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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 1782-07-07 [dataset]. Public Record Office, Kew, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.751327, 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: 58.371154 * Median Longitude: -37.227308 * South-bound Latitude: 55.980000 * West-bound Longitude: -64.500000 * North-bound Latitude: 61.500000 * East-bound Longitude: -7.000000
Date/Time Start: 1782-07-07T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1782-08-01T16:00:00
Event(s):
Prince_Rupert_17820707_PRO_BH1_1602 * Latitude Start: 51.490000 * Longitude Start: 1.170000 * Latitude End: 61.000000 * Longitude End: -62.530000 * Date/Time Start: 1782-07-07T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1782-08-01T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Prince Rupert, Voyage: Gravesend - Churchill, 1st Observer: William Christopher (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
--1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances)
10 CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
11 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
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:
461 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)

-
(1 If position is considered t...)
10 
Course
(Course of the ship during the...)
11 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
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)
1782-07-07T12:0059.00-7.0017819.0N85W112.00-25NE, VARIABLE, SE, SSWLIGH BREEZES, FRESH GALESCLOUDY, HAZY THEN CLEAR0000000195161
1782-07-08T13:0059.02-9.3717619.0W73.00-27VARIABLE, SWBS, SBW, SSWFRESH BREEZES, EASY BREEZES, FRESH GALESRAINCLOUDY, HAZY0110000195162
1782-07-09T13:0058.82-10.682889.3S70W44.00-27S, SSW, VARIABLE, NWLIGHT BREEZES, ALMOST CALM, LIGHT AIRS, FRESH GALES. FRESH BREEZESTHICK FOGRAIN SHOWERSGREAT SWELL FROM THE WESTCLOUDY, CLEAR, HAZY1110000195163
1782-07-10T13:0058.78-11.722096.7S86W32.00-27NNW, NWBN, WNW, VARIABLE, W, SWBWSTIFF GALES, MODERATE AND SQUALLYRAINGREAT SWELL FROM THE NWCLOUDY0100000195164
1782-07-11T13:0058.60-14.772722.6S86W95.00-29SW, SE, SEBE, E, NEBEFRESH BREEZES, ALMOST CALM, STRONG GALES AND SQUALLYSHOWERS AND RAINGREAT SWELL FROM THE NWHAZY AND CLOUDY1100000195165
1782-07-12T13:0058.50-20.181422.6W170.00-31NEBN, NESTRONG GALES AND SQUALLYRAINCLOUDY0100000195166
1782-07-13T14:0058.50-25.103519.0W153.00-33NEBE, ENESTRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, STIFF GALES, FRESH GALESDRIZZLING RAINCLOUDY0100000195167
1782-07-14T14:0057.90-26.452821.0S60W69.00-33SEBE, ESE, NWFRESH BREEZES, EASY BREEZES, LIGHT BREEZES, ALMOST CALM, LIGHT AIRSCLOSECLOUDY0000000195168
1782-07-15T14:0056.32-28.5036219.0S38W108.00-29NWBW, NWBN, VARIABLEFRESH BREEZES, FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAINHAZY, CLEAR AND CLOUDY0110000195169
1782-07-16T14:0055.98-31.0359.3S76W87.00-29VARIABLE, NNE, NEBNFRESH GALES, FRESH BREEZESSMALL RAINCLOUDY0100000195170
1782-07-17T14:0056.15-33.481282.6N77W84.00-30NWBN, ESE, VARIABLE, SE, SSEFRESH BREEZES, FRESH GALES, LIGHT AIRS, EASY BREEZETHICKDRIZZLING RAINCLOUDY, HAZY0110000195171
1782-07-18T14:0057.02-36.873622.6N66W127.00-30WBN, SWBS, SW, VARIABLESTIFF GALES, STRONG GALES, LIGHT AIRS, MODERATE, EASY BREEZESTHICKRAINCLOUDY THEN CLEAR0110000195172
1782-07-19T15:0057.12-37.99389.3N76W26.00-30WBS, VARIABLE, SEBE, ESE, ENELIGHT AIRS, ALMOST CALM, EASY BREEZE, FRESH BREEZERAINCLOUDY0100000195173
1782-07-20T15:0057.05-39.343622.6S84W39.00-30ESE, NWBW, WNW, VARIABLEFRESH BREEZES, LIGHT BREEZES, LIGHT AIRS, EASY BREEZESRAINCLOUDY, CLEAR0100000195174
1782-07-21T15:0056.50-40.543622.6S52W43.00-30NW, NWBN, NNE, VARIABLEEASY BREEZES, LIGHT BREEZESSHOWERSCLOUDY1010000195175
1782-07-22T15:0056.90-43.8536222.6N77W106.00-31SSE, SBE, S, VARIABLEEASY BREEZE, ALMOST CALM, LIGHT BREEZE, FRESH BREEZE, FRESH GALE, STIFF GALEDRIZZLING RAINCLOUDY0110000195176
1782-07-23T15:0057.30-45.21821.0N64W44.00-31SWBW, VARIABLE, WBN, E, ESESTIFF BREEZES, FRESH BREEZES, LIGHT BREEZES, ALMOST CALM, LIGHT AIRSDRIZZLING RAINCLOUDY0110000195177
1782-07-24T15:0057.22-50.0818322.6W153.00-31SEBE, SEBS, VARIABLE, SSW, SWBSFRESH BREEZES, STIFF GALES, STRONG GALES AND SQUALLYTHICKRAINCLEAR AND HAZY0110000195178
1782-07-25T15:0056.77-50.362841.0S10W21.00-31NWBW, NWSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, MORE MODERATE, LIGHT BREEZES, ALMOST CALMDRIZZLING RAINHAZY AND CLOUDY0100000195179
1782-07-26T16:0058.25-52.7015122.6N39W114.00-40S, SSE, SE, SEBE, SEBS, SBWLIGHT AIRS, LIGHT BREEZES, FRESH BREEZES, FRESH GALES, STRONG GALESTHICK FOGDRIZZLING RAINCLOUDY0110000195180
1782-07-27T16:0059.88-55.073622.6N36W120.00-40S, SBE, SSW, VARIABLEFRESH GALES, LIGHT BREEZESDRIZZLING RAINCLOUDY0110000195181
1782-07-28T16:0060.60-56.312412.6RESOLUTIONN12W110N37W49.00-40VARIABLE, W, WNW, NWBW, WBS, WBNLIGHT AIRS, ALMOST CALM, FRESH BREEZES, LIGHT BREEZESTHICKCLOUDY THEN CLEAR0010000195182
1782-07-29T16:0061.15-57.413621.0N37W45.00-40WNW, VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZE, LIGHT BREEZE, LIGHT AIRSTHICK FOGCLEAR, HAZY AND CLOUDY0010000195183
1782-07-30T16:0061.32-58.161182.6RESOLUTIONN87W80N57W20.00-40W, S, SSELIGHT AIRS, LIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0010000195184
1782-07-31T16:0061.50-61.24281.0RESOLUTIONN86W50N81W84.00-40SE, VARIABLE, E, ENEFRESH BREEZES, FRESH GALES, LIGHT BREEZES, EASY BREEZES, LIGHT AIRS, ALMOST CALMDRIZZLING RAINCLEAR0110000195185
1782-08-01T16:0061.50-64.508419.0RESOLUTION11W87.00-40EBS, ESE, VARIABLE, SEBELIGHT AIRS, FRESH BREEZES, ALMOST CALM, LIGHT BREEZES, FRESH GALESTHICK FOGRAINCLEAR, HAZY AND CLOUDY0110000195186