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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 St. Helena to Uk started at 1765-11-20 [dataset]. British Library, London, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.751368, 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: 23.480137 * Median Longitude: -24.268904 * South-bound Latitude: -14.400000 * West-bound Longitude: -36.750000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.770000 * East-bound Longitude: -5.580000
Date/Time Start: 1765-11-20T13:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1766-01-31T12:00:00
Event(s):
Princess_Augusta_17651120_BL_L/MAR/B/590D * Latitude Start: -15.890000 * Longitude Start: -5.750000 * Latitude End: 49.450000 * Longitude End: -5.630000 * Date/Time Start: 1765-11-20T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1766-01-31T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Princess Augusta, Voyage: St Helena - Uk, 1st Observer: Thomas Baddison (Captain), 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
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 CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
12 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.
13 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.
14 Current direction descriptionCur dir descrDirection of the current. This direction points to where the current is flowing towards to.
15 Current speed descriptionV descr
16 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
17 Present weatherwwWeather description
18 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
19 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
20 ClearnessClearness
21 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
22 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
23 FogFog1 If fog was reported
24 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
25 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
26 HailHail1 If hail was reported
27 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
28 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
1444 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 
Comment
(Other remarks, that were not ...)
12 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
13 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
14 
Cur dir descr
(Direction of the current. Thi...)
15 
V descr
16 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
17 
ww
(Weather description)
18 
Precip descr
19 
State sea descr
20 
Clearness
21 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
22 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
23 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
24 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
25 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
26 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
27 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
28 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1765-11-20T13:00-14.40-7.5512515.4ST HELENAS46E139N46W139.00-10SEBE, SEBS, SEMODERATE GALES WITH SQUALLSRAINCLOUDY0100000197284
1765-11-21T13:00-12.73-9.2712515.4ST HELENAS45:30E280N45W141.00-10SEMODERATE GALES AND SQUALLYCLOUDY0000000197285
1765-11-22T13:00-11.22-10.801246.7ST HELENAS46E135N44W129.00-11SEMODERATE BREEZESFAIR0000000197286
1765-11-23T13:00-9.83-12.2012415.4ST HELENAS45:14E175N44W119.00-11SEMODERATE GALESHAZY AND CLOUYD0000000197287
