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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 Acheen to St. Helena started at 1762-01-30 [dataset]. British Library, London, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.751362, 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: -19.960119 * Median Longitude: 52.483810 * South-bound Latitude: -37.220000 * West-bound Longitude: -5.580000 * North-bound Latitude: 5.750000 * East-bound Longitude: 94.270000
Date/Time Start: 1762-01-30T06:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1762-04-23T12:00:00
Event(s):
Princess_Augusta_17620130_BL_L/MAR/B/590C * Latitude Start: 5.830000 * Longitude Start: 95.000000 * Latitude End: -15.890000 * Longitude End: -5.750000 * Date/Time Start: 1762-01-30T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1762-04-23T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Princess Augusta, Voyage: Acheen (Sumatra) - St Helena, 1st Observer: Thomas Baddison (Captain), Company: EIC, Other ship information: 400BM
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:
1657 data points

Data

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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)
1762-01-30T06:005.7594.279015.4ACHEENN81E19S81W58.000E, ENE, EMODERATE GALESFAIR0000000196981
1762-01-31T06:004.9093.791132.6ACHEENN67E31S23W75.000E, ESEFIRST PART MODERATE BREEZES, LATTER LIGHT BREEZES AND VARIABLEMIDDLE UNSETTLEDMIDDLE RAINLATTER CONFUSED SEA OUT OF WFIRST PART HAZY, MIDDLE CLOUDY0100000196982
1762-02-01T06:004.4593.74792.6ACHEENN55E37S4W50.000VARIABLE, EBS, ENE, EBNLIGHT BREEZESUNSETTLEDRAINCLOUDY0100000196983
1762-02-02T06:004.2893.721011.0ACHEENN51E39S2W35.000EBS, NE, EBN, EBSLIGHT AIRSFAIR0000000196984
1762-02-03T06:004.2793.75681.0ACHEENN50E38S1/2E16.000E, ENELIGHT AIRS AND CALMSULTRY HOT WEATHER0000000196985
1762-02-04T06:003.6793.79451.0ACHEENN38E47S1/4E44.000NNE, N, NELIGHT AIRSSULTRY HOT WEATHERSWELL OUT OF S0000000196986
1762-02-05T06:002.9293.673602.6ACHEENN31E60S9W44.000NWBN, WBS, NW, N, NLIGHT BREEZESSULTRY HOT WEATHER0000000196987
1762-02-06T06:002.0293.552592.6ACHEENN26E77S8W52.000WNW, SWBW, W, WBSLIGHT BREEZESUNSETTLEDRAINLARGE SWELL FROM SCLOUDY0100000196988
1762-02-07T06:001.0393.303152.6ACHEENN23E97S17W53.000NW, NNW, WBN, VARIABLE, NWLIGHT BREEZES WITH SOME SQUALLSSOME RAINCLOUDY0100000196989
1762-02-08T06:000.1892.992932.6ACHEENN22E116S21W52.000WNW, NNW, NW, WNWLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000196990
1762-02-09T06:00-0.5092.80792.6ACHEENN23E130SBW1/2W37.000NNW, NW, NEBN, NBE, EBNLIGHT BREEZES WITH CALMSUNSETTLEDCLOUDY0000000196991
1762-02-10T06:00-1.2592.52452.6ACHEENN22E145SSW53.000ENE, NELIGHT BREEZESSULTRY HOT WEATHERSWELL OUT OF S0000000196992
