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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 SCOURGE cruise from Falmouth to Demerara started at 1797-06-08 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752041, 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: 32.632963 * Median Longitude: -38.111728 * South-bound Latitude: 7.800000 * West-bound Longitude: -64.200000 * North-bound Latitude: 51.270000 * East-bound Longitude: -6.200000
Date/Time Start: 1797-06-08T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1800-08-16T13:00:00
Event(s):
Scourge_17970608_NMM_ADM/L/S188 * Latitude Start: 49.950000 * Longitude Start: -5.000000 * Latitude End: 51.080000 * Longitude End: -12.030000 * Date/Time Start: 1797-06-08T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1800-08-16T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Scourge (Sloop), Voyage: Falmouth - Demerara, 1st Observer: Samuel Warren (Captain), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 18G 372BM
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 CommentComment
26 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 
Comment
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ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1797-06-08T12:0048.07-6.2028012.3FUNCHALS27W362S28W81.00-24NWBWSTRONG BREEZESCLOUDY0000000232922
1797-06-09T13:0047.22-8.1333622.6FUNCHALS25W323S38W118.00-24NNW, NBW, NSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLYSHOWERS OF RAIN1100000a trivial correction was made in this observation232923
1797-06-10T13:0046.13-10.383596.7FUNCHALS21W289S55W114.00-24N, NNEPM FRESH BREEZES, AM MODERATEHEAVY SWELLCLEAR0000000232924
1797-06-11T13:0045.60-11.202241.0FUNCHALS19W274S47W47.00-24NNE, ENE, WBS, WSWPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM LIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000232925
1797-06-12T13:0044.62-12.233146.7FUNCHALS18W252S37W74.00-24WSW, W, W1/2S, WBN, NBW, NNWMODERATE, NOON MODERATEPM CLEAR, AM HAZY0000000232926
1797-06-13T13:0043.15-14.2825719.0FUNCHALS12W205S45W125.00-24NBW, N, WBNPM FRESH BREEZES, AM FRESH GALESPM THICK HAZY, AM HAZY0000000232927
1797-06-14T13:0041.22-15.383169.3FUNCHALS9W174S23W126.00-22NBE, NNWFRESH BREEZESPM CLOUDY, AM HAZY0000000232928
1797-06-15T13:0040.00-15.933386.7FUNCHALS7W149S19W78.00-22NW, NBW, NMODERATECLEAR0000000232929
1797-06-16T13:0039.23-16.13462.6FUNCHALS6:30W133S11W47.00-22NE, ENELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000232930
1797-06-17T13:0038.83-15.072932.6FUNCHALS14W131S16W19.00-22ESE, VARIABLE, NWLIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000232931
1797-06-18T13:0038.13-16.322711.0MADEIRA, E-ENDS5W106S8W51.00-22W, VARIABLE, WNWLIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000232932
1797-06-19T13:0036.83-16.232496.7MADEIRA, E-ENDS5W81S3E79.00-21NWBW, WPM LIGHT AIRS, AM MODERATEPM CLEAR, AM HAZY0000000232933
1797-06-20T13:0035.83-16.53305MADEIRA, E-ENDS4W57S12W72.00-21WBS, WBN, WNW, NWBNPM MODERATE, SQUALLYCLEAR0000000232934
