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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 Gravesend to Churchill started at 1767-06-27 [dataset]. Public Record Office, Kew, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.751300, 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: 54.719375 * Median Longitude: -35.969687 * South-bound Latitude: 50.670000 * West-bound Longitude: -64.180000 * North-bound Latitude: 61.700000 * East-bound Longitude: -9.250000
Date/Time Start: 1767-06-27T13:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1767-07-29T00:00:00
Event(s):
Prince_Rupert_17670627_PRO_BH1_1600 * Latitude Start: 51.490000 * Longitude Start: 1.170000 * Latitude End: 61.000000 * Longitude End: -62.530000 * Date/Time Start: 1767-06-27T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1767-07-29T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Prince Rupert, Voyage: Gravesend - 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:
555 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)
1767-06-27T13:0051.22-9.252836.7OLD HEADNNE6SWBS1/2W29.00-21NW, NWBWMODERATE THEN PLEASANT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000194506
1767-06-28T13:0050.67-11.08362S66W76.00-21NW, NWBN, NNW, NBW, N, VARIABLEFRESH BREEZES, VARIABLECLOUDY0000000194507
1767-06-29T13:0050.67-12.853621.0W61.00-21NBE, NNE, N, NBW, VARIABLEMODERATE, LITTLE WINDS, ALMOST CALMCLOUDY0000000194508
1767-06-30T13:0051.23-13.233629.3N31W40.00-21WBN, VARIABLELITTLE WIND, FRESH BREEZESFAIR, CLOUDY, HAZY0010000194509
1767-07-01T13:0051.45-14.801829.3N81W60.00-21NBW, VARIABLE, S, SSWMODERATE, LIGHT AIRS AND CALM, FRESH BREEZESSMALL RAINLARGE SWELL FROM WESTCLOUDY THEN HAZY0100000194510
1767-07-02T13:0053.02-16.85270N38W130.00-23WBS, SWBW, W, WBN, WNW, NWBW, WNWFRESH GALES, SQUALLYTHICK RAINHAZY0110100194511
1767-07-03T13:0054.65-16.8729219.0N2E98.00-23WNW, NWBW, NW, NWSQUALLY, MORE MODERATE, FRESH GALESRAINCLOUDY0100000194512
1767-07-04T13:0053.18-17.95362S26W88.00-24NW, NWBW, NNW, NWBN, VARIABLEFRESH GALES, SQUALLYSMALL RAINCLOUDY0100000194513
1767-07-05T13:0052.17-18.37317S16W54.00-21NW, NWBW, WNW, NWBW, NW, NNWSQUALLYRAIN0100000194514
1767-07-06T13:0051.63-19.383626.7S49W49.00-21NWBN, NNW, NW, WNW, VARIABLESQUALLY, MORE MODERATERAINHEAVY SEA FROM THE WESTCLOUDY0100000194515
1767-07-07T13:0052.55-21.27896.7N51W88.00-24W, WBN, WBS, SEBS, ESEFRESH BREEZES, MODERATESMALL RAINCLEAR, CLOUDY, HAZY0100000194516
1767-07-08T14:0053.80-25.709N64W179.00-25VARIABLE, ENE, NEBE, NE, NEBNFRESH GALES, STRONG GALES, LESS WINDRAINCLOUDY0100000194517
1767-07-09T14:0053.52-29.133239.3S84W122.00-26NNE, NBE, N, NBWMODERATE, FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000194518
1767-07-10T14:0052.02-30.032836.7S33W109.00-21NNW, NWBN, NW, NWBWFRESH BREEZES, LIGHT SQUALLS, MODERATESMALL RAINCLOUDY0100000194519
1767-07-11T14:0052.87-32.651329.3N52W83.00-26NW, VARIABLE, SSELIGHT AIRS, FRESH BREEZESTHICK RAINCLOUDY0110000194520
1767-07-12T14:0054.57-34.322336.7N31W117.00-26WBN, NW, NWBW, WBSMODERATE0010000194521
1767-07-13T14:0054.77-36.403126.7N85W72.00-26WBS, WSW, VARIABLE, NNWFRESH BREEZES, MODERATE BREEZESHAZY THEN CLEAR0000000194522
1767-07-14T15:0053.57-38.453622.6S41W93.00-27NNW, NWBN, VARIABLESQUALLY THEN LITTLE WINDSMALL RAINCLOUDY0100000194523
1767-07-15T15:0053.77-40.673229.3N83W68.00-27VARIABLE, N, NBE, NEBN, NBWLITTLE WIND, LIGHT AIRS, MODERATE BREEZES, FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000194524
1767-07-16T15:0052.75-43.723106.7S61W114.00-28NBW, N, NNWFRESH GALES, LESS WIND, MODERATECLOUDY AND HAZY0000000194525
1767-07-17T15:0052.75-45.37402.6W49.00-28NBW, VARIABLE, NEBE, ENELITTLE WINDCLOUDY AND PLEASANT0000000194526
1767-07-18T15:0053.50-46.472656.7N31E55.00-28VARIABLE, WBN, WNWLIGHT AIRS, MODERATEFINE THEN CLOUDY0000000194527
1767-07-19T15:0054.98-49.012076.7N41W121.00-29WNW, NWBW, VARIABLE, W, SWBWFRESH BREEZES, MODERATEPLEASANTCLEAR AND HAZY0000000194528
1767-07-20T16:0056.82-52.5425219.0NW154.00-29WSW, SW, WBN, NNW, WNW, WBNFRESH GALESRAINYHAZY AND CLOUDY0110000194529
1767-07-21T16:0058.50-53.7630619.0NBW1/2W103.00-37W, WSW, VARIABLE, NW, NBW1/2WFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, MODERATE, FRESH GALESRAINCLOUDY, HAZY0100000194530
1767-07-22T16:0057.90-54.963016.7S44W47.00-37NWBN, NW, NNWSQUALLY, FRESH GALES, MORE MODERATECLOUDY AND HAZY0000000194531
1767-07-23T16:0058.35-56.981662.6N56W66.00-37VARIABLE, W, NWBN, WNW, SSWMODERATE, FRESH BREEZES, LITTLE WINDCLOUDY THEN CLEAR0000000194532
1767-07-24T16:0059.60-59.663222.6N48W113.00-38SWBS, VARIABLE, NFRESH GALES, LITTLE WINDCLOUDY0000000194533
1767-07-25T16:0060.10-61.40288RESOLUTIONN73W79N54W54.00-38NBW, NNW, NW, VARIABLE, NWBNFRESH GALES, MODERATE, SQUALLYRAINCLOUDY0100000194534
1767-07-26T16:0061.70-60.73300RESOLUTIONN85W82NBE1/2E100.00-38NWBN, NNWFRESH GALES, MORE MODERATE, SQUALLYCLOUDY0000000194535
1767-07-27T16:0061.32-63.00876.7RESOLUTIONN88W65S66W61.00-37NW, E, ESE, SEBEMODERATE, LIGHT AIRS, LITTLE WIND, PLEASANT BREEZECLOUDY0000000194536
1767-07-28T16:0061.42-64.18879.3RESOLUTIONS84W15N88W158.00-37SE, ESE, SEBEMODERATE, FRESH BREEZESRAINCLOUDY0100000194537
1767-07-29T00:0061.20901.0RESOLUTIONNBW313 PIECES OF ICE, 2 ISLES OF ICE, ICE ALL AROUNDEBN, VARIABLE, EFRESH BREEZES, LIGHT AIRSTHICK FOGHAZY0010001194538