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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 Princess Augusta cruise from Cape to Java started at 1754-03-09 [dataset]. British Library, London, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.751349, 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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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: -31.245439 * Median Longitude: 66.888772 * South-bound Latitude: -38.180000 * West-bound Longitude: 16.580000 * North-bound Latitude: -7.120000 * East-bound Longitude: 109.060000
Date/Time Start: 1754-03-09T11:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1754-05-05T00:00:00
Event(s):
Princess_Augusta_17540309_BL_L/MAR/B/590A * Latitude Start: -34.320000 * Longitude Start: 17.870000 * Latitude End: -7.500000 * Longitude End: 101.850000 * Date/Time Start: 1754-03-09T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1754-05-05T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Princess Augusta, Voyage: Cape - Java, 1st Observer: Thomas Parker (Captain), 2nd Observer: Thomas Baddison (1st Officer/Master), Company: EIC
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
--1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances)
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:
985 data points

Data

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ID
1754-03-09T11:00-35.1717.9321126.8S60W94.00-20SBE, SWBW, SW1/2WHARD GALES AND SQUALLY WEATHERINTERMIXED WITH RAIN AND SLEETVERY LARGE IRREGULAR SEACLOUDY0101000196406
1754-03-10T11:00-35.5517.3719726.8S50W36.00-17SW, SWBS, SSW, SWBSHARD GALES, INTERMIXED WITH FREQUENT HARD SQUALLSALMOST CONTINUAL RAINVERY LARGE SEACLOUDY WEATHER0100000196407
1754-03-11T11:00-35.8316.5811827.4S65W42.00-17SEBS, SE, SEBS, SEVERY HARD GALES OF WIND AND SQUALLY WEATHERCONTINUAL RAINVERY GREAT SEA0100000196408
1754-03-12T11:00-35.8518.0819415.4S59W86.00-20SSW, SWBSMODERATE GALES, SOMETIMES SQUALLYVER LARGE HEAD SEACLOUDY WEATHER0000000196409
1754-03-13T11:00-36.8020.2227315.4S53E130.00-20SWBW, SW, WSW, WNWMODERATE GALESCLOUDY WEATHER0000000196410
1754-03-14T10:00-37.4222.951811.0S75E140.00-22WNW, WSW, SW, SSWMAJOR PART FRESH GALES INTERMIXED WITH SQUALLS, LATTER LIGHT AIRSFREQUENT SHOWERS OF SMALL RAINCLOUDY WEATHER1100000196411
1754-03-15T10:00-37.3724.9829315.4E98.00-22WBN, NWMODERATE GALESMAJOR PART FAIR WEATHER0000000196412
1754-03-16T10:00-37.5527.382836.7N86E116.00-21WNW, WBN, NWBWMODERATE BREEZESLARGE SWELL OUT OF THE SOUTHERN BOARDPLEASANT WEATHER0000000196413
1754-03-17T10:00-35.8528.551236.7N47E76.00-23NW, WBN, SSE, SEBSMODERATE BREEZESTHE FIRST AND LATTER PARTS FAIR WEATHERMIDDLE SMALL RAINSWELL OUT OF THE SW BOARD0100000196414
