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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 ROMNEY cruise from Bombay to St. Helena started at 1802-11-28 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.751787, 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: -13.423000 * Median Longitude: 38.442000 * South-bound Latitude: -35.430000 * West-bound Longitude: -3.720000 * North-bound Latitude: 17.800000 * East-bound Longitude: 70.920000
Date/Time Start: 1802-11-28T07:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1803-01-26T12:00:00
Event(s):
Romney_18021128_NMM_ADM/L/R205 * Latitude Start: 18.500000 * Longitude Start: 72.820000 * Latitude End: -15.890000 * Longitude End: -5.750000 * Date/Time Start: 1802-11-28T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1803-01-26T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Romney (4th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Bombay - St Helena, 1st Observer: Henry Davis (Captain), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 50G 1028BM
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 Present weatherwwWeather description
17 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
18 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
19 ClearnessClearness
20 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
21 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
22 FogFog1 If fog was reported
23 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
24 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
25 HailHail1 If hail was reported
26 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
27 CommentComment
28 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
1172 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 
ww
(Weather description)
17 
Precip descr
18 
State sea descr
19 
Clearness
20 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
21 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
22 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
23 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
24 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
25 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
26 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
27 
Comment
28 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1802-11-28T07:0017.8070.923256.7SOCOTRA, E-ENDS65W345S60W125.00-1VARIABLE, NWBW, E, VARIABLE, NWBNLIGHT BREEZES, MODERATE, MODERATE BREEZESFINE PLEASANT WEATHERHAZY0000000213163
1802-11-29T07:0016.7768.723626.7SOCOTRA, E-ENDS70W295S63W139.00-1NNE, NEBN, VARIABLELIGHT BREEZES, MODERATECLOUDY, HAZY0000000213164
1802-11-30T08:0015.6266.673246.7SOCOTRA, E-ENDS76W263S60W129.00-2N, NNW, NWBNMODERATE BREEZES, LIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLE, MODERATEFINE, CLOUDYCLOUDY0000000213165
1802-12-01T08:0014.5564.72212.6SOCOTRA, E-ENDS78W214S60W133.00-2N, VARIABLE, NNEMODERATE BREEZES, MODERATE, LIGHT BREEZESFINECLOUDY0000000213166
1802-12-02T08:0013.3562.63216.7SOCOTRA, E-ENDS83W170S59W135.00-2N, NNEMODERATE, MODERATE BREEZESFINECLOUDY0000000213167
1802-12-03T08:0011.8060.4279.3SOCOTRA, E-ENDN79W130S53W155.00-4NBEMODERATE BREEZES, FRESH BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHERCLOUDY0000000213168
