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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 SPHYNX cruise from Table Bay to Madras started at 1795-12-03 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752177, 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: -19.558209 * Median Longitude: 66.084478 * South-bound Latitude: -38.150000 * West-bound Longitude: 12.320000 * North-bound Latitude: 13.430000 * East-bound Longitude: 91.170000
Date/Time Start: 1795-12-03T11:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1796-02-07T06:00:00
Event(s):
Sphynx_17951203_NMM_ADM/L/S358 * Latitude Start: -34.430000 * Longitude Start: 16.950000 * Latitude End: 12.100000 * Longitude End: 80.500000 * Date/Time Start: 1795-12-03T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1796-02-07T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Sphynx (6th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Table Bay - Madras, 1st Observer: George Brisac (Captain), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 20G 429BM
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
CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
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.
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.
10 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
11 Present weatherwwWeather description
12 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
13 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
14 ClearnessClearness
15 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
16 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
17 FogFog1 If fog was reported
18 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
19 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
20 HailHail1 If hail was reported
21 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
22 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
1062 data points

Data

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ID
1795-12-03T11:00-34.0317.62362S82E39.00-26SW, VARIABLE, SSW, VARIABLEPM LIGHT AIRSPM CLEAR0000000239060
1795-12-04T11:00-34.3316.75362S17W50.00-24SWBS, SSW, SWBS, VARIABLEPM MODERATEPM CLOUDY0000000239061
1795-12-05T11:00-34.4516.851792.6S81W45.00-24SSWPM FRESH BREEZES, AM LIGHT BREEZEPM CLOUDY0000000239062
1795-12-06T11:00-34.1316.571796.7N62E39.00-24SSWPM MODERATE, SQUALLY AT 1AM, AT 7 MODERATEPM CLEAR, AT 7 CLOUDY0000000239063
1795-12-07T11:00-34.5015.7015619.0S66W50.00-24SPM MODERATE BREEZES, AT 8 FRESH GALESPM CLEAR WEATHER0000000239064
1795-12-08T11:00-35.3814.23156S55W87.00-24SPM FRESH BREEZESPM CLOUDY0000000239065
1795-12-09T11:00-36.1713.08145S50W72.00-24SSE, VARIABLE, SBEPM FRESH BREEZESPM CLOUDY0000000239066
1795-12-10T11:00-36.7212.321486.7S51W48.00-21VARIABLE, SBEPM FRESH BREEZES, AT 10 FRESH BREEZES, AT NOON MODERATEAT 10 SMALL RAINPM CLOUDY, AT NOON CLOUDY0100000239067
1795-12-11T11:00-37.1313.071566.7S60W47.00-24SSE, SPM MODERATE BREEZES, AT NOON MODERATEPM CLOUDY0000000239068
1795-12-12T11:00-37.9713.501129.3S34E58.00-23VARIABLE, N, NBW, NW, SEPM MODERATE BREEZES, AT NOON FRESH BREEZESSWELL FROM THE SOUTHWARDPM CLOUDY0000000239069
1795-12-13T11:00-37.8517.67335S84E185.00-25NW, VARIABLE, WSW, SWBW, NPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM SQUALLY WEATHERPM CLEAR0000000239070
1795-12-14T11:00-37.8320.672006.7E155.00-25VARIABLE, SWPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM MODERATEAM A HEAVY SWELL FROM THE SWPM CLOUDY, AM CLOUDY0000000239071
