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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 SHEERNESS cruise from Prince Rupert Bay to Fort Royal started at 1796-01-06 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752115, 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: 15.884615 * Median Longitude: -60.485769 * South-bound Latitude: 14.920000 * West-bound Longitude: -60.770000 * North-bound Latitude: 16.350000 * East-bound Longitude: -60.280000
Date/Time Start: 1796-01-06T16:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1796-02-21T00:00:00
Event(s):
Sheerness_17960106_NMM_ADM/L/S266 * Latitude Start: 16.100000 * Longitude Start: -60.300000 * Latitude End: 14.590000 * Longitude End: -61.070000 * Date/Time Start: 1796-01-06T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1796-02-21T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Sheerness (5th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Prince Rupert Bay - Fort Royal, 1st Observer: Simon Mackenzie (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 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:
685 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)
1796-01-06T16:0016.10-60.30829.3MARIGALANTEW14N42E50.003ENE, E, EBNFRESH BREEZESSHOWERSCLOUDY1000000235882
1796-01-07T16:0015.70-60.35939.3MARIGALANTEN72W11N5W23.003ENE, VARIABLE, EFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYAM FLYING SHOWERS1000000235883
1796-01-08T16:0016.08-60.3871MARIGALANTEW12N24W17.003VARIABLE, ENEAM SQUALLYMORE MODERATE WEATHER0000000235884
1796-01-09T16:0015.73-60.409319.0MARIGALANTEN72W12S15.003VARIABLE, EFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY0000000235885
1796-01-10T16:0014.92-60.63596.7MARIGALANTEW7N45W20.003VARIABLE, NEBEMODERATECLOUDY0000000235886
1796-01-11T16:0015.37-60.77936.7DOMINICOW12S63W40.003VARIABLE, EMODERATECLOUDY0000000235887
1796-01-12T16:0015.75-60.28716.7MARIGALANTEN77:12W15N62:43E36.003ENEMODERATECLOUDY0000000235888
1796-01-13T16:0016.17-60.50599.3MARIGALANTES78:45W11N30W32.003VARIABLE, NEBEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000235889
1796-01-14T16:0016.23-60.72719.3DESEADAN45W7N74W13.003ENEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000235890
1796-01-15T16:0015.73-60.6371MARIGALANTEW7S14:33E19.003ENEMODERATE,AM SQUALLYRAINCLOUDY0100000235891
1796-01-16T16:0015.90-60.5071MARIGALANTEW10E8.003ENESQUALLYRAINHEAVY SEA0100000235892
1796-01-17T16:0016.07-60.429319.0MARIGALANTEW13N40:16E13.003EFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN0100000235893
1796-01-18T16:0015.83-60.357119.0MARIGALANTEN84:22W14N14.003ENEFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000235894
1796-01-19T16:0016.00-60.387119.0MARIGALANTEW12N12W10.003ENEFRESH GALES0000000235895
1796-01-20T16:0016.22-60.657119.0DESEADAW6N37:40W26.003ENEFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000235896
1796-01-21T16:0015.77-60.307119.0MARIGALANTEN75W14S80W42.003VARIABLE, E, ENEFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000235897
1796-01-22T16:0016.35-60.588219.0DESEADAW7N24W41.003E, EBNFRESH GALES0000000235898
1796-01-23T16:0016.07-60.60716.7MARIGALANTEW8N4W17.003ENEMODERATECLEAR0000000235899
1796-01-24T16:0016.00-60.68716.7MARIGALANTEW6S36W7.003ENEMODERATECLEAR0000000235900
1796-02-02T00:003620.0DOMINICON1/2E7VARIABLEDEAD CALM0000000235901
1796-02-03T00:003621.0MARIGALANTEENE11VARIABLELIGHT AIRS0000000235902
1796-02-04T00:00902.6MARIGALANTES11ELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000235903
1796-02-05T00:00906.7MARIGALANTEWNW6EMODERATEFINE0000000235904
1796-02-06T00:00799.3DESEADANW4ENE, EBNFINE BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHER0000000235905
1796-02-07T16:0016.03-60.53936.7MARIGALANTEW103ENE, EBN, EMODERATEAM FINECLOUDY0000000235906
1796-02-08T16:0016.03-60.421042.6MARIGALANTEW123VARIABLE, EBSLIGHT BREEZESFINECLEAR0000000235907
1796-02-09T16:0015.93-60.42486.7MARIGALANTEW123E, NEMODERATEFINE0000000235908
1796-02-10T00:00236.7DOMINICOSBW12VARIABLE, NNEMODERATEFINE0000000235909
1796-02-11T00:0023NE, VARIABLE, NNEMODERATE, AM SQUALLYCLEAR0000000235910
1796-02-12T00:0045NEBE, NESQUALLYRAIN0100000235911
1796-02-13T00:00906.7EMODERATEFINE0000000235912
1796-02-14T16:0016.00-60.377119.0MARIGALANTEW13N8.003EBN, E, ENEMODERATE, AM FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYCLEAR0000000235913
1796-02-15T16:0015.70-60.52936.7DOMINICOW18S42E45.003ENE, VARIABLE, EMODERATEHAZY0000000235914
1796-02-16T16:0015.57-60.48826.7DOMINICOW1/4N19S11E10.003EBNMODERATEFINE0000000235915
1796-02-17T00:00689.3MARIGALANTEWBN1/2N7ENEFINE BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHER0000000235916
1796-02-18T00:00689.3MARIGALANTEW8VARIABLE, ENEMODERATE, AM FRESH BREEZESFINEAM CLOUDY0000000235917
1796-02-19T16:0015.75-60.47719.3MARIGALANTEN75W11S30E10.003ENEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000235918
1796-02-20T00:00689.3DESEADANWBW5ENEFRESH BREEZESFINE0000000235919
1796-02-21T00:003629.3DOMINICOW8E, ENE, VARIABLEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000235920