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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 RAISONABLE cruise from Spithead to Table Bay started at 1797-03-20 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.751677, 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: -6.918108 * Median Longitude: -16.108919 * South-bound Latitude: -35.480000 * West-bound Longitude: -29.730000 * North-bound Latitude: 47.980000 * East-bound Longitude: 17.820000
Date/Time Start: 1797-03-20T13:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1797-06-02T11:00:00
Event(s):
Raisonable_17970320_NMM_ADM/L/R28 * Latitude Start: 50.680000 * Longitude Start: -0.960000 * Latitude End: -34.430000 * Longitude End: 16.950000 * Date/Time Start: 1797-03-20T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1797-06-02T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Raisonable (3rd Rate Frigate), Voyage: Spithead - Table Bay, 1st Observer: Charles Boyles (Captain), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 64G 1376BM
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 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
14 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
15 ClearnessClearness
16 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
17 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
18 FogFog1 If fog was reported
19 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
20 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
21 HailHail1 If hail was reported
22 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
23 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
1408 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 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
14 
Precip descr
15 
Clearness
16 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
17 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
18 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
19 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
20 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
21 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
22 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
23 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1797-03-20T13:0047.98-8.95759.3CAPE FINISTERES15W106S43W150.00-26SE, EBSFRESH BREEZESCLEAR, AT 7 CLOUDY0000000206822
1797-03-21T13:0045.28-11.071009.3CAPE FINISTERES28E56S42W204.00-24SEBEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000206823
1797-03-22T13:0042.68-12.971116.7PORTO SANCTOS15W201S28W175.00-24SEMODERATECLEAR0000000206824
1797-03-23T13:0040.97-13.27121.0PORTO SANCTOS16W167S8W100.00-22NBW, NEBNMODERATE, AM LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMCLEAR0000000206825
1797-03-24T13:0039.70-13.153381.0CAPE ST VINCENTS58E57S4E76.00-22WNW, VARIABLE, NLIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALM0000000206826
1797-03-25T13:0036.52-13.623629.3PORTO SANCTOS31W86S7W192.00-21WNW, N, VARIABLEFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, AT 4 FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, AT 8 FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYAT 4 HEAVY RAIN0100000206827
1797-03-26T13:0033.25-15.28139.3PORTO SANCTOS71W18S23W213.00-21NEBNFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000206828
1797-03-27T13:0032.67-16.0229.3FUNCHALS88W18S44W52.00-21VARIABLE, NBE, NNESTRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, FRESH BREEZESINTERVALS OF RAINHAZY0100000206829
1797-03-28T13:0031.10-17.023529.3PALMAS37W63S28W107.00-19NBEMODERATE, FRESH BREEZESINTERVALS OF RAINCLEAR0100000206830
1797-03-29T13:0029.32-17.0546.7PALMAS26W16S51W72.00-19NNEMODERATE, AT 6 MODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000206831
1797-03-30T13:0028.33-19.00386.7ST ANTHONYS2^W248S72W75.00-18NEBEFRESH BREEZES, AT NOON MODERATECLEAR, AT NOON CLEAR0000000206832
1797-03-31T13:0026.33-21.63286.7NICHOLASS14W202S50W183.00-17VARIABLE, NEFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, MODERATECLEAR0000000206833
1797-04-01T13:0023.27-22.15736.7ST ANTHONYS22W132S9W181.00-17ENE, EMODERATECLEAR0000000206834
1797-04-02T14:0020.05-22.67999.3ST ANTHONYS34W72S9W193.00-14ESEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000206835
1797-04-03T14:0017.40-23.25899.3ST ANTHONYS74W18S23W173.00-12EBSFRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000206836
1797-04-04T00:0017.08686.7ST LUCIASW1/2W8SWBWENEMODERATECLEAR0000000206837
