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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 Prince Rupert cruise from Hudson Bay Moose to Gravesend started at 1764-09-16 [dataset]. Public Record Office, Kew, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.751295, 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: 53.781111 * Median Longitude: -29.333889 * South-bound Latitude: 49.400000 * West-bound Longitude: -62.070000 * North-bound Latitude: 61.020000 * East-bound Longitude: -0.940000
Date/Time Start: 1764-09-16T16:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1764-10-03T12:00:00
Event(s):
Prince_Rupert_17640916_PRO_BH1_1600 * Latitude Start: 60.780000 * Longitude Start: -63.290000 * Latitude End: 51.490000 * Longitude End: 1.170000 * Date/Time Start: 1764-09-16T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1764-10-03T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Prince Rupert, Voyage: Hudson Bay Moose - Gravesend, 1st Observer: John Horner (1st Officer/Master), Company: Hudson Bay Company
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
--1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances)
10 CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
11 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
12 CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
13 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.
14 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.
15 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
16 Present weatherwwWeather description
17 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
18 ClearnessClearness
19 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
20 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
21 FogFog1 If fog was reported
22 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
23 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
24 HailHail1 If hail was reported
25 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
26 CommentComment
27 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
311 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)

-
(1 If position is considered t...)
10 
Course
(Course of the ship during the...)
11 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
12 
Comment
(Other remarks, that were not ...)
13 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
14 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
15 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
16 
ww
(Weather description)
17 
Precip descr
18 
Clearness
19 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
20 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
21 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
22 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
23 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
24 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
25 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
26 
Comment
27 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1764-09-16T16:0061.02-62.0735722.6S79E136.002 ISLES OF ICE-37NE, ENE, EBN, NEBNFRESH GALES, STRONG GALESTHICKSHOWERING AND SNOWCLOUDY1011001194377
1764-09-17T16:0060.15-55.9430122.6E16S188.00-37NNE, N, NBW, NNWSTRONG GALESTHICKMUCH SNOW THEN RAINDARK0111000a trivial correction was made in this observation194378
1764-09-18T15:0058.47-50.26213S66E187.00-35NWBN, NW, WNW, W, WSWSTIFF GALES, STRONG GALES, SQUALLYRAIN, SHOWERS OF SLEET AND SNOWDARK WEATHER1101000194379
1764-09-19T15:0057.28-45.012324.6S66E194.00-27WSW, NW, WNW, W, WBSSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, HARD SQUALLS, LIGHT GALEMOUSEY WEATHERHAIL0000010194380
1764-09-20T15:0058.55-42.21192S62E179.00-33WSW, SWBW, SWFRESH GALES, SQUALLYCLOSEDRIZZLING RAINDARK0100000194381
1764-09-21T15:0054.88-37.77522.6S54E102.00-27SWBW, VARIABLE, NBW, NNW, NBE, EBN, EBNFRESH GALES, LIGHT WINDS, LITTLE WINDTHICKRAINYCLEAR0110000194382
1764-09-22T14:0054.73-35.24309.3S52E112.00-26E, EBN, ENE, NEBEFRESH GALES, LESS WIND, FRESH BREEZESCLOSERAINDARK0110000194383
1764-09-23T14:0053.63-33.821542.6S79E51.00-26VARIABLE, SSW, SBW, SFRESH BREEZES, CALM, EASY BREEZESCLEAR AT TIMES THEN CLOUDY0010000194384
1764-09-24T14:0053.45-30.521786.7E5S118.00-25S, SBE, SBW, SWBS, SSWFRESH GALES, MODERATETHICK AND CLOSERAIN0110000194385
1764-09-25T14:0052.83-27.1917919.0E18S126.00-24SWBS, SSWFRESH GALES, MORE MODERATE, FRESH GALESTHICK0010000194386
1764-09-26T14:0052.05-23.2418219.0E18S153.00-21SWBS, SSWFRESH GALESCLEAR AND CLOUDY0010000194387
1764-09-27T13:0051.52-20.862721.0E20S92.00-21SWBS, W, VARIABLE, WNWFRESH GALES, FRESH BREEZES, LIGHT AIRSCLOSE AND THICKCLOUDY0010000194388
1764-09-28T13:0050.32-18.916919.0S47E99.00-21VARIABLE, EBN, E, EFRESH BREEZE, FRESH GALESFINE THEN CLOUDY0010000194389
1764-09-29T13:0049.40-17.46242.6S54E70.00-21EBN, ENE, NEMODERATE, LIGHT WINDSCLOUDY0000000194390
1764-09-30T13:0049.65-13.123174.6E6N171.00-21VARIABLE, NBE, N, NNWMODERATE GALES, SQUALLY, LIGHT GALESSHOWERY RAINCLOUDY1100000194391
1764-10-01T13:0049.50-8.413E3S183.00-20NNW, VARIABLE, NBE, NNEFRESH GALES, LESS WIND, SQUALLYCLOSERAIN THEN SHOWERSCLOUDY1100000194392
1764-10-02T12:0049.93-5.042732.61E11N132.00-20NNE, VARIABLE, NW, WNWMODERATE GALE, GENTLE GALES, LIGHT AIRS, EASY BREEZESTHICK DIRTY WEATHERCLOUDY, FINE THEN CLEAR, HAZY0010000194393
1764-10-03T12:0050.70-0.9427419.0BEACHYNE31E16N165.00-19WBN, W, WNWFRESH GALES, MODERATE GALES, CALM, FRESH GALESSHOWERS THEN RAINHAZY THEN CLOUDY1100000194394