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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 QUEBEC cruise from Jamaica to Spithead started at 1797-08-07 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.751625, 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: 38.377143 * Median Longitude: -48.543469 * South-bound Latitude: 23.650000 * West-bound Longitude: -74.470000 * North-bound Latitude: 50.980000 * East-bound Longitude: -10.170000
Date/Time Start: 1797-08-07T17:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1797-09-26T13:00:00
Event(s):
Quebec_17970807_NMM_ADM/L/Q2 * Latitude Start: 17.700000 * Longitude Start: -76.760000 * Latitude End: 50.680000 * Longitude End: -0.960000 * Date/Time Start: 1797-08-07T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1797-09-26T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Quebec (5th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Jamaica - Spithead, 1st Observer: John Cooke (Captain), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 32G 689BM
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:
942 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 
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)
1797-08-07T17:0023.65-74.00946.7NW POINT OF CROOKED ISLANDS16W15N16E44.004EBS, EMODERATE BREEZESFAIR WEATHER0000000204851
1797-08-08T17:0024.85-73.861052.6NW POINT OF CROOKED ISLANDS5:14W43N72.004ENE, EBSLIGHT BREEZESHAZY WEATHER0000000204852
1797-08-09T17:0025.72-73.99722.6NW POINT OF CROOKED ISLANDS61N19E354.004NE, VARIABLE, ENELIGHT BREEZESHAZY WEATHER0000000204853
1797-08-11T17:0027.37-74.47382.6BERMUDAN60:45E203N21W71.004NE, NEBE, NEBNLIGHT BREEZESCLEAR WEATHER0000000204854
1797-08-12T17:0028.73-74.32706.7BERMUDAN68E191N82.002EBN, ENEMODERATE BREEZES WITH SOME SQUALLS IN THE LATTER PART0000000204855
1797-08-13T17:0029.88-74.16702.6BERMUDAN74E182N69.002EBS, EBN, ENEFIRST PART MODERATE BREEZES, THE RESIDUE LIGHT WINDSTHE RESIDUE FAIR WEATHER0000000204856
1797-08-14T17:0030.22-73.623622.6BERMUDAN75E167N42E38.002SSE, SSW, VARIABLELIGHT WINDSFAIR WEATHER0000000204857
1797-08-15T17:0030.72-73.031932.6BERMUDAN78E164N46E43.002SW, VARIABLE, SBWLIGHT BREEZESLATTER SHOWERYFAIR WEATHER1000000204858
1797-08-16T17:0030.92-72.29362BERMUDAN79E153N69E33.000E, ESE, VARIABLEFIRST AND LATTER PARTS SQUALLY, MIDDLE MODERATEFIRST AND LATTER PARTS VERY HARD RAINMIDDLE PART HAZY0100100204859
1797-08-17T17:0031.60-71.60906.7BERMUDAN84E140N34E49.000ESE, SE, EBS, EFIRST PART LIGHT WINDS, RESIDUE MODERATERESIDUE FAIRFIRST PART HEAVY RAIN0100000204860
1797-08-18T17:0032.45-70.551352.6BERMUDAE129N42E68.000SSE, SW, WSW, SSW, SELIGHT BREEZESFIRST AND LATTER HEAVY SHOWERS OF RAINHAZY WEATHER1100000204861
1797-08-19T17:0033.15-69.32200BERMUDAS81E107N52E69.00-3SW, SSW, SW, SSWMODERATE BREEZES THE FIRST PART THE MIDDLE AND LATTER SQUALLYMIDDLE AND LATTER VERY HEAVY SHOWERS OF RAINFAIR WEATHER1100000204862
1797-08-20T17:0034.02-67.802226.7BERMUDAS68E90N53E86.00-3SSW, SWMODERATE BREEZESHAZY WEATHER0000000204863
