García-Herrera, Ricardo; Können, Gunther P; Wheeler, Dennis A; Prieto, Maria del Rosario; Jones, Philip D; Koek, Frits B (2010): Meteorological observations during RATTLESNAKE cruise from Table Bay to Madagascar started at 1798-11-16 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.751697, 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: -32.810000 * Median Longitude: 33.631961 * South-bound Latitude: -39.280000 * West-bound Longitude: 15.470000 * North-bound Latitude: -24.720000 * East-bound Longitude: 48.720000
Date/Time Start: 1798-11-16T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1799-01-31T10:00:00
Event(s):
Rattlesnake_17981116_NMM_ADM/L/R57 * Latitude Start: -34.430000 * Longitude Start: 16.950000 * Latitude End: -23.670000 * Longitude End: 43.450000 * Date/Time Start: 1798-11-16T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1799-01-31T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Rattlesnake (Sloop), Voyage: Table Bay - Madagascar, 1st Observer: William Granger (Captain), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 16G 330BM
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 | Landmark | Landmark | Name of first landmark | |||
| 7 | Bearing | Bearing | Bearing of the first landmark | |||
| 8 | Distance to landmark | Distance | arbitrary units | Distance to the first landmark | ||
| 9 | Course | Course | Course of the ship during the past 24 hours | |||
| 10 | Distance | Distance | arbitrary units | Distance travelled during the previous 24 hours | ||
| 11 | 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. | ||
| 12 | 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. | |||
| 13 | Wind force description | Wind force descr | All reported wind forces on this day | |||
| 14 | Precipitation description | Precip descr | ||||
| 15 | State of the sea description | State sea descr | ||||
| 16 | Clearness | Clearness | ||||
| 17 | Gusts | Gusts | 1 If wind gusts are reported | |||
| 18 | Precipitation/Rain | Rain | 1 If rain was reported | |||
| 19 | Fog | Fog | 1 If fog was reported | |||
| 20 | Snow type | Snow | 1 If snow was reported | |||
| 21 | Thunder | Thunder | 1 If thunder and or lightning was reported | |||
| 22 | Hail | Hail | 1 If hail was reported | |||
| 23 | Sea ice | Sea ice | 1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported | |||
| 24 | Comment | Comment | ||||
| 25 | Identification | ID | CLIWOC 2.1 line number |
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Size:
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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 Landmark (Name of first landmark) | 7 Bearing (Bearing of the first landmark) | 8 Distance [arbitrary units] (Distance to the first landmark) | 9 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 State sea descr | 16 Clearness | 17 Gusts (1 If wind gusts are reported) | 18 Rain (1 If rain was reported) | 19 Fog (1 If fog was reported) | 20 Snow (1 If snow was reported) | 21 Thunder (1 If thunder and or lightning...) | 22 Hail (1 If hail was reported) | 23 Sea ice (1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...) | 24 Comment | 25 ID (CLIWOC 2.1 line number) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1798-11-16T00:00 | -33.82 | 362 | 1.0 | LIONS RUMP | SEBE | 16 | WBS, WSW, NW, VARIABLE | PM LIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLE, AM LIGHT AIRS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207480 | ||||||||
| 1798-11-17T11:00 | -33.67 | 16.62 | 269 | 6.7 | WBN | 90.00 | -24 | W, VARIABLE, SW1/2S, WNW | PM MODERATE BREEZES, AM MODERATE | PM CLOUDY, AM CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207481 | ||||||
