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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 Kinsale to Churchill started at 1766-06-25 [dataset]. Public Record Office, Kew, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.751298, 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: 54.837586 * Median Longitude: -33.290000 * South-bound Latitude: 48.580000 * West-bound Longitude: -64.000000 * North-bound Latitude: 62.350000 * East-bound Longitude: -9.450000
Date/Time Start: 1766-06-25T13:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1766-07-24T00:00:00
Event(s):
Prince_Rupert_17660625_PRO_BH1_1600 * Latitude Start: 51.660000 * Longitude Start: -8.500000 * Latitude End: 61.000000 * Longitude End: -62.530000 * Date/Time Start: 1766-06-25T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1766-07-24T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Prince Rupert, Voyage: Kinsale - Churchill, 1st Observer: Joseph Richards (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 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
19 ClearnessClearness
20 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
21 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
22 FogFog1 If fog was reported
23 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
24 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
25 HailHail1 If hail was reported
26 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
27 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
505 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 
State sea descr
19 
Clearness
20 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
21 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
22 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
23 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
24 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
25 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
26 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
27 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1766-06-25T13:0051.27-9.453626.7OLD HEAD OF KINSALEENE11-21SSE, S, SBW, VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZESRAINCLOUDY0100000194456
1766-06-26T13:0049.97-10.23283S23W74.00-21NW, NWBWSQUALLYRAINCLOUDY THEN CLEAR0100000194457
1766-06-27T13:0048.90-11.052946.7S28W68.00-21NWBW, NNW, NWBN, NWLITTLE WIND, THEN MODERATECLEAR THEN CLOUDY0000000194458
1766-06-28T13:0048.58-11.8024919.0S61W34.00-21NWBN, NW, WFRESH BREEZES, SQUALLY, FRESH GALESCLEAR THEN CLOUDY0000000194459
1766-06-29T13:0049.65-11.72294N3E65.00-21WNW, WBN, NWSQUALLYRAINHAZY0100000194460
1766-06-30T13:0049.40-13.0833919.0N75W60.00-21NNW, NSQUALLY, VARIABLE THEN FRESH GALESRAIN0100000194461
1766-07-01T13:0049.02-15.153396.7S74W84.00-21NBE, NFRESH GALES, LESS WIND, MODERATEHAZY0000000194462
1766-07-02T13:0049.58-17.122386.7N65W79.00-21N, NBW, NWBN, VARIABLE WBN, WBSMODERATE AND SQUALLYSMALL RAINFAIR0100000194463
1766-07-03T13:0050.97-19.483626.7N46W127.00-21WBS, WSW, VARIABLEFRESH GALES, STRONG GALES, MORE MODERATETHICK RAINHAZY0100000194464
1766-07-04T13:0050.92-19.803051.0S72W11.00-21NNW, VARIABLE, NWBNLITTLE WIND, LIGHT AIRSGREAT SWELL FROM THE NORTHCLEAR0000000194465
1766-07-05T13:0051.42-21.272046.7N64W66.00-21SWLIGHT AIRS, PLEASANT BREEZESFAIR THEN CLOUDY0000000194466
1766-07-06T14:0052.77-23.252236.7N41W103.00-25SW, VARIABLE, NW, WBS, WSWFRESH BREEZES, MODERATERAINHAZY, CLEAR, CLOUDY0100000194467
1766-07-07T14:0054.17-26.4823419.0N54W143.00-25SW, VARIABLE, WBSFRESH BREEZES, LIGHT SQUALLS, FRESH GALESSMALL RAINCLOUDY0100000194468
1766-07-08T14:0055.23-27.772560.0N36W75.00-25WBS, W, WBNSQUALLY, MODERATE, LIGHT AIRS, CALMRAINCLOUDY THEN CLEAR0100000194469
1766-07-09T14:0055.38-31.02346N85W112.00-25NE, VARIABLE, NBELIGHT AIRS, MODERATE, SQUALLY, FRESH GALES, LESS WINDRAIN0100000194470
1766-07-10T14:0055.60-33.241091.0N79W80.00-26NBE, E, SSW, S, SSE, SELITTLE WIND, ALMOST CALM, LIGHT AIRSSMALL RAINCLEAR THEN HAZY0100000194471
1766-07-11T14:0056.53-36.791209.3N65W134.00-26SEBSFRESH BREEZESTHICK RAINHAZY, THEN CLEAR THEN HAZY0100000194472
1766-07-12T15:0056.98-39.74142WNW1/2W104.00-27SBECLOSERAINHAZY0110000194473
1766-07-13T15:0057.55-43.782119.0WNW34W139.00-35SEBS, SE, ESE, ENE, NEBEMODERATE BREEZES, FRESH GALESCONTINUAL RAINHAZY0100000194474
1766-07-14T15:0057.72-46.182916.7N82W80.00-35NEBE, NEBN, VARIABLE, NBW, NNW, NWBNFRESH GALES, MODERATE BREEZESTHICK FOGCONTINUAL RAIN, SMALL RAINCLEAR THEN HAZY0110000194475
1766-07-15T15:0058.82-46.423621.0N10W65.00-35NW, VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZES, LITTLE WIND, LIGHT AIRSHAZY0000000194476
1766-07-16T15:0058.55-47.363146.7S66W35.00-35VARIABLE, NWBN, NBWLIGHT AIRS, MODERATE BREEZESHAZY0000000194477
1766-07-17T15:0057.57-50.013356.7S57W101.00-36NBW, N, NBEFRESH BREEZES, MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000194478
1766-07-18T16:0058.73-52.9231N53W117.00-37NNE, NE, NEBE, ENE, EBN, ENEMODERATE BREEZES, LIGHT SQUALLSCLEAR THEN CLOUDY, THEN HAZY0000000194479
1766-07-19T16:0059.03-54.792446.7N68W66.00-37ENE, NEBE, NE, NNE, NBE, NWBW, WBNFRESH BREEZES, MODERATE, LITTLE WIND, MODERATECLOUDY, CLEAR, HAZY0000000194480
1766-07-20T16:0060.63-58.663626.7CAPE RESOLUTIONN74W55NW1/2W154.00-37W, WSW, SWBW, SW, VARIABLEFRESH BREEZES, LESS WIND, MODERATEHAZY THEN CLEAR0000000194481
1766-07-21T16:0062.35-60.993626.7CAPE RESOLUTIONW1/4N27N60W82.00-37WBN, WNW, NWBW, WSW, SW, SWBW, VARIABLEPLEASANT BREEZES, LITTLE WIND, LIGHT AIRS, FRESH BREEZES, MODERATECLOUDY0000000194482
1766-07-22T16:0061.55-61.863621.0CAPE RESOLUTIONS83W18N52W36.00-37W, WNW, VARIABLELIGHT SQUALLS, LITTLE WIND, LIGHT AIRSRAIN0100000194483
1766-07-23T16:0061.45-64.002332.6CAPE RESOLUTIONNBW514 ISLES OF ICE-37SSW, VARIABLE, WBS, W, WSW, NNW, WLIGHT AIRS, LITTLE WINDCLEAR0000001194484
1766-07-24T00:001806.7CAPE RESOLUTIONNBW31STRAGGLING ICEWSW, SEBS, VARIABLE, SMODERATE BREEZES, LIGHT AIRS, MODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0010001194485