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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 Port Royal to The Downs started at 1796-07-01 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752038, 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: 41.082449 * Median Longitude: -45.569796 * South-bound Latitude: 29.980000 * West-bound Longitude: -79.430000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.880000 * East-bound Longitude: -8.180000
Date/Time Start: 1796-07-01T17:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1796-08-18T13:00:00
Event(s):
Scorpion_17960701_NMM_ADM/L/S186 * Latitude Start: 17.870000 * Longitude Start: -76.830000 * Latitude End: 47.720000 * Longitude End: -5.280000 * Date/Time Start: 1796-07-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1796-08-18T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Scorpion (Sloop), Voyage: Port Royal - Downes, 1st Observer: Stair Douglas (Captain), 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
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:
933 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)

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)
1796-07-01T17:0029.98-79.43229BERMUDASN79E239N46E74.004NE, SWMODERATE, AM SQUALLYAM RAINFAIR0100000232753
1796-07-02T17:0030.18-79.171621.0BERMUDASN80E23347:4718.004NE, E, ENE, SSELIGHT AIRS INCLINING TO CALM0000000232754
1796-07-03T17:0030.50-79.12602.6BERMUDASN82E2386:4028.004NEBELIGHT AIRS INCLINING TO CALM, AM LIGHT WINDSAM FINE0000000232755
1796-07-04T17:0031.35-78.97722.6BERMUDASN85:37E2308:552.004ENELIGHT WINDSFINE0000000232756
1796-07-05T17:0031.48-78.73722.6BERMUDASN86E22756:1916.004ENELIGHT WINDSFINE0000000232757
1796-07-06T17:0032.03-78.47722.6BERMUDASN89E22526E32.004NNW, ENELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000232758
1796-07-07T17:0032.65-76.97901.0BERMUDASS89E20765:2492.000SE, ELIGHT AIRSRAINCLOUDY0100000232759
1796-07-08T17:0033.55-75.731352.6BERMUDASS82E19349:248.000VARIABLE, SELIGHT WINDSFINE0000000232760
1796-07-09T17:0034.33-75.001806.7BERMUDASS76E17762:3866.000SSW, SW, SLIGHT WINDS, AM MODERATE BREEZESFINE0000000232761
1796-07-10T17:0034.67-73.55203BERMUDASS71E15372:3874.000SSWMODERATE BREEZES, AM SQUALLYFINEAM RAIN0100000232762
1796-07-11T17:0034.78-73.002936.7BERMUDASS70E15072:3618.000SSW, WNWLIGHT AIRS, AM MODERATEFINEAM FAIR0000000232763
1796-07-12T17:0035.37-70.922009.3BERMUDASS59E11970:59119.00-3SW, SSWLIGHT WINDS, AM FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000232764
1796-07-13T17:0035.83-68.652116.7BERMUDASS47E9772:49123.00-3SWBS, SWBSMODERATEFAIR0000000232765
1796-07-14T16:0036.50-66.682209.3FYALN86E59367:3499.00-5SWFRESH BREEZESFINE0000000232766
1796-07-15T16:0036.92-65.272202.6FYALN86E57769:5779.00-5SWLIGHT WINDSCLOUDY0000000232767
1796-07-16T16:0037.45-63.521989.3FYALN87:42E55770:1197.00-5SBE, SSWLIGHT WINDS, AM FRESH BREEZESAM RAINCLOUDY0100000232768
1796-07-17T16:0038.08-60.531689.3FYALN88:57E50972:52132.00-12SFRESH BREEZESFINE0000000232769
1796-07-18T16:0038.83-56.352119.3FYALN89:18E45374:50166.00-14WSW, NW, SWFRESH BREEZESFAIR, AM CLOUDY0000000232770