1765-11-24T13:00-8.33-13.8512719.0ST HELENAS45:25E218N44:30W140.00-8SEFRESH GALES SOME SQUALLSCLOUDY0000000197288
1765-11-25T13:00-6.77-15.1514915.4ST HELENAS44:42E260N35W132.00-9SE, SSEMODERATE GALES INTERMIXED WITH SQUALLSRAINCLOUDY HAZY0100000197289
1765-11-26T13:00-5.20-16.1214915.4ST HELENAS43:4E296N32W109.00-9SE, SEBE, SSEMODERATE GALESSMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000197290
1765-11-27T13:00-3.58-16.981499.3ST HELENAS41:28E331N31W109.00-9SSEPLEASANT GALESFAIR0000000197291
1765-11-28T13:00-2.00-17.9215015.4ST HELENAS40:24W366N30:30W110.00-8SSEMODERATE GALESFAIR0000000197292
1765-11-29T13:00-0.57-18.7215015.4ST HELENAS39:30W400N30W98.00-8SSEMODERATE GALESHAZY0000000197293
1765-11-30T13:000.90-19.5536215.4ST HELENAS38:45E433N29W103.00-8SSE, VARIABLEMODERATE GALESHAZY CLOUDY0000000197294
1765-12-01T13:002.60-19.83161ST HELENAS36:41E464N9W104.00-8SSE, VARIABLE, SBEMODERATE GALES LATTER SQUALLYRAINHAZY0100000197295
1765-12-02T13:003.50-19.931612.6ST HELENAS35:36E480N7W48.00-8VARIABLE, SSE, SE, SBELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY AND UNSETTLED0000000197296
1765-12-03T13:004.00-20.183621.0ST HELENAS35:24E491N27W34.00-8SBE, WBN, ESE, VARIABLELIGHT AIRS AND CALMRAINCLOUDY AND UNSETTLED0100000197297
1765-12-04T13:004.73-20.65822.6ST HELENAS35:18E508N30W56.00-8SEBE, SEBS, VARIABLE, ELIGHT BREEZESUNSETTLEDHARD RAIN0100000197298
1765-12-05T13:005.07-20.771721.0ST HELENAS35:05E515N30W15.00-8VARIABLE, SSE, SE1/2N1K1FLIGHT AIRS AND CALMHARD RAINFAIR0100000197299
1765-12-06T13:005.20-20.95821.0ST HELENAS35:15E519N42W15.00-8VARIABLE, S, ELIGHT AIRS AND CALMUNSETTLEDRAIN0100100197300
1765-12-07T13:005.60-21.42822.6ST HELENAS35:34E531N50W37.00-8VARIABLE, EBN, EFIRST CALM MID AND LATTER LIGHT BREEZESVARIABLE AND UNSETTLEDHARD RAIN0100100197301
1765-12-08T14:006.08-22.653919.0ST HELENAS37:02E553N48W100.00-6VARIABLE, ENE, NEBE, NEBN, NEFIRST MODERATE BREEZES WITH SQUALLS, MID AND LATTER FRESH GALESRAINLARGE SWELL FROM NEFIRST CLOUDY AND INSETTLED, MID AND LATTER CLOUDY0100100197302
1765-12-09T14:007.32-24.172819.0ST HELENAS37:56E591N51W116.00-6NEBE, NEBNFRESH GALESLARGE SWELL OUT OF NHAZY0000000197303
1765-12-10T14:008.68-25.702719.0ST HELENAS38:34E631N48W123.00-7NE, NEBNFRESH GALESHAZY0000000197304
1765-12-11T14:0010.43-27.252719.0ST HELENAS38:46E678N41W140.00-7NE, NEBNFRESH GALESHAZY0000000197305
1765-12-12T14:0012.12-28.822919.0ST HELENAS38:59E724N42W139.00-5NEBNFRESH GALESHAZY0000000197306
1765-12-13T14:0013.60-29.733915.4ST HELENAS38:37E758NNW3/4W106.00-6NE, NEBE, NEMODERATE GALESHAZY0000000197307
1765-12-14T14:0014.93-30.13392.6ST HELENAS37:49E783N16W83.00-6EBN, ENE, NEBE, NELIGHT BREEZESHAZY0000000197308
1765-12-15T14:0016.37-31.10396.7ST HELENAS37:37E817N32W106.00-6EBN, NE, NEBE, NEBN, NEMODERATE BREEZESFAIR0000000197309
1765-12-16T14:0017.27-31.48391.0ST HELENAS37:15E836N24W54.00-6ENE, NEBE, NELIGHT AIRSSWELL FROM NFAIR0000000197310
1765-12-17T14:0017.70-31.62612.6ST HELENAS37:02E844N16W27.00-7NE, NEBE, EBN, NE, VARIABLE, ENELIGHT BREEZESVARY LARGE SWELL FROM NWFAIR0000000197311
1765-12-18T14:0018.47-31.673622.6ST HELENAS36:26E857N4W45.00-7ENE, NEBE, EBN, E, VARIABLELIGHT BREEZESLARGE SWELL FROM NWCLOUDY0000000197312
1765-12-19T14:0018.57-31.683620.0N14W5.00-7NE, VARIABLECALMLARGE SWELL FROM NWFAIR0000000197313
1765-12-20T14:0020.22-31.3228619.0ST HELENAS34:41E881NBE106.00-7WNW, VARIABLE, NWBW, WNWFRESH GALES SOME SQUALLSRAINVERY LARGE SEA FROM NNWCLOUDY0100000197314
