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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 1773-06-27 [dataset]. Public Record Office, Kew, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.751313, 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: 58.522286 * Median Longitude: -36.714000 * South-bound Latitude: 56.180000 * West-bound Longitude: -62.050000 * North-bound Latitude: 61.600000 * East-bound Longitude: -8.030000
Date/Time Start: 1773-06-27T13:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1773-07-31T16:00:00
Event(s):
Prince_Rupert_17730627_PRO_BH1_1601 * Latitude Start: 51.490000 * Longitude Start: 1.170000 * Latitude End: 61.000000 * Longitude End: -62.530000 * Date/Time Start: 1773-06-27T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1773-07-31T00:00:00 * 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
CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
10 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
11 CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
12 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.
13 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.
14 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
15 Present weatherwwWeather description
16 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
17 State of the sea descriptionState sea 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 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
591 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 
Comment
(Other remarks, that were not ...)
12 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
13 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
14 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
15 
ww
(Weather description)
16 
Precip descr
17 
State sea 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 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1773-06-27T13:0058.80-8.032019.0S87W140.00-26EBN, ENE, NEBE, NEFRESH BREEZES, FRESH GALESRAINCLEAR THEN CLOUDY0110000194818
1773-06-28T13:0058.25-13.37186.7S79W169.00-27EBN NEBN, NEFRESH GALES, MODERATECLOUDY THEN HAZY0010000194819
1773-06-29T13:0057.50-16.253221.0S65W102.00-27NNE, NBE, N, NBWFRESH GALES. MODERATE, LIGHT AIRSSMALL RAINCLOUDY THEN HAZY0100000194820
1773-06-30T13:0056.60-17.623621.0S41W67.00-26NBW, NNW, NW, VARIABLELIGHT AIRSCLOSECLOUDY0000000194821
1773-07-01T13:0056.58-18.551776.7N81W31.00-26VARIABLE, S, SWBS, SSWLIGHT AIRS, MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY THEN CLEAR0000000194822
1773-07-02T14:0057.03-22.721889.3N78:45W139.00-26SSW, SBW, SW, SWBW, SWBSFRESH BREEZESTHICKTHICK RAINCLEAR0110000194823
1773-07-03T14:0056.88-25.173232.6S85W80.00-26SW, NBE, N, NBWFRESH GALES, LITTLE WINDTHICKTHICK RAINCLOUDY THEN CLEAR0110000194824
1773-07-04T14:0056.97-25.4027819.0N55W9.00-26NNW, VARIABLE, NW, NWBWLITTLE WIND, FRESH BREEZES, FRESH GALESCLEAR, CLOUDY THEN HAZY0000000194825
1773-07-05T14:0057.93-25.452636.7N2W58.00-30NW, NWBW, WBN, WNWFRSH GALES, LIGHT WINDS, MODERATETHICK MISTYCLOUDY0010000194826
1773-07-06T14:0058.72-27.232062.6N50W74.00-30WNW, W, VARIABLE, NWBW, WSW, SWBWMODERATE, FRESH GALES, LIGHT WINDSMISTYTHICK RAIN0110000194827
1773-07-07T14:0059.17-29.2736219.0N66W69.00-32WSW, SWBW, WBS, SW, VARIABLEMODERATE THEN FRESH GALESTHICK MISTUGLY HEAD SEACLOUDY0010000194828
