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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 PROSERPINE cruise from Spithead to Barbados started at 1791-09-06 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.751606, 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: 28.274634 * Median Longitude: -25.226829 * South-bound Latitude: 13.230000 * West-bound Longitude: -58.500000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.250000 * East-bound Longitude: -4.100000
Date/Time Start: 1791-09-06T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1791-10-26T00:00:00
Event(s):
Proserpine_17910906_NMM_ADM/L/P268 * Latitude Start: 50.680000 * Longitude Start: -0.960000 * Latitude End: 14.850000 * Longitude End: -59.680000 * Date/Time Start: 1791-09-06T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1791-10-26T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Proserpine (6th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Spithead - Barbados, 1st Observer: James Alms (Captain), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 28G 593BM
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 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 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
15 Present weatherwwWeather description
16 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
17 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
18 ClearnessClearness
19 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
20 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
21 FogFog1 If fog was reported
22 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
23 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
24 HailHail1 If hail was reported
25 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
26 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
796 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 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
13 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
14 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
15 
ww
(Weather description)
16 
Precip descr
17 
State sea descr
18 
Clearness
19 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
20 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
21 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
22 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
23 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
24 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
25 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
26 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1791-09-06T12:0049.17-4.102126.7LIZARDN48W231SBW60.00-24SWBS, SWBWLIGHT BREEZES TO MODERATE BREEZESFAIR THEN CLOUDY0000000203936
1791-09-07T12:0049.25-4.781796.7USHANTS6W221S31W34.00-24N, SSWFRESH BREEZES, AM MODERATE BREEZESSMALL RAINHEAVY SWELLCLOUDY0100000203937
1791-09-08T12:0048.65-6.123626.7CAPE FINNISTERS26W1251S68W64.00-24VARIABLELIGHT AIRS, AM MODERATEVARIABLE THEN CLOUDYHEAVY SWELL FROM W0000000203938
1791-09-09T13:0046.77-8.781356.7CAPE FINNISTERS6W75SW160.00-23SBE, SW, SSEMODERATE BREEZE0010000203939
1791-09-10T13:0046.55-9.302366.7PORTO SANCTOS21W290S60W26.00-23SW, SSW, WBSLIGHT BREEZES, AM MODERATESWELL FROM SWFAIR AND CLOUDY0000000203940
1791-09-11T13:0046.03-10.171806.7PORTO SANCTOS14E61S50W49.00-23VARIABLE, ESE, SSWMODERATE BREEZEHEAVY SWELLHAZY0000000203941
1791-09-12T13:0045.20-11.051126.7PORTO SANCTOS18W255S37W63.00-23SEBE, SEMODERATECLOUDY0000000203942
1791-09-13T13:0044.52-11.401571.0PORTO SANCTOS18W240S21W44.00-23SSE, SLIGHT AIRSHAZY0000000203943
1791-09-14T13:0044.00-12.001352.6PORTO SANCTOS20W246S40W41.00-23S, SSELIGHT BREEZESHAZY0000000203944
1791-09-15T13:0042.33-12.651371.0MADEIRAS20W220SSW75.00-21E, SSELIGHT AIRSFAIR0000000203945
1791-09-16T13:0041.15-13.58476.7MADEIRAS14W166S22W109.00-21ENEMODERATE BREEZESFAIR0000000203946