1797-06-21T13:0033.80-17.182949.3MADEIRA, E-ENDSBW3/4W19S26W117.00-21NW, NWBN, NWFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000232935
1797-07-01T13:0031.13-18.373429.3BARBADOS, E-ENDS65W846S36W112.00-18VARIABLE, E, ESE, NPM LIGHT AIRS, AM FRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000232936
1797-07-02T13:0030.05-19.65509.3BARBADOS, E-ENDS65:30W803S46W94.00-18NNE, ENEPM MODERATE, AM FRESH BREEZESPM CLEAR, AM CLOUDY0000000232937
1797-07-03T13:0028.92-21.5759.3BARBADOS, E-ENDS66:02W773S56W122.00-18E, NNEPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000232938
1797-07-04T14:0027.73-23.57289.3BARBADOS, E-ENDS66:50W773S56W127.00-17NEFRESH BREEZESPM CLEAR, AM PLEASANT0000000232939
1797-07-05T14:0026.63-25.53309.3BARBADOS, E-ENDS67W688S58W124.00-15NEFRESH BREEZESPM PLEASANT, AM HAZY0000000232940
1797-07-06T14:0025.68-27.23539.3BARBADOS, E-ENDS68W668S58W108.00-15NE, ENEFRESH BREEZESSWELLCLOUDY0000000232941
1797-07-07T14:0024.63-29.13559.3BARBADOS, E-ENDS68W608S59W122.00-13NE, ENEPM FRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000232942
1797-07-08T14:0023.67-30.335519.0BARBADOS, E-ENDS70W600S62W123.00-13ENEFRESH GALESCLEAR0000000232943
1797-07-09T14:0022.72-32.92579.3BARBADOS, E-ENDS68:50W528S61W118.00-11ENEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000232944
1797-07-10T14:0022.02-34.77709.3BARBADOS, E-ENDS69:50W510S68W112.00-9ENE, EBNPM FRESH GALES, AM FRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000232945
1797-07-11T14:0021.33-36.77709.3BARBADOS, E-ENDS70:30W486S70W120.00-9EBNFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000232946
1797-07-12T15:0020.58-39.0261BARBADOS, E-ENDS69:35W422S70W132.00-7ENEPM FRESH BREEZES, AM SQUALLYLIGHT RAINCLEAR0100000232947
1797-07-13T15:0019.88-40.831066.7BARBADOS, E-ENDS69:50W386S68W112.00-7NE, ESEPM MODERATE BREEZESHAZY0000000232948
1797-07-14T15:0019.07-42.47946.7BARBADOS, E-ENDS70:20W350S62W104.00-7EBSMODERATECLEAR0000000232949
1797-07-15T15:0018.07-44.27966.7BARBADOS, E-ENDS71:50W310S59W117.00-5EBSMODERATECLEAR0000000232950
1797-07-16T15:0017.23-45.90879.3CAPE CORROBANAS48:20W314S62W108.00-3EFRESH BREEZESPM HAZY, AM CLOUDY0000000232951
1797-07-17T15:0016.32-47.721349.3CAPE CORROBANAS46W273S62W117.00-1SEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000232952
1797-07-18T15:0015.57-49.181006.7CAPE CORROBANAS44W243S62W96.00-1EBSMODERATEPM CLEAR, AM CLOUDY0000000232953
1797-07-19T15:0014.77-49.73896.7CAPE CORROBANAS45W224S56W87.00-1EMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000232954
1797-07-20T15:0013.15-51.671349.3CAPE CORROBANAS43:30W173S30W112.00-1NEBE, ESE, SEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000232955
1797-07-21T16:0011.38-52.72929.3CAPE CORROBANAS48W135S30W123.002SE, SEBE, ESE, EFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000232956
1797-07-22T16:009.27-53.133626.7CAPE CORROBANAS62W103S11W130.002E, ENE, VARIABLEMODERATESHOWERS OF RAINCLOUDY1100000232957