1754-03-18T10:00-36.8529.239015.4S38E54.00-23EBN, E, EBN, ESEMODERATE GALESSOME LIGHTNING IN THE NIGHTMAJOR PART FAIR WEATHER0000100196415
1754-03-19T10:00-37.8329.72452.6S23E61.00-23ESE, SE, E, ENELIGHT BREEZESSOME LIGHTNING IN THE NORTHERN BOARD IN THE NIGHTLARGE SWELL OUT OF THE SW BOARDFAIR WEATHER0000100196416
1754-03-20T10:00-37.8331.03332.6E62.00-23NEBE, NE, NEBN, NE, NEBELIGHT BREEZESFOR THE MOST PART HAZY WEATHER0000000196417
1754-03-21T10:00-37.7033.103596.7N84E99.00-24NNE, NEBN, NNEMODERATE BREEZESMUCH LIGHTNING IN THE NIGHTSWELL OUT OF THE EASTERN BOARDHAZY WEATHER0000100196418
1754-03-22T10:00-37.3735.123466.7N79E89.00-25NNE, NEBE, NE, NNE, NBEMODERATE BREEZESFAIR WEATHER FOR THE MOST PART, SOMETIMES CLOUDY0000000196419
1754-03-23T09:00-37.3537.9835815.4E137.00-25NNW, NNEMODERATE GALESFAIR WEATHER0000000196420
1754-03-24T09:00-37.3839.9791.0S88E95.00-25NBW, NEBNMAJOR PART MODERATE GALES, TOWARDS NOON LIGHT AIRS AND CALMFAIR WEATHER0000000196421
1754-03-25T09:00-38.0739.871212.6S7W42.00-25NBE, SEBE, SE, SEBSFIRST PART LIGHT AIRS, MIDDLE AND LATTER LIGHT BREEZESMIDDLE AND LATTER THICK FOGGY WEATHERMIDDLE AND LATTER DRIZZLING RAINMIDDLE AND LATTER A SWELL OUT OF THE EASTERN BOARDFIRST PART FAIR WEATHER0110000196422
1754-03-26T09:00-37.7040.4865S55E36.00-25ENE, NEBE, ENE, EUNSETTLED WINDS INTERMIXED WITH CALMSSOME SHOWERS OF SMALL RAINLARGE CONFUSED SWELL OUT OF THE EAST AND WESTERN BOARDSCLOUDY UNSETTLED WEATHER1100000196423
1754-03-27T09:00-38.1843.5032319.0S82E144.00-26NBE, NNE, N, NBWFRESH GALES FOR THE MOST PARTLARGE CONFUSED SWELL STILL CONTINUESCLOUDY WEATHER0000000196424
1754-03-28T09:00-37.8345.301541.0N76E88.00-26EBS, ESE, SEBE, SFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE PART MODERATE, LATTER PART LIGHT AIRS AND CALMSLATTER DRIZZLING RAINLARGE CONFUSED SWELL OUT OF THE WESTERN BOARDFIRST PART FAIR WEATHER, MIDDLE CLOUDY, LATTER THI0100000196425
1754-03-29T09:00-37.9746.1017722.6S78E39.00-26SBW, SSW, SWBS, SSWFIRST PART MODERATE GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER STRONG GALES WITH SQUALLY UNSETTLED WEATHERFIRST PART DRIZZLING RAIN, MIDDLE AND LATTER CONTINUAL RAINLATTER PART A LARGE SEA OUT OF THE EASTERN BOARDFIRST APRT THICK HAZY WEATHER0100000196426
1754-03-30T09:00-37.0849.2017822.6N71E157.00-25SBW, SWBS, SSWSTRONG GALESVARY LARGE CONFUSED SEA OUT OF THE SE BOARDCLOUDY WEATHER0000000196427
1754-03-31T09:00-36.8851.7027915.4N89E120.00-25SW, W, WNW, NWBWMODERATE GALESLARGE SWELL OUT OF THE SE BOARDCLOUDY WEATHER FOR THE MOST PART0000000196428
1754-04-01T08:00-37.1754.8734819.0S83:30E153.00-23NWBN, NWBW, NBEFIRST PART MODERATE BREEZES, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH GALES WITH SOME SQUALLSMIDDLE AND LATTER RAINFIRST PART A LARGE SWELL OUT OF THE SE BOARD, MIDDLE AND LATTER SWELL MUCH ABATEDFIRST PART FAIR WEATHER, MIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY0100000196429
