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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 1791-07-11 [dataset]. Public Record Office, Kew, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752080, 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: 58.354242 * Median Longitude: -39.205758 * South-bound Latitude: 55.570000 * West-bound Longitude: -65.800000 * North-bound Latitude: 61.630000 * East-bound Longitude: -7.080000
Date/Time Start: 1791-07-11T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1791-08-12T16:00:00
Event(s):
Seahorse_17910711_PRO_BH1_1634 * Latitude Start: 51.490000 * Longitude Start: 1.170000 * Latitude End: 61.320000 * Longitude End: -64.020000 * Date/Time Start: 1791-07-11T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1791-08-12T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Seahorse, Voyage: Gravesend - York Factory, 1st Observer: Henry Hanwell (1st Officer/Master), 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 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 ClearnessClearness
20 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
21 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
22 FogFog1 If fog was reported
23 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
24 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
25 HailHail1 If hail was reported
26 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
27 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
548 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)

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 
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 
Clearness
20 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
21 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
22 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
23 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
24 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
25 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
26 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
27 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1791-07-11T12:0059.02-7.087W114.00-27NNE, NEBNFRESH GALES, STIFF BREEZESRAINCLOUDY0100000234398
1791-07-12T13:0058.63-11.273306.7SW131.00-30NNE, NEBN, NBE, NFRESH GALES, MODERATECLEAR0000000234399
1791-07-13T13:0057.57-13.30227S46W91.00-32NNW, N, NBW, WBSMODERATE, SQUALLY, LESS WINDCLOUDY AND FINE0000000234400
1791-07-14T13:0057.57-16.9721622.6N88W121.00-32WBS, SW, SWBW, WSWMODERATE, STIFF GALESRAINFINE0110000234401
1791-07-15T13:0058.00-18.50215N56W60.00-33SW, W, WNW, WSWMODERATE, LIGHT AIRS, LIGHT BREEZES, STIFF BREEZESDARKCLEAR0000000234402
1791-07-16T13:0057.67-21.051929.3S75W84.00-33SWBW, VARIABLE, SSW, SBE, NWBN, WBN, SWFRESH GALES, LIGHT AIRS, FRESH BREEZESPLEASANT, CLOUDY, FINE0000000234403
1791-07-17T14:0057.52-23.283489.3S84W73.00-35SW, SE, E, NEBE, NNEMODERATE, LIGHT AIRS, LIGHT BREEZES, FRESH BREEZESFINE0000000234404
1791-07-18T14:0058.40-25.3221322.6N51W83.00-35N, NNW, NWBW, NWBN, NW, WNW, WSWMODERATE, FRESH BREEZES, STIFF GALESRAINPLEASANT0100000234405
1791-07-19T14:0057.33-26.7028422.6S48W68.00-31WBS, NW, NNW, NWBN, NWSTIFF GALES, SQUALLY, STRONG GALESRAINCLOUDY0100000234406