1765-12-21T14:0021.53-30.753196.7ST HELENAS33:07E895NNE82.00-7WBN, WNW, NWBW, NW, NWBNFIRST FRESH GALES, MID AND LATTER MODERATE BREEZESFAIR0000000197315
1765-12-22T14:0024.23-30.373412.6ST HELENAS32:06E906NNE1/4E50.00-8NWBW, NW, NWBN, NBWLIGHT BREEZESFAIR0000000197316
1765-12-23T14:0023.67-29.753302.6ST HELENAS31:32E912NE1/4E46.00-8NNW, NW, NNW, NWBN, NNWLIGHT BREEZESLARGE SWELL FROM NWCLOUDY0000000197317
1765-12-24T14:0023.32-29.3230719.0ST HELENAS30:19E911N42E36.00-8NNW, NBW, NWBN, NWFIRST MODERATE BREEZES, MID AND LATTER FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAINLARGE HEAD SEACLOUDY0100000197318
1765-12-25T14:0023.53-28.5334119.0ST HELENAS29:10E911N62E58.00-8NWBN, NNW, NWBN, NBWFRESH GALES WITH SQUALLSRAINVERY LARGE CONFUSED SEAF FROM NWCLOUDY AND UNSETTLED0100000197319
1765-12-26T14:0024.23-29.381519.0ST HELENAS29:48E927N58W55.00-8N, NEBN, NEBE, NNEFRESH GALES SOME SQUALLSRAINLARGE SEA FROM NWCLKOUDY0100000197320
1765-12-27T14:0024.90-30.803522.6ST HELENAS30:47E952N62W88.00-8NNE, NEBN, NBE, NFIRST FRESH GALES, MID MODERATE BREEZES, LATTER LIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000197321
1765-12-28T14:0025.23-32.033416.7ST HELENAS31:47E970N72W72.00-8N, NBE, NEBN, NNE, NBWMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000197322
1765-12-29T14:0025.77-33.10506.7ST HELENAS32:27E990N61W66.00-6N, NBE, NEBN, NE, NEBEMODERATE BREEZESLARGE SWELL FROM NNWFAIR0000000197323
1765-12-30T14:0026.17-33.133322.6ST HELENAS32:!3E997N7W17.00-6NNE, NBE, NBW, NNWLIGHT BREEZESLARGE SWELL FROM NWFAIR0000000197324
1765-12-31T14:0027.00-33.683919.0ST HELENAS31:12E1013N32W56.00-6NNW, NBW, NBE, NEBN, NEFRESH GALESLARGE HEAD SEACLOUDY, LATTER FAIR0000000197325
1766-01-01T14:0028.25-34.72706.7ST HELENAS32:19E1047N29W94.00-9NEBE, NE, NEBE, EBNMODERATE BREEZESSWELL FROM NWFAIR0000000197326
1766-01-02T14:0028.90-34.751822.6ST HELENAS31:56E1058N3W39.00-9ENE, E, VARIABLE, SBWLIGHT BREEZES INTERMIXED WITH CALMSVARIABLE AND FAIR0000000197327
1766-01-03T14:0029.25-34.583296.7ST HELENAS31:34E1062N24E22.00-9W, NW, NWBN, N, NNWFIRST CALM, MID AND LATTER MODERATE BREEZESFAIR0000000197328
1766-01-04T14:0030.22-35.074715.4ST HELENAS31:23E1083N23W63.00-9NBW, N, NBE, NE, ENE, NEBEMODERATE GALESLARGE SWELL OUT OF NCLOUDY0000000197329
1766-01-05T14:0031.63-36.253615.4ST HELENAS31:33E1115N37W181.00-9NE, NEBE, NEMODERATE GALES, LATTER INTERMIXED WITH SQUALLSRAINVERY LARGE SWELL OUT OF NWCLOUDY0100000197330
1766-01-06T14:0032.73-36.42572.6ST HELENAS31:01E1137N7W67.00-11NEBE, ENE, EBN, ENEFIRST MODERATE GALES, MID AND LATTER LIGHT BREEZES WITH SOME SQUALLSRAINLARGE SWELL OUT OF NWCLOUDY AND UNSETTLED0100000197331
1766-01-07T14:0033.50-36.371582.6ST HELENAS30:32E1150N4E41.00-11VARIABLE, EBN, ENE, ESE, SE, SBELIGHT BREEZESNW SWELLCLOUDY0000000197332
1766-01-08T14:0035.70-36.7520319.0ST HELENAS29:36E1189N8W134.00-11S, SBW, SWBSFIRST AND MID MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAINCLOUDY HAZY0100000197333
1766-01-09T14:0037.00-36.501471.0ST HELENAS28:42E1209N10E70.00-11SSW, WSW, NNW, SSEFIRST FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, MID AND LATTER LIGHT AIRS AND CALMHARD RAINVERY LARGE CONFUSED SEA FROM N, NW, W AND SWCLOUDY0100000197334
1766-01-10T14:0039.42-35.6226722.6ST HELENAS26:44E1241N16E149.00-14SSE, SSW, SWBS, SW, WBNSTRONG GALES, MID AND LATTER INTERMIXED WITH HARD SQUALLSRAINLARGE SEA FROM N0100000197335