1754-04-02T08:00-37.4259.3331622.6S86E214.00-22NNWSTRONG GALESHAZY WEATHER0000000196430
1754-04-03T08:00-37.4863.8225022.6S89E216.00-20N, WSTRONG GALES INTERMIXED WITH SQUALLSSOME RAINLARGE SEA OUT OF THE NORTHERN BOARDHAZY CLOUDY WEATHER0100000196431
1754-04-04T08:00-37.6866.03202S82E107.00-23NNW, NW, WNW, W, SWFIRST PART MODERATE GALES AND SQUALLY WEATHERFIRST PART RAINLARGE SWELL OUT OF THE WESTERN BOARDMIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS FAIR WEATHER0100000196432
1754-04-05T07:00-37.7068.95181E138.00-22N, NNW, WBS, SSWMODERATE GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER SQUALLSMIDDLE AND LATTER INTERMIXED WITH RAINMIDDLE AND LATTER A LARGE SWELL OUT OF THE WESTERN BOARDFIRST PART FAIR WEATHER, MIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY0100000196433
1754-04-06T07:00-37.5571.281476.7N87E111.00-22WSW, SSW, SBW, S, SBEMODERATE BREEZESWESTERN SWELL CONTINUESFAIR WEATHER0000000196434
1754-04-07T07:00-37.2872.321512.6N70E53.00-18SBE, S, SBE, SSE, SBELIGHT BREEZESSWELL OUT OF THE SOUTHERN BOARDFAIR WEATHER0000000196435
1754-04-08T07:00-37.9373.732419.0S62E76.00-21EBS, E, NEBE, NEFIRST PART LIGHT BREEZES, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST PART FAIR, MIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY WEATHER0000000196436
1754-04-09T07:00-37.7075.70350N81E96.00-21NE, NEBN, NBEMODERATE GALES, THE LATTER SOME SQUALLSLATTER PART RAINMAJOR PART FAIR WEATHER, LATTER PART HAZY0100000196437
1754-04-10T07:00-37.6776.9033915.4N88E55.00-21NBE, N, NBE, NMODERATE GALESCLOUDY WEATHER0000000196438
1754-04-11T07:00-36.7281.6717619.0N74E238.00-15N, NNW, NW, SWBS, SBWFRESH GALESSMALL RAINCLOUDY WEATHER0100000196439
1754-04-12T06:00-35.5282.971666.7N41E96.00-14SEBS, SE, SEBE, ESE, SMAJOR PART MODERATE BREEZES AND VERY VARIABLESWELL OUT OF THE SE BOARDCLOSE CLOUDY WEATHER0000000196440
1754-04-13T06:00-35.5883.58422.6S82E31.00-14SE, SEBE, ESE, NEBELIGHT BREEZES AND VARIABLESWELL OUT OF THE SOUTHERN BOARDCLOUDY WEATHER0000000196441
1754-04-14T06:00-35.1885.833016.7N77E115.00-14NWMODERATE BREEZESSWELL OUT OF THE SW BOARDFAIR WEATHER0000000196442
1754-04-15T06:00-34.5888.7223515.4N76E150.00-13NNW, WNW, WBN, W, WSWMAJOR PART MODERATE GALESLARGE SWELL OUT OF THE WSW BOARDMAJOR PART FAIR, LATTER CLOUDY0000000196443
1754-04-16T06:00-33.9291.9816719.0N75E169.00-13WBS, SW, SBW, SFRESH GALES FOR THE MOST PARTSWELL STILL CONTINUESCLOSE CLOUDY WEATHER0000000196444
1754-04-17T06:00-33.0394.381682.6N66E133.00-12S, SBE, SSE, SE, SFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS LIGHT BREEZESMIDDLE AND LATTER A VERY LARGE SWELL OUT OF THE SW BOARDFIRST PART HAZY WEATHER, MIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY0000000196445
