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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 SOOLO cruise from New York to Londen started at 1847-08-01 [dataset]. Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut, De Bilt, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752164, 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: 44.745926 * Median Longitude: -34.999259 * South-bound Latitude: 39.870000 * West-bound Longitude: -71.930000 * North-bound Latitude: 50.600000 * East-bound Longitude: -0.030000
Date/Time Start: 1847-08-01T17:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1847-08-27T12:00:00
Event(s):
Soolo_18470801_G_REIS_V1_P133-140 * Latitude Start: 40.670000 * Longitude Start: -74.040000 * Latitude End: 51.470000 * Longitude End: 1.000000 * Date/Time Start: 1847-08-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1847-08-27T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Soolo, Voyage: New York - Londen, 1st Observer: J.R. Butter (Kapitein)
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
Pressure, atmosphericPPPPhPaNo temperature correction was applied. The following factors have been used for the conversion to hPa: 2.54 cm in an inch; 13.596 specific gravity of mercury; 980.65 cm/s gravity at 45° latitude
Temperature, airTTT°C
--1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances)
WatchWatchName of the period of 4 hours which is known as a watch or duty on board ships
10 GlassesGlassesNumber of glasses within a watch; one watch equals 8 glasses
11 CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
12 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
13 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.
14 Wind scale referenceWind scale ref#Name of, or reference to the wind scale that has been used
15 Sensor readingReadingarbitrary unitsReading of the (outside) air thermometer
16 Sensor readingReadingarbitrary unitsReading of the air pressure
17 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.
18 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
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 CommentComment
27 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
590 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...)

PPPP [hPa]
(No temperature correction was...)

TTT [°C]

-
(1 If position is considered t...)

Watch
(Name of the period of 4 hours...)
10 
Glasses
(Number of glasses within a wa...)
11 
Course
(Course of the ship during the...)
12 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
13 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
14 
Wind scale ref [#]
(Name of, or reference to the ...)
15 
Reading [arbitrary units]
(Reading of the (outside) air ...)
16 
Reading [arbitrary units]
(Reading of the air pressure)
17 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
18 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
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 
Comment
27 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1847-08-01T17:0040.13-71.932172.61024.824.4VM8OTZ15.50-8276.0030.26ZW2X0000000238286
1847-08-02T17:0039.87-69.6517212.31021.722.8VM8O 3/4 Z26.50-8673.0030.17Z6X0000000238287
1847-08-03T16:0040.65-67.023032.61023.419.4VM8O17.25-12267.0030.22NW2X0000000238288
1847-08-04T16:0040.38-63.171112.31019.422.8VM8O 3/4 Z37.00-12673.0030.10NNO60000000238289
1847-08-05T16:0040.53-59.8735512.31020.424.4VM8O42.75-16676.0030.13NTO6X0000000238290
1847-08-06T16:0041.13-56.731621.01025.526.7VM8O27.50-18180.0030.28Z10000000238291
1847-08-07T15:0041.87-52.2215912.31032.627.8VM8O40.00-21682.0030.49Z6X0000000238292
1847-08-08T15:0042.28-49.721822.61036.327.2VM8O 1/4 N30.00-21281.0030.60ZZW20000000a trivial correction was made in this observation238293
1847-08-09T15:0042.40-48.220.01036.026.1VM8O 1/4 Z15.50-21079.0030.59STIL0000000238294
1847-08-10T15:0041.32-44.782706.71025.523.3VM8O 7/8 Z39.00-23474.0030.28WNW40000000238295
1847-08-11T15:0041.98-42.374412.31026.823.9VM8ZOTO 5/8 O25.25-24675.0030.32ONO60000000238296
1847-08-12T15:0042.17-40.473471.01027.524.4VM8O 3/4 N18.00-24176.0030.34NTO10000000238297
1847-08-13T14:0043.02-37.421622.61027.824.4VM8ONO 1/2 O28.75-29276.0030.35ZTW20000000238298
1847-08-14T14:0043.80-34.0017412.31028.525.0VM8OTN34.00-29677.0030.37ZZW60000000238299
1847-08-15T14:0044.65-31.2216212.31026.123.3VM8ONO 7/8 O34.00-29674.0030.30ZTW60000000238300
1847-08-16T14:0045.60-28.4015115.41028.522.8VM8ONO31.00-29773.0030.37Z70000000238301
1847-08-17T14:0046.93-26.731521030.923.3VM8NO 1/4 O23.75-2874.0030.44Z0000000238302
1847-08-18T14:0048.20-24.301374.61031.223.3VM8NOTO 3/8 O28.00-32374.0030.45ZTO30000000238303
1847-08-19T13:0048.47-22.231611.01032.922.2VM8O 1/4 N18.00-30172.0030.50ZTW10000000238304
1847-08-20T13:0048.37-20.702402.61031.921.7VM8O 1/2 Z15.50-30271.0030.47W20000000238305
1847-08-21T13:0048.52-17.432752.61023.820.0VM8O29.00-29268.0030.23NWTW20000000238306
1847-08-22T13:0048.65-13.1327512.31022.117.8VM8O 1/4 N45.25-29664.0030.18NWTW60000000238307
1847-08-23T13:0048.95-9.4535615.41030.217.2VM8O 1/4 N37.50-27763.0030.42NNO7X0000000238308
1847-08-24T12:0048.72-6.8335815.41029.517.2VM8O 1/4 Z25.25-25763.0030.40NNO7X0000000238309
1847-08-25T12:0048.88-4.833461028.917.81VM8ONO 3/4 O19.25-2564.0030.38NTO0000000238310
1847-08-26T12:0050.07-2.1334912.31029.517.81VM8NO 5/8 O32.00-22664.0030.40NTO60000000238311
1847-08-27T12:0050.60-0.032932.61031.919.41VM8NOTO 3/8 O20.25-22267.0030.47NW20000000238312