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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 Prins Willem V cruise from West Afrika to Axim started at 1763-05-09 [dataset]. Rijksarchief Zeeland, Middelburg, Netherland, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.751588, 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: 3.644706 * Median Longitude: 5.130000 * South-bound Latitude: 2.970000 * West-bound Longitude: -0.940000 * North-bound Latitude: 5.020000 * East-bound Longitude: 8.560000
Date/Time Start: 1763-05-09T11:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1763-05-26T00:00:00
Event(s):
Prins_Willem_V_17630509_MCC_20_999 * Latitude Start: 4.580000 * Longitude Start: 2.070000 * Latitude End: 3.250000 * Longitude End: 7.240000 * Date/Time Start: 1763-05-09T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1763-05-26T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Prins Willem V, Voyage: West Afrika - Axim, 1st Observer: Adriaan Jacobse (Kapitein), Company: MCC, Other ship information: BEMAND MET 27 KOPPEN.
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
Image number/nameImage no/nameIdentification Number of the original image
LandmarkLandmarkName of first landmark
BearingBearingBearing of the first landmark
Distance to landmarkDistancearbitrary unitsDistance to the first landmark
10 --1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances)
11 WatchWatchName of the period of 4 hours which is known as a watch or duty on board ships
12 GlassesGlassesNumber of glasses within a watch; one watch equals 8 glasses
13 CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
14 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
15 CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
16 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.
17 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.
18 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
19 Present weatherwwWeather description
20 Cloud typeCloud type
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:
344 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...)

Image no/name
(Identification Number of the ...)

Landmark
(Name of first landmark)

Bearing
(Bearing of the first landmark)

Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance to the first landmark)
10 
-
(1 If position is considered t...)
11 
Watch
(Name of the period of 4 hours...)
12 
Glasses
(Number of glasses within a wa...)
13 
Course
(Course of the ship during the...)
14 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
15 
Comment
(Other remarks, that were not ...)
16 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
17 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
18 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
19 
ww
(Weather description)
20 
Cloud type
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)
1763-05-09T11:003.738.212752.6MCC_20_999_0022VM8Z 3/4 W11.75-18WTN, WNWLABBERKOELTEMOOI WEER0000000202755
1763-05-10T11:003.927.732412.6MCC_20_999_0023VM8NOTO 1/2 O5.50-18WZW, WTZLABBERKOELTEMOOI WEER0000000202756
1763-05-11T11:004.027.842520.0MCC_20_999_0023VM8ONO2.50-18WSTILMOOI WEER0000000202757
1763-05-12T11:004.027.961852.6MCC_20_999_0023VM8ZOTZ 1/4 Z4.50-18ZW, ZZWLABBERKOELTEGOED WEER0000000202758
1763-05-13T11:003.628.332302.6MCC_20_999_0023VM8ZO 1/2 Z7.75-18ZWTW, WZWLABBERKOELTEMOOI WEER0000000202759
1763-05-14T11:003.688.562074.6MCC_20_999_0023VM8ZO5.00-18ZWLABBER BRAMZEILSKOELTEGOED WEER0000000202760
1763-05-15T11:003.638.262072.6MCC_20_999_0023VM8ZW 1/2 W4.50-18ZZW, ZWLABBER EN STILGOED WEER0000000202761
1763-05-16T11:003.507.711854.6MCC_20_999_0023VM8WTZ 1/3 Z8.50-18ZTW, ZZWGEMENE BRAMZEILSKOELTE1000000202762
1763-05-17T12:002.977.131744.6MCC_20_999_0023VM8W 1/3 N9.50-17ZZW, ZTWGEMENE BRAMZEILSKOELTEGOED WEER0000000202763
1763-05-18T12:003.005.981864.6MCC_20_999_0024VM8W 1/2 N17.00-17ZZWGEMENE BRAMZEILSKOELTEGOED WEER0000000202764
1763-05-19T12:003.004.881974.6MCC_20_999_0024VM8W16.50-17ZZW, ZWTZGEMENE BRAMZEILSKOELTEMOOI WEER0000000202765
1763-05-20T12:003.003.54174MCC_20_999_0024VM8W20.00-17ZTWGOED WEERBETROKKEN LUCHT0000000202766
1763-05-21T12:003.252.411874.6MCC_20_999_0024VM8W 1/2 Z17.00-16ZTW, ZZWGEMENE BRAMZEILSKOELTEGOED WEER0000000202767
1763-05-22T12:003.250.781644.6MCC_20_999_0024VM8W24.50-16ZTW, ZGEMENE BRAMZEILSKOELTEGOED WEER0000000202768
1763-05-23T12:003.82-0.311754.6MCC_20_999_0024VM8NWTW19.50-16Z, ZTWLABBER BRAMZEILSKOELTEGOED WEER0000000202769
1763-05-24T12:004.53-0.941874.6MCC_20_999_0024VM8NNW25.00-16ZZWGEMENE BRAMZEILSKOELTEGOED WEER0000000202770
1763-05-25T12:005.02-0.862094.6MCC_20_999_0024VM8N 1/2 O7.50-16ZWGEMENE BRAMZEILSKOELTEGOED WEER0000000202771
1763-05-26T00:002254.6MCC_20_999_0025CAAP PALMA, ZONSONDERGANG (GIS)NTO31VM8OTZ15.00OP 28-5 KWAMEN TER REDE VAN AXIM.NW, ZWLABBER EN GEMENE BRAMZEILSKOELTETRAVATIGE LUCHT0000000202772