1797-04-05T14:0016.02-25.83446.7ST PAULS3W304S43W86.00-12E, NEBEMODERATECLEAR0000000206838
1797-04-06T14:0013.97-24.923622.6ST PAULS8W264S23W141.00-12EBN, ENE, VARIABLELIGHT BREEZESHAZY0000000206839
1797-04-07T14:0011.42-23.60346.7ST PAULS16W220S26E175.00-11NEMODERATECLEAR0000000206840
1797-04-08T13:009.10-21.25549.3ST PAULS33W196S45E197.00-14ENEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000206841
1797-04-09T13:006.83-20.28326.7ST PAULS42W162S24E144.00-13NEMODERATECLEAR0000000206842
1797-04-10T13:005.28-20.22106.7ST PAULS56W155S3E95.00-13NNEMODERATECLEAR0000000206843
1797-04-11T13:003.88-19.903471.0ST PAULS66W147S12E86.00-13NLIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMS0000000206844
1797-04-12T13:003.03-19.573251.0ASCENSIONS26E243S22E55.00-13VARIABLE, NNWLIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMS0000000206845
1797-04-13T13:002.08-19.133626.7ASCENSIONS26E223S25E63.00-12W, SEBS, VARIABLELIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMS, AT 1 A BREEZE FROM THE WNW0000000206846
1797-04-14T13:002.03-19.173621.0ASCENSIONS26E222S12W5.00-12VARIABLELIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALM0000000206847
1797-04-15T13:000.97-20.053621.0ST PAULSS29W132S42W80.00-12VARIABLELIGHT AIRS0000000206848
1797-04-16T13:00-0.37-20.771236.7TRINIDADS25W442S28W91.00-12VARIABLE, SEMODERATECLEAR0000000206849
1797-04-17T13:00-1.40-21.231231.0TRINIDADS26W420S24W68.00-12VARIABLE, SEMODERATE, MODERATE BREEZES, LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMSQUALLS OF RAINCLEAR, CLOUDY1100000206850
1797-04-18T13:00-2.02-21.323621.0TRINIDADS27W410S8W36.00-12VARIABLELIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLE0000000206851
1797-04-19T13:00-3.15-21.321241.0TRINIDADS28W390S68.00-11VARIABLE, SELIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000206852
1797-04-20T13:00-3.95-21.803626.7TRINIDADS28W368S30W57.00-11SE, VARIABLEMODERATE, AT 6 SQUALLYAT 6 RAINCLEAR0100000206853
1797-04-21T13:00-4.72-22.253626.7TRINIDADS26W337S30W54.00-11SE, VARIABLEMODERATELIGHT RAINCLOUDY0100000206854
1797-04-22T14:00-6.48-22.753626.7TRINIDADS29W317S15W110.00-8SEBE, VARIABLEMODERATECLEAR0000000206855
1797-04-23T14:00-8.65-23.401286.7TRINIDADS31W272S17W135.00-7SEBE, SEMODERATECLOUDY0000000206856
1797-04-24T14:00-10.33-24.351286.7TRINIDADS32W235S29W116.00-7SEBS, SSE, SEMODERATECLEAR0000000206857
1797-04-25T14:00-11.40-25.323622.6TRINIDADS30W205S42W85.00-7SEBS, VARIABLEMODERATE, LIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY, CLEAR0000000206858
1797-04-26T14:00-12.33-26.223626.7TRINIDADS28W173S44W75.00-7VARIABLEMODERATECLEAR WEATHER0000000206859
1797-04-27T14:00-13.30-27.073626.7TRINIDADS26W154S41W77.00-6VARIABLEMODERATECLEAR0000000206860
1797-04-28T14:00-14.03-27.283621.0TRINIDADS27W135S17W44.00-6VARIABLEMODERATE, AM LIGHT BREEZES INCLINABLE TO CALMCLEAR0000000206861
1797-04-29T14:00-14.82-27.633621.0TRINIDADS27W122S23W51.00-3SE, VARIABLELIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALM0000000206862
1797-04-30T14:00-16.50-28.751329.3TRINIDADS24W82S32W118.00-3VARIABLE, SEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000206863
1797-05-01T14:00-18.60-29.731226.7TRINIDADS24W36S24W136.00-2VARIABLE, SEBEMODERATECLEAR0000000206864
1797-05-02T14:00-20.63-29.623621.0CAPE FRIOS76W165S6W123.00-2VARIABLEFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, AM LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALM0000000206865
1797-05-03T14:00-21.52-29.733621.0CAPE FRIOS82W163S13E58.00-2VARIABLELIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALM0000000206866
1797-05-04T14:00-21.95-29.47660.0CAPE OF GOOD HOPES74E923S31E30.00-2NNW, VARIABLE, ENECALMCLEAR0000000206867
1797-05-05T14:00-22.10-29.353621.0CAPE OF GOOD HOPES74E920S37E10.00-2VARIABLELIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALM0000000206868
1797-05-06T14:00-22.33-28.622231.0SAXAMBURGS53E275S71E43.00-2SWBW, SEBE, SWLIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALM0000000206869
1797-05-07T14:00-22.65-27.001766.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES73E830S76E93.00-4SBE, SMODERATECLOUDY0000000206870
1797-05-08T14:00-23.28-25.671996.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES74E802S62E86.00-4S, SBW, SSWMODERATE, AM MODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000206871
