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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 St. Helena to Table Bay started at 1797-12-16 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752179, 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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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: -29.430968 * Median Longitude: 4.311129 * South-bound Latitude: -34.550000 * West-bound Longitude: -11.680000 * North-bound Latitude: -17.170000 * East-bound Longitude: 17.750000
Date/Time Start: 1797-12-16T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1798-09-06T11:00:00
Event(s):
Sphynx_17971216_NMM_ADM/L/S358 * Latitude Start: -15.890000 * Longitude Start: -5.750000 * Latitude End: -34.430000 * Longitude End: 16.950000 * Date/Time Start: 1797-12-16T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1798-09-06T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Sphynx (6th Rate Frigate), Voyage: St Helena - Table Bay, 1st Observer: Thomas Alexander (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
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 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
14 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
15 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
16 ClearnessClearness
17 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
18 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
19 FogFog1 If fog was reported
20 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
21 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
22 HailHail1 If hail was reported
23 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
24 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
1167 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)

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 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
14 
Precip descr
15 
State sea descr
16 
Clearness
17 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
18 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
19 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
20 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
21 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
22 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
23 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
24 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1797-12-16T12:00-17.17-6.58118CAPE OF GOOD HOPES52E569S32W89.00-17SEPM MODERATE BREEZESPM CLEAR0000000239139
1797-12-17T13:00-18.75-7.72362CAPE OF GOOD HOPES56E563S34W115.00-14VARIABLEPM MODERATE BREEZESPM CLEAR0000000239140
1797-12-18T13:00-20.43-8.85362CAPE OF GOOD HOPES60E556S32W120.00-14VARIABLEPM MODERATE BREEZESPM CLEAR0000000239141
1797-12-19T13:00-22.47-9.631106.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES64E548S19W129.00-14SE, SEBS, SEBEMODERATE BREEZESSHOWERS OF RAINCLOUDY1100000239142
1797-12-20T13:00-23.72-10.55362CAPE OF GOOD HOPES66ES34W91.00-13VARIABLEPM LIGHT BREEZESPM CLEAR0000000239143
1797-12-21T13:00-25.00-10.55362CAPE OF GOOD HOPES69E537S77.00-13VARIABLEPM LIGHT BREEZESPM CLEAR0000000239144
1797-12-22T13:00-25.42-10.3577CAPE OF GOOD HOPES70E533E27.00-13NEBE, EPM LIGHT BREEZESPM CLEAR0000000239145
