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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 POLLUX cruise from Suriname to Fort Royal started at 1786-02-17 [dataset]. Nationaal Archief of the Netherlands, Den Haag, Netherland, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.751252, 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: 11.872500 * Median Longitude: -58.217500 * South-bound Latitude: 8.930000 * West-bound Longitude: -61.070000 * North-bound Latitude: 14.590000 * East-bound Longitude: -56.620000
Date/Time Start: 1786-02-17T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1786-03-02T16:00:00
Event(s):
Pollux_17860217_ADM_177_1212 * Latitude Start: 6.180000 * Longitude Start: -55.410000 * Latitude End: 14.590000 * Longitude End: -61.070000 * Date/Time Start: 1786-02-17T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1786-03-02T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Pollux (Fregat), Voyage: Suriname - Fort Royal, 1st Observer: J.H. Forleij (Schrijver), Company: MER
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
Image number/nameImage no/nameIdentification Number of the original image
LandmarkLandmarkName of first landmark
BearingBearingBearing of the first landmark
Distance to landmarkDistancearbitrary unitsDistance to the first landmark
10 LandmarkLandmarkName of second landmark
11 BearingBearingBearing of the second landmark
12 LandmarkLandmarkName of third landmark
13 BearingBearingBearing of the third landmark
14 --1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances)
15 WatchWatchName of the period of 4 hours which is known as a watch or duty on board ships
16 GlassesGlassesNumber of glasses within a watch; one watch equals 8 glasses
17 CommentCommentLife on board
18 CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
19 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
20 CommentCommentAny remark, found in the logbook on this particular day, about the ship, sails, rigging, etc.
21 CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
22 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.
23 Compass, established errorCompass established e
24 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.
25 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
26 Present weatherwwWeather description
27 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
28 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
29 Cloud typeCloud type
30 ClearnessClearness
31 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
32 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
33 FogFog1 If fog was reported
34 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
35 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
36 HailHail1 If hail was reported
37 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
38 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
285 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...)

Image no/name
(Identification Number of the ...)

Landmark
(Name of first landmark)

Bearing
(Bearing of the first landmark)

Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance to the first landmark)
10 
Landmark
(Name of second landmark)
11 
Bearing
(Bearing of the second landmark)
12 
Landmark
(Name of third landmark)
13 
Bearing
(Bearing of the third landmark)
14 
-
(1 If position is considered t...)
15 
Watch
(Name of the period of 4 hours...)
16 
Glasses
(Number of glasses within a wa...)
17 
Comment
(Life on board)
18 
Course
(Course of the ship during the...)
19 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
20 
Comment
(Any remark, found in the logb...)
21 
Comment
(Other remarks, that were not ...)
22 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
23 
Compass established e
24 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
25 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
26 
ww
(Weather description)
27 
Precip descr
28 
State sea descr
29 
Cloud type
30 
Clearness
31 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
32 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
33 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
34 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
35 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
36 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
37 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
38 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1786-02-17T00:007.5745ADM_177_1212_0121KAAP NASSAUW (GIS)WTN10VM8NNW8.50ZIJN NU IN DE WEST INDISCHE ZEENOTO, NOSTERKE WINDREGENBUIIGE LUCHT0100000192180
1786-02-18T00:007.75349.3ADM_177_1212_0121KAAP NASSAUW (GIS)W 1/2 ZVM8O 1/2 Z7.00VERANDERDE MERIDIAAN 6,75 MIJL. GEBETERDE KOERS EN VERHEID ONO 7,5 MIJL.NO, NOTNGEREEFDE MARSZEILSKOELTEHOLLE ZEEOVERDRIJVENDE LUCHT0000000192181
1786-02-19T00:007.15344.6ADM_177_1212_0122KAAP NASSAUW (GIS)WTN32VM8OZO 1/8 Z7.00VERANDERDE MERIDIAAN 15,5 MIJL.NO, NOTNMARSZEILSKOELTE, BRAMZEILSKOELTEGOED WEER0000000192182
1786-02-20T16:008.93-56.62379.3ADM_177_1212_0122VM8NNM 2/3 W23.75ER ZIJN DIVERSE LEKKAGES ONTSTAAN, IS IN ZEE ONREPARABELGEBETERDE KOERS EN VERHEID NNW 1/8? 29,5 MIJL3NO, ONO, NOTNGEREEFDE MARSZEILSKOELTESTIJVE BUIEN VAN WINDSTIJVE BUIEN VAN REGEN1100000192183
1786-02-21T16:0010.97-57.30829.3ADM_177_1212_0123VM8NNW 1/423.5033° 43NOTO-OTNGEREEFDE MARSZEILSKOELTE1000000192184
1786-02-22T16:0013.00-57.88829.3ADM_177_1212_0123ZUIDHOEK VAN BARBADOS (GIS)WTN19VM8NNW 1/8 N24.00GEBETERDE KOERS EN VERHEID, NNW 1/3 W 27,5 MIJL.33° 30NOTO, OTNGEREEFDE MARSZEILSKOELTE0000000192185
1786-02-23T00:0013.57686.7ADM_177_1212_0123ST LUCIA , DE ZUIDWESTHOEKNW 1/2 N3ST. LUCIA , DE ZUIDWESTHOEKNWTNST VINCENTO WTN (GIS)1VM8N 3/4 W6.00ZIJN NU IN HET KRAAL.ONOMARSZEILSKOELTE0000000192186
1786-02-24T00:0013.68906.7ADM_177_1212_0124ZUIKERBRODE OP ST LUCIANOORDZO HOEK ST. LUCIAOMARTENICON EN NNOVM8N 1/4 W6.00PEILDEN KAAP SALOMON N 1/2 O.ONO, OMARSZEILSKOELTEBUIIGE LUCHT0000000192187
1786-02-25T00:007912.3ADM_177_1212_0124KAAP ARLETNO2DIAMANTO1VM8VOOR ST. PIERE OP MARTENICO.O, OTNSTIJVE GEREEFDE MARSZEILSKOELTE0000000192188
1786-02-26T00:00452.6ADM_177_1212_0125VM8NOLABBERKOELTEGOED WEER0000000192189
1786-02-27T00:00686.7ADM_177_1212_0125VM8ONOBRAMZEILSKOELTE, MARSZEILSKOELTEKLARE LUCHT0000000192190
1786-02-28T00:003620.0ADM_177_1212_0126VM8VARIABELSTIL0000000192191
1786-03-01T00:00900.0ADM_177_1212_0126VM8OSTILMOOI WEER0000000192192
1786-03-02T16:0014.59-61.07930.0ADM_177_1212_01261VM8MATROOS LOUWRENS FROMEIJ VERMIST.IN DE HAVEN VAN FORT ROYAL3OSTILMOOI WEER0000000192193