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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 SCEPTRE cruise from Penang to St. Helena started at 1804-03-07 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752005, 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: -15.691684 * Median Longitude: 55.752421 * South-bound Latitude: -37.480000 * West-bound Longitude: -5.300000 * North-bound Latitude: 8.370000 * East-bound Longitude: 98.880000
Date/Time Start: 1804-03-07T05:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1804-06-09T12:00:00
Event(s):
Sceptre_18040307_NMM_ADM/L/S175 * Latitude Start: 6.230000 * Longitude Start: 98.880000 * Latitude End: -15.890000 * Longitude End: -5.750000 * Date/Time Start: 1804-03-07T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1804-06-09T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Sceptre (3rd Rate Frigate), Voyage: Penang - St Helena, 1st Observer: Sir Archibald Dickson (Captain), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 74G 1706BM
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 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 
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 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1804-03-07T05:006.2398.88702.6W PT OF PULO BOUTONNNE3/4E82VARIABLE-ENELIGHT BREEZESRAINCLOUDY0100000230344
1804-03-08T05:006.2397.70132.6PULO RONDAS83W41W71.002NBELIGHT BREEZESFINE0000000230345
1804-03-09T06:006.4396.171602.6PULO RONDAS49W14N83W92.002NBE-SSELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000230346
1804-03-10T06:006.8594.73470.0S PT OF NICOBARW9WNW1/2W90.002NECALMCLOUDY0000000230347
1804-03-11T06:006.7793.52472.6TRINCOMALEEN81W242S86W72.002NNE-NELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000230348
1804-03-12T06:007.1392.02252.6TRINCOMALEEN82W211N76W92.002NNELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000230349
1804-03-13T06:007.5789.65136.7TRINCOMALEEN83W164N80W143.002NBEMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000230350
1804-03-14T06:008.0287.452836.7TRINCOMALEEN85W120N78W134.002WBNMODERATE BREEZESFINE0000000230351
1804-03-15T06:008.0885.972722.6TRINCOMALEEN84W90N87W88.002W1/2N-WLIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000230352
1804-03-16T06:008.0384.572662.6TRINCOMALEEN81W67S88W83.002WBN-W1/2SLIGHT BREEZESHEAVY SWELL FROM SWCLEAR0000000230353
1804-03-17T06:008.3783.502832.6TRINCOMALEEN86W46N72W67.002W1/2S-WBNLIGHT BREEZESAM RAINCLEAR0100000230354
1804-03-18T06:008.2882.682051.0ELEPHANT POINTS24W47N80E30.002ESE, E, SSWLIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000230355
1804-03-19T06:008.2883.052271.0BALE OF COTTON ROCKS48:30E85E38.002SEBE-SWLIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000230356
1804-03-20T06:007.6383.251822.6BALE OF COTTON ROCKS54E73S28E44.002WBS-SLIGHT BREEZESFINE0000000230357
1804-03-21T06:007.5283.621822.6BALE OF COTTON ROCKS52E67S73E23.002VARIABLE-SLIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000230358
1804-03-22T06:007.7583.503621.0BALE OF COTTON ROCKS50E71N14.002S-VARIABLELIGHT AIRS INCLINING TO CALM0000000230359
1804-03-23T06:007.5283.822051.0BALE OF COTTON ROCKS50E63S52E23.002VARIABLE-SSWLIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLE0000000230360
