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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 SCHIEDAM cruise from Spitsbergen to Schiedam started at 1778-07-14 [dataset]. Museum Naturalis Leiden, Netherland, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752011, 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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Related to:
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: 63.278696 * Median Longitude: 0.566522 * South-bound Latitude: 52.530000 * West-bound Longitude: -2.650000 * North-bound Latitude: 73.250000 * East-bound Longitude: 2.670000
Date/Time Start: 1778-07-14T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1778-08-07T00:00:00
Event(s):
Schiedam_17780714_MNL_WALVISARCHIEF_1 * Latitude Start: 78.630000 * Longitude Start: 7.520000 * Latitude End: 51.900000 * Longitude End: 3.930000 * Date/Time Start: 1778-07-14T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1778-08-07T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Schiedam, Voyage: Spitsbergen - Schiedam, 1st Observer: Engelbertus Lucas (Commandeur), Company: WHA, Other ship information: JOURNALEN OF DAG REGISTERS VAN T SCHIP SCHIEDAM. GEVOERD BIJ Commandeur ENGELBERTUS LUCAS, GEDESTINEERD TER VISSERIJ NA GROENLAND INT JAAR ONZES HEERE 1778 EN INT JAAR ONZES HEER 1779. GEGEVENS VERWERKT UIT TRANSCRIPTIE VAN DE HEER W. VISSER.
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
--1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances)
WatchWatchName of the period of 4 hours which is known as a watch or duty on board ships
10 GlassesGlassesNumber of glasses within a watch; one watch equals 8 glasses
11 CommentCommentLife on board
12 CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
13 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
14 CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
15 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.
16 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.
17 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
18 Present weatherwwWeather description
19 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
20 Cloud typeCloud type
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:
421 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)

-
(1 If position is considered t...)

Watch
(Name of the period of 4 hours...)
10 
Glasses
(Number of glasses within a wa...)
11 
Comment
(Life on board)
12 
Course
(Course of the ship during the...)
13 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
14 
Comment
(Other remarks, that were not ...)
15 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
16 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
17 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
18 
ww
(Weather description)
19 
Precip descr
20 
Cloud type
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)
1778-07-14T12:0073.25-2.65331VM8-29N0000000231353
1778-07-15T12:0071.80-1.383364.6VM8-24NBRAMZEILSKOELTE0000000231354
1778-07-16T12:0070.77-0.501112.9VM8ZTO1/2O14.50-24ZOAANNEMENDE KOELTE0000000231355
1778-07-17T12:0070.52-1.081.0VM8ZW3/4Z4.75-24WEINIG WINDMISTIG0010000231356
1778-07-18T12:0070.13-1.331561.0VM8ZTO6.00-24O-ZWEINIG0000000231357
1778-07-19T12:0069.630.232012.6VM8LUCAS GROEN VAN CRIMPEN PLOTSELING OVERLEDENZO3/4Z9.25-24ZWSLAPPE KOELTE0000000231358
1778-07-20T12:0069.281.701562.6VM8ZOTO9.50-24ZW-ZSLAPPE KOELTE0000000231359
1778-07-21T12:0068.932.222572.6VM8ZZO1/2O6.00-24WTNSLAPPE KOELTE0000000231360
1778-07-22T12:0066.551.60789.3VM8Z1/2W36.00BIJ DE KOERS EN VERHEID WORDT AANGEGEVEN: NEMEN 1,5 STREEK VOOR DE MISWIJZING VAN HET COMPAS-23OTZGEREEFDE MARSZEILSKOELTE0000000231361
1778-07-23T12:0065.95-0.180.0VM8ZW1/2W14.25-23STIL0000000231362
1778-07-24T12:0065.000.271802.6VM8ZTO14.50-23ZZWSLAPPE KOELTE0000000231363
1778-07-25T12:0064.62-0.05672.6VM8ZZW1/4Z6.00-23OKOELTJE0000000231364
1778-07-26T12:0062.930.453374.6VM825.00-23O-NBRAMZEILSKOELTE0000000231365
1778-07-27T12:0061.331.152471.0VM8ZTO24.50-23WWEINIG WIND0000000231366
1778-07-28T12:0060.65-0.231574.6VM8ZW14.50-23ZBRAMZEILSKOELTE0000000231367
1778-07-29T12:0060.48-0.620.0VM8ZZW3/4W5.25ZULLEN ONS BESTEK ZETTE OP 16GR 30 M LENGTE, WANT KUNNEN HITLAND NIET ZIEN-23STILREGEN0100000231368
1778-07-30T12:0059.330.253372.6VM8ZTO15.50-23NSLAPPE KOELTE0000000231369
1778-07-31T12:0056.821.282934.6VM8ZTO40.00-22NWBRAMZEILSKOELTEOVERDRIJVENDE LUCHT0000000231370
1778-08-01T12:0054.402.122484.0VM8ZTO36.00-22NW-WSLAPPE BRAMZEILSKOELTE0000000231371
1778-08-02T12:0053.972.332034.61VM8ZTO1/2O7.00-22ZWBRAMZEILSKOELTE0000000231372
1778-08-03T12:0053.472.502032.61VM8ZTO7.75-22ZWSLAPPE KOELTE0000000231373
1778-08-04T12:0053.072.282034.61VM8ZTW1/2W7.25-22ZWBRAMZEILSKOELTE0000000231374
1778-08-05T12:0052.532.672054.91VM8ZZO1/4O8.75-20ZWFRISSE BRAMZEILSKOELTE0000000231375
1778-08-06T00:002814.6BRIEL DEN TORENO1VM8W-WTNBRAMZEILSKOELTE0000000231376
1778-08-07T00:002481.0HELLEVOET1VM8WZWFRISSE KOELTE0000000231377