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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 Cork to Cabendar Road started at 1796-12-11 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752116, 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: 16.780337 * Median Longitude: -8.231348 * South-bound Latitude: -8.670000 * West-bound Longitude: -21.570000 * North-bound Latitude: 50.770000 * East-bound Longitude: 12.900000
Date/Time Start: 1796-12-11T13:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1797-03-24T11:00:00
Event(s):
Sheerness_17961211_NMM_ADM/L/S266 * Latitude Start: 50.630000 * Longitude Start: -10.420000 * Latitude End: -8.300000 * Longitude End: 12.900000 * Date/Time Start: 1796-12-11T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1797-03-24T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Sheerness (5th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Cork - Cabendar Road, 1st Observer: Alex Bentham (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
CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
10 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
11 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.
12 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.
13 Current direction descriptionCur dir descrDirection of the current. This direction points to where the current is flowing towards to.
14 Current speed descriptionV descr
15 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
16 Present weatherwwWeather description
17 Precipitation descriptionPrecip 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 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
12 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
13 
Cur dir descr
(Direction of the current. Thi...)
14 
V descr
15 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
16 
ww
(Weather description)
17 
Precip 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)
1796-12-11T13:0050.77-9.323456.7CAPE CLEARN34W17S33:15W103.00-26NBW, NBEMODERATECLEAR0000000235921
1796-12-12T13:0048.78-11.57199.3MADEIRAN15W333S41W102.00-26SEBE, NEFRESH BREEZESRAIN0100000235922
1796-12-13T13:0047.40-12.782119.0MADEIRAN14:11W303S33W91.00-24SBE, NEFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000235923
1796-12-14T13:0045.95-14.0711122.6MADEIRAS11W267S27W100.00-24ESE, SESTRONG GALES AND SQUALLY0000000235924
1796-12-15T13:0043.42-14.57899.3CAPE FINISTERRES71:30E37S8W154.00-24ESEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000235925
1796-12-16T13:0041.57-14.92919.3MADEIRAS23W68S9:50W103.00-22ESEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000235926
1796-12-17T13:0041.22-15.07169MADEIRAS12:30W60S69:30W59.00-22VARIABLE, SBWMODERATE, AM SQUALLYAM RAINCLOUDY0100000235927
1796-12-18T13:0041.03-15.071819.3MADEIRAS13:30W59S11.00-22SSWFRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000235928
1796-12-19T13:0040.33-14.702379.3MADEIRAS15:40W54S30E49.00-22VARIABLE, WBSFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000235929
1796-12-20T13:0039.97-14.222719.3LISBONS76E77S47E33.00-22WNWFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000235930
1796-12-21T13:0039.73-13.7216919.0MADEIRAS22W154N47W17.00-22SBWFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000235931
1796-12-22T13:0039.25-13.672489.3LISBONS81E64S33E38.00-22WNW, WFRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000235932
1796-12-23T13:0039.62-13.232149.3LISBONS74:06E58S42E24.00-22SWBWFRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000235933
1796-12-24T13:0039.30-12.652482.6LISBONS78:30E51S58E37.00-22WNW, WFRESH BREEZES, AM LIGHT WINDSHAZY0000000235934
1796-12-25T13:0039.42-12.2322622.6LISBONS73:20W44S74E27.00-22W, WSWSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLY0000000235935
1796-12-26T13:0039.48-11.8329322.6LISBONS76E38N30E24.00-22NWSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLY0000000235936
1796-12-27T13:0039.35-11.6225922.6LISBONS70E35S39E16.00-22W, WBNMODERATE, AM STRONG GALESHAZY, AM CLOUDY0000000235937
1796-12-28T13:0039.77-12.222486.7LISBONS66E47N45W40.00-22WBN, WSTRONG GALES AND HEAVY SQUALLS, AM MORE MODERATERAIN0100000235938
1796-12-29T13:0039.93-12.222489.3LISBONS61:30E48N14.00-22WNW, WFRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000235939
1796-12-30T13:0039.53-12.3020322.6MADEIRAS23W49S8W25.00-22SWFRESH BREEZES, AM FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, STRONG GALES AND SQUALLYCLEAR0000000235940
