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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 POCOCK cruise from Cumbava to Cape of Good Hope started at 1761-03-07 [dataset]. British Library, London, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.751244, 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: -24.528592 * Median Longitude: 63.899859 * South-bound Latitude: -36.570000 * West-bound Longitude: 18.000000 * North-bound Latitude: -10.720000 * East-bound Longitude: 117.590000
Date/Time Start: 1761-03-07T04:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1761-05-16T11:00:00
Event(s):
Pocock_17610307_BL_L/MAR/B/498A * Latitude Start: -10.720000 * Longitude Start: 117.590000 * Latitude End: -33.670000 * Longitude End: 17.900000 * Date/Time Start: 1761-03-07T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1761-05-16T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Pocock, Voyage: Cumbava - Cape Of Good Hope, 1st Observer: Thomas Debuke (Captain), Company: EIC, Other ship information: 632BM
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 Present weatherwwWeather description
15 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
16 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
17 ClearnessClearness
18 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
19 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
20 FogFog1 If fog was reported
21 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
22 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
23 HailHail1 If hail was reported
24 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
25 CommentComment
26 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
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(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 
ww
(Weather description)
15 
Precip descr
16 
State sea descr
17 
Clearness
18 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
19 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
20 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
21 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
22 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
23 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
24 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
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Comment
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ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1761-03-07T04:00-10.72117.592682.6CUMBAVAN3/4E24S42.00-2WSW, SSW, W, WBS, WLIGHT BREEZES SOMETIMES CALMLARGE SWELL FROM THE SWFAIR AND CLEAR0000000190888
1761-03-08T04:00-10.93117.37133CUMBAVANBE1/4E29SW19.00-2SW, VARIABLE, SSE, WSW, SEFIRST LIGHT BREEZES, MID CALM, LATTER HARD SQUALLSRAINCLOUDY0100000190889
