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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 Montague Isle to Sandwich Islands started at 1786-08-19 [dataset]. Nederlands Instituut voor Wetenschappelijke Inform, Amsterdam, Netherland, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.751637, 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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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: 43.202561 * Median Longitude: -140.215732 * South-bound Latitude: 20.100000 * West-bound Longitude: -153.330000 * North-bound Latitude: 59.780000 * East-bound Longitude: -127.580000
Date/Time Start: 1786-08-19T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1786-11-30T00:00:00
Event(s):
Queen_Charlotte_17860819_NIWI-F-1576 * Latitude Start: 59.700000 * Longitude Start: -148.400000 * Latitude End: 21.480000 * Longitude End: -159.000000 * Date/Time Start: 1786-08-19T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1786-11-30T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Queen Charlotte, Voyage: Montague Isle - 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:
1935 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)
1786-08-19T00:0059.203622.615.0LANDNEBN81VM8AT HALF PAST SIX WEIGHED AND MADE SAIL59.00VARIABLELIGHT WINDS0000000205558
1786-08-20T00:0059.004514.2VM857.50EAST-NESQUALLYRAIN0100000205559
1786-08-21T22:0059.17-148.40739.312.8VM82855.00NEFRESH BREEZESTHICK RAINY WEATHER0100000205560
1786-08-22T22:0059.25-148.00739.311.9VM82853.50NEFRESH BREEZESSQUALLYA HEAVY SEA1000000205561
1786-08-23T22:0058.95-148.007322.611.7VM82853.00NESTRONG GALESCLOUDYRAIN0100000205562
1786-08-24T22:0059.78-148.331186.711.1MONTAGUE ISLENW1/2W6VM82852.00EASTMODERATE0000000205563
1786-08-25T22:0059.20-147.523622.611.7VM82853.00VARIABLELIGHT BREEZESFOGGY0010000205564
1786-08-26T22:0058.43-146.65972.612.5VM82954.50ENELIGHT WINDSCLOUDY0000000205565
1786-08-27T22:0059.00-145.723626.714.2VM82957.50VARIABLEMODERATECLOUDY0000000205566
1786-08-28T22:0059.15-145.28749.314.4LANDW1/2N12VM82958.00NEFRESH BREEZESSQUALLY1000000205567
1786-08-29T22:0058.22-145.78979.312.8VM82955.00ENEFRESH BREEZESHAZYA HEAVY HEAD SEA,0000000205568
1786-08-30T22:0058.47-144.703629.312.2VM82954.00VARIABLEFRESH BREEZESRAIN0100000205569
1786-08-31T22:0058.45-143.823622.611.9VM82953.50VARIABLELIGHT WINDSCLOUDY0000000205570
1786-09-01T21:0058.90-142.171649.312.2VM82954.00SEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000205571
1786-09-02T21:0058.82-140.733629.311.7VM82953.00VARIABLEFRESH BREEZESSQUALLY RAIN1100000205572
1786-09-03T21:0058.38-139.132439.311.9VM82953.50NORTH-SWBSFRESH BREEZESSQUALLY RAINA HEAVY SWELL FROM THE EASTWARD.1100000205573
1786-09-04T21:0058.53-139.053626.711.9VM82953.50VARIABLEMODERATECLOUDY0000000205574
1786-09-05T21:0058.25-138.733626.712.2VM82954.00VARIABLEMODERATERAIN0100000205575
1786-09-06T21:0058.43-138.601302.611.9VM82953.50EBSLIGHT WINDSRAIN0100000205576
1786-09-07T21:0058.08-137.8036219.011.7VM82953.00VARIABLEFRESH GALESSQUALLY1000000205577
1786-09-08T21:0057.58-137.2036219.011.7VM83053.00VARIABLEFRESH GALESSQUALLY1000000205578
1786-09-09T21:0057.88-138.002209.312.2LANDNEBEVM82954.00SBWFRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000205579
1786-09-10T21:0057.70-137.7036222.612.2VM82954.00VARIABLESTRONG GALESSQUALLY1000000205580
1786-09-11T21:0056.77-137.1236222.611.4VM82552.50VARIABLEHEAVY GALESTHICK WEATHER0000000205581
1786-09-12T21:0056.83-136.659319.011.9LANDNEBEVM82553.50ENEFRESH GALE0000000205582
1786-09-13T21:0056.83-136.6820522.611.1VM82552.00SOUTHSTRONG GALESRAIN0100000205583
1786-09-14T21:0057.10-136.152059.311.4CAPE EDGECOMBEN60E12VM82552.50SOUTHFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000205584
1786-09-15T21:0057.22-136.3836222.614.4VM82558.00VARIABLEA HEAVY GALEHAZY0000000205585
