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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 RAINBOW cruise from Bermuda to Spithead started at 1771-08-29 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.751672, 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: 43.533750 * Median Longitude: -39.923750 * South-bound Latitude: 33.100000 * West-bound Longitude: -63.130000 * North-bound Latitude: 50.180000 * East-bound Longitude: -15.110000
Date/Time Start: 1771-08-29T16:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1771-10-07T13:00:00
Event(s):
Rainbow_17710829_NMM_ADM/L/R13 * Latitude Start: 32.180000 * Longitude Start: -63.300000 * Latitude End: 50.680000 * Longitude End: -0.960000 * Date/Time Start: 1771-08-29T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1771-10-07T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Rainbow (5th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Bermuda - Spithead, 1st Observer: Thomas Collingwood (Captain), 2nd Observer: Charles Warren (2nd Officer/Lieutenant), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 44G. 814BM
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 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.
12 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.
13 Current direction descriptionCur dir descrDirection of the current. This direction points to where the current is flowing towards to.
14 Current speed descriptionV descr
15 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
16 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
17 ClearnessClearness
18 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
19 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
20 FogFog1 If fog was reported
21 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
22 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
23 HailHail1 If hail was reported
24 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
25 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
758 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 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
12 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
13 
Cur dir descr
(Direction of the current. Thi...)
14 
V descr
15 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
16 
Precip descr
17 
Clearness
18 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
19 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
20 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
21 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
22 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
23 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
24 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
25 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1771-08-29T16:0033.10-63.131992.6BERMUDASS68W35N68E105.00-4SSWLITTLE WINDCLOUDY0000000206631
1771-08-30T16:0034.07-61.802316.7BERMUDASS60W69N53E100.00-5SWBWMODERATECLOUDY0000000206632
1771-08-31T16:0034.47-61.032316.7BERMUDASS58W80N57E50.00-5SWBWMODERATECLOUDY0000000206633
1771-09-01T16:0035.35-61.033622.6BERMUDASS51W88N6W53.00-5VARIABLELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000206634
1771-09-02T16:0035.87-60.98746.7BERMUDASS41:40W98N5E27.00-5EBNMODERATECLOUDY0000000206635
1771-09-03T16:0035.90-59.903621.0BERMUDASS49110N87E22.00-5VARIABLELIGHT AIRSFAIR0000000206636
1771-09-04T16:0036.22-58.932431.0BERMUDASS21W126N68E51.00-5WSWLIGHT AIRSFAIR0000000206637
1771-09-05T16:0037.13-56.461966.7BERMUDASS55W157N65E130.00-7SSWMODERATECLOUDY0000000206638
1771-09-06T16:0038.12-54.532146.7BERMUDASS55W203N57E109.00-11SWMODERATECLOUDY0000000206639
1771-09-07T16:0038.48-53.133276.7BERMUDASS57W225N70E65.00-11NNWMODERATECLOUDY0000000206640
1771-09-08T15:0038.82-52.303596.7BERMUDASS56W239N73:30E72.00-12NBEMODERATECLEAR0000000206641
1771-09-09T15:0038.88-51.113031.0BERMUDASS61W259N85E66.00-12NWLIGHT AIRSFAIR0000000206642
1771-09-10T15:0039.87-50.81441.0BERMUDASS57W275N17E60.00-12NEBEWNW5LIGHT AIRSFAIR0000000206643
1771-09-11T15:0040.45-50.351121.0BERMUDASS55W282N25E26.00-12SEBELIGHT AIRSFAIR0000000206644
1771-09-12T15:0041.93-48.211126.7BERMUDASS54W326N56E156.00-12SEBEMODERATEFAIR0000000206645
1771-09-13T15:0043.12-46.2518619.0BERMUDASS52:21W360N59E137.00-17SSWFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000206646
1771-09-14T15:0043.23-45.71842.6BERMUDASS54W371N78E31.00-17VARIABLE, EBSLITTLE WINDSCLOUDY0000000206647
1771-09-15T15:0043.62-45.26966.7BERMUDASS53:48W380N48E38.00-17EBS, E, ESEMODERATEFAIR0000000206648
1771-09-16T15:0043.72-42.433626.7BERMUDASS55W406N86E86.00-18SBW, SW, VARIABLEMODERATECLOUDY0000000206649
1771-09-17T15:0043.27-41.51506.7BERMUDASS58W429S62E52.00-18NE, NEBN, ENEMODERATECLOUDY0000000206650
1771-09-18T15:0043.57-41.41611.0BERMUDASS57W436N17E19.00-18VARIABLE, EBNLIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000206651
1771-09-19T15:0044.57-39.411172.6BERMUDASS56:40W460N45E85.00-18ESE, SEBS, SELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000206652
1771-09-20T14:0045.55-37.381859.3BERMUDASS56W506N64E134.00-18SSE, SSWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000206653
1771-09-21T14:0046.07-34.832416.7BERMUDASS55W534N74E112.00-18SW, WBSSTRONGMODERATEHAZY0000000206654
1771-09-22T14:0047.07-30.802296.7BERMUDASS60:4W590N70E176.00-19WBS, WSWMODERATEHAZY0000000206655
1771-09-23T14:0047.67-27.612599.3BERMUDASS62W632N75E129.00-22SSW, W, WBNFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000206656
1771-09-24T14:0048.02-26.63126.7BERMUDASS61W656N65E52.00-22NNE, NEBNMODERATEHAZY0000000206657
1771-09-25T14:0049.02-23.902269.3BERMUDASS61W692N60E123.00-22WNW, W, WSWFRESH BREEZESRAIN0100000206658
1771-09-26T14:0050.18-23.551249.3BERMUDASS63W712N11E72.00-22ESE, SE, SEBSFRESH BREEZESFAIR0000000206659
1771-09-27T14:0049.40-24.1011319.0LIZARDN87:20E214S19W50.00-22SEBS, SEFRESH GALESHAZY0000000206660
1771-09-28T14:0049.93-23.9336219.0LIZARDN89E201N29E36.00-22SE, SEBS, VARIABLEFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000206661
1771-09-29T14:0049.30-24.4111319.0LIZARDN86:50E229S38W48.00-22SEBS, SSE, SEFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000206662
1771-09-30T14:0050.00-24.211022.6LIZARDE241N8W44.00-22SE, VARIABLE, SEBELIGHT WINDS AND VARIABLE0000000206663
1771-10-01T14:0049.42-23.956819.0LIZARDN87:17E230S25E39.00-22ESE, EFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY0000000206664
1771-10-02T14:0049.30-23.76362LIZARDN86:43E220N10E67.00-22E, EBS, VARIABLESQUALLYSHOWERS OF RAIN1100000206665
1771-10-03T14:0049.12-24.08576.7LIZARDN85:52E231NNW50.00-22E, EBNMODERATECLOUDY0000000206666
1771-10-04T14:0048.77-23.1616.7LIZARDN85:30E220S60E50.00-22NEBE, SSW, NNEMODERATECLOUDY0000000206667
1771-10-05T13:0049.32-21.761476.7LIZARDN86:19E197N62E7.00-22EBS, SEBE, SBEMODERATECLOUDY0000000206668
1771-10-06T13:0049.58-18.1019219.0LIZARDN87:16E143E1/2N163.00-22SBW, SSW, SWBSFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY0000000206669
1771-10-07T13:0049.87-15.1120319.0LIZARDE81E1/2N180.00-22WSW-SWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY0000000206670