1795-12-15T11:00-38.1522.302566.7S85E186.00-25NWBN, WBNPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM MODERATEPM CLOUDY, AM CLOUDY0000000239072
1795-12-16T10:00-37.1727.0328819.0N75E227.00-27NWPM MODERATE BREEZES, AT NOON FRESH GALESHEAVY FOLLOWING SEAPM CLOUDY, AT NOON CLOUDY0000000239073
1795-12-17T10:00-36.9031.5328722.6N85E200.00-28SW, NWPM STRONG BREEZES, AT 6 STRONG GALESPM CLOUDY0000000239074
1795-12-18T10:00-37.6734.72207S73E165.00-29WNW, NW, SWBWPM FRESH BREEZESHEAVY SWELL FROM THE SWPM CLOUDY0000000239075
1795-12-19T09:00-37.6839.002856.7E140.00-30NNE, NWPM FRESH BREEZES, AT 10 PLEASANT BREEZESPM CLOUDY, AT 10 CLOUDY0000000239076
1795-12-20T09:00-37.6742.503089.3E197.00-30NEBN, NNWPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZESAT NOON SMOOTH WATERPM CLOUDY, AT NOON HAZY WITH THICK CLOUDS0000000239077
1795-12-21T09:00-37.7846.7015E172.00-30NEBN, NEPM MODERATE BREEZEHEAVY DEW IN THE NIGHTAT NOON A SWELL FROM THE NNWPM CLOUDY, AT NOON THICK HAZY WEATHER0000000239078
1795-12-22T09:00-37.9050.281612.3S88E214.00-29NEBN, NEPM MODERATE BREEZES WITH FRESH BREEZES, AT 4 STRONG BREEZESAT MIDNIGHT A HEAVY DEW, AT NOON SMALL RAIN AT TIMESAT 4 CLOUDY, AT NOON THICK HAZY WEATHER0100000239079
1795-12-23T08:00-37.8355.33355N89E218.00-28N, NBW, NNEPM FRESH BREEZESPM CLOUDY0000000239080
1795-12-24T08:00-37.5259.22356N86E208.00-27NEBN, NNEPM STRONG BREEZESPM THICK HAZY WEATHER0000000239081
1795-12-25T08:00-37.4863.4218219.0N89E213.00-21SWBW, SSWPM STRONG BREEZES, AT NOON FRESH GALESPM THICK HAZY WEATHER, AT NOON CLOUDY0000000239082
1795-12-26T08:00-37.4267.222152.6N89E174.00-21SWBWAT NOON LIGHT BREEZESAT NOON A SWELL FROM THE SSWAT NOON CLEAR0000000239083
1795-12-27T07:00-36.8870.032176.7N76E137.00-19VARIABLE, NBW, SWBWPM LIGHT BREEZES, AT NOON MODERATEPM CLOUDY0000000239084
1795-12-28T07:00-36.2573.483629.3N77E175.00-17NNW, SWBW, VARIABLEPM FRESH BREEZES, AT 7 MODERATE, AT NOON FRESH BREEZESPM CLOUDY0000000239085
1795-12-29T07:00-34.7875.98362N52E145.00-17SBE, VARIABLEPM MODERATEPM CLOUDY0000000239086
1795-12-30T07:00-33.6576.783621.0N36E84.00-17N, VARIABLEPM MODERATE, AM LIGHT AIRSPM CLOUDY0000000239087
1795-12-31T07:00-31.3078.032591.0N44E77.00-11VARIABLE, SSE, WPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM LIGHT AIRSPM CLOUDY0000000239088
1796-01-01T07:00-31.3079.62362N36E107.00-11VARIABLEPM LIGHT AIRSPM CLOUDY WEATHER0000000239089
1796-01-02T07:00-30.4780.123629.3N49E77.00-11VARIABLEPM LIGHT WINDS INCLINABLE TO CALMS, AT 10 FRESH BREEZESPM CLOUDY0000000239090
1796-01-03T06:00-28.6082.723620.0N43E154.00-10VARIABLEPM LIGHT WINDS INCLINABLE TO CALMSPM CLOUDY0000000239091
1796-01-04T06:00-28.2083.003621.0N24.00-10VARIABLEPM LIGHT WINDS, AM LIGHT AIRSPM CLEAR, AM CLOUDY0000000239092
1796-01-05T06:00-27.9384.15362N67E45.00-10NNE, VARIABLEPM LIGHT AIRS AT TIMES0000000239093
1796-01-06T06:00-26.8586.68362N56E120.00-7VARIABLEPM LIGHT WINDSPM CLOUDY0000000239094
1796-01-07T06:00-24.5087.9333212.3N23E160.00-6NWBN, WNW, VARIABLE, SSW, NNWPM LIGHT WINDS, AT 1AM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, AT NOON STRONG BREEZES AND SQUALLY1AM RAIN, AT NOON HEAVY RAIN0100000239095
1796-01-08T06:00-21.8788.58154N13E167.00-4SE, ESE, SSEPM FRESH BREEZESPM CLOUDY0000000239096
1796-01-09T06:00-19.9788.581090.0N136.00-4VARIABLE, ESEFIRST PART OF THESE 24 HOURS FRESH BREEZES, LATTER PART LIGHT WINDS INCLINABLE TO CALMAT 2AM HEAVY SQUALLS OF RAINLATTER CLOUDY WEATHER1100000239097
