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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 York Factory to Gravesend started at 1799-09-29 [dataset]. Public Record Office, Kew, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.751658, 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: 58.798846 * Median Longitude: -30.811538 * South-bound Latitude: 56.630000 * West-bound Longitude: -64.020000 * North-bound Latitude: 61.320000 * East-bound Longitude: -6.490000
Date/Time Start: 1799-09-29T16:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1799-10-24T12:00:00
Event(s):
Queen_Charlotte_17990929_PRO_BH1_1628 * Latitude Start: 61.320000 * Longitude Start: -64.020000 * Latitude End: 51.490000 * Longitude End: 1.170000 * Date/Time Start: 1799-09-29T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1799-10-24T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Queen Charlotte, Voyage: York Factory - Gravesend, 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
CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
10 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
11 CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
12 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.
13 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.
14 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
15 Present weatherwwWeather description
16 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
17 State of the sea descriptionState sea 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:
477 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)

Course
(Course of the ship during the...)
10 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
11 
Comment
(Other remarks, that were not ...)
12 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
13 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
14 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
15 
ww
(Weather description)
16 
Precip descr
17 
State sea 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)
1799-09-29T16:0061.32-64.0219.3RESOLUTIONSEBE9S74W22.00MIDNIGHT PASSED SEVERAL ISLES OF ICE. 45W-44NE, N, NBE, VARIABLE, NELIGHT BREEZE, FRESH BREEZEFINE AND CLOUDY0000001206283
1799-09-30T16:0060.30-59.912939.3S81E143.00MIDNIGHT PASSED SEVERAL ISLES OF ICE. 45W-45NEBN, NE, VARIABLE, NNE, NNWFRESH BREEZESCLEAR AND CLOUDY0001001206284
1799-10-01T16:0060.13-55.172936.7S74E148.00-45NBW, NNWFRESH BREEZES, MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY THEN FINE0000000206285
1799-10-02T15:0059.45-50.41339S73E152.00-44NNW, VARIABLE, NE, NNEFRESH BREEZE, STIFF BREEZESSHOWERYCLOUDY, CLEAR AND FAIR1000000206286
1799-10-03T15:0058.38-47.221482.6CAPE FAREWELLN63E56S57E117.00-43NEBN, VARIABLE, SSE, S, SBWSTIFF BREEZE, LESS WIND, MODERATE BREEZE, LIGHT BREEZECLEAR, FINE AND CLOUDY0000000206287
1799-10-04T15:0057.03-47.26666.7S1W78.00-35SBE, SSE, VARIABLE, ESE, EBSFRESH BREEZES, SQUALLY, STIFF GALES, MODERATESHOWERSCLOUDY THEN CLEAR1000000206288
1799-10-05T15:0056.63-47.017822.6S20E26.00-35EBS, E, VARIABLE, ESESQUALLY, STRONG SQUALLS, LESS WIND, STIFF GALESRAIN AND SHOWERY1100000206289
