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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 RUBY cruise from Falmouth to Table Bay started at 1795-03-15 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.751826, 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: -3.165422 * Median Longitude: -14.759880 * South-bound Latitude: -34.420000 * West-bound Longitude: -25.930000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.730000 * East-bound Longitude: 17.280000
Date/Time Start: 1795-03-15T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1795-06-09T00:00:00
Event(s):
Ruby_17950315_NMM_ADM/L/R331 * Latitude Start: 49.950000 * Longitude Start: -5.000000 * Latitude End: -34.430000 * Longitude End: 16.950000 * Date/Time Start: 1795-03-15T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1795-06-09T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Ruby (3rd Rate Frigate), Voyage: Falmouth - Table Bay, 1st Observer: Henry Edward Stanhope (Captain), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 64G 1369BM
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 Current direction descriptionCur dir descrDirection of the current. This direction points to where the current is flowing towards to.
15 Current speed descriptionV descr
16 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
17 Present weatherwwWeather description
18 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
19 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
20 ClearnessClearness
21 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
22 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
23 FogFog1 If fog was reported
24 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
25 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
26 HailHail1 If hail was reported
27 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
28 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
1640 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 
Cur dir descr
(Direction of the current. Thi...)
15 
V descr
16 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
17 
ww
(Weather description)
18 
Precip descr
19 
State sea descr
20 
Clearness
21 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
22 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
23 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
24 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
25 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
26 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
27 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
28 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1795-03-15T12:0049.73-5.772576.7LANDS ENDN1/4E71NBW-24E, SE, WBNMODERATECLOUDY0000000217276
1795-03-16T13:0048.42-9.221109.3USHANTEN53WBN158.00-25E, NNE, NW, SEMODERATE AT 6 FRESH GALES AT 11 STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY AT 1AM BRISK GALES AT 11 FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYAT 6 RAIN AT 11AM RAINCLOUDY0100000217277
1795-03-17T13:0047.50-10.0229019.0USHANTE17N67WSW62.00-25NBW, NWSQUALLY AT 11 LIGHT AIRS AT 9 FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN0100000217278
1795-03-18T13:0045.30-12.7831412.3CAPE FINISTERRESE1/4S66WBS158.00-24N, NNWBRISK GALES AND SQUALLY0000000217279
1795-03-19T13:0043.55-13.2333612.3CAPE FINISTERRES70E65WSW115.00-24EBS, NFRESH BREEZES PM LIGHT BREEZES AT 5 MODERATE BREEZE AT 9 BRISK GALESCLOUDY AT 5 CLEAR AT 9 CLOUDY0000000217280
1795-03-20T13:0040.60-13.571026.7CAPE ROXANTE36S72SWBS176.00-22EBS, ESE, SEBEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000217281