1804-03-24T06:006.6584.372166.7BALE OF COTTON ROCKS58E44S37E66.002SW-SWBSLIGHT BREEZES, NOON MODERATENOON FINECLEAR0000000230361
1804-03-25T06:005.5385.382276.7BALE OF COTTON ROCKS85E17S42E90.002SWBW-SWMODERATEFINE0000000230362
1804-03-26T06:004.1385.372272.6PULO AURAS34W115S26E94.002WSW-SWPM MODERATE, AM LIGHT BREEZESPM FINEAM CLEAR0000000230363
1804-03-27T06:003.0585.972502.6PULO AURAS45W107S29E74.002SWBW-WSWLIGHT BREEZES AND SQUALLYSWELL FROM SWCLOUDY0000000230364
1804-03-28T06:001.7586.052952.6PULO AURAS59W92S4E78.002SWBW, VARIABLE, WNWLIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000230365
1804-03-29T06:000.3886.082616.7PULO AURAS75W82S1E82.002W, SW, WBSMODERATEFINE0000000230366
1804-03-30T06:00-0.8886.152382.6GAMA ISLANDS83W201S3E76.002WBS-SWBWLIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000230367
1804-03-31T06:00-2.6286.032601.0TRUE BRITONS11E140S6W104.001W, WBSLIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000230368
1804-04-01T06:00-4.0285.932491.0TRUE BRITONS17E120S4W84.001NW-WSWPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM LIGHT AIRSPM FINE, AM THUNDER AND LIGHTNING0000100230369
1804-04-02T06:00-5.2785.582822.6TRUE BRITONS25E99S15W78.001WBNLIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000230370
1804-04-03T06:00-5.5386.8012.6TRUE BRITONS12E85S11E16.001WSW-NLIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000230371
1804-04-04T06:00-5.8386.972266.7TRUE BRITONS10E80S27E21.001W-SWMODERATESOME RAIN0100000230372
1804-04-05T06:00-6.1887.0512.6TRUE BRITONS10E72S12E22.001SWBW-NLIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000230373
1804-04-06T06:00-6.6287.583621.0TRUE BRITONS2E63S3W26.001N-VARIABLELIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000230374
1804-04-07T06:00-6.4387.803621.0TRUE BRITONS2E66N10W11.001VARIABLELIGHT AIRSHEAVY SWELL FROM S0000000230375
1804-04-08T06:00-6.5088.052601.0TRUE BRITONS7W65S69E12.001SBE-WBSLIGHT AIRSHEAVY SWELL FROM S0000000230376
1804-04-09T06:00-7.3287.953502.6TRUE BRITONS7W49S7E49.001WBN-NBWLIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000230377
1804-04-10T06:00-7.7288.182816.7TRUE BRITONS14W43S31E27.000WNW-WBNLIGHT BREEZES, NOON MODERATE BREEZESPM FINENOON HEAVY RAIN0100000230378
1804-04-11T06:00-7.2788.181362.6TRUE BRITONS19W31S33.001W-SEPM FRESH BREEZES, AM LIGHT BREEZESRAIN0100000230379
1804-04-12T06:00-8.0387.1513512.3ISLE OF FRANCES71W607S29W125.000E-SEPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM STRONG BREEZES AND SQUALLYRAINPM CLEAR0100000230380
1804-04-13T06:00-10.8385.271469.3ISLE OF FRANCES73W560N46W155.000SE-SEBSFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY0000000230381
1804-04-14T06:00-11.2583.271469.3ISLE OF FRANCES74W513S55W144.000SE-SEBSFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000230382
1804-04-15T07:00-13.5081.201449.3RODERIGOSS73W362S57W142.00-2SEBSFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000230383
1804-04-16T07:00-15.4779.521569.3RODERIGOSS75W323S58W115.00-2SSEFRESH BREEZESFINE0000000230384
1804-04-17T07:00-16.4376.781559.3RODERIGOSS76W267S62W124.00-3SSEFRESH BREEZESAM RAIN AT TIMESHAZY0100000230385
1804-04-18T07:00-17.1274.671439.3RODERIGOSS77W223S67W107.00-3SBE-SEBSFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000230386
1804-04-19T07:00-18.1872.771409.3RODERIGOSS80W184S59W126.00-6SSE-SEBSPM MODERATE, AM FRESH BREEZESPM FINEAM FLYING CLOUDS0000000230387
