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 King Georges Sound to Sandwich Islands started at 1787-08-09 [dataset]. Nederlands Instituut voor Wetenschappelijke Inform, Amsterdam, Netherland, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.751641, 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):
Funding:
Fifth Framework Programme (FP5), grant/award no. EVK2-CT-2000-00090: Climatological Database for the Worlds Oceans: 1750-1854
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 32.150690 * Median Longitude: -139.864483 * South-bound Latitude: 19.920000 * West-bound Longitude: -157.830000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.500000 * East-bound Longitude: -128.170000
Date/Time Start: 1787-08-09T21:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1787-09-10T23:00:00
Event(s):
Queen_Charlotte_17870809_NIWI-F-1576 * Latitude Start: 49.500000 * Longitude Start: -128.170000 * Latitude End: 21.480000 * Longitude End: -159.000000 * Date/Time Start: 1787-08-09T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1787-09-10T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Queen Charlotte, Voyage: King George'S Sound - 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):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Geocode | |||
| 2 | LATITUDE | Latitude | Geocode | |||
| 3 | LONGITUDE | Longitude | Geocode | |||
| 4 | Wind direction | dd | deg | Wind 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 speed | ff | m/s | calculated from the descriptive terms of wind force given in the observations | ||
| 6 | Temperature, air | TTT | °C | |||
| 7 | Landmark | Landmark | Name of first landmark | |||
| 8 | Bearing | Bearing | Bearing of the first landmark | |||
| 9 | Distance to landmark | Distance | arbitrary units | Distance to the first landmark | ||
| 10 | - | - | 1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances) | |||
| 11 | Watch | Watch | Name of the period of 4 hours which is known as a watch or duty on board ships | |||
| 12 | Glasses | Glasses | Number of glasses within a watch; one watch equals 8 glasses | |||
| 13 | Comment | Comment | Life on board | |||
| 14 | Comment | Comment | Other remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields | |||
| 15 | Comment 2 (continued) | Comm 2 | Other remarks | |||
| 16 | Declination | Decl | deg | It 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. | ||
| 17 | Sensor reading | Reading | arbitrary units | Reading of the (outside) air thermometer | ||
| 18 | Wind direction description | Wind dir descr | All reported wind directions on this day. The wind direction is the direction that points to where the wind comes from. | |||
| 19 | Wind force description | Wind force descr | All reported wind forces on this day | |||
| 20 | Present weather | ww | Weather description | |||
| 21 | Precipitation description | Precip descr | ||||
| 22 | State of the sea description | State sea descr | ||||
| 23 | Gusts | Gusts | 1 If wind gusts are reported | |||
| 24 | Precipitation/Rain | Rain | 1 If rain was reported | |||
| 25 | Fog | Fog | 1 If fog was reported | |||
| 26 | Snow type | Snow | 1 If snow was reported | |||
| 27 | Thunder | Thunder | 1 If thunder and or lightning was reported | |||
| 28 | Hail | Hail | 1 If hail was reported | |||
| 29 | Sea ice | Sea ice | 1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported | |||
| 30 | Identification | ID | CLIWOC 2.1 line number |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
Size:
609 data points
Data