1797-07-23T16:008.17-53.681372.6CAPE CORROBANAS72W86S25W73.002SEBE, VARIABLE, SEPM MODERATE, AM LIGHT WINDSHEAVY SHOWERS OF RAINCLEAR, NOON CLOUDY1100000232958
1797-07-24T16:007.80-54.883622.6CAPE CORROBANAS71W59S56W87.002SE, SEBE, VARIABLELIGHT WINDSHEAVY RAIN0100100232959
1800-07-05T16:0019.63-64.201039.3VIRGIN GORDA, E PTS22E29N18E84.002ESE, EBSPM MODERATE BREEZES, THEN FRESH BREEZES0000000232960
1800-07-06T16:0020.83-63.731156.7SAMBERAROS10E40N20E77.002EBS, ESE, ESEFRESH BREEZES THEN MODERATECLOUDY THEN HAZY0000000232961
1800-07-07T16:0021.93-63.53706.7SW PT OF ANGUILLAS7:50E77N10E67.002E, E1/2S, VARIABLE, ENEPM MODERATE BREEZES, THEN MODERATEPM CLEAR, THEN FAIR0000000232962
1800-07-08T16:0022.82-63.57916.7SW PT OF BERMUDAN187N2W53.001EBN, ENE, EMODERATECLEAR0000000232963
1800-07-09T16:0023.27-63.321592.6BERMUDAN2W175N21E40.001E, ESE, SSEAM LIGHT AIRS, NOON LIGHT BREEZESFAIR0000000232964
1800-07-10T16:0024.12-62.921141.0BERMUDAN8W161N27E46.001SE, ESEPM LIGHT BREEZES, 6 LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMCLEAR0000000232965
1800-07-11T16:0024.72-62.521702.6BERMUDAN8:20W149N31E42.001SEBS, NE, SBEPM MODERATE, AM LIGHT WINDSCLEAR0000000232966
1800-07-12T16:0024.83-62.48782.6BERMUDAN8:21W147N14E8.00-1EBNPM LIGHT BREEZES, THEN LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALM, NOON LIGHT WINDSPM CLOUDY, NOON FAIR0000000232967
1800-07-13T16:0025.78-62.151121.0BERMUDAN10W132N19E60.00-1E, EBS, ESEFIRST AND LATTER LIGHT AIRS, MID MODERATE BREEZESCLEAR THEN FAIR0000000232968
1800-07-14T16:0026.63-61.771126.7BERMUDAN18W116N22E55.00-1ENE, E, EBS, ESEMODERATEHARD RAINCLEAR0100000232969
1800-07-15T16:0027.72-61.221206.7BERMUDAN29W101N24E71.00-4ESE, E, SEBEMODERATE BREEZESHAZY0000000232970
1800-07-16T16:0028.88-60.4512019.0BERMUDAN44W92N30E81.00-4SEBEFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000232971
1800-07-17T16:0030.37-59.201316.7BERMUDAN64:15W83N36E110.00-4SEBS, SEBE, SEMODERATECLEAR0000000232972
1800-07-18T16:0031.15-58.181762.6BERMUDAN77:30E95N48E70.00-4EBS, SLIGHT BREEZESFINE0000000232973
1800-07-19T16:0031.87-57.571421.0BERMUDAN87E109N43E59.00-4SSE, VARIABLE, SEBSLIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000232974
1800-07-20T16:0032.83-56.701486.7CAPE CLEARN62E789N37E73.00-10EBN, SEBS, SSEMODERATECLOUDY0000000232975
1800-07-21T16:0033.48-56.282261.0CORVON72E424N28E44.00-10SSE, S, NE, WSW, SWBWLIGHT BREEZES, LIGHT AIRSFAIR0000000232976
1800-07-22T16:0033.93-54.832602.6CORVON72E399N70E78.00-10SW, WBS, WSW, WLIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000232977
1800-07-23T16:0034.60-53.032496.7CORVON74E355N66E98.00-10WBN, W, WBSMODERATECLEAR0000000232978
1800-07-24T15:0035.57-51.282696.7CORVON76E333N56:15E104.00-12SW, WNW, WBNPM FRESH BREEZES NOON MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000232979
1800-07-25T15:0036.80-48.833036.7CORVON78E288N58E140.00-12W, SWBW, NWPM FRESH BREEZES, LATER MORE MODERATESHOWERS OF RAINCLOUDY1100000232980
1800-07-26T15:0037.67-46.952986.7CORVON80E251N60E104.00-17NWBN, NWPM FRESH BREEZES, NOON MODERATEHAZY0000000232981
