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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 SCORPION cruise from Plymouth to Barbados started at 1792-11-24 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752036, 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: 10.018947 * Median Longitude: -18.142807 * South-bound Latitude: -7.520000 * West-bound Longitude: -56.670000 * North-bound Latitude: 48.470000 * East-bound Longitude: 6.330000
Date/Time Start: 1792-11-24T13:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1793-05-06T16:00:00
Event(s):
Scorpion_17921124_NMM_ADM/L/S186 * Latitude Start: 50.299000 * Longitude Start: -4.150000 * Latitude End: 14.850000 * Longitude End: -59.680000 * Date/Time Start: 1792-11-24T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1793-05-06T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Scorpion (Sloop), Voyage: Plymouth - Barbados, 1st Observer: Stair Douglas (Captain), 2nd Observer: Emmanuel Hungerford (2nd Officer/Lieutenant), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 24G 337BM
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 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
15 Present weatherwwWeather description
16 Precipitation descriptionPrecip 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 CommentComment
26 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
1087 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 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
15 
ww
(Weather description)
16 
Precip 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 
Comment
26 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1792-11-24T13:0048.47-7.983359.3MADEIRAS22W339S50W144.00-25NNE, NE, NFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000232658
1792-11-25T13:0046.33-11.17459.3LIZARDN47E108S46W181.00-23VARIABLE, ENEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000232659
1792-11-26T13:0044.55-12.20679.3LIZARDN41E143S33W100.00-23VARIABLE, EFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000232660
1792-11-27T13:0043.00-13.803621.0LIZARDN40E181S37W115.00-23SSE, SE, VARIABLELIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000232661
1792-11-28T13:0041.23-15.0058LIZARDS7W166S30W122.00-21SE, SW, EBNSQUALLY0000000232662
1792-11-29T13:0039.50-14.97283PORTO SANCTOS10W133S6E105.00-21VARIABLE, NWBWSQUALLY0000000232663
1792-11-30T13:0038.37-13.702159.3PORTO SANCTOS23W144S43E89.00-21SW, SWBWFRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000232664
1792-12-01T13:0035.88-13.972169.3PORTO SANCTOS35W74S5W149.00-20VARIABLE, SWBWFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY0000000232665
1792-12-02T13:0033.10-14.802959.3PORTO SANCTOS85W31S14W171.00-20NWBW, NW, NWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000232666
1792-12-23T13:0026.52-16.55612.6TENERIFFEN5E34S13W106.00-18E, EBN, EBNLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000232667
1792-12-24T13:0023.08-17.08839.3CAPE BLANCOS11W41S8W209.00-18EBSFRESH BREEZES, OCCASIONALLY SQUALLYOCCASIONAL RAINCLEAR0100000232668
1792-12-25T13:0021.08-17.42849.3CAPE DOS CARBOSS22E21S8W209.00-17VARIABLE, NE, EBSFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000232669
1792-12-26T13:0018.85-18.283569.3CAPE DE VERDES13E84S18W130.00-15NBEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000232670
1792-12-27T13:0015.68-18.05542.6CAPE DE VERDES36E30S2W190.00-14ENELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000232671
1793-01-27T13:0012.85-22.0591.0ST JAGON21W49S23E133.00-14ENE, NNELIGHT AIRSHAZY0000000232672
1793-01-28T13:0010.70-21.12329.3ST JAGON20W95S23E140.00-13NEFRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000232673
1793-01-29T13:009.20-19.75109.3ST JAGON27W134S42E121.00-13NE, NNEFRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000232674
1793-01-30T13:007.43-18.50112.6ST JAGON29W176S35E129.00-12VARIABLE, NNELIGHT BREEZESHAZY0000000232675
1793-01-31T13:005.88-16.35312.6CAPE PALMASS80E173S54E158.00-14NNE, NELIGHT BREEZESHAZY0000000232676
1793-02-01T13:005.43-14.7599.3CAPE PALMASS81E154S76E98.00-14WNW, NNEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000232677
1793-02-02T13:005.33-14.122561.0CAPE PALMASS89E149S78E29.00-14WLIGHT AIRS0000000232678
1793-02-03T13:005.23-13.6331CAPE PALMASS80E138S77E30.00-14VARIABLE, NECALM, AM SQUALLYCLOUDY0000100232679
