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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 Spithead started at 1799-01-31 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752181, 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: 10.799625 * Median Longitude: -19.213625 * South-bound Latitude: -32.520000 * West-bound Longitude: -43.750000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.220000 * East-bound Longitude: 15.150000
Date/Time Start: 1799-01-31T11:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1799-04-23T12:00:00
Event(s):
Sphynx_17990131_NMM_ADM/L/S358 * Latitude Start: -15.890000 * Longitude Start: -5.750000 * Latitude End: 50.680000 * Longitude End: -0.960000 * Date/Time Start: 1799-01-31T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1799-04-23T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Sphynx (6th Rate Frigate), Voyage: St Helena - Spithead, 1st Observer: William Norman (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
--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 Current direction descriptionCur dir descrDirection of the current. This direction points to where the current is flowing towards to.
15 Current speed descriptionV descr
16 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
17 Present weatherwwWeather description
18 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
19 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
20 ClearnessClearness
21 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
22 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
23 FogFog1 If fog was reported
24 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
25 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
26 HailHail1 If hail was reported
27 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
28 CommentComment
29 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
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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)

-
(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 
Cur dir descr
(Direction of the current. Thi...)
15 
V descr
16 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
17 
ww
(Weather description)
18 
Precip descr
19 
State sea descr
20 
Clearness
21 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
22 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
23 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
24 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
25 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
26 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
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Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
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Comment
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ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1799-01-31T11:00-32.5215.152019.3ST HELENAN49:23W510N60W165.00-24SSW, SWPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZESPM CLOUDY, AM CLEAR0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation239257
1799-02-01T11:00-31.0013.25189ST HELENAN49W461N51W144.00-25S, SEBS, SWBSPM MODERATE BREEZESPM PLEASANT WEATHER0000000239258
1799-02-02T11:00-30.3313.131211.0ST HELENAN50:20W452N9W41.00-25S, SEBSPM LIGHT BREEZES, AM LIGHT AIRS AND CALMSPM CLEAR0000000239259
1799-02-03T11:00-28.5211.923159.3ST HELENAN52:27W413N29W125.00-23N, VARIABLE, NNWPM VARIABLE WINDS, AM FRESH BREEZESPM CLEAR0000000239260
1799-02-04T11:00-26.479.33157ST HELENAN53:26W354N46W178.00-23SBE, SPM STEADY BREEZESPM A HEAVY SWELL FROM THE WSWPM CLEAR0000000239261
1799-02-05T12:00-24.476.70159ST HELENAN53:68W291N50W190.00-21SPM FRESH BREEZESPM CLOUDY0000000239262
