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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 Sandwich Islands to Coal Harbour started at 1786-06-14 [dataset]. Nederlands Instituut voor Wetenschappelijke Inform, Amsterdam, Netherland, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.751635, 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
Project(s):
Climatological Database for the Worlds Oceans: 1750-1854 (CLIWOC)
Funding:
Fifth Framework Programme (FP5), grant/award no. EVK2-CT-2000-00090: Climatological Database for the Worlds Oceans: 1750-1854
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 42.166389 * Median Longitude: -153.679444 * South-bound Latitude: 23.170000 * West-bound Longitude: -161.370000 * North-bound Latitude: 59.530000 * East-bound Longitude: -147.030000
Date/Time Start: 1786-06-14T23:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1786-07-19T22:00:00
Event(s):
Queen_Charlotte_17860614_NIWI-F-1576 * Latitude Start: 21.480000 * Longitude Start: -159.000000 * Latitude End: 59.530000 * Longitude End: -151.830000 * Date/Time Start: 1786-06-14T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1786-07-19T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Queen Charlotte, Voyage: Sandwich Islands - Coal Harbour, 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
1 DATE/TIMEDate/TimeGeocode
2 LATITUDELatitudeGeocode
3 LONGITUDELongitudeGeocode
4 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.
5 Wind speedffm/scalculated from the descriptive terms of wind force given in the observations
6 Temperature, airTTT°C
7 LandmarkLandmarkName of first landmark
8 BearingBearingBearing of the first landmark
9 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
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
Size:
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Data

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1 
Date/Time		2 
Latitude		3 
Longitude		4 
dd [deg]
(Wind direction (from which th...)		5 
ff [m/s]
(calculated from the descripti...)		6 
TTT [°C]		7 
Landmark
(Name of first landmark)		8 
Bearing
(Bearing of the first landmark)		9 
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)
1786-06-14T23:0023.17-160.75782.625.6VM81078.00ENELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000205516
1786-06-15T23:0024.48-160.03789.325.0VM81077.00ENEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000205517
1786-06-16T23:0025.45-160.95786.724.7VM81076.50ENEMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000205518
1786-06-17T23:0026.53-161.37786.725.0VM81077.00ENEMODERATE BREEZESRAIN0100000205519
1786-06-18T23:0027.82-161.12916.724.7VM81276.50EBNMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000205520
1786-06-19T23:0028.88-161.001026.724.4VM81276.00EASTMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDYRAIN0100000205521
1786-06-20T23:0030.10-160.68916.726.1VM81279.00EBNMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000205522
1786-06-21T23:0031.07-160.173626.724.4VM81276.00VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000205523
1786-06-22T23:0032.03-159.681706.725.0VM81277.00SSEMODERATE BREEZESRAIN0100000205524
1786-06-23T23:0033.57-158.172179.325.6VM81478.00SSWFRESH BREEZESSQUALLYA HEAVY SWELL FROM THE WESTWARD1000000205525
1786-06-24T23:0034.35-158.5836222.5VM81472.50VARIABLESQUALLYRAIN0100000205526
1786-06-25T23:0035.93-157.5328422.620.6VM81469.00WESTSTRONG GALESSQUALLY RAIN1100000205527
1786-06-26T22:0036.95-156.5030722.617.2VM81463.00WNWSTRONG GALESSQUALLY RAINA HEAVY SWELL FROM W N W1100000205528
1786-06-27T22:0038.23-155.572869.316.9VM81662.50WESTFRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000205529
1786-06-28T22:0038.82-154.223319.313.9VM81657.00NWFRESH BREEZESHAZYA HEAVY NW SWELL0000000205530
1786-06-29T22:0039.52-153.043319.314.2VM81657.50NWFRESH BREEZESA HEAVY NW SWELL0000000205531
1786-06-30T22:0040.62-153.5230919.013.9VM81657.00WNWA FRESH GALETHICK WEATHER0000000205532
1786-07-01T22:0041.52-151.9630919.013.6VM81656.50WNWA FRESH GALETHICK WEATHER0000000205533
1786-07-02T22:0042.80-151.912439.315.0VM8SAW A SEAL AND A LOG OF WOOD1859.00SWFRESH BREEZESFOGGY0010000205534
1786-07-03T22:0044.02-151.8327719.013.3VM81856.00SOUTH-WBSA FRESH GALERAIN0100000205535
1786-07-04T22:0045.03-149.8933319.010.0VM81850.00NWFRESH GALESHAZY0000000205536
1786-07-05T22:0045.45-149.0433319.09.4VM81849.00NWFRESH GALESFOGGY0010000205537
1786-07-06T22:0045.98-147.733338.6VM81847.50NWSQUALLYRAIN0100000205538
1786-07-07T22:0046.23-147.032092.610.0VM81850.00NW-SBWLIGHT WINDSHAZY0000000205539
1786-07-08T22:0047.52-147.4136219.012.2VM82154.00VARIABLEFRESH GALESHAZY0000000205540
1786-07-09T22:0049.63-148.4036219.09.2VM82148.50VARIABLEFRESH GALESFOGGY0010000205541
1786-07-10T22:0051.40-149.021569.38.3VM8PASSED A LOG OF WOOD.2147.00SW-SEFRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000205542
1786-07-11T22:0053.18-148.9722719.07.8VM8PASSED SEVERAL PIECES OF WOOD, AND SOME ROCKWEED.2446.00SSWA FRESH GALE0000000205543
1786-07-12T22:0054.35-147.7831712.38.1VM8SAW SEVERAL FLOCKS OF BIRDS2446.50WNWSTRONG BREEZES0000000205544
1786-07-13T22:0054.92-147.3029412.38.3VM8PASSED A LOG OF WOOD2447.00NW-WSTRONG BREEZES0000000205545
1786-07-14T22:0055.87-147.252722.67.2VM82445.00WSWA LIGHT BREEZETHICK FOG0010000205546
1786-07-15T22:0057.07-148.572496.78.6VM82447.50SWMODERATEFOGGY0010000205547
1786-07-16T22:0058.57-150.222539.38.9LAND (07:00)NWBW8VM82848.00SWFRESH BREEZESFOGGY0010000205548
1786-07-17T22:0058.75-152.213629.38.3VM82847.00VARIABLEFRESH BREEZESFOGGY0010000205549
1786-07-18T22:0058.65-151.233629.38.9BARREN ISLANDSNWVM82848.00VARIABLEFRESH BREEZESHAZYRAIN0100000205550
1786-07-19T22:0059.53-151.833629.38.31VM8MEAN OF THE THERMOMETER IN COOKS RIVER 58,5 DEG.2847.00VARIABLEFRESH BREEZESRAIN0100000205551