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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 Churchill to Gravesend started at 1782-09-07 [dataset]. Public Record Office, Kew, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.751328, 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: 58.029730 * Median Longitude: -32.887297 * South-bound Latitude: 54.250000 * West-bound Longitude: -63.320000 * North-bound Latitude: 61.220000 * East-bound Longitude: -4.620000
Date/Time Start: 1782-09-07T16:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1782-10-13T12:00:00
Event(s):
Prince_Rupert_17820907_PRO_BH1_1602 * Latitude Start: 61.000000 * Longitude Start: -62.530000 * Latitude End: 51.490000 * Longitude End: 1.170000 * Date/Time Start: 1782-09-07T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1782-10-13T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Prince Rupert, Voyage: Churchill - Gravesend, 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
CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
10 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
11 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.
12 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.
13 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
14 Present weatherwwWeather description
15 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
16 ClearnessClearness
17 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
18 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
19 FogFog1 If fog was reported
20 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
21 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
22 HailHail1 If hail was reported
23 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
24 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
620 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 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
12 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
13 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
14 
ww
(Weather description)
15 
Precip descr
16 
Clearness
17 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
18 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
19 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
20 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
21 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
22 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
23 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
24 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1782-09-07T16:0061.22-63.323622.6RESOLUTIONNE1/2N7S59E48.00-40WSW, SWBS, VARIABLEFRESH BREEZES, STIFF BREEZES, FRESH GALES, EASY BREEZEFINE, CLOUDY, CLEAR0000000195187
1782-09-08T16:0061.13-61.191409.3RESOLUTIONN31W35E62.00-40SWBS, SSW, VARIABLE, SEASY BREEZES, FRESH BREEZESFINE0000000195188
1782-09-09T16:0060.85-58.722989.3S77E74.00-40S, VARIABLE, SWBW, NWBN, NNWEASY BREEZE, FRESH BREEZESFINE AND CLOUDY0000000195189
1782-09-10T16:0059.62-54.66519.0S59E158.00-40NNW, NBW, VARIABLE, NESTIFF BREEZES, FRESH GALESDRIZZLING RAINCLOUDY0100000195190
1782-09-11T15:0058.42-50.82742.6S55E127.00-39NE, NEBE, VARIABLE, ESEFRESH GALES, STIFF GALES, STIFF BREEZES, EASY BREEZESDRIZZLING RAINCLOUDY THEN CLEAR0110000195191
1782-09-12T15:0057.55-50.948512.3S5W49.00-39SE, VARIABLE, SEBESTIFF GALES, STRONG BREEZEDRIZZLING RAINCLOUDY0110000195192
1782-09-13T15:0058.02-50.4411922.6N30E32.00-39SSESTIFF GALES, MODERATE, FRESH GALES, STRONG GALESDRIZZLING RAINCLOUDY0110000195193
1782-09-14T16:0057.40-54.061276.7S29W42.00-31VARIABLE, SSESTRONG GALES, STIFF GALES, MODERATETHICKRAINYCLOUDY0110000195194
1782-09-15T15:0057.97-50.611199.3N20E36.00-39VARIABLE, SSELIGHT BREEZES, ALMOST CALM, FRESH BREEZESTHICKRAINHAZY AND CLOUDY0110000195195
1782-09-16T15:0058.07-50.261199.3N45E15.00-39SEBS, VARIABLE, SBE, SSEEASY BREEZES, FRESH BREEZESSHOWERYCLOUDY AND CLEAR1000000195196