1796-01-10T06:00-18.9288.473622.6N1/2W64.00-4VARIABLEFIRST PART LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALM, AT 3AM LIGHT WINDSAT 3AM CLOUDY0000000239098
1796-01-11T06:00-16.8288.47669.3N130.00-2EBS, ENEPM LIGHT WINDS, THE LAST OF THESE 24 HOURS FRESH BREEZESPM CLOUDY WEATHER0000000239099
1796-01-12T06:00-13.7588.47889.3N184.00-2EPM LIGHT WINDS, AT MIDNIGHT FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, AT NOON FRESH BREEZESAT NOON CLOUDY0000000239100
1796-01-13T06:00-10.3788.6379N199.000EBNPM STRONG BREEZESPM CLOUDY0000000239101
1796-01-14T06:00-8.1888.003626.7N11W140.000VARIABLEPM FRESH BREEZES, AT NOON MODERATEAT NOON RAINPM CLOUDY0100000239102
1796-01-15T06:00-7.7786.92689.3N66W70.000VARIABLE, N, ENEFRESH BREEZESHEAVY RAINCLOUDY0100000239103
1796-01-16T06:00-7.4787.38339N56E33.001VARIABLE, NNWPM MODERATE BREEZESPM CLOUDY0000000239104
1796-01-17T06:00-6.7087.95327N33E60.001VARIABLE, NWBNPM MODERATEPM CLOUDY0000000239105
1796-01-18T06:00-4.8289.05316N20E120.001WNW, VARIABLE, NWPM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYPM RAINPM CLOUDY0100000239106
1796-01-19T06:00-3.6789.503622.6N23E70.001VARIABLEPM FRESH BREEZES, AM LIGHT WINDSRAIN0100000239107
1796-01-20T06:00-2.7089.903622.6N23E62.001VARIABLEPM LIGHT AIRS, AT 5 FRESH BREEZES, AM LIGHT WINDS INCLINABLE TO CALMPM CLEAR WEATHER, AT 5 CLOUDY0000000239108
1796-01-21T06:00-1.9291.17362N57E90.002WNW, VARIABLEPM FRESH BREEZES, AT 7 SQUALLYAT 7 RAINPM CLOUDY0100000239109
1796-01-22T06:00-1.7389.85130.0N68W23.002NBEPM LIGHT BREEZES, AM CALMPM CLOUDY0000000239110
1796-01-23T06:00-0.6090.12295N13W72.002EBS, VARIABLE, WBN, WNWPM LIGHT WINDSPM CLOUDY0000000239111
1796-01-24T06:000.1790.433621.0N22E51.002VARIABLETHE WHOLE OF THESE 24 HOURS LIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000239112
1796-01-25T06:001.0390.90362N28E60.002VARIABLEPM LIGHT WINDSPM CLOUDY0000000239113
1796-01-26T06:001.6391.083610.0N15W40.002CALMCALMCLOUDY WEATHER0000000239114
1796-01-27T06:002.1590.873621.0N24W33.002E, VARIABLEPM CALM, AT NOON LIGHT AIRSPM CLOUDY0000000239115
1796-01-28T06:002.7090.95362N8E34.002WNW, NEBN, VARIABLE, NNE, VARIABLEPM LIGHT AIRS, AT 7 HEAVY SQUALLSAT 7 HARD RAINPM CLOUDY0100000239116
1796-01-29T06:003.9089.82136.7N43E100.002NE, NEBN, VARIABLE, NNE, NBEPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZES, AT NOON MODERATE BREEZESPM CLOUDY0000000239117
1796-01-30T06:004.1089.252512.3N71W36.002N, NW, VARIABLE, N, NBW, VARIABLE, NEBN, NNEPM MODERATE BREEZES, AT 7 SQUALLY, AT 11 MORE MODERATE, AT 1AM STRONG BREEZES AND HEAVY SQUALLSAT 7 HEAVY RAINPM CLEAR0100000239118
1796-01-31T06:004.5388.95317N26W40.002VARIABLE, WBN, NEBN, NE, NWPM MODERATE BREEZESPM CLOUDY0000000239119
1796-02-01T06:005.9088.12476.7N34W100.002NNE, NEBN, NEPM FRESH BREEZES, AT MIDNIGHT MODERATE STEADY BREEZES, AT NOON MODERATEPM CLOUDY, AT NOON CLEAR0000000239120
1796-02-02T06:007.0087.35369.3N35W83.002NBW, NEBNPM MODERATE BREEZES, AT NOON FRESH BREEZESPM CLOUDY WEATHER0000000239121
1796-02-03T06:008.3286.13369.3N40W109.002NBW, NEBNPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM MODERATE BREEZES, AT NOON FRESH BREEZESPM CLOUDY0000000239122
1796-02-04T06:009.8585.17479.3N31W118.002NEPM MODERATE BREEZES, MIDDLE PART MODERATE BREEZES, LATTER FRESH BREEZESPM CLOUDY0000000239123
1796-02-05T06:0011.2584.6047N24W83.002NEBE, NEPM MODERATE BREEZESPM CLEAR0000000239124
1796-02-06T06:0013.2784.0758N15W123.002NE, ENE, NEBEPM LIGHT BREEZESPM CLEAR PLEASANT WEATHER0000000239125
1796-02-07T06:0013.4383.13103N80W57.002NBE, EBSPM LIGHT WINDSPM CLEAR WEATHER0000000239126