1796-07-19T16:0038.92-54.353249.3FYALS89:7E43486:5775.00-14WSW, NNWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000232771
1796-07-20T16:0039.53-53.381661.0FYALS89E43042:5357.00-14SLIGHT AIRSFINE0000000232772
1796-07-21T15:0039.98-51.251651.0FYALS85E40272:5482.00-15SSW, SLIGHT AIRSFINE0000000232773
1796-07-22T15:0039.35-49.101651.0FYALS85E37564:4380.00-15SLIGHT AIRSFINE0000000232774
1796-07-23T15:0040.07-47.601881.0FYALS87E35348:5462.00-15NEBE, SSW, SSWLIGHT AIRSFINE0000000232775
1796-07-24T15:0040.27-46.331861.0FYALS85E33377:4876.00-17SSWLIGHT AIRSFINE0000000232776
1796-07-25T15:0040.20-45.201861.0FYALS84E31585:2049.00-17SSWLIGHT AIRSFINE0000000232777
1796-07-26T15:0040.38-44.032981.0FYALS82E26778:0354.00-17NNW, NWLIGHT AIRSFINE0000000232778
1796-07-27T15:0040.80-42.823210.0FYALS80E27368:2267.00-17NNWLIGHT WINDS, CALMAM HEAVY RAINHAZY0100000232779
1796-07-28T15:0041.12-41.603202.6FYALS78E24771:0057.00-18NW, WNW, NNWLIGHT BREEZESFINE0000000232780
1796-07-29T15:0041.50-40.232752.6FYALS74E21769:1523.00-18WNWLIGHT BREEZESFINE0000000232781
1796-07-30T15:0042.40-37.502309.3CAPE CLEARN67E45364:49132.00-18SW, WSWFRESH BREEZESFINE0000000232782
1796-07-31T14:0044.08-34.672029.3CAPE CLEARN68E38355:07174.00-23WSW, NW, SWFRESH BREEZESHEAVY SWELLHAZY0000000232783
1796-08-01T14:0044.67-33.502929.3CAPE CLEARN69E35751:3056.00-23SW, NWFRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000232784
1796-08-02T14:0046.05-31.17179CAPE CLEARN70E31347:36118.00-24VARIABLE, NW, SSWHEAVY SQUALLS0000000232785
1796-08-03T14:0045.78-30.672122.6CAPE CLEARN69E31247:0031.00-24NNE, NESTRONG GALESHIGH SEACLOUDY0000000232786
1796-08-04T14:0046.57-28.332919.3CAPE CLEARN70E29364:49108.00-24WSW, NWLIGHT BREEZES, FRESH BREEZESFINEHAZY0000000232787
1796-08-05T14:0047.03-27.80291CAPE CLEARN72E27768:5461.00-24WSW, NW0000000232788
1796-08-06T14:0047.47-25.722246.7CAPE CLEARN72E24777:2187.00-24WSWMODERATEAM SMALL RAINHAZY0100000232789
1796-08-07T14:0048.43-23.102206.7CAPE CLEARN74E20464:03135.00-28WSWMODERATESMALL RAIN0100000232790
1796-08-08T13:0049.13-21.182886.7CAPE CLEARN75E17561:5485.00-27NWMODERATESMALL RAIN0100000232791
1796-08-09T13:0049.32-18.9526612.3CAPE CLEARN72:59E13684:12116.00-27WBS, NW, WNWSTRONG BREEZESCLOUDY0000000232792
1796-08-10T13:0049.22-16.87288CAPE CLEARN68E11086:2094.00-27NNW, NW, NWMODERATE, SQUALLYRAINFAIR0100000232793
1796-08-11T13:0049.35-15.652219.3SCILLYN84:55E12780:4450.00-27VARIABLE, SSW, WSWFRESH BREEZESFINE0000000232794
1796-08-12T13:0049.53-13.931769.3SCILLYN84:16E8984:00119.00-27SSWFRESH BREEZESFINE0000000232795
1796-08-13T13:0049.63-11.932899.3SCILLYN84E7286:0066.00-26NE, S, NWFRESH BREEZESFINE0000000232796
1796-08-14T13:0049.77-10.931770.0SCILLYN86:29E5978:0039.00-26SSWLIGHT AIRS, CALMHAZY0010000232797
1796-08-15T13:0049.88-9.781091.0SCILLYN88:19E4581:0045.00-26E, NE, SELIGHT AIRSHAZY0000000232798
1796-08-16T13:0049.18-8.78532.6SCILLYN61E3346:5862.00-26E, EBNLIGHT BREEZESFINE0000000232799
1796-08-17T13:0049.22-8.33649.3SCILLYN59E3085:0023.00-26ESE, EFRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000232800
1796-08-18T13:0049.73-8.18989.3SCILLYN82E2610:0064.00-26ESE, SEBEFRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000232801