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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 Royal Charlotte cruise from Java Head to St. Helena started at 1787-01-21 [dataset]. British Library, London, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.751819, 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: -24.421719 * Median Longitude: 48.146719 * South-bound Latitude: -36.400000 * West-bound Longitude: -5.200000 * North-bound Latitude: -6.500000 * East-bound Longitude: 103.670000
Date/Time Start: 1787-01-21T05:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1787-03-25T12:00:00
Event(s):
Royal_Charlotte_17870121_BL_L/MAR/B/150J * Latitude Start: -6.070000 * Longitude Start: 105.770000 * Latitude End: -15.890000 * Longitude End: -5.750000 * Date/Time Start: 1787-01-21T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1787-03-25T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Royal Charlotte, Voyage: Java Head - St Helena, 1st Observer: Josiah Pryce (Captain), Company: EIC
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
LandmarkLandmarkName of first landmark
BearingBearingBearing of the first landmark
Distance to landmarkDistancearbitrary unitsDistance to the first landmark
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 Sensor readingReadingarbitrary unitsReading of the (outside) air thermometer
14 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.
15 Current direction descriptionCur dir descrDirection of the current. This direction points to where the current is flowing towards to.
16 Current speed descriptionV descr
17 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
18 Present weatherwwWeather description
19 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
20 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
21 ClearnessClearness
22 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
23 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
24 FogFog1 If fog was reported
25 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
26 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
27 HailHail1 If hail was reported
28 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
29 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
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Data

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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

dd [deg]
(Wind direction (from which th...)

ff [m/s]
(calculated from the descripti...)

TTT [°C]

Landmark
(Name of first landmark)

Bearing
(Bearing of the first landmark)

Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance to the first landmark)
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 
Reading [arbitrary units]
(Reading of the (outside) air ...)
14 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
15 
Cur dir descr
(Direction of the current. Thi...)
16 
V descr
17 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
18 
ww
(Weather description)
19 
Precip descr
20 
State sea descr
21 
Clearness
22 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
23 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
24 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
25 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
26 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
27 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
28 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
29 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1787-01-21T05:00-6.50103.6736229.4JAVA HEADEBSWBN60.00-185.00NE, SSE, ESE, VARIABLE0000000216782
1787-01-22T05:00-7.15102.6722JAVA HEADN76E120S57W72.00-1SE, SEBS, SSE, VARIABLE, NNEVARIABLE UNSETTLED WEATHERLARGE S SWELL0000000216783
1787-01-23T05:00-8.08102.578829.4JAVA HEADN56ES11W35.00-285.00NNW, ESE, EUNSETTLEDLARGE CONFUSED SWELL0000000216784
1787-01-24T05:00-9.10101.78145JAVA HEADN50E227S39W73.00-1SEBE, SBE, SSE, SEBSPLEASANT WEATHERSWELL ABATED0000000216785
1787-01-25T05:00-10.33101.021459.328.9JAVA HEADN45E312S30W91.00-184.00SE, SEBE, SEBSPLEASANT TRADESE SWELL0000000216786
1787-01-26T05:00-11.8799.831579.328.3JAVA HEADN43E426S38W113.00-183.00SEBS, SSEPLEASANT TRADEFAIR0000000216787
1787-01-27T05:00-13.0397.831564.627.2JAVA HEADN47E561S59W137.00-281.00SSESCANT TRADEPLEASANT WEATHER0000000216788
1787-01-28T06:00-13.7295.751564.626.8JAVA HEADN51E672S67W131.00-280.30SBE, SSESCANT TRADEPLEASANT WEATHER0000000216789
1787-01-29T06:00-14.5793.2515610.026.7JAVA HEADN55E825S67W158.00-280.00SEBS, SSEBRISK TRADEPLEASANT WEATHER0000000216790
1787-01-30T06:00-15.4090.9815610.026.7JAVA HEADN57E970S70W161.00-280.00SSEBRISK TRADEPLEASANT WEATHER0000000216791
1787-01-31T06:00-16.0287.9713312.325.7JAVA HEADN60E1122S75W161.00-278.30SEBS, VARIABLE, SSE, SESTEADY TRADE, NIGHT SQUALLYPLEASANT WEATHERRAIN IN THE NIGHT0100000216792
1787-02-01T06:00-16.5886.1015625.6JAVA HEADN61E1224S72W113.00-278.00SE, ESE, SSEVARIABLE UNSETTLED WEATHER0000000216793
1787-02-02T06:00-17.4783.9811125.7JAVA HEADN62E1380S66W132.00-278.30SE, ESEPLEASANT WEATHER0000000216794
1787-02-03T07:00-18.4381.6510810.026.7JAVA HEADN62E1519S66W146.00-580.00ESEINCREASING TRADEPLEASANT WEATHER0000000216795
1787-02-04T07:00-19.0579.601646.727.2JAVA HEADN63E1640S76W115.00-581.00ESELIGHT TRADEPLEASANT WEATHERSMOOTH WATER0000000216796
1787-02-05T07:00-19.5577.601306.727.2JAVA HEADN64E1764S75W117.00-581.00SBE, SELIGHT TRADEPLEASANT WEATHERSMOOTH WATER0000000216797
1787-02-06T07:00-20.2375.0514027.4JAVA HEADN65E1912S74W150.00-681.30SEBSPLEASANT WEATHERSMOOTH WATER0000000216798
1787-02-07T07:00-21.0072.421279.327.2JAVA HEADN65E2067S73W154.00-881.00SEBS, S, SEFINE TRADEPLEASANT WEATHER0000000216799
1787-02-08T07:00-21.5270.071509.326.7JAVA HEADN66E2202S77W134.00-880.00SSEPLEASANT TRADEFAIR0000000216800
