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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 RESOLUTION cruise from New Zealand to Tahiti started at 1773-06-09 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.751741, 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: -35.538358 * Median Longitude: -148.806269 * South-bound Latitude: -46.930000 * West-bound Longitude: -179.830000 * North-bound Latitude: -17.180000 * East-bound Longitude: -132.500000
Date/Time Start: 1773-06-09T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1773-08-15T22:00:00
Event(s):
Resolution_17730609_NMM_BEAGLEHOLE * Latitude Start: -41.900000 * Longitude Start: 174.950000 * Latitude End: -16.800000 * Longitude End: -152.630000 * Date/Time Start: 1773-06-09T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1773-08-15T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Resolution (Sloop, Three Ma), Voyage: New Zealand - Tahiti, 1st Observer: James Cook (Captain), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: LENGTH 110FT 8IN, BEAM 30FT 5IN, DEPTH 13FT 1IN, DISPLACEMENT 461BM; 16 GUNS 6PDS; COMPLEMENT 110. BUILD IN 1770 AT WHITBY, UK. FIRST NAMED DRAKE, THAN MARQUIS OF GRANBY. BESTOWED BY THE ADMIRALITY IN 1772. CAPTURED IN 1782 BY THE FRENCH.
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
Temperature, airTTT°C
CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
10 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.
11 Sensor readingReadingarbitrary unitsReading of the (outside) air thermometer
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 Present weatherwwWeather description
15 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
16 State of the sea descriptionState sea 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:
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Data

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ID
1773-06-09T00:00-42.873384.6S54:30E95.00W-NNWGENTLE GALESPLEASANTSWELL FROM SE0000000210430
1773-06-11T00:00-43.92-179.833074.6S51:30E101.0014NNW-WNWGENTLE GALESGREAT IRREGULAR SWELL0000000210431
1773-06-12T00:00-44.58-178.671419.0S56E89.0014WNW-NFIRST PART GENTLE GALES, LATTER FRESH GALESMIDDLE FOGGYLATTER HAZY0010000210432
1773-06-13T00:00-45.43-176.303072.6S64:15E119.0014N-W, WNWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH GALES, LATTER LITTLE WINDFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS SMALL RAINSWELL FROM NHAZY0100000210433
1773-06-14T00:00-46.03-175.601049.3S40E47.0014W, SW, EFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS LITTLE WIND, LATTER FRESH BREEZESSMALL RAINFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS HAZY, LATTER DARK GLOOMY WE0100000210434
1773-06-15T00:00-46.28-174.632842.6S691/2E43.0014E-S-WFIRST PART MODERATE, REMAINDER LITTLE WINDREMAINDER DRIZZLING RAINFIRST PART CLOUDY0100000210435
1773-06-16T00:00-46.77-173.453292.6S56E51.00WATCH - 173:2W14WSW, NWLITTLE WINDRAIN AT TIMESSWELL FROM NEHAZY0100000210436
