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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 Gravesend to York Factory started at 1799-07-08 [dataset]. Public Record Office, Kew, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.751657, 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: 59.384074 * Median Longitude: -33.071481 * South-bound Latitude: 57.900000 * West-bound Longitude: -63.900000 * North-bound Latitude: 61.170000 * East-bound Longitude: -5.000000
Date/Time Start: 1799-07-08T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1799-08-04T00:00:00
Event(s):
Queen_Charlotte_17990708_PRO_BH1_1628 * Latitude Start: 51.490000 * Longitude Start: 1.170000 * Latitude End: 61.320000 * Longitude End: -64.020000 * Date/Time Start: 1799-07-08T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1799-08-04T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Queen Charlotte, Voyage: Gravesend - York Factory, 1st Observer: John Turner (1st Officer/Master), Company: Hudson Bay Company
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
--1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances)
10 CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
11 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
12 CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
13 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.
14 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.
15 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
16 Present weatherwwWeather description
17 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
18 ClearnessClearness
19 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
20 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
21 FogFog1 If fog was reported
22 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
23 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
24 HailHail1 If hail was reported
25 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
26 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
491 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)

-
(1 If position is considered t...)
10 
Course
(Course of the ship during the...)
11 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
12 
Comment
(Other remarks, that were not ...)
13 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
14 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
15 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
16 
ww
(Weather description)
17 
Precip descr
18 
Clearness
19 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
20 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
21 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
22 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
23 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
24 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
25 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
26 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1799-07-08T12:0059.33-5.002319.3N64W55.00-28S, W, VARIABLE, WSW, WBSFRESH BREEZES, STRONG SQUALLS, STIFF BREEZE, STIFF GALE, FRESH BREEZERAINCLOUDY AND FAIR, CLEAR0100000206255
1799-07-09T12:0060.48-5.872536.7N21W75.00-28W, WNW, WBNFRESH BREEZE, SQUALLY, MODERATERAIN AND SHOWERYCLOUDY THEN FAIR1100000206256
1799-07-10T12:0060.00-6.372539.3S26W35.00-28WNW, NW, VARIABLE, WBN, WBNLIGHT BREEZES, MODERATE BREEZES, FRESH BREEZESTHICKRAINYCLOUDY0100000206257
1799-07-11T12:0059.92-6.773622.6S60W14.00-28W, WNW, NWBW, VARIABLELIGHT BREEZESHOWERYCLOUDY1000000206258