1766-01-11T14:0040.57-34.0725626.8ST HELENAS24:57E1248N46E99.00-14WHARD GALES INTERMIXED WITH VIOLENT HARD SQUALLSHAIL AND RAINPRODIGIOUS LARGE HOLLOW SEA0100010197336
1766-01-12T14:0041.58-31.9531127.4ST HELENAS22:51E1250N58W113.00-15NEBN, WNW, NWBW, NW, NWBNVERY HARD GALES, WITH FREQUENT HARD SQUALLSHAIL AND RAINVERY LARGE SEA0100010197337
1766-01-13T14:0042.43-29.933116.7ST HELENAS20:54E1252N60W62.00-15NWBNFIRST AND MID VERY STRONG GALES, SOME HARD SQUALLS, LATTER MORE MODERATERAINVERY LARGE SWELL FROM NNWFIRST AND MID CLOUDY, LATTER FAIR0100000197338
1766-01-14T14:0043.47-28.4532022.6ST HELENAS19:22E1258NE3/4E81.00-18NNW, W, SWBW, SW, SSW, NNWMODERATE BREEZES, LATTER STRONG GALES INTERMIXED WITH HARD SQUALLSVARIABLE AND CLOUDY, UNSETTLEDRAINVERY LARGE SEA FROM NW0100000197339
1766-01-15T14:0044.38-25.553536.7ST HELENAS16:45E1258N68E135.00-18NNW, NBW, NBESTRONG GALES AND FREQUENT HARD SQUALLS, LATTER MORE MODERATERAINLARGE SEA OUT OF NCLOUDY0100000197340
1766-01-16T14:0044.47-24.482072.6ST HELENAS15:49E1257N71E49.00-18N, VARIABLE, NBE, W, SWLIGHT BREEZESLARGE CONFUSED SWELLCLOUDY0000000197341
1766-01-17T14:0044.62-24.1850ST HELENAS15:33E1258N49E17.00-18SE, ESE, ENE, NEBN, NNE, ENEMODERATE BREEZES, VERY VARIABLELARGE CONFUSED SWELLFAIR0000000197342
1766-01-18T14:0045.07-22.651286.7ST HELENAS14:9E1260N70E69.00-18EBN, ENE, EBN, SE, SSE, SEBSMODERATE BREEZESFREQUENT SHOWERS OF SMALL RAINLARGE CONFUSED SWELLHAZY1100000197343
1766-01-19T13:0046.10-21.021841.0ST HELENAS12:33E1273N52E87.00-19SBE, SSE, VARIABLE, SSWFIRST AND MID FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER LIGHT AIRSUNSETTLED AND VARIABLEMUCH RAINLARGE CONFUSED SWELL FROM E0100000197344
1766-01-20T13:0046.38-19.6035226.8ST HELENAS11:05E1272N75E60.00-19SSW, VARIABLE, NW, NBEFIRST LIGHT AIRS AND CALM, MID AND LATTER VERY STRONG GALES WITH FREQUENT AND SUDDEN HEAVY GUSTSCONTINUAL HARD RAINVERY LARGE CONFUSED SWELL FROM E AND ANOTHER FROM NW0100000197345
1766-01-21T13:0046.50-18.70105ST HELENAS10:36E1272N78E39.00-19NBW, NNE, NEBN, EBN, ESE, SEBEUNSETTLEDUNSETTLEDLARGE SWELL CONTINUES0000000197346
1766-01-22T13:0048.00-17.9210319.0ST HELENAS9:39E1298NNE83.00-21SEBE, ESE, SEBEFRESH GALES, LATTER SOME FLYING SQUALLSRAINHAZY0100000197347
1766-01-23T13:0049.27-16.871256.7ST HELENAS8:36E1320N30E84.00-21SEBE, SE, SEBE, SEBSMODERATE BREEZESHAZY CLOUDY0000000197348
1766-01-24T13:0049.77-15.901702.6ST HELENAS6:12E1323N55E45.00-21SEBS, VARIABLE, SSE, SBE, S, SBWLIGHT BREEZESCLOSE0000000197349
1766-01-25T13:0049.73-13.851596.7ST HELENAS6:06E1349S89E79.00-21SBE, SSW, SBW, SMODERATE BREEZESCLOSECLOUDY0000000197350
1766-01-26T13:0049.62-11.1818215.4ST HELENAS5:50E1336S82E104.00-21SBW, SSWMODERATE GALES INTEMIXED WITHSOME SQUALLSRAINCLOUDY0100000197351
1766-01-27T13:0049.45-9.171596.7ST HELENAS4:38E1328S83E79.00-21SSW, SBW, SWBS, SMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000197352
1766-01-28T13:0048.85-7.903522.6ST HELENAS4:44E1324S53E62.00-21SSW, W, VARIABLE, NE, NEBEFIRST LIGHT AIRS, MID AND LATTER STRONG GALES WITH SQUALLSRAINCLOUDY0100000197353
1766-01-29T13:0049.73-7.7211415.4ST HELENAS3:59E1320N7E55.00-21EBS, SEBE, EBS, ESE, SEBE, SEMODERATE GALESCLOUDY0000000197354
1766-01-30T13:0049.57-7.9314819.0ST HELENAS3:50E1316S39W13.00FAVORITE JUDGED 12:37W LONDON-21SEBS, S, SSE, SEBS, SBEFIRST AND MID MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000197355
1766-01-31T12:0049.58-5.5819419.0ST HELENAS3:42E1312N87E91.00-20S, SBE, SSW, SWBSFRESH GALESLARGE HEAD SEACLOUDY0000000197356