| 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 (Life on board) | 14 Comment (Other remarks, that were not ...) | 15 Comm 2 (Other remarks) | 16 Decl [deg] (It is generally accepted by t...) | 17 Reading [arbitrary units] (Reading of the (outside) air ...) | 18 Wind dir descr (All reported wind directions ...) | 19 Wind force descr (All reported wind forces on t...) | 20 ww (Weather description) | 21 Precip descr | 22 State sea descr | 23 Gusts (1 If wind gusts are reported) | 24 Rain (1 If rain was reported) | 25 Fog (1 If fog was reported) | 26 Snow (1 If snow was reported) | 27 Thunder (1 If thunder and or lightning...) | 28 Hail (1 If hail was reported) | 29 Sea ice (1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...) | 30 ID (CLIWOC 2.1 line number) |
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| 1787-08-09T21:00 | 49.50 | -128.17 | 179 | 9.3 | 15.6 | VM | 8 | WE LEARNED FROM THE SHIP AND SLOOP, WHO HAD LEFT KING GEORGES SOUND THE DAY BEFORE, THAT CAPT. PORTLOCK WAS NOT THERE, AND THAT NO FURS WERE TO BE MET WITH. SO AT HALF PAST NINE AM WE PARTED | WITH THEM, THEY STEERING FOR QUEEN CHARLOTTES ISLANDS, AND WE HOME BY WAY OF CHINA. | 21 | 60.00 | SSE | FRESH BREEZES | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205760 | |||||||
| 1787-08-10T21:00 | 47.83 | -129.48 | 336 | 9.3 | 13.9 | VM | 8 | 21 | 57.00 | NW | FRESH BREEZES | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205761 | |||||||||
| 1787-08-11T21:00 | 45.92 | -130.97 | 311 | 9.3 | 13.3 | VM | 8 | 18 | 56.00 | WNW | FRESH BREEZES | PLEASANT WEATHER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205762 | |||||||||
| 1787-08-12T21:00 | 44.37 | -131.98 | 333 | 9.3 | 15.0 | VM | 8 | 18 | 59.00 | NW | FRESH BREEZES | FINE WEATHER | A SWELL FROM THE WESTWARD. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205763 | ||||||||
| 1787-08-13T21:00 | 43.55 | -131.98 | 362 | 6.7 | 17.8 | VM | 8 | 18 | 64.00 | VARIABLE | MODERATE | FINE WEATHER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205764 | |||||||||
| 1787-08-14T21:00 | 43.03 | -132.10 | 362 | 6.7 | 16.9 | VM | 8 | 18 | 62.50 | VARIABLE | MODERATE | CLOUDY | A HEAVY SWELL FROM THE WEST. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205765 | ||||||||
| 1787-08-15T21:00 | 42.50 | -132.27 | 285 | 6.7 | 18.3 | VM | 8 | 15 | 65.00 | WEST | MODERATE | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205766 | |||||||||
| 1787-08-16T21:00 | 41.67 | -132.85 | 362 | 2.6 | 18.1 | VM | 8 | 15 | 64.50 | VARIABLE | LIGHT WINDS | HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205767 | |||||||||
| 1787-08-17T21:00 | 40.13 | -133.43 | 15 | 9.3 | 18.3 | VM | 8 | 15 | 65.00 | NE-NORTH | FRESH BREEZES | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205768 | |||||||||
| 1787-08-18T21:00 | 38.88 | -133.17 | 15 | 9.3 | 18.9 | VM | 8 | 15 | 66.00 | NW-NORTH | FRESH BREEZES | FINE WEATHER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205769 | |||||||||
| 1787-08-19T21:00 | 37.58 | -134.49 | 38 | 6.7 | 20.6 | VM | 8 | 15 | 69.00 | NNE | MODERATE | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205770 | |||||||||
| 1787-08-20T21:00 | 36.12 | -135.82 | 36 | 6.7 | 19.7 | VM | 8 | 13 | 67.50 | NNE | MODERATE | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205771 | |||||||||
| 1787-08-21T21:00 | 34.47 | -136.33 | 58 | 9.3 | 20.6 | VM | 8 | 13 | 69.00 | NE | FRESH BREEZES | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205772 | |||||||||
| 1787-08-22T21:00 | 33.15 | -137.33 | 58 | 9.3 | 20.8 | VM | 8 | 13 | 69.50 | NE | FRESH BREEZES | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205773 | |||||||||