1786-09-16T21:0056.83-136.173629.310.6VM82551.00VARIABLEFRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000205586
1786-09-17T21:0055.25-136.232739.310.3VM82550.50WSWFRESH BREEZESHAZY CLOUDY0000000205587
1786-09-18T21:0053.77-133.883409.310.6LANDVM82551.00NWFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000205588
1786-09-19T21:0051.93-133.283369.312.8VM82155.00NWFRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000205589
1786-09-20T21:0051.10-131.423369.315.0VM82159.00NWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000205590
1786-09-21T21:0050.75-129.833362.614.2TWO ISLANDSN53EVM82157.50NWLIGHT WINDSCLEAR0000000205591
1786-09-22T21:0050.05-128.503596.713.3LANDVM82156.00NNWMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000205592
1786-09-23T21:0049.85-127.873369.313.3WOODY PAINTN69WVM82156.00NWFRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000205593
1786-09-24T00:0049.473620.013.9KING GEORGES SOUNDNE41VM857.00VARIABLE0SQUALLY RAIN1100000205594
1786-09-25T00:0049.573621.011.7NORTH POINT OF THE SOUNDN63W10VM853.00VARIABLELIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000205595
1786-09-26T00:0049.4836222.616.4LANDNW-EVM861.50VARIABLEHEAVY GALESTHUNDER LIGHTNINGRAIN0100100205596
1786-09-27T00:0049.3336211.7EXTREMES OF THE LANDWNW-EBS1VM853.00VARIABLESQUALLYRAIN HEAVY SHOWERS OF HAILA HEAVY SWELL FROM S. S. W.1100010205597
1786-09-28T00:0036213.9POINT OF THE SOUNDN65E8VM857.00VARIABLESQUALLYHAIL RAIN0100010205598
1786-09-29T21:0049.25-127.583149.316.7ENTRANCE OF THE SOUNDN40E11VM82162.00WNWFRESH BREEZESFINE WEATHER0000000205599
1786-09-30T21:0047.88-128.502011.011.9VM82153.50SOUTHLIGHT AIRSHEAVY SWEL FROM NW0000000205600
1786-10-01T21:0047.88-129.732469.314.2VM82157.50SWFRESH BREEZESHAZYA HEAVY HEAD SEA.0000000205601
1786-10-02T21:0046.83-130.172216.713.6VM81856.50SSWMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000205602
1786-10-03T21:0045.68-130.032439.315.0VM81859.00SWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000205603
1786-10-04T21:0044.93-130.773336.716.1VM81861.00NWMODERATE BREEZESFOGRAIN0110000205604
1786-10-05T21:0044.10-131.072212.615.0VM81859.00NORTH-SSWLIGHT WINDSCLOUDYA HEAVY SWELL FROM THE WESTWARD0000000205605
1786-10-06T21:0043.12-130.871989.313.9VM81857.00SOUTHFRESH BREEZESRAIN0100000205606
1786-10-07T21:0043.08-131.9836212.313.6VM81856.50VARIABLESTRONG BREEZESFOGGY0010000205607
1786-10-08T21:0042.57-131.3723213.3VM81856.00SWBSSQUALLYLIGHTNINGRAIN0100100205608
1786-10-09T21:0041.97-131.1021815.0VM81559.00SSWSQUALLYRAINA HEAVY SWELL FROM THE WESTWARD.0100000205609
1786-10-10T21:0040.55-131.2321819.015.3VM81559.50SSWFRESH GALESSQUALLY1000000205610
1786-10-11T21:0039.43-131.373629.315.8VM81560.50VARIABLEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000205611
1786-10-12T21:0038.72-131.0021819.017.8VM81564.00SSWA FRESH GALERAIN0100000205612
1786-10-13T21:0037.03-132.4330519.017.2VM81263.00WNWA FRESH GALERAINA SWELL FROM W. S. W.0100000205613
1786-10-14T21:0036.53-133.873069.316.9VM8SEVERAL SHARKS ROUND THE SHIP1362.50WNWFRESH BREEZES0000000205614
1786-10-15T21:0035.95-133.331712.619.4VM81367.00SSELIGHT WINDS0000000205615
1786-10-16T21:0036.07-133.751936.719.7VM81367.50SOUTHMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000205616
1786-10-17T21:0035.90-135.233622.620.6VM81369.00VARIABLELIGHT WINDSRAIN0100000205617
1786-10-18T21:0034.67-136.10136.720.0VM81368.00NORTHMODERATEHAZYRAIN0100000205618
1786-10-19T21:0034.47-136.853629.319.4VM81367.00VARIABLEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000205619
1786-10-20T21:0034.38-138.421829.320.0VM81368.00SBEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000205620
1786-10-21T21:0034.22-141.001939.321.7VM81371.00SOUTHFRESH BREEZESSQUALLY1000000205621
1786-10-22T21:0034.00-141.101939.322.2VM81372.00SOUTHFRESH BREEZESSQUALLY1000000205622
