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
Project(s):
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):
# | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
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1 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Geocode | |||
2 | LATITUDE | Latitude | Geocode | |||
3 | LONGITUDE | Longitude | Geocode | |||
4 | Wind direction | dd | deg | Wind 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. | ||
5 | Wind speed | ff | m/s | calculated from the descriptive terms of wind force given in the observations | ||
6 | Landmark | Landmark | Name of first landmark | |||
7 | Bearing | Bearing | Bearing of the first landmark | |||
8 | Distance to landmark | Distance | arbitrary units | Distance to the first landmark | ||
9 | - | - | 1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances) | |||
10 | Course | Course | Course of the ship during the past 24 hours | |||
11 | Distance | Distance | arbitrary units | Distance travelled during the previous 24 hours | ||
12 | Declination | Decl | deg | It 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 description | Wind dir descr | All reported wind directions on this day. The wind direction is the direction that points to where the wind comes from. | |||
14 | Wind force description | Wind force descr | All reported wind forces on this day | |||
15 | Present weather | ww | Weather description | |||
16 | Precipitation description | Precip descr | ||||
17 | State of the sea description | State sea descr | ||||
18 | Clearness | Clearness | ||||
19 | Gusts | Gusts | 1 If wind gusts are reported | |||
20 | Precipitation/Rain | Rain | 1 If rain was reported | |||
21 | Fog | Fog | 1 If fog was reported | |||
22 | Snow type | Snow | 1 If snow was reported | |||
23 | Thunder | Thunder | 1 If thunder and or lightning was reported | |||
24 | Hail | Hail | 1 If hail was reported | |||
25 | Sea ice | Sea ice | 1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported | |||
26 | Comment | Comment | ||||
27 | Identification | ID | CLIWOC 2.1 line number |
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Size:
443 data points
Data
1 Date/Time | 2 Latitude | 3 Longitude | 4 dd [deg] (Wind direction (from which th...) | 5 ff [m/s] (calculated from the descripti...) | 6 Landmark (Name of first landmark) | 7 Bearing (Bearing of the first landmark) | 8 Distance [arbitrary units] (Distance to the first landmark) | 9 - (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) |
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1776-07-21T00:00 | 203 | 2.6 | POINT PALMIRAS | WBS | 15 | SSW | LIGHT BREEZES | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 234028 | ||||||||||
1776-07-22T06:00 | 20.33 | 87.11 | 169 | 1.0 | POINT PALMIRAS | N32W | 10 | S38W | 43.00 | 0 | SSE, SEBE, SBE | MODERATE BREEZES THEN LIGHT AIRS | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | a trivial correction was made in this observation | 234029 | ||||
1776-07-23T06:00 | 20.10 | 87.63 | 236 | 0.0 | POINT PALMIRAS | N8W | 13 | S38W | 19.00 | 0 | SEBE, N, SWBW | LIGHT BREEZES, THEN CALM | SULTRY | SWELL FROM THE S | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | a trivial correction was made in this observation | 234030 | |||
1776-07-24T00:00 | 20.10 | 225 | BLACK PAGODA | NW1/4W | 2 | 1 | S, SBW, SW | CALM, THEN LIGHT BREEZES, SQUALLS | SOUTHERN SWELL | HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 234031 | ||||||||
1776-07-25T00:00 | 19.37 | 361 | 0.0 | GANJAM | W | 8 | WSW, SW, CALM | LIGHT BREEZES, THEN CALM | CONFUSED SWELL | HAZY, THEN CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 234032 | ||||||||
1776-07-26T00:00 | 19.00 | 203 | 2.6 | HIGH LAND OF BARRRAS | NW1/2N | 2 | 1 | CALM, SSW | CALM, MODERATE BREEZES, THEN LIGHT BREEZES | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 234033 | ||||||||
1776-07-27T00:00 | 18.38 | 236 | 6.7 | HIGH LAND OF BARRRAS | NWBN1/2N | 8 | SSW, WSW, SWBW | MODERATE BREEZES | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 234034 | |||||||||
