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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 1778-06-26 [dataset]. Public Record Office, Kew, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.751323, 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: 58.616071 * Median Longitude: -38.072857 * South-bound Latitude: 56.450000 * West-bound Longitude: -63.070000 * North-bound Latitude: 61.580000 * East-bound Longitude: -5.570000
Date/Time Start: 1778-06-26T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1778-07-23T16:00:00
Event(s):
Prince_Rupert_17780626_PRO_BH1_1602 * Latitude Start: 51.490000 * Longitude Start: 1.170000 * Latitude End: 61.070000 * Longitude End: -65.530000 * Date/Time Start: 1778-06-26T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1778-07-23T00:00:00 * 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 ClearnessClearness
18 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
19 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
20 FogFog1 If fog was reported
21 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
22 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
23 HailHail1 If hail was reported
24 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
25 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
475 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 
Clearness
18 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
19 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
20 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
21 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
22 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
23 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
24 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
25 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1778-06-26T12:0058.93-5.5776W64.00-25VARIABLE, ENE, NE, ESE, EBSSMALL RAINHAZY0100000195051
1778-06-27T13:0058.83-9.52866.7W1/4S122.00-27ESEFRESH BREEZES, MODERATETHICKRAINYCLEAR0110000195052
1778-06-28T13:0058.63-12.62732.6S83W96.00-28EBSPLEASANT BREEZES, LITTLE WINDCLOSEHAZY AND CLEAR0010000195053
1778-06-29T13:0058.60-14.003621.0S88W33.00-28ESE, VARIABLEFRESH BREEZES, LIGHT AIRS, ALMOST CALMRAINCLEAR THEN HAZY0110000195054
1778-06-30T13:0058.67-15.772819.0N86W55.00-28W, WSW, NEBN, N, NBE, E, NEBELIGHT AIRS, FRESH GALESRAINCLOUDY0100000195055
1778-07-01T13:0058.88-19.77946.7N83W135.00-30NE, ENE, ESE, SEBEFRESH GALES, SQUALLY, MODERATEHAZY AND CLEAR0000000195056
1778-07-02T14:0058.63-23.32148S83W110.00-32ESE, SSE, SE, SLITTLE WIND, PLEASANT BREEZE, SQUALLYRAINFAIR0110000195057
1778-07-03T14:0058.33-26.101482.6S81W87.00-32SSE, SE, SMODERATE BREEZE, LITTLE WINDTHICK AND CLOSESMALL RAINHAZY THEN CLEAR0110000195058
1778-07-04T14:0057.98-30.0335S80W127.00-33SE, ESE, EBS, ENEMODERATE BREEZES, FRESH BREEZES, SQUALLYTHICKCONTINUAL RAINCLEAR0110000195059
1778-07-05T14:0057.38-32.77342WSW94.00-29EBN, ENE, NNE, NBEHEAVY SQUALLSTHICK RAIN0100000195060
1778-07-06T14:0056.45-33.982976.7S42W61.00-29N, NBW, NNW, NWBNSQUALLY, FRESH GALES, MODERATEHAZY AND CLOUDY0000000195061
1778-07-07T14:0056.97-33.801511.0N78E30.00-29NNE, NWBN, SSW, SLITTLE WIND, LIGHT AIRSCLOSESPITS OF RAINHAZY0100000195062
1778-07-08T14:0057.15-35.952192.6N81W72.00-29SE, SSE, S, WSW, SWBW, WSWLIGHT BREEZES, LITTLE WINDCLOSEHAZY THEN CLEAR0010000195063
1778-07-09T14:0056.77-37.472751.0S63W54.00-29WBS, N, NBW, NNW, NWBN, NWBWLITTLE WIND, FRESH BREEZES, SQUALLY, LIGHT AIRSCLOSETHICK RAINHAZY AND CLOUDY0100000195064
1778-07-10T15:0056.77-39.22942.6W1/4N57.00-30VARIABLE, S, SSE, SEBECALM, LIGHT AIRS, PLEASANT BREEZE, LITTLE WINDHAZY THEN, CLOUDY THEN CLEAR0000000195065
1778-07-11T15:0056.60-43.133539.3W1/4S128.00-30ENE, NE, NEBN, NNEPLEASANT BREEZE, MODERATE, FRESH BREEZETHICK AND MISTYCLOUDY THEN CLEAR0010000195066
1778-07-12T15:0056.58-45.902401.0WS58.00-30NNE, VARIABLE, WLIGHT SQUALLS, SETTLED BREEZE, LITTLE WIND, LIGHT AIRS AND CALMCLEAR THEN HAZY0000000195067
1778-07-13T15:0056.52-48.5810419.0NWBW104.00-31WBS, VARIABLE, SBW, S, SSE, SELIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLE, MODERATE, FRESH GALESRAINCLEAR THEN HAZY0100000195068
1778-07-14T15:0057.95-51.453226.7N76W94.00-38E, NE, NEBE, NBE, NSTRONG GALES, MODERATECLOSE AND THICKSMALL RAINCLOUDY0110000195069
1778-07-15T16:0058.68-53.251979.3N52W72.00-39NNW, NWBN, NW, VARIABLE, SWBW, SSW, SWBWMODERATE, LITTLE WIND, FRESH BREEZESRAINYCLOUDY0100000195070
1778-07-16T16:0059.20-53.253212.6N32.00-39WNW, VARIABLE, NNE, NLITTLE WINDMISTYRAINHAZY0110000195071
1778-07-17T16:0059.40-53.973620.0N61W25.00-39NNE, NNW, NW, NWBN, NWBW, VARIABLESQUALLY, MODERATE, LITTLE WIND, CALMFINE AND WARMHAZY THEN CLEAR0010000195072
1778-07-18T16:0060.37-56.12119NW1/4W87.00-39S, SBE, SSELIGHT AIRS, FRESH BREEZES, SQUALLYHEAVY RAINFINE0100000195073
1778-07-19T16:0061.13-55.732996.7NBE1/4E45.002PM AN ISLE OF ICE-39SBE, SSW, WSW, VARIABLE, NBE, N, NNWFRESH GALES, STRONG GALES, HEAVY SQUALLS, MODERATETHICK FOGHEAVY RAINCLEAR0110001195074
1778-07-20T16:0061.33-55.932766.7N29W13.00-39NNW, VARIABLE, NWBW, NWMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000195075
1778-07-21T16:0061.37-56.702426.7W1/2N22.00-39WNW, WBNMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000195076
1778-07-22T16:0061.57-59.071869.3N72W72.008AM SAW AN ISLE OF ICE TO NORTH, 10AM SAW ANOTHER ISLE OF ICE TO THE NORTH-39WNW, W, WSW, SWBW, SWPLEASANT BREEZES, LITTLE WIND, FRESH BREEZECLEAR0000001195077
1778-07-23T16:0061.58-63.073626.7RESOLUTIONNWBN5WN112.006PM SEVERAL ISLES OF ICE IN SIGHT, 8PM 30 ISLES OF ICE IN SIGHT BESIDES MANY STRAGGLING PIECES, 6AM LARGE BODY OF ICE TO THE WEST-39SWBW, SSW, SWBS, VARIABLEFRESH BREEZES, PLEASANT BREEZESCLOUDY0000001195078