1791-07-20T14:0055.57-27.4327322.6S12W119.00-31NW, NWBN, NWBWSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN0100000234407
1791-07-21T14:0057.00-27.8028422.6N8W98.00-31WNW, NWSTIFF GALES, SQUALLY, STRONG GALESCLOUDY0000000234408
1791-07-22T14:0058.43-27.952786.7W1/4N86.00-37NWSTRONG GALES, MODERATECLEAR THEN CLOUDY AND FINE0000000234409
1791-07-23T14:0057.38-30.7829522.6S57W108.00-31WNW, E, NNE, NBE, NWBNLIGHT BREEZE, STIFF GALES AND SQUALLY, STRONG GALESRAINCLOUDY0100000234410
1791-07-24T14:0056.57-33.403286.7S51W111.00-32NNW, NSTRONG GALES, MODERATECLOUDY THROUGHOUT0000000234411
1791-07-25T14:0056.22-33.98582.6S88W31.00-32NNW, NBW, EMODERATE, EASY BREEZESCLOUDY THEN FINE0000000234412
1791-07-26T14:0056.57-36.1223819.0N67W65.00-32ENE, NE, NBE, N, WNW, WMODERATE, FRESH GALESTHICK FOGPLEASANT, CLEARING, CLOUDY0010000234413
1791-07-27T15:0057.22-38.1233822.6S62W74.00-33WBS, WNW, NW, NNW, N, NBEFRESH GALES, STIFF GALESWET FOGRAINCLEAR0110000234414
1791-07-28T15:0056.70-41.22350S57W106.00-33NBE, NEBN, NNESTIFF GALES, LESS WINDCLEAR, FINE AND PLEASANT0000000234415
1791-07-29T15:0056.72-41.822372.6N89W20.00-33NBE, NNW, WEASY BREEZE, CALM, LIGHT BREEZETHICK FOGFINE AND HAZY0010000234416
1791-07-30T15:0056.28-43.923279.3S72W74.00-33NNE, NLIGHT BREEZE, FRESH BREEZEFINE, CLOUDY, CLEAR0000000234417
1791-07-31T15:0055.70-45.502376.7S69W69.00-33NBW, NWBW, WSTIFF GALE, MODERATECLOUDY0000000234418
1791-08-01T15:0057.62-49.434822.6N51W153.00-42SE, SBE, SEBS, ESE, EMODERATE, STIIF GALES, STRONG GALESTHICKRAIN0100000234419
1791-08-02T16:0058.53-52.80219.0N59W125.00-43E, ENE, NESTIFF GALES, FRESH GALESTHICKRAIN0100000234420
1791-08-03T16:0058.77-54.42137N75W52.00-43NEBN, NNE, SSW, SFRESH BREEZE, LIGHT AIRS, VARIABLERAINCLEAR0100000234421
1791-08-04T16:0059.50-55.382729.3N25W72.00-43SW, WBS, VARIABLE, NE, NNW, NWLIGHT AIRS, VARIABLE, FRESH BREEZESFINE THEN CLOUDY0000000234422
1791-08-05T16:0060.22-55.52921.0N10W25.00-43NWBN, NBW, NNE, NBE, N, SEMODERATE, LIGHT AIRSCLEAR THEN FINE0000000234423
1791-08-06T16:0061.22-59.6210322.6N75W143.00-43S, SSE, SEBSLIGHT AIRS, FRESH BREEZES, STIFF GALESRAINCLOUDY THEN FINE0100000234424
1791-08-07T16:0061.52-60.7830622.6W34.00-43NE, E, ENE, NEBE, NW, NBWSTRONG GALESTHICKCLEARING0000000234425
1791-08-08T16:0060.57-61.13272S12W44.0010AM 2 ISLES OF ICE IN SIGHT. 3.5-43NNW, N, NBW, NWSTIFF GALES, LESS WINDCLOUDY, FINE AND PLEASANT0000001234426
1791-08-09T16:0061.52-61.133069.3N56.00MIDNIGHT PAST TWO PIECES OF ICE. 3.5-43WNW, NW, NWBN, NBWSW1LIGHT BREEZES, FRESH BREEZESFINE AND FAIR0000001234427
1791-08-10T16:0061.63-62.7027322.6N79W46.004AM PAST 3 LARGE ISLES OF ICE, 11AM, SEVERAL ISLES OF ICE IN SIGHT. 3.5-42N, NBW, NWBN, NWFRESH BREEZE, STIFF GALEFINE THEN CLEAR0000001234428
1791-08-11T16:0061.30-63.573292.6S49W34.00-42WNW, NW, NWBW, NWBN, NBESTIFF GALES, LIGHT BREEZESRAINCLOUDY0100000234429
1791-08-12T16:0061.22-65.8019422.6SW BLUFF OF RESOLUTIONNBE4S83W65.006PM SEVERAL LARGE PIECES OF ICE, 10 AM RUNNING THETOUGH STRAGGLING ICE. 3.5-42NBE, NW, NNW, W, WBS, SWBWFRESH GALES, LIGHT BREEZES, STIFF GALESTHICK FOGFINE THEN CLEAR0010001234430