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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 Senegal River to Lizard started at 1765-04-01 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752186, 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: 42.768269 * Median Longitude: -25.310385 * South-bound Latitude: 29.500000 * West-bound Longitude: -55.030000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.680000 * East-bound Longitude: -6.280000
Date/Time Start: 1765-04-01T14:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1765-07-15T00:00:00
Event(s):
Spy_17650401_NMM_ADM/L/S240 * Latitude Start: 29.500000 * Longitude Start: -26.620000 * Latitude End: 49.810000 * Longitude End: -5.260000 * Date/Time Start: 1765-04-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1765-07-15T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Spy (Cutter), Voyage: Senegal River - Lizard, 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 CommentCommentLife on board
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 direction descriptionWind dir descrAll reported wind directions on this day. The wind direction is the direction that points to where the wind comes from.
15 Current direction descriptionCur dir descrDirection of the current. This direction points to where the current is flowing towards to.
16 Current speed descriptionV descr
17 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
18 Present weatherwwWeather description
19 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
20 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
21 ClearnessClearness
22 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
23 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
24 FogFog1 If fog was reported
25 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
26 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
27 HailHail1 If hail was reported
28 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
29 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
1098 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 
Comment
(Life on board)
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 dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
15 
Cur dir descr
(Direction of the current. Thi...)
16 
V descr
17 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
18 
ww
(Weather description)
19 
Precip descr
20 
State sea descr
21 
Clearness
22 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
23 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
24 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
25 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
26 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
27 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
28 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
29 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1765-04-01T14:0029.50-26.623621.0SENEGAL BARS35:00E334N18:00E45.00-12EBS, E, VARIABLEFIRST PART LIGHT BREEZES, MID AND LATTER LIGHT AIRS AT TIME CALMCLOUDY0000000239547
1765-04-02T14:0029.65-26.721121.0SENEGAL BARS34:45E337EXERCISED THE PEOPLE OF THE SLOOP OARSN38:00W12.00-12NE, NNW, NE, SEBELIGHT AIRS INTERMIXED WITH CALMS0000000239548
1765-04-03T14:0029.58-26.751681.0SENEGAL BARS35:20E335S25:00E6.00-12SSE, NW, WNW, SSSW3LIGHT AIRS INTERMIXED WITH CALMS0000000239549
1765-04-04T14:0030.00-26.87781.0SENEGAL BARS34:00E334N18:00W26.00-12SSE, NBE, NE, ELIGHT AIRS INTERMIXED WITH CALMS0000000239550
1765-04-05T14:0030.27-27.053626.7SENEGAL BARS34:30E350N29:00W19.00-12EBS, NBE, NNW, VARIABLEFIRST PART LIGHT AIRS, INTERMIXED WITH CALMS, LATTER MODERATE BREEZESLARGE SWELL FROM THE NWFAIR0000000239551
1765-04-06T14:0031.70-27.705815.4SENEGAL BARS33:20E377N21:00W92.00-10NEBN-ENEFIRST PART LITTLE WINDS, MID AND LATTER MODERATE GALESFAIR0000000239552
1765-04-07T14:0033.00-27.351102.6SENEGAL BARS31:00E398N13:00W80.00-14ENE-SEBEFIRST PART MODERATE BREEZES, LATTER LITTLE WINDSFIRST PART CLOUDY, LATTER HAZY0000000239553
