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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 Queen Charlotte cruise from Port Egmont to Sandwich Islands started at 1786-01-23 [dataset]. Nederlands Instituut voor Wetenschappelijke Inform, Amsterdam, Netherland, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.751632, 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: -25.025492 * Median Longitude: -99.298525 * South-bound Latitude: -60.250000 * West-bound Longitude: -154.270000 * North-bound Latitude: 20.150000 * East-bound Longitude: -60.900000
Date/Time Start: 1786-01-23T16:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1786-05-27T00:00:00
Event(s):
Queen_Charlotte_17860123_NIWI-F-1576 * Latitude Start: -51.350000 * Longitude Start: 60.000000 * Latitude End: 21.480000 * Longitude End: -159.000000 * Date/Time Start: 1786-01-23T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1786-05-27T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Queen Charlotte, Voyage: Port Egmont - Sandwich Islands, 1st Observer: G. Dixon (Captain), Other ship information: BETREFT EEN GEDRUKTE REIS IN: G. DIXON, A VOYAGE AROUND THE WORLD, BUT MORE PARTICULARLY TO THE NORTH-WEST COAST OF AMERICA, PERFORMED IN 1785, 1786, 1787 AND 1788 IN THE KING GEORGE AND QUEEN CHARLOTTE. CAPTAINS PORTLOCK AND DIXON. LONDON, 1789
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
Temperature, airTTT°C
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 CommentCommentAny remark, found in the logbook on this particular day, about any biological item
14 CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
15 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.
16 Sensor readingReadingarbitrary unitsReading of the (outside) air thermometer
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 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
21 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
22 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
23 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
24 FogFog1 If fog was reported
25 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
26 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
27 HailHail1 If hail was reported
28 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
29 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
2258 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...)

TTT [°C]

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 
Comment
(Any remark, found in the logb...)
14 
Comment
(Other remarks, that were not ...)
15 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
16 
Reading [arbitrary units]
(Reading of the (outside) air ...)
17 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
18 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
19 
ww
(Weather description)
20 
Precip descr
21 
State sea descr
22 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
23 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
24 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
25 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
26 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
27 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
28 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
29 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1786-01-23T16:00-51.58-60.902012.612.2NEW ISLAND IN SIGHTSE3VM82154.00SOUTHLIGHT WINDSFINE WEATHER0000000205383
1786-01-24T16:00-52.05-62.823379.311.7VM82253.00NWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000205384
1786-01-25T16:00-52.67-63.653392.610.0VM82450.00NWLIGHT BREEZESFOGGY0010000205385
1786-01-26T16:00-53.65-64.482729.310.6VM8SEALS AND PENGUINS ROUND THE SHIP.2451.00WSWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000205386
