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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 Jamaica to Spithead started at 1770-09-19 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.751216, 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: 40.385152 * Median Longitude: -45.494242 * South-bound Latitude: 31.120000 * West-bound Longitude: -79.530000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.120000 * East-bound Longitude: -9.560000
Date/Time Start: 1770-09-19T17:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1770-10-21T13:00:00
Event(s):
Phoenix_17700919_NMM_ADM/L/P130 * Latitude Start: 17.700000 * Longitude Start: -76.760000 * Latitude End: 50.680000 * Longitude End: -0.960000 * Date/Time Start: 1770-09-19T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1770-10-21T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Phoenix (5th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Jamaica - Spithead, 1st Observer: Charles Saxton (Captain), 2nd Observer: Edward Iggulden (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 CommentComment
25 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
624 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 
Comment
25 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1770-09-19T17:0031.12-79.5349THE COAST OF FLORIDAS55W43N23E73.004NBW, NEMODERATE, AT 8AM SQUALLYCLOUDY0000000189443
1770-09-20T17:0031.65-78.791396.7THE COAST OF FLORIDAS58W60N50E50.004NNE, E, SEMODERATECLOUDY0000000189444
1770-09-21T17:0032.20-78.21609.3THE COAST OF FLORIDAS55W174N40E44.004E, SEBS, NEBEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000189445
1770-09-22T17:0033.45-75.393629.3THE COAST OF FLORIDAS33W127N62E160.000VARIABLEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000189446
1770-09-23T17:0034.53-72.062919.3THE COAST OF FLORIDAS60W186N67E168.00-2SW, WNWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000189447
1770-09-24T17:0035.07-70.581339.3THE COAST OF FLORIDAS71W212N64E74.00-2SEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000189448
1770-09-25T17:0036.22-68.711339.3THE COAST OF FLORIDAS59W251N52E113.00-2ESE, SEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000189449
1770-09-26T16:0036.82-66.8315419.0THE COAST OF FLORIDAS60W282N69E98.00-4SEBE, SSEFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY0000000189450
1770-09-27T16:0038.05-64.2828519.0THE COAST OF FLORIDAS60W330N63E242.00-8SSE, SW, WNWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY0000000189451
1770-09-28T16:0038.05-61.833619.0THE COAST OF FLORIDAS62W366E99.00-9WNW, NEFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY0000000189452
1770-09-29T16:0037.22-61.06296.7THE COAST OF FLORIDAS67W373S37E63.00-5NE, NEBE, NEBNFIRST AND MIDDLE FRESH GALES, LATTER MODERATE0000000189453
1770-09-30T16:0037.97-59.911269.3THE COAST OF FLORIDAS66W394N54E74.00-9SEFIRST AND MIDDLE PART LITTLE WIND, LATTER FRESH BREEZESFIRST AND MIDDLE HAZY, LATTER CLOUDY0000000189454
1770-10-01T16:0039.20-55.992709.3THE PAN OF THE MATANZESS66W460N68E198.00-11SBW, WBS, WBNFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY0000000189455
1770-10-02T16:0039.57-54.492596.7COAST OF FLORIDAS66W485N72E73.00-11WNW, ESE, WMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000189456
1770-10-03T15:0040.13-51.732366.7COAST OF FLORIDAS67W522N68E118.00-12WSW,MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000189457
1770-10-04T15:0041.17-49.562139.3COAST OF FLORIDAS67W570N65E146.00-12SWFRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000189458
1770-10-05T15:0041.83-45.363029.3COAST OF FLORIDAS68W633N78E193.00-13SW, NWFRESH BREEZESDRIZZLING RAINHAZY0100000189459
1770-10-06T15:0041.50-42.1135819.0COAST OF FLORIDAS71W661S79E106.00-13N, NNE, NEBEFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN0100000a trivial correction was made in this observation189460
1770-10-07T14:0041.50-36.903119.0COAST OF FLORIDAS70W688N87E360.00-14NEFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN0100000189461
1770-10-08T14:0041.50-35.873466.7COAST OF FLORIDAS71W713E73.00-14NEBN, NMODERATECLOUDY0000000189462
1770-10-09T14:0041.87-33.373466.7COAST OF FLORIDAS71W747N77E97.00-14NMODERATECLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation189463
1770-10-10T14:0042.00-31.983626.7COAST OF FLORIDAS72W762N79E46.00-15VARIABLEMODERATECLOUDY0000000189464
1770-10-11T14:0042.82-30.613611.0COAST OF FLORIDAS70W764N2W49.00-18E, CALMFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER LIGHT AIRS WITH CALMSLATTER CLOUDY0000000189465
1770-10-12T14:0043.20-28.432301.0COAST OF FLORIDAS70W776N56E41.00-18EBS, WSWLIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000189466
1770-10-13T14:0043.43-26.583620.0COAST OF FLORIDAS69W779N22E15.00-19VARIABLEFIRST AND LATTER PARTS LIGHT AIRS, LATTER CALMCLOUDY0000000189467
1770-10-14T14:0043.92-25.822179.3COAST OF FLORIDAS70W815N75E120.00-19SEBS, S, SWBWFIRST PART LIGHT BREEZES, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH BREEZES0000000189468
1770-10-15T14:0044.85-22.893419.3COAST OF FLORIDAS70W889N74E203.00-19NWBW, NW, NNW, NFRESH BREEZESHAZY WEATHER0000000189469
1770-10-16T13:0045.08-20.313622.6COAST OF FLORIDAS70W923N81E93.00-20NBW, N, VARIABLEFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, MIDDLE AND LATTER LIGHT BREEZESMIDDLE AND LATTER A GREAT SWELL FROM THE NW QUARTERFIRST PART HAZY, MIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY0000000189470
1770-10-17T13:0045.35-19.163629.3COAST OF FLORIDAS71W949N76E72.00-20VARIABLEFIRST PART CALM, LATTER FRESH BREEZESLATTER DRIZZLING RAINLATTER CLOUDY0100000189471
1770-10-18T13:0046.12-16.882959.3COAST OF FLORIDAS71W1007N74E169.00-20W, NWBW, NWFRESH BREEZESHAZY WEATHER0000000189472
1770-10-19T13:0047.42-14.5329519.0COAST OF FLORIDAS71W1081N70E216.00-20NWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYSMALL RAIN0100000189473
1770-10-20T13:0048.78-12.0033819.0COAST OF FLORIDAS71W1141N60E191.00-22NWBN, NFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYSMALL RAIN0100000189474
1770-10-21T13:0049.12-9.56304LIZARDN73E59N76E97.00-22NWBN, NEBN, NE, NWBNFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH BREEZESFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS CLOUDY WEATHER0000000189475