1799-02-06T12:00-22.684.32137ST HELENAN54:44W251N51W169.00-21SSEPM MODERATEPM CLEAR0000000239263
1799-02-07T12:00-21.122.171399.3ST HELENAN58:96W200N51W146.00-19SSEPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZESPM CLOUDY0000000239264
1799-02-08T12:00-20.220.50127ST HELENAN54:36W155N59W105.00-19SEBSPM MODERATE BREEZESPM CLEAR0000000239265
1799-02-09T12:00-19.27-0.751272.6ST HELENAN55:22W110N51W90.00-19SEBSPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM LIGHT BREEZESPM CLEAR0000000239266
1799-02-10T12:00-18.28-2.15949.3ST HELENAN56:15W85N51W94.00-19SE, ESEPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZESPM CLEAR, AM CLOUDY0000000239267
1799-02-11T12:00-17.50-3.43846.7ST HELENAN55:19W56N56W84.00-17EBSPM LIGHT AIRS, AM MODERATEPM CLOUDY, AM CLEAR0000000239268
1799-02-12T12:00-16.28-4.72966.7ST HELENAN50:13W27N58W82.00-17SSE, ESEPM LIGHT BREEZES, AM MODERATE BREEZESPM CLEAR, AM CLOUDY0000000239269
1799-02-13T12:00-16.00-5.68736.7ST HELENAN58W31N40W70.00-17SBE, VARIABLE, EPM FRESH BREEZES, AM MODERATEPM CLEAR, AM CLOUDY0000000239270
1799-02-17T12:00-14.70-7.00107ASCENSIONN46:29W197N42W98.00-17SEBEPM FRESH BREEZESPM CLOUDY0000000239271
1799-02-18T13:00-13.18-8.521209.3ASCENSIONN47W154N49W125.00-15SEPM MODERATE, AM FRESH BREEZESPM CLEAR0000000239272
1799-02-19T13:00-11.67-9.781642.6ASCENSIONN48:50W116N30W116.00-16SPM PLEASANT BREEZES, AT NOON LIGHT BREEZESPM FINE WEATHER0000000239273
1799-02-20T13:00-11.27-11.031309.3ASCENSIONN54W79N40W110.00-16SEBS24 HOURS STEADY BREEZES24 PLEASANT WEATHER0000000239274
1799-02-21T13:00-8.20-12.47852.6ASCENSIONN61W40N43W120.00-16SSE, EBSFIRST PART OF THESE 24 HOURS MODERATE, LATTER LIGHT BREEZESMIDDLE PART RAINFIRST PART CLOUDY, LATTER HAZY0100000239275
1799-02-22T13:00-7.52-13.751336.7ST MATTHEWSN48W168N37W121.00-13SEBSPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM MODERATEPM CLOUDY, AM CLEAR0000000239276
1799-02-23T13:00-5.27-13.001326.7ST PAULSN61W299N36W121.00-14SEBSTHESE 24 HOURS MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER0000000239277
1799-02-24T13:00-4.27-15.981446.7ST PAULSN64:12W237N35W96.00-14SSEPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM MODERATEPM HAZY WEATHER, AM CLEAR0000000239278
1799-02-25T13:00-3.68-17.021442.6ST PAULSN66:39W210N46W85.00-14SSELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000239279
1799-02-26T13:00-1.13-17.58101ST PAULSN74:07W189N19W101.00-12ESEPM LIGHT BREEZESPM CLOUDY0000000239280
1799-02-27T13:000.00-17.201322.6ST PAULSN83:46W190N15E96.00-14SEBSPM MODERATE, AM LIGHT BREEZESAM A HEAVY SWELL FROM THE NORTHWARDPM HAZY, AM CLOUDY0000000239281
1799-02-28T13:001.20-17.781466.7ISLE FEUGON25W304N21W86.00-12SSW, SSEPM MODERATE, AM PLEASANT BREEZESPM CLOUDY0000000239282
1799-03-01T13:002.00-18.521571.0ISLE FEUGON24W284N22W52.00-12VARIABLE, SBEPM LIGHT BREEZES, AM LIGHT AIRS AND CALMSPM FREQUENT SQUALLS OF RAIN1100100239283
1799-03-02T13:002.38-18.783622.6ISLE FEUGON23:40W274N28W26.00-12NE, VARIABLEPM LIGHT BREEZES, MIDDLE PART CALM AND SQUALLY, AM LIGHT BREEZES, AT NOON CLEARAM SMALL RAINPM CLEAR, AM CLOUDY, AT NOON CLEAR0100000239284
1799-03-03T13:002.58-18.73212ISLE FEUGON24:15W271N11E12.00-13VARIABLE, SWPM CALMPM FREQUENT SQUALLS OF RAIN1100000239285
1799-03-04T13:002.52-18.73302ISLE FEUGON24W272S4.00-13VARIABLE, NWPM LIGHT AIRS, AM CALM, AT NOON SQUALLYAM HEAVY RAINPM CLOUDY0100100239286
1799-03-05T13:003.42-18.88362ISLE FEUGON25W256N7W55.00-13N, VARIABLEPM LIGHT BREEZES, AM SQUALLYAM RAINPM CLOUDY0100000239287
1799-03-06T13:004.28-19.13325ISLE FEUGON26W232N11W53.00-13VARIABLE, NNWTHROUGHOUT THESE 24 HOURS SQUALLYHEAVY RAINHEAVY SWELL FROM THE NORTHWARD0100100239288
