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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 Table Bay to Portsmouth started at 1808-03-24 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752006, 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: 12.433038 * Median Longitude: -21.053671 * South-bound Latitude: -33.350000 * West-bound Longitude: -41.330000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.470000 * East-bound Longitude: 16.320000
Date/Time Start: 1808-03-24T11:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1808-06-15T12:00:00
Event(s):
Sceptre_18080324_NMM_ADM/L/S175 * Latitude Start: -34.430000 * Longitude Start: 16.950000 * Latitude End: 50.750000 * Longitude End: -0.980000 * Date/Time Start: 1808-03-24T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1808-06-15T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Sceptre (3rd Rate Frigate), Voyage: Table Bay - Portsmouth, 1st Observer: Joseph Bingham (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 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)
1808-03-24T11:00-33.3516.321999.3ST HELENAN49W532N72W110.00-26S, SSW, SWAM MODERATE BREEZES, FRESH BREEZES, FRESH GALES, PM STRONG BREEZES, MODERATE, FRESH BREEZESNOON FINEAM HAZY, PM CLOUDY0000000230439
1808-03-25T11:00-31.9713.851999.3ST HELENAN48W481N56W148.00-26SSW, SWBS, SBW, SWAM MODERATE BREEZES, MODERATE, NOON FRESH BREEZES, PM STRONG BREEZES, FRESH BREEZESFINEAM CLEAR, PM CLOUDY0000000230440
1808-03-26T11:00-30.3311.671349.3ST HELENAN48W432N49W149.00-24SBW, S, SSE, SSEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000230441
1808-03-27T11:00-28.529.251349.3ST HELENAN48W375N49W167.00-24SSEAM FRESH BREEZES, PM FRESH BREEZES, MODERATEAM HAZY, PM HAZY, CLOUDY0000000230442
1808-03-28T12:00-26.887.321366.7ST HELENAN48W329N46W143.00-22SBE, SEBS, SSE, SSEAM FRESH BREEZES, MODERATE, PM MODERATE BREEZES, MODERATEAM CLOUDY, DARK CLOUDY WEATHER, HAZY, PM HAZY, CLO0000000230443
1808-03-29T12:00-24.976.051476.7ST HELENAN51W287N31W134.00-22SSE, SBE, SBEAM MODERATE, MODERATE BREEZES, PM MODERATE BREEZESAM DARK CLOUDY WEATHER, HAZY, CLOUDY, PM HAZY0000000230444
1808-03-30T12:00-23.154.681476.7ST HELENAN54W248N31W127.00-22SBE, SBW, SSE, SBEAM MODERATE BREEZES, MODERATE, MODERATE BREEZES, PM MODERATE BREEZESAM DARK CLOUDY WEATHER, CLOUDY, PM CLOUDY0000000230445
1808-03-31T12:00-21.972.131149.3ST HELENAN51W192N66W173.00-21SSE, SE, SEBE, SEAM MODERATE, MODERATE BREEZES, PM MODERATE, MODERATE BREEZES, FRESH BREEZESAM CLOUDY, DARK CLOUDY WEATHER, PM CLOUDY0000000230446