1754-04-18T06:00-32.0595.773612.6N50E91.00-9SBE, SEBE, SEBS, CALMFIRST PART MODERATE GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS LIGHT BREEZES AND VERY VARIABLEMIDDLE AND LATTER INTERMIXED WITH SHOWERS OF SMALL RAINSW SWELL SOMETHING ABATEDCLOUDY1100000196446
1754-04-19T06:00-30.6797.1312615.4N42E107.00-9SBE, SE, SEBE, EBS, SEMAJOR PART MODERATE GALESSW SWELL STILL CONTINUESMAJOR PART CLOUDY WEATHER0000000196447
1754-04-20T05:00-29.3298.0012615.4N29E95.00-9SEBE, ESE, EBS, SEMODERATE GALESSW SWELL STILL CONTINUESCLOUDY WEATHER0000000196448
1754-04-21T05:00-27.4599.429419.0N39E149.00-7ESE, SEBE, ESE, SEBE, EBSFRESH GALES INTERMIXED WITH FREQUENT SQUALLSSMALL RAINCLOUDY0100000196449
1754-04-22T05:00-25.58101.2013922.6N44E151.00-7ESE, SEBE, ESE, SEBSSTRONG GALESINTERMIXEDWITH SHOWERS OF RAINLARGE HEAD SEACLOUDY WEATHER1100000196450
1754-04-23T05:00-23.92103.1814022.6N49E102.00-6SEBE, SE, SEBE, SEBSSTRONG GALES INTERMIXED WITH HARD SQUALLSSHOWERS OF RAINLARGE SEA OUT OF THE SE BOARD1100000196451
1754-04-24T05:00-21.67104.829619.0N36E168.00-5ESE, SEBE, SEBS, ESE, EBSFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY WEATHERSOME RAINLARGE SEA OUT OF THE SE BOARDHAZY WEATHER0100000196452
1754-04-25T05:00-19.12106.0310819.0N28E168.00-5SEBE, EBS, ESE, EBS, ESEFRESH GALESSEA MUCH ABATEDCLOUDY WEATHER0000000196453
1754-04-26T05:00-17.02107.06109N28E143.00-4ESEMODERATE GALES, LATTER SQUALLYINTERMIXED WITH SHOWERS OF RAINCLOSE HAZY WEATHER1100000196454
1754-04-27T05:00-15.18107.918615.4N25E137.00-4EBS, EBN, EMODERATE GALES AND SQUALLY UNSETTLED WEATHER0000000196455
1754-04-28T05:00-13.63108.08646.7N6E95.00-4EBN, E, EBS, ENEMODERATE BREEZES AND VERY VARIABLETHUNDER AND LIGHTNINGHARD, HARD RAIN IN THE NIGHTDARK CLOUDY UNSETTLED WEATHER0100100196456
1754-04-29T05:00-11.88108.959815.4N23E149.00-3ENE, EBSMAJOR PART MODERATE GALESLIGHTNING IN THE NIGHTFAIR WEATHER0000100196457
1754-04-30T05:00-9.63109.068715.4N6E146.00-3ESE, NEBE, ENE, EBN, EMODERATE GALES, SOMETIMES SQUALLYLIGHTNING IN THE NIGHTRAINMAJOR PART FAIR WEATHER0100100196458
1754-05-01T05:00-7.90108.736515.4N5W132.00-3ESE, NEBE, ENEMODERATE GALESSULTRY HOT WEATHER. MUCH LIGHTNING IN THE NIGHT0000100196459
1754-05-02T05:00-7.73107.71311.0N69W55.00-3E, NE, NNE, NEBNMAJOR PART LIGHT AIRSEXCESSIVE HOT WEATHER0000000196460
1754-05-03T05:00-7.60106.46982.6N71W69.00-3EBS, ESE, EBSLIGHT BREEZESVERY HOT WEATHER0000000196461
1754-05-04T05:00-7.12104.753476.7N80W93.00-2SBE, NEBE, NWBN, NBWMAJOR PART MODERATE BREEZESMAJOR PART FAIR WEATHER0000000196462
1754-05-05T00:001691.0JAVA HEADNEBE1SBW, SBEFIRST AND LATTER LIGHT AIRS, MIDDLE PART SQUALLYEXCEEDLINGLY HOT SULTRY WEATHER. MIDDLE PART MUCH LIGHTNINGMIDDLE PART RAIN0100100196463