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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 SPY cruise from Madeira to Senegal River started at 1765-03-01 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752185, 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: 22.721053 * Median Longitude: -20.450526 * South-bound Latitude: 15.850000 * West-bound Longitude: -27.020000 * North-bound Latitude: 31.050000 * East-bound Longitude: -16.600000
Date/Time Start: 1765-03-01T13:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1765-03-31T14:00:00
Event(s):
Spy_17650301_NMM_ADM/L/S240 * Latitude Start: 32.130000 * Longitude Start: -16.570000 * Latitude End: 28.800000 * Longitude End: -26.880000 * Date/Time Start: 1765-03-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1765-03-31T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Spy (Cutter), Voyage: Madeira - Senegal River, 1st Observer: Thomas Allwright (Captain), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 4G. 58BM
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 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
15 Present weatherwwWeather description
16 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
17 ClearnessClearness
18 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
19 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
20 FogFog1 If fog was reported
21 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
22 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
23 HailHail1 If hail was reported
24 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
25 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
520 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)

-
(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 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
15 
ww
(Weather description)
16 
State sea descr
17 
Clearness
18 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
19 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
20 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
21 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
22 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
23 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
24 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
25 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1765-03-01T13:0031.05-17.1435619.0FUNCIAL ROAD (MADEIRA)N6:00E30S6:00W90.00-15SSE, VARAIBLE, WNW, NBELIGHT AIRS, 4-9 CALM, 1AM FRESH GALESFAIR, 1AM CLEAR0000000239516
1765-03-02T13:0029.28-17.28306.7PALMASWBS12-15NNE, NNW, N, NEMODERATEFIRST AND LATTER CLOUDY, MID FAIR0000000239517
1765-03-03T13:0028.12-17.42751.0GOMORAE5-15ESE-NE, ELIGHT AIRSFAIR0000000239518
1765-03-04T13:0027.12-17.572911.0FERRONWBW 1/2W18-13NE, W, SW, NWBWLIGHT AIRSFAIR0000000239519
1765-03-05T13:0025.73-17.67212.6FERRON10:00W44S10:00E132.00-13W, NBE, NEBNLIGHT BREEZESFAIR0000000239520
1765-03-06T13:0023.43-17.52776.7CAPE BLANCAS3:00W53S2:00W138.00-13EBN, NE, ENE, EBS, EFIRST AND MID MODERATE BREEZES, LATTER MODERATEFIRST AND MID FAIR, LATTER CLOUDY0000000239521
1765-03-07T13:0020.77-17.224319.0FERRON3:00W143S1:00E160.00-13EBN, NE, ENE, NEBEFIRST PART MODERATE, MID PART MODERATE GALES, LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST CLOUDY, MID CLEAR, LATTER HAZY0000000239522
1765-03-08T13:0020.58-16.933586.7CAPE BLANCANEBN5-13NEBE, NNE, NBE, NNE, NBEFIRST AND MID FRESH GALES, LATTER MODERATEFIRST AND MID HAZY, LATTER FAIR0000000239523
1765-03-09T13:0018.33-16.60776.7CAPE BLANCON11:00W48S11:00E146.00-13NNE-N, EMODERATEFIRST AND MID FAIR, ALTTER HAZY0000000239524
1765-03-10T00:0018.50346.7BETWEEN BUSH ANGIEL AND PORT ANDRICKNEBN - SSE21ENE, NE, NNE, NBW, NEBNMODERATEFIRST PART FOGGY, LATTER HAZY0010000239525
1765-03-11T00:0018.08682.6BETWEEN PORT ANDICK AND SENEGAL RIVERNEBN - S1N, NNW, NNE, ENEFIRST AND LATTER LIGHT BREEZES, MID FRESH BREEZESFIRST AND LATTER HAZY, MID FAIR0000000239526
1765-03-12T00:0017.051136.7EXTREMES OF LANDNEBE - SBW1/2 W31NNE, NNW, NNE, NEBN, ESEMODERATEHAZY0000000239527
1765-03-13T00:0016.401246.7EXTREMES OF LANDNEBN - SBW41NNW, NWBN, NNE, SEBEMODERATEFAIR0000000239528
1765-03-14T00:0015.973496.7EXTREMES OF SENEGAL RIVERNBE21WSW, NNW, NBNWFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, MID AND LATTER MODERATEAT TIMES FOGGYSWELL FROM NWHAZY0010000239529
1765-03-15T00:002936.7ENTRANCE TO SENEGAL RIVERSE61NNW, CALM, WBN, WNWFIRST AND LATTER MODERATE, MID CALMLARGE SWELL FROM NWHAZY0000000239530
1765-03-16T00:00SENEGAL ROADMOORED0000000239531
1765-03-17T00:00SENEGAL ROADMOORED0000000239532
1765-03-18T00:00SENEGAL ROADMOORED0000000239533
1765-03-19T00:00SENEGAL ROADMOORED0000000239534
1765-03-20T00:00SENEGAL ROADMOORED0000000239535
1765-03-21T00:00SENEGAL ROADMOORED0000000239536
1765-03-22T13:0015.85-16.873586.7SENEGAL BARRN87:00E6S87:00W18.00-13N, NBEMODERATEGREAT SWELL FROM NWHAZY0000000239537
1765-03-23T13:0016.35-18.65249.3SENEGAL BARS76:00E42S74:00W107.00-10N, NBW, N-NEBNFRESH BREEZESGREAT SWELL FROM THE NNWFIRST AND LATTER HAZY, MID CLOUDY0000000239538
1765-03-24T13:0016.87-20.1216.7SENEGAL BARS74:00E71N70:00W90.00-10N, NBE, NEE, NBEFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, LATTER MODERATEGREAT SWELL FROM THE NNWFIRST PART HAZY, LATTER FAIR0000000239539
1765-03-25T13:0017.67-21.903419.0SENEGAL BARS71:00E108N65:00W112.00-11NE QTRFRESH GALES, LATTER WITH SQUALLSLATTER CLOUDY0000000239540
1765-03-26T14:0018.60-23.633619.0SENEGAL BARS68:00E164N60:00W113.00-9NE QTRFIRST AND LATTER FRESH GALES, MID MODERATEFIRST CLOUDY, LATTER FAIR0000000239541
1765-03-27T14:0020.10-25.133619.0SENEGAL BARS62:00E185N43:00W123.00-9NE QTRFIRST MODERATE, MID AND LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST HAZY, MID CLOUDY, LATTER FAIR0000000239542
1765-03-28T14:0022.00-26.233619.0SENEGAL BARS56:00E221N28:00W129.00-9NE QTRFIRST MODERATE, MID AND LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST HAZY, MID CLOUDY, LATTER FAIR0000000239543
1765-03-29T14:0024.30-26.78696.7SENEGAL BARS49:00E256N12:00W141.00-10ENE, NEBE, ENE, EBNFIRST FRESH GALES, LATTER MODERATECLOUDY0000000239544
1765-03-30T14:0026.75-27.028019.0SENEGAL BARS42:00E293N5:00W146.00-10ENE, NEBE, ENE, EFIRST AND LATTER FRESH GALE, MID MODERATEFIRST PART CLOUDY, LATTER FAIR0000000239545
1765-03-31T14:0028.80-26.88892.6SENEGAL BARS37:00E324N3:00E124.00-12EBN, E, EBSFIRST PART MODERATE, LATTER LITTLE WINDSCLOUDY0000000239546