1799-03-07T13:004.78-19.302579.3ISLE FEUGON26:07W223N18W32.00-13VARIABLE, WPM SQUALLY, AT 7 HEAVY SQUALLS, AM FRESH BREEZESPM RAIN, AM SHOWERS OF RAIN1100000239289
1799-03-08T13:005.00-19.473629.3BOAVAN28W223N29W15.00-13VARIABLEPM CALM, AM SQUALLY, AT NOON FRESH BREEZESAT NOON RAINPM CLOUDY0100100239290
1799-03-09T13:005.00-19.753621.0BOAVAN26W219W15.00-13VARIABLETHROUGHOUT THESE 24 HOURS LIGHT AIRS AND CALMSCONSTANT HEAVY RAIN0100000239291
1799-03-10T13:004.90-20.053621.0BOAVAN24:29W218S69W17.00-13VARIABLEPM LIGHT BREEZES, AM LIGHT AIRSPM HEAVY SHOWERS OF RAINAM CLOUDY1100000239292
1799-03-11T13:005.20-20.833622.6BOAVAN21:17W217N69W47.00-13VARIABLEFIRST PART OF THESE 24 HOURS LIGHT BREEZES, MIDDLE MODERATE, LATTER LIGHT BREEZESMIDDLE RAINLATTER A HEAVY SWELL FROM THE NNECLOUDY0100000239293
1799-03-12T13:005.48-22.353586.7BOAVAN13:35W192N79W90.00-13VARIABLE, NEBN, NBEPM LIGHT TRADE, AM MODERATEPM RAINPM FINE WEATHER0100000239294
1799-03-13T14:005.67-22.93131.0BOAVAN10:26W186N71W34.00-10VARIABLE, NNEPM LIGHT AIRS, AM LIGHT AIRSPM A HEAVY SWELL FROM THE NNEPM CLOUDY0000000239295
1799-03-14T14:005.93-23.573622.6BOAVAN7W179N65W39.00-10VARIABLETHROUGHOUT THESE 24 HOURS LIGHT WINDS AND VARIABLE0000000239296
1799-03-15T14:006.52-25.32139.3BOAVAN4:30E167N71W108.00-10NE, NNEPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZESPM CLOUDY, AM CLEAR0000000239297
1799-03-16T14:007.72-27.25239.3BOAVAN19:41E151N55W126.00-11NEBNTHROUGHOUT THESE 24 HOURS STEADY BREEZESFINE WEATHER0000000239298
1799-03-17T14:008.97-29.23259.3ST ANTHONYN27:46E185N61W143.00-9NE, NEBNSSTRONGPM FRESH BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYPM CLEAR0000000239299
1799-03-18T14:0010.30-31.23256.7ST ANTHONYN42:19E185N54W144.00-9NE, NEBNPM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, AM MODERATEAM CLOUDY0000000239300
1799-03-19T14:0012.23-32.5550ST ANTHONYN56:44E179N33W140.00-6NEBEPM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY0000000239301
1799-03-20T14:0014.03-33.72489.3ST ANTHONYN68:26E172N31W127.00-8VARIABLE, EBN, NEBEPM MODERATE, AM FRESH BREEZESPM HAZY, AM CLOUDY0000000239302
1799-03-21T14:0015.60-34.88606.7ST ANTHONYN81E196N35W115.00-8EBN, ENEPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM PLEASANT BREEZESPM FINE WEATHER, AM CLOUDY0000000239303
1799-03-22T14:0016.90-35.67822.6ST ANTHONYN88:37E207N33W93.00-8NE, ETHROUGHOUT THESE 24 HOURS LIGHT WINDSCLOUDY WEATHER0000000239304
1799-03-23T14:0018.60-37.40249.3CORVON14:29E436N41W136.00-10NEBE, NEBNPM MODERATE BREEZES, AT 10 SQUALLY, AM FRESH BREEZESPM CLEAR, AM CLEAR0000000239305
1799-03-24T15:0020.38-38.236119.0CORVON17:50E406N23W116.00-7ENEPM FRESH BREEZES, AM FRESH GALESAM RAINPM CLOUDY0100000239306
1799-03-25T15:0022.80-38.923629.3CORVON21:43E367N14W119.00-9ESE, E, VARIABLEPM FRESH BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYPM CLEAR0000000239307
1799-03-26T15:0024.95-39.40362CORVON26:36E327N11W132.00-9VARIABLEPM FRESH BREEZES, AM SQUALLYAM RAINPM CLOUDY0100000239308
1799-03-27T15:0027.07-40.78599.3CORVON33W300N30W147.00-9ENEPM MODERATE, AM FRESH BREEZESAM RAINPM CLOUDY0100000239309
1799-03-28T15:0028.37-42.42362CORVON40E295N50W122.00-12NEBN, VARIABLEPM MODERATEPM CLOUDY0000000239310
1799-03-29T15:0029.45-43.7535CORVON46E296N46W94.00-10NNE, VARIABLE, NEPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM SQUALLYAM RAINPM CLEAR0100000239311
1799-03-30T15:0030.02-43.52692.6CORVON47E203N22E37.00-10VARIABLE, EBNLIGHT AIRS AND CALMS, AM LIGHT BREEZESAM CLEAR0000000239312
1799-03-31T15:0030.47-42.031466.7CORVON44E258N71E83.00-12SW, S, SSEPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM MODERATEPM CLEAR, AM CLOUDY0000000239313
