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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 1775-06-28 [dataset]. Public Record Office, Kew, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.751317, 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: 58.263462 * Median Longitude: -31.919231 * South-bound Latitude: 55.520000 * West-bound Longitude: -61.630000 * North-bound Latitude: 61.700000 * East-bound Longitude: -7.930000
Date/Time Start: 1775-06-28T13:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1775-07-23T16:00:00
Event(s):
Prince_Rupert_17750628_PRO_BH1_1601 * Latitude Start: 51.490000 * Longitude Start: 1.170000 * Latitude End: 61.000000 * Longitude End: -62.530000 * Date/Time Start: 1775-06-28T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1775-07-23T00:00:00 * 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:
448 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)
1775-06-28T13:0058.90-7.934219.0W137.00-26SE, SEBE, ESE, ENEPLEASANT BREEZE, FRESH GALECLEAR THEN CLOUDY0000000194911
1775-06-29T13:0058.48-11.283006.7S77W106.00-26NEBE, NEBN, NNE, N, NBW, NNW, NWBNMODERATESPITS OF RAINCLOUDY THEN CLEAR0100000194912
1775-06-30T13:0056.80-12.5527919.0S22W105.00-25NW, NWBWMODERATE, FRESH GALESHAZY THEN CLOUDY0000000194913
1775-07-01T13:0055.52-13.432902.6S20W81.00-25WNW, NWBW, VARIABLE, NWBN, NWFRESH GALES, LITTLE WINDTHICK RAINCLOUDY0110000194914
1775-07-02T13:0056.53-13.97301N17W62.00-25WBN, VARIABLE, WSW, SWBW, SW, NNW, NWBNMODERATE WINDS, FRESH GALES, SQUALLYTHICK RAINGREAT SWELL TO WNWHAZY AND CLOUDY0110000194915
1775-07-03T13:0057.52-14.0526522.6N1/4W60.00-28NWBW, VARIABLE, WSW, WNWFRESH GALES, STRONG GALESHEAVY SEACLOUDY0010000194916
1775-07-04T13:0058.23-13.766N31E50.00-28NNW, WBN, NNE, NEBNSTRONG GALES, HEAVY SQUALLSSOME RAINCONFUSED SEAHAZY0100000194917
1775-07-05T13:0058.17-13.133622.6SE6.00-28NEBN, NW, VARIABLESTRONG GALES, MODERATE, LITTLE WINDCLOSECLOUDY0000000194918
1775-07-06T13:0058.08-14.752536.7N47W68.00-28WSW, SW, VARIABLE, W, WBNFRESH GALES, MODERATEGREAT SWELL FOR THE WESTCLOUDY0000000194919
1775-07-07T13:0059.15-17.5310619.0N80W87.00-29VARIABLE, WBS, WSW, SW, SWBS, S, SEMODERATE, FRESH GALESTHICK RAINCLOUDY0110000194920
1775-07-08T13:0058.83-21.20151S81W114.00-29SE, VARIABLE, SW, SWBS, SSW, SFRESH GALES, LESS WINDTHICK FOGTHICK RAIN0110000194921
1775-07-09T14:0058.33-25.3835219.0S77W132.00-31VARIABLE, ESE, NNEMODERATE GALES, FRESH GALESTHICK RAINUGLY SEA FROM THE NORTHDARK CLOUDY0100000194922
1775-07-10T14:0057.78-28.583176.7S72W107.00-32NNE, NE, N, NBWFRESH GALES, STRONG GALES, LESS WIND, MODERATETHICKHAZY THEN CLEAR0010000194923
1775-07-11T14:0056.58-30.223106.7S41W81.00-28NBW, NNWFRESH GALES, MODERATEHAZY, CLOUDY, CLEAR0000000194924
1775-07-12T14:0056.37-32.48512.6S82W76.00-28NBW, VARIABLE, NEBN, EBNMODERATE, LITTLE WINDHAZY AND CLEAR0010000194925
1775-07-13T14:0056.90-35.571079.3WBN1/2N117.00-28E, EBS, SEPLEASANT BREEZE, LITTLE WIND, FRESH BREEZECLOSECLOUDY THEN HAZY0000000194926
1775-07-14T15:0057.62-40.8310022.6N75W168.00-35SEFRESH GALES, STRONG GALESCLOSEHAZY0010000194927
1775-07-15T15:0057.45-43.473621.0S87W83.00-30SEBE, SE, ESE, VARIABLEFRESH GALES, LITTLE WIND, LIGHT AIRS, ALMOST CALMTHICK FOG AND CLOSETHICK RAINHAZY0110000194928
1775-07-16T15:0058.22-46.97649.3N67W121.00-37SEBS, SE, VARIABLE, E, ESE, EBSLITTLE WIND, MODERATE BREEZE, FRESH BREEZETHICK FOGCLOUDY THEN HAZY0010000194929
1775-07-17T15:0059.20-51.2576.7N63W147.00-38E, EBN, ENE, NEBE, NEFRESH GALES, LESS WIND, MODERATECLOSE AND VERY THICKHAZY0010000194930
1775-07-18T16:0058.52-53.353629.3S58W77.00-39NE, NBW, NNW, VARIABLEMODERATE, FRESH BREEZESCLOSEHAZY THEN CLEAR0000000194931
1775-07-19T16:0059.55-52.982656.7N10E64.00-39N, NBE, NNW, VARIABLE, NWBWMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000194932
1775-07-20T16:0058.52-55.613626.7S58W77.00-39NE, NBW, NNW, VARIABLEMODERATE, LIGHT AIRS, FRSH BREEZES, MODERATECLOSEDARK CLOUDY, HAZY THEN CLEAR0000000194933
1775-07-21T16:0060.55-57.9033219.0RESOLUTIONWBN3/4N68N78W84.00AT 2PM SAW A PIECE OF ICE TO WINDWARD, AT MIDDAY PAST AN ISLE AND SEVERAL STRAGGLING PIECES OF ICE-39VARIABLE, ENE, NEBE, NNE, NBEMODERATE, LIGHT IARS, FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYHAZY, CLEAR AND CLOUDY0000001194934
1775-07-22T16:0061.35-60.10242RESOLUTIONN81W43N50W77.004AM SEVERAL LARGE PIECES OF ICE, 8AM SEVERAL ISLES OF ICE IN SIGHT-39NBE, W, WSW, SWBW, WBNLITTLE WIND, ALMOST CALM, LIGHT AIRS, FRESH BREEZES, SQUALLYRAINCLOUDY0110001194935
1775-07-23T16:0061.70-61.632542.6RESOLUTIONNWBW9NWBW3/4W49.004PM SEVERAL ISLES OF ICE IN SIGHT-39WNWSQUALLS, MODERATE, LITTLE WINDVERY WARMCLOUDY THEN CLEAR0000001194936