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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 Sans Parcil cruise from Cape St Nicholas to Bermuda started at 1779-11-23 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.751924, 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: 27.033820 * Median Longitude: -42.557640 * South-bound Latitude: 12.970000 * West-bound Longitude: -72.270000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.370000 * East-bound Longitude: -6.320000
Date/Time Start: 1779-11-23T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1780-10-16T16:00:00
Event(s):
Sans_Parcil_17791123_NMM_ADM/L/S76 * Latitude Start: 49.370000 * Longitude Start: -6.320000 * Latitude End: 32.180000 * Longitude End: -63.300000 * Date/Time Start: 1779-11-23T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1780-10-16T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Sans Parcil (3rd Rate Frigate), Voyage: Cape St Nicholas - Bermuda, 1st Observer: Charles Penrose (Captain), 2nd Observer: Francis John Nott (1st Officer/Master), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 84G 2342BM
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 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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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 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
14 
ww
(Weather description)
15 
Precip descr
16 
State sea 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)
1779-11-23T12:0049.37-6.321246.7ST AGNES PT SCILLYN24W13S49W63.00-22SEBE, SEBSPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM MODERATEPM FINE, AM CLOUDY0000000224586
1779-11-24T13:0048.77-7.631576.7USHANTS81E36S51W64.00-23SEBE, SSE, SMODERATE BREEZESFINE0000000224587
1779-11-25T12:0048.32-7.1319.3USHANTN83W27S36W34.00-22SBW, VARIABLE, NNEFRESH BREEZESSWELL FROM NWCLOUDY0000000224588
1779-11-26T13:0047.35-8.77922.6CAPE FINNISTERES5W90S37W96.00-21NNE, ESELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000224589
1779-11-27T13:0046.32-9.651481.0CAPE ORTIGALS29E58S23W68.00-21SE, SBEPM LIGHT BREEZES, AM LIGHT AIRS INCLINING TO CALMHEAVY RAINSWELL FROM WCLOUDY0100000224590
1779-11-28T13:0044.82-10.50922.6CAPE FINNISTERES24E43S16W103.00-21SBE, ESELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY, NOON PLEASANT0000000224591
1779-11-29T13:0043.10-10.58472.6MADEIRAS25W288S2W101.00-21ESE, ENELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR, NOON PLEASANT0000000224592
1779-11-30T13:0042.50-11.50481.0PORTO SANCTOS22W206S44W53.00-20ENEPM LIGHT WINDS, AM LIGHT AIRSPM PLEASANT, AM FINE0000000224593
1779-12-01T13:0041.90-12.08252.6PORTO SANCTOS21W192S35W46.00-20ENE, VARIABLE, NEPM LIGHT AIRS, AM LIGHT BREEZESRAINPM CLOUDY, NOON FINE0100000224594
1779-12-02T13:0040.18-13.653519.3PORTO SANCTOS17W151S35W126.00-20N, NBEPM LIGHT BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYCLOUDY0000000224595
1779-12-03T13:0038.78-14.553401.0PORTO SANCTOS8W89S26W95.00-20E, NPM FRESH BREEZES, NIGHT FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, AM MODERATE, NOON LIGHT AIRSCLEAR THEN CLOUDY0000000224596
1779-12-04T13:0037.42-15.63308PORTO SANCTOS61S19W87.00-18NNW, NWBNPM LIGHT AIRS, 4 STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, NOON SQUALLYSMALL RAIN0100000224597