1799-04-01T15:0031.07-40.652136.7CORVON42E233N64E82.00-12SWMODERATECLOUDY0000000239314
1799-04-02T15:0031.92-38.352369.3ST MARYSN65E240N67E131.00-12SW, S, WSWLIGHT BREEZES, AM MODERATE, AT NOON FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYAT NOON RAINCLEAR, AM CLOUDY0100000239315
1799-04-03T14:0033.12-35.201526.7ST MARYSN65E183N66E178.00-17SW, WSW, SBEPM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, AM MODERATEPM RAINAM CLOUDY0100000239316
1799-04-04T14:0033.83-33.003626.7ST MARYSN61E143N69E120.00-17VARIABLEPM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, AM MODERATEPM RAINAM CLOUDY0100000239317
1799-04-05T14:0033.87-32.77170.0ST MARYSN63E139N74E15.00-17S, NEBNPM LIGHT BREEZES, AM CALMPM CLEAR, AM CLOUDY0000000239318
1799-04-06T14:0034.17-31.922072.6ST MARYSN63E125N17E49.00-18SWPM LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALM, AM LIGHT BREEZESHEAVY SWELL FROM THE NORTHWARDAM CLEAR0000000239319
1799-04-07T14:0035.32-30.28207ST MARYSN68E90N50E108.00-18SWPM LIGHT BREEZESPM CLEAR, AT NOON CLOUDY0000000239320
1799-04-08T14:0035.58-29.052301.0ST MARYSN66E69N76E65.00-18VARIABLE, E, WSWPM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, AM MODERATE BREEZES, AT NOON LIGHT AIRS AND CALMSPM SMALL RAINAM HAZY0100000239321
1799-04-09T14:0036.37-28.133206.7ST MARYSN75E50N45E67.00-18SSE, SWBW, NNWPM SPRUNG UP A BREEZES FROM THE EASTWARD, AM LIGHT AIRS AND CALM, AT 11 SPRUNG UP A BREEZE0000000239322
1799-04-10T14:0036.43-25.80184ST MARYSN44E16N88E124.00-19SW, WNW, SSWPM MODERATEPM HAZY, AM CLOUDY0000000239323
1799-04-11T14:0036.02-24.282626.7CAPE ST VINCENTN85E247S72E81.00-19VARIABLE, NE, WBNPM LIGHT BREEZES, AT 5 SQUALLY, AM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, AT NOON MORE MODERATEPM THICK WEATHER0000000239324
1799-04-12T14:0036.47-22.95379.3CAPE ST VINCENTN87E228N67E73.00-19NBW, NBE, NEBEPM FRESH BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYAM RAINPM CLOUDY0100000239325
1799-04-13T14:0036.43-23.53419.0CAPE ST VINCENTN87E236S86W28.00-19NNEPM FRESH GALES, AM FRESH GALES WITH HEAVY SQUALLSPM CLOUDY0000000239326
1799-04-14T14:0036.18-23.22266.7CAPE ST VINCENTN86E232S51E24.00-19N, NEPM STRONG GALES, AM FRESH BREEZES, AT 9 MODERATEPM CLOUDY, AT 9 CLEAR0000000239327
1799-04-15T13:0037.03-21.62351CAPE ST VINCENTE201N57E94.00-20N, NNW, NW, NBEPM FRESH BREEZESPM A HEAVY SWELL FROM THE NNEPM CLOUDY0000000239328
1799-04-16T13:0038.88-19.402936.7CAPE FINISTEREN62E180N44E155.00-22NBE, N, NNW, NWPM FRESH BREEZES, AM MODERATEPM CLOUDY0000000239329
1799-04-17T13:0041.67-17.4527112.3CAPE FINISTEREN78:52E124N31E195.00-22W, WBN, NW, WNWPM MODERATE, AT 6 FRESH BREEZES, AM STRONG BREEZESAT 6 RAINPM CLEAR, AM HAZY0100000239330
1799-04-18T13:0043.98-15.5328019.0SCILLYN45E169N31E163.00-24NW, NWBWPM STRONG BREEZES, AT NOON FRESH GALES WITH HEAVY SQUALLSPM CLOUDY0000000239331
1799-04-19T13:0045.08-13.78291SCILLYN44:30E135N50E103.00-24NNW, VARIABLE, NWPM STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, AT NOON SQUALLYAT NOON RAIN0100000239332
1799-04-20T13:0046.47-11.433259.3SCILLYN43E93N51E133.00-24NWBW, NBE, NBWPM MODERATE BREEZES, AT 9 SQUALLY, AT NOON FRESH BREEZESAT 9 RAINPM CLOUDY0100000239333
1799-04-21T13:0047.17-9.083629.3SCILLYN31E64N60E112.00-24NNE, VARIABLEPM MODERATE BREEZES, AT 8 SQUALLY, AM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYAM RAINPM CLOUDY0100000239334
1799-04-22T12:0048.52-6.733469.3SCILLYN28N48E122.00-25NBW, N, WNW, NBEPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYPM HAZY0000000239335
1799-04-23T12:0049.22-4.25290LIZARDN16W321N68E104.00-25N, NBE, NWPM STRONG BREEZES, AM SQUALLYAM RAINPM HAZY0100000239336