1773-06-17T00:00-46.93-172.8213819.0S37E42.0014NE-SEBEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS LITTLE WINDS, LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS CLOUDY, LATTER HAZY0000000210437
1773-06-18T00:00-46.30-172.801496.7NE55.0014SEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS STRONG GALES, LATTER MODERATEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS RAINFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS HAZY0100000210438
1773-06-18T23:00-45.90-170.0814822.6N75:45E89.0013SESTRONG GALES AND SQUALLY0000000210439
1773-06-19T23:00-45.03-168.221936.7ENE84.0013SE-SFIRST PART FRESH GALES, REMAINDER MODERATESWELL FROM SEFIRST PART HAZY, REMAINDER CLOUDY0000000210440
1773-06-20T23:00-44.63-165.7517015.4ENE114.0012SSW-SSEMODERATE GALESIRREGULAR SWELL FROM SCLOUDY0000000210441
1773-06-21T23:00-44.43-164.182714.6N80E68.0012SSE-WBSGENTLE BREEZESVERY HIGH SWELL FIRST FROM S THEN FROM SWCLOUDY0000000210442
1773-06-22T23:00-44.68-162.652604.69.4S77E67.001249.00WSWGENTLE BREEZESPLEASANTVERY GREAT SWELL FROM S0000000210443
1773-06-23T23:00-44.68-161.452812.611.1E51.001152.00WNW, WLITTLE WINDSWELL CONTINUINGFAIR0000000210444
1773-06-24T23:00-43.60-161.62796.7N1/2W65.0011E, ENECALM TILL 4AM THEN BREEZES0000000210445
1773-06-25T23:00-43.05-162.40796.713.1NW48.001155.50ENEVERY HARD GALES AND SQUALLY, 8AM MODERATEHIGH SEA FROM NE0000000210446
1773-06-26T23:00-43.18-162.753519.013.3SW11.001256.00ENE-NNEFRESH GALESREMAINDER FAIRSHOWERS OF RAIN IN THE PMNE SEA CONTINUES1100000210447
1773-06-27T23:00-42.55-162.2310119.012.2N20E42.001154.00EFRESH GALES AND VARIABLESWELL FROM ENE0000000210448
1773-06-28T23:00-42.77-160.67562.6SEBE26.0011WSW, NW, NEMOST PART LITTLE WINDSWELL FROM EHAZY AND CLEAR AT TIMES0000000210449
1773-06-29T23:00-43.12-159.4219119.0S72E71.0011E-SFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS LITTLE WIND, REMAINDER FRESH GALESSWELL FROM ESEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS CLOUDY, REMAINDER CLEAR0000000210450
1773-06-30T23:00-43.12-159.4219119.0S72E71.0011E-SFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS LITTLE WIND, REMAINDER FRESH GALESFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS CLOUDY, REMAINDER CLEAR0000000210451
1773-07-01T23:00-43.12-157.731462.6E74.0011SELITTLE WINDSSWELL FROM SFIRST AND LATTER PARTS CLOUDY0000000210452
1773-07-02T22:00-43.05-156.281794.6N86:30E64.0010SBEGENTLE BREEZESSWELL FROM SFINE0000000210453
1773-07-03T22:00-43.30-155.503594.6S75E58.0010S-W, NBWPM - LIGHT AIRS NEXT TO A CALM, AM - GENTLE BREEZESAM SOME SHOWERSSWELL FROM SSW1000000210454
1773-07-04T22:00-43.97-154.3011119.0S56:1537.0010NE-EBSFRESH GALESSHOWERSSWELL FROM E1000000210455
1773-07-05T22:00-43.17-152.25144NEBE1/2E101.009SEFRESH GALES, AM VERY SQUALLYAM RAINSWELL FROM SECLEAR0100000210456
1773-07-06T22:00-42.12-150.7813219.010.0N43:45E79.00850.00ESE, SEBEFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYSWELL FROM ESE0000000210457