1786-01-27T16:00-54.85-63.6736222.610.0STATENS LANDW-SW7VM82450.00VARIABLESTRONG GALESSQUALLY LIGHTNING TO THE SW1000100205387
1786-01-28T16:00-55.47-63.3222722.68.3VM82447.00SSWSTRONG GALESSQUALLYA HEAVY SEA1000000205388
1786-01-29T16:00-56.00-62.6536222.66.1VM82443.00VARIABLESTRONG GALESSQUALLY1000000205389
1786-01-30T16:00-56.80-62.3229319.06.1VM82343.00WESTFRESH GALESHAZY0000000205390
1786-01-31T16:00-57.87-62.333416.76.7VM82644.00SW-NWMODERATEHAZYA HEAVY SEA0000000205391
1786-02-01T16:00-58.12-63.671859.36.1VM82743.00WNW-SSEA FRESH BREEZEHAZY0000000205392
1786-02-02T16:00-58.15-64.923629.36.1VM82743.00VARIABLEA FRESH BREEZECLOUDY0000000205393
1786-02-03T16:00-59.40-66.2236219.07.2VM82745.00VARIABLEFRESH GALESSQUALLY RAIN1100000205394
1786-02-04T17:00-60.23-67.5026322.66.1VM82743.00NNW-SWBWSTRONG GALESAND A HEAVY SEA FROM THE WESTWARD.0000000205395
1786-02-05T16:00-59.35-67.3036219.05.6VM82742.00VARIABLEFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000205396
1786-02-06T17:00-60.08-69.583089.36.7VM82744.00WBNFRESH BREEZESFINE WEATHER0000000205397
1786-02-07T17:00-60.25-71.503629.37.2VM82745.00VARIABLEFRESH BREEZESRAINA HEAVY SWELL FROM THE SW.0100000205398
1786-02-08T17:00-59.73-71.833629.37.5VM82745.50VARIABLEFRESH BREEZESSQUALLY RAIN1100000205399
1786-02-09T17:00-59.15-73.223629.36.7VM82744.00VARIABLEFRESH BREEZESA HEAVY SWELL FROM S W0000000205400
1786-02-10T17:00-58.03-73.7327512.34.4VM82740.00SOUTH-WSWSTRONG BREEZESSNOW0001000205401
1786-02-11T17:00-56.53-75.1524922.65.6VM82442.00SWSTRONG GALESHAIL0000010205402
1786-02-12T17:00-56.62-75.623179.36.1VM82443.00SSW-WNWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000205403
1786-02-13T17:00-56.77-77.873389.35.0VM82341.00NWFRESH BREEZESSQUALLY RAIN1100000205404
1786-02-14T17:00-55.73-79.782486.76.9VM82344.50SWMODERATECLOUDY0000000205405
1786-02-15T17:00-56.17-80.853386.77.8VM8SAW SOME SEALS2346.00W-NWMODERATECLOUDY0000000205406
1786-02-16T17:00-56.18-81.172822.67.2VM82345.00WBSLIGHT WINDSCLOUDY0000000205407
1786-02-17T17:00-55.93-82.322372.67.2VM82345.00W-SWBSLIGHT WINDSCLOUDY0000000205408
1786-02-18T18:00-55.52-82.503046.7VM82344.00W-WBNSQUALLYRAIN0100000205409
1786-02-19T18:00-55.47-82.822919.37.8VM82146.00WESTFRESH BREEZESCLOUDYRAIN0100000205410
1786-02-20T18:00-55.43-83.3036222.67.8VM82146.00VARIABLESTRONG GALESSQUALLY1000000205411
1786-02-21T17:00-55.67-81.9029322.67.2VM82345.00WESTSTRONG GALESSQUALLY1000000205412
1786-02-22T17:00-54.08-81.672939.36.9VM82344.50WESTFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000205413
1786-02-23T17:00-53.25-81.872939.37.2VM82345.00WESTFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000205414
1786-02-24T17:00-53.20-82.2031619.07.8VM82346.00WNWFRESH GALESHAZY0000000205415
1786-02-25T18:00-53.28-83.571022.68.3VM82147.00NBWSTRONG GALESHAZY0000000205416
1786-02-26T18:00-52.82-84.8329122.68.3VM82147.00WESTHEAVY GALESSQUALLY1000000205417
1786-02-27T18:00-52.23-82.7233322.68.6VM81847.50NWSTRONG GALESCLOUDY0000000205418
1786-02-28T18:00-52.23-84.573339.38.9VM81848.00NWFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000205419
1786-03-01T18:00-51.93-84.703568.3VM81847.00NNWSQUALLYCLOUDY0000000205420
1786-03-02T18:00-50.27-83.683117.8VM81846.00WNWSQUALLYHAIL0000010205421
1786-03-03T18:00-48.52-82.652886.1VM81843.00WESTSQUALLYRAIN0100000205422
1786-03-04T18:00-46.87-82.7230819.010.0VM81550.00WNWFRESH GALESHAZYRAIN0100000205423
1786-03-05T17:00-45.60-80.9028710.6VM81751.00WESTFRESHCLEAR0000000205424
1786-03-06T17:00-45.15-81.522652.611.1VM81752.00WSWLIGHT BREEZESHAZY0000000205425
1786-03-07T17:00-44.05-81.672652.611.7VM81753.00WSWLIGHT BREEZESHAZY0000000205426
1786-03-08T17:00-44.73-81.723109.313.1VM81755.50WNWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDYA SWELL FROM THE N W0000000205427
1786-03-09T18:00-44.28-82.932630.013.3VM81556.00WSW0HARD SQUALLS1000000205428