1782-09-17T15:0057.28-49.8293S15E54.00-31SSE, VARIABLE, SEBEFRESH BREEZES, STIFF GALES, SQUALLYRAINCLOUDY0100000195197
1782-09-18T15:0057.57-49.2974N46W23.00-39ESESTIFF GALES, SQUALLYCLOUDY0000000195198
1782-09-19T15:0056.37-48.04596.7S30E83.00-31ESE, VARIABLE, ESTIFF GALES, FRESH BREEZES, MODERATE AND SQUALLYRAINCLEAR0100000195199
1782-09-20T15:0056.60-47.12709.3N64E33.00-31E, VARIABLE, EBSFRESH BREEZESSHOWERS OF SLEETCLOUDY AND CLEAR1101000195200
1782-09-21T15:0056.27-45.81362S70E47.00-31ESE, EBS, VARIABLEFRESH BREEZES, STIFF GALES, SQUALLYCLOUDY0000000195201
1782-09-22T15:0055.37-43.7436222.6S52E89.00-31ENE, EBN, VARIABLESTIFF GALES AND SQUALLYSHOWERY1000000195202
1782-09-23T15:0054.75-42.316019.0S51E63.00-30VARIABLE, EFRESH BREEZES, MODERATE, SQUALLY, FRESH GALESSHOWERYCLOUDY AND CLEAR1000000195203
1782-09-24T15:0054.37-40.322622.6S70E72.00-30E, EBN, VARIABLE, ENE, NEBESTIFF GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN, SLEET AND HAIL0101010195204
1782-09-25T15:0054.25-37.5735322.6S86E97.00-30ENE, VARIABLE, NNESTIFF GALES, SQUALLY, STRONG GALESRAIN, HAIL, SHOWERY1100010195205
1782-09-26T14:0054.77-34.823082.6N72E100.00-30NNE, NBE, N, NBW, VARIABLE, NNWSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, FRESH BREEZES, LIGHT BREEZESSHOWERS OF RAINCLOUDY1100000195206
1782-09-27T14:0055.87-32.21331N52E113.00-29VARIABLE, NW, WBS, NFRESH BREEZES, FRESH GALES, SQUALLYRAINCLOUDY0100000195207
1782-09-28T14:0056.93-28.2930922.6N64E146.00-29N, VARIABLE, NBW, NNWFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, STIFF GALESCLOUDY0000000195208
1782-09-29T14:0058.10-23.293166.7N67E175.00-33NWBN, WNW, NWBW, VARIABLE, NW, NNW, NBWSTIFF GALES AND SQUALLY, STRONG GALES, MODERATERAINCLOUDY0100000195209
1782-09-30T13:0058.92-20.173620.0N66E107.00-31NBW, NNW, VARIABLESTRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, MODERATE, LIGHT BREEZES, LIGHT AIRS, CALMRAINCLOUDY0100000195210
1782-10-01T13:0059.52-17.2912922.6N73E90.00-29WBN, WNW, W, SWBS, VARIABLE, S, SSEFRESH BREEZES, LIGHT BREEZES, EASY BREEZES, FRESH GALES, STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, VERY STRONG GALECLOUDY0000000195211
1782-10-02T13:0059.22-16.84362S30E28.00-29SEBS, SEBE, NE, VARIABLEVERY STRONG GALE, HEAVY SQUALLRAINCLEAR0100000195212
1782-10-03T13:0059.00-14.911740.0S80E61.00-29NEBN, VARIABLE, WSW, SW, SWBS, SSWEASY BREEZE, LIGHT AIRS, FRESH BREEZE, CALM, LIGHT BREEZE, FRESH GALE, CALMSHOWERYCLOUDY1000000195213
1782-10-04T13:0059.38-11.34187N79E112.00-27SSW, SBW, SBE, W, VARIABLE, SWBSFRESH GALES, STIFF GALES, STRONG GALES, FRESH BREEZES, SQUALLYSMALL RAINCLOUDY0100000195214
1782-10-05T13:0059.10-10.591080.0S50E30.00-27VARIABLE, SEFRESH BREEZES, EASY BREEZES, CALMSMALL RAIN, SMALL DRIZZLING RAINCLOUDY, CLEAR0100000195215
1782-10-06T13:0059.13-9.543622.6E33.00-27SSE, S, VARIABLEFRESH BREEZES, LIGHT BREEZESSHOWERYCLOUDY THEN CLEAR1000000195216
1782-10-07T13:0059.67-7.643629.3N26E65.00-27SSE, SBE, VARIABLEFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYSHOWERYFINE AND CLOUDY1000000195217
1782-10-08T12:0059.20-7.122001.0S28E35.00-25SBE, SSE, VARIABLE, SW, SWBW, SWFRESH GALES, STIFF GALES, SQUALLY, MODERATE, EASY BREEZE, LIGHT AIRSSHOWERYCLOUDY AND CLEAR1000000195218
1782-10-09T12:0059.53-6.093626.7N66E58.00-25SSE, S, VARIABLEALMOST CALM, FRESH BREEZES, STIFF BREEZES AND SQUALLY, FRESH GALES, MODERATESHOWERYCLOUDY1000000195219
1782-10-10T13:0058.70-8.2913122.6S54W84.00-27S, VARIABLE, SBE, SSESTIFF GALES, MODERATE, STRONG GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN0100000195220
1782-10-11T13:0059.38-8.67529.3N6E42.00-27VARIABLE, ESE, EBNSTRONG GALES, MODERATE, STIFF GALES, FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYSHOWERYCLOUDY1000000195221
1782-10-12T12:0058.85-6.073629.3S65E72.00-25EBN, NE, NBE, VARIABLESTIFF BREEZES AND SQUALLY, FRESH BREEZESSHOWERYCLEAR, CLOUDY1000000195222
1782-10-13T12:0058.75-4.62202.6S78E46.00-25VARIABLE, NEFRESH BREEZES, LIGHT AIRS AND CALM, LIGHT BREEZESSHOWERYCLEAR1000000195223