1804-04-20T07:00-19.3770.0210612.3RODERIGOSS87W129S64W165.00-7ESESTRONG BREEZESCLOUDY0000000230388
1804-04-21T08:00-20.5866.931039.3ISLE OF FRANCEN87W178S62W159.00-10ESEFRESH BREEZESSWELL FROM ESECLEAR0000000230389
1804-04-22T08:00-21.3565.10916.7CAPE ST MARYS77W380S66W113.00-10EBSMODERATE BREEZES0000000230390
1804-04-23T08:00-22.1263.321032.6CAPE ST MARYS78W343S70W137.00-10ESELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000230391
1804-04-24T08:00-23.0060.30866.7CAPE ST MARYS79:30W285S69W156.00-15EBSMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000230392
1804-04-25T08:00-23.4758.5864CAPE ST MARYS80W251S73W98.00-15E-EBNMODERATE BREEZES, NOON FINEFINE0000000230393
1804-04-26T08:00-24.0256.92726.7BOURBONN23W68S70W98.00-18ENE-EMODERATEFINE0000000230394
1804-04-27T08:00-24.4055.003086.7CAPE ST MARYS81W184S74W85.00-18NE-NWBNPM LIGHT BREEZES, AM MODERATEAM FINEPM CLEAR0000000230395
1804-04-28T08:00-24.4554.071969.3CAPE ST MARYS82W166S87W61.00-18NW-SWBSFRESH BREEZES0000000230396
1804-04-29T08:00-24.8253.631171.0CAPE ST MARYS84W158S46W32.00-18SWBS-SELIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALM0000000230397
1804-04-30T08:00-25.4552.8051.0CAPE ST MARYS89W141S61W76.00-18VARIABLE-NNELIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALM0000000230398
1804-05-01T09:00-26.0851.721156.7CAPE ST MARYN85W121S67W69.00-20N-SEMODERATEPM HEAVY LIGHTNING, AM SQUALLY APPEARANCE, LIGHTNING IN NWAM CLOUDY0000100230399
1804-05-02T09:00-26.4049.421159.3CAPE ST MARYN78W82S81W125.00-20SEPM LIGHT BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZESHEAVY SWELL FROM SWCLOUDY0000000230400
1804-05-03T09:00-27.5046.5211019.0CAPE ST MARYN36W27S67W168.00-25SEPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYAM RAINCLOUDY0100000230401
1804-05-04T09:00-28.7743.458812.3CAPE ST MARYN23E70S65W179.00-25SE-ESEPM STRONG BREEZESCLOUDY0000000230402
1804-05-05T09:00-30.1540.4263PORT NATALN89W167S68W171.00-27ESE-EPM STRONG BREEZES, SQUALLYRAINCLOUDY0100000230403
1804-05-06T09:00-30.3238.97198PORT NATALN87W142S81W64.00-27ENE-SWMODERATE BREEZES, AM SQUALLYPM CLEAR0000000230404
1804-05-07T09:00-30.3337.783629.3PORT NATALN87W122S89W62.00-27S, VARIABLEFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY0000000230405
1804-05-08T10:00-31.4536.2015212.3PORT NATALS82W128S50W106.00-28SSTRONG BREEZESCLOUDY0000000230406
1804-05-09T10:00-32.5334.371296.7PORT NATALN88W95S55W113.00-29SSEMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000230407
1804-05-10T10:00-33.2832.40506.7PORT NATALN74W64S66W108.00-29SSE, ENE, EBNMODERATE BREEZESFINE0000000230408
1804-05-11T10:00-33.1031.602522.6PORT NATALN73W50N75W42.00-29NNE-WBNLIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000230409
1804-05-12T10:00-33.2331.253626.7PORT NATALN67W45S64W20.00-29W-VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000230410
1804-05-13T10:00-33.8229.65161.0PORT NATALN20W45S54W58.00-29WBN-NELIGHT BREEZES, AM LIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000230411
1804-05-14T10:00-34.5528.681856.7CAPE AGUILLASS88W143S48W65.00-29NBE-SWBSPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM MODERATEPM HAZY, AM CLOUDY0000000230412
1804-05-15T10:00-35.5525.97402.6CAPE AGUILLASN82W100S66W144.00-28SSE, EBN, ENELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000230413