1796-12-31T13:0039.32-12.87237MADEIRAS26W48S57W25.00-22WBN, WBSFIRST PART STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY0000000235941
1797-01-01T13:0039.08-13.552712.6MADEIRAS23W41S67W34.00-22W, WNWLIGHT WINDSCLEAR0000000235942
1797-01-02T13:0038.92-13.931812.6MADEIRAS21:30W163S72W26.00-22SSWLIGHT WINDSCLEAR0000000235943
1797-01-03T13:0038.50-14.152262.6MADEIRAS21E41S67W35.00-22SW, WSWLIGHT WINDSCLOUDY0000000235944
1797-01-04T13:0038.70-14.182379.3MADEIRAS20:16E43S70W25.00-22EBN, WBSFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000235945
1797-01-05T13:0038.90-14.531819.3MADEIRAS16W42S79W26.00-22SSWLIGHT WINDS, AM FRESH BREEZESCLEAR, AM CLOUDY0000000235946
1797-01-06T13:0038.57-14.733621.0MADEIRAS15W40S36W24.00-22VARIABLELIGHT AIRS AND CALMS0000000235947
1797-01-07T13:0038.40-14.923621.0MADEIRAS15W38S29W16.00-22VARIABLELIGHT AIRS AND CALMS0000000235948
1797-01-08T13:0037.42-15.201142.6MADEIRAS15W32S13W60.00-21ENE, SELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000235949
1797-01-09T13:0035.78-15.20249.3MADEIRAS33W76S97.00-21E, NEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000235950
1797-01-10T13:0034.95-15.32479.3MADEIRAS30W48S6W53.00-21NNW, ENEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000235951
1797-01-11T13:0033.53-15.332492.6MADEIRAS6:30W27S85.00-21WLIGHT WINDSCLEAR0000000235952
1797-01-12T13:0032.22-15.58499.3MADEIRAN60W22S9W76.00-19ENEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000235953
1797-01-13T00:0030.33689.3SALVAGESSSW4ENEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000235954
1797-01-14T13:0028.93-16.43949.3ROCK OF TENERIFFS15S92.00-19ESEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000235955
1797-01-15T00:003622.6TENERIFFSW6VARIABLELIGHT WINDSCLEAR0000000235956
1797-01-16T00:00PALMAWBN12FINE PLEASANT WEATHER0000000235957
1797-01-17T00:0028.631136.7TENERIFFESE7ESEMODERATECLEAR0000000235958
1797-01-18T13:0026.78-18.25399.3FERRON47E25S27W75.00-17NEBEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000235959
1797-01-19T13:0024.35-18.93849.3ST ANTHONYS48W172S13W151.00-17EBSFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000235960
1797-01-20T13:0021.70-19.88749.3ST ANTHONYS45:29W129S18W167.00-16EFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000235961
1797-01-21T13:0019.23-20.23639.3SALS44:29W69S7W159.00-16EBNFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000235962
1797-01-22T13:0016.85-21.57309.3SALS78W24S30W153.00-15NEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000235963
1797-01-23T00:0015.581019.3BONVISTASW8NEBE, EBSFRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000235964
1797-01-24T13:0014.40-21.47309.3DESOSS55E174S42E115.00-15NEFRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000235965
1797-01-25T13:0013.13-20.223019.0DESOSS59:07E140S43E110.00-15NEFRESH BREEZES, NOON FRESH GALESHAZY, AM CLOUDY0000000235966
1797-01-26T13:0012.08-18.433122.6DESOSS51:40E823S59E125.00-14NESTRONG GALESCLEAR0000000235967
1797-01-27T13:009.85-17.38299.3DESOSS83:11E64S23E144.00-16NEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000235968
1797-01-28T13:009.55-15.453559.3DESOSS85E23S82E122.00-16NBEFRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000235969
1797-01-29T13:008.90-13.9576.7CAPE SIERRA LEONES23E8S63E100.00-16NNW, NNEMODERATE BREEZESHAZY0000000235970
1797-01-30T13:008.45-13.483621.0LANDE7S41E43.00-16VARIABLELIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000235971
1797-02-10T13:008.10-14.333441.0CAPE ANNS41:27W26S41W33.00-16W, NLIGHT AIRSHAZY0000000235972
1797-02-11T13:007.55-15.3771.0CAPE ANNS76E38S65W67.00-16NW, NNELIGHT AIRSHAZY0000000235973
1797-02-12T13:006.72-14.5382.6CAPE PALMASS68E141S16E52.00-15NNW, NNELIGHT BREEZESHAZY0000000235974
1797-02-13T13:006.30-14.07302.6CAPE PALMASS72:11E117S54E46.00-15NELIGHT BREEZESHAZY0000000235975
1797-02-14T13:006.00-13.60306.7CAPE PALMASS72E108S55E34.00-15NEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000235976
1797-02-15T13:005.40-12.3066.7CAPE PALMASS74E78S64E85.00-17NNEMODERATE BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHER0000000235977
1797-02-16T13:005.13-11.423436.7CAPE PALMASS76E62S72E56.00-17SWBS, NMODERATE BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHER0000000235978
1797-02-17T13:004.90-10.733622.6CAPE PALMASS76E48S79E42.00-17VARIABLELIGHT WINDSHAZY0000000235979