1797-08-21T16:0034.70-66.512206.7BERMUDAS54E80N53E70.00-5VARIABLE, ENE, ESE, SSW, W, SSW, SWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATE, AT 5 MORE MODERATEFIRST AND MIDDLE VERY HARD TIMESLATTER HAZY0100000204864
1797-08-22T16:0035.25-65.101982.6BERMUDAS37E73N63E70.00-5VARIABLE, NW, WSW, SSWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE BREEZES, LATTER LIGHT WINDSLATTER HAZY WEATHER0000000204865
1797-08-23T16:0035.62-64.36220BERMUDAS27E74N52E36.00-5SBW, VARIABLE, NBW, NNW, SWVARIABLE WEATHER WITH SQUALLSRAIN AT TIMES IN THE FIRST AND MIDDLE PARTSLATTER FAIR WEATHER0100000204866
1797-08-24T16:0036.02-62.913336.7BERMUDAS9E75N69E67.00-5NW, WNW, WSW, NNWMODERATE BREEZESFAIR WEATHER0000000204867
1797-08-25T16:0035.85-62.222862.6BERMUDAS3E70S70E28.00-7WNWLIGHT WINDS INTERMIXED WITH CALMSFAIR WEATHER0000000204868
1797-08-26T16:0036.15-61.93616.7BERMUDAS76N27E19.00-7ESE, SE, ENEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS LIGHT WINDS, LATTER MODERATE BREEZESLATTER SOME SHOWERSFIRST AND MIDDLE FAIR WEATHER1000000204869
1797-08-27T16:0037.53-60.3010119.0BERMUDAS12W107N40E109.00-12VARIABLE, S, SW, ESEFIRST PART MODERATE BREEZES, MIDDLE LIGHT WINDS, LATTER FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY WEATHERFIRST PART FREQUENT SHOWERS, MIDDLE PART CONTINUAL RAIN1100000204870
1797-08-28T16:0037.90-58.482366.7BERMUDAS24W122N66E102.00-12WNW, NNW, WSWFIRST PART STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATEMIDDLE AND LATTER A HEAVY SWELL FROM THE NWMIDDLE AND LATTER FAIR0000000204871
1797-08-29T16:0038.00-56.572346.7CORVON86E452N86E83.00-14SSW, SW, W, WSWFIRST PART LIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLE, MIDDLE FRESH AND SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATELATTER FAIR0000000204872
1797-08-30T16:0038.20-54.572796.7CORVON86E413N82E88.00-14NW, NNW, WNWMODERATE BREEZESFAIR WEATHER0000000204873
1797-08-31T16:0037.62-53.843122.6CORVON84E413S38E44.00-14N, NNE, NEBE, E, VARIABLE, NWBNLIGHT WINDSFAIR WEATHER0000000204874
1797-09-01T16:0037.67-53.7692.6CORVON84E414N41W4.00-14N, EBS, SEBE, VARIABLE, NNELIGHT WINDS INTERMIXED WITH CALMSSOME SHOWERS OF RAIN1100000204875
1797-09-02T16:0038.18-53.523622.6CORVON86E413N7E37.00-14EBS, VARIABLELIGHT WINDS INTERMIXED WITH CALMS0000000204876
1797-09-03T15:0038.83-52.013629.3CORVON87E392N58E74.00-16SSW, SW, VARIABLEFIRST PART LIGHT WINDS, MIDDLE MODERATE, LATTER FRESH BREEZESLATTER CLEAR0000000204877
1797-09-04T15:0039.00-49.842092.6CORVON87E361N84E95.00-16SSW, SWFIRST PART FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, RESIDUE LIGHT BREEZESRESIDUE HAZY WEATHER0000000204878
1797-09-05T15:0039.48-47.181866.7CORVOE321N76E49.00-17SSWMODERATE BREEZESFREQUENT SHOWERS OF RAIN1100000204879
1797-09-06T15:0039.45-46.291862.6CORVOE307S86E34.00-17SW, NEBN, VARIABLE, SSWFIRST PART MODERATE BREEZES, LATTER LIGHT WINDFIRST PART SHOWERY1000000204880