1802-12-04T08:009.9257.9279.3SOCOTRA, E-ENDN59W130S53W197.00-4NE, NNE, NBEMODERATE, FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000213169
1802-12-05T08:007.8555.37176.7SOCOTRA, E-ENDS63W142S49W204.00-6N, VARIABLE, NBW, NEBE, NNEFRESH BREEZES, MODERATECLOUDY0000000213170
1802-12-06T08:005.8053.17166.7SOCOTRA, E-ENDS70W85S46W186.00-7NNE, NBW, N, NE, NNEMODERATE BREEZES, FRESH BREEZES, MODERATECLOUDY, DARK CLOUDY WEATHER, CLEAR0000000213171
1802-12-07T09:004.0751.403516.7SOCOTRA, E-ENDN81W46S39W182.00-9NNW, NNE, NEBN, NMODERATE, MODERATE BREEZESFINE PLEASANT WEATHERCLOUDY0000000213172
1802-12-08T09:003.0250.523622.6CAPE DELGADOS37W321S34W97.00-9NNE, NEBN, VARIABLEMODERATE, LIGHT BREEZES, LIGHT AIRS, LIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY, CLEAR0000000213173
1802-12-09T09:002.3349.87582.6CAPE DELGADOS36W300S34W51.00-10NE, E, VARIABLE, ENELIGHT AIRS, LIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000213174
1802-12-10T09:001.6749.33802.6CAPE DELGADOS35W290S23W48.00-10NE, ELIGHT AIRS, LIGHT AIRS, LIGHT BREEZESFINE PLEASANT WEATHERCLOUDY0000000213175
1802-12-11T09:000.4548.62352.6CAPE DELGADOS34W262S23W81.00-10ENE, NELIGHT AIRS, LIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY, CLEAR0000000213176
1802-12-12T09:00-1.3748.48586.7CAPE DELGADOS36W230S26W92.00-10SEBE, E, ENELIGHT BREEZES, LIGHT AIRS, LIGHT BREEZES, MODERATE BREEZESCLEAR, CLOUDY, CLEAR0000000213177
1802-12-13T09:00-2.7848.75341.0CAPE DELGADOS46W215S36W69.00-11E, NNE, VARIABLE, NESET TO SVERY STRONGLIGHT AIRS, LIGHT BREEZES, LIGHT AIRSCLOUDY, CLEAR0000000213178
1802-12-14T09:00-3.6248.50791.0CAPE DELGADOS49W198S39W46.00-11VARIABLE, ELIGHT AIRS, LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMS, LIGHT AIRSHAZY, CLOUDY, CLEAR0000000213179
1802-12-15T09:00-4.2347.83682.6CAPE DELGADOS49W185S46W63.00-11S, EBNLIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLE, LIGHT BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHERCLOUDY, CLEAR0000000213180
1802-12-16T09:00-4.9747.271331.0CAPE DELGADOS51W167S36W61.00-13E, VARIABLE, E, SEBSLIGHT AIRS, LIGHT BREEZES, LIGHT AIRSFINECLOUDY, CLEAR0000000213181
1802-12-17T09:00-5.8546.533622.6CAPE DELGADOS52W143S35W63.00-13VARIABLE, ESE, VARIABLELIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMS, LIGHT BREEZES, MODERATE, LIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000213182
1802-12-18T09:00-6.9745.651336.7CAPE DELGADOS54W118S35W77.00-13NE, VARIABLE, SEBSLIGHT AIRS, LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMS, LIGHT BREEZES, MODERATE, MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation213183
1802-12-19T09:00-8.4745.053621.0NW PT OF COMORAS33W70S22W93.00-15EBN, VARIABLELIGHT BREEZES, MODERATE, LIGHT AIRSCLOUDY, CLEAR0000000213184
1802-12-20T09:00-9.4044.58986.7NW PT OF COMORAS38W80S18W58.00-15VARIABLE, ESELIGHT AIRS, LIGHT BREEZES, MODERATECLOUDY, CLEAR0000000213185
1802-12-21T09:00-10.2044.123621.0NW PT OF COMORAS50W29S43.00-15SE, VARIABLE, EBS, VARIABLELIGHT BREEZES, LIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLE, LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMSHOT SULTRY WEATHERHAZY0000000213186