1797-12-23T13:00-25.77-10.25362CAPE OF GOOD HOPES71E526S15E22.00-13VARIABLEPM LIGHT BREEZESPM CLEAR0000000239146
1797-12-24T13:00-26.07-10.02362CAPE OF GOOD HOPES71E516S35E22.00-13VARIABLEPM LIGHT AIRSPM CLOUDY0000000239147
1797-12-25T13:00-27.17-11.62362CAPE OF GOOD HOPES74E536S52W108.00-13VARIABLEPM LIGHT AIRSPM SHOWERS OF RAINSWELL FROM THE WESTWARDPM CLOUDY1100000239148
1797-12-26T13:00-27.13-11.68361CAPE OF GOOD HOPES74E538N54W4.00-13CALMPM LIGHT BREEZESSWELL FROM THE SBWPM CLEAR0000000239149
1797-12-27T13:00-27.53-11.18303CAPE OF GOOD HOPES74E527S47E36.00-12W, NWPM LIGHT AIRSPM CLEAR0000000239150
1797-12-28T13:00-29.50-9.55303CAPE OF GOOD HOPES78E485S36E146.00-12NWPM FRESH BREEZES0000000239151
1797-12-29T12:00-30.40-6.15278CAPE OF GOOD HOPES78:52E423S73E185.00-15SW, SWBW, WNWPM FRESH BREEZES0000000239152
1797-12-30T12:00-31.30-2.72210CAPE OF GOOD HOPES80E361S73E185.00-15SWPM FRESH BREEZESPM CLEAR0000000239153
1797-12-31T12:00-31.68-0.13208CAPE OF GOOD HOPES79:48E316S80E133.00-17SSW, SBW, SWPM STRONG BREEZES AND SQUALLY0000000239154
1798-01-01T12:00-31.452.251856.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES77:27E279N53E122.00-18SBW, SEBS, SBE, SSWPM FRESH BREEZES, AM MODERATEPM CLEAR, AM CLOUDY0000000239155
1798-01-02T12:00-31.122.97362CAPE OF GOOD HOPES75:29E269N61E42.00-20VARIABLEPM LIGHT BREEZESPM CLOUDY0000000239156
1798-01-03T12:00-31.683.62205CAPE OF GOOD HOPES77E255S44E48.00-20WSW, NW, N, SWPM LIGHT AIRSPM CLEAR0000000239157
1798-01-04T12:00-33.626.023629.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPES85E206S46E168.00-19VARIABLEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000239158
1798-01-05T11:00-34.508.952829.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPEE156S70E157.00-22NWBWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000239159
1798-01-06T11:00-34.5511.832932.6CAPE OF GOOD HOPEN89E109S87E140.00-22WSW, WBN, NWPM FRESH BREEZES, AM LIGHT BREEZESPM CLOUDY0000000239160
1798-01-07T11:00-34.2214.58362CAPE OF GOOD HOPES85E63N87E140.00-24VARIABLEPM LIGHT AIRSPM CLOUDY0000000239161
1798-01-08T11:00-33.5816.533629.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPES61E37N68E102.00-24VARIABLEFRESH BREEZECLOUDY0000000239162
1798-01-09T11:00-33.3816.90167LIONS RUMPS66E27N73E42.00-24SBE, S, SBWPM FRESH BREEZESPM CLEAR0000000239163
1798-01-10T11:00-33.5817.75177LIONS RUMPE6S52E52.00-26SW, SWBS, SSWPM FRESH BREEZESPM CLEAR0000000239164
1798-08-02T11:00-32.4716.90178ST HELENAN51W529N55W72.00-25SWBS, SW, SSWPM LIGHT BREEZESPM CLEAR0000000239165
1798-08-03T11:00-32.3716.40166ST HELENAN51W520N77W26.00-25NBE, NNW, SBWPM LIGHT AIRSHEAVY SWELL FROM THE WSWPM CLEAR0000000239166
1798-08-04T11:00-32.3716.0832422.6ST HELENAN50W517W13.00-25NBE, NNW, NBWPM FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, AT 5 STRONG GALESAT 5 CLOUDY0000000239167
1798-08-05T11:00-32.2216.2730122.6ST HELENAN51W516N33E11.00-25NNW, NBW, WNW, NWBNPM FRESH BREEZES, AM STRONG GALES, AT 4 A VIOLENT SQUALLAT 4 RAINHEAVY SWELL FROM THE WEST, AT 4 A HEAVY SEA FROM THE NNWPM CLEAR0100100239168