1773-07-07T22:00-41.37-150.201882.6N30E52.008E-SFIRST PART FRESH GALES, REMAINDER LITTLE WINDREMAINDER FAIR0000000210458
1773-07-08T22:00-42.02-148.6230119.0S60:45E80.008S-WNWPM GENTLE BREEZES, REMAINDER FRESH GALES WITH SOME SQUALLSREMAINDER SHOWERS OF RAINSWELL FROM WCLOUDY1100000210459
1773-07-09T22:00-42.67-146.851992.610.0S64:15E90.00850.00WBN-SBWFIRST PART FRESH GALES AND SQULALY, LATTER LITTLE WINDFIRST PART SHOWERS OF RAINLONG HOLLOW SEA FROM SWLATTER FAIR1100000210460
1773-07-10T22:00-43.77-144.2225619.0S60E132.008WSW, NW, WSWFIRST PART MODERATE BREEZES, REMAINDER FRESH GALES ANDS QUALLYSAW A WATERSPOUTREMAINDER SHOWERS OF RAINGREAT SEA FROM WFIRST PART FAIR1100000210461
1773-07-11T21:00-43.57-141.931874.6E7N100.007W, SFIRST PART FRESH GALES, REMAINDER GENTLE BREEZESFIRST PART SOME SHOWERS OF RAINGREAT SWELL FROM WSWFIRST PART HAZY, REMAINDER CLEAR PLEASANT WEATHER1100000210462
1773-07-12T21:00-43.27-140.152104.69.0S78:15E79.00748.25SSWGENTLE BREEZESSWELL FROM SWFAIR0000000210463
1773-07-13T21:00-43.03-139.173224.6N72:15E46.007SSW-NWGENTLE BREEZESGREAT SWELL FROM SWFAIR0000000210464
1773-07-14T21:00-43.03-139.155219.0E43.007NWBN, CALM, NNE-NELIGHT AIRS NEXT TO A CALM, SUCCEEDED BY A BREEZE INCREASING TO FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYGREAT HOLLOW SWELL FROM SWBSLATTER DARK GLOOMY WEATHER0000000210465
1773-07-15T21:00-42.65-137.977519.811.1N20E25.00752.00NE, ENEFIRST PART FRESH GALES, INCREASINGLATTER RAINVERY HIGH SEA FROM NEGLOOMY AND THICK HAZY WEATHER0100000210466
1773-07-16T21:00-41.42-135.9720822.67.8N50E115.00546.00SSWPM CALM, AM STRONG GALESPM FOGGYPM DRIZZLING RAINPRODIGIOUS HIGH SEAAM FAIR0110000210467
1773-07-17T21:00-39.73-133.5320810.0550.00SSWFIRST PART STRONG GALES, LATTER SQUALLYLATTER SHOWERS OF RAINGREAT SWELL FROM SWFIRST PART FAIR1100000210468
1773-07-18T21:00-37.93-133.301854.6N5:30E109.005SSW, SFIRST PART VERY STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, MIDDLE MODERATE, LATTER GENTLE BREEZESFIRST PART SHOWERS OF HAIL AND RAINGREAT SWELL FROM SSWLATTER CLEAR1100010210469
1773-07-19T21:00-36.57-133.121854.6N5E82.005S-WNW, SGENTLE BREEZESSOME SHOWERS IN THE NIGHTSWELL FROM S1000000210470
1773-07-20T21:00-35.37-133.2815119.0N6W72.505SWBS-SEBSFIRST PART GENTLE BREEZES, LATTER FRESH GALESS SWELL PARTLY GONEFIRST PART CLEAR, LATTER CLOUDY0000000210471
1773-07-21T21:00-32.78-133.6212922.6N6W156.005SE, E, SEBEFIRST PART FRESH GALES, REMAINDER STRONG GALES AND SQUALLYREMAINDER RAINGREAT SWELL FROM SEREMAINDER HAZY0100000210472
1773-07-22T21:00-31.10-134.202304.6N16:30W105.005E, ENE, SE, S, SWFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, REMAINDER GENTLE BREEZESSOME SHOWERS IN THE NIGHTFIRST PART HAZY, REMAINDER CLEAR1000000210473
1773-07-23T21:00-29.37-134.20331N104.005WSW-NWBNFIRST PART GENTLE BREEZES, MIDDLE SQUALLYMIDDLE RAINFIRST AND LATTER FAIR0100000210474