1779-12-05T13:0036.02-16.073089.3PORTO SANCTOS5E57S29W93.00-18NBW, NWBNPM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, AM FRESH BREEZESFINE0000000224598
1779-12-06T13:0035.12-16.353081.0PORTO SANCTOS7:30W44S31W66.00-18NWBNPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM LIGHT AIRS0000000224599
1779-12-07T13:0034.47-15.952636.7PORTO SANCTOS14:30W31S26E39.00-18VARIABLE, WBNPM LIGHT AIRS INCLINING TO CALM, AM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, NOON MODERATE BREEZES0000000224600
1779-12-08T13:0033.17-16.02362PORTO SANCTONNW - NWBN7S2W78.00-18NW, VARIABLEPM FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000224601
1779-12-09T13:0031.72-16.132319.3SALVAGESS2E34S10E81.00-17NW, WSWPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYCLEAR0000000224602
1779-12-10T13:0030.83-15.53298SALVAGESS34W17S23E56.00-17NWBW, NWPM STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY0000000224603
1779-12-11T13:0029.92-15.93321SALVAGESN53E5S32W65.00-17NW, NNWPM FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000224604
1779-12-12T13:0029.40-16.873541.0TENERIFFESW1/2SS52W42.00-17NW, N, NBEPM LIGHT AIRS, NOON LIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000224605
1779-12-13T13:0029.47-16.703621.0PALMAWSW15S70W6.00-17VARIABLEPM CALM, AM LIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000224606
1779-12-14T13:0030.05-17.472319.3PALMAS4W22N58W46.00-17W, WSWPM LIGHT AIRS INCLINING TO CALM, NOON FRESH BREEZES0000000224607
1779-12-15T13:0030.43-18.1736212.3PALMAS14W37N56W41.00-16SWBW, VARIABLEPM FRESH BREEZES, AM STRONG BREEZESPM HAZY, AM CLEAR0000000224608
1779-12-16T13:0029.37-18.002776.7PALMASWBW10S7E64.00-16WNWPM FRESH BREEZES, AM MODERATECLEAR0000000224609
1779-12-17T13:0029.00-18.87355BARBADOSWSW31S67W132.00-16WBN, NBEPM MODERATEFAIR0000000224610
1779-12-18T13:0027.53-20.87639.3BARBADOSS68W779S47W44.00-16N, EBNPM MODERATE, AM FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000224611
1779-12-19T14:0026.18-22.77786.7BARBADOSS69W739S52W130.00-12EPM FRESH BREEZES, AM MODERATEPM FINE, AM CLOUDY0000000224612
1779-12-20T14:0025.48-23.97123BARBADOSS70W718S61W87.00-12SEPM MODERATECLOUDY0000000224613
1779-12-21T14:0025.05-25.033629.3BARBADOSS70W693S59W53.00-12VARIABLEPM LIGHT AIRS, AM SQUALLY, NOON FRESH BREEZESPM AND NOON CLOUDY, AM UNSETTLED0000000224614
1779-12-22T14:0023.80-25.822136.7BARBADOSS72W681S28W80.00-12NW, SWPM FRESH BREEZES, AM MODERATE BREEZESFINE0000000224615
1779-12-23T14:0022.52-26.183622.6BARBADOSS74W665S18W80.00-12WNW, VARIABLEPM MODERATE, AM LIGHT WINDSPM FAIR, AM CLEAR0000000224616
1779-12-24T14:0021.55-27.33576.7BARBADOSS75W642S47W88.00-11ENEPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM MODERATECLEAR0000000224617
1779-12-25T14:0020.83-28.65812.6BARBADOSS75:36W611S61W85.00-9EPM MODERATE, AM LIGHT BREEZESFINE0000000224618
1779-12-26T14:0019.95-30.15706.7BARBADOSS76.37W582S59W34.00-9NE, EBNMODERATE BREEZESFINE0000000224619
1779-12-27T14:0019.52-31.60702.6BARBADOSS77W553S72W85.00-9EBNLIGHT BREEZESPM CLOUDY, AM FINE0000000224620
1779-12-28T14:0019.03-33.17831.0BARBADOSS77W521S68W75.00-7EPM LIGHT BREEZES, AM LIGHT AIRSAM PLEASANT, PM CLEAR0000000224621