1762-02-11T06:00-1.2792.321801.0ACHEENN23E147S29W24.000E, SE, SEBS, SLIGHT AIRSSULTRY HOT WEATHER0000000196993
1762-02-12T06:00-1.7292.322812.6ACHEENN22E155S35.000SSE, SBW, SWBS, VARIABLE, WBNLIGHT BREEZESFAIR0000000196994
1762-02-13T06:00-2.6392.3228115.4ACHEENN20E173S74.000WSW, WBS, WSW, WBNMODERATE GALESCLOUDY0000000196995
1762-02-14T06:00-3.8892.003156.7ACHEENN19E199S14W79.000WNW, NWBW, VARIABLE, NWMODERATE BREEZES AND SQUALLYRAINLARGE SWELL FROM SCLOUDY0100000196996
1762-02-15T06:00-5.6391.5528119.0ACHEENN18E237S15W105.000NW, WBN, VARIABLE, WBNFRESH GALES WITH SQUALLSUNSETTLEDRAINLARGE SWELL OUT OF SWCLOUDY0100000196997
1762-02-16T06:00-6.9891.1528115.4ACHEENN18E263S16W90.000WBNMODERATE GALES WITH SOME SQUALLSRAINLARGE SWELL OUT OF WCLOUDY0100000196998
1762-02-17T06:00-8.0790.902926.7ACHEENN17:39E285S13W69.00-1WBN, WNWMODERATE BREEZES AND SQUALLYUNSETTLEDCLOUDY0000000196999
1762-02-18T06:00-8.7290.892472.6ACHEENN17E297S2W33.00-1WBS, VARIABLE, WBS, WSWLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000197000
1762-02-19T06:00-8.6890.992.6ACHEENN16:35E296S31E12.00-1CALM, LATTER LIGHT BREEZELARGE SWELL OUT OF SLATTER FAIR0000000197001
1762-02-20T06:00-8.9091.291346.7ACHEENN15:15E299S32E33.00-1SWBS, SSW, VARIABLE, SBE, SEMODERATE BREEZESMIDDLE AND LATTER UNSETTLEDLARGE SWELLFIRST PART FAIR, MIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY0000000197002
1762-02-21T06:00-9.7790.2714515.4ACHEENN17:55E321S41W79.00-1SBE, SEBS, SSE, SEBSMODERATE GALESLARGE SWELL OUT OF SHAZY0000000197003
1762-02-22T06:00-10.7789.851002.6ACHEENN18:12E343S34W43.00-1SE, SEBE, VARIABLE, EBSLIGHT BREEZESUNSETTLEDLATTER RAINVERY LARGE SWELL OUT OF SSEDARK AND CLOUDY0100000197004
1762-02-23T06:00-11.6889.301236.7ACHEENN19E363S29W65.00-1SEBE, SE, SEBEFIRST PART LIGHT BREEZES, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATE BREEZESLARGE SWELL OUT OF SSEMIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY0000000197005
1762-02-24T06:00-12.6388.301446.7ACHEENN20:46E388S46W82.00-2SEBE, SE, SSE, SEBSMODERATE BREEZESFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS CLOUDY, LATTER FAIR0000000197006
1762-02-25T06:00-13.4087.59776.7ACHEENN21:53E408S44W61.00-2SE, SEBS, SSE, E, EBNMODERATE BREEZES AND VERY VARIABLEUNSETTLEDRAINLARGE CONFUSED SEA OUT OF SCLOUDY0100000197007
1762-02-26T06:00-14.3086.801226.7ACHEENN22:53E430S38W74.00-2SEBE, SSE, VARIABLE, SE, SEBEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE BREEZES AND VARIABLE, LATTER MODERATE BREEZESFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS UNSETTLED WEATHER, LATTER SETTLED0000000197008
1762-02-27T06:00-15.8785.2211119.0ACHEENN24:50E470S41W141.00-2SEBE, ESEFRESH GALESLARGE SEA OUT OF SEFAIR0000000197009
