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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 Moose started at 1774-06-27 [dataset]. Public Record Office, Kew, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.751315, 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: 56.957391 * Median Longitude: -31.384348 * South-bound Latitude: 53.830000 * West-bound Longitude: -59.720000 * North-bound Latitude: 61.630000 * East-bound Longitude: -7.430000
Date/Time Start: 1774-06-27T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1774-07-21T00:00:00
Event(s):
Prince_Rupert_17740627_PRO_BH1_1601 * Latitude Start: 51.490000 * Longitude Start: 1.170000 * Latitude End: 61.070000 * Longitude End: -65.530000 * Date/Time Start: 1774-06-27T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1774-07-21T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Prince Rupert, Voyage: Gravesend - Moose, 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:
441 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)
1774-06-27T12:0059.10-7.4317919.0WN80.00-24W, SEBE, SW, SSWLIGHT AIRS AND CALMS, FRESH BREEZES, FRESH GALESSMALL THICK RAINCLEAR THEN CLOUDY0100000194868
1774-06-28T13:0059.10-9.67751.0WS69.00-26SSW, SWBW, VARIABLE, SWBS, S, SEBE, EBSFRESH GALES, LITTLE WIND, LIGHT AIRSRAINYGREAT SWELL FROM THE WESTCLOUDY THEN FAIR0100000194869
1774-06-29T13:0058.77-11.083570.0S66W48.00-26ESE, ENE, NNE, VARIABLE, NNELIGHT AIRS, MODERATE BREEZES, CALMWARMRAINFAIR THEN CLOUDY THEN CLEAR AND FINE0100000194870
1774-06-30T13:0058.42-12.4381.0S74W75.00-26VARIABLE, NBE, NNE, NE, NEBNLIGHT AIRS, LITTLE WIND, FRESH BREEZES, ALMOST CALMSPITS OF RAINCLEAR, CLOUDY, HAZY0100000194871
1774-07-01T13:0057.87-16.48979.3WBS1/4S103.00-27EBS, SE, SBE, SEBS, SEBELIGHT AIRS, A PLEASANT BREEZE, FRESH BREEZETHICK RAINSWELL FROM THE WESTCLOUDY, FINE, HAZY0100000194872
1774-07-02T13:0057.43-19.72191.0WBS1/4S106.00-26ESE, VARIABLE, EBN, NEFRESH GALES, LIGHT AIRSSMALL RAINCLOUDY0110000194873
1774-07-03T14:0056.23-23.73322S61W149.00-27NE, NNE, NBE, NBWSTRONG GALES, SQUALLYTHICK RAINCLOUDY0100000194874
1774-07-04T14:0055.17-24.92631.0S36W69.00-27NNW, NWBW, VARIABLE, EFRESH GALES, LITTLE WIND, LIGHT AIRSSHOWERYCLOUDY THEN CLEAR1000000194875
1774-07-05T14:0054.03-26.03277S29W79.00-27NNE, VARIABLE, NW, NNW, NWBWLIGHT AIRS, MODERATE, SQUALLYRAINCLEAR THEN HAZY, CLOUDY0100000194876
1774-07-06T14:0054.27-26.351086.7N28W24.00-27NW, NNW, VARIABLE, E, SESQUALLY, MODERATE, LIGHT AIRS, MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000194877
1774-07-07T14:0054.55-30.433226.7N82W145.00-27ESE, E, ENE, NE, NEBN, NBWFRESH BREEZES, SQUALLY, MODERATERAINCLOUDY THEN HAZY0100000194878
1774-07-08T14:0053.83-31.933620.0S51W68.00-27NBW, NNW, NWBN, NW, VARIABLEFRESH GALES, LIGHT AIRS, CALMTHICK FOGRAINCLOUDY0110000194879
1774-07-09T14:0055.00-31.722991.0N46E10.00-27NW, NWBW, NWBNFRESH GALES, ALMOST CALM, LIGHT AIRSRAIN0110000194880
1774-07-10T14:0054.88-34.181522.6N59W102.00-28WBN, WBS, WSW, SBW, SLITTLE WINDCLOSETHICK RAINCLOUDY THEN HAZY0100000194881
1774-07-11T14:0055.83-36.60362N61W101.00-28S, SWBW, SW, VARIABLEFRESH BREEZES, MODERATE, SQUALLYTHICK FOGHAZY0010000194882
1774-07-12T15:0056.97-39.05275N52W105.00-29W, WBS, WBN, VARIABLE, SW, NWBWFRESH GALES, MODERATE, SQUALLYHEAVY RAINHAZY AND CLEAR0110000194883
1774-07-13T15:0056.25-40.1226419.0S40W55.00-29WBN, NW, NNW, NWBN, WNWMODERATE AND SQUALLY, FRESH GALESRAINCLEAR, CLOUDY, FAIR0100000194884
1774-07-14T15:0056.78-43.006122.6CAPE FAREWELLN20:03W61N71W99.00-29WBN, VARIABLE, WSW, S, SSE, SE, ESE, EBS, EMODERATE, LIGHT AIRS, FRESH GALES, STRONG GALESTHICK RAINFAIR0100000194885
1774-07-15T15:0056.70-45.203540.0CAPE FAREWELLNE59S86W72.00-29E, NEBE, NW, NNE, NEBN, NNESTRONG GALES, MODERATE, CALMRAINYGREAT SWELL FROM NW0100000194886
1774-07-16T15:0057.53-46.45886.7CAPE FAREWELLN19:07E41N39W65.00-36VARIABLE, SW, SBE, SEBS, SEBELIGHT AIRS, PLEASANT BREEZEGREAT SWELL FROM THE NWCLEAR0000000194887
1774-07-17T15:0059.65-50.458612.3RESOLUTIONN75:26W147NW186.00-38SEBESTEADY GALEHAZY, CLEAR AND CLOUDY0000000194888
1774-07-18T16:0060.03-55.15976.7RESOLUTIONN75:04W97NWBW164.00-38ESE, E, SESTRONG GALES, MODERATECLOSESMALL RAIN0100000194889
1774-07-19T16:0061.63-59.7235519.0RESOLUTIONW51N75W139.006AM SAW 3 ISLES OF ICE, 8AM 4 ISLES IN SIGHT,10:30AM SEVERAL STRAGGLING PIECES OF ICE IN SIGHT-39SE, SEBE, E, ENE, NEBE, NE, NEBNFRESH GALESHAZY THEN CLOUDY0000001194890
1774-07-20T00:003046.7RESOLUTIONW1/2N52PM SEVERAL ISLES OF ICE IN SIGHTNBE, N, VARIABLE, NBW, NW, NWBWFRESH GALES, CALM, LIGHT AIRS, MODERATETHICK FOGCLEAR0010001194891
1774-07-21T00:001582.6RESOLUTIONNNW4WBN, WSW, VARIABLE, SSW, SBW, SSEALMOST CALM, LIGHT AIRS, PLEASANT BREEZES, LITTLE WINDHAZY THE CLEAR0010000194892