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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 SEAHORSE cruise from Kedgeree to Malacca started at 1776-07-21 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752065, 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: 11.002857 * Median Longitude: 89.562143 * South-bound Latitude: 4.700000 * West-bound Longitude: 84.340000 * North-bound Latitude: 20.330000 * East-bound Longitude: 99.510000
Date/Time Start: 1776-07-21T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1776-08-13T05:00:00
Event(s):
Seahorse_17760721_NMM_ADM/L/S223 * Latitude Start: 20.600000 * Longitude Start: 89.080000 * Latitude End: 9.170000 * Longitude End: 92.590000 * Date/Time Start: 1776-07-21T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1776-08-13T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Seahorse (6th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Kedgeree - Malacca, 1st Observer: George Farmer (Captain), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 24G. 504BM
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 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
18 ClearnessClearness
19 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
20 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
21 FogFog1 If fog was reported
22 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
23 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
24 HailHail1 If hail was reported
25 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
26 CommentComment
27 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
443 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 
State sea descr
18 
Clearness
19 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
20 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
21 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
22 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
23 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
24 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
25 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
26 
Comment
27 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1776-07-21T00:002032.6POINT PALMIRASWBS15SSWLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000234028
1776-07-22T06:0020.3387.111691.0POINT PALMIRASN32W10S38W43.000SSE, SEBE, SBEMODERATE BREEZES THEN LIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation234029
1776-07-23T06:0020.1087.632360.0POINT PALMIRASN8W13S38W19.000SEBE, N, SWBWLIGHT BREEZES, THEN CALMSULTRYSWELL FROM THE S0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation234030
1776-07-24T00:0020.10225BLACK PAGODANW1/4W21S, SBW, SWCALM, THEN LIGHT BREEZES, SQUALLSSOUTHERN SWELLHAZY0000000234031
1776-07-25T00:0019.373610.0GANJAMW8WSW, SW, CALMLIGHT BREEZES, THEN CALMCONFUSED SWELLHAZY, THEN CLOUDY0000000234032
1776-07-26T00:0019.002032.6HIGH LAND OF BARRRASNW1/2N21CALM, SSWCALM, MODERATE BREEZES, THEN LIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000234033
1776-07-27T00:0018.382366.7HIGH LAND OF BARRRASNWBN1/2N8SSW, WSW, SWBWMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000234034
1776-07-28T00:0018.3223619.0SUGAR LOAF HILL, VISAGAPATNAMWBS6SWBW, WSW, SWBWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY0000000234035
1776-07-29T00:0016.7824819.0SUGAR LOAF HILL, VISAGAPATNAMN32E22S32E66.00SWBW, WSWFRESH BREEZES, AM HARD GALES, THEN FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYHARD RAINHEAVY SEA FROM THE SHAZY0100000234036
1776-07-30T06:0015.3584.342609.3SUGAR LOAF HILL, VISAGAPATNAMN22W51S15E89.001WSW, SWBS, WBSSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, FRESH GALES, THEN FRESH BREEZESVERY HEAVY SEATHICK HAZY0000000234037
1776-07-31T06:0014.4284.9223726.8SUGAR LOAF HILL, VISAGAPATNAMN25W73S31E65.001WSW, SW, SWBWFRESH GALES WITH STRONG SQUALLS, MODERATE, TEHN HARD GALES AND SQUALLYRAINHEAVY SEA0100000234038
1776-08-01T06:0013.3085.672156.7SUGAR LOAF HILL, VIZAGAPATNAMN27W100S33E80.001SW, SWBW, SWBSFRESH BREEZES, 6 MODERATECLOUDY, 6 HAZY0000000234039
1776-08-02T06:0012.3086.572376.7SUGAR LOAF HILL, VIZAGAPATNAMN30W125S41:30E81.001WSW, SWBS, SWBWFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, THEN MODERATESWELL FROM THE SHAZY0000000234040
1776-08-03T06:0010.9887.21226SUGAR LOAF HILL, VIZAGAPATNAMN29W154S25E28.001SWBS, SWBW, SWFRESH BREEZES, THEN HEAVY SQUALLSRAINHAZY0100000234041
1776-08-04T06:009.8087.872379.3SUGAR LOAF HILL, VIZAGAPATNAMN28:36W181S28E81.001SWBW, SW, SWBWFIRST MODERATE BREEZES, 2 SQUALLY, 4 FRESH BREEZESRAIN0100000234042
1776-08-05T06:008.4788.472269.3SUGAR LOAF HILL, VIZAGAPATNAMN21W211S24E88.001SWBW, SWFRESH BREEZES, 12 MODERATE BREEZES, 4AM FRESH BREEZESSWELL FROM THE SHAZY0000000234043
1776-08-06T06:006.7789.6223719.0THE NICOBARSN29E251S34E134.001SWBWFRESH BREEZES, 12 FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYHAZY0000000234044
1776-08-07T06:006.6792.562499.3THE NICOBARSN29W285E4S176.001WSWFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYSWELL MUCH FALLENCLOUDY0000000234045
1776-08-08T06:005.9393.5922619.0PULO ROUNDON65W34S65E101.001SWBW, W, SWFRESH GALESSWELL FROM THE SCLOUDY0000000234046
1776-08-09T00:005.832486.7PULO PERASEBE10WBS, NNW, WSWLIGHT BREEZES, THEN MODERATE BREEZESHAZY THEN CLOUDY0000000234047
1776-08-10T00:005.801132.6PULO PERASE4SSE, CALM, ESEMODERATE BREEZE THEN LIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY THEN HAZY0000000234048
1776-08-11T00:005.451246.7PULO PERANE1/2N7SEBE, SSE, SEBELIGHT BREEZES THEN MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000234049
1776-08-12T05:004.9298.803040.0PULO PERAN15S45.000ESE, NE, NWBWLIGHT BREEZES THEN CALMCLOUDY0000000234050
1776-08-13T05:004.7099.511136.7PULO JARRAS48:15E12S46E48.000VARIABLE, NNW, ESELIGHT AIRS THEN MODERATE BREEZES AND SQUALLYTHUNDER AND LIGHTNINGRAINCLOUDY0100100234051