1787-02-09T07:00-22.1567.6211627.4JAVA HEADN67E2344S75W141.00-881.30SEBEPLEASANT WEATHERSMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000216801
1787-02-10T08:00-22.6365.481006.727.2JAVA HEADN67E2465S80W120.00-1381.00ESELIGHT TRADEPLEASANT WEATHER0000000216802
1787-02-11T08:00-23.2363.821116.727.2JAVA HEADN67E2563S73W96.00-1381.00SEBELIGHT TRADEPLEASANT WEATHER0000000216803
1787-02-12T08:00-23.4262.381192.627.4JAVA HEADN68E2645S76W81.00-1681.30ESE, SELIGHT BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHER0000000216804
1787-02-13T08:00-24.0860.70746.727.8JAVA HEADN68E2744S70W99.00-1682.00SEBS, ELIGHT TRADEPLEASANT WEATHER0000000216805
1787-02-14T08:00-24.5759.65742.627.8JAVA HEADN68E2805S70W61.00-1682.00ESE, NEBN, VARIABLE, ELIGHT BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHERFOLLOWING SWELL0000000216806
1787-02-15T08:00-24.7858.923622.628.9JAVA HEADN68E2846S70W43.00-1684.00E, SE, VARIABLELIGHT BREEZESVARIABLE AND PLEASANT WEATHER0000000216807
1787-02-16T08:00-25.0358.702321.027.9JAVA HEADN68E2867S39W18.00-1682.30VARIABLE, NW, NWBW, WBN, WSWLIGHT AIRSPLEASANT WEATHER UNTIL NOON WHEN LOOKING THREATENING TO BLOWNOON HEAVY W SWELL0000000216808
1787-02-17T08:00-25.3357.0717326.7JAVA HEADN69E2957S76W91.00-1880.00SWBW, SBW, SSW, SBWPLEASANT WEATHERSWELL SUBSIDED & COMES FROM S0000000216809
1787-02-18T08:00-26.4354.371409.326.7JAVA HEADN68E3112S61W168.00-1880.00SBW, S, SSEFINE GALEPLEASANT WEATHER0000000216810
1787-02-19T09:00-27.7351.901349.323.9JAVA HEADN67E3260S58W154.00-2475.00SSEPLEASANT GALES, A FEW FLYING SQUALLS AT INTERVALS0000000216811
1787-02-20T09:00-28.5850.0016725.0JAVA HEADN67E3380S60W115.00-2477.00SE, ESE, SE, SBWPLEASANT WEATHERTOLERABLE SMOOTH WATER0000000216812
1787-02-21T09:00-29.6847.471339.324.4JAVA HEADN67E3516S59W155.00-2576.00SBW, SBE, SEBS, SSEPLEASANT GALESSMOOTH WATER0000000216813
1787-02-22T09:00-30.3045.477624.4JAVA HEADN67E3260S66W114.00-2576.00SEBE, ESE, EBSPLEASANT WEATHERHEAVY FOLLOWING SWELL0000000216814
1787-02-23T09:00-30.4843.177625.0JAVA HEADS77W1134S70W126.00-2577.00EBSPLEASANT WEATHERSWELL SUBSIDED0000000216815
1787-02-24T09:00-31.7041.056324.4CAPE LAGULLASS79W1008S64W120.00-2776.00EBS, EVERY PLEASANT WEATHERTOLERABLE SMOOTH WATER0000000216816
1787-02-25T09:00-32.8337.724019.025.6CAPE LAGULLASS81W836S69W180.00-2878.00E, ENEFRESH GALESFOLLOWING SEA0000000216817
1787-02-26T10:00-33.4235.971756.722.8CAPE LAGULLASS83W732S70W94.00-2873.00NE, NNE, VARIABLE, SWBS, SSWBRISK GALES, 10PM HEAVY SQUALL, LATTER MODERATE10PM RAINLATTER HAZY0100000216818
1787-02-27T10:00-33.6734.6217524.4CAPE LAGULLASS83:30W654S75W70.00-2876.00S, SSE, VARIABLE, SWBS, SSWPLEASANT WEATHERLARGE SW SWELL0000000216819
1787-02-28T10:00-34.1732.8013023.9CAPE LAGULLASS85:40W570S69W96.00-2875.00VARIABLE, SWBS, SBW, S, SSEPLEASANT WEATHERSWELL RUNS HIGH0000000216820
1787-03-01T10:00-34.4831.9819822.9CAPE LAGULLASS87W474S65W45.00-2773.30SBE, SE, SWBS, SWPLEASANT WEATHERSWELL RUNS HIGH FROM SWFAIR0000000216821
1787-03-02T10:00-33.8230.9322125.0CAPE LAGULLASS82W471N51W66.00-2777.00WBN, WSW, W, WBS, WSWPLEASANT WEATHERSW SWELL RUNS HIGH0000000216822