1779-12-29T14:0018.53-34.33946.7BARBADOSS77:31W481S69W82.00-7EBSAM MODERATE BREEZES, PM LIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000224622
1779-12-30T14:0017.85-35.433536.7BARBADOSS78:39W470S59W82.00-7NPM LIGHT AIRS, AM LIGHT TRADEFINE0000000224623
1779-12-31T14:0017.03-36.988510.0BARBADOSS79W443S61W101.00-5EMODERATE BREEZES, A BRISK TRADEFINE0000000224624
1780-01-01T15:0016.37-38.23656.7BARBADOSS81W409S62W84.00-3ENEMODERATEFAIR0000000224625
1780-01-02T15:0016.08-39.53202.6BARBADOSS81:24W386S76W78.00-3NNELIGHT BREEZESFINE0000000224626
1780-01-03T15:0015.75-41.02659.3BARBADOSS61:24W361S78W87.00-3NNE, ENEPM FRESH TRADE, AM FRESH BREEZESFINE0000000224627
1780-01-04T15:0015.22-43.7789BARBADOSS82:30W310S78W156.00-1EBN, EPM FRESH TRADECLOUDY0000000224628
1780-01-05T15:0014.90-46.05676.7BARBADOSS82W263S82W141.00-1ENEMODERATEFINE0000000224629
1780-01-06T15:0014.60-48.60916.7BARBADOSS82W214S82W144.001EMODERATECLOUDY0000000224630
1780-01-07T15:0014.13-50.981029.3BARBADOSS53W164S79W146.001EBSFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, AM FRESH BREEZESAM FINE0000000224631
1780-01-08T16:0013.53-53.201032.6BARBADOSS86W125S71W39.002EBSAM LIGHT BREEZESPM FINE,0000000224632
1780-01-09T16:0013.07-54.82702.6BARBADOSN88W49S77W116.002ENEMODERATE, NOON LIGHT BREEZESFINE0000000224633
1780-01-10T16:0012.97-55.73816.7BARBADOSW32S80W50.002EBNMODERATE BREEZESFINE0000000224634
1780-09-07T17:0020.22-72.2739THE GRANGES73E115SW, NEBNPM FRESH BREEZES, AM VARIABLEHEAVY RAIN THEN SHOWERYPM HAZY, AM VARIABLE1100000224635
1780-09-08T17:0020.27-70.531512.6OLD CAPE FRANCOISES41E175WSW, SEBSPM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, AM LIGHT VARIABLE WINDSPM CLOUDY, AM CLEAR0000000224636
1780-09-09T17:0020.12-70.18506.7OLD CAPE FRANCOISES14E95NBW, NEPM LIGHT AIRS AND INCLINABLE TO CALM, AM MODERATECLOUDY0000100224637
1780-09-10T17:0019.87-69.702530.0CAPE CABRONS39E165NNE, WSWCALMCLEAR0000000224638
1780-09-11T17:0020.37-69.172301.05NW, SWPM LIGHT BREEZES, AM LIGHT AIRSHEAVY SEA FROM THE N, VERY HEAVY ROLLING SEAPM CLEAR, AM CLOUDY0000000224639
1780-09-12T17:0020.88-68.321512.6BERMUDASN22E2625SE, SEBSPM LIGHT AIRS, AM LIGHT VARIABLE WINDSHEAVY ROLLING SEACLEAR0000000224640
1780-09-13T17:0021.02-67.921630.05SSW, SSEPM LIGHT AIRS AM INCLINABLE TO CALMFINE AND CLEAR0000000224641
1780-09-14T17:0021.18-68.0084SILVER KEYSS72W305NBE, EBNPM CALM,PM CLEAR, AM FINE AND CLEAR0000000224642
1780-09-15T17:0021.67-67.551186.7SILVER KEYSS63W415S, ESEMODERATEPM CLOUDY, AM FINE0000000224643
1780-09-16T16:0024.10-66.681269.32ESE, SEBEPM MODERATE, AM FRESH BREEZEFINE AND CLEAR0000000224644
1780-09-17T16:0026.22-66.001156.72EBS, ESEPM PLEASANT BREEZE, AM MODERATEFINE AND CLEAR0000000224645
1780-09-18T16:0026.77-65.98586.72E, NEBEMODERATEMODERATE ROLLING SEAFAIR0000000224646
1780-09-19T16:0027.05-65.45709.32NEBE, ENEPM LIGHT AIRS, AM FRESH BREEZESPM VARIABLE, AM CLEAR0000000224647
1780-09-20T16:0027.83-66.67789.3-1E, EBNPM FINE BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000224648
1780-09-21T16:0028.33-66.97786.7-1ENE, EBNMODERATEPM FINE AND CLEAR, AM CLOUDY0000000224649
1780-09-22T16:0029.25-66.721236.7-1ENE, SEBEPM LIGHT BREEZES, AM MODERATECLOUDY0000000224650
1780-09-23T16:0029.60-66.733621.0-1NE, VARIABLEPM LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALM, AM CALM THEN LIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000224651
