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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 1785-06-30 [dataset]. Public Record Office, Kew, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.751333, 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: 58.122353 * Median Longitude: -35.316176 * South-bound Latitude: 55.030000 * West-bound Longitude: -63.300000 * North-bound Latitude: 61.650000 * East-bound Longitude: -6.750000
Date/Time Start: 1785-06-30T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1785-08-02T16:00:00
Event(s):
Prince_Rupert_17850630_PRO_BH1_1602 * Latitude Start: 51.490000 * Longitude Start: 1.170000 * Latitude End: 61.000000 * Longitude End: -62.530000 * Date/Time Start: 1785-06-30T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1785-08-02T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Prince Rupert, Voyage: Gravesend - Churchill, 1st Observer: Joshua Tunstall (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 State of the sea descriptionState sea 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:
580 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 
State sea 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)
1785-06-30T12:0058.85-6.751091.0BONANEBE3S86W104.00-26SEBE, ESE, SEBE, SELIGHT WINDS, LIGHT AIRS, FRESH GALE, VARIABLE LIGHT AIRSHAZY AND FINE0000000195352
1785-07-01T13:0058.43-9.8213022.6S75W99.00-28VARIABLE, SE, SEBS, SSE, S, SSELIGHT AIRS, FINE BREEZE, SQUALLY, STRONG GALESHOWERY THEN RAINFINE AND PLEASANT1100000195353
1785-07-02T13:0057.97-11.95310S67W73.00-28S, NNWSTRONG SQUALLS, STRONG GALES, SQUALLYDRIZZLING RAIN, RAINCLOUDY0110000195354
1785-07-03T13:0056.90-12.732660.0S27W58.00-27NNW, NW, WNWSTRONG SQUALLS, LIGHT WINDS, CALMSHOWERSCLOUDY1000000195355
1785-07-04T13:0056.45-14.28311S70W54.00-27S, NBE, NBW, N, NNWLIGHT AIRS, SQUALLYSHOWERS1000000195356
1785-07-05T13:0056.12-16.4220919.0S74W74.00-27NNW, NWBN, NW, SWBWFRESH GALESSHOWERS OF RAINCLOUDY1110000195357
1785-07-06T13:0056.17-17.223119.3N75W27.00-27WSW, NWBN, VARIABLE, NNWLIGHT WINDS, FRESH BREEZESDRIZZLING RAINCLEAR AND FINE0110000195358
1785-07-07T13:0057.02-18.122319.3N31W60.00-28NW, WNW, WBSLIGHT WINDS, MODERATE, FRESH BREEZESDRIZZLING RAINHAZY THEN CLEAR0110000195359
1785-07-08T13:0057.83-20.1020419.0N51W83.00-32WBS, SWBWFRESH GALESTHICK FOG0010000195360
1785-07-09T13:0058.38-21.77222.6N57W63.00-32SWBW, W, WNW, VARIABLE, NEBNSQUALLY, STIFF GALESRAIN, SHOWERY, DRIZZLING RAIN1100000195361
1785-07-10T14:0057.70-23.132820.0S58W52.00-33NEBN, N, NWBN, NWMODERATE, LIGHT AIRS, CALMSHOWERYCLOUDY1000000195362
1785-07-11T14:0057.22-26.201511.0S74W104.00-29SBW, SCALM, FRESH BREEZES, FRESH GALES, SQUALLY, LIGHT AIRSSMALL SHOWERSCLOUDY1100000195363