1762-02-28T06:00-17.7883.2710919.0ACHEENN26:53W522S44W161.00-4ESEFRESH GALESLARGE SEA OUT OF EFAIR0000000197010
1762-03-01T07:00-19.0780.908519.0ACHEENN29:52E567S60W155.00-5SE, SEBE, EFIRST PART MODERATE GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH GALES WITH SQUALLSMIDDLE UNSETTLEDLARGE SEA OUT OF EFIRST PART FAIR, MIDDLE CLOUDY0000000197011
1762-03-02T07:00-20.3378.228522.6ACHEENN32:55E615S61W173.00-5EBN, ESE, ESTRONG GALESHAZY0000000197012
1762-03-03T07:00-21.1575.6412915.4ACHEENN35:48E657S70W154.00-6ESE, SEMODERATE GALESPLEASANT WEATHER0000000197013
1762-03-04T07:00-22.0073.0010715.4ACHEENN38:22E702S70W157.00-6SEBE, ESEMODERATE GALESFAIR0000000197014
1762-03-05T07:00-22.8070.721026.7ACHEENN40:8E742S66W139.00-11EBS, ESE, SEBS, ESEMODERATE BREEZESFAIR0000000197015
1762-03-06T07:00-23.8068.3911315.4ACHEENN41:48E786S65W142.00-11SE, SEBEMODERATE GALES, MIDDLE SQUALLYMIDDLE RAINHAZY0100000197016
1762-03-07T08:00-24.6765.5911119.0ACHEENN43:45E835S71W160.00-13SEBEFRESH GALESLARGE SEA OUT OF EFAIR0000000197017
1762-03-08T08:00-25.6763.207715.4ACHEENN44:58E881S65W143.00-13EMODERATE GALESFAIR0000000197018
1762-03-09T08:00-26.2261.35856.7ACHEENN46:3E914S70W106.00-16SEBE, ESE, EBSMODERATE BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHER0000000197019
1762-03-10T08:00-26.9358.7514222.6ACHEENN47:27E960S73W146.00-16SEBE, SE, SEBS, SSEFIRST PART MOERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER STRONG GALES AND SQUALLYMIDDLE AND LATTER UNSETTLEDVERY LARGE SEA OUT OF SFIRST PART HAZY0000000197020
1762-03-11T08:00-27.4555.9411719.0ACHEENN49:4E1006WBS154.00-18SE, ESE, EBS, SEFRESH GALESLARGE SWELL OUT OF SHAZY0000000197021
1762-03-12T08:00-28.4752.928019.0ACHEENN50:13E1062S68W172.00-21SEBE, ESE, EBSFRESH GALESPLEASANT WEATHER0000000197022
1762-03-13T09:00-29.6050.046719.0ACHEENN51:4E1114S65W165.00-23ESE, EBS, EFRESH GALESLARGE FOLLOWING SEAFAIR, LATTER CLOUDY0000000197023
1762-03-14T09:00-30.3847.796715.4ACHEENN51:44E1156S68W127.00-23EMODERATE GALESHAZY0000000197024
1762-03-15T09:00-30.4246.65772.6ACHEENN52:21E1176S77W61.00-24EBSLIGHT BREEZESLARGE CONFUSED SWELLFAIR0000000197025
1762-03-16T09:00-31.1044.6411115.4ACHEENN52:55E1214S66W114.00-24S, SSW, SBE, SEMODERATE GALESLARGE CONFUSED SEA OUT OF SCLOUDY0000000197026
1762-03-17T09:00-31.9043.252692.6ACHEENN52:59E1243S57W85.00-24ESE, EBS, EBN, WNWLIGHT BREEZES AND VARIABLESWELL OUT OF SFAIR0000000197027
1762-03-18T09:00-32.3742.4222315.4ACHEENN53W1260S54W52.00-25NWBN, NW, WSWMODERATE GALES AND VARIABLEFAIR0000000197028
1762-03-19T09:00-31.7240.9718915.4ACHEENN54:19E1276N62W84.00-25WSW, SWBW, SW, SWBSMODERATE GALESSWELL OUT OF WFAIR0000000197029
