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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 Gravesend to York Factory started at 1780-07-01 [dataset]. Public Record Office, Kew, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752071, 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: 59.274648 * Median Longitude: -35.170423 * South-bound Latitude: 56.880000 * West-bound Longitude: -64.530000 * North-bound Latitude: 61.800000 * East-bound Longitude: -6.250000
Date/Time Start: 1780-07-01T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1781-07-26T16:00:00
Event(s):
Seahorse_17800701_PRO_BH1_1632 * Latitude Start: 51.490000 * Longitude Start: 1.170000 * Latitude End: 61.320000 * Longitude End: -64.020000 * Date/Time Start: 1780-07-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1781-07-26T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Seahorse, Voyage: Gravesend - York Factory, 1st Observer: William Christopher (Captain), Company: Hudson Bay Company
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 CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
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 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 
Comment
(Other remarks, that were not ...)
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 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1780-07-01T12:0059.62-6.2536222.6N63W96.00-25SEBS, EBN, ESE, SE, SEBS, VARIABLELIGHT AIRS, FRESH BREEZES, STIFF GALESCLEAR AND HAZY0000000234158
1780-07-02T13:0059.73-7.632881.0S74W44.00-27SWBW, SW, W, VARIABLE, NWSTIFF GALES, MODERATE, LIGHT AIRS, ALMOST CALMRAINCLOUDY THEN CLEAR0100000234159
1780-07-03T13:0059.55-11.7736222.6S86W126.00-27S, VARIABLEFRESH BREEZES, STIFF GALES, STRONG GALESRAIN AND SHOWERSFINE, PLEASANT, CLOUDY1100000234160
1780-07-04T13:0060.17-12.63230N49W40.00-29SSW, SWBS, SWBW, WBN, WNW, W, WBSMODERATE, STRONG GALES, SQUALLYSMALL RAINCLOUDY0100000234161
1780-07-05T13:0059.90-13.203629.3S58W20.00-29W, WBS, NWBN, NWBW, VARIABLEMODERATE, ALMOST CALM, FRESH BREEZESSHOWERYCLEAR THEN CLOUDY1000000234162
1780-07-06T13:0059.68-14.02286S83W26.00-29W, WBN, WNW, NW, NWMODERATE, FRESH BREEZES, SQUALLYSHOWERYCLEAR1000000234163
1780-07-07T13:0059.62-15.032866.7S78W33.00-29WNW, NWBW, NBW, NNW, NWBN, NWFRESH GALES, MODERATESHOWERYCLEAR THEN CLOUDY1000000234164
1780-07-08T13:0059.77-15.031621.0N10.00-29NNW, NWBN, NW, SW, SBWFRESH BREEZES, MODERATE, LIGHT AIRSFINE AND CLOUDY0000000234165
1780-07-09T13:0059.55-19.8015022.6S85E146.00-30SFRESH BREEZES, STIFF GALESSMALL RAINCLOUDY THEN HAZY0110000234166
1780-07-10T14:0059.70-22.772162.6N84W90.00-32SBW, SSW, SWBS, WSW, WBS, WSWFRESH GALES, MODERATE, EASY BREEZECLOUDY THEN CLEAR0010000234167
1780-07-11T14:0059.78-24.8230622.6N88W63.00-32SW, SWBW, WSW, WBS, VARIABLE, NBW, N, NNWFRESH BREEZES, MODERATE, STIFF GALECLOUDY THEN CLEAR0010000234168