1765-04-08T14:0033.73-27.27762.6SENEGAL BARS30:00E410N6:00W43.00-14SE-NEBE, EFIRST PART MODERATE BREEZES, LATTER LITTLE WINDS INTERMIXED WITH CALMS0000000239554
1765-04-09T14:0034.22-27.073611.0SENEGAL BARS29:00E418N7:00E32.00-14NE-ESE, CALMLIGHT AIRS AT TIME CALMHAZY AT TIME CLOUDY0000000239555
1765-04-10T14:0035.23-25.9022215.4SENEGAL BARS27:00E433N44:00E85.00-14SEBE-W, S-SWBWFIRST AND MID LIGHT BREEZES, LATTER MODERATE GALESFIRST AND MID FAIR, LATTER HAZY0000000239556
1765-04-11T14:0036.67-24.982456.7SENEGAL BARS22:00E447N27:00E97.00-14SSW-W, NW-WBSFIRST MODERATE GALES, MID AND LATTER MODERATE BREEZESSMALL RAIN0100000239557
1765-04-12T14:0038.12-25.311986.7ISLE OF PICONBW1/2W8-16WSW, SWBSMODERATEHAZY0000000239558
1765-04-13T14:0038.63-25.631982.6NE END OF TERCERANWBW8-16SW, WBN, WBS, SWBSFIRST AND LATTER LIGHT BREEZESFIRST AND LATTER HAZY0010000239559
1765-04-14T14:0039.57-26.011196.7TERCERAS50:00W26N50:00E78.00-16SSW, WSW, ESE, SEFIRST PART MODERATE, MID LIGHT AIRS, LATTER MODERATE BREEZESFIRST PART HAZY, LATTER FAIR0010000239560
1765-04-15T14:0041.00-23.7813019.0TERCERAS50:00W71N50:00E134.00-16SSE, SEBE, SE, SEBSFIRST PART MODERATE, MID FRESH BREEZES, LATTER FRESH GALEMID CLOUDY, LATTER FAIR0000000239561
1765-04-16T13:0041.80-22.191862.6TERCERAS52:00W99N56:00E86.00-17SSE, S, SEBS, SBE, SSWFIRST FRESH BREEZES, MIDDLE MODERATE, REMAINDER LITTLE WINDFAIR, MID PART CLOUDY0000000239562
1765-04-17T13:0042.35-21.46286.7TERCERAS51:00W115N45:00E47.00-17SW, WSW, WNW, NWBN, NEFIRST PART LIGHT AIRS, LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART FAIR, MID AND LATTER CLOUDY0000000239563
1765-04-18T13:0043.93-21.49716.7TERCERAS40:00W137NW95.00-19ENE, NEBE, EBS, ESE, EFIRST AND LATTER MODERATE, MID FRESH GALES WITH SQUALLSRAINTUBLING SEA FROM THE NEFIRST AND LATTER FAIR, MID CLOUDY0100000239564
1765-04-19T13:0044.83-21.03261.0TERCERAS38:00W155N21:00E58.00-19ESE, SEBS, SWBW, NEBE, NEFIRST PART MODERATE, MID AND LATTER LIGHT AIRSLIGHT SHOWER OF RAINCLOUDY1100000239565
1765-04-20T13:0044.83-20.7649TERCERAS39:00W157E11.00-19SEBE, SEBS, E, VARIABLE, ENEFIRST PART LIGHT AIRSFIRST PART FAIR, MID AND LATTER CLOUDY0000000239566
1765-04-21T13:0044.60-18.582622.6TERCERAS48:00W175S91:00E!95.00-19NNE, ENE, NEBE, NEBN, NEFIRST PART LIGHT AIRS, MID FRESH GALES, LATTER STRONG GALES AND SQUALLYGREAT SWELL FROM NEFIRST AND MIDDLE CLOUDY0000000239567
1765-04-22T13:0043.78-16.732619.0TERCERAS57:00W108N58:00E94.00-19NE, NEBE, NEBN, NEBE, NEFRESH GALES AND SQUALLSRAINGREAT SWELL FROM ENECLOUDY0100000239568
1765-04-23T13:0043.98-16.4134119.0TERCERAS57:00W192N50:00E18.00-19NE-NFRESH GALES AND SQUALLSCLOUDY0000000239569
1765-04-24T13:0045.42-14.5631919.0TERCERAS46:30W229N43:00E118.00-19NBW-NWBW, NNWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN0100000239570
1765-04-25T13:0046.30-13.03949.3TERCERAS55:00W256N51:00E84.00-19NNW, NW-ESEFIRST PART VARIABLE, MID SQUALLY, LATTER FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000239571
1765-04-26T13:0048.17-12.966922.6TERCERAS48:00W284N2:00E113.00-21ESE, EBS, SE-EFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MID MODERATE AND SQUALLY, LATTER STRONG GALES AND SQUALLYCLOUDY0000000239572
1765-04-27T13:0047.75-12.7110322.6TERCERAS50:00W280S22:00E27.00-21EBN-SEBEFIRST AND LATTER PART STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, MID MODERATERAINCLOUDY0100000239573
1765-04-28T13:0048.08-12.16816.7TERCERAS50:00W292N55:00E35.00-20EBS, SEBE, ESE, EBSFIRST PART STRONG GALES, MID AND LATTER MODERATERAINMID PART CLOUDY, LATTER HAZY0100000239574
1765-04-29T13:0048.97-12.79136.7TERCERAS46:30W296N31:00W62.00-21EBN, ENE, NEBE, NE, NEBN1ST PART MODERATE, LATTER MODERATE BREEZESTHICK AND FOGGYLATTER HAZY0010000239575
1765-04-30T13:0049.18-10.513186.7TERCERAS50:00W318N82:00E91.00-20NE-N, NBW, NNW, NNWMODERATEFIRST AND LATTER CLOUDY0000000239576
1765-05-01T13:0049.38-7.54295TERCERAS52:30W318N81:00E119.00-20NWFIRST PART MODERATE, MID FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER SQUALLYRAIN AND HAIL0100010239577