1808-04-01T12:00-20.024.021029.3ST HELENAN66W203N23W128.00-22ESE, SEBE, SEBEFRESH BREEZESAM SMALL RAIN AT TIMESCLOUDY0100000230447
1808-04-02T12:00-18.051.781149.3ST HELENAN71W132N35W144.00-21SEBE, ESE, SEAM FRESH BREEZES, PM FRESH BREEZES, MODERATECLOUDY0000000230448
1808-04-03T12:00-16.670.131256.7ST HELENAN82W114N49W126.00-21ESE, SEBS, SEBSAM FRESH BREEZES, NOON MODERATE BREEZES, PM MODERATE BREEZES, MODERATEPM FINEPM RAIN AT TIMESAM CLOUDY, PM CLOUDY0100000230449
1808-04-04T12:00-15.87-1.57926.7ST HELENAS89W82N64W109.00-21SEBS, ESE, SSW, SBW, ESEAM MODERATE, NOON MODERATE BREEZES, PM LIGHT BREEZESNOON FINEPM RAIN AT TIMESAM CLOUDY, PM CLOUDY0100000230450
1808-04-05T12:00-15.77-2.821722.6ST HELENAS89W58N85W72.00-19S, SSE, SBW, SEBS, SBWAM LIGHT BREEZES, PM SQUALLY, MODERATEAM FINE, PM FINEAM RAIN AT TIMES, PM RAINPM CLEAR0100000230451
1808-04-06T12:00-15.98-5.151392.6ST HELENAWNW6S84W133.00-19SEBS, SSE, SSEAM MODERATE, MODERATE BREEZES, FRESH BREEZES, MODERATE BREEZES, PM MODERATE BREEZES, LIGHT BREEZESPM FINEAM CLEAR, FAIR, CLEAR, PM CLEAR0000000230452
1808-04-12T12:00-14.63-7.151166.7ASCENSIONN46:30W195NW109.00-19SSE, SE, SEAM MODERATE BREEZES, PM MODERATE BREEZES, MODERATEAM FINE, PM FINEPM CLOUDY0000000230453
1808-04-13T13:00-13.12-8.381426.7ASCENSIONN48W154N38W116.00-16SE, ESE, SEBE, SSE, SEBS, SSEAM MODERATE, NOON MODERATE BREEZES, PM MODERATE BREEZES, MODERATEAM FINE, PM FINEPM SQUALL OF RAINPM CLOUDY1100000230454
1808-04-14T13:00-11.73-9.731296.7ASCENSIONN50W119N44W114.00-17SEBS, ESE, EBS, SEBSAM MODERATE BREEZES, PM MODERATEPM FINEAM CLOUDY0000000230455
1808-04-15T13:00-10.70-10.95846.7ASCENSIONN50W85N49W95.00-17EBS, ESE, EBN, EBSAM MODERATE, PM MODERATEAM FINEAM CLOUDY, PM CLOUDY0000000230456
1808-04-16T13:00-9.78-12.021076.7ASCENSIONN51W59N49W83.00-17ESE, SEBE, SE, SEBEAM MODERATE, PM MODERATE BREEZESFINECLOUDY0000000230457
1808-04-17T13:00-8.50-13.481216.7ASCENSIONN52W18N48W117.00-14SEBS, SE, SEBE, SEAM MODERATE, PM MODERATE BREEZES, MODERATEAM FINE, PM FINEAM CLOUDY, PM CLOUDY0000000230458
1808-04-18T13:00-7.02-14.901319.3A SAND BANK LAT 0:20S, LONG 20:30WN39W177N38W112.00-15SEBE, SEBS, SE, SEBSAM MODERATE BREEZES, MODERATE, PM MODERATE BREEZES, FRESH BREEZESAM FINEAM CLOUDY, PM CLOUDY0000000230459
1808-04-19T13:00-5.48-16.481209.3SAND BANKN38W130N46W131.00-15SEBE, SE, SEAM FRESH BREEZES, PM MODERATEAM CLOUDY, HAZY, PM CLOUDY0000000230460
1808-04-20T13:00-3.85-18.221239.3SAND BANKN32W83N47W142.00-12SEAM FRESH BREEZES, MODERATE BREEZES, PM MODERATE BREEZES, FRESH BREEZESAM FINE, PM FINEAM CLOUDY, HAZY, PM CLOUDY0000000230461
1808-04-21T13:00-2.55-19.901236.7SAND BANKN15W46N52W127.00-12SEAM FRESH BREEZES, MODERATE, PM MODERATE, MODERATE BREEZESPM HEAVY RAIN, RAINAM CLOUDY, HAZY, PM CLOUDY0100000230462