1804-05-16T11:00-36.8322.432669.3CAPE AGUILLASNW57S62W162.00-27NE-WNWWSW0.75FRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000230414
1804-05-17T11:00-37.4821.302329.3CAPE AGUILLASN21W64S55W67.00-27WW-WBSFRESH BREEZESAM SMALL RAINCLEAR0100000230415
1804-05-18T11:00-36.7819.7229912.3CAPE GOOD HOPEN25W51N40W54.00-27WBS-NWBNPM MODERATE, AM STRONG BREEZESHEAVY SWELL FROM WBNPM CLEAR, AM CLOUDY0000000230416
1804-05-19T11:00-36.1719.3323219.0CAPE GOOD HOPEN25W37N26W41.00-27NWBN-WBSPM STRONG BREEZES, HEAVY GALES AND SQUALLY, AM FRESH GALESHEAVY SWELL FROM WCLOUDY0000000230417
1804-05-20T11:00-36.4818.752996.7CAPE GOOD HOPEN1W40S57W34.00-27WBS-NWBNMODERATECLOUDY0000000230418
1804-05-21T11:00-36.8019.3015319.0CAPE GOOD HOPEN18W49S61W38.00-27NW-SSTRONG BREEZES, AM FRESH GALESAM SOME RAINCLOUDY0100000230419
1804-05-22T11:00-35.3017.22659.3CAPE GOOD HOPEN49E25N49W136.00-25SSE-EMODERATE, AM FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000230420
1804-05-23T11:00-34.5516.903622.6CAPE GOOD HOPEN87E25N20W46.00-25NE-VARIABLEPM MODERATE, AM LIGHT BREEZESHAZY0000000230421
1804-05-24T11:00-33.9316.45432.6ST HELENAN48W540N31W43.00-25SWBW-ENELIGHT BREEZESPM HAZY, AM CLOUDY0000000230422
1804-05-25T11:00-34.0315.333356.7ST HELENAN46W523N85W71.00-25NE-NMODERATE BREEZESFINE0000000230423
1804-05-26T11:00-33.0514.97362ST HELENAN48W510N4W59.00-25NBW-VARIABLEFRESH BREEZES, SQUALLYRAINCLOUDY0100000230424
1804-05-27T11:00-31.6316.023246.7ST HELENAN52W507N32E100.00-25NNW-NBWPM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, AM MODERATEPM CLOUDY, AM CLEAR0000000230425
1804-05-28T11:00-31.9715.701101.0ST HELENAN51W504S9W20.00-25NNW-SEPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM LIGHT AIRSHEAVY SWELL FROM WHAZY0000000230426
1804-05-29T11:00-31.3315.031441.0ST HELENAN51W490N42W52.00-25VARIABLE-SBELIGHT AIRSHEAVY SWELL FROM WSWCLEAR0000000230427
1804-05-30T11:00-29.8313.081449.3ST HELENAN51W445N48W135.00-25SSW, SSBEPM LIGHT BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZESAM FINEPM CLEAR0000000230428
1804-05-31T11:00-28.4511.021116.7ST HELENAN51W400N48W125.00-24SSE-SEPM MODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000230429
1804-06-01T11:00-27.229.801792.6ST HELENAN52W370N41W98.00-24SE-SSWLIGHT BREEZESHAZY0000000230430
1804-06-02T11:00-25.558.021222.6ST HELENAN54W327N44W139.00-24S, SBE, SEBSLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000230431
1804-06-03T12:00-23.775.3215819.0ST HELENAN53W262N50W165.00-22SSW-SPM MODERATE, AM FRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000230432
1804-06-04T12:00-22.153.109119.0ST HELENAN54W210N51W155.00-22SSE-ESEFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000230433
1804-06-05T12:00-20.721.5313819.0ST HELENAN55W169N46W124.00-20SSEFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000230434
1804-06-06T12:00-19.670.481606.7ST HELENAN56W143N44W87.00-20SSE-SMODERATECLOUDY0000000230435
1804-06-07T12:00-18.33-1.121159.3ST HELENAN62W101N47W123.00-20S-SELIGHT BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000230436
1804-06-08T12:00-16.83-3.15956.7ST HELENAN70W53N52W148.00-18SE, SEBS, ESEMODERATECLOUDY0000000230437
1804-06-09T12:00-16.95-5.301286.7SUGAR LOAF POINTNWBW2N57W136.00-18SEBSPM FRESH BREEZES, AM MODERATECLOUDY0000000230438