1802-12-22T09:00-10.7243.333621.0COMORAS8W9-15EBS, VARIABLE, NE, VARIABLELIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMS, CALM, LIGHT AIRSCLEAR, HAZY, CLEAR0000100213187
1802-12-23T09:00-11.9542.92196.7COMORAN42E-15ENE, NBE, NE, NEBNLIGHT BREEZES, MODERATECLOUDY0000000213188
1802-12-24T09:00-14.3342.783436.7JUAN DEKOVAS4W55S3W154.00-17NNW, NEBN, NNE, NMODERATE, MODERATE BREEZES, MODERATECLOUDY, HAZY, HEAVY CLOUDS, CLOUDY0000100213189
1802-12-25T09:00-16.5242.253066.7JUAN DEKOVAS32E13S25W149.00-20NNE, NE, NBW, NWBNMODERATE BREEZES, MODERATE, LIGHT BREEZES, MODERATEFINECLOUDY0000100213190
1802-12-26T09:00-17.7741.023629.3EUROPA ROCKSS13W77S8W70.00-22NW, W, NWBN, WNW, VARIABLELIGHT BREEZES, CALM, SQUALLY, FRESH BREEZESHEAVY SWELLDARK CLOUDY WEATHER, CLOUDY0000100213191
1802-12-27T09:00-18.2342.082486.7EUROPA ROCKSS28W26S17E56.00-22WBS, SWBW, VARIABLE, WLIGHT BREEZES, LIGHT AIRS, MODERATECLOUDY, CLEAR0000000213192
1802-12-28T09:00-17.7341.683621.0EUROPA ROCKSS30W87S12W29.00-22WBS, W1/2S, VARIABLELIGHT BREEZES, LIGHT AIRS, LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMSCLOUDY0000100213193
1802-12-29T09:00-17.4742.153186.7EUROPA ROCKSS25W89S37W47.00-20VARIABLE, WNW, NNE, NNWLIGHT AIRS, CALM, LIGHT AIRS, MODERATECLOUDY, THICK HAZY WEATHER, CLEAR0000000213194
1802-12-30T09:00-18.0540.623382.6EUROPA ROCKSS7W70S57W78.00-22NW1/2N, VARIABLE, ENE, EBN, NBW, NMODERATE, LIGHT AIRS, LIGHT AIRS, LIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY, CLEAR0000100213195
1802-12-31T09:00-19.0540.083621.0EUROPA ROCKSS2E40S55W66.00-22NNW, W1/2N, SBW, VARIABLELIGHT AIRS, CALM, FRESH BREEZES, MODERATE, LIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000100213196
1803-01-01T09:00-19.5939.401130.0EUROPA ROCKSS21E41S71W54.00-22VARIABLE, SWBS, S, SELIGHT AIRS, MODERATE BREEZES, LIGHT BREEZES, CALMCLOUDY, HAZY, CLOUDY0000000213197
1803-01-02T09:00-20.1339.202591.0EUROPA ROCKSS34E33S37W43.00-22VARIABLE, SBE, WBNCALM, LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMSCLOUDY, HAZY0000000213198
1803-01-03T09:00-20.7238.5716.7EUROPA ROCKSS73E30S27W43.00-22SEBS, SE, NE, NNE, NNECALM, LIGHT AIRS, LIGHT BREEZES, LIGHT AIRS, MODERATESULTRYCLOUDY0000000213199
1803-01-04T09:00-21.2837.8512.6EUROPA ROCKSS84E44S25W79.00-22NNW, VARIABLE, SEBS, E, NNELIGHT BREEZES, LIGHT AIRS, LIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000213200
1803-01-05T10:00-23.0236.75876.7CAPE CORIENTESS7W12S14W94.00-26NNW, EBN, SEBE, ESELIGHT BREEZES, LIGHT AIRS, MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY, CLEAR, CLOUDY0000000213201
1803-01-06T10:00-25.9234.833626.7CAPE ST MARYSN87W28S48W208.00-26NE, NNE, N, VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZES, FRESH BREEZES, SQUALLY, MODERATECLOUDY, HAZY, DARK CLOUDY WEATHER0000000213202
1803-01-07T10:00-26.3335.7815422.6CAPE ST MARYSS87W45N78E52.00-26VARIABLE, SSW, S, SBW, SLIGHT BREEZES, STRONG BREEZES, FRESH GALES, STRONG GALESHEAVY SWELL FROM SDARK CLOUDY WEATHER, HAZY0000000213203
1803-01-08T10:00-26.7334.271436.7SMOAKY CAPES78W37S59W68.00-26SBESTRONG GALES, FRESH GALES, MODERATEDRIZZLING RAINHEAVY SWELLCLOUDY0100000213204