1797-09-07T15:0040.32-44.002089.3CORVOS87E274N62E111.00-17SSW, WSW, SWFIRST PART LIGHT WINDS, MIDDLE FRESH BREEZES, LATTER FRESH BREEZESLATTER RAIN AT TIMESMIDDLE HAZY WEATHER0100000204881
1797-09-08T15:0040.52-40.682079.3CORVOS86E225N85E145.00-18WSW, SWFRESH BREEZESSOME SHOWERS OF RAINHAZY1100000204882
1797-09-09T15:0041.10-38.192079.3CORVOS81E189N72E112.00-18WSW, WBS, SWFRESH BREEZESSOME RAINHAZY WEATHER0100000204883
1797-09-10T14:0041.65-35.1625112.3CORVOS75E149N76E133.00-20WNW, NW, VARIABLE, NNE, WSTRONG BREEZESHAZY WEATHER0000000204884
1797-09-11T14:0042.10-32.763416.7CORVOS66E119N75E104.00-20NNW, NMODERATECLEAR0000000204885
1797-09-12T14:0042.50-31.503392.6CORVOS59E108N64E54.00-21WNW, NW, VARIABLE, NWBW, NLIGHT BREEZESVERY HEAVY SWELL FROM THE NORTHWARDCLOUDY WEATHER0000000204886
1797-09-13T14:0043.28-29.782249.3CORVOSE97N62E78.00-24SW, NNE, N, NNW, WSWFRESH BREEZESSHOWERS OF RAIN AT TIMESCLOUDY1100000204887
1797-09-14T14:0043.33-28.423142.6CORVOS33E93N68E57.00-24NBE, NNE, W, NNWFIRST PART MODERATE BREEZES, RESIDUE LIGHT WINDSRESIDUE A HEAVY SWELL FROM THE NORTHWARDFIRST PART CLOUDY0000000204888
1797-09-16T14:0045.08-24.27224CORVOS3W108N62E12.00-24W, WSWSTRONG BREEZES, LATTER SQUALLYLATTER RAINHAZY WEATHER0100000204889
1797-09-17T14:0045.65-22.872466.7CAPE CLEARN66E281N57E63.00-24NNE, NBE, N, WMODERATEDRIZZLING RAINHAZY, LATTER HAZY0100000204890
1797-09-18T13:0046.13-21.553369.3CAPE CLEARN67E263N59E57.00-24NNW, NBW, NFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER0000000204891
1797-09-19T13:0046.87-19.3131419.0CAPE CLEARN67E231N63E97.00-24NBW, NNWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS STRONG BREEZES, LATTER FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYFIRST AND MIDDLE HAZY0000000204892
1797-09-20T13:0047.62-17.323116.7CAPE CLEARN68E201N59E87.00-27NBW, NNW, NW, NNWFIRST PART FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, THE RESIDUE AND MORE MODERATERESIDUE SHOWERYA HEAVY SWELL FROM THE NORTHWARD1000000204893
1797-09-21T13:0047.82-17.03311CAPE CLEARN69E198N24E13.00-27NBW, NNW, VARIABLE, NE, NBE, NNWFIRST PART LIGHT WINDS AND CALM, RESIDUE FRESH AND SQUALLYRESIDUE RAIN0100000204894
1797-09-22T13:0047.72-15.723442.6CAPE CLEARN67E185S83E46.00-27NBE, NNE, NBE, NBW, NBEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH BREEZES, LATTER LIGHT WINDSLATTER CLOUDY WEATHER0000000204895
1797-09-23T13:0048.78-14.163112.6CAPE CLEARN71E159N41E85.00-27SW, S, NW, NNW, NBW, NNWFIRST AND LATTER PARTS LIGHT BREEZES, MIDDLE MODERATEMIDDLE PARTS SHOWERS OF RAIN1100000204896
1797-09-24T13:0049.77-12.34323CAPE CLEARN76E132N48E86.00-26NNW, NBWFRESH WITH SOME SQUALLSCLOUDY0000000204897
1797-09-25T13:0050.53-11.003232.6CAPE CLEARN82E112N44E65.00-26VARIABLE, W, VARIABLE, SSW, NBWFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, RESIDUE LIGHT WINDSRESIDUE CLOUDY0000000204898
1797-09-26T13:0050.98-10.1719922.6MIZEN HEADN15W8S15E24.00-26S, SBE, SSE, SSW, SWFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, MIDDLE FRESH GALES, LATTER STRONG GALESLATTER RAINFIRST PART HAZY, MIDDLE CLOUDY0100000204899