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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 1776-07-04 [dataset]. Public Record Office, Kew, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.751319, 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: 58.316667 * Median Longitude: -34.947083 * South-bound Latitude: 56.220000 * West-bound Longitude: -63.400000 * North-bound Latitude: 61.580000 * East-bound Longitude: -5.800000
Date/Time Start: 1776-07-04T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1776-07-28T00:00:00
Event(s):
Prince_Rupert_17760704_PRO_BH1_1602 * Latitude Start: 51.490000 * Longitude Start: 1.170000 * Latitude End: 61.000000 * Longitude End: -62.530000 * Date/Time Start: 1776-07-04T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1776-07-28T00:00:00 * 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:
459 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)
1776-07-04T12:0059.50-5.802462.6N64W79.00-24SSE, VARIABLE, WBS, WFRESH GALES, SQUALLY, LITTLE WINDRAINGREAT SWELL FROM THE WESTCLOUDY, HAZY, CLEAR0110000194958
1776-07-05T13:0059.10-9.2016519.0WBS107.00-26SEBE, EBS, SBWLIGHT BREEZES, FRESH GALES, MODERATE, FRESH GALESRAINCLEAR AND PLEASANT0110000194959
1776-07-06T13:0058.77-11.753571.0S75:56W81.00-26SSW, SWBS, VARIABLE, SEBE, NNEFRESH BREEZES, LESS WIND, LIGHT AIRSSPITS OF RAINHAZY THEN CLOUDY0100000194960
1776-07-07T13:0057.68-15.98343SWBW3/4W149.00-28N, NBW, NBELITTLE WIND, MODERATE, FRESH GALES, SQUALLYCLOSE DARK AND THICKRAINCLOUDY THEN HAZY0110000194961
1776-07-08T13:0056.22-17.4225619.0S29W97.00-25N, NWBN, NNW, WBNSTRONG GALES, LESS WIND, FRESH GALESRAINHAZY THEN CLOUDY0100000194962
1776-07-09T13:0057.03-18.6719919.0N41W63.00-26W, WBS, SWSTRONG GALES, LESS WIND, MODERATE, FRESH GALESTHICKSMALL RAINHAZY THEN CLOUDY, THEN CLEAR0110000194963
1776-07-10T13:0057.28-21.62982.6N81W97.00-26SWBW, VARIABLE, SSE, SEBEFRESH GALES, MODERATE, FRESH BREEZES, LITTLE WINDCLOSERAINYGREAT WESTERLY SWELLCLEAR0100000194964
1776-07-11T13:0057.12-22.031540.0S54W16.00-26SEBE, NWBW, NW, SLIGHT AIRS, FRESH BREEZES, CALMCLOUDY THEN CLEAR0010000194965
1776-07-12T14:0057.27-25.021426.7N85W98.00-27VARIABLE, S, SE, SEBE, SSE, SBELIGHT AIRS, PLEASANT BREEZERAINFINE AND CLEAR0110000194966
1776-07-13T14:0057.42-26.453621.0N75W49.00-27SWBW, WBS, S, VARIABLELIGHT AIRS, LITTLE WIND, ALMOST CALMCLOSERAINHAZY0100000194967
1776-07-14T14:0057.38-29.63409.3W104.00-28ESE, SE, SEBE, EBS, ENELIGHT AIRS, MODERATE BREEZES, LIGHT BREEZES, PLEASANT GALETHICK RAINFAIR, CLOUDY THEN CLEAR0100000194968
1776-07-15T14:0057.02-33.433626.7S82W126.00-28NEBE, NBE, N, NBW, VARIABLEFRESH GALES, MODERATE AND SQUALLYHAZY AND CLOUDY0000000194969
1776-07-16T14:0056.65-36.42962.6S79W99.00-28N, NBE, VARIABLE, NNE, SEBEMODERATE BREEZES, LITTLE WINDCLOUDY0000000194970
1776-07-17T15:0056.70-38.273096.7N82W77.00-29S, SE, VARIABLE, N, NBW, NNWLIGHT AIRS, MODERATE BREEZES, FRESH BREEZES, MODERATESMALL RAINCLEAR, HAZY AND CLOUDY0100000194971
1776-07-18T15:0056.83-39.033620.0N65W27.00-29VARIABLELIGHT AIRS, MODERATE BREEZES, LITTLE WIND, CALMCLOSEHAZY, CLOUDY0000000194972
1776-07-19T15:0057.18-42.77719.3CAPE FAREWELLN26W52WBN124.00-30E, ENE, ESE, EBSLIGHT AIRS, PLEASANT BREEZE, FRESH BREEZEFINE, PLEASANT, CLOUDY, CLEAR, HAZY0000000194973
1776-07-20T15:0057.82-46.523579.3CAPE FAREWELLN29:09W38N72W127.00-37ENE, NEBE, VARIABLE, NEBNMODERATE, FRESH BREEZESCLOSESMALL RAINCLOUDY0110000194974
1776-07-21T15:0058.48-49.183626.7RESOLUTIONWNW167N65W97.00-38NE, NEBN, ENE, NEBE, VARIABLEFRESH BREEZES, MODERATE, LITTLE WIND, PLEASANT BREEZECLOSECLOUDY THEN CLEAR0000000194975
1776-07-22T15:0058.92-50.781879.3RESOLUTIONN67W142N62W56.00-38NE, N, WBN, WSW, SWBW, SWLITTLE WIND, LIGHT AIRS, MODERATE GALES, FRESH BREEZESTHICKCLEAR, CLOUDY, HAZY0010000194976
1776-07-23T16:0060.30-55.121416.7RESOLUTIONN72:33W83NWBW1/4W157.00-39SWBS, SSW, SBW, SFRESH GALES, MODERATECLOSESWELL FROM THE WSWHAZY0000000194977
1776-07-24T16:0060.27-57.60511.0RESOLUTIONN73:36W63NWBW1/2W60.00-39SBW, S, SSE, EMODERATE, LITTLE WIND, LIGHT AIRSTHICK FOGHAZY0010000194978
1776-07-25T16:0061.53-60.525119.0RESOLUTIONN84:48W33N58W99.008AM SAW AND ISLE OF ICE, 10, SAW A LEDGE OF ICE WBN TO NNW-39ESE, SE, NNE, SEBE, EBS, EMODERATE, FRESH GALESCLOSE AND THICK FOGSTRONG RIPPLING OF TIDEHAZY0010001194979
1776-07-26T16:0061.58-62.121719.0RESOLUTIONN85:36W17N85W47.004AM 2 LARGE ISLES OF ICE-39EBS, E, NNW, NEBEFRESH GALESCLOSEGREAT SEA AND STRONG SET OF TIDEHAZY0010001194980
1776-07-27T16:0061.55-63.4017RESOLUTIONN85:36W17S2.0010AM A LARGE ISLE OF ICE-39ENE, NEBEFRESH GALES, LESS WINDTHICK FOG0010001194981
1776-07-28T00:0061.802811.0RESOLUTIONWNW46PM AN ISLE OF ICE AND SEVERAL STRAGGLING PIECESNE, VARIABLE, WSW, WBS, WBNFRESH GALES, ALMOST CALMTHICK RAINCLOUDY0100001194982