1798-08-06T11:00-31.8016.0725612.3ST HELENAN51W509N22W27.00-25NWBN, WNW, NNW, WBNPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM STRONG BREEZESAM A HEAVY SWELL FROM THE WNW, PM A HEAVY CROSS SEAPM HAZY, AM CLOUDY0000000239169
1798-08-07T11:00-31.7315.701890.0ST HELENAN51W504N78W19.00-25SWBSPM LIGHT AIRS INCLINING TO CALM0000000239170
1798-08-08T11:00-30.8014.832459.3ST HELENAN52W480N38W71.00-25NWBW, WBN, WPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM MODERATE BREEZES AT 8 FRESH BREEZE AND SQUALLYAM RAINPM FAIR, AM CLOUDY0100000239171
1798-08-09T11:00-29.4313.452456.7ST HELENAN53W445N41W100.00-25WSW, SWBS, SSW, WPM FRESH BREEZES, AT 10 MODERATE BREEZESSWELL FROM THE WSWPM CLOUDY, AT 10 CLEAR0000000239172
1798-08-10T11:00-28.8010.481919.3ST HELENAN48W395N76W160.00-23SSW, SEBS, SWBSFRESH BREEZESCLEAR, AM CLOUDY0000000239173
1798-08-11T11:00-27.857.52112ST HELENAN46W244N70W167.00-23SSE, VARIABLE, SBE, SEPM FRESH BREEZESPM CLOUDY0000000239174
1798-08-12T12:00-27.755.20149ST HELENAN41W213N87W123.00-20S, VARIABLE, SE, VARIABLE, ESE, SBEPM FRESH BREEZESPM CLOUDY0000000239175
1798-08-13T12:00-27.654.753621.0ST HELENAN40W307S76W25.00-20SE, SEBE, VARIABLE, S, VARIABLEPM LIGHT BREEZES, AM LIGHT AIRSPM CLOUDY0000000239176
1798-08-14T12:00-27.525.333626.7ST HELENAN42W309N76E32.00-20VARIABLE, WNW, W, WNW, NW, NWBW, NNW, NW, VARIABLEPM LIGHT AIRS, AT NOON MODERATE BREEZESPM CLOUDY, AT NOON CLEAR0000000239177
1798-08-15T12:00-27.725.282611.0ST HELENAN41W314S14W12.00-20WNW, NW, WBN1/2N, W, VARIABLE, SW, WBNPM LIGHT BREEZES, AM LIGHT AIRSPM CLEAR0000000239178
1798-08-16T12:00-27.475.173626.7ST HELENAN42W398N22W16.00-21SWBS, VARIABLE, SWBS, VARIABLE, S, VARIABLE, SSW, VARIABLEPM LIGHT AIRS, AT 8AM MODERATE BREEZESAT 1:30 A HEAVY SWELL FROM THE SWBS, AT 8AM A HEAVY SWELL FROM THE SEAM CLOUDY, AT 8AM CLEAR0000000239179
1798-08-17T12:00-27.724.23183ST HELENAN38W300S73W52.00-20SBW1/2W, SBW, SSW, SBW, VARIABLE, SBW, SSWPM MODERATE, AM SQUALLYPM CLEAR WEATHER0000000239180
1798-08-18T12:00-27.735.05183ST HELENAN40W310S87E43.00-20VARIABLE, SBW, SBE, SSE, VARIABLE, SSE, SSWPM FRESH BREEZESA NOON HEAVY SWELL FROM THE SSWPM CLOUDY0000000239181
1798-08-19T12:00-27.505.571609.3ST HELENAN42W313N64E30.00-20VARIABLE, SSE, VARIABLE, SEBS, SPM MODERATE BREEZES, AT 5 FRESH BREEZESAT 1:30 A LARGE SWELL FROM THE SSWPM CLOUDY0000000239182
1798-08-20T12:00-28.854.88104ST HELENAN37W325S24W89.00-20VARIABLE, NE, SEBEPM FRESH BREEZESPM CLOUDY0000000239183
1798-08-21T12:00-29.335.18591.0ST HELENAN37W336S29E33.00-20ENE, VARIABLE, EBNPM LIGHT BREEZES, AT 2:30 MODERATE BREEZES, AT 2AM LIGHT BREEZES INCLINABLE TO CALM, AT 5AM MODERATE, AT NOON LIGHT AIRSAT 2:30 A HEAVY SWELL FROM THE SEPM CLOUDY0000000239184
1798-08-22T12:00-28.875.472052.6CAPE OF GOOD HOPES64E247N28E32.00-20VARIABLE, SBW, VARIABLE, SSE, SWPM CALM, AM LIGHT AIRS AND CALMS, AT 8 LIGHT BREEZESPM CLOUDY0000000239185
1798-08-23T12:00-27.485.77103CAPE OF GOOD HOPES58E258N11E85.00-21SEBE, EBS, SEBE, ESE, SEBEPM LIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000239186
1798-08-24T12:00-28.534.659312.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPES64E263N43W86.00-20VARIABLE, ENE, VARIABLE, NNW, NBW, ESEPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM, FRESH BREEZES, AT NOON STRONG BREEZESPM A HEAVY SWELL FROM THE SWPM CLOUDY0000000239187