1761-03-09T04:00-11.28117.122122.6CUMBAVANBE3/4E37S35W26.00-2ESE, SE, NE, SBW, SWBSLIGHT BREEZES, INTERMIXED WITH SQUALLSRAINGREAT SWELL FROM SWDARK AND CLOUDY0100000190890
1761-03-10T04:00-11.45117.123611.0CUMBAVANBE3/4E40S10.00-2SW, WSW, WBS, W, CALMLIGHT AIRS AND CALMLARGE SWELL FROM SWFAIR0000000190891
1761-03-11T04:00-11.75116.91661.0CUMBAVANNE48S35W22.00-2ENE, NNE, NW, WBN, E, ENELIGHT AIRS AND CALMLARGE SWELL FROM SWFAIR0000000190892
1761-03-12T04:00-12.20116.61212.6CUMBAVANNE59S35W33.00-2NE, E, ESE, SSE, SEBS, NNEFIRST AND MID LIGHT AIRS AND CALM, LATTER LIGHT BREEZESSWELL FROM SWFAIR0000000190893
1761-03-13T04:00-12.82115.64656.7CUMBAVANEBN77SWBW67.00-3NNE, NE, NWBN, NNW, ENEMODERATE BREEZES WITH FREQUENT SQUALLSRAINSWELL FROM SWCLOUDY0100000190894
1761-03-14T04:00-13.33114.013469.3CUMBAVANE107S78W97.00-3NNE, NNW, NWBN, NBW, NNW, NBWFIRST AND MID FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER FINE GALESLIGHTNINGRAINSMOOTH WATERFIRST AND MID CLOUDY, LATTER FAIR0100100190895
1761-03-15T04:00-13.92112.6220CUMBAVANE1/2E137S68W95.00-3NBE, NBW, VARIABLE, NE, NNEPLEASANT GALES, LATTER FREQUENT SQUALLSSW SWELLFIRST FAIR, MID AND LATTER CLOUDY0000000190896
1761-03-16T05:00-14.45111.14869.3CUMBAVANE3/4E164S66W79.00-4N, NNE, ENE, EBN, EFRESH BREEZESFAIR0000000190897
1761-03-17T05:00-15.08109.081319.3CUMBAVANEBE198S70W110.00-4E, ESE, SEPLEASANT GALESSW SWELLFINE AND SETTLED0000000190898
1761-03-18T05:00-15.38107.0715519.0CUMBAVANEBE1/4E240S82W138.00-3SE, SSEFRESH GALESSWELL FROM SWPLEASANT0000000190899
1761-03-19T05:00-15.75105.72872.6CUMBAVANEBE1/2E265WSW1/2W78.00-3SSE, SEBS, S, SSE, EBN, EBS, EFIRST PLEASANT GALES, MID AND LATTER LIGHT BREEZESGREAT SWELL FROM SWFAIR0000000190900
1761-03-20T05:00-16.20104.31872.6CUMBAVANEBE1/2E294S72W86.00-3EFIRST AND MID FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, LATTER LIGHT BREEZESGREAT SWELL FROM SWFAIR0000000190901
1761-03-21T05:00-16.50103.46312.6CUMBAVANEBE3/4E311S70W53.00-3E, VARIABLE, NEBE, NEBNLIGHT BREEZESFAIR0000000190902
1761-03-22T05:00-16.60102.96531.0CUMBAVANEBE3/4E316WBS30.00-3NE, ENE, E, NEBELIGHT AIRS INTERMIXED WITH CALMSSQUALLS OF RAINGREAT SWELL FROM SW1100000190903
1761-03-23T05:00-16.80101.89422.6CUMBAVANEBE3/4E335WBS62.00-3NNE, N, NW, NELIGHT BREEZES SOMETIMES CALM, AND SQUALLYRAINGREAT SWELL FROM SWCLOUDY0100000190904
1761-03-24T05:00-17.4799.3611022.6CUMBAVAWBS1/2W386WBS1/2S150.00-3E, SE, ESE,MID AND LATTER STRONG GALES AND VERY HARD SQUALLSFIRST VERY HARD RAIN, MID AND LATTER DRIZZLING RAINTHICK AND HAZY0100000190905
1761-03-25T06:00-17.2096.3916622.6CUMBAVAW1/2N439W1/2N170.00-3SE, SBE,STRONG GALES INTERMIXED WITH FREQUENT HARD SQUALLS OF WINDSMALL DRIZZLING RAINLARGE SWELL FROM S0100000190906