| 1798-11-18T11:00 | -34.05 | 16.22 | 190 | 9.3 | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE | S78E | 40 | S40W | 31.00 | -24 | SSW, S, VARIABLE, SWBS | FRESH BREEZES | CLEAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207482 | |||
| 1798-11-19T11:00 | -34.10 | 16.63 | 212 | 1.0 | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE | S78E | 37 | S82E | 22.00 | -24 | NW, SWBW | PM MODERATE, AM LIGHT AIRS | PM CLEAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207483 | |||
| 1798-11-20T11:00 | -34.42 | 16.80 | 235 | 9.3 | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE | E | 34 | S24E | 21.00 | -24 | SWBW, S, WBS | LIGHT AIRS, AM FRESH BREEZE | CLEAR WEATHER, AM HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207484 | |||
| 1798-11-21T11:00 | -35.40 | 15.47 | 145 | CAPE LAGULLAS | N80E | 77 | S49W | 86.00 | -24 | S, SSE, VARIABLE, SBE | PM FRESH BREEZES | PM CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207485 | ||||
| 1798-11-22T11:00 | -35.25 | 16.53 | 134 | CAPE LAGULLAS | N81E | 64 | N79E | 53.00 | -24 | S, SBW, SSE | PM FRESH BREEZES | PM CLEAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207486 | ||||
| 1798-11-23T11:00 | -36.08 | 15.92 | 156 | 6.7 | CAPE LAGULLAS | N71E | 82 | S33W | 59.00 | -24 | SEBE, S | PM STRONG BREEZES, AT NOON MODERATE | PM CLOUDY, AT NOON HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207487 | |||
| 1798-11-24T11:00 | -36.87 | 15.53 | 100 | 1.0 | CAPE LAGULLAS | N61E | 87 | S22W | 50.00 | -24 | VARIABLE, SEBE | PM LIGHT BREEZES, AT NOON LIGHT AIRS | PM HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207488 | |||
| 1798-11-25T11:00 | -35.70 | 15.98 | 156 | 6.7 | CAPE LAGULLAS | N75E | 80 | N18E | 74.00 | -24 | SSW, SWBW, S | PM LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMS, AT NOON MODERATE | AT NOON HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207489 | |||
| 1798-11-26T11:00 | -37.27 | 17.68 | 199 | CAPE LAGULLAS | N42E | 68 | S77E | 106.00 | -26 | NW, SW | PM FRESH BREEZES | PM CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207490 | ||||
| 1798-11-27T11:00 | -38.35 | 19.92 | 210 | CAPE LAGULLAS | NE | 72 | S58E | 122.00 | -26 | WBS, NW, NWBN, SWBW | PM FRESH BREEZES | AM SMALL RAIN | PM CLOUDY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207491 | |||
| 1798-11-28T10:00 | -38.70 | 23.02 | 288 | CAPE ST MARYS | N55E | 457 | S82E | 150.00 | -27 | NBW, NWBN, NW | PM MODERATE BREEZES | PM CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207492 | ||||
| 1798-11-29T10:00 | -38.70 | 25.88 | 277 | CAPE ST MARYS | N51E | 417 | E | 141.00 | -27 | SBW, S1/2E, SBE, NWBW | PM FRESH BREEZES | PM CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207493 | ||||
| 1798-11-30T10:00 | -37.22 | 27.30 | 130 | CAPE ST MARYS | N50E | 357 | N67E | 220.00 | -28 | NWBN, SBE, SSE | PM FRESH GALES | PM CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207494 | ||||
| 1798-12-01T10:00 | -37.13 | 28.38 | 129 | 1.0 | CAPE ST MARYS | N50E | 360 | N85E | 98.00 | -29 | S, WBN, WSW, SSE | LIGHT AIRS | CLOUDY WEATHER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207495 | |||
| 1798-12-02T10:00 | -37.90 | 32.40 | 286 | 22.6 | CAPE ST MARYS | N41E | 328 | S71E | 200.00 | -29 | NWBN, NW | FRESH BREEZES, AT 4 STRONG GALES | AT 4 RAIN | AT 4 A HEAVY SEA FROM THE NW | CLOUDY WEATHER | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207496 | |
| 1798-12-03T10:00 | -38.12 | 35.18 | 263 | 19.0 | CAPE ST MARYS | N33E | 300 | S85:30E | 98.00 | -30 | SW, WNW | FRESH GALES | CLOUDY WEATHER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207497 | |||