1786-03-10T18:00-43.40-82.623089.311.7VM81553.00WNWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000205429
1786-03-11T18:00-43.17-83.072636.713.9VM81557.00WSWMODERATECLOUDY LIGHTNING0000100205430
1786-03-12T18:00-42.43-83.2536213.3VM81356.00VARIABLEHAZYRAIN0100000205431
1786-03-13T18:00-43.12-84.0835314.4VM81558.00NNWHAZYRAIN0100000205432
1786-03-14T18:00-42.77-84.7236213.9VM81557.00VARIABLEFOGGYRAIN0110000205433
1786-03-15T18:00-42.07-85.2736219.014.4VM81358.00VARIABLEA FRESH GALEHAZY0000000205434
1786-03-16T18:00-40.58-86.1221619.010.8VM81351.50SSWA FRESH GALEHAZYA SWELL FROM THE S W0000000205435
1786-03-17T18:00-39.60-87.252839.313.9VM81357.00WESTFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000205436
1786-03-18T18:00-37.97-88.503629.315.6VM81160.00VARIABLEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDYA HEAVY SWEL FROM THE S W0000000205437
1786-03-19T18:00-36.85-88.731682.615.3VM81059.50SSW-SSELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000205438
1786-03-20T18:00-36.57-89.002132.616.1VM81061.00SSWLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY. FINE WEATHER0000000205439
1786-03-21T18:00-36.20-89.022582.616.7VM81062.00WSWLIGHT WINDSCLOUDY0000000205440
1786-03-22T18:00-35.17-89.582696.716.9VM81062.50WBSMODERATECLOUDY0000000205441
1786-03-23T18:00-34.13-90.872016.718.1VM81064.50SBWMODERATECLOUDY0000000205442
1786-03-24T18:00-33.42-91.501686.718.3VM81065.00SSW-SSEMODERATECLOUDYRAIN0100000205443
1786-03-25T18:00-32.45-92.67982.619.4VM8867.00EASTLIGHT WINDSCLOUDY0000000205444
1786-03-26T18:00-31.80-94.171210.021.1VM8870.00ESE0MODERATE AND CLEAR0000000205445
1786-03-27T18:00-30.77-95.58989.322.8VM8873.00SE-EASTA FINE BREEZECLEAR0000000205446
1786-03-28T19:00-29.35-97.58969.322.2VM8672.00EASTFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000205447
1786-03-29T19:00-28.03-98.55749.321.9VM8671.50ENEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000205448
1786-03-30T19:00-26.65-100.03969.322.2VM8672.00EASTFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000205449
1786-03-31T19:00-25.13-100.859621.9VM8671.50EASTPLEASANT WEATHER0000000205450
1786-04-01T19:00-23.47-102.131079.322.8VM8673.00EBSFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000205451
1786-04-02T19:00-21.77-103.57739.322.8VM8573.00ENEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDYRAIN0100000205452
1786-04-03T19:00-20.45-104.807322.5VM8572.50ENEPLEASANT WEATHER0000000205453
1786-04-04T19:00-19.32-105.005023.3VM8574.00NEPLEASANT WEATHER0000000205454
1786-04-05T19:00-18.12-106.52849.322.8VM8573.00EBNFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000205455
1786-04-06T19:00-17.53-107.15289.322.8VM8573.00NNEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000205456
1786-04-07T19:00-17.35-107.38282.623.9VM8575.00NNELIGHT WINDSCLEAR0000000205457
1786-04-08T19:00-16.78-108.00492.622.8VM8SAW DOLPHINS AND BIRDS.473.00NELIGHT WINDSCLEAR0000000205458
1786-04-09T19:00-15.98-108.72492.623.9VM8475.00NELIGHT WINDSCLOUDYA SWELL FROM THE SW0000000205459
1786-04-10T19:00-15.05-109.50492.623.9VM8475.00NELIGHT WINDSCLEAR0000000205460
1786-04-11T19:00-13.88-110.003622.623.3VM8SAW BIRDS AND SHARKS.474.00VARIABLELIGHT WINDSCLEAR0000000205461
1786-04-12T19:00-12.23-111.181179.324.4VM8476.00ESEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000205462
1786-04-13T19:00-10.37-112.15839.325.0VM8477.00EBNFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000205463
1786-04-14T20:00-8.73-112.901389.325.8VM8378.50SEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000205464
1786-04-15T20:00-7.08-113.673629.326.1VM8379.00VARIABLEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000205465
1786-04-16T20:00-5.28-114.75719.326.4VM8SAW FISH AND BIRDS.379.50ENEFRESH BREEZES0000000205466