1773-07-24T21:00-29.77-135.603436.7S72W77.005NWBN-NNWFRESH GALES INCREASING TO HARD GALE IN THE NIGHT, SQUALLS, NOON MORE MODERATESMALL RAIN, RAIN IN THE NIGHTHAZY0100000210475
1773-07-25T21:00-29.72-136.3032017.2N85:15W37.00563.00NW, N, WBN, NWUNSETTLEDRAIN0100000210476
1773-07-26T21:00-28.88-135.502984.6N45E69.005NBW-WNWGENTLE BREEZESSWELL FROM WCLEAR AND FAIR0000000210477
1773-07-27T21:00-27.88-135.282534.6N11E61.00KENDALS WATCH - 135:40W5NWBW-WSWGENTLE BREEZESSWELL FROM WSWCLEAR0000000210478
1773-07-28T21:00-27.72-135.623544.620.6N62:15W20.00569.00SW, CALM, NBE, NBWPM LITTLE WIND AND CALM, AM GENTLE BREEZESAM PLEASANTSWELL FROM W0000000210479
1773-07-29T21:00-27.50-136.233094.6N61W26.005N-NWBWGENTLE BREEZESSOME SHOWERS IN THE NIGHTSWELL FROM WSW1000000210480
1773-07-30T21:00-27.07-135.25284.6N66E69.005NW-NNEFIRST AND LATTER PARTS GENTLE BREEZES, MIDDLE SQUALLYMIDDLE RAINSWELL FROM WFIRST AND LATTER PART FAIR0100000210481
1773-07-31T21:00-26.32-134.82230N27E51.005NNW-SWFIRST PART GENTLE BREEZES, MIDDLE LITTLE WIND AND CALMMIDDLE MUCH RAINLATTER FAIR AND CLOUDY0100000210482
1773-08-01T21:00-25.02-134.1029819.020.0N64E87.00568.00W-NW, WNWPM GENTLE GALES, REMAINDER FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYREMAINDER DARK CLOUDY WEATHERREMAINDER SOME SHOWERS OF RAINSWELL FROM W1100000210483
1773-08-02T21:00-23.23-134.102304.620.0N107.00568.00NW-SWFIRST PART FRESH GALES, REMAINDER GENTLE BREEZESLONG HOLLOW SWELL FROM WFIRST PART CLOUDY, REMAINDER CLEAR0000000210484
1773-08-03T21:00-22.13-134.102854.621.7N66.00471.00SW, W, WBNGENTLE BREEZESPLEASANTSWELL MUCH ABATEDCLEAR0000000210485
1773-08-04T21:00-21.30-133.803192.623.3NBE1/2E53.00474.00WBN-NWLITTLE WIND, CALM IN THE NIGHTCLEAR0000000210486
1773-08-05T21:00-20.67-132.6031912.325.0N60:30E77.00477.00NWBN, NBW-NWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS GENTLE GALES, LATTER BRISK GALEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS CLEAR, LATTER CLOUDY0000000210487
1773-08-06T21:00-19.77-132.502974.625.6N38E62.00478.00NW, WNWGENTLE BREEZESCLEAR0000000210488
1773-08-07T21:00-18.85-133.43139N58:30W106.004NWBW, SW, VARIABLE, CALM, SEPM LITTLE WIND, 6PM CALM, 8PM FRESH TRADE WIND6PM RAIN, AM SOME SHOWERS OF RAINPM DARK CLOUDY WEATHER, AM HAZY1100000210489
1773-08-08T21:00-18.08-135.9513912.3N72W150.004SEFRESH TRADEPLEASANTFOLLOWING SEA0000000210490
1773-08-09T21:00-17.67-138.1210612.3N79W126.005ESE, EBSFRESH TRADEPLEASANTFOLLOWING SEA0000000210491
1773-08-10T21:00-17.38-139.9310612.3N801/2W106.005ESE, EBSFRESH TRADESOME SHOWERS OF RAIN1100000210492
1773-08-11T21:00-17.30-142.05954.6N871/2W122.005EGENTLE GALESFAIR0000000210493
1773-08-12T22:00-17.18-143.63954.625.6N85:30W90.00578.00EGENTLE BREEZESCLEAR0000000210494
1773-08-13T22:00-17.27-144.9095S86WKENDALS WATCH - 145:20W5E0000000210495
1773-08-14T22:00-17.25-146.6895W0:30N102.00KENDALS WATCH - 147:8W5ELARGE SWELL FROM S0000000210496
1773-08-15T22:00-17.75-148.27851.0S71:45W95.00KENDALS WATCH - 148:34W6EBNGENTLE BREEZES INCLINING TO CALMSPLEASANTSWELL FROM S0000000210497