1780-09-24T16:0029.43-66.85891.0-1ESE, EPM LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALM, AM LIGHT IARSCLOUDY, NOON FINE AND CLEAR0000000224652
1780-09-25T16:0028.55-65.6544S54E78.00-1NEBE, NEPM LIGHT AIRSPM CLEAR, AM FINE AND CLEAR0000000224653
1780-09-26T16:0028.55-65.35336.7E17.00-1EBN, NEBNPM LIGHT BREEZES, AM MODERATE WITH LIGHT SQUALLS, NOON MODERATECLEAR, NOON CLOUDY0000000224654
1780-09-27T16:0028.33-64.37221.0S76E52.00-1NEBN, NNEPM MODERATE, AM LIGHT AIRSHEAVY ROLLING SEA FORM NNE THEN NCLOUDY0000000224655
1780-09-28T16:0027.77-63.3367S57E62.00-1NE, ENEPM LIGHT BREEZES, AM MODERATE, NOON SQUALLYPM CLEAR, AM CLOUDY0000000224656
1780-09-29T16:0027.38-63.2821.0S5E23.002ENE, NPM SQUALLY, , AM LIGHT AIRS, NOON LIGHT AIRSSHOWERYHAZY, NOON FINE1000000224657
1780-09-30T16:0027.42-63.352720.02NBE, WLIGHT AIRS, NOON CALMPM PLEASANT, AM FINE, NOON CLOUDY AND HAZY0000000224658
1780-10-01T16:0027.43-62.802382.6N84E30.002VARIABLE, SWBWPM CALM, AM LIGHT BREEZESPM CLOUDY AND HAZY, AM CLEAR, NOON CLOUDY0000000224659
1780-10-02T16:0027.37-61.653626.7E4S60.000WSW, VARIABLEPM LIGHT BREEZES, 4 SQUALLY, 9 VERY LIGHT AIRS, AM CALM, MOON MODERATE BREEZESHEAVY SHOWERS OF RAINCLOUDY1100100224660
1780-10-03T16:0027.45-60.48191N85E64.000SW, SBWPM MODERATE SQUALLY, THEN CALM AND SQUALLY, AM VARIABLE, NOON SQUALLYSHOWERSCLOUDY THEN UNSETTLED1000100224661
1780-10-04T16:0026.90-59.602256.7S62E74.000SSW, SWPM LIGHT BREEZES, AM MODERATEPM CLOUDY, AM HAZY, NOON CLOUDY0000000224662
1780-10-05T16:0028.03-59.48439.3N10W69.00-2W, WBS, VARIABLE, NEPM VARIABLE AND UNSETTLED, AM FRESH BREEZESSHOWERYCLOUDY1000000224663
1780-10-06T16:0028.38-59.901116.7N37W39.00-2NE, SBE, ESEPM CALM, INCLING TO CALM, AM CALM, NOON MODERATEHEAVY SEACLOUDY0000000224664
1780-10-07T16:0029.17-58.533620.0N28W57.00-2ENE, VARIABLEPM MODERATE, AM LIGHT AIRS, NOON CALMCLEAR0000000224665
1780-10-08T16:0029.90-58.53436.7BERMUDAN55W86N1W39.00-2ENE, NEPM CALM, LIGHT AIRS AND CALM, AM SQUALLY, NOON MODERATECLEAR THEN CLOUDY0000000224666
1780-10-09T16:0028.92-58.12669.3CAPE SAMANAS41W256S22W64.00-2NE, ENEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY, NOON FINE AND CLOUDY0000000224667
1780-10-10T16:0027.05-59.25566.7CAPE SAMANAS44W213S30W128.000EBN, NEBEFRESH BREEZES, NOON MODERATEPM CLEAR, AM CLOUDY, NOON CLEAR0000000224668
1780-10-11T16:0025.20-59.05689.3CAPE SAMANAS51E190S1E111.000ENEFRESH BREEZESPM CLEAR, NOON CLOUDY0000000224669
1780-10-12T16:0023.90-59.2790CAPE SAMANAS58W170S1W86.000E, ENE, EPM FRESH BREEZES, AM SQUALLY AND UNSETTLEDCLOUDY0000000224670
1780-10-13T16:0023.43-60.02686.7CAPE SAMANAS58W155S65W49.000ENE, EBS, ENEPM FRESH BREEZES, AM MODERATEPM CLOUDY, AM CLEAR0000000224671
1780-10-14T16:0022.03-60.38926.7ANIGADAS25W74S22W90.002EPM MODERATE, AM FRESH BREEZES, NOON MODERATEPM CLEAR, AM CLOUDY, NOON CLEAR0000000224672
1780-10-15T16:0020.23-61.07362ANIGADAS29W35S20W114.002E, S, VARIABLEPM FRESH BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZES, NOON SQUALLYHEAVY RAINCLEAR, NOON DARK CLOUDY0100000224673
1780-10-16T16:0019.17-62.221039.3ANIGADAS37E11S48W96.002VARIABLE, SE, EBSPM SQUALLY, AM VARIABLE, NOON FRESH BREEZESPM VARIABLE, AM FAIRHEAVY RAIN THEN FLYING SHOWERS1100100224674