1773-07-08T14:0059.15-28.9715919.0E9.00-32W, WSW, SBE, VARIABLE, SBWSTRONG GALES, SQUALLY, LESS WIND, MODERATE, FRESH GALESTHICK RAIN0100000194829
1773-07-09T14:0059.27-30.78216N80W57.00-32SBE, WNW, W, VARIABLE SWBS, WSWSTRONG GALES, SQUALLYTHICK RAINCLEAR0100000194830
1773-07-10T14:0059.28-29.981826.7S86E25.00-32W, SBE, SW, SWBSSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, MODERATERAINCLEAR0100000194831
1773-07-11T14:0059.70-32.02204N68W67.00-32SWBS, SW, WSW, SWBWMODERATE, SQUALLYRAINCLOUDY0100000194832
1773-07-12T14:0058.53-32.52282S12W75.00-33SWBW, NWBN, NWFRESH GALES, SQUALLYTHICKRAINCLOUDY0110000194833
1773-07-13T14:0057.70-29.131936.7S4W50.00-32NW, NWBW, WNW, VARIABLE, SWFRESH GALES, MODERATE, LITTLE WIND, MODERATECLOUDY, HAZY CLEAR0000000194834
1773-07-14T14:0057.97-34.7827119.0N77W70.00-33SWBS, SBW, S, SW, W, VARIABLE, NW, NWBWSTRONG GALES, FRESH GALESRAINCLEAR0100000194835
1773-07-15T14:0057.97-35.9521519.0W37.00-33WNW, WBN, W, SWBW, WSWFRESH GALESLIGHT SHOWERS OF RAINCLEAR THEN HAZY1100000194836
1773-07-16T14:0057.33-36.832989.3S38W45.00-28VARIABLE, WSW, W, WBN, NWBNFRESH GALES, MODERATE, FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY THEN CLEAR0000000194837
1773-07-17T15:0056.18-37.582076.7S20W71.00-29NWBN, NW, NWBW, WBN, WBS, VARIABLE, SWBWFRESH GALES, MODERATECLEAR THEN HAZY0000000194838
1773-07-18T15:0057.00-40.6726419.0N59W118.00-29VARIABLE, SBW, SSE, WBS, WNWMODERATE, FRESH GALESVERY THICKSMALL RAINHAZY THEN CLOUDY0110000194839
1773-07-19T15:0056.78-40.821740.0S9W23.00-29WNW, NWBW, NW, NWBN, NNW, SSWSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, MODERATE, LITTLE WIND, CALMRAINHAZY THEN CLOUDY0100000194840
1773-07-20T15:0057.95-44.032456.7N59W136.00-36SSW, SW, SWBW, WSW, WBS, WBNFRESH GALES, MODERATEHAZY0000000194841
1773-07-21T15:0057.68-46.5314419.0CAPE FAREWELLN14:30E43S77W70.00-36NW, NBW, NNW, VARIABLE, SFRESH GALES, LITTLE WIND, CALM, MODERATE BREEZES, FRESH GALESCLOUDY THEN HAZY0000000194842
1773-07-22T15:0058.73-49.703122.6N70W104.00-37SSW, SWBW, NNW, NBWFRESH GALES, MODERATE, LITTLE WINDTHICK FOGCLOUDY0010000194843
1773-07-23T15:0058.68-50.281210.0N48W25.00-37N, S, SE, SSELIGHT AIRS, LIGHT BREEZES, CALMCLOSEHAZY0000000194844
1773-07-24T15:0058.97-50.733010.0N37W24.00-37S, VARIABLE, NE, NEBN, NWBN, N, NNWLIGHT AIRS, CALMCLEAR AND HAZY0010000194845
1773-07-25T15:0059.07-51.733621.0N50W13.00-37NBW, NNW, VARIABLEFRESH GALES, MODERATE, LIGHT AIRSCLOSECLOUDY THEN CLEAR THEN HAZY0000000194846
1773-07-26T16:0060.33-55.55862.6N60W156.00-38S, SSE, SEBS, SE, SEBEFRESH GALES, LITTLE WINDRAINHAZY0100000194847
1773-07-27T16:0060.68-56.571202.6N56W37.00-38VARIABLE, N, NW, NBW, SSEALMOST CALM, LITTLE WINDTHICK FOGTHICK RAIN0110000194848
1773-07-28T16:0060.58-58.482876.7S83W57.00-39SSE, NBE, N, NBW, NWBNLITTLE WIND, FRESH BREEZES, MODERATETHICK FOGHAZY THEN CLOUDY0010000194849
1773-07-29T16:0061.40-59.582096.7N34W59.00-39NW, WNW, NWBW, SWBW, WSWFRESH GALES, PLEASANT BREEZECLOUDY, FINE AND CLEAR0010000194850
1773-07-30T16:0061.60-60.672762.6NWBW3/4W20.00-39NWBW, NWBN, WNW, NWLIGHT AIRS, MODERATE, FRESH GALES, LITTLE WINDCLEAR THEN HAZY0010000194851
1773-07-31T16:0061.32-62.053109.3RESOLUTIONW1/2N33S74W55.00AT 2AM 2 ISLES OF ICE, 4AM SEVERAL ISLES IN SIGHT-39WNW, VARIABLE, NBE, N, NBWALMOST CALM, FRESH BREEZESHAZY0010001194852