1780-07-12T14:0058.38-24.322276.784.00-32SW, NWBN, NWBW, WBSFRESH BREEZES, MODERATESMALL RAINCLOUDY, FINE, HAZY0100000234169
1780-07-13T14:0058.27-26.8718222.6W80N-32WSW, VARIABLE, SSW, SWBSMODERATE, FRESH BREEZES, FRESH GALES, STIFF GALESCLEAR THEN CLOUDY0010000234170
1780-07-14T14:0058.50-28.152369.3N72W46.00-34SW, SWBW, WSW, WBS, WSTIFF GALES, MODERATE, FRESH BREEZESRAINCLEAR0110000234171
1780-07-15T14:0057.97-28.623626.7S20W42.00-34W, WBN, WNW, NWBW, SSE, VARIABLEFRESH BREEZES, EASY BREEZES, LIGHT AIRS, MODERATERAINHAZY0110000234172
1780-07-16T14:0057.40-28.672526.7S86W34.00-29NNW, NWBW, WNW, WBN, W, WBNSTIFF GALES, SQUALLY, MODERATESHOWERY1000000234173
1780-07-17T14:0057.62-29.333626.7N77W23.00-34WNW, NWBW, NWBN, NNW, VARIABLEFRESH GALES, MODERATE, SOME SQUALLSSHOWERYCLOUDY1000000234174
1780-07-18T14:0057.38-30.683092.6S63W40.00-29WNW, NE, EBN, E, VARIABLE, NNWMODERATE, LIGHT AIRS, FINE BREEZE, EASY BREEZEMUCH RAIN0100000234175
1780-07-19T14:0057.35-32.422412.6N85W56.00-29WSW, NWBW, SSW, SW, VARIABLE, WLIGHT AIRS, FRESH BREEZESM LIGHT BREEZESRAINPLEASANT AND CLOUDY0110000234176
1780-07-20T14:0057.35-33.302302.6W29.00-29W, WNW, NWBW, WBSFRESH BREEZES, FRESH GALES, MODERATE, ALMOST CALM, EASY BREEZERAINCLOUDY, HAZY0110000234177
1780-07-21T14:0056.88-34.9824122.6S62W64.00-29S, SSE, NBE, NBW, NNW, WSMALL BREEZE, MODERATE, CALM, FRESH BREEZES, STIFF GALECLOUDY0000000234178
1780-07-22T14:0057.55-37.422586.7CAPE FAREWELLN58W75N60W96.00-35WBN, WSW, SW, SWBS, W, WNWFRESH GALES, STIFF GALES, MODERATECLOUDY0010000234179
1780-07-23T15:0058.28-38.5226822.6N41W54.00-36WNW, WBN, WSW, WBS, NWBWSTIFF GALESRAIN AND SHOWERSCLOUDY1100000234180
1780-07-24T15:0057.55-38.522346.7SE27.00-36WNW, WBN, NWBW, WFRESH BREEZES, STIFF GALES, MODERATE BREEZESHOWERYCLOUDY, HAZY1010000234181
1780-07-25T15:0057.82-39.782796.7N68W43.00-36WBN, W, WSW, VARIABLE, NWFRESH GALES, SQUALLY, STIFF GALES, MODERATERAINCLEAR THEN CLOUDY0100000234182
1780-07-26T15:0057.33-40.952069.3S54W48.00-30NW, NNW, NWBN, WBN, WSW, SWBWSTIFF GALES, MODERATE, FRESH GALE, FRESH BREEZESHOWERYCLOUDY, CLEAR, HAZY1000000234183
1780-07-27T15:0058.08-43.9221022.6CAPE FAREWELLN9W32N65W104.00-38SW, WSWFRESH GALES, STIFF GALESHAZY0010000234184
1780-07-28T15:0058.18-45.082109.3N85W38.00-38W, WNW, WBN, SW, SSW, WSWMODERATE, LIGHT AIRS, ALMOST CALM, LIGHT BREEZE, FRESH BREEZERAINHAZY, CLEAR, CLOUDY0110000234185
1780-07-29T15:0058.08-47.652762.6S86W82.00-39SWBS, SSW, SWBW, VARIABLE, NNE, NWSTIFF GALES, MODERATE, LITTLE WIND, STRONG GALE, EASY BREEZESMUCH RAINCLEAR, CLOUDY0110000234186
1780-07-30T15:0058.82-50.58966.7N66W101.00-39W, WBN, VARIABLE, SSE, SEBS, SEEASY BREEZE, FRESH BREEZE, STIFF GALE, MODERATERAINFINE, CLOUDY0100000234187
1780-07-31T16:0059.15-53.002759.3N73W78.00-40SEBS, VARIABLE, NE, NBW, N, NWBN, NWSTIFF GALES, MODERATE, LITTLE WIND, EASY BREEZE, FRESH BREEZERAINHAZY, CLOUDY, CLEAR0110000234188