1803-01-09T10:00-28.0533.60406.7PORT NATALS53W58S21W85.00-28SBE1/2E, ESE, E, VARIABLE, ENELIGHT BREEZES, LIGHT AIRS, MODERATE BREEZES, LIGHT AIRS, MODERATE BREEZESSWELL FROM SFAIR, CLOUDY, CLEAR0000000213205
1803-01-10T10:00-30.1232.531071.0MIDDE PT OF NATALS72W40S17W134.00-28ENE, EBS, E, VARIABLE, SEBE, SEMODERATE, FRESH BREEZES, LIGHT BREEZES, LIGHT AIRSRAINCLOUDY, HAZY0100100213206
1803-01-11T10:00-32.4030.902819.0CAPE AGULLASS75W179S29W148.00-28ESE, EBS, NEBELIGHT AIRS, MODERATE, FRESH BREEZES, FRESH GALESFINEHEAVY FOLLOWING SEACLOUDY, CLEAR, CLOUDY0000000213207
1803-01-12T10:00-33.9729.8036212.3CAPE AGULLASS84W153S31W123.00-29NEBE, VARIABLEFRESH BREEZES, MODERATE, SQUALLY AND VARIABLE, MODERATE, STRONG BREEZES AND SQUALLYHEAVY SWELL FROM NECLOUDY, DARK CLOUDY WEATHER, CLOUDY0000000213208
1803-01-13T10:00-33.9029.803620.0CAPE AGULLASS84W153N76W13.00-29WSW, VARIABLE, SW, VARIABLEFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, MODERATE, LIGHT AIRS, CALMRAINSWELL FROM SWCLOUDY0100000213209
1803-01-14T10:00-34.8729.433546.7CAPE AGULLASN89W112S71W136.00-29ENE, NBE, NNECALM, LIGHT AIRS, MODERATE, MODERATE BREEZESDRIZZLING RAINHEAVY SWELL FROM WSWCLOUDY0100000213210
1803-01-15T10:00-35.1525.231636.7CAPE AGULLASN83W77W97.00-28NNE, SE, SEBE, VARIABLE, NEBE, SBWLIGHT BREEZES, LIGHT AIRS, MODERATECLOUDY0000000213211
1803-01-16T10:00-35.4323.0322022.6CAPE AGULLASN71W43N67W28.00-28SWBS, VARIABLE, WSWFRESH BREEZES, LIGHT BREEZES, FRESH BREEZES, STRONG GALESHEAVY SWELL FROM WSWCLOUDY0000000213212
1803-01-17T11:00-35.1821.053626.7CAPE AGULLASN39W12N58W76.00-27WSW, SWBS, VARIABLE, SE, VARIABLESTRONG BREEZES, MODERATEHEAVY SWELL FROM WCLOUDY, DARK CLOUDY WEATHER0000000213213
1803-01-18T11:00-34.0817.309922.6CAPE GOOD HOPES68E21N70W213.00-25EBS, SEBE, SE, SEBEFRESH BREEZES, STRONG BREEZES, STRONG GALESHEAVY FOLLOWING SEACLOUDY, HAZY0000000213214
1803-01-19T11:00-31.6513.971899.3ST HELENAN48:53W479N46W238.00-25SSE, SEBS, SSW, SWBSFRESH GALES, MODERATE, FRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000213215
1803-01-20T11:00-29.5711.531806.7ST HELENAN49:28W421N45W198.00-23S, SSW, SBW, S, SSWFRESH BREEZES, MODERATE, MODERATE BREEZESFINE PLEASANT WEATHERCLOUDY0000000213216
1803-01-21T11:00-27.739.181686.7ST HELENAN49:38W365N45W177.00-23SW, SSW, S, SBWMODERATE BREEZES, MODERATE, PLEASANT BREEZESFINE PLEASANT WEATHERCLEAR, HAZY, CLEAR0000000213217
1803-01-22T12:00-25.606.921366.7ST HELENAN50:51W307N43W206.00-22SSW, SW, SSW, SSEMODERATE BREEZES, FRESH BREEZES, MODERATE BREEZESDRIZZLING RAINCLEAR, CLOUDY0100000213218
1803-01-23T12:00-23.083.851589.3ST HELENAN51:50W232N43W234.00-22SSE1/2E, SFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000213219
1803-01-24T12:00-20.671.001269.3ST HELENAN53:45W161N44W229.00-20SSE1/2E, SEBSFRESH BREEZES, FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYDRIZZLING RAIN, RAINCLOUDY0100000213220
1803-01-25T12:00-18.65-1.483626.7ST HELENAN56:40W99N47W205.00-20SSE, VARIABLE, SE, VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZES, SQUALLY, MODERATE BREEZESDRIZZLING RAINCLOUDY, HAZY0100000213221
1803-01-26T12:00-16.88-3.721626.7ST HELENAN64W45N45W168.00-18SE, SBE, SSE, SE, SMODERATE BREEZESDRIZZLING RAINCLOUDY0100000213222