| 1787-08-23T21:00 | 31.65 | -138.47 | 56 | 9.3 | 20.0 | VM | 8 | 11 | 68.00 | NE | FRESH BREEZES | RAIN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205774 | |||||||||
| 1787-08-24T21:00 | 29.58 | -139.45 | 79 | 9.3 | 19.7 | VM | 8 | 11 | 67.50 | ENE | FRESH BREEZES | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205775 | |||||||||
| 1787-08-25T21:00 | 27.62 | -140.13 | 56 | 9.3 | 20.0 | VM | 8 | 11 | 68.00 | NE | FRESH BREEZES | CLOUDY | A SWELL FROM THE N. E. . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205776 | ||||||||
| 1787-08-26T21:00 | 26.20 | -141.13 | 77 | 9.3 | 21.1 | VM | 8 | 9 | 70.00 | NE-ENE | FRESH BREEZES | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205777 | |||||||||
| 1787-08-27T21:00 | 24.95 | -141.92 | 99 | 6.7 | 21.1 | VM | 8 | 9 | 70.00 | ENE-EAST | MODERATE BREEZES | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205778 | |||||||||
| 1787-08-28T22:00 | 24.07 | -143.10 | 99 | 6.7 | 21.7 | VM | 8 | 9 | 71.00 | NE-EAST | MODERATE | RAIN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205779 | |||||||||
| 1787-08-29T22:00 | 23.35 | -144.10 | 54 | 6.7 | 21.9 | VM | 8 | 9 | 71.50 | NE | MODERATE BREEZES | FINE WEATHER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205780 | |||||||||
| 1787-08-30T22:00 | 22.43 | -145.15 | 98 | 22.8 | VM | 8 | 8 | 73.00 | NE-EAST | SQUALLY | RAIN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205781 | ||||||||||
| 1787-08-31T22:00 | 21.73 | -146.22 | 53 | 6.7 | 24.2 | VM | 8 | 8 | 75.50 | NE | MODERATE | FINE WEATHER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205782 | |||||||||
| 1787-09-01T22:00 | 20.90 | -147.60 | 53 | 9.3 | 23.9 | VM | 8 | 8 | 75.00 | NE | FRESH BREEZES | PLEASANT WEATHER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205783 | |||||||||
| 1787-09-02T22:00 | 20.02 | -150.05 | 31 | 23.6 | VM | 8 | 8 | 74.50 | NNE | SQUALLY | RAIN AT TIMES | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205784 | ||||||||||
| 1787-09-03T22:00 | 19.92 | -152.15 | 87 | 9.3 | 24.2 | VM | 8 | 8 | 75.50 | EBN | FRESH BREEZES | FINE WEATHER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205785 | |||||||||
| 1787-09-04T22:00 | 19.93 | -153.72 | 53 | 6.7 | 24.4 | VM | 8 | 8 | 76.00 | NE | MODERATE BREEZES | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205786 | |||||||||
| 1787-09-05T22:00 | 20.07 | -154.68 | 362 | 6.7 | 24.2 | OWHY-HEE, E END | S1/2W | 11 | VM | 8 | 8 | 75.50 | VARIABLE | MODERATE BREEZES | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205787 | ||||||
| 1787-09-06T00:00 | 20.28 | 362 | 27.2 | OFF SHORE | 8 | VM | 8 | AT TWO PM SEVERAL CANOES WITH HOGS AND BREADFRUIT ALONGSIDE | 81.00 | VARIABLE | SQUALLY | RAIN AT TIMES | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205788 | |||||||||
| 1787-09-07T00:00 | 20.22 | 90 | 6.7 | 27.8 | OWHYHEE, S POINT | S50E | VM | 8 | TRADING WITH THE NATIVES | 82.00 | EAST | MODERATE | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205789 | ||||||||
| 1787-09-08T00:00 | 20.25 | 90 | 9.3 | 26.7 | OWHYHEE, S POINT | S | 3 | 1 | VM | 8 | 80.00 | EAST | FRESH BREEZES | CLEAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205790 | |||||||
| 1787-09-09T00:00 | 20.50 | 68 | 2.6 | 27.2 | RANAI, W END | N10W | 15 | VM | 8 | 81.00 | ENE | LIGHT WINDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205791 | |||||||||
| 1787-09-10T23:00 | 21.25 | -157.83 | 54 | 6.7 | 27.5 | 1 | VM | 8 | AT 11 A.M. ANCHORED IN THE BAY, SOUTH SIDE OF WOAHOO, IN EIGHT FATHOMS WATER. | 9 | 81.50 | NE | MODERATE BREEZES | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205792 |