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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 SEVERN cruise from Plymouth to Carlisle Bay started at 1800-05-05 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752103, 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: 26.984878 * Median Longitude: -29.272195 * South-bound Latitude: 13.230000 * West-bound Longitude: -60.250000 * North-bound Latitude: 48.980000 * East-bound Longitude: -6.100000
Date/Time Start: 1800-05-05T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1800-06-16T16:00:00
Event(s):
Severn_18000505_NMM_ADM/L/S242 * Latitude Start: 50.299000 * Longitude Start: -4.150000 * Latitude End: 13.000000 * Longitude End: -60.150000 * Date/Time Start: 1800-05-05T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1800-06-16T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Severn (5th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Plymouth - Carlisle Bay, Barbados, 1st Observer: John Whitby (Captain), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 44G 896BM
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 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
17 ClearnessClearness
18 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
19 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
20 FogFog1 If fog was reported
21 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
22 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
23 HailHail1 If hail was reported
24 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
25 CommentComment
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)

-
(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 
State sea descr
17 
Clearness
18 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
19 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
20 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
21 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
22 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
23 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
24 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
25 
Comment
26 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1800-05-05T12:0048.98-6.103246.7SCILLYN23W20S34W61.00-25NBE, NE, ENE, NBWMODERATECLOUDY0000000235122
1800-05-06T13:0047.40-8.15899.3CAPE CLEARN16W80S41W127.00-24ESEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000235123
1800-05-07T13:0046.78-9.981229.3ST MICHAELSS55W307S64W84.00-24S, SEBS, SSE, SEBSFRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000235124
1800-05-08T13:0045.87-11.9513422.6ST MICHAELSS51W254S56W101.00-24SBE, SSE, SEBS, SSESTRONG GALESHEAVY SEA FROM SSWCLOUDY0000000235125
1800-05-09T13:0045.63-13.4213419.0CAPE FINISTERRES51E78S64W69.00-24SWBS, SSEFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000235126
1800-05-10T13:0045.33-13.521.0CAPE FINISTERRES52E79W5.00-24LIGHT AIRS AND CALMCLOUDY0000000235127
1800-05-11T13:0044.77-14.101341.0CAPE FINISTERRES62E81S38W40.00-24SBE, ESE, EBS, SSELIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000235128
1800-05-12T13:0042.70-14.97326.7CAPE FINISTERREN88E84S17W130.00-24NNE, NNW, NEBEMODERATECLOUDY0000000235129
1800-05-13T13:0041.08-15.322936.7MADEIRAS14W177S10W98.00-22NWMODERATECLEAR0000000235130
1800-05-14T13:0039.77-15.652376.7MADEIRAS11W152S11W80.00-22NNE, NE, WBSMODERATECLOUDY0000000235131
1800-05-15T13:0037.98-16.473386.7MADEIRAS8W112S19W113.00-22NBW, NBE, NMODERATEHAZY0000000235132
1800-05-16T13:0036.30-16.953172.6MADEIRAS6W77S13W102.00-21NWBW, NW, NNWLIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000235133
1800-05-17T13:0034.90-17.202726.7MADEIRAS5W48S8W84.00-21NW, NBE, WNWMODERATECLEAR0000000235134
1800-05-18T00:0033.38232.6PORTO SANCTOSWBS31NE, ENE, NNELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000235135
1800-05-19T00:0031.87452.6FUNCHALNWBW11NBW, NELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000235136
1800-05-20T13:0031.87-17.123622.6DESERTASN34E10-20VARIABLELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000235137
1800-05-21T13:0030.40-17.732856.7SALVAGESS75E30S20W94.00-19NE, NWBWMODERATEFINE0000000235138
1800-05-22T13:0028.78-18.25376.7FERROS16E21S19W102.00-19ENE, NEBEMODETRAECLOUDY0000000235139
1800-05-23T13:0027.07-19.47519.3BARBADOSS70W803S32W121.00-17NE, ENEFRESH BREEZESFINE0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation235140
1800-05-24T13:0025.80-20.75286.7BARBADOSS71W773SW98.00-17NEMODERATEFINE0000000235141
1800-05-25T13:0024.63-22.08626.7BARBADOSS72W746S46W100.00-17ENE, EBNMODERATECLOUDY0000000235142
1800-05-26T14:0023.77-23.50526.7BARBADOSS73W716S56W93.00-16ENEMODERATECLOUDY0000000235143
1800-05-27T14:0022.83-25.27189.3BARBADOSS73W681S60W113.00-16NEBNFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000235144
1800-05-28T14:0021.85-26.92546.7BARBADOSS75W643S57W109.00-14ENEMODERATECLOUDY0000000235145
1800-05-29T14:0021.18-30.50569.3BARBADOSS75W618S63W88.00-12NE, ENEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000235146
1800-05-30T14:0020.68-31.83566.7BARBADOSS74W553S68W80.00-12NNE-NE, ENEMODERATEFINE0000000235147
1800-05-31T14:0020.27-32.70352.6BARBADOSS75W535S64W55.00-10E, ESE, ENE-NE, NELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000235148
1800-06-01T14:0019.82-33.72131.0BARBADOSS75W514S65W63.00-10ENE, E, NNELIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000235149
1800-06-02T14:0019.25-35.37586.7BARBADOSS76W481S70W100.00-10ENEMODERATEFINE0000000235150
1800-06-03T14:0018.75-36.92589.3BARBADOSS76W450S71W92.00-10NW, NNW, ENEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000235151
1800-06-04T15:0018.17-38.70619.3BARBADOSS76W414S71W107.00-7E, ENEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000235152
1800-06-05T15:0017.80-40.20726.7BARBADOSS76W386S75W89.00-7EBNMODERATEFINE0000000235153
1800-06-06T15:0017.20-41.15632.6BARBADOSS77W366S57W65.00-5EBS, E-ESE, ENELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000235154
1800-06-07T15:0016.17-42.55769.3BARBADOSS80W334S52W102.00-3ENE, EBNFRESH BREEZESFINE0000000235155
1800-06-08T15:0015.05-43.98659.3BARBADOSS83W305S52W106.00-3EBS, ENEFRESH BREEZESFINE0000000235156
1800-06-09T15:0013.87-46.07769.3BARBADOSS87W265S60W140.00-3EBNFRESH BREEZESFINE0000000235157
1800-06-10T15:0013.35-48.17789.3BARBADOSS89W223S71W127.00-1EBNFRESH BREEZESFINE0000000235158
1800-06-11T15:0013.30-50.47679.3BARBADOSS89W178S89W135.00-1NE, ENEFRESH BREEZESFINE0000000235159
1800-06-12T16:0013.37-52.60126.7BARBADOSS89W136N88W125.001NBEMODERATECLOUDY0000000235160
1800-06-13T16:0013.60-54.68699.3BARBADOSS85W96N85W122.001ENEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000235161
1800-06-14T16:0013.23-56.75699.3BARBADOSS89W33S80W136.001ENEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation235162
1800-06-15T16:0013.60-58.68709.3SPRIGHTOWNESE11N85W122.002ENEFRESH BREEZESFINE0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation235163
1800-06-16T16:0013.23-60.25709.3CARLISLE BAYS80W136.002ENEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation235164