1786-10-23T21:0033.70-142.201719.321.9VM81371.50SSEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDYRAIN0100000205623
1786-10-24T22:0033.35-143.031486.721.7VM81371.00SEMODERATEHAZY0000000205624
1786-10-25T22:0033.00-143.601719.321.7VM81371.00SSEA FINE BREEZECLOUDYRAIN0100000205625
1786-10-26T22:0032.65-143.831719.321.7VM81371.00SSEA FINE BREEZECLOUDYRAIN0100000205626
1786-10-27T22:0032.45-145.451699.321.9VM81171.50SSEFRESH BREEZESFINE WEATHER0000000205627
1786-10-28T22:0032.05-144.971466.723.3VM81174.00SEMODERATECLOUDY0000000205628
1786-10-29T22:0031.08-146.071249.322.2VM81172.00ESEA FINE BREEZECLOUDY0000000205629
1786-10-30T22:0029.80-146.101469.322.5VM81172.50SEFRESH BREEZESLIGHTNING0000100205630
1786-10-31T22:0029.08-147.981469.321.7VM81171.00SEFRESH BREEZESSQUALLY1000000205631
1786-11-01T22:0028.28-148.701016.722.8VM81173.00EASTMODERATECLOUDYRAIN0100000205632
1786-11-02T22:0027.30-149.401119.322.2VM81072.00EBSFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000205633
1786-11-03T22:0026.10-149.471009.323.1VM81073.50EASTFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000205634
1786-11-04T22:0024.93-150.00899.322.8VM81073.00EBNFRESH BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHER0000000205635
1786-11-05T22:0024.53-150.451232.622.8VM81073.00ESELIGHT WINDSCLOUDY0000000205636
1786-11-06T22:0024.05-150.583629.321.9VM81071.50VARIABLEFRESH BREEZESRAIN0100000205637
1786-11-07T22:0023.25-151.301456.721.4VM81070.50SEMODERATECLOUDY0000000205638
1786-11-08T22:0023.02-151.221901.022.2VM81072.00SOUTHLIGHT AIRSRAIN0100000205639
1786-11-09T22:0022.90-151.4036222.624.4VM8CAUGHT SOME DOLPHINS.1076.00VARIABLESTRONG GALESSQUALLY1000000205640
1786-11-10T22:0022.58-151.0036224.7VM81076.50VARIABLELIGHTNINGHEAVY SQUALLS, RAIN1100100205641
1786-11-11T22:0022.08-151.1736219.023.9VM8875.00VARIABLEFRESH GALESSQUALLY RAIN1100000205642
1786-11-12T22:0021.50-152.073626.725.0VM8877.00VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZESA SWELL FROM THE S. E.0000000205643
1786-11-13T22:0020.60-151.98316.723.9VM8875.00NNEMODERATE BREEZESFINE WEATHER0000000205644
1786-11-14T22:0020.10-152.07986.724.2VM8CAUGHT A LARGE SHARK.875.50EASTMODERATE BREEZES0000000205645
1786-11-15T22:0020.12-153.33762.626.1LAND (17:00)WSW13VM8879.00ENELIGHT WINDSCLEAR0000000205646
1786-11-16T22:00-155.181136.726.7CLOSE IN SHORE1VM880.00ESEMODERATECLOSE IN SHORE0000000205647
1786-11-17T00:0020.183621.027.2SHORE31VM8IN ORIGINAL AIR TEMP = 91DEGREES FAHRENHEIT81.00VARIABLELIGHT AIRS0000000205648
1786-11-18T00:0020.132251.026.7MOWEENVM880.00SE-SWLIGHT AIRS0000000205649
1786-11-19T00:0036222.628.9OWHYHEE, SW ENDSBWVM884.00VARIABLESTRONG GALESCLOUDY LIGHTNING THUNDERRAIN0100100205650
1786-11-20T00:0020.873159.323.9VM875.00WSW-NWFRESH BREEZESSQUALLY LIGHTNING AROUND1000100205651
1786-11-21T00:0021.1724812.326.7MOWEE, EXTREMESS15E-S60WVM880.00WSWSTRONG BREEZESSQUALLY1000000205652
1786-11-22T00:0021.203620.023.3MOWEE, W ENDS65WVM874.00VARIABLE0SQUALLY RAINY WEATHER1110000205653
1786-11-23T00:0021.50682.625.6MOROTOI, S ENDS8E6VM878.00ENELIGHT WINDSCLOUDY0000000205654
1786-11-24T00:0021.552039.326.1MOWEE, E ENDS25EVM879.00SSWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000205655
1786-11-25T00:0021.473622.625.8MOWEE, E ENDSE5VM878.50VARIABLELIGHT WINDSCLEAR0000000205656
1786-11-26T00:0021.422036.726.1MOWEE, E ENDS20E9VM879.00SSWMODERATEHAZY0000000205657
1786-11-27T00:0021.5322525.8MOROTOI, SE ENDS24WVM878.50SWSQUALLYLIGHTNINGRAIN0100100205658
1786-11-28T00:0021.353626.725.0MOROTOI, BLUFF HEADSWBW14VM877.00VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZESFINE WEATHER0000000205659
1786-11-29T00:0021.43902.626.1WAHOO, E ENDWSW10VM879.00ELIGHT WINDSCLOUDY0000000205660
1786-11-30T00:0021.3336226.4MOROTOI, W ENDS45EVM8FROM THIS TO THE 15TH OF MARCH 1787, THE MEAN OF THE THERMOMETER 75 DEG.79.50VARIABLE0000000205661