1791-09-17T13:0038.45-13.77806.7PORTO SANCTOS20W114S3W162.00-21EBN, EBSMODERATE BREEZESFAIR0000000203947
1791-09-18T13:0036.05-13.98146.7PORTO SANCTOS30W69S4W144.00-20NW, NEBNMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000203948
1791-09-19T13:0033.75-14.453409.3PORTO SANCTOS65W31S10W137.00-20NWBN, NMODERATE BREEZE THEN FRESH BREEZECLOUDY0000000203949
1791-09-20T13:0033.35-14.623629.3PORTO SANCTOS78W20S42W33.00-20VARIABLELIGHT BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYCLOUDY0000000203950
1791-09-21T13:0032.57-15.223629.3PORTO SANCTON51W19S70W50.00-20VARIABLEFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYCLEAR0000000203951
1791-09-22T13:0032.28-15.452756.7PORTO SANCTON32W20S35W21.00-18WBN, WNWMODERATE BREEZESFAIR THEN CLEAR0000000203952
1791-09-23T13:0033.15-15.732616.7PORTO SANCTOS76W6N15W54.00-20SWBW, WBNMODERATEHAZY0000000203953
1791-10-03T13:0030.52-17.583621.0PALMAS37S6W120.00-17VARIABLELIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000203954
1791-10-04T13:0027.96-18.78626.7-17E, EBNMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000203955
1791-10-05T13:0025.40-19.98296.7BRIDGETOWNS72W806S29W158.00-16VARIABLE, NEMODERATE BREEZESHAZY0000000203956
1791-10-06T13:0023.15-22.10526.7BRIDGETOWNS74W755S38W171.00-16ENEMODERATECLOUDY0000000203957
1791-10-07T14:0021.30-23.63436.7BRIDGETOWNS76W730S39W144.00-13NEBEMODERATE BREEZESHAZY0000000203958
1791-10-08T14:0020.17-24.63321.0BRIDGETOWNS78W710S56W83.00-13NELIGHT BREEZES THEN LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMFINE0000000203959
1791-10-09T14:0019.37-25.45321.0BRIDGETOWNWBS697S54W59.00-13VARIABLE, NNE, NELIGHT AIRSFINE0000000203960
1791-10-10T14:0018.23-27.25326.7BRIDGETOWNS81W667S54W114.00-13NELIGHT BREEZES, MODERATE BREEZESFINE THEN CLOUDY0000000203961
1791-10-11T14:0017.77-28.58346.7-11NEMODERATE BREEZESFINE0000000203962
1791-10-12T14:0017.30-29.92706.7BRIDGETOWNS82W640N78W192.00-9NE, EBNMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000203963
1791-10-13T14:0017.25-32.87836.7BRIDGETOWNS81W590S89W158.00-7EFRESH BREEZES THEN MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000203964
1791-10-14T14:0017.17-35.68726.7BRIDGETOWNS81W533S88W150.00-7EBNMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000203965
1791-10-15T15:0016.73-38.18862.6BRIDGETOWNS82:36W491S78W126.00-4ESE, NNE, ELIGHT BREEZES, LIGHT WINDSCLOUDY0000000203966
1791-10-16T15:0016.18-39.683622.6BRIDGETOWNS82W440S66W82.00-4VARIABLELIGHT BREEZES, LIGHT WINDSCLOUDY0000000203967
1791-10-17T15:0015.68-41.151092.6BRIDGETOWNS83W419S68W80.00-4N, ENE, ESELIGHT WINDSCLOUDY0000000203968
1791-10-18T15:0014.98-43.43432.6BRIDGETOWNS87W376S72W128.00-2NELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000203969
1791-10-19T15:0014.33-45.938819.0BRIDGETOWNS86W333S74W140.00-2EBS, EFRESH BREEZES, FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAINCLOUDY0100000203970
1791-10-20T15:0014.02-48.381136.7BRIDGETOWNS86:30W291S28W136.000VARIABLE, SBW, ESEMODERATE BREEZES AND SQUALLYRAINCLOUDY0100000203971
1791-10-21T15:0014.05-47.9318026.8BRIDGETOWNS85:30W301S85W120.000SBW, SBE, SFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, HARD GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN THEN HEAVY RAIN0100000203972
1791-10-22T15:0014.15-50.031356.7BRIDGETOWNS85:34W263N87W111.000VARIABLE, SEMODERATE BREEZES AND SQUALLYRAINCLOUDY0100000203973
1791-10-23T16:0013.73-52.521142.6BRIDGETOWNS85:52W219S76W65.001ESELIGHT WINDCLEAR0000000203974
1791-10-24T16:0013.37-54.97136BRIDGETOWNS88W180S79W131.001VARIABLE, SESQUALLYHEAVY RAIN0100000203975
1791-10-25T16:0013.23-58.50936.7BRIDGETOWNS89W114S88W196.003EMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000203976
1791-10-26T00:0013.07909.3SOUTH PART OF BARBADOSWSW31WEFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYHEAVY SWELL FROM E0000000203977