1776-07-28T00:00 | 18.32 | 236 | 19.0 | SUGAR LOAF HILL, VISAGAPATNAM | WBS | 6 | SWBW, WSW, SWBW | FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 234035 | ||||||||||
1776-07-29T00:00 | 16.78 | 248 | 19.0 | SUGAR LOAF HILL, VISAGAPATNAM | N32E | 22 | S32E | 66.00 | SWBW, WSW | FRESH BREEZES, AM HARD GALES, THEN FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY | HARD RAIN | HEAVY SEA FROM THE S | HAZY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 234036 | |||||
1776-07-30T06:00 | 15.35 | 84.34 | 260 | 9.3 | SUGAR LOAF HILL, VISAGAPATNAM | N22W | 51 | S15E | 89.00 | 1 | WSW, SWBS, WBS | STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, FRESH GALES, THEN FRESH BREEZES | VERY HEAVY SEA | THICK HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 234037 | ||||
1776-07-31T06:00 | 14.42 | 84.92 | 237 | 26.8 | SUGAR LOAF HILL, VISAGAPATNAM | N25W | 73 | S31E | 65.00 | 1 | WSW, SW, SWBW | FRESH GALES WITH STRONG SQUALLS, MODERATE, TEHN HARD GALES AND SQUALLY | RAIN | HEAVY SEA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 234038 | ||||
1776-08-01T06:00 | 13.30 | 85.67 | 215 | 6.7 | SUGAR LOAF HILL, VIZAGAPATNAM | N27W | 100 | S33E | 80.00 | 1 | SW, SWBW, SWBS | FRESH BREEZES, 6 MODERATE | CLOUDY, 6 HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 234039 | |||||
1776-08-02T06:00 | 12.30 | 86.57 | 237 | 6.7 | SUGAR LOAF HILL, VIZAGAPATNAM | N30W | 125 | S41:30E | 81.00 | 1 | WSW, SWBS, SWBW | FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, THEN MODERATE | SWELL FROM THE S | HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 234040 | ||||
1776-08-03T06:00 | 10.98 | 87.21 | 226 | SUGAR LOAF HILL, VIZAGAPATNAM | N29W | 154 | S25E | 28.00 | 1 | SWBS, SWBW, SW | FRESH BREEZES, THEN HEAVY SQUALLS | RAIN | HAZY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 234041 | |||||
1776-08-04T06:00 | 9.80 | 87.87 | 237 | 9.3 | SUGAR LOAF HILL, VIZAGAPATNAM | N28:36W | 181 | S28E | 81.00 | 1 | SWBW, SW, SWBW | FIRST MODERATE BREEZES, 2 SQUALLY, 4 FRESH BREEZES | RAIN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 234042 | |||||
1776-08-05T06:00 | 8.47 | 88.47 | 226 | 9.3 | SUGAR LOAF HILL, VIZAGAPATNAM | N21W | 211 | S24E | 88.00 | 1 | SWBW, SW | FRESH BREEZES, 12 MODERATE BREEZES, 4AM FRESH BREEZES | SWELL FROM THE S | HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 234043 | ||||
1776-08-06T06:00 | 6.77 | 89.62 | 237 | 19.0 | THE NICOBARS | N29E | 251 | S34E | 134.00 | 1 | SWBW | FRESH BREEZES, 12 FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY | HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 234044 | |||||
1776-08-07T06:00 | 6.67 | 92.56 | 249 | 9.3 | THE NICOBARS | N29W | 285 | E4S | 176.00 | 1 | WSW | FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY | SWELL MUCH FALLEN | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 234045 | ||||
1776-08-08T06:00 | 5.93 | 93.59 | 226 | 19.0 | PULO ROUNDO | N65W | 34 | S65E | 101.00 | 1 | SWBW, W, SW | FRESH GALES | SWELL FROM THE S | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 234046 | ||||
1776-08-09T00:00 | 5.83 | 248 | 6.7 | PULO PERA | SEBE | 10 | WBS, NNW, WSW | LIGHT BREEZES, THEN MODERATE BREEZES | HAZY THEN CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 234047 | |||||||||
1776-08-10T00:00 | 5.80 | 113 | 2.6 | PULO PERA | SE | 4 | SSE, CALM, ESE | MODERATE BREEZE THEN LIGHT BREEZES | CLOUDY THEN HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 234048 | |||||||||
1776-08-11T00:00 | 5.45 | 124 | 6.7 | PULO PERA | NE1/2N | 7 | SEBE, SSE, SEBE | LIGHT BREEZES THEN MODERATE BREEZES | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 234049 | |||||||||
1776-08-12T05:00 | 4.92 | 98.80 | 304 | 0.0 | PULO PERA | N | 15 | S | 45.00 | 0 | ESE, NE, NWBW | LIGHT BREEZES THEN CALM | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 234050 | |||||
1776-08-13T05:00 | 4.70 | 99.51 | 113 | 6.7 | PULO JARRA | S48:15E | 12 | S46E | 48.00 | 0 | VARIABLE, NNW, ESE | LIGHT AIRS THEN MODERATE BREEZES AND SQUALLY | THUNDER AND LIGHTNING | RAIN | CLOUDY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 234051 |