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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 Spithead to Goree started at 1803-08-31 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.751788, 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: 29.479655 * Median Longitude: -17.802069 * South-bound Latitude: 15.020000 * West-bound Longitude: -23.750000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.230000 * East-bound Longitude: -6.200000
Date/Time Start: 1803-08-31T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1803-09-28T13:00:00
Event(s):
Romney_18030831_NMM_ADM/L/R205 * Latitude Start: 50.680000 * Longitude Start: -0.960000 * Latitude End: 15.330000 * Longitude End: -17.700000 * Date/Time Start: 1803-08-31T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1803-09-28T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Romney (4th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Spithead - Goree, 1st Observer: William Brown (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
--1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances)
10 CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
11 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
12 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.
13 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.
14 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
15 Present weatherwwWeather description
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:
553 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)

-
(1 If position is considered t...)
10 
Course
(Course of the ship during the...)
11 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
12 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
13 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
14 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
15 
ww
(Weather description)
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)
1803-08-31T12:0049.23-6.203589.3ST MARYSS49W3741S41W54.00-25NNEPM FRESH BREEZES, NOON FRESH BREEZESPM RAINCLOUDY0100000213223
1803-09-01T13:0047.75-8.67429.3ST MARYSS48W322S47W135.00-26NNE, ENEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000213224
1803-09-02T13:0046.33-11.0066ST MARYSS48:30W278S50W132.00-24NE, EPM MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000213225
1803-09-03T13:0044.42-13.986512.3ST MARYSS49W226S48:30W172.00-25EPM FRESH BREEZES, AM STRONG BREEZESCLOUDY0000000213226
1803-09-04T13:0042.57-16.53656.7ST MARYSS49:30W174S42W166.00-25EPM FRESH BREEZES, AM MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000213227
1803-09-05T13:0039.73-16.53229.3NW END OF MADEIRAS41W137S160.00-23ENE, NEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000213228
1803-09-06T13:0038.10-16.68226.7NW END OF MADEIRAS3:30W111S3W99.00-23EBS, NEPM FRESH BREEZES, AM MODERATE BREEZESPM CLOUDY, AM CLEAR0000000213229
1803-09-07T13:0036.97-16.75241.0NW END OF MADEIRAS6W82S2W66.00-21NEPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM LIGHT AIRSPM CLOUDY, AM CLEAR0000000213230
1803-09-08T13:0034.32-16.923629.3NW END OF MADEIRAS17W26S3W160.00-21NNE, VARIABLEPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZESPM PLEASANT WEATHERAM CLOUDY0000000213231
1803-09-09T13:0032.73-17.85249.3N END OF PALMAS1:30E78S26W106.00-21NEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000213232
1803-09-10T13:0031.22-19.2546.7N END OF PALMAS29E59S38W115.00-19NNEPM FRESH BREEZES, AM MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000213233
1803-09-11T13:0030.20-20.17266.7CAPE BLANCOS16E226S38W77.00-19NEPM LIGHT BREEZES, PM MODERATEPM CLOUDY, AM CLEAR0000000213234
1803-09-12T13:0028.95-21.25492.6CAPE BLANCOS24:30E176S37W94.00-19NE, ENEPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM LIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000213235
1803-09-13T13:0028.10-22.1741.0CAPE BLANCOS32E169S45W71.00-19NE, NNEPM MODERYAE BREEZES, NOON LIGHT AIRSPM PLEASANT WEATHERCLEAR0000000213236
1803-09-14T14:0027.83-22.581626.7CAPE BLANCOS35:30E169S52W23.00-18NNE, SPM LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMS, OCCASIONALLY SQUALLY, AM LIGHT BREEZES, MODERATE BREEZESNOON CLOUDY0000000213237
1803-09-15T14:0027.85-23.752189.3CAPE BLANCOS41E174N89W62.00-18S, SWBWPM MODERATE BREEZES, NOON FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000213238
1803-09-16T14:0026.75-22.921196.7CAPE BLANCOS42:30E157S34E78.00-16SEAM MODERATE BREEZESAM CLOUDY0000000213239
1803-09-17T14:0026.10-22.62254CAPE BLANCOS44E144S23E42.00-16WPM MODERATE BREEZES, NOON VARIABLEPM CLOUDY0000000213240
1803-09-18T13:0025.07-21.85276.7CAPE BLANCOS45E118S35E73.00-18NEPM LIGHT BREEZES AND VARIABLE, AM MODERATE BREEZESPM RAINAM CLOUDY0100000213241
1803-09-19T13:0023.55-20.0059.3CAPE BLANCOS44E73S48E138.00-18NE, NNEPM LIGHT BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZES, NOON FRESH BREEZESAM LIGHTNINGAM RAINCLOUDY0100100213242
1803-09-20T13:0022.30-18.883622.6CAPE BLANCOS49E42S39E98.00-16NNE, VARIABLEPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM LIGHT BREEZES AND VARIABLE0000000213243
1803-09-21T13:0021.77-18.673621.0CAPE BLANCOS58E32S22E32.00-16NW, VARIABLEPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM LIGHT AIRSPM CLOUDY, AM CLEAR0000000213244
1803-09-22T13:0020.68-17.57299.3CAPE BLANCON59E9S48E83.00-16NNE, NEPM LIGHT BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000213245
1803-09-23T13:0019.28-17.48722.6PORTENDICKS47E34S3E83.00-18NNE, VARIABLE, EPM FRESH BREEZES, AM LIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000213246
1803-09-24T13:0018.22-16.452309.3PORTENDICKS75E8S43E87.00-18VARIABLE, SSW, WSWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000213247
1803-09-25T13:0017.57-16.272976.7CAPE VERDS15W58S25W42.00-18SW, VARIABLE, NWMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000213248
1803-09-26T13:0016.57-17.673629.3CAPE VERDS3E36S41W78.00-15NWBW, VARIABLEPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM STRONG BREEZES AND SQUALLY, NOON FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000213249
1803-09-27T13:0015.73-17.88306.7CAPE VERDS18:30E20S14W51.00-15E, NEPM FRESH BREEZES, AM MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000213250
1803-09-28T13:0015.02-17.72362CAPE VERDS36E6S12:30E44.00-15EBN, WSW, VARIABLEPM LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMS0000000213251