1786-04-17T20:00-3.15-115.63939.326.7VM8SAW FEVERAL TURTLE.380.00EASTFRESH BREEZES0000000205467
1786-04-18T20:00-1.45-116.1713927.2VM8481.00SESQUALLYRAIN0100000205468
1786-04-19T20:00-0.08-116.0036226.4VM8SAW FOME TURTLE.479.50VARIABLECLOUDY0000000205469
1786-04-20T20:001.32-116.403622.625.6VM8SAW FEVERAL SHARKS ROUND THE SHIP.478.00VARIABLELIGHT WINDSCLOUDY0000000205470
1786-04-21T20:002.58-116.501622.626.1VM8479.00SSELIGHT WINDSCLEAR0000000205471
1786-04-22T20:003.62-116.671622.627.5VM8GREAT QUANTITIES OF BIRDS ROUND THE SHIP.481.50SSELIGHT WINDSCLOUDY0000000205472
1786-04-23T20:004.57-117.3836225.6VM8478.00VARIABLESQUALLYRAIN0100000205473
1786-04-24T20:005.55-117.833629.325.8VM8378.50VARIABLEFRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000205474
1786-04-25T20:006.13-118.372732.626.1VM8379.00SW-WLIGHT WINDRAIN0100000205475
1786-04-26T20:006.50-117.673182.625.8VM8378.50W-NWLIGHT WINDCLOUDY0000000205476
1786-04-27T20:007.00-117.502512.626.7VM8380.00WSWLIGHT WINDSLIGHTNINGRAIN0100100205477
1786-04-28T20:007.33-118.153622.627.5VM8381.50VARIABLELIGHT WINDSLIGHTNING0000100205478
1786-04-29T20:007.72-119.15496.726.7VM8480.00NEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000205479
1786-04-30T20:008.33-120.332727.2VM8SAW DOLPHINS AND BIRDS ROUND THE SHIP.481.00NNESQUALLY RAIN1100000205480
1786-05-01T20:008.88-121.67499.326.1VM8479.00NEA FINE BREEZECLEAR0000000205481
1786-05-02T20:009.73-122.70279.326.7VM8SAW SEVERAL TURTLE480.00NNEA FINE BREEZE0000000205482
1786-05-03T20:0010.75-124.13389.326.1VM8479.00NEBNFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000205483
1786-05-04T20:0012.20-125.53389.325.0VM8477.00NEBNFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000205484
1786-05-05T20:0013.23-126.88396.725.3VM8577.50NEBNMODERATECLEAR0000000205485
1786-05-06T21:0014.42-127.78390.027.2VM8581.00NEBN0SQUALLY RAIN1100000205486
1786-05-07T21:0015.83-128.75500.022.2VM8SAW SOME TURTLE.572.00NE0CLOUDY0000000205487
1786-05-08T21:0017.07-129.95509.321.9VM8571.50NEFRESH BREEZESSQUALLY1000000205488
1786-05-09T21:0018.25-130.73620.022.2VM8672.00NEBE0FRESH WEATHER0000000205489
1786-05-10T21:0019.50-131.674019.021.1VM8670.00NEBNA FRESH GALERAIN0100000205490
1786-05-11T21:0019.92-133.13529.321.9VM8771.50NEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000205491
1786-05-12T21:0020.05-134.62529.321.1VM8770.00NEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000205492
1786-05-13T21:0020.15-136.28979.321.7VM8AS YET WE SAW NOTHING OF LOS MAJOS, OR ANY OTHER OF THE ISLANDS AS LAID DOWN IN THIS LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE BY THE SPANIARDS.771.00EASTA FINE BREEZECLOUDY0000000205493
1786-05-14T21:0020.15-138.07979.321.7VM8771.00EASTFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000205494
1786-05-15T21:0020.13-140.029721.9VM8771.50EASTSQUALLYRAIN0100000205495
1786-05-16T21:0019.98-142.178622.2VM8772.00EBNSQUALLYRAIN0100000205496
1786-05-17T22:0020.03-144.03769.322.8VM8873.00ENEFINE BREEZECLEAR0000000205497
1786-05-18T22:0019.95-145.87876.723.6VM8874.50EBNMODERATECLOUDY0000000205498
1786-05-19T22:0019.95-146.73872.624.2VM8875.50EBNLIGHT BREEZECLEAR0000000205499
1786-05-20T22:0020.08-148.03986.723.3VM8874.00EMODERATECLEAR0000000205500
1786-05-21T22:0019.73-149.50762.623.9VM8875.00ENELIGHT BREEZERAIN0100000205501
1786-05-22T22:0019.30-151.67766.723.3VM8874.00ENEMODERATECLOUDY0000000205502
1786-05-23T22:0019.17-153.25769.323.9VM8875.00ENEFRESH BREEZESRAIN0100000205503
1786-05-24T22:0019.43-154.27879.324.7OWHYHEE, NE POINTEBS9VM8876.50EBNFRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000205504
1786-05-25T00:0018.93686.723.3VM874.00ENEMODERATECLOUDY0000000205505
1786-05-26T00:003622.623.9CLOSE IN SHOREVM875.00VARIABLELIGHT BREEZE0000000205506
1786-05-27T00:002482.625.01VM8AT ONE PM CAME TO ANCHOR77.00WSWLIGHT BREEZECLOUDY0000000205507