1797-05-09T14:00-23.63-25.322101.0CAPE OF GOOD HOPES74E793S46E28.00-4SBW, SSW, SWBSLIGHT BREEZES, AM CALM, AT 12 LIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000206872
1797-05-10T14:00-24.83-24.33411.0CAPE OF GOOD HOPES75E766S34E90.00-4NE, NEBE, NELIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALM0000000206873
1797-05-11T14:00-26.90-22.573226.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES78E721S37E156.00-4WNW, W, NWBNMODERATECLEAR0000000206874
1797-05-12T13:00-27.97-20.902089.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPES79E685S50E116.00-6SW, SWBSFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, AM FRESH BREEZESAM CLEAR0000000206875
1797-05-13T13:00-29.22-18.972539.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPES80E643S53E128.00-6WBN, W, WBSMODERATE, AM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYCLEAR0000000206876
1797-05-14T13:00-29.68-17.131949.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPES81E609S71E100.00-9SBW, SSWFRESH BREEZESHAZY WEATHER0000000206877
1797-05-15T13:00-30.27-15.3519419.0CAPE OF GOOD HOPES81:36E577S69E99.00-9VARIABLE, SBE, SSWLIGHT BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, AT NOON FRESH GALES0000000206878
1797-05-16T13:00-30.90-12.803619.0CAPE OF GOOD HOPES82E531S73E138.00-9NNW, NNW, NESTRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, AM FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYAM RAIN0100000206879
1797-05-17T13:00-31.13-9.9821322.6CAPE OF GOOD HOPES82E481S83E145.00-12SSE, SWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, AT 8 STRONG GALES0000000206880
1797-05-18T13:00-31.22-8.282136.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES82E452S84E88.00-12SSW, SWBW, SWFRESH BREEZES, AT 5 MODERATE BREEZESHAZY0000000206881
1797-05-19T12:00-31.80-6.432551.0CAPE OF GOOD HOPES82E416S70E102.00-15NNW, NNE, WLIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALM0000000206882
1797-05-20T12:00-32.28-4.403006.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES84E387S73E108.00-15SSW, SWBS, NWFRESH BREEZES, AM MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000206883
1797-05-21T12:00-32.57-4.103621.0CAPE OF GOOD HOPES84E382S51E19.00-13ESE, VARIABLELIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALM0000000206884
1797-05-22T12:00-32.33-3.77536.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES84E376N56E21.00-15VARIABLE, SEBE, ENELIGHT AIRS, AT 2 LIGHT BREEZES FROM THE SOUTH, AT MODERATECLEAR0000000206885
1797-05-23T12:00-31.43-2.181639.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPES80E353N58E95.00-17SBE, SSE, SLIGHT BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZESCLEAR, AM HAZY0000000206886
1797-05-24T12:00-31.32-2.051292.6CAPE OF GOOD HOPES81E349S20E19.00-17SE, SEBE, SEBSMODERATE, AM CALM, AT 2 LIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000206887
1797-05-25T12:00-32.530.10296.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES83E311S70E116.00-16NNE, N, NELIGHT BREEZES, AM MODERATE BREEZESHAZY0000000206888
1797-05-26T12:00-33.182.7849.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPES84E261S75E141.00-19NE, NNEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000206889
1797-05-27T12:00-34.135.1246.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES88E221S67E128.00-19NEBN, NNEFRESH BREEZES, AM MODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000206890
1797-05-28T12:00-34.706.82496.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPEN88E192S68E91.00-19NEBE, E, ENEFRESH BREEZES, AM MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000206891
1797-05-29T11:00-35.488.00346.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPEN83E173S61E67.00-22NEBE, E, NEBELIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALM, AM MODERATE BREEZES0000000206892
1797-05-30T11:00-35.189.27346.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPEN84E151N79E63.00-22NW, SBW, NEBEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000206893
1797-05-31T11:00-34.1813.331676.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES86E85N69E144.00-24S, SBE, SBWFRESH BREEZES, AM MODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000206894
1797-06-01T11:00-33.7314.931671.0CAPE OF GOOD HOPES75E61N88E79.00-24S, SEBS, SBWLIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALM0000000206895
1797-06-02T11:00-34.3017.82199.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPES75E11S77E149.00-26ESE, NNE, NEFRESH BREEZES0000000206896