.5STARTN74E173N62E29.00-20NEBELIGHT WINDS INCLINABLE TO CALM0000000188999
1762-10-05T13:0048.42-15.3018319.0STARTN77E149N47E58.00-20SBW, SSWFRESH GALESHAZY0000000189000
1762-10-06T13:0048.77-15.78319.0STARTN80E162N42W29.00-20NNEFRESH GALESHAZY0000000189001
1762-10-07T13:0048.87-16.032959.3STARTN75E180N62W11.00-20NNE-NWFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY0000000189002
1762-10-08T13:0047.83-16.8327319.0STARTN79E165S29W69.00-20WNWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY0000000189003
1762-10-09T13:0048.40-15.8631826.8STARTN81E147N48E52.00-20NNWHARD GALES0000000189004
1762-10-10T13:0049.03-14.7529526.8STARTN84E152N49E58.00-20NWHARD GALESSHOWERS OF RAIN1100000189005
1762-10-11T13:0049.22-15.0118319.0STARTN85E152N45W15.00-20SSWFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000189006
1762-10-12T13:0049.50-15.152056.7STARTN85E152N15W21.00-20NNW, SWMODERATEHAZY0000000189007
1762-10-13T13:0049.47-17.9839.3STARTN86E187S81W30.00-20NNELIGHT WINDS INCLINABLE TO CALM, LATTER FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000189008
1762-10-14T13:0048.33-17.05489.3STARTN79E179S31W74.00-20ENEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000189009
1762-10-15T13:0048.60-17.1613819.0STARTN80E180N36W9.00-20EBN, SE, SSEFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000189010
1762-10-16T13:0048.90-16.75932.6STARTN82E173N28E26.00-20ESELIGHT BREEZES0000000189011
1762-10-17T13:0049.42-14.9120519.0STARTN84E146N71E95.00-20SSE, SWFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000189012
1762-10-18T13:0050.00-13.5011526.8STARTN88E125N58E65.00-20SSE, SEFRESH GALES, HARD GALESSQUALLS OF RAINCLOUDY1100000189013
1762-10-19T13:0050.38-14.417027.4STARTN87E132N56W40.00-20ESE, EVERY HARD GALESRAINTUMBLING SEA0100000189014
1762-10-20T13:0049.45-14.10256.7STARTN84E130N12W58.00-20E, NEMODERATERAINCLOUDY0100000189015
1762-10-21T13:0049.22-13.014826.8STARTN82E122S30E106.00-20NE, ENEHARD GALESCONSTANT RAIN0100000189016
1762-10-22T13:0049.53-12.162519.0STARTN84E112N60E30.00-20NEFRESH GALESRAIN0100000189017
1762-10-23T13:0049.72-10.98939.3STARTN85E77N57E46.00-20SWBS, ESEFRESH BREEZESRAIN0100000189018
1762-10-24T13:0049.82-8.512739.3STARTN81E64N81E96.00-20NNE, WNWFRESH BREEZESRAIN0100000189019
1762-10-25T12:0048.90-6.782296.7STARTN58E46N58E87.00-19SW, WSWMODERATECLOUDY0000000189020
1762-10-26T12:0048.57-5.2825126.8STARTN41E41S75E61.00-19WSW, WHARD GALESRAIN0100000189021
1762-10-27T12:0048.25-6.2529622.6STARTN42E50S64E42.00-19NWSTRONG GALESCLOUDY0000000189022
1762-10-28T12:0049.00-4.78266.7STARTN34E26N50E75.00-19SE, NEMODERATEFAIR0000000189023
1762-10-29T00:002369.3RAMHEADENE6NE, NW, SWBWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000189024