1800-07-27T15:0038.08-46.122766.7CAPE CLEARN73:25E576N58E47.00-17NEBN, SW, WNWLIGHT BREEZES, NOON MODERATEPM HAZY, AM CLOUDY, NOON CLEAR0000000232982
1800-07-28T15:0038.73-45.321412.6CORVON85E223N36E48.00-17SW, SSELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000232983
1800-07-29T15:0039.10-45.48621.0CORVON86E225N19W24.00-17SEBS, NE, EBNLIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALM, NOON LIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000232984
1800-07-30T15:0039.62-45.65621.0CORVON87E231N14W32.00-17EBNPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM LIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000232985
1800-07-31T15:0040.17-45.822312.6LIZARDN71E603N14W34.00-17SSW, S, WSWPM LIGHT AIRS, LATER LIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000232986
1800-08-01T15:0041.70-43.482089.3CAPE CLEARN67:30E503N49E140.00-17SBW, SWPM MODERATE, AM FRESH BREEZESPM CLEAR, AM CLOUDY0000000232987
1800-08-02T15:0042.37-41.272511.0CAPE CLEARN67:40E472N68E107.00-19SWBW, WPM STRONG BREEZES, LATER MODERATE, NOON LIGHT AIRSHAZY THEN CLEAR0000000232988
1800-08-03T15:0043.08-39.571806.7CAPE CLEARN68E463N60E86.00-23W, SSWPM MODERATE BREEZES, LATER MODERATE0000000232989
1800-08-04T14:0043.98-37.151909.3CAPE CLEARN69E399N63E119.00-24SWBS, SWBSPM MODERATE BREEZES, THEN FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000232990
1800-08-05T14:0045.27-34.1217912.3CAPE CLEARN69:30E346N59E150.00-24SSWPM FRESH BREEZES, AM STRONG BREEZESCLOUDY0000000232991
1800-08-06T14:0046.45-31.581909.3CAPE CLEARN71E311N56:15E127.00-24SWBSPM MODERATE, LATER FRESH BREEZESPM HAZY, LATER FAIR0000000232992
1800-08-07T14:0047.38-29.581796.7CAPE CLEARN73:15E268N56E100.00-24SSWMODERATECLEAR0000000232993
1800-08-08T14:0048.58-27.931296.7CAPE CLEARN77E239N43E98.00-29S, SSEMODERATE BREEZES THEN MODERATEFAIR THEN CLOUDY0000000232994
1800-08-09T14:0049.47-27.42969.3CAPE CLEARN81E227N21E57.00-28SEBS, SE, SEBEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000232995
1800-08-10T14:0050.20-26.471751.0CAPE CLEARN84E208N39E57.00-28SE, SSWPM MODERATE, AM LIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000232996
1800-08-11T14:0050.45-23.683436.7CAPE CLEARN85E175N82E108.00-28SW, NBEPM FRESH BREEZES, NOON MODERATECLOUDY0000000232997
1800-08-12T13:0050.68-21.923321.0CAPE CLEARN86:22E152N78:50E68.00-28NBW, NNE, NPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM LIGHT BREEZES, THEN LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMPM CLOUDY, AM CLEAR0000000232998
1800-08-13T13:0050.63-20.621976.7CAPE CLEARN85:45E136S86:14E49.00-28NBE, VARIABLE, SWPM LIGHT AIRS, THEN MODERATE, AM MODERATE BREEZES, NOON MODERATEPM CLEAR, AM CLOUDY0000000232999
1800-08-14T13:0051.27-16.8528819.0CAPE CLEARE85N75E147.00-27WBS, WNW, NWPM MODERATE, AM STRONG BREEZES, NOON FRESH GALESTHICK FOGCLOUDY0010000233000
1800-08-15T13:0051.12-14.053446.7CAPE CLEARN88E53S85E106.00-27NNW, N, NBEPM FRESH BREEZES, AM MODERATECLOUDY0000000233001
1800-08-16T13:0051.08-12.033576.7CAPE CLEARN83E28N88:45E76.00-26N, NNEMODERATEHAZY0000000233002