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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 SHANNON cruise from St. Thomas to Plymouth started at 1765-08-09 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752112, 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: 17.809859 * Median Longitude: -19.651549 * South-bound Latitude: -4.330000 * West-bound Longitude: -34.900000 * North-bound Latitude: 48.730000 * East-bound Longitude: 6.600000
Date/Time Start: 1765-08-09T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1765-10-21T00:00:00
Event(s):
Shannon_17650809_NMM_ADM/L/S246 * Latitude Start: -0.500000 * Longitude Start: 6.210000 * Latitude End: 50.299000 * Longitude End: -4.150000 * Date/Time Start: 1765-08-09T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1765-10-21T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Shannon (5th Rate Frigate), Voyage: St Thomas (Sao Tome) - Plymouth, 1st Observer: William Garnier (Captain), 2nd Observer: Nicholas Charrington (2nd Officer/Lieutenant), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 28G 586BM
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 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:
1409 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 
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)
1765-08-09T12:000.825.452089.3ST THOMASS66E24N66W71.00-17W, NW, SWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000235632
1765-08-10T12:000.535.811976.7ST THOMASS74E15S52E28.00-17SW, SSW, SWBSMODERATECLOUDY0000000235633
1765-08-11T12:00-0.035.932426.7ST THOMASN58E14S12E35.00-17WSW, W, WBSMODERATECLOUDY0000000235634
1765-08-12T12:00-1.136.601976.7ST THOMASN1W29S31E77.00-17WBS, SWBSMODERATECLOUDY0000000235635
1765-08-13T00:00-1.602146.7ANNABONANBE1/2E11SW, SSW, SWBSMODERATECLOUDY0000000235636
1765-08-14T12:00-1.854.851976.7ANNABONAN76E16S76W47.00-17SW, SSW, SWBSMODERATECLOUDY0000000235637
1765-08-15T12:00-2.134.721976.7ANNABONAN36E20S26W19.00-17SSW, SW, SWBSMODERATECLOUDY0000000235638
1765-08-16T12:00-2.474.471866.7ANNABONAN53E28S37W25.00-17SWBS, SBW, SSWMODERATECLOUDY0000000235639
1765-08-17T12:00-2.403.621746.7ANNABONAN70E45N85W51.00-17SWBS, SSW, SBWMODERATECLOUDY0000000235640
1765-08-18T12:00-2.583.551636.7ANNABONAN72E59S77W48.00-17SBW, SW, SMODERATECLOUDY0000000235641
1765-08-19T12:00-3.171.701536.7ANNABONAN71E83S70W72.00-16S, SBW, S, SBEMODERATECLOUDY0000000235642
1765-08-20T12:00-3.570.341756.7ANNABONAN70E112S68W90.00-16SWBS, SBWMODERATECLOUDY0000000235643
1765-08-21T12:00-3.90-1.551086.7ANNABONAN73E150S79W114.00-16SEBEMODERATECLOUDY0000000235644
1765-08-22T12:00-4.07-3.381556.7ANNABONAN75E186S85W111.00-14SBEMODERATECLOUDY0000000235645
1765-08-23T12:00-4.27-5.631326.7ANNABONAN80E201S85W136.00-14SSE, SEBSMODERATEFAIR0000000235646
1765-08-24T13:00-4.12-7.801236.7ANNABONAN79E273W4N131.00-12SSE, SEMODERATECLOUDY0000000235647
1765-08-25T13:00-4.33-9.551796.7ANNABONAN80E308W07S106.00-12SE, SBWMODERATEFAIR0000000235648
1765-08-26T13:00-4.08-11.101466.7ANNABONAN82E338W3/4N94.00-12SE, SSEMODERATEFAIR0000000235649
1765-08-27T13:00-3.73-12.682166.7ANNABONAN85E369N78W97.00-9SSE, SWMODERATEFAIR0000000235650
1765-08-28T13:00-3.68-14.511496.7ANNABONAN84E405N88W111.00-9SSW, SSEMODERATEFAIR0000000235651
1765-08-29T13:00-3.80-16.631046.7ANNABONAN84E447S87W128.00-9SE, ESEMODERATEFAIR0000000235652
1765-08-30T13:00-4.05-19.081286.7ANNABONAN84E496S84W148.00-7SEMODERATEFAIR0000000235653