| 1798-12-04T10:00 | -39.28 | 36.27 | 15 | 1.0 | CAPE ST MARYS | N28E | 310 | S36E | 86.00 | -30 | ENE, N1/2W, NE | LIGHT AIRS | CLEAR WEATHER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207498 | |||
| 1798-12-05T09:00 | -38.92 | 38.97 | 218 | 2.6 | CAPE ST MARYS | N21E | 287 | N80E | 126.00 | -30 | SSW, WSW | LIGHT BREEZES | RAIN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207499 | |||
| 1798-12-06T09:00 | -38.33 | 40.65 | 71 | CAPE ST MARYS | N16E | 267 | N66E | 86.00 | -30 | NE, WNW, SWBS, EBS | PM CALM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207500 | |||||
| 1798-12-07T09:00 | -37.05 | 41.33 | 196 | 6.7 | CAPE ST MARYS | N15E | 238 | N23E | 84.00 | -29 | SW | MODERATE BREEZES | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207501 | ||||
| 1798-12-08T09:00 | -35.93 | 42.25 | 342 | CAPE ST MARYS | N13E | 213 | N34E | 80.00 | -29 | N, NBW, NBE | PM CALM | PM CLEAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207502 | ||||
| 1798-12-09T09:00 | -33.75 | 43.83 | 310 | 6.7 | CAPE ST MARYS | N8E | 167 | N25E | 98.00 | -28 | NW, W, NNW | FRESH BREEZES, AM MODERATE | CLEAR WEATHER, AM CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207503 | |||
| 1798-12-10T09:00 | -31.72 | 44.80 | 267 | 19.0 | SAINT LUCIA BAY MADAGASCAR | N16E | 150 | N21E | 130.00 | -26 | NWBN, WNW | MODERATE BREEZES, AT 9 FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY | CLEAR WEATHER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207504 | |||
| 1798-12-11T09:00 | -29.18 | 45.92 | 312 | 6.7 | ST LUCIA BAY | N15E | 98 | N17E | 158.00 | -26 | NNW | STRONG BREEZES, AM MODERATE | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207505 | |||
| 1798-12-12T09:00 | -28.65 | 46.37 | 300 | 1.0 | ST LUCIA BAY | N15E | 87 | N17E | 35.00 | -26 | NWBN | PM LIGHT AIRS AND CALMS, AM CALM, AT NOON LIGHT AIRS | AM CLEAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207506 | |||
| 1798-12-13T09:00 | -27.33 | 46.08 | 56 | 6.7 | ST LUCIA BAY | N27E | 65 | N19E | 83.00 | -23 | ENE, NEBE, ENE, EBN | LIGHT AIRS, AT NOON MODERATE | CLEAR WEATHER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207507 | |||
| 1798-12-14T09:00 | -26.42 | 46.92 | 362 | 6.7 | ST LUCIA BAY | N27E | 47 | N31E | 64.00 | -23 | VARIABLE | FRESH BREEZES, AM MODERATE | AM RAIN | CLOUDY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207508 | ||
| 1798-12-15T09:00 | -25.08 | 47.30 | 202 | 2.6 | CAPE ST MARYS | N4E | 139.00 | -23 | SW | PM FRESH BREEZES, AT NOON LIGHT BREEZES | PM CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | a trivial correction was made in this observation | 207509 | ||||
| 1798-12-16T09:00 | -24.72 | 47.77 | 114 | EXTREMES OF THE LAND | WBS1/2S TO NBE | -21 | SSE-VARIABLE, SE | PM MODERATE | PM CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207510 | |||||||
| 1798-12-17T09:00 | -24.90 | 48.24 | 148 | 6.7 | EXTREMES OF THE LAND | W1/2N TO N | -21 | VARIABLE, SEBS, SBE | MODERATE BREEZES | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207511 | ||||||
| 1798-12-18T09:00 | -25.08 | 48.72 | 227 | 9.3 | CAPE MONCA | S67:30E | 38 | N67:30E | 39.00 | -21 | SEBS, VARIABLE, WSW | FRESH BREEZES WITH SQUALLS | SHOWERS OF RAIN | CLOUDY | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207512 | ||
| 1798-12-19T09:00 | -27.17 | 46.70 | 123 | 9.3 | CAPE ST MARYS | WBN | 45 | S29W | 125.00 | -23 | SE, SEBS | FRESH BREEZES | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207513 | |||
| 1798-12-20T09:00 | -28.67 | 45.90 | 87 | 9.3 | CAPE ST MARYS | S53:26W | 120.00 | -26 | E, EBN, ESE | FRESH BREEZES | CLOUDY WEATHER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | a trivial correction was made in this observation | 207514 | ||||