1762-03-20T09:00-32.0739.8922315.4ACHEENN54:34E1296N71W58.00-25SSW, SBW, NW, WSWMODERATE GALES AND VARIABLEFAIR0000000197030
1762-03-21T09:00-32.8038.443572.6ACHEENN54:40E1325S60W86.00-26SEBS, E, ENE, NNELIGHT BREEZES AND VARIABLELARGE SWELL OUT OF SWCLOUDY0000000197031
1762-03-22T10:00-33.8036.3931315.4ACHEENN54:45E1365S61W119.00-25NE, NNE, NWBN, NNWMODERATE GALESHAZY0000000197032
1762-03-23T10:00-34.0735.20202.6ACHEENN55:10E1386S65W65.00-25NNW, WSW, NEBE, NELIGHT BREEZES AND VARIABLEHAZY0000000197033
1762-03-24T10:00-34.7232.7032422.6ACHEENN55:45E1429S72W131.00-25NE, NEBN, NBE, NBWFIRST PART MODERATE GALES, MIDDLE FRESH GALES, LATTER STRONG GALES AND VARIABLE WITH SOME HARD SQUALLSMIDDLE PART LIGHTNING TO W, LATTER UNSETTLEDLATTER RAINMIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY0100100197034
1762-03-25T10:00-34.6532.15891.0ACHEENN56:2E1438S71W29.00-24SSW, SWBS, SSW, ESEFIRST PART LIGHT AIRS AND CALM, MIDDLE AND LATTER LIGHT AIRS AND CALMFIRST PART RAINVERY LARGE SWELL OUT OF WFIRST PART CLOUDY, MIDDLE AND LATTER FAIR0100000197035
1762-03-26T10:00-35.0029.953596.7ACHEENN56:41E1475S10W110.00-24NE, NNEMODERATE BREEZESVERY LARGE SWELL FROM WMOSTLY FAIR, LATTER CLOUDY AND HAZY0000000197036
1762-03-27T10:00-35.4527.92552.6ACHEENN57:9E1510S77W120.00-24NEBN, NE, EBNFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH GALES, LATTER LIGHT BREEZES AND VARIABLEUNSETTLEDCLOUDY AND HAZY0000000197037
1762-03-28T10:00-35.7527.15362ACHEENN57:16E1526S67W41.00-22N, NW, NBE, ENE, VARIABLELIGHT BREEZES AND VERY VARIABLE WITH CALMS, LATTER SOME VERY HARD SQUALLSLATTER THUNDER AND LIGHTNINGLATTER RAINVERY THICK HAZY WEATHER0100100197038
1762-03-29T10:00-35.1827.172036.7ACHEENN57:38E1520N2E31.00-22WBN, SWBW, NWBN, SWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS VERY STRONG GALES WITH HARD SQUALLS, LATTER MODERATELARGE SEA OUT OF WFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS HAZY, LATTER FAIR0000000197039
1762-03-30T10:00-35.4526.32232.6ACHEENN57:46E1536S71W45.00-22ENE, NEFIRST PART CALM, MIDDLE AND LATTER LIGHT BREEZESSWELL OUT OF WMIDDLE AND LATTER FAIR0000000197040
1762-03-31T10:00-35.9024.24682.6ACHEENN58:12E1572S75W105.00-22ENE, EBN, EMOSTLY MOERATE GALES, LATTER LIGHT BREEZESLARGE CONFUSED SWELLFAIR0000000197041
1762-04-01T10:00-36.1723.051132.6ACHEENN58:26E1592S72W60.00-22VARIABLE, SSE, SBW, SELIGHT BREEZES AND VARIABLESWELL OUT OF SW BOARDFAIR0000000197042
1762-04-02T11:00-36.7220.0410419.0ACHEENN59:5E1644S82W148.00-20EBS, ESE, SEBEFRESH GALESLARGE SWELL FROM SWFAIR0000000197043
1762-04-03T11:00-37.2219.1528422.6ACHEENN59:2E1660S35W52.00-20EBS, SEBE, NWBN, NWBWFIRST PART LIGHT BREEZES, MIDDLE AND LATTER STRONG GALESFIRST PART HAZY, MIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY0000000197044