1765-06-19T12:0049.68-6.283189.3LIZARDN69:00E15S69:00W45.00-20N, NBW, NW, NWBN, NNWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000239578
1765-06-20T12:0049.68-6.872959.3SCILLYN58:00E25S58:00W75.00-20NWBW, NW, WNW, NNW, NWFIRST PART LIGHT AIRS, LATTER PART FRESH BREEZESSMALL RAINHAZY0100000239579
1765-06-21T13:0048.13-9.973069.3SCILLYN59:00E68S69:00W129.00-20NBE, N, NBW, NNW, NWBNFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000239580
1765-06-22T13:0046.52-11.9530719.0SCILLYN54:00E114S45:00W137.00-19NW, NNW, NWBW, NWBN1ST AND LATTER FRESH GALES, MID MODERATEFIRST AND LATTER CLOUDY, MID CLEAR0000000239581
1765-06-23T13:0045.73-14.583416.7SCILLYN57:00E152S67:00W120.00-19NNW, NBW, NNW, NMODERATESMALL RAINFIRST PART HAZY, MID AND LATTER CLOUDY0100000239582
1765-06-24T13:0045.83-17.533529.3SCILLYN64:00E187N87:00W123.00-19N, NBE, NNE, NBEFRESH BREEZESFIRST PART CLOUDY, MID PART HAZY, LATTER PART FAIR0000000239583
1765-06-25T13:0046.03-19.03946.7SCILLYN68:00E205N79:00W63.00-19NNE, NEBN, ENE, ESEMODERATE BREEZES0000000239584
1765-06-26T13:0046.03-21.38826.7SCILLYN71:00E235W98.00-19SEBE, S, SSW, SSE, EBSFIRAT PART LITTLE WIND, LATTER MODERATESMALL RAINCLOUDY0100000239585
1765-06-27T14:0045.97-24.72836.7SCILLYN74:00E280S88:00W139.00-18SEBS, EBSMODERATERAINCLOUDY0100000239586
1765-06-28T14:0045.97-28.6714115.4SCILLYN77:00E337W171.00-17SE, SSEMODERATE GALES0000000239587
1765-06-29T14:0045.90-33.3015219.0SCILLYN78:00E398S88:20W186.00-17SSE, SBEFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000239588
1765-06-30T14:0046.00-36.822196.7SCILLYN79:00E444N87:00W68.00-17S, SW, SWBS, SWBW1ST PART FRESH GALES, MID STRONG GALES, LATTER MODERATETHUNDER AND LIGHTNINGRAINHAZY0100100239589
1765-07-01T15:0045.93-39.553211.0SCILLYN80:00E465S87:00W68.00-17SWBS, SWBW, SW, NNWFIRST MODERATE, MID VARIABLE, LATTER LIGHT AIRSRAINFIRST PART FAIR, LATTER CLOUDY0100000239590
1765-07-02T15:0046.28-40.90516.7SCILLYN82:00E483N69:00W60.00-17NWBN, N, NE, ENEFIRST PART LITTLE WINDS, MID AND LATTER MODERATE BREEZESFIRST PART FAIR, MID AND LATTER CLOUDY0000000239591
1765-07-03T15:0046.52-44.82164SCILLYN83:00E528W1/2N145.00-16ENE, ESE, SE, S1ST PART MODERATEMID AND LATTER THICK FOGG0010000239592
1765-07-04T15:0046.82-46.302439.3SCILLYN84:00E557N77:00W82.00-16SW, SWBS, SWBW, WBS1ST PART MODERATE, MID AND LATTER FRESH BREEZESMID AND LATTER THICK FOGGFIRST PART HAZY0011000239593
1765-07-05T15:0047.25-48.022206.7SCILLYN85:00E574N69:00W75.00-16SSW, SWBS, NWBW, SW, SWBWMODERATE BREEZESFOGGY0010000239594
1765-07-06T00:002709.3SUGAR LOAFSW7W, WBS, SWBW, SW, W1ST AND MID MODERATE, LATTER FRESH BREEZES1ST PART HAZY, MID AND LATTERFAIR0000000239595
1765-07-07T00:002259.3ST JOHN HARBOURNW01SW, SWBS, SSW, SWBW, SWFRESH BREEZESFAIR0000000239596
1765-07-08T00:002256.7CAPE BROYLSWBS7SWBW, S, SBE, SE, SW1ST PART MODERATE GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATETHICK FOGGY WEATHERLATTER FAIR0010000239597
1765-07-09T00:002256.7CAPE BROYLWBS4SSW, NWBW, SSW, SW, SWMODERATEFAIR0000000239598
1765-07-10T00:001806.7FERMOSANW31SW, SWBW, W, S, SFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, MID LITTLE WINDS, LATTER MODERATEFOGGYFIRST PART FAIR, MID HAZY, LATTER FOGGY0010000239599
1765-07-11T16:0046.50-52.902546.7FERMOSAN10N30.00-16SWBW, SW, WSW, WMODERATE BREEZESTHICK FOGG. LIGHTNING TO THE SW0010100239600
1765-07-12T16:0045.83-53.10243FERMOSAN1/2E4SBW41.00-16SW1/2S, WSW, W, WBSTHICK FOGGY WEATHERTHICK FOGGY WEATHER0010000239601
1765-07-13T16:0046.45-55.032099.3FERMOSAN70:00E32S66:00W89.00-16SWBW, SWFRESH BREEZESFOGGY0010000239602
1765-07-14T16:0046.68-54.502656.7FERMOSAEBN1/2N23N66:00E26.00-16SW, WSW, WBS, W, WBNFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, MID HARD GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART FOGGY.LIGHTNING TO THE SWRAINLATTER FAIR0110100239603
1765-07-15T00:002032.6CAPE RED HATTWNW11NW, WNW, VARIABLE, SSWLITTLE WINDSFAIR0000000239604