1795-03-21T13:0038.23-13.25916.7ROCK OF LISBONE10:30N59SSW146.00-22NEBE, ESEMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000217282
1795-03-22T13:0036.33-13.5839.3MADEIRAW51:40S94SSW116.00-20NNW-WNW, NNEFRESH BREEZES PM MODERATECLEAR PM CLOUDY0000000217283
1795-03-23T13:0034.78-14.222739.3MADEIRAW49:20S116SWBS52.00-20SSE, WNWLIGHT BREEZES AT 3 INCLINABLE TYO CALM AT 9 CALM AT 1AM LIGHT AIRS LIGHT BREEZES FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000217284
1795-03-24T13:0033.22-15.171269.3MADEIRAW20S34SW146.00-20SWBW, SEBSLIGHT BREEZES AT 1AM FRESH BREEZES AT 4 SQUALLY AT 6AM FRESH BREEZESRAINHAZY AT 6AM CLOUDY0100000217285
1795-03-25T13:0030.93-16.5830719.0TENERIFFES3E55SW154.00-19N, NWBNFRESH GALES AT 6 SQUALLYCLOUDY0000000217286
1795-03-26T13:0029.18-16.952966.7TENERIFFES34E20SW101.00-19NNW, NWMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000217287
1795-03-27T13:0027.82-18.3356.7FERROSE1/2ESWBW110.00-18NBW, NNEMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000217288
1795-03-28T13:0025.63-18.8266.7ST ANTHONYSS34W204SW1/2S132.00-17NE, NNEFRESH BREEZES AT 3AM MODERATE BREEZECLEAR0000000217289
1795-03-29T13:0022.93-18.90612.3ST ANTHONYSSSW150.00-17SEBE, NNEMODERATE AM BRISK BREEZESCLOUDY0000000217290
1795-03-30T13:0019.63-18.55869.3CAPE VERDEE79S99EBS190.00-15EBN, EBSFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000217291
1795-03-31T13:0016.62-18.25879.3CAPE VERDES20E40SWBW180.00-14NE, EBSFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000217292
1795-04-01T13:0013.57-17.95319.3CAPE VERDEN18ESBW185.00-14NEFRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000217293
1795-04-02T13:0011.23-17.73102.6CAPE ROXANE35SBW141.00-13NNELIGHT BREEZESHAZY0000000217294
1795-04-03T13:009.08-17.58109.3CAPE SIERRA LEONEE3/4S94SBW129.00-13NNEFRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000217295
1795-04-04T13:007.73-17.4882.6CAPE SIERRA LEONEEBN93SBW81.00-15NNW, NNELIGHT BREEZESHAZY0000000217296
1795-04-05T13:006.60-17.453232.6ASCENSIONS12E297SBW68.00-15NNWLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000217297
1795-04-06T13:005.32-17.403001.0ASCENSIONS13E272SBW76.00-15NWLIGHT AIRSCLEAR AT 7AM HAZY0000000217298
1795-04-07T13:002.87-17.40345ASCENSIONS14E252SBW59.00-15NE, E, NLIGHT AIRS AT 9AM SQUALLYAT 9AM RAINHAZY0100100217299
1795-04-08T13:002.65-17.5033ASCENSIONS16E225SBW-12SSE, NEAT 9AM SQUALLYRAINHAZY0100000217300
1795-04-09T13:002.65-17.531120.0ASCENSIONS16:30ESBW14.00-12ENE, SEBELIGHT AIRS AM CALMCLOUDY0000000217301
1795-04-10T13:002.10-18.03576.7ASCENSIONS17:30E211SBW43.00-11SSE, ENELIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALM 10PM MODERATE BREEZES10PM CLOUDY0000000217302
1795-04-11T13:001.87-18.901581.0ASCENSIONS25:30E210SWBW63.00-11VARIABLE, SBELIGHT AIRS AM SQUALLY AT 11 LIGHT AIRSAM RAINCLEAR0100100217303
1795-04-12T13:001.63-18.983621.0ASCENSIONS25:30E211N7.00-11VARIABLEAM INCLINABLE TO CALM AT 6 CALM THEN LIGHT AIRSDARK CLOUDY0000100217304
1795-04-13T13:001.57-18.981471.0ASCENSIONS25:40E213NWBN4.00-11SSECALM AT 4PM LIGHT AIRS AT 5 MODERATE BREEZE AT 6 CALM AT 2AM LIGHT AIRSAT 4PM HARD RAIN0100000217305
1795-04-14T13:001.75-19.282031.0ASCENSIONS26:30E217SBE20.00-11SWBSCALM AM LIGHT AIRS0000000217306
1795-04-15T13:001.83-19.621690.0ASCENSIONS28E227ESE29.00-11SNNW6CALM AT 11 LIGHT AIRS AT 2AM SQUALLY AT 3 CALM2AM SMALL RAIN LATER HARD RAINCLOUDY0100000217307
1795-04-16T13:001.92-19.821802.6ASCENSIONS29E22618.00-11SE, SBWLIGHT AIRS 2PM CALM 10PM LIGHT BREEZESRAINHAZY0100000217308
1795-04-17T13:001.63-20.13791.0ASCENSIONS31E223SBW29.00-11WNW, ELIGHT AIRS7PM RAINCLEAR AM DARK CLOUDY WEATHER0100000217309