1785-07-12T14:0056.93-28.432850.0S76W75.00-30S, WBS, WSW, NNW, NBW, NWFRESH GALES, MODERATE, CALMCLOUDY AND FINE0010000195364
1785-07-13T14:0058.17-28.6025819.0N4W73.00-35WBN, NW, WNWFINE BREEZES, FRESH GALESSHOWERYPLEASANT THEN CLOUDY1000000195365
1785-07-14T14:0057.52-30.4012322.6S56W70.00-35NWBW, WNW, W, SSEMODERATE, SQUALLY, STIFF GALESHOWERY WITH RAINFINE1100000195366
1785-07-15T14:0057.90-33.20223N66W96.00-36SBE, WSW, WBSSTIFF GALE, VARIABLE LIGHT WINDS, SQUALLYTHICKRAINY0110000195367
1785-07-16T14:0056.70-34.0229622.6S70W77.00-30WBN, NWBN, NW, NWBNSTIFF GALES, STRONG GALESCLOSE AND DARKDRIZZLING RAIN, SHOWERYMUCH SEA FROM THE NORTHWARD1100000195368
1785-07-17T14:0055.03-34.70274S13E102.00-30NW, NWBWSTIFF GALE, SQUALLYCLOSE AND DARKRAINCLOUDY0100000195369
1785-07-18T14:0055.73-34.7031922.6N42.00-30NW, NNW, NBW, N, NBWSQUALLY, STIFF GALERAIN THEN SHOWERYCLOUDY1100000195370
1785-07-19T14:0055.43-35.603086.7S64W34.00-30NBW, NNWFRESH GALES, MODERATECLOSESHOWERYCLOUDY1000000195371
1785-07-20T14:0056.00-36.271391.0N34W40.00-30VARIABLE, NWBN, WNW, WBS, SBELIGHT WINDS, CALM, LIGHT AIRSSMALL RAIN AND SHOWERSFINE1100000195372
1785-07-21T15:0056.28-39.381049.3N80W106.00-31SSE, SEFRESH GALES, FINE BREEZEDRIZZLING RAINCLOUDY, CLEAR0100000195373
1785-07-22T15:0057.37-43.988122.6N66W163.00-32SEBE, ESEMODERATE GALES, STIFF GALESCLOSESMALL RAINCLOUDY THEN CLEAR0100000195374
1785-07-23T15:0058.65-48.732822.6N64W168.00-40EBN, ENEFINE GALE, STIFF GALESMALL RAINCLOUDY0100000195375
1785-07-24T15:0059.20-50.483311.0N59W63.00-40EBN, NE, NBEMODERATE GALES, LIGHT AIRS, CALM, SMALL AIRTHICK FOGSMALL SHOWERSFINE, CLEAR1110000195376
1785-07-25T15:0059.23-50.983629.3N70W15.00-40NBW, NWBN, WNW, VARIABLELIGHT AIRS, FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000195377
1785-07-26T15:0059.50-52.383319.3N70W47.00-40NWBW, EBS, EBN, VARIABLE, NBELIGHT BREEZE, LIGHT AIRS, FINE BREEZEFLYING FOGRAINCLOUDY0110000195378
1785-07-27T16:0059.58-54.57941.0N82W37.00-41NNE, NBE, N, VARIABLE, SELIGHT WINDS, LIGHT AIRSCLOSERAIN AT TIMESHAZY0100000195379
1785-07-28T16:0060.37-57.8012822.6N64W108.00-41SSE, S, SWBS, SBELIGHT AIRS, FRESH GALES, STIFF GALESCLOSE AND DARKSHOWERY AND RAINYCLOUDY1110000195380
1785-07-29T16:0061.50-60.7011722.6N52W110.00-41SSESTIFF GALETHICK FOGRAINY0110000195381
1785-07-30T16:0061.65-61.138322.6N54W16.00-41SE, SEBESTIFF GALETHICK FOGDRIZZLING RAIN0110000195382
1785-07-31T16:0061.58-61.187222.6S22W4.00-41SEBE, SE, ESE, ESESTIFF GALESWET FOG, THICK FOGMUCH RAIN, HEAVY RAIN WITHOUT INTERMISSION0110000195383
1785-08-01T16:0061.47-61.732079.3S68W18.00-41ESE, E, SW, WSWHEAVY SQUALLS, MODERATE, FRESH BREEZESMUCH RAIN, DRIZZLING RAIN, THICK RAINGREAT SWELL FROM THE EAST0100000195384
1785-08-02T16:0061.33-63.303922.6RESOLUTIONNBW7-40WSW, VARIABLE, SBE, SE, NEBE, ENE, EBNMODERATE, STRONG GALETHICKCLEAR0010000195385