1765-08-31T13:00-3.87-21.431519.3ANNABONAN85E543N85W142.00-7SSEFRESH BREEZESFAIR0000000235654
1765-09-01T14:00-2.00-22.761419.3ANNABONAE1N573N36W136.00-5SEBSPLEASANT GALESFAIR0000000235655
1765-09-02T14:000.57-22.951419.3ANNABONAS85E574N4W154.00-5SEBSPLEASANT GALESFAIR0000000235656
1765-09-03T14:003.03-23.201296.7ANNABONAS85E584N1/2W149.00-6ESE, SEMODERATECLOUDY0000000235657
1765-09-04T14:005.32-23.50129ANNABONAS81E597N6W138.00-6SE, SBE, ESE, SEFIRST AND MIDDLE MODERATE, LATTER SQUALLYLATTER THICKLATTER SMALL RAINFIRST AND MIDDLE CLOUDY0100000235658
1765-09-05T14:007.60-23.731736.7ANNABONAS76E614N6W133.00-7ESE, SSE, SMODERATEFAIR0000000235659
1765-09-06T14:008.83-23.932186.7ANNABONAS73E625N5W80.00-7SBE, S, SSW, SWMODERATEFAIR0000000235660
1765-09-07T14:0010.50-23.9022919.0ANNABONAS70E636N03E101.00-7WSW, W, WNW, SWBWFIRST PART LITTLE WIND, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYMIDDLE AND LATTER RAIN0100000235661
1765-09-08T14:0011.97-24.402636.7ANNABONAS67E657N21W88.00-7WNW, NNW, WBS, SWBW, WFIRST PART SQUALLY, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART THUNDER AND LIGHTNINGFIRST PART RAINMIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY0100100235662
1765-09-09T14:0012.98-25.15262ANNABONAS64E677N86W77.00-8WBS, SW, SWBW, WFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER SQUALLYLATTER RAINFIRST AND MIDDLE CLOUDY0100000235663
1765-09-10T14:0013.50-25.81217ANNABONAS64E693N48W49.00-8SW, VARIABLE, SWSQUALLYRAIN0100000235664
1765-09-11T14:0014.55-26.852622.6ANNABONAS63E720N40W86.00-8W, NBW, SW, WLITTLE WINDS INTERMIXED WITH CALMSCLOUDY0000000235665
1765-09-12T14:0015.27-26.783306.7ANNABONAS62E724N9E44.00-8SSW, WSW, WBN, NNWMODERATECLOUDY0000000235666
1765-09-13T14:0015.78-26.582856.7ANNABONAS61E726N20E35.00-8N, WNWMODERATEFAIR0000000235667
1765-09-14T14:0016.12-26.503616.7ANNABONAS61E727N16E21.00-8NW, NNW, CALMMODERATEFAIR0000000235668
1765-09-15T14:0016.20-26.8532.6ANNABONAS61E734N75W21.00-8CALM, NBW, NBEFIRST PART CALM, MIDDLE AND LATTER LITTLE WINDSMIDDLE AND LATTER FAIR0000000235669
1765-09-16T14:0017.80-27.76616.7ANNABONAS60E765N27W108.00-7NEBE, ENEMODERATECLOUDY0000000235670
1765-09-17T14:0019.82-28.60616.7ANNABONAS57E997N19W128.00-7ENEMODERATECLOUDY0000000235671
1765-09-18T14:0021.23-29.05496.7ANNABONAS56E819N13W87.00-7ENE, NEBEMODERATECLOUDY0000000235672
1765-09-19T14:0022.42-29.50946.7ANNABONAS55E838N16W75.00-7ENE, N, EBSMODERATECLOUDY0000000235673
1765-09-20T14:0022.92-29.631051.0ANNABONAS54E845N11W31.00-8ESE, ENE, ESELIGHT AIRSFAIR0000000235674
1765-09-21T14:0023.70-29.80601.0ANNABONAS53E856N8W47.00-8ENE, E, ENELIGHT AIRSFAIR0000000235675
1765-09-22T14:0024.57-30.0171ANNABONAS53E869N10W53.00-8EBN, NEBE, EBNFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS LIGHT AIRS, LATTER SQUALLYLATTER RAIN0100000235676
1765-09-23T14:0025.58-30.18482.6ANNABONAS52E882N3/4W62.00-8NEBELIGHT BREEZESFAIR0000000235677
1765-09-24T14:0026.25-30.281052.6ANNABONAS51E891N7W40.00-8EBN, ESELIGHT BREEZESSWELL FROM NWFAIR0000000235678
1765-09-25T14:0026.93-30.401951.0ANNABONAS51E896N16W22.00-8CALM, NE, SSWFIRST PART CALM, MIDDLE AND LATTER LIGHT AIRSMIDDLE AND LATTER CLEAR0000000235679
1765-09-26T14:0027.07-30.053181.0ANNABONAS50E897N34E34.00-8NNE, NW, NWBNLIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000235680
1765-09-27T14:0027.55-29.9016.7ANNABONAS49E935N15E30.00-10NW, NNW, NBEMODERATECLOUDY0000000235681