1795-04-18T13:001.65-20.471471.0ASCENSIONS32:30E227EBS20.00-11E, SSEMODERATE BREEZES, SQUALLY, AM LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMSCLOUDY0000000217310
1795-04-19T13:001.27-20.58340.0ASCENSIONS34E222S24.00-11NNE, N, NENNW1LIGHT AIRS, AM INCLINABLE TO CALMSCLEAR0000000217311
1795-04-20T13:00-0.27-20.583276.7ASCENSIONS39E197S92.00-11NE, ENE, NNWLIGHT BREEZES, MODERATE BREEZESCLEAR, AM HAZY0000100217312
1795-04-21T13:00-1.08-21.68126.7ASCENSIONS47E200S84.00-11SSE, NNEMODERATEHAZY0000000217313
1795-04-22T14:00-2.37-22.851602.6ASCENSIONS57E202SW1/2W108.00-9SEBS, SBELIGHT BREEZESHAZY0000000217314
1795-04-23T14:00-3.03-23.551381.0ASCENSIONS62E208SWBS80.00-8SSE, SEBSFRESH BREEZES, AM LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMSHAZY0000000217315
1795-04-24T14:00-3.87-24.401509.3FANANDOWS164SW72.00-8S, SSEMODERATE BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYCLEAR0000000217316
1795-04-25T14:00-4.60-24.801502.6TRINIDADAS2:30W318SW51.00-8NEBN, SSELIGHT BREEZES, AM INCLINABLE TO CALMS, MODERATE BREEZES, LIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000217317
1795-04-26T14:00-5.10-24.723071.0TRINIDADAS3W309SBW27.00-8E, NWLIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMSAM RAINAM HAZY0100000217318
1795-04-27T14:00-5.50-24.65829.3TRINIDADAS3:30W301SSE25.00-8NEBE, ELIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMS, AM CALM AND SQUALLY, LIGHT BREEZES, FRESH BREEZESAM RAINHAZY, CLOUDY0100000217319
1795-04-28T14:00-5.73-24.38371.0TRINIDADASW296SSE18.00-8NNW, NELIGHT AIRSHAZY0000000217320
1795-04-29T14:00-6.32-24.631506.7TRINIDADAS3:45W285WBS38.00-8E, SSECALM, AM BREEZES0000000217321
1795-04-30T14:00-7.00-24.43931.0TRINIDADAS23:40W294SBE43.00-8E, EBSFRESH BREEZES, LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMSCLEAR0000000217322
1795-05-01T14:00-7.67-24.30839.3TRINIDADAS5:20W285SBE40.00-7ESE, ELIGHT BREEZES, FRESH BREEZESSMALL RAINCLOUDY0100000217323
1795-05-02T14:00-8.97-24.15832.6TRINIDADAS24W243SBE85.00-7EBN, ELIGHT BREEZESFAIR0000000217324
1795-05-03T14:00-10.68-24.40949.3TRINIDADAS24W228SBE102.00-7SE, EBSMODERATE, AM FRESH BREEZESFAIR, AM HAZY0000000217325
1795-05-04T14:00-12.30-25.031176.7TRINIDADAS32W193SBW106.00-7VARIABLE, SEBEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000217326
1795-05-05T14:00-14.00-25.301189.3TRINIDADAS37:30W163SBW103.00-6ESE, SEBEFRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000217327
1795-05-06T14:00-15.77-25.93956.7TRINIDADAS47:27W139S1/2E108.00-6NEBE, EBSMODERATEFAIR0000000217328
1795-05-07T14:00-17.05-23.85626.7TRINIDADAS61W141NEBE100.00-6NEBE, ENEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000217329
1795-05-08T14:00-17.80-22.75401.0TRINIDADAS69:30W151SE1/2E27.00-5NNE, VARIABLE, NEFRESH BREEZES, AM LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMSHAZY0000000217330
1795-05-09T14:00-17.90-22.65181.0TRINIDADAS71W163ESE9.00-5NNELIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMSCLOSE, SULTRYHAZY0000000217331
1795-05-10T14:00-17.95-22.502851.0TRINIDADAS71W165SBW9.00-8VARIABLE, WNWCALM, LIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLE0000000217332
1795-05-11T14:00-18.83-23.351301.0TRINIDADAS76W137SSW72.00-5SSE, SELIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMS0000000217333
1795-05-12T14:00-20.13-24.051306.7TRINIDADAS86:20W118SSW90.00-5SEBE, SEFRESH BREEZES, AM MODERATECLEAR0000000217334
1795-05-13T14:00-21.23-24.531192.6TRINIDADAS82W109SSW71.00-5SE, SEBELIGHT WINDSCLEAR0000000217335
1795-05-14T14:00-22.45-23.75962.6TRINIDADAN74:30W137S87.00-5ENE, EBSLIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000217336