1808-04-22T13:00-1.13-20.481226.7SAND BANKN16N22W92.00-13NEBE, SE, EBS, ESE, SEAM MODERATE, SQUALLY, MODERATE, PM MODERATEAM HEAVY RAIN AT TIMESAM CLOUDY, PM CLOUDY0100000230463
1808-04-23T13:00-0.10-21.801116.7ST PAULSN83W159N52W100.00-13ESE, SEBE, SEBEAM MODERATE, PM MODERATE BREEZES, MODERATEAM FINE, PM FINEAM CLOUDY, PM CLOUDY0000000230464
1808-04-24T13:000.88-22.151222.6BRAVAN10W283N20W63.00-13SEBE, SE, SBE, EBN, SEAM LIGHT BREEZES, LIGHT AIRS, PM LIGHT AIRS, CALM, LIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLE, LIGHT BREEZESAM CLOUDY, PM DARK CLOUDY WEATHER, CLOUDY0000000230465
1808-04-25T14:001.40-22.631032.6BRAVAN8W271N43W43.00-10VARIABLE, E, ESE, SEBE, ENE, ESEAM LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMS, LIGHT BREEZES, PM LIGHT BREEZES, LIGHT AIRS, LIGHT BREEZESPM FINEPM RAINAM FAIR, CLOUDY, PM CLOUDY, DARK CLOUDY WEATHER, C0100000230466
1808-04-26T14:002.05-23.18801.0BRAVAN6W257N40W51.00-10VARIABLE, E, ENE, S, EAM LIGHT BREEZES, CALM, LIGHT BREEZES, LIGHT AIRS, PM LIGHT BREEZES, LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMS, CALM, LIGHT AIRSAM HEAVY RAINAM CLOUDY, PM CLOUDY0100000230467
1808-04-27T14:002.82-23.78452.6BRAVAN4W241N39W58.00-11ESE, ENE, NEBE, E, SSE, NEBEAM CALM, MODERATE, LIGHT BREEZES, PM LIGHT BREEZES, LIGHT AIRS, LIGHT BREEZESAM SQUALL OF RAIN, PM HEAVY RAINAM CLOUDY, PM CLOUDY1100000230468
1808-04-28T14:003.35-24.353491.0BRAVAN2W230N47W46.00-11VARIABLE, N, NNE, NE, NAM CALM, MODERATE BREEZES, MODERATE, PM LIGHT BREEZES, CALM, LIGHT AIRSAM RAIN, PM RAINAM CLOUDY0100000230469
1808-04-29T14:003.87-24.92792.6BRAVAN1E219N48W46.00-11VARIABLE, NEBE, E, SWBS, EAM LIGHT AIRS, LIGHT BREEZES, PM CALM, LIGHT AIRSPM RAIN AT TIMESAM DARK CLOUDY WEATHER, CLOUDY, ,PM CLOUDY0100000230470
1808-04-30T14:004.20-24.803151.0BRAVAN213S4E21.00-11VARIABLE, NWBN, S, NNW, NBW, NWBNAM CALM, PM CALM, MODERATE BREEZES, LIGHT BREEZES, LIGHT AIRSAM RAIN, PM RAINAM CLOUDY, CLOUDY0100000230471
1808-05-01T14:004.37-24.77342.6BRAVAN1E209N13E10.00-11VARIABLE, NEBN, NE, NBE, NEAM LIGHT AIRS, LIGHT BREEZES, LIGHT AIRSPM FINEAM CLOUDY, PM CLOUDY0000000230472
1808-05-02T14:004.73-25.40342.6ST ANTHONYN3E249N60W43.00-11NE, NEBN, NEAM LIGHT BREEZES, PM MODERATEFINE0000000230473
1808-05-03T14:005.43-26.72459.3ST ANTHONYN9E237N62W89.00-11NEBN, NEBE, NEBEAM FRESH BREEZES, PM MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000230474
1808-05-04T14:006.35-27.73366.7ST ANTHONYN15E223N48W82.00-9NEBN, NE, NEMODERATECLOUDY0000000230475
