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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 1785-09-13 [dataset]. Public Record Office, Kew, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.751334, 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: 55.975556 * Median Longitude: -40.807037 * South-bound Latitude: 49.470000 * West-bound Longitude: -63.870000 * North-bound Latitude: 61.020000 * East-bound Longitude: -5.020000
Date/Time Start: 1785-09-13T16:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1785-10-09T12:00:00
Event(s):
Prince_Rupert_17850913_PRO_BH1_1602 * Latitude Start: 61.000000 * Longitude Start: -62.530000 * Latitude End: 51.490000 * Longitude End: 1.170000 * Date/Time Start: 1785-09-13T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1785-10-09T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Prince Rupert, Voyage: Churchill - Gravesend, 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
--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 CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
13 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.
14 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.
15 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
16 Present weatherwwWeather description
17 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
18 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
19 ClearnessClearness
20 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
21 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
22 FogFog1 If fog was reported
23 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
24 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
25 HailHail1 If hail was reported
26 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
27 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
452 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 
Comment
(Other remarks, that were not ...)
13 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
14 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
15 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
16 
ww
(Weather description)
17 
Precip descr
18 
State sea descr
19 
Clearness
20 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
21 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
22 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
23 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
24 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
25 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
26 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
27 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1785-09-13T16:0061.02-63.871401.0BUTTON ISLANDWSW5N57E24.002PM PASSED AN ISLE OF ICE, MIDNIGHT TACKED FOR AN ISLE OF ICE. 38W-40VARIABLE, SWBS, SW, SWBW, W, SBW, SFRESH GALES, LIGHT AIRSTHICK FOG0010001195386
1785-09-14T16:0060.38-60.1230819.0S74E117.00-41S, SW, NW, NWBN, NBWLIGHT WINDS, FRESH BREEZES, FINE GALE, SQUALLY, FRESH GALERAINFINE0100000195387
1785-09-15T16:0059.70-57.211392.6S59E102.00-41NBE, VARIABLE, SSE, SSTIFF GALE, LIGHT AIRS, CALM, LIGHT BREEZESTHICKDRIZZLING RAINHEAVY EASTERLY SWELLCLOUDY0110000195388
1785-09-16T16:0059.33-54.8625219.0S74E76.00-41S, SWBW, NW, W, VARIABLE, WNWFRESH GALETHICK FOG, FLYING FOG, UNCERTAINRAINCLOUDY AND CLEAR0110000195389
1785-09-17T15:0058.93-52.32151S73E82.00-40WBN, WBS, VARIABLE, SWBW, SSW, SBWTHICK FOGFINE AND CLEAR0010000195390
1785-09-18T15:0059.47-49.8115119.0S71E86.00-40S, SBWLIGHT BREEZES, FRESH GALESWET FOG AND THICKCLEAR, CLOUDY, FINE0010000195391
1785-09-19T15:0058.72-50.511402.6S26W48.00-40SSE, SLIGHT WINDSDRIZZLING RAINCLEAR THEN CLOUDY, PLEASANT0100000195392
1785-09-20T15:0058.18-51.091186.7S29W37.00-40S, SBE, SSEFRESH GALES, MORE MODERATERAINCLOUDY0100000195393
1785-09-21T15:0059.30-49.14118NE86.00-40SBE, SSEFRESH GALES, SQUALLYFLYING FOGCLOUDY AND FINE0010000195394
1785-09-22T15:0058.05-50.39118S28W86.00-40SBE, SSEFRESH GALES, SQUALLYSHOWERY AND RAIN1100000195395
1785-09-23T15:0057.17-49.7792S21W57.00-32SSE, SE, ESE, SEBESQUALLYSTRONG SHOWERS OF RAIN1100000195396
1785-09-24T15:0057.45-49.8769N16W11.00-32ESE, EBSA STIFF GALE, MORE MODERATE, STRONG SQUALLSCLOSE AND DARKRAIN0100000195397
1785-09-25T15:0057.35-49.471931.0S51W17.00-32ESE, E, EBS, SWMODERATE, LIGHT WINDS, ALMOST CALM, LIGHT AIRSCLOSE AND DARKFINE, CLEAR AND CLOUDY0000000195398
1785-09-26T15:0057.67-47.0413019.0N76E82.00-39SBW, SBECALM, LIGHT AIRS, FRESH GALESTHICKCLOUDY THEN CLEAR0010000195399
1785-09-27T15:0057.62-47.741636.7S81W23.00-40SBE, S, SBW, SSWSTIFF GALES, HEAVY SQUALLS, MORE MODERATETHICKDRIZZLING RAINCLOUDY0110000195400
1785-09-28T15:0056.68-44.34294S63E123.00-32SW, WBN, WNW, NWBNMODERATE, LESS WINDCLOSE AND DARKRAIN, SHOWERS OF RAINCLOUDY0100000195401
1785-09-29T15:0056.15-42.5613S61E63.00-32NWBN, NEFINE BREEZES, LESS WINDCLOSE AND DARKSHOWERYFINE1000000195402
1785-09-30T15:0055.38-41.4122822.6S39E61.00-31ENE, EBS, SE, S, SWBS, WBSLIGHT WINDS, STIFF GALERAINCLOUDY, CLEAR0100000195403
1785-10-01T15:0054.55-37.97172S67E128.00-31WBN, WSW, SSWSTIFF GALES, SQUALLYRAINCLOUDY0100000195404
1785-10-02T14:0053.75-33.69263S71E159.00-30SWBS, NWBN, NW, WNWSTIFF GALES, SQUALLSRAIN0100000195405
1785-10-03T14:0052.80-29.2428522.6S71E170.00-30NWSTRONG SQUALLS, MORE MODERATE, STIFF GALECLOUDY0000000195406
1785-10-04T14:0051.78-25.1229022.6S68E162.00-25NWA STIFF GALESHOWERYFINE1000000195407
1785-10-05T13:0050.85-21.142906.7S69E159.00-25WNW, WBN, NWSTIFF GALE, MORE MODERATESHOWERS OF RAIN1100000195408
1785-10-06T13:0050.13-17.3429122.6S78E152.00-24NWSTIFF GALESHOWERY1000000195409
1785-10-07T13:0049.53-12.59257S79E186.00-24NW, NWBW, WBNSTIFF GALE, SQUALLYSHOWERY, MUCH RAIN1100000195410
1785-10-08T13:0049.47-8.16269S89E173.00-24W, WBN, WNWSTIFF GALE, SQUALLYCLOSE AND DARKSHOWERY, RAINCLEAR1100000195411
1785-10-09T12:0049.93-5.0223622.61N77E125.00-23WNW, WBSSTIFF GALES, MODERATE, FRESH GALES, STRONG GALESTHICKSHOWERYCLEAR THEN FINE1010000195412