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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 PORTLAND cruise from Antigua to Spithead started at 1772-08-05 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.751270, 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: 37.729268 * Median Longitude: -44.599024 * South-bound Latitude: 19.320000 * West-bound Longitude: -62.100000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.550000 * East-bound Longitude: -5.820000
Date/Time Start: 1772-08-05T16:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1772-09-15T12:00:00
Event(s):
Portland_17720805_NMM_ADM/L/P210 * Latitude Start: 17.000000 * Longitude Start: -60.500000 * Latitude End: 50.680000 * Longitude End: -0.960000 * Date/Time Start: 1772-08-05T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1772-09-15T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Portland (4th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Antigua - Spithead, 1st Observer: Walter Stirling (Captain), 2nd Observer: J. Whiston (1st Officer/Master), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 50G 1044BM
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 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:
787 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 
ww
(Weather description)
15 
Precip 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)
1772-08-05T16:0019.32-61.69939.3BARBUDAS3W28N3E83.003EMODERATE, AM FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER0000000193505
1772-08-06T16:0021.12-61.431042.6BARBUDAS7:51W64N12E110.003E, EBSLIGHT BREEZESFAIR WEATHER0000000193506
1772-08-07T16:0022.97-61.62802.6BARBUDAS4:26W101N2W111.001EBNLIGHT BREEZESFAIR WEATHER0000000193507
1772-08-08T16:0024.25-61.80699.3BARBUDAS3:6W127N2W77.001EBN, ENEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER0000000193508
1772-08-09T16:0025.43-62.10741.0BARBUDAS1:25W150N2W71.001ENE, EBN1/2NMODERATE, AT 4 LIGHT AIRSSMALL RAINFAIR WEATHER, AT 4 CLOUDY0100000193509
1772-08-10T16:0026.35-62.09911.0BARBUDAS2:6W168N8E55.001ENE, EBN, EBS, ELIGHT AIRSCLOUDY WEATHER0000000193510
1772-08-11T16:0027.17-61.661141.0BARBUDAS4:30W185N7E58.001E, E1/2S, ESELIGHT AIRSFAIR WEATHER0000000193511
1772-08-12T16:0028.03-61.341111.0BARBUDAS7:00W204N31E57.00-2ESE, EBS, ESEMODERATE INCLINABLE TO CALMFAIR0000000193512
1772-08-13T16:0028.38-61.273610.0BARBUDAS7:46W211N26E23.00-2CALM, WNW, VARIABLE, CALMFIRST AND LATTER PARTS CALM, MIDDLE LIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000193513
1772-08-14T16:0028.92-61.193620.0BARBUDAS8:23W222N19E34.00-2CALM, NEBN, NWBW, VARIABLECALMCLOUDY WEATHER0000000193514
1772-08-15T16:0029.62-60.851221.0BARBUDAS9:54W237N30E49.00-2WNW, WSW, CALM, ESE, SEBEFIRST AND LATTER PARTS LIGHT AIRS, MIDDLE CALM0000000193515
1772-08-16T16:0030.23-60.621331.0BARBUDAS10:54W250N27E42.00-2SEBE, SW, SELIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000193516
1772-08-17T16:0031.02-60.301111.0BARBUDAS11:57W267N26E52.00-2EBS, VARIABLE, ESELIGHT AIRSFAIR WEATHER0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation193517
1772-08-18T16:0032.43-60.101569.3BARBUDAS12:23W297N16E89.00-2EBS, VARIABLE, CALM, SSEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation193518
1772-08-19T16:0033.75-59.131306.7BARBUDAS14:16W326N31E92.00-5SE, SSW, SEMODERATECLOUDY WEATHER0000000193519
1772-08-20T16:0035.05-57.691306.7BARBUDAS17:28W359N45E111.00-5SEBS, SEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER0000000193520