1808-05-05T14:007.20-28.77479.3ST ANTHONYN21E213N50W80.00-9NE, NEBE, ENE, NEBEAM MODERATE BREEZES, FRESH BREEZES, PM MODERATE BREEZES, FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000230476
1808-05-06T14:008.32-29.82466.7CORVON21W628N40W87.00-10ENE, NEBE, NWBN, NEBEAM MODERATE BREEZES, MODERATECLOUDY0000000230477
1808-05-07T14:009.42-30.75469.3CORVON606N40W87.00-10ENE, NEBEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000230478
1808-05-08T14:0010.65-31.75469.3CORVON1E581N39W95.00-10ENE, NEBE, EBN, NEBEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000230479
1808-05-09T14:0011.98-32.68496.7CORVON3E555N35W97.00-7ENE, NEBE, NEBEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000230480
1808-05-10T14:0013.40-33.48596.7CORVON4:30E527N29W97.00-9ENEAM MODERATE BREEZES, PM MODERATEPM FINEAM CLOUDY0000000230481
1808-05-11T14:0014.85-34.38599.3CORVON7E501N31W101.00-9ENE, NEBE, ENEAM FRESH BREEZES, PM MODERATEFINE0000000230482
1808-05-12T14:0016.30-35.38479.3CORVON9E474N34W105.00-9EBN, NEBE, NEBEAM FRESH BREEZES, PM MODERATE BREEZESAM FINEPM CLOUDY0000000230483
1808-05-13T14:0017.55-36.25466.7CORVON11:30E452N33W90.00-10NE, NEBEMODERATECLOUDY0000000230484
1808-05-14T14:0018.97-37.28466.7CORVON14:30E428N35W103.00-10ENE, NEBEMODERATECLOUDY0000000230485
1808-05-15T15:0020.12-38.05716.7CORVON17E410N32W81.00-8EBNMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000230486
1808-05-16T15:0021.73-38.72719.3CORVON20E383N21W105.00-8EBNFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000230487
1808-05-17T15:0023.53-39.22809.3CORVON23E352N17W113.00-10VARIABLE, EAM FRESH BREEZES, PM FRESH BREEZE, STRONG BREEZES AND SQUALLYCLOUDY0000000230488
1808-05-18T15:0025.32-40.63699.3CORVON29E330N16W111.00-10E, EBNFRESH BREEZESFLYING CLOUDS0000000230489
1808-05-19T15:0027.30-40.93919.3CORVON33E297N7W121.00-10E, EBSFRESH BREEZESPM FINEAM CLOUDY0000000230490
1808-05-20T15:0029.17-41.15779.3CORVON38E267N4W112.00-13EBS, ESE, E, EFRESH BREEZESAM FINEPM HAZY0000000230491
1808-05-21T15:0030.67-41.25776.7CORVON43W245N3W90.00-13EBS, E, EMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000230492
1808-05-22T15:0032.10-41.331006.7CORVON47W224N3W86.00-13EBS, ESE, SEBE, ESEAM MODERATE BREEZES, PM LIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000230493
1808-05-23T15:0032.83-40.881192.6CORVON49W209N29E51.00-16SE, NWBW, NNW, SEMODERATE, PM MODERATE, LIGHT BREEZESPM FINECLOUDY0000000230494
1808-05-24T15:0033.80-39.732992.6CORVON49E181NE82.00-16WNW, NW, NWAM LIGHT BREEZES, PM MODERATECLOUDY0000000230495
1808-05-25T15:0034.85-38.252776.7CORVON49E149N49E97.00-16WBN, WNWMODERATEFINE0000000230496