1761-03-26T06:00-17.0593.1215519.0CUMBAVAEBN1/2N500W1/4N188.00-3SE, SSEFRESH GALES INTERMIXED WITH FREQUENT SQUALLS OF WINDDRIZZLING RAINSWELL FROM SEHAZY0100000190907
1761-03-27T06:00-17.4290.1911119.0CUMBAVAEBN1/2N552S83W170.00-2SSE, VARIABLE, SE, ESEFRESH GALES, INTERMIXED WITH SQUALLSRAINLARGE SE SWELLCLOUDY0100000190908
1761-03-28T06:00-17.7787.5710919.0CUMBAVAEBN1/2N600S82W148.00-4ESEFRESH GALESSWELL FROM SEFAIR0000000190909
1761-03-29T06:00-18.1284.94979.3CUMBAVAEBN1/2N650W1/2S152.00-4ESE, VARIABLE, EBSPLEASANT TRADEFAIR0000000190910
1761-03-30T06:00-18.6082.549719.0CUMBAVAEBN1/2N697WBS142.00-4E, EBS, E, EBSFRESH GALESFIRST FAIR, MID AND LATTER CLOUDY0000000190911
1761-03-31T07:00-19.1380.01859.3CUMBAVAEBN1/4N747S77W149.00-5EBS, EPLEASANT GALES INTERMIXED WITH SOME SQUALLSSMALL RAIN0100000190912
1761-04-01T07:00-19.4278.442769.3CUMBAVAEBN1/4N775S73W93.00-5EBN, CALM, NWBW, WBNFIRST FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, MID CALM AND LIGHT AIRS, LATTER FRESH BREEZESRAINSWELL FROM SEFAIR0100000190913
1761-04-02T07:00-20.0078.44400.0CUMBAVAEBN1/2N781S35.00-5WBN, VARIABLE, NWBW, WNW, NEFIRST LIGHT BREEZES, LATTER CALMSMALL RAINCLOUDY AND HAZY0100000190914
1761-04-03T07:00-20.0277.2784CUMBAVAEBN1/2N808W85.00-6SW, SSW, S, SSE, ESE, EBS, E,FIRST PLEASANT GALES, MID SQUALLYSOME RAINLARGE SWELL FROM SWCLOUDY0100000190915
1761-04-04T07:00-20.1575.14629.3CUMBAVAEBN1/2N846S86W121.00-6E, ENEPLEASANT GALES, AND SQUALLY IN FIRST AND MIDSMALL RAINLARGE SWELL FROM SWCLOUDY0100000190916
1761-04-05T07:00-20.4073.347315.4CUMBAVAEBN1/4N882S82W108.00-6EBN, E, EBNMODERATE GALESSWELL FROM SWFAIR AND CLEAR0000000190917
1761-04-06T07:00-20.6371.311052.6CUMBAVAEBN1/4N914S81W92.00-8E, ESE,LIGHT BREEZESSW SWELL MUCH ABAITEDFAIR0000000190918
1761-04-07T07:00-20.8769.71105CUMBAVAEBN1/4N953S83W119.00-8SE, VARIABLE, ESE, E, ESEFIRST STEADY GALE, MID AND LATTER SQUALLYSMALL RAINFIRST PLEASANT, MID AND LATTER CLOUDY0100000190919
1761-04-08T08:00-21.4566.871039.3CUMBAVAEBN1/4N1005S77W159.00-10ESE, SE, ESEPLEASANT GALESFAIR0000000190920
1761-04-09T08:00-22.2364.0191CUMBAVAEBN1/4N1060S74W167.00-10ESE, EBSFIRST AND MID FRESH GALES, INTERMIXED WITH SQUALLSSMALL RAINGREAT SW SWELLFAIR0100000190921
1761-04-10T08:00-23.0260.777419.8CUMBAVAEBN1/4N1120S75W185.00-16SE, VARIABLE, EVERY FRESH GALES AND HARD SQUALLS OF WINDSOME RAINGREAT SW SWELL0100000190922
1761-04-11T08:00-24.1257.948519.0CUMBAVAEBN1/4N1174S67W169.00-16EBS, E, VARIABLE, EBS,FRESH GALESFOLLOWING SEAHAZY0000000190923
1761-04-12T08:00-24.7856.01839.3CUMBAVAEBN1/4N1211S69W114.00-18EBSPLEASANT GALEFAIR0000000190924
1761-04-13T08:00-25.7854.07726.7CUMBAVAEBN1/4N1247S60W120.00-18ESE, ESE, VARIABLE, EMODERATE BREEZESSMOOTH WATERPLEASANT0000000190925