1793-02-04T13:005.30-12.823462.6CAPE PALMASS80E125N86E50.00-14VARIABLE, NLIGHT BREEZES AND SQUALLYRAINCLOUDY0100000232680
1793-02-05T13:004.97-11.733559.3CAPE PALMASS81E96S73E65.00-16VARIABLE, WNW, NBEFRESH BREEZES, OCCASIONALLY SQUALLYOCCASIONALLY THUNDER AND LIGHTNINGRAINCLOUDY0100100232681
1793-02-06T13:004.72-10.202772.6CAPE PALMASS81E64S80E93.00-16WNWLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000232682
1793-02-07T13:004.42-9.22181.0CAPE PALMASS85E46S73E61.00-16W, WNW, NEBNLIGHT AIRSLIGHTNINGCLEAR0000100232683
1793-02-08T13:004.23-8.402772.6CAPE PALMASS88E29S78E51.00-16SSW, VARIABLE, WNWLIGHT BREEZESLIGHTNINGCLEAR0000100232684
1793-04-04T12:00-0.156.333626.7ST THOMASN77E14S57W48.00-20VARIABLELIGHT BREEZES, AM MODERATEAM RAINCLOUDY0100000232685
1793-04-05T12:00-0.675.351839.3ST THOMASN60E36S62W67.00-20VARIABLE, SSWFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYRAIN0100000232686
1793-04-06T12:00-0.724.051839.3ST THOMASN76E60S88W78.00-20WSW, SSWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000232687
1793-04-07T12:00-1.323.531832.6ST THOMASN69E74S41W47.00-20NNE, VARIABLE, SSWLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000232688
1793-04-08T12:00-1.633.601839.3ST THOMASN66E80S6W19.00-20SBW, VARIABLE, SSWFRESH BREEZESAM RAINCLOUDY0100100232689
1793-04-09T12:00-1.803.321992.6ST THOMASN64E82S36W12.00-20SWBS, VARIABLE, SW1/2SLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000232690
1793-04-10T12:00-2.473.102289.3ST THOMASN58E93S18W42.00-20NW, VARIABLE, WSWFRESH BREEZESRAIN0100000232691
1793-04-11T12:00-3.931.281729.3ASCENSIONS75E321S51W140.00-19VARIABLE, SBWFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000232692
1793-04-12T12:00-5.37-1.22150ASCENSIONS79W270S60W172.00-19S, SBE, SBEFRESH BREEZES, SQUALLYAM RAINCLEAR0100000232693
1793-04-13T12:00-6.83-4.031639.3ASCENSIONS84W210S62W190.00-17SBE, S, SFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000232694
1793-04-14T12:00-7.52-7.201419.3ASCENSIONS88W150S75W196.00-17SBE, SBE1/2E, SSEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000232695
1793-04-18T13:00-7.43-15.531562.6ASCENSIONS67E26N61W79.00-13SSE, SEBS, SBELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000232696
1793-04-19T13:00-6.48-17.781142.6ASCENSIONS67E75N67W146.00-10SSE, SEBELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation232697
1793-04-20T13:00-5.62-19.731369.3ASCENSIONS67E119N66W127.00-10VARIABLE, SBE, SEBSFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000232698
1793-04-21T13:00-4.72-21.681149.3ASCENSIONS66E158N65W128.00-10SEBEFRESH BREEZES0000000232699
1793-04-22T14:00-3.80-23.581176.7ASCENSIONS66E204N65W125.00-7SBE, SEBEMODERATECLOUDY0000000232700
1793-04-23T14:00-2.83-26.051399.3ASCENSIONS66E253N68W159.00-7SWBW, S, SEBSFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000232701
1793-04-24T14:00-1.75-28.051749.3BARBADOSN65W702N65W131.00-6SEBE, SE, SFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation232702
1793-04-25T14:00-0.78-29.971526.7BARBADOSN65W657N63W128.00-6SEBE, SSEMODERATECLOUDY0000000232703
1793-04-26T14:000.23-31.701409.3BARBADOSN65W618N60W120.00-6SEBS, SEBSFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000232704
1793-04-27T14:001.50-33.881329.3BARBADOSN66W568N60W151.00-3NBE, SEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000232705
1793-04-28T14:002.53-35.471206.7BARBADOSN66W528N58W104.00-4NNE, SE, VARIABLE, SEBEMODERATECLOUDY0000000232706
1793-04-29T14:003.66-36.701209.3BARBADOSN66W500N58W80.00-4E, SEBELIGHT AIRS, FRESH BREEZESRAINCLOUDY0100000232707
1793-04-30T15:004.48-38.60669.3BARBADOSN68W457N58W130.00-2NE, NNE, ENEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000232708
1793-05-01T15:006.28-41.50439.3BARBADOSN68W396N58W204.00-2NEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000232709
1793-05-02T15:008.08-44.40449.3BARBADOSN72W324N58W204.00-1NEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000232710
1793-05-03T15:0010.13-47.57469.3BARBADOSN76W249N59W224.001NEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000232711
1793-05-04T15:0012.00-50.63469.3BARBADOSN84W183N58W222.001NEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000232712
1793-05-05T16:0013.25-55.15466.7BARBADOSS59W129N63W165.001NELIGHT BREEZES, AM SQUALLY, NOON MODERATECLOUDY0000000232713
1793-05-06T16:0013.43-56.67249.3BARBADOSS86W59N81W206.001NNEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000232714