1808-05-26T14:0036.18-36.952306.7CORVON53E116N38E103.00-18SW, WSWMODERATECLOUDY0000000230497
1808-05-27T14:0038.00-35.58294CORVON64E78N31E127.00-21SW, NW, NNW, N, NW,AM FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, MODERATE, SQUALLY, PM FRESH BREEZES, SQUALLYRAINPM CLOUDY0100000230498
1808-05-28T14:0038.97-33.52350CORVON49:30E40N59E113.00-21NNW, NWBN, NBE, EBN, NBESQUALLYRAIN0100000230499
1808-05-29T14:0039.35-33.0326.7CORVON77E31N73E79.00-21NBE, NNE, ENE, NNEAM MODERATE, PM LIGHT BREEZESPM FINESWELL FROM NEAM CLOUDY, PM CLEAR0000000230500
1808-05-30T14:0039.43-32.533390.0CORVON76E23N78E24.00-21NNE, NCALMPM FINEAM CLOUDY0000000230501
1808-05-31T14:0039.48-32.301130.0FLORESEBS1/2S16-22SEAM CALM, PM LIGHT AIRSPM CLOUDY0000000230502
1808-06-01T14:0039.43-31.981020.0FLORESSEBE1/4E12-22ENE, SE, SEBE, S, SEBEAM CALM, PM LIGHT AIRSPM FINEAM CLOUDY, PM CLEAR0000000230503
1808-06-02T14:0040.02-31.752480.0CORVON56E12N26E26.00-22S, NWBW, WNW, NW, WAM CALM, PM LIGHT AIRSPM FINEAM HAZY0000000230504
1808-06-03T14:0040.77-30.773162.6SCILLYN62:30E392N44E64.00-22NNWAM LIGHT BREEZES, PM MODERATEAM FINEPM CLOUDY0000000230505
1808-06-04T14:0041.78-28.672936.7SCILLYN62E350N51E97.00-22NWBN, NBW, NW, NBE, NWMODERATECLOUDY0000000230506
1808-06-05T14:0042.17-27.751471.0SCILLYN62E334N66E47.00-22NBE, N, SBE, SBW, SBELIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000230507
1808-06-06T14:0043.57-26.521996.7SCILLYN65:30E306N33E100.00-26S, SW, SWBS, SWAM MODERATE, PM FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000230508
1808-06-07T14:0045.38-24.581999.3SCILLYN70E263N30E126.00-26SSW, SWBS, SW, SWBSAM FRESH BREEZES, PM MODERATEPM FINEAM CLOUDY0000000230509
1808-06-08T13:0046.68-22.321776.7SCILLYN73E223N50E122.00-26SSWMODERATE BREEZESFINE0000000230510
1808-06-09T13:0047.88-18.9217412.3SCILLYN76E171N63E157.00-29WNW, SSW, SSWAM STRONG BREEZES, PM MODERATE BREEZESAM HAZY, PM CLOUDY0000000230511
1808-06-10T13:0048.72-16.282659.3SCILLYN79:30E133N64E108.00-28SSW, WBN, WNW, WNWPM FRESH BREEZESAM THICKAM RAINPM CLOUDY0100000230512
1808-06-11T13:0049.32-14.183216.7SCILLYN63E103N64E90.00-28WNW, NBWMODERATECLOUDY0000000230513
1808-06-12T13:0049.38-13.331971.0SCILLYN84E92N84E34.00-28SSW, SWLIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000230514
1808-06-13T13:0049.47-10.752096.7SCILLYN81:30E58N87E101.00-27WSW, SWBW, SWBWMODERATECLOUDY0000000230515
1808-06-14T13:0049.43-7.522779.3SCILLYN74W35S89E126.00-27SW, WSW, NWBW, NW, WNW, NWBWAM FRESH BREEZES, PM MODERATEPM CLOUDY0000000230516
1808-06-15T12:0049.38-7.073466.7SCILLYN43E14S88E73.00-25WNW, NEBN, NBE, N, NBEAM MODERATE BREEZES, AM MODERATEPM FINEAM CLOUDY0000000230517