1765-09-28T14:0027.72-30.73356.7ANNABONAS50E917N77W45.00-10N, NBW, NEMODERATEFAIR0000000235682
1765-09-29T14:0028.68-31.4046ANNABONAS49E935N31W68.00-10NBE, NEBEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER SQUALLYLATTER RAINFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FAIR0100000235683
1765-09-30T14:0030.65-32.5171ANNABONAS49E937N26W132.00-8NE, NEBE, EBNFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH GALES, LATTER SQUALLYRAIN0100000235684
1765-10-01T14:0032.58-33.33686.7ANNABONAS47E1007N20W124.00-11ENE, NEBE, EBNMODERATECLOUDY0000000235685
1765-10-02T14:0035.60-34.2516919.0ANNABONAS45E1035N10W72.00-11ENE, ESE, SFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000235686
1765-10-03T14:0035.60-34.252931.0ANNABONAS45E1055N10W72.00-11SBW, SE, NWBWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH GALES, LATTER LIGHT AIRSFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS RAINCLOUDY0100000235687
1765-10-04T14:0036.33-34.25682.6ANNABONAS44E1064N44.00-11NW, EBNLITTLE WINDSRAINCLOUDY0100000235688
1765-10-05T14:0038.58-34.9012219.0ANNABONAS43E1100N15W139.00-13EBN, ESE, SEFRESH GALESFIRST PART THICKFIRST PART RAINYMIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY0100000235689
1765-10-06T14:0040.15-34.182802.6ANNABONAS41E1110N19E180.00-13SEBS, SBW, WNWFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER LITTLE WINDSFIRST PART THICKMIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY0000000235690
1765-10-07T14:0041.23-32.85212ANNABONAS39E1101N43E89.00-13WBN, SWFIRST PART LITTLE WINDS, MIDDLE AND LATTER SQUALLYMIDDLE AND LATTER RAIN0100000235691
1765-10-08T14:0042.32-29.7633519.0ANNABONAS36E1096N65E153.00-14S, SBE, NNW, N, NBWFIRST AND LATTER PARTS FRESH GALES, MIDDLE STRONG GALES AND HEAVY SQUALLSFIRST AND LATTER PARTS CLOUDY0000000235692
1765-10-09T14:0042.53-28.812082.6ANNABONAS35E1082N73E44.00-17N, NW, SWFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER LITTLE WINDSFIRST PART CLOUDY0000000235693
1765-10-10T14:0043.60-27.582986.7ANNABONAS33E1085N40E84.00-17WSW, NWMODERATECLOUDY0000000235694
1765-10-11T14:0043.82-27.101851.0ANNABONAS33E1084N58E25.00-18WBN, SSWLIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000235695
1765-10-12T14:0044.33-26.211731.0ANNABONAS32E1083N51E49.00-18S, SSW, SBWLIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000235696
1765-10-13T14:0044.78-24.281851.0ANNABONAS30E1073N72E88.00-18SBW, SW, SSWLIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000235697
1765-10-14T13:0045.22-22.262296.7ANNABONAS28E1062N73E91.00-19SSW, WSWMODERATEFAIR0000000235698
1765-10-15T13:0045.75-20.212062.6ANNABONAS26E1054N70E93.00-19WSW, SWLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000235699
1765-10-16T13:0046.52-17.651392.6ANNABONAS23E1048N67E117.00-19WSW, SSELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000235700
1765-10-17T13:0047.40-14.9313919.0ANNABONAS20E1046N64E123.00-19SEBS, SSEFRESH GALESFAIR0000000235701
1765-10-18T13:0048.20-11.6618319.0LIZARDN60E70N70E140.00-20S, SSWFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000235702
1765-10-19T13:0048.73-7.8118319.0LIZARDN22E26N78E157.00-20SSWFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000235703
1765-10-20T00:0049.1320319.0LIZARDNE201N81E149.00SSWFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000235704
1765-10-21T00:0049.422256.7LIZARDNW151N65E58.00SW, WSW, SWMODERATETHICK FOGGY WEATHER0010000235705