1797-02-18T13:004.88-9.581972.6CAPE PALMASS68E25S85E75.00-17SWBSLIGHT WINDSHAZY0000000235980
1797-02-19T13:004.32-8.932762.6CAPE PALMASN82E10S41E52.00-17WNWLIGHT WINDSHAZY0000000235981
1797-02-20T13:003.17-8.272082.6ANNABONAS71E295S39E80.00-17SWLIGHT BREEZESHAZY0000000235982
1797-02-21T12:002.70-6.952076.7ANNABONAS72E269S64E79.00-18SSW, SWLIGHT BREEZES, AM MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000235983
1797-02-22T12:002.35-6.952759.3ANNABONAS73E267S18.00-18SW, WNWFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYRAINAM DARK CLOUDY WEATHER0100100235984
1797-02-23T12:002.17-6.502072.6ANNABONAS73E258S67E28.00-18VARIABLE, SWLIGHT WINDSCLOUDY0000000235985
1797-02-24T12:001.95-5.821732.6ANNABONAS75E242S52E53.00-18SWBW, SBWLIGHT WINDSCLOUDY0000000235986
1797-02-25T12:001.00-4.382079.3ANNABONAS77E210S66E95.00-18SWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000235987
1797-02-26T12:000.58-3.001739.3ANNABONAS70E179S77:30E90.00-18SSW, SBWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000235988
1797-02-27T12:00-0.03-2.421391.0ANNABONAS80E168S44E50.00-19S, SSEFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, MIDDLE AND LATTER LIGHT AIRSLATTER SQUALLS OF RAINCLOUDY1100000235989
1797-02-28T12:00-0.47-1.281612.6GABON RIVERN30:30E213S69E73.00-19SSW, SLIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000235990
1797-03-01T12:00-0.57-0.581399.3ANNABONAS82:16E296S81E58.00-19SSW, SSEFRESH BREEZES, AM STEADY BREEZESCLOUDY0000000235991
1797-03-02T12:00-0.750.381849.3ANNABONAS82E115S85E63.00-19SSWSTEADY BREEZESCLOUDY0000000235992
1797-03-03T12:00-0.950.751849.3ANNABONAS84E105S59E29.00-19SSWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000235993
1797-03-04T12:00-1.730.181849.3RIVER CONGOS75E228S36W57.00-19SSE, SSWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000235994
1797-03-05T12:00-2.72-1.181396.7RIVER CONGOS79E248S53W104.00-19SSEMODERATE BREEZESFINE PLEASANT WEATHER0000000235995
1797-03-06T12:00-2.82-0.121396.7RIVER CONGOS81E228S84E54.00-19SSEMODERATE BREEZESFINE PLEASANT WEATHER0000000235996
1797-03-07T12:00-2.650.901610.6RIVER CONGOS79E207N77E66.00-19SBW, SLIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMS0000000235997
1797-03-08T12:00-2.902.331726.7RIVER CONGOS78E178S81:52E102.00-19SBWMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000235998
1797-03-09T12:00-3.353.221836.7RIVER CONGOS81E159S62E60.00-20VARIABLE, WBS, SSWMODERATE BREEZESFINE PLEASANT WEATHER0000000235999
1797-03-10T12:00-4.274.123622.6RIVER CONGOS88E140S41E74.00-20VARIABLELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000236000
1797-03-11T12:00-4.274.562162.6RIVER CONGOS87:10E128E34.00-20VARIABLE, SWBWSET NNE0.25 MPHLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000236001
1797-03-12T12:00-4.134.743621.5RIVER CONGOS85:45E123S65E19.00-20VARIABLELIGHT WINDS INCLINABLE TO CALMSCLOUDY0000000236002
1797-03-13T12:00-4.424.283622.6RIVER CONGOS6:46E131S47W25.00-20VARIABLELIGHT WINDSFINE PLEASANT WEATHER0000000236003
1797-03-14T12:00-5.154.141386.7ANNBRIS RIVERS74:41E204S4E43.00-20SEBE, SSEMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000236004
1797-03-15T12:00-4.705.791386.7LOANGOE137N75E104.00-20VARIABLE, SSEMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000236005
1797-03-16T12:00-5.056.851716.7LOANGO BAYN86E113S74E72.00-20VARIABLE, SBWMODERATE BREEZESFINE PLEASANT WEATHER0000000236006
1797-03-17T11:00-6.207.712156.7CAPE PADRONN87E103S40:30E86.00-21SWBWMODERATE BREEZESFINE PLEASANT WEATHER0000000236007
1797-03-18T11:00-6.978.302049.3ANNBRISS82E100S36E78.00-21WNW, NW, SWSTEADY BREEZESCLEAR0000000236008
1797-03-19T11:00-7.739.1823712.3ANNBRISS86:46E95S58E71.00-22SWBS, VARIABLE, WBSSTRONG BREEZES AND SQUALLYHEAVY RAIN0100000236009
1797-03-20T11:00-8.159.84362ANNBRISS84:32E58S62E55.00-22VARIABLEFIRST PART LIGHT AIRS, MIDDLE AND LATTER VARIABLEMIDDLE AND LATTER RAINFIRST PART CLOUDY0100000236010
1797-03-21T11:00-8.6711.622712.6ANNBRISN56E29S76E116.00-22NW, WNWLIGHT WINDS AND VARIABLERAIN0100000236011
1797-03-22T11:00-8.4812.51226ANNBRISS28E11S81E61.00-22WSWFIRST PART MODERATE BREEZESFIRST PART CLOUDY, MIDDLE AND LATTER FAIR0000000236012
1797-03-23T11:00-8.6512.563620.0ANNBRISN6E13S41E14.00-22SSW, VARIABLESET WSW1.25 MPHCALMSFINE PLEASANT WEATHER0000000236013
1797-03-24T11:00-8.3012.903620.0RECKONING OUTN58E33.00-22VARIABLECALMSFINE PLEASANT WEATHER0000000236014