1762-04-04T11:00-36.8318.571716.7ACHEENN59:30E1668N47W38.00-20NWBW, NW, WBN, SWBW, SBWSTRONG GALES, LATTER MODERATECLOUDY0000000197045
1762-04-05T11:00-36.4516.94956.7ACHEENN60:16E1692N75W106.00-18S, SSE, SEBE, ESEMODERATE BREEZESSWELL ABATEDFAIR0000000197046
1762-04-06T11:00-35.4815.1020715.4ACHEENN61:30W1718N61W102.00-18SEBE, SSE, S, SSW, SWMODERATE GALES AND VARIABLEMOSTLY FAIR, LATTER CLOUDY0000000197047
1762-04-07T11:00-34.9014.322752.6ACHEENN62:8E1729N52W49.00-18SW, WBS, WBN, WNWLIGHT BREEZESVERY LARGE SWELL OUT OF SWFAIR0000000197048
1762-04-08T11:00-34.3312.8416219.0ACHEENN62:56E1751N64W81.00-18NWBW, WNW, SWBW, SSW, SFIRST PART MIDDLE PART MODERATE, LATTER FRESHGALESLARGE SWELL FROM WFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FAIR, LATTER CLOUDY0000000197049
1762-04-09T11:00-32.6510.9213019.0ACHEENN64:48E1777N43W142.00-16SSE, SEBE, SEBSFRESH GALESVERY LARGE SWELLHAZY0000000197050
1762-04-10T11:00-30.8010.021536.7ACHEENN66:02E1787N28W99.00-16SSE, SBE, S, SBEMODERATE BREEZESVERY LARGE SWELL FROM SWHAZY0000000197051
1762-04-11T11:00-29.388.2514215.4ACHEENN67:22E1813N48W123.00-16SBE, SSEMODERATE GALESHAZY AND CLOUDY0000000197052
1762-04-12T12:00-28.006.7413215.4ACHEENN68:36E1836N44W113.00-14SBE, SEBSMODERATE GALESCLOUDY0000000197053
1762-04-13T12:00-26.175.8013115.4ACHEENN69:57W1848N23W127.00-15SEBS, SEBE, SEBSMODERATE GALESCLOUDY0000000197054
1762-04-14T12:00-24.784.7214315.4ACHEENN71:3E1865NWBN107.00-15SSEMODERATE GALESMOSTLY CLOUDY, LATTER FAIR0000000197055
1762-04-15T12:00-23.572.9414315.4ACHEENN72:7E1893N53W123.00-15SSEMODERATE GALESPLEASANT WEATHER0000000197056
1762-04-16T12:00-21.632.0012215.4ACHEENN73:28E1907N24W129.00-13SEBS, SSE, SEMODERATE GALESCLOUDY0000000197057
1762-04-17T12:00-19.770.5012219.0ACHEENN74:50E1932N36W144.00-13SEBS, SEFRESH GALESFAIR0000000197058
1762-04-18T12:00-18.02-0.5513315.4ACHEENN76:2E1946N28W130.00-13SE, SEBSMODERATE GALESFAIR0000000197059
1762-04-19T12:00-16.50-1.611216.7ACHEENN77:4E1966N35W107.00-14SEMODERATE BREEZESFAIR0000000197060
1762-04-20T12:00-16.50-2.931236.7ACHEENN77:15E1994W76.00-12SEBE, SEMODERATE BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHER0000000197061
1762-04-21T12:00-16.48-4.061012.6ACHEENN77:23E2013N86W65.00-12SEBS, SEBE, ESEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE GALES, LATTER LIGHT BREEZESFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS HAZY, LATTER CLOUDY0000000197062
1762-04-22T12:00-16.37-4.651012.6ACHEENN77:32E2026N77W35.00-12EBS, ENE, NNE, ESELIGHT BREEZESHAZY0000000197063
1762-04-23T12:00-16.08-5.581232.6ST HELENAWBN1/2N4N69W58.00-12E, ESE, EBS, SELIGHT BREEZESFAIR0000000197064