1772-08-21T16:0036.20-56.241399.3BARBUDAS20:17W390N48E105.00-7SEBSFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER0000000193521
1772-08-22T16:0037.33-54.722416.7BARBUDAS22:47W421N49E104.00-7SSW, SW, WSWMODERATECLOUDY WEATHER0000000193522
1772-08-23T16:0037.83-53.623386.7BARBUDAS24:32W439N63E66.00-11WBS, VARIABLE, NWBN, NBWMODERATECLOUDY0000000193523
1772-08-24T16:0038.00-52.593619.3BARBUDAS27:02W451N80E56.00-11NNW, NEBN, NEBE, CALMFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER0000000193524
1772-08-25T15:0039.03-51.631460.6BARBUDAS27:47W477N40E81.00-12VARIABLE, NE, SEBE, SSELIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMS, AT 4PM LIGHT BREEZESAT 4PM CLOUDY0000000193525
1772-08-26T15:0039.45-50.42226.7BARBUDAS29:41W495N68E68.00-12SSW, WBN, NEBNMODERATEFAIR WEATHER0000000193526
1772-08-27T15:0039.93-50.251016.7BARBUDAS29:36W506N26E32.00-12ENE, NEBE, EBS, ESE, SMODERATEFAIR WEATHER0000000193527
1772-08-28T15:0040.73-48.703261.0BARBUDAS31:24W34N58E91.00-12SSW, NWBN, NNWLIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000193528
1772-08-30T15:0041.93-46.481116.7BARBUDAS33:32W576N30E37.00-13EBN, ENE, CALM, SEBEMODERATECLOUDY WEATHER0000000193529
1772-08-31T15:0041.28-44.66430.0BARBUDAS35:44W601N75E90.00-13ENE, NE, NEBECALMCLOUDY WEATHER0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation193530
1772-09-01T15:0041.75-43.063029.3BARBUDAS48:32W610S66E84.00-13ENE, NEBE, NNW, NWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER0000000193531
1772-09-02T15:0043.33-40.142979.3BARBUDAS40:13W665N55E166.00-18WSW, WNW, NWMODERATE, 6PM FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, AT 8 FRESH BREEZESAT 6PM RAIN AT TIMESCLOUDY0100000193532
1772-09-03T14:0045.23-36.50297BARBUDAS41:44W732N55E198.00-18NNW, NWBN, NWFRESH GALES, AT NOON SQUALLYRAIN AT TIMESCLOUDY WEATHER0100000193533
1772-09-04T14:0045.73-32.4334119.0BARBUDAS44:58W786N80E180.00-19NNW, NFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN0100000193534
1772-09-05T14:0046.55-29.3234119.0BARBUDAS46:55W838N72E157.00-19NBW, NNW, NFRESH GALESCLOUDY WEATHER0000000193535
1772-09-06T14:0047.58-26.3531519.0BARBUDAS47:45W882N61E127.00-23NBW, N, NNWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, PM FRESH BREEZESPM CLOUDY0000000193536
1772-09-07T14:0048.35-23.813609.3BARBUDAS48:42W922N67E117.00-23NBW, NBE, NNEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER0000000193537
1772-09-08T13:0048.62-21.38239.3BARBUDAS50:04W956N82E117.00-23NNE, NNW, NEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER0000000193538
1772-09-09T13:0048.67-19.54346.7BARBUDAS51:13W981N88E77.00-23NEBN, NE, NEBEMODERATECLOUDY WEATHER0000000193539
1772-09-10T13:0048.78-19.022711.0BARBUDAS51:29W998N74E74.00-23NW, CALM, SW, WNWLIGHT AIRSCLOUDY WEATHER0000000193540
1772-09-11T13:0049.08-17.742710.0BARBUDAS51:57W1011N72E59.00-23CALM, NW, WNWCALMCLOUDY WEATHER0000000193541
1772-09-12T13:0049.55-13.842036.7BARBUDAS53:38W1066N80E162.00-22WSW, SWBW, SWMODERATECLOUDY0000000193542
1772-09-13T13:0048.95-8.922039.3BARBUDAS56:50W1134N80E205.00-22SWBW, SWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER0000000193543
1772-09-14T12:0049.53-6.503396.7BARBUDAS57:15W1169N71E106.00-21SW, NW, ENE, NMODERATE BREEZES, AT 6 MODERATETHICK WEATHERRAINAT 6 CLOUDY0100000193544
1772-09-15T12:0049.45-5.823626.7SCILLYN30:00W13S30E38.00-21NBE, NEBE, VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZES, AT 6 MODERATETHICK WEATHERRAINAT 6 CLOUDY0100000193545