1798-08-25T12:00-27.985.783189.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPES60E252N62E68.00-20WSW, SW, SWBS, SSW, NNWPM FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, AT 2:30 FRESH GALES WITH HEAVY SQUALLS, AM SQUALLY, AT 8 FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYAM RAIN0100000239188
1798-08-26T12:00-27.556.1322812.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPES57E252N35E33.00-20SW, WBS, VARIABLE, SW, WBS, WSWPM FRESH GALES, AT 4 MORE MODERATE, AT 5 SQUALLS, AT 12:30 STRONG BREEZES AND SQUALLYAT 5 SHOWERS OF RAINHEAVY CROSS SEA1100000239189
1798-08-27T12:00-27.584.8819412.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPES60E270N88W66.00-20SSW, SBW, S, VARIABLE, SWBSPM FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, AT 2:30 MORE MODERATE, AT 3 SQUALLY, AM STRONG BREEZE AND SQUALLYSMALL RAIN, AM SHOWERS OF RAIN1100000239190
1798-08-28T12:00-28.484.471946.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES64E266S22W58.00-20VARIABLE, SEBS, VARIABLE, SWBSPM FRESH BREEZES, AT 5 MODERATE BREEZES, AT 10 LIGHT AIRS, AM MODERATE BREEZESAT SMALL SHOWERS OF RAINPM CLEAR, AT 5 CLOUDY1100000239191
1798-08-29T12:00-30.034.471046.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES70E252S93.00-20VARIABLE, SEBEFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, AM MODERATE BREEZESFLYING SHOWERS OF RAINAM CLOUDY1100000239192
1798-08-30T12:00-31.954.201156.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES79E244S7W116.00-20ESE, VARIABLE, SEBE, SEPM MODERATE BREEZES, AT 4 SQUALLY, AM MODERATE BREEZESAT 4 RAINCLEAR0100000239193
1798-08-31T12:00-33.134.323620.0CAPE OF GOOD HOPES84E237S5E71.00-19EBS, VARIABLE, NEBE, VARIABLEPM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, AM LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMSRAIN AT TIMESAT 8 CLOUDY0100000239194
1798-09-01T12:00-33.454.623621.0CAPE OF GOOD HOPES84E232S38E24.00-19E, EBS, EBN, NNE, N, NBE, VARIABLEPM LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALM, AT 6 LIGHT AIRS0000000239195
1798-09-02T12:00-34.225.37362CAPE OF GOOD HOPES89E215S39E59.00-19NNE, NBW, VARIABLEPM LIGHT BREEZESSHOWERS OF RAINPM CLOUDY1100000239196
1798-09-03T12:00-34.507.333529.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPES89E130S80E100.00-19WSW, WBN, NW, NNW, NBEPM LIGHT AIRS, AT 6 MODERATE, AT 10 FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYPM CLOUDY, AT 6 CLOUDY0000000239197
1798-09-04T11:00-34.0810.5531619.0CAPE OF GOOD HOPES89E135N81E162.00-22WBN, NBW, NNWPM STRONG BREEZES, AT 5 FRESH GALES, AT NOON FRESH GALESPM SHOWERS OF RAINPM CLOUDY1100000239198
1798-09-05T11:00-33.5213.8532512.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPES77E79N78E168.00-24NNW, NWBW, NBWPM FRESH GALES, AT 4 STRONG GALES, AT 5 MORE MODERATE, AT NOON STRONG BREEZESPM RAINPM HAZY, AT NOON CLEAR0100000239199
1798-09-06T11:00-33.1017.222579.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPES40E33N82E171.00-24NNW, NBW, NNW, NWBW, NNW, WBNPM FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, AT 2 FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, AT NOON FRESH BREEZESPM INTERVALS OF RAIN, AT 2 SHOWERS OF RAINAT NOON HAZY1100000239200