1795-05-15T14:00-23.50-22.773566.7TRINIDADAN87:30W155SE85.00-4NW, NMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000217337
1795-05-16T13:00-24.63-21.273316.7TRINIDADAN45W236SE113.00-7NNWMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000217338
1795-05-17T13:00-25.75-19.973196.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES75E690SE108.00-7NWBNFRESH BREEZE, AM MODERATECLEAR, AM CLOUDY0000000217339
1795-05-18T13:00-26.35-18.772189.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPES76E664SEBE77.00-7N, SWFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY0000000217340
1795-05-19T13:00-27.60-15.903419.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPES77E604SEBE172.00-8NBE, NBWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000217341
1795-05-20T13:00-28.08-12.2530419.0CAPE OF GOOD HOPES70E542ESE196.00-11SW, NWFRESH GALESHAZY0000000217342
1795-05-21T13:00-28.23-9.3321419.0CAPE OF GOOD HOPES75E490ESE156.00-11SBE, SWFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000217343
1795-05-22T13:00-27.63-7.6316919.0CAPE OF GOOD HOPES73E466EBS97.00-11VARIABLE, SFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY0000000217344
1795-05-23T13:00-28.17-8.051136.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES74:30E470SW1/2S40.00-11VARIABLE, SEBEMODERATEHAZY0000000217345
1795-05-24T13:00-28.55-7.881026.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES75E466S25.00-11NE, ESEMODERATEHAZY0000000217346
1795-05-25T12:00-29.45-5.9792.6CAPE OF GOOD HOPES76:30E432SEBE115.00-14NEBE, NNELIGHT BREEZESHAZY0000000217347
1795-05-26T12:00-31.52-1.923329.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPES77E355ENE220.00-17NW, NBWFRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000217348
1795-05-27T12:00-31.621.632769.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPES78:30E287SEBE193.00-17WSW, WNWFRESH BREEZESHEAVY SEA FROM WHAZY0000000217349
1795-05-28T12:00-32.124.303626.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES79E264SEBE140.00-20W, VARIABLEMODERATESWELL FROM SWHAZY0000000217350
1795-05-29T11:00-32.978.002272.6CAPE OF GOOD HOPES80E176SEBE1/2E194.00-21NWBN, WSWLIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000217351
1795-05-30T11:00-33.7711.9827222.6CAPE OF GOOD HOPESE107SEBE1/2E206.00-21WNWSTRONG GALES AND HARD SQUALLS0000000217352
1795-05-31T11:00-33.9215.7728022.6CAPE OF GOOD HOPESE45SEBE190.00-24SWBW, W, NWBWSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLY0000000217353
1795-06-01T11:00-33.4017.282019.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPESE31ESE83.00-24SSE, SWFRESH BREEZESUNSETTLED0000000217354
1795-06-02T11:00-34.2716.621456.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES81E30S84E60.00-24SE, VARIABLE, SBEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000217355
1795-06-03T11:00-34.2716.521119.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPES81:02E30ENE5.00-24SEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000217356
1795-06-04T11:00-34.2316.05449.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPES82E40SE24.00-24NNE, ENEFRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000217357
1795-06-05T11:00-34.4215.702.6CAPE OF GOOD HOPES80E44ENE17.00-24LIGHT BREEZESHAZY0000000217358
1795-06-06T00:00-34.370.0CAPE OF GOOD HOPES86E361CALMCLOUDY0000000217359
1795-06-07T00:00-34.22180CAPE OF GOOD HOPES69:30E181SMODERATE BREEZES, AM SQUALLYAM HARD RAINCLEAR0100100217360
1795-06-08T00:00-34.071359.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPESSE121SEFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY0000000217361
1795-06-09T00:00-33.981802.6SABLE HILLEBS121NNE, SLIGHT BREEZESHAZY0000000217362