1799-07-12T13:0059.70-8.62379.3S77W57.00-31W, VARIABLE, NE, ENELIGHT AIRS, FINE BREEZECLOUDY THEN CLEAR0000000206259
1799-07-13T13:0059.08-11.233296.7S73W83.00-31E, VARIABLE, NE, WNW, NBW, NFRESH BREEZES, LIGHT BREEZES, LIGHT AIRS, MODERATE BREEZESSHOWERYFINE AND CLOUDY1000000206260
1799-07-14T13:0058.92-12.273070.0S70W34.00-31N, W, WNW, NW, VARIABLE, NNWLIGHT BREEZES, LIGHT AIRS, CALMSHOWERYFINE AND CLOUDY1000000206261
1799-07-15T13:0058.30-14.203169.3S60W70.00-33N, VARIABLE, NBWLIGHT BREEZES, FRESH BREEZESHOWERSFINE THEN CLOUDY1000000206262
1799-07-16T13:0058.98-15.272486.7N42W49.00-33NNW, VARIABLE, WNW, WBNMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY, CLEAR AND FINE0000000206263
1799-07-17T13:0059.47-16.35579.3N50W44.00-33WBN, VARIABLE, WBS, EFRESH BREEZES, LIGHT BREEZES, CALM, LIGHT AIRS, FINE BREEZESHOWERYCLOUDY BUT FAIR1000000206264
1799-07-18T13:0059.10-19.63106.7S79W103.00-35VARIABLE, SEBE, NEMODERATE BREEZESSHOWERYCLOUDY THEN FINE1000000206265
1799-07-19T14:0058.75-23.9834622.6S83W147.00-37NE, VARIABLE, NBE, NNEFRESH BREEZES, SQUALLY, STIFF GALESHOWERS AND RAINCLOUDY1100000206266
1799-07-20T14:0058.32-28.583446.7S81W146.00-39NNESTIFF BREEZE, MODERATE BREEZECLOUDY0000000206267
1799-07-21T14:0058.28-31.48749.3S89W92.00-39NNE, VARIABLE, ENE, ESEMODERATE BREEZE, LIGHT BREEZE, FRESH BREEZESMALL RAINCLOUDY THEN FAIR0100000206268
1799-07-22T14:0057.90-37.2873S83W186.00-40ESESTIFF BREEZECLOSE AND DARKSMALL RAIN THEN THICK DRIZZLECLOUDY0100000206269
1799-07-23T15:0057.90-40.551612.6CAPE FAREWELLN31W40W104.00-42NEBN, VARIABLE, E, ESE, SSWFRESH BREEZES, LIGHT BREEZESCLOSECLOUDY0010000206270
1799-07-24T15:0058.35-45.75137CAPE FAREWELLN52E42N77W169.00-43VARIABLE, SW, SSW, SLIGHT BREEZE, STIFF BREEZESMALL RAINCLOUDY0100000206271
1799-07-25T15:0059.13-47.503166.7N49W72.00-44SBE, VARIABLE, NW, NNW, NSTIFF GALES, LESS WIND, MODERATE BREEZE, MODERATETHICKRAIN0100000206272
1799-07-26T15:0058.70-49.423162.6S54W73.00-44NFRESH BREEZE, STIFF GALE, MODERATE, LIGHT BREEZECLOUDY AND CLEAR AND FINE0010000206273
1799-07-27T15:0059.17-50.483160.0N49W49.00-44SW, VARIABLE, NW, NLIGHT AIRS, LIGHT BREEZES, CALMCLOSEFINE AND CLEAR0000000206274
1799-07-28T16:0058.83-53.073152.6S76W82.00-45NBE, NNE, VARIABLE, NFRESH BREEZES, LIGHT BREEZESTHICK DRIZZLING WEATHERCLEARING AND CLOUDY0100000206275
1799-07-29T16:0059.40-54.421350.0N55W51.00-45N, SLIGHT BREEZES, CALMCLOSE AND DARKCLOUDY, CLEARING0000000206276
1799-07-30T16:0061.12-58.231809.3N48W153.00-45SBW, SWFRESH BREEZESFLYING FOG AND CLOSECLOUDY THEN CLEAR AND FINE0010000206277
1799-07-31T16:0061.13-61.431912.6RESOLUTIONN79W34N89W93.00-45SWBS, S, VARIABLE, SWBWFRESH BREEZES, LESS WIND, LIGHT BREEZESDARK AND VERY THICK0010000206278
1799-08-01T16:0061.12-62.43902.6RESOLUTIONN73W25S88W29.00-45VARIABLE, SW, NEBE, SEBE, SELIGHT AIRS, LIGHT BREEZECLEARING0010000206279
1799-08-02T16:0060.82-62.85462.6RESOLUTIONN57W23S58W14.0011AM SEVERAL ISLES OF ICE IN SIGHT. 45W-44SE, VARIABLE, ESE, ELIGHT BREEZESTHICK FOGCLEAR THEN CLOUDY0010001206280
1799-08-03T16:0061.17-63.902379.3RESOLUTIONN58W11N52W39.008AM SAW ICE FROM NORTH TO WBS, 11AM ROUNDED THE ICE. 45W-44ENE, E, VARIABLE, WNW, SW, WBNLIGHT BREEZES, LIGHT AIRS, FINE BREEZECLOSECLEAR0010001206281
1799-08-04T00:0061.602706.7EAST BLUFF OF RESOLUTIONNBW214PM 100 ISLES OF ICE IN SIGHT. 45WWNW, VARIABLE, WSW, WBN, WMODERATE BREEZE, STIFF BREEZE, MODERATECLEAR AND FINE0000001206282