1799-10-06T15:0057.38-47.271452.6N11W45.00-35EBS, ESE, VARIABLE, SEBS, SE, SBE, SLESS WIND, MODERATE GALES, LITTLE WIND, LIGHT AIRS, LIGHT BREEZESCLOSESHOWERY1000000206290
1799-10-07T15:0057.67-47.67249N44W18.00-44S, SBW, WNWFRESH BREEZES, STIFF BREEZES, SQUALLY, STRONG SQUALLS, LESS WINDRAIN AND SHOWERYCLOUDY, CLEARING1100000206291
1799-10-08T15:0057.48-44.092916.7CAPE FAREWELLN22E47S85E114.00-35NWBNFRESH BREEZES, MODERATE, MODERATE BREEZESSHOWERYFINE AND FAIR1000000206292
1799-10-09T15:0057.85-40.112736.7CAPE FAREWELLN33W43N80E128.00-42NWFRESH BREEZES, MODERATE BREEZESSHOWERY, SHOWERS OF HAILCLOUDY1000010206293
1799-10-10T14:0058.30-36.172752.6N78E128.00-40NWMODERATE BREEZES, LIGHT BREEZESSHOWERYFAIR, FINE AND CLEAR1000000206294
1799-10-11T14:0058.50-33.09343N82E98.00-40N, VARIABLE, NE, NNELIGHT BREEZES, LIGHT AIRS, FRESH BREEZES, SQUALLYSHOWERS AND RAINFINE, CLOUDY1100000206295
1799-10-12T14:0058.97-27.8166.7N81E165.00-39NNE, N, VARIABLE, NESTIFF BREEZES, SQUALLY, MODERATE BREEZERAIN, SHOWERY, HAILCLOUDY, CLEAR1100010206296
1799-10-13T14:0059.23-22.743126.7N84E157.00-37NEBN, NNE, VARIABLE, NBWFRESH BREEZES, SQUALLY, MODERATESHOWERYA STRONG SEA FROM THE EASTFAIR1000000206297
1799-10-14T13:0058.55-20.621009.3S58E77.00-35NWBN, SEBE, VARIABLE, EBS, SESQUALLY, MODERATE BREEZE, LIGHT AIRS, FRESH BREEZESRAIN THEN SHOWERYFAIR THEN CLOUDY1100000206298
1799-10-15T13:0058.52-19.373256.7S66E43.00-35ESE, VARIABLE, ENE, NNE, N, NMODERATE BREEZE, STRONG SQUALLS, STRONG GALE, LESS WIND, MODERATETHICKRAIN AND HAILFAIR, CLEAR0100010206299
1799-10-16T13:0059.05-15.52122.6WEST BARRAN88E99N79E124.00-33NNW, VARIABLE, NE, NNE, NEBNSQUALLY, STRONG GALES, LESS WIND, MODERATE, STIFF GALERAIN AND HAILCLEARING0100010206300
1799-10-17T13:0059.05-11.811491.0WEST BARRAN88E66E100.00-31N, NNW, VARIABLE, SSTIFF BREEZE, MODERATE, MODERATE BREEZE, LIGHT AIRSSHOWERYFAIR THEN CLEAR1000000206301
1799-10-18T13:0059.98-10.4110422.6WEST BARRAS70E49N47E79.00-31S, SBE, SSE, VARIABLE, SELIGHT BREEZES, FRESH BREEZES, SQUALLY, STIFF GALESRAINCLOUDY0100000206302
1799-10-19T13:0058.92-10.7436215.4WEST BARRAN84E49S6W64.00-31SE, SEBS, ESE, SEBE, VARIABLESTIFF GALES, LESS WIND, MODERATE, MODERATE GALESHOWERYFAIR THEN CLOUDY1000000206303
1799-10-20T13:0059.67-8.81149WEST BARRAS73E32N51E71.00-31SSE, SBE, SLIGHT BREEZES, FRESH BREEZES, SQUALLYSHOWERYCLOUDY, CLEAR1000000206304
1799-10-21T13:0059.73-9.113622.6WEST BARRAS71E35N47W12.00-31SBE, S, SBW, SSE, VARIABLESTRONG GALES, STRONG SQUALLS, LESS WIND, MODERATE, LIGHT BREEZECLOSESHOWERY AND RAINCLEAR1100000206305
1799-10-22T13:0059.22-9.361279.3WEST BARRAS88E36S13W35.00-31S, VARIABLE, SW, SE, SSELIGHT AIRS, LIGHT BREEZES, FRESH BREEZESSHOWERYCLOUDY THEN CLEAR1000000206306
1799-10-23T13:0058.63-8.911270.0WEST BARRAN71E33S22E36.00-31SE, VARIABLE, ESE, SEBE, E, SW, SSEFRESH BREEZES, LIGHT BREEZES, CALMTHICKSHOWERY AND RAINCLOUDY AND CLEAR1100000206307
1799-10-24T12:0058.83-6.4917WEST BARRANE8S84E75.00-28SSE, VARIABLE, EBN, E, ENE, NEFRESH BREEZES, STIFF BREEZESHOWERYCLOUDY THEN CLEAR1000000206308