1780-08-01T16:0060.05-55.407319.0N30W92.00-40NWBN, NW, WSW, W, SSW, SSE, SE, SEBE, E, ESEFRESH BREEZES, MODERATE, FRESH GALESRAINCLOUDY, CLEAR0110000234189
1780-08-02T16:0060.37-57.573439.3CAPE RESOLUTIONN72W78N73W65.00-40VARIABLE, NE, ENE, NEBN, NNELIGHT AIRS, FRESH BREEZES,VERY THICKCLOUDY0010000234190
1780-08-03T16:0060.87-57.852989.3N78W33.00-40NNE, NBE, NWBN, NWBW, NNW, NNWFRESH GALES, MODERATE, FRESH BREEZESSHOWERYCLOUDY1000000234191
1780-08-04T16:0061.28-57.503621.0N22W27.00-40N, NBW, NNW, NW, VARIABLEEASY BREEZE, LIGHT AIRSFINE0000000234192
1780-08-05T16:0061.58-57.882752.6N54W17.00-40NE, W, NWBW, NWLIGHT AIRS, LIGHT BREEZESFINE, CLOUDY, HAZY0010000234193
1780-08-06T16:0061.58-58.3716319.0W14.00-40NWBW, WNW, VARIABLE, SWBW, SW, SBW, SSWEASY BREEZE, FRESH BREEZE, FRESH GALESRAINCLEAR0110000234194
1780-08-07T16:0061.70-62.872316.7BLUFF OF RESOLUTIONW15N73W130.00-39SBW, SSW, SW, WBS, WFRESH BREEZES, EASY BREEZES, MODERATERAINHAZY, CLEAR0110000234195
1780-08-08T16:0061.70-63.65960.0CAPE RESOLUTIONS65W13W23.00-39WBN, WNW, NWBW, NE, E, VARIABLE, EBS, SEFRESH BREEZES, MODERATE, EASY BREEZES, LIGHT AIRS, CALMCLEAR0010000234196
1780-08-09T16:0061.80-63.833622.6N41W8.004AM SAW AN ISLE OF ICE, 8AM SAW ANOTHER ISLE OF ICE-39NE, N, NW, WBN, WNW, NW, VARIABLELIGHT BREEZES, VARIABLE, EASY BREEZES, FRESH BREEZES, LITTLE WINDCLEAR, CLOUDY0010001234197
1780-08-10T16:0061.72-64.452316.7S72W17.00PASSED SEVERAL ISLES OF ICE AND SEVERAL PIECES OF ICE-39VARIABLE, WBN, WNW, NW, WCALM, LIGHT AIRS, MODERATECLEAR AND FINE0000001234198
1781-06-27T12:0058.30-6.251661.0HOY HEADSE4W9N89.00-25VARIABLE, S, SE, SSE, WSW, SBWMODERATE, FRESH BREEZES, LIGHT AIRSCLOUDY, HAZY AND CLEAR0000000234199
1781-06-28T13:0060.28-7.8724319.0N41W75.00-27SBW, VARIABLE, WNW, WSTIFF GALES, FRESH GALESSHOWERYCLOUDY, CLEAR1000000234200
1781-06-29T13:0061.45-8.403629.3N24W78.00-27W, VARIABLESTIFF GALES, FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY AND CLEAR0000000234201
1781-06-30T13:0060.62-9.5236222.6S30W66.00-27WNW, WBN, S, VARIABLEFRESH BREEZES, LITTLE WIND, ALMOST CALM, STIFF GALECLOUDY0000000234202
1781-07-01T13:0061.30-11.6825422.6N57W75.00-27SBW, SW, VARIABLE, WBNFRESH GALES, STIFF GALES, STRONG GALESRAINCLEAR THEN HAZY0100000234203
1781-07-02T13:0061.20-12.751066.7N15W32.00-29VARIABLE, NNE, NNW, NWBN, ENE, SEMODERATE BREEZESRAINFINE AND CLEAR0100000234204
1781-07-03T13:0060.58-15.75506.7S73W92.00-29SBE, SSE, SE, ESE, EBS, E, EBNEASY BREEZES, FRESH BREEZES, MODERATESHOWERYFINE AND CLOUDY1000000234205
1781-07-04T13:0059.77-16.682649.3S33W51.00-29VARIABLE, ENE, NEBE, WBN, WSW, WNWLIGHT AIRS, LIGHT BREEZES, FRESH BREEZESSHOWERYCLOUDY, THEN CLEAR1000000234206
1781-07-05T13:0060.07-17.683621.0N57W36.00-31WNW, WBN, WBS, VARIABLEFRESH BREEZES, MODERATE, LIGHT AIRSSHOWERYCLEAR THEN FINE, PLEASANT1000000234207
1781-07-06T13:0059.33-19.62146.7S75W60.00-31SSW, SSE, EBS, NEBE, NELIGHT BREEZES, LIGHT AIRS, MODERATE BREEZESFINE AND CLEAR0000000234208