1761-04-14T08:00-27.0852.792715.4CUMBAVAEBN1/2N1274S41W104.00-18E, VARIABLE, ENE, NE,MODERATE GALESLARGE SWELL FROM SSWPLEASANT0000000190926
1761-04-15T09:00-27.7850.893376.7CUMBAVAEBN1/2N1311WSW111.00-23ENE, NNE, N,MODERATE BREEZESSMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000190927
1761-04-16T09:00-28.0750.141572.6CUMBAVAEBN1/2N1319S67W44.00-23NNW, NWBW, NW, WBN, SW, SBW, SFIRST MODERATE GALES, MID AND LATTER LIGHT BREEZES AND CALM, SOME LIGHT SQUALLSSMALL RAINFIRST FAIR, MID AND LATTER DARK AND CLOUDY0100000190928
1761-04-17T09:00-28.5248.77786.7CUMBAVAEBN1/2N1345S69W77.00-23S, VARIABLE, SSE, SE, EBS,PLEASANT BREEZESSMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000190929
1761-04-18T09:00-28.7346.54559.3CUMBAVAEBN1/2N1385W1/2S120.00-24EBS, EBNPLEASANT GALESSMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000190930
1761-04-19T09:00-28.9743.84219.3CUMBAVAEBN1/2N1436W1/2S145.00-24ENE, VARIABLE, NEPLEASANT GALESSMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000190931
1761-04-20T09:00-29.0742.2136215.4CUMBAVAEBN1/2N1464W1/2S87.00-25NNE, NE, VARIABLEMODERATE GALESLARGE SWELL FROM WHAZY0000000190932
1761-04-21T09:00-29.4341.791781.0CUMBAVAEBN1/2N1470SW31.00-25NE, CALM, SSWLIGHT AIRS AND CALMHAZY AND CLOUDY0000000190933
1761-04-22T09:00-29.7840.671339.3CUMBAVAEBN1/2N1489WBS3/4S62.00-25SBW, SSE,FIRST LIGHT AIRS AND CALM, LATTER PLEASANT GALE INCREASINGFAIR0000000190934
1761-04-23T09:00-30.2538.711109.3CUMBAVAEBN1/2N1529S75W116.00-25SBW, VARIABLE, SSE, SEPLEASANT GALESMOOTH WATER, LARGE SELL FROM THE WFAIR0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation190935
1761-04-24T10:00-30.7736.647615.4CUMBAVAEBN1/2N1560S71W95.00-25SE, ESE, E, SEBE, VARIABLE, ESE, EBSMODERATE GALESLARGE SWELL FROM SWFAIR0000000190936
1761-04-25T10:00-31.3334.6431319.0CUMBAVAEBN1/2N1603S74W123.00-25EBN, NNWFIRST FRESH GALES, MID SQUALLY AND LIGHT, LATTER FRESH GALESHARD RAINSMOOTH WATERHAZY0100000190937
1761-04-26T10:00-31.4234.0225622.6CUMBAVAEBN1/2N1610S83W43.00-25NBW, NW, WBN, WBNSTRONG GALES AND FREQUENT HARD SQUALLSRAIN0100000190938
1761-04-27T10:00-30.9733.192006.7CUMBAVAEBN1/2N1627N58W63.00-25WBS, WSW, SWBW, SWFIRST AND MID FRESH GALES AND HARD SQUALLS, LATTER MORE MODERATESMALL RAINLARGE SEA FROM WFAIR0100000190939
1761-04-28T10:00-31.0832.301112.0CUMBAVAEBN1/2N1646S83W57.00-24SW, SBW, SSW, ESE, S, SEFIRST FRESH GALES, MID AND LATTER LIGHT BREEZES DECREASINGLARGE W SWELLFAIR0000000190940
1761-04-29T10:00-32.4030.874419.0CUMBAVAEBN1/2N1673S47W115.00-24E, VARIABLE, EBN, ENEFIRST LIGHT BREEZES INCREASING, MID AND LATTER FRESH GALESLIGHTNINGFOLLOWING SAEHAZY0000100190941
1761-04-30T10:00-34.1829.745519.0CUMBAVAEBN1/2N1701S32W127.00-24ENE, E, EBN,FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYLIGHTNINGRAINSWELL FROM SSWCLOUDY0100100190942