1787-03-03T10:00-34.4028.776324.4CAPE LAGULLASS86W430S58W76.00-2776.00WSW, SW, SSE, SE, EBS, EPLEASANT WEATHERSWELL SUBSIDED0000000216823
1787-03-04T10:00-35.7726.4010914.725.7CAPE LAGULLASN80W310S66W144.00-2678.30E, ENE, E, ESE, SEDECREASING GALEHAZY AND OVERCAST0000000216824
1787-03-05T10:00-35.8025.28300CAPE LAGULLASN71W166W83.00-26S, SSW, VARIABLE, SEBE, NNW, NWBNW59VARIABLE UNSETTLED WEATHERSEA DISCOLOURED0000000216825
1787-03-06T10:00-36.1023.8726722.621.3CAPE LAGULLASN59W140S79E16.00-2670.30WNW, WSW, NW, W, WBN, WNWS72W48INCREASING TO STRONG GALES AND HEAVY SQUALLSVARIABLE UNSETTLED WEATHER0000000216826
1787-03-07T11:00-36.1522.4514535.017.8CAPE LAGULLASN47W110N23W41.00-2464.00WBN, S, SWBS, S, SBEGALE, NOON BLEW VERY VIOLENTRUNNING HIGH, SUBSIDING TOWARDS NOON0000000216827
1787-03-08T11:00-36.2721.0334719.4CAPE LAGULLASN82N82W43.00-2467.00SSW, WSW, SWBW, NBW, N, NBEPLEASANT WEATHERSEA LATTERLY GONE DOWN0000000216828
1787-03-09T11:00-36.4019.622351.015.7CAPE LAGULLASN90N79W19.00-2460.30NBE, VARIABLE, NW, WNW, WBSLIGHT AIRS AND CALMSPLEASANT WEATHERLATTER SWELL FROM WSW0000000216829
1787-03-10T11:00-35.4519.1528021.1CAPE LAGULLASN50E52N26W60.00-2470.00VARIABLE, ESE, NW, WNW, NWBWN82W27VARIABLE WEATHER, HEAVY DEW IN THE NIGHT0000000216830
1787-03-11T11:00-35.0018.2110021.1CAPE LAGULLASN84E57N73W67.00-2470.00VARIABLE, SSE, SE, SEBEMORE SETTLEDHEAVY SW SWELL2PM HAZE CLEARING0000000216831
1787-03-12T11:00-34.0517.3328221.1CAPE LAGULLASS60E102N28W43.00-2270.00SEBS, SBE, W, NW, NWBWPLEASANT WEATHERLARGE WNW SWELL0000000216832
1787-03-13T11:00-33.2216.4521419.4CAPE TOWNS76E83N76W83.00-2267.00NW, VARIABLE, SSW, SW, SWBWPLEASANT WEATHER0000000216833
1787-03-14T11:00-31.7814.251819.319.4CAPE TOWNS56E231N55W136.00-2267.00SSW, SWBS, SW, SSWN34W10FINE GALESPLEASANT WEATHER0000000216834
1787-03-15T11:00-30.1212.441832.620.2CAPE TOWNS52E360N43W128.00-2068.30SSWGALE DECREASING TO LIGHT BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHERLARGE SW SWELL0000000216835
1787-03-16T11:00-28.2010.5713816.321.1CAPE TOWNS48E513N43W150.00-2070.00SSW, S, SSEN51INCREASING GALEPLEASANT WEATHERSEA RUNS REGULAR AND TOLERABLE SMOOTH0000000216836
1787-03-17T11:00-26.128.1613812.320.6CAPE TOWNS47E688N42W181.00-2069.00SEBS, SSEBRSK GALESHAZY0000000216837
1787-03-18T12:00-24.206.0114012.321.7CAPE TOWNS46E847N42W166.00-1871.00SSES55W14STEADY GALEPLEASANT WEATHERFOLLOWING SEA0000000216838
1787-03-19T12:00-22.654.1012821.7CAPE TOWNS47E988N47W140.00-1871.00SEBSS73W7PLEASANT WEATHERFAIR0000000216839
1787-03-20T12:00-21.272.4110722.8CAPE TOWNS47E1114N48W138.00-1773.00SE, SEBES23E11PLEASANT WEATHERSMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000216840
1787-03-21T12:00-20.030.891416.723.3CAPE TOWNS47E1216N46W111.00-1774.00SEBS, SE, SSES75W11LIGHT TRADEOVERCAST0000000216841
1787-03-22T12:00-18.67-0.7314112.323.3CAPE TOWNN43W123.00-1774.00SSES58W16STEADY TRADEHAZY OVERCAST0000000216842
1787-03-23T12:00-17.12-2.2714112.323.3ST HELENAN68W181N43W133.00-1774.00SSES3STEADY TRADESMOOTH WATEROVERCAST0000000216843
1787-03-24T12:00-16.13-3.3813112.324.6N59W126.00-1576.30SSE, SEBSS69W20STEADY TRADE7PM RAINOVERCAST0100000216844
1787-03-25T12:00-15.98-5.2014324.4ST HELENAWNWN85W104.00-1576.00SSE, SEBE, SSEPLEASANT WEATHER0000000216845