1781-07-07T14:0059.28-22.753622.6S73W98.00-32NBE, NNE, N, VARIABLEFRESH BREEZES, EASY BREEZESCLEAR AND CLOUDY0000000234209
1781-07-08T14:0059.08-25.8315922.6S88W96.00-32VARIABLE, SWBS, SBWVARIABLE BREEZES, LIGHT BREEZES, FRESH, STIFF GALESGREAT SEA FROM THE WESTCLOUDY AND FINE0000000234210
1781-07-09T14:0058.70-27.872816.7S72W66.00-34SBW, VARIABLE, NWBN, NWSTRONG GALES, MORE MODERATE, LIGHT BREEZES, LIGHT AIRS, STIFF GALES, STRONG GALES, MODERATETHICKMUCH RAINCLOUDY0110000234211
1781-07-10T14:0059.00-27.9828119.0N20W12.00-34NWBW, WBN, WNW, NWSTIFF GALES, MODERATE, FRESH GALES,CLOUDY AND CLEAR0000000234212
1781-07-11T14:0058.70-28.803620.0S56W17.00-34NW, NWBW, VARIABLESTIFF GALES, MODERATE, ALMOST CALM, CALMSHOWERY AND RAINCLOUDY, HAZY1100000234213
1781-07-12T14:0058.40-31.433049.3S78W95.00-34VARIABLE, NBE, NNWMODERATE, FRESH BREEZESSHOWERYCLOUDY1000000234214
1781-07-13T14:0057.15-33.973622.6S50W106.00-29NWBN, NBW, NNW, VARIABLEFRESH BREEZES, MODERATE, EASY BREEZESFINE THEN PLEASANT0000000234215
1781-07-14T14:0058.03-36.9719022.6N61W110.00-35WNW, VARIABLE, SWBS, SWEASY BREEZE, FRESH BREEZE, STIFF GALERAINCLEAR, CLOUDY, HAZY0100000234216
1781-07-15T15:0058.40-39.8722222.6N67W100.00-37SW, WBSSTIFF GALESRAINCLOUDY0100000234217
1781-07-16T15:0057.98-40.971886.7S55W43.00-37WBS, WSW, SW, SWBS, SWFRESH GALES, STIFF, MODERATERAINYCLOUDY0110000234218
1781-07-17T16:0057.87-52.63208CAPE FAREWELLN28W39S83W53.00-40SWBW, SW, SWBS, SSW, VARIABLE, SW, WSWFRESH GALES, STIFF GALES, STRONG GALES, VERY STRONG GALES, SQUALLYRAINHAZY0110000234219
1781-07-18T15:0057.03-51.621949.3S29E69.00-31S, WNW, VARIABLE, SWSTRONG GALES, HEAVY SQUALLS, MORE MODERATE, FRESH BREEZECLOUDY0000000234220
1781-07-19T15:0056.95-44.8712722.6S85W106.00-31WSW, VARIABLE, SSW, S, SSEFRESH GALES, MODERATE, STIFF GALESFINE, CLEAR AND CLOUDY0010000234221
1781-07-20T15:0057.50-50.1711922.6N78W177.00-39SEBE, SSESTIFF GALESRAIN AND SHOWERY1110000234222
1781-07-21T16:0058.95-54.2520819.0RESOLUTIONN61W103N57W158.00-40SSE, VARIABLE, WSWSTRONG GALES, FRESH GALESTHICKRAINCLEAR0110000234223
1781-07-22T16:0060.30-57.4518519.0RESOLUTIONN65W67N48W126.00-40WSW, SWBW, VARIABLE, SWSTIFF GALES, FRESH GALESRAINCLOUDY THEN CLEAR0110000234224
1781-07-23T16:0060.72-58.633622.6N49W47.00-40SWBW, SSW, SW, VARIABLEEASY BREEZE, LIGHT BREEZESSHOWERYFINE AND CLOUDY1000000234225
1781-07-24T16:0061.47-61.0859.3RESOLUTIONN84W31N61W82.00-40WSW, SSE, ENE, NEBE, NELIGHT BREEZES, MODERATE, FRESH BREEZESSMALL RAINCLOUDY, HAZY0100000234226
1781-07-25T16:0061.25-64.153446.7RESOLUTIONN65W8S87W89.00AT 8PM SAW AN ISLE OF ICE-39ESE, EBN, NE, NNEEASY BREEZE, FRESH BREEZES, STIFF GALE, MODERATERAINHAZY, CLOUDY0100001234227
1781-07-26T16:0061.18-64.533621.0RESOLUTIONN10S73W11.00AT 10PM 5 ISLES OF ICE IN SIGHT, 10AM 2 ISLES OF ICE IN SIGHT-39NBE, VARIABLEEASY BREEZES, LIGHT AIRSHAZY AND FINE0000001234228