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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 Macao to Malacca started at 1776-11-18 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752067, 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: 10.589167 * Median Longitude: 115.372083 * South-bound Latitude: 4.570000 * West-bound Longitude: 104.670000 * North-bound Latitude: 22.150000 * East-bound Longitude: 119.600000
Date/Time Start: 1776-11-18T04:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1776-12-11T05:00:00
Event(s):
Seahorse_17761118_NMM_ADM/L/S223 * Latitude Start: 21.700000 * Longitude Start: 113.857000 * Latitude End: 9.170000 * Longitude End: 92.590000 * Date/Time Start: 1776-11-18T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1776-12-11T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Seahorse (6th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Macao - 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 Current direction descriptionCur dir descrDirection of the current. This direction points to where the current is flowing towards to.
15 Current speed descriptionV descr
16 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
17 Present weatherwwWeather description
18 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
19 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
20 ClearnessClearness
21 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
22 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
23 FogFog1 If fog was reported
24 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
25 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
26 HailHail1 If hail was reported
27 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
28 CommentComment
29 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
476 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 
Cur dir descr
(Direction of the current. Thi...)
15 
V descr
16 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
17 
ww
(Weather description)
18 
Precip descr
19 
State sea descr
20 
Clearness
21 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
22 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
23 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
24 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
25 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
26 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
27 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
28 
Comment
29 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1776-11-18T04:0022.15115.00236.7PEDRO BRANCONE3/4N70WSW, NNW, NNELIGHT BREEZE, THEN MODERATE BREEZESHAZY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation234067
1776-11-19T04:0021.83115.12569.3PEDRO BRANCON22W9S22E27.000NBE, EBN, NEBELIGHT BREEZES, THEN FRESH BREEZESHAZY THEN CLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation234068
1776-11-20T04:0020.45116.14456.7PEDRO BRANCON36W45S39E108.000NEBE, EBN, NEFRESH GALES, 8 FRESH BREEZES, 8 MODERATE BREEZESLARGE SEA FROM EHAZY THEN CLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation234069
1776-11-21T04:0018.63117.694519.0PEDRO BRANCON39W93S42E145.000NE, NEBN, NEFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYFLYING SHOWERS OF RAINHAZY THEN CLOUDY1100000a trivial correction was made in this observation234070
1776-11-22T04:0017.10119.354519.0PEDRO BRANCON42W139S49E141.000NEBE, NEBN, NEFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYSMALL RAINSWELL FROM THE EDARK CLOUDY0100000a trivial correction was made in this observation234071
1776-11-23T04:0016.02119.603422.6EXTREMES OF ISLANDNE1/2E - SBE1/26S20E70.000NEBN, NNE, NEBNFRESH BREEZES, 3AM STRONG GALESCLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation234072
1776-11-24T04:0014.18119.39906.7POINT CAPANESN52E19S12W146.000NNE, EBS, EMODERATE BREEZESGREAT SWELL FROM THE NCLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation234073
1776-11-25T04:0013.07118.2813522.6POINT CAPANESN47E49S41:45W148.000SE, SEBE, SEFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, FRESH BREEZES, MODERATE BREEZES, STRONG GALESHEAVY RAIN THEN FLYING SHOWERSGREAT SEA FROM THE ECLOUDY1100000a trivial correction was made in this observation234074
1776-11-26T04:0011.88117.87452.6POINT CAPANESN38:00E73S19:00W75.000ENE, N, NEFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, VIOLENT SQUALLS, MODERATE BREEZES, LIGHT BREEZESHEAVY RAINSWELL FROM THE NCLEAR0100000a trivial correction was made in this observation234075
1776-11-27T04:0010.73117.94452.6POINT CAPANESN31:00E94S3:00E69.000SE, EBS, NELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation234076
1776-11-28T04:009.38118.002812.6EXTREMES OF LANDESE - SE1/2S10S2E77.000NBE, NBW, WBNNBE4LIGHT BREEZECLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation234077
1776-11-29T04:009.40117.6036222.6POINT CAPANESN25E118W22.000WBN, NWBN, VARIABLEFRESH BREEZES, SQUALLY, STRONG GLAES AND VIOLENT SQUALLSRAINDARK CLOUDY0100000a trivial correction was made in this observation234078
1776-11-30T04:008.50116.5531519.0POINT CAPANESN29E143S48W86.000NNW, N, NWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYHEAVY SEA FROM THE NW0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation234079
1776-12-01T04:007.17115.803592.6POINT CAPANESN29:30E17S30W87.00-1NNW, NBW, NFRESH BREEZES, 12 MODERATE BREEZES, THEN LIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY, 12 HAZY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation234080
1776-12-02T04:006.38115.503596.7LOW ISLANDSEBS1-1N, NBE, NMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR THEN CLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation234081
1776-12-03T04:005.70115.103622.6LABOVANS3/4E5-1NEBN, NE, VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZES, LIGHT BREEZESDARK CLOUDY, CLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation234082
1776-12-04T04:005.28115.30670.0NTH PT OF LABOUANNBW1/4W11-1VARIABLE, NBW, ENELIGHT BREEZES, MODERATE BREEZES THEN CALMCLOUDY AND CLEAR0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation234083
1776-12-05T04:005.20115.252022.6WST PT OF BORNEOS36:45W5-1NNE, NW, VARIABLE, SSWLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation234084
1776-12-06T04:005.10115.10446.7WEST OF GREAT BAY OF BORNEOSW1/2W5-1VARIABLE, NW, ESE, NEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation234085
1776-12-07T04:005.12114.83226.7BORNEOEBS - S1/2W6-1NW, NWBW, NNELIGHT BREEZES, MODERATE BREEZESHAZY0000000234086
1776-12-08T05:005.58112.08239.3WST PT OF BAY OF BORNEOS19E53N79W159.000NEBN, NBE, NNEMODERATE BREEZES, FRESH BREEZES, AND SQUALLYTHUNDER AND LIGHTNINGRAINCLOUDY0100100234087
1776-12-09T05:005.72109.50239.3WST PT OF BORNEO PROPERS38E104W3N155.000NNEPM MODERAET BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZESPM CLOUDY, AM HAZY0000000234088
1776-12-10T05:005.00107.273602.6NTH OF NATUNAS ISLANDSSBE1/4E7S72W140.000NE, NNE, NMODERATE BREEZES, 4 FRESH BREEZES, LIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY, 4AM HAZY0000000234089
1776-12-11T05:004.57104.67569.3WST PT OF BAY OF BORNEON87E201S78:30W160.000N, NEBEMODERATE BREEZES, FRESH BREEZESTHICK HAZY, HAZY0000000234090