| 1798-12-21T09:00 | -28.48 | 44.80 | 362 | 1.0 | CAPE LAGUILLAS | S73W | 430 | N79W | 59.00 | -26 | VARIABLE | PM LIGHT BREEZES, AM LIGHT AIRS | PM CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207515 | |||
| 1798-12-22T09:00 | -28.25 | 43.98 | 188 | 0.0 | CAPE LAGUILLAS | S72W | 420 | N74W | 51.00 | -26 | VARIABLE, SWBS | PM LIGHT BREEZES, AM LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMS | PM CLEAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207516 | |||
| 1798-12-23T09:00 | -27.92 | 43.35 | 199 | CAPE LAGUILLAS | S71W | 420 | N57W | 30.00 | -26 | SW | PM LIGHT AIRS | PM CLEAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207517 | ||||
| 1798-12-24T09:00 | -28.20 | 42.43 | 362 | CAPE LAGUILLAS | S71W | 403 | S70W | 49.00 | -27 | VARIABLE | PM CALM | PM CLEAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207518 | ||||
| 1798-12-25T09:00 | -28.60 | 41.72 | 362 | CAPE LAGUILLAS | S72W | 390 | S57W | 44.00 | -27 | VARIABLE | PM LIGHT AIRS | PM CLOUDY WEATHER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207519 | ||||
| 1798-12-26T09:00 | -29.35 | 40.57 | 52 | 6.7 | CAPE LAGUILLAS | S73W | 367 | S56W | 82.00 | -27 | EBN | PM LIGHT BREEZES, AM MODERATE | PM CLOUDY WEATHER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207520 | |||
| 1798-12-27T09:00 | -29.92 | 38.82 | 52 | 6.7 | CAPE LAGUILLAS | S73W | 330 | S65W | 87.00 | -27 | EBN | PM FRESH BREEZES, AM MODERATE | PM CLOUDY WEATHER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207521 | |||
| 1798-12-28T10:00 | -31.05 | 36.98 | 51 | CAPE LAGUILLAS | S75W | 287 | S54W | 116.00 | -28 | ENE, EBN | PM MODERATE | PM CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207522 | ||||
| 1798-12-29T10:00 | -31.38 | 35.85 | 362 | CAPE LAGUILLAS | S76W | 268 | S71W | 61.00 | -28 | VARIABLE | PM MODERATE | PM CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207523 | ||||
| 1799-01-01T10:00 | -32.27 | 31.05 | 186 | CAPE LAGUILLAS | S75W | 190 | N78W | 66.00 | -28 | SWBS | PM FRESH BREEZES | PM CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207524 | ||||
| 1799-01-02T10:00 | -33.72 | 29.40 | 129 | 6.7 | CAPE LAGUILLAS | S82:30W | 157 | S50W | 106.00 | -29 | SSE | MODERATE | CLOUDY WEATHER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207525 | |||
| 1799-01-03T10:00 | -33.85 | 28.05 | 196 | CAPE LAGUILLAS | S82W | 135 | S83W | 66.00 | -29 | SSW, SW | PM LIGHT WINDS | PM CLOUDY WEATHER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207526 | ||||
| 1799-01-04T10:00 | -35.05 | 26.23 | 362 | CAPE LAGUILLAS | WBN | 120 | S51W | 115.00 | -28 | VARIABLE | PM FRESH BREEZES | PM A HEAVY SWELL FROM THE SW | PM CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207527 | |||
| 1799-01-05T10:00 | -34.97 | 26.03 | 332 | 9.3 | CAPE LAGUILLAS | WBN | 116 | N73W | 17.00 | -28 | WSW, N | PM FRESH BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZES WITH HEAVY SQUALLS | PM CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207528 | |||
| 1799-01-06T10:00 | -34.57 | 26.52 | 231 | CAPE LAGUILLAS | WBS | 125 | N43E | 34.00 | -28 | WSW, WBS | PM STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY | HEAVY RAIN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207529 | ||||
| 1799-01-30T10:00 | -32.12 | 33.65 | 362 | 6.7 | CAPE LAGUILLAS | S77W | 233 | S68W | 118.00 | -28 | VARIABLE | PM FRESH BREEZES, AM MODERATE | PM CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207530 | |||
| 1799-01-31T10:00 | -32.50 | 32.32 | 51 | CAPE LAGUILLAS | S77W | 87 | S71W | 71.00 | -28 | SSW, EBN | PM MODERATE | PM CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 207531 |