1761-05-01T10:00-35.5827.3757CUMBAVAEBN1/2N1746SWBW153.00-22EBNFIRST FRESH GALES, MID AND LATTER FREQUENT HARD SQUALLSLIGHTNING FROM THE NWHARD RAINLARGE SEA FROM NEHAZY0100100190943
1761-05-02T10:00-35.8226.06237CUMBAVAEBN1/2N1770S79W76.00-22NW, NE, ENE, NNE, NBE, WBSUNCERTAINLIGHTNINGCONFUSED SWELLUNCERTAIN0000100190944
1761-05-03T10:00-34.7526.2623722.6CUMBAVAEBN1/2N1776N64.00-22W, WBN, WNW, WBN, W, WBSFIRST FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, MID AND LATTER STRONG GALES AND FREQUENT SQUALLSSMALL RAINLARGE SEA FROM W0100000190945
1761-05-04T10:00-34.3826.27462.6CUMBAVAEBN1/2N1782NNW24.00-22SWBW, WSW, SW, CALM, ENELIGHT BREEZES AND CALMFAIR0000000190946
1761-05-05T10:00-35.0024.94686.7CUMBAVAEBN1/2N1815S66W91.00-22ENE, E, ENE, EPLEASANT BREEZESSWELL FROM WCLEAR AND THEN HAZY0000000190947
1761-05-06T10:00-35.3224.61461.0CUMBAVAEBN1/2N1822S54W32.00-22NEBE, CALM, ENE, ESE, EBN, ENELIGHT AIRS AND CALMSMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000190948
1761-05-07T10:00-36.1223.71226CUMBAVAEBN1/2N1835W54.00-22NE, ENE, NNE, NBW, NNW, SW, SE, WSWFIRST AND MID LIGHT BREEZES, LATTER VARIABLE AND UNCERTAIN WITH HARD SQUALLSCONSTANT LIGHTNING FROM SE - SWHAZY0000100190949
1761-05-08T10:00-36.4722.792266.7CUMBAVAEBN1/2N1844W54.00-22WSWFIRST STRONG GALES AND HARD SQUALLS, MID AND LATTER MORE MODERATE WITH LIGHT SQUALLSDRIZZLING RAIN0100000190950
1761-05-09T11:00-36.2021.5136219.0CUMBAVAEBN1/2N1867N79W74.00-20WSW, SE, ESE, NE, VARIABLEFIRST AND MID LIGHT AIRS, LATTER FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYSOME DRIZZLING RAINHAZY0100000190951
1761-05-10T11:00-35.5520.1827322.6CUMBAVAEBN1/2N1884N62W84.00-20ENE, W, WNWFIRST FRESH GALES, MID AND LATTER STRONG GALES AND SQUALLYLARGE SEA FROM WHAZY0000000190952
1761-05-11T11:00-36.1319.8627322.6CUMBAVAEBN1/2N1874S36W43.00-20WNW,STRONG GALES AND FREQUENT HARD SQUALLSA VERY LARGE SEA FROM WFAIR0000000190953
1761-05-12T11:00-36.5719.8323922.6CUMBAVAEBN1/2N1864S40W35.00-20W, NW, W, WNW, W, WBSSTRONG GALES AND FREQUENT VERY HARD SQUALLSSOME SMALL RAINGREAT SEA FROM W0100000190954
1761-05-13T11:00-36.0720.0120522.6CUMBAVAEBN1/2N1875NNW33.00-20WSW, SWBW, SWSTRONG GALES AND VERY HARD SQUALLSSMALL RAINLARGE SEA FROM THE W0100000190955
1761-05-14T11:00-35.4319.852951.0CUMBAVAEBN1/2N1882N27W43.00-20SWBW, WSW, W, WBN, NWFIRST STRONG GALES, LATTER MODERATE BREEZES, LIGHT AIRS AND CALMCLOUDY0000000190956
1761-05-15T11:00-35.5219.83932.9CUMBAVAEBN1/2N1885S63W23.00-20ESEFISRT CALM, MID AND LATTER LIGHT BREEZES INCREASING0000000190957
1761-05-16T11:00-36.0018.00932.6CUMBAVAEBN1/2N1918S74W102.00-20ESE, E, EBN, ESELIGHT BREEZESSMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000190958