Not logged in
PANGAEA.
Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science

García-Herrera, Ricardo; Können, Gunther P; Wheeler, Dennis A; Prieto, Maria del Rosario; Jones, Philip D; Koek, Frits B (2010): Meteorological observations during St. Albans cruise from Hampton Road to Halifax started at 1799-02-25 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752192, 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

Always quote citation above when using data! You can download the citation in several formats below.

RIS CitationBibTeX CitationShow MapGoogle Earth

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: 31.825882 * Median Longitude: -67.318627 * South-bound Latitude: 26.020000 * West-bound Longitude: -73.200000 * North-bound Latitude: 43.330000 * East-bound Longitude: -61.870000
Date/Time Start: 1799-02-25T17:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1799-05-20T16:00:00
Event(s):
St_Albans_17990225_NMM_ADM/L/S100 * Latitude Start: 36.800000 * Longitude Start: -74.250000 * Latitude End: 43.400000 * Longitude End: -63.030000 * Date/Time Start: 1799-02-25T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1799-05-20T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: St Albans (3rd Rate Frigate), Voyage: Hampton Road - Halifax, 1st Observer: Francis Pender (Captain), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 64G 1365BM
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 Present weatherwwWeather description
15 Precipitation descriptionPrecip 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:
933 data points

Data

Download dataset as tab-delimited text — use the following character encoding:


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 
ww
(Weather description)
15 
Precip 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)
1799-02-25T17:0035.25-73.2036019.0BERMUDAS66E154S55E181.000NW, NFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY0000000239846
1799-02-26T17:0035.10-71.8289.3BERMUDAS77E122SE96.00-3NNW, NBEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000239847
1799-02-27T17:0034.00-72.373126.7BERMUDAS74E131S78W28.00-3S, NWMODERATE0000000239848
1799-02-28T17:0033.28-71.00267BERMUDAS78ES58E81.00-3SW, W0000000239849
1799-03-01T17:0032.90-69.681776.7BERMUDAS80E84S71E70.00-3NNE, SMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000239850
1799-03-02T16:0032.03-66.832469.3BERMUDAN86E35S70E157.00-2SWBS, WSWFRESH BREEZES0000000239851
1799-03-03T16:0031.82-65.1325719.0BERMUDAN40E9S81E87.00-2W, WBSFRESH GALES0000000239852
1799-03-04T16:0032.02-64.6825722.6BERMUDAN27E4N62E26.00-2W, WBSSTRONG GALES0000000239853
1799-03-05T16:0030.08-63.5825726.8BERMUDAN27W47S26E129.00-2WBSVERY STRONG GALES0000000239854
1799-03-06T16:0028.67-64.8035819.0BERMUDAN70S37W107.00-2NFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY0000000239855
1799-03-07T16:0028.32-66.47889.3BERMUDAN21E83S77W91.00-2EFRESH BREEZES0000000239856
1799-03-08T16:0028.62-66.632792.6BERMUDAN24E78N27W28.00-2WBNLIGHT BREEZES0000000239857
1799-03-09T16:0029.07-67.352230.0BERMUDAN35E76N54W46.00-2SWINCLINABLE TO CALMS0000000239858
1799-03-10T17:0029.02-68.501581.0BERMUDANE90S89W57.000SSELIGHT AIRS0000000239859
1799-03-11T17:0028.78-68.3218019.0BERMUDAN42E92S38E18.000SFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN0100000239860
1799-03-12T17:0028.22-67.8033819.0BERMUDAN33E95S38E44.000NNWFRESH GALESSMALL RAINHAZY0100000239861
1799-03-13T17:0028.37-67.630.0BERMUDAN32E90N56E16.000CALMCLEAR0000000239862
1799-03-14T17:0028.98-68.6068BERMUDANE92N56W67.000ENECLOUDY0000000239863
1799-03-15T17:0029.25-69.821136.7BERMUDAN56E105N76W16.000E, ESEMODERATE BREEZES0000000239864
1799-03-16T17:0029.12-69.971466.7BERMUDAN56E109SW12.000SE, SEBSMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000239865
1799-03-17T17:0029.08-69.2819119.0BERMUDAN51E99S87E36.000SBWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY0000000239866
1799-03-18T17:0029.52-69.9516919.0BERMUDAN59E104N53W44.000SBEFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000239867
1799-03-19T17:0027.65-69.7333822.6BERMUDAN37E113S7E112.000NNWSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLY0000000239868
1799-03-20T17:0026.02-69.88709.3BERMUDAN36E152S5W99.002NE, ENEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000239869
1799-03-21T17:0026.62-70.02816.7BERMUDAN40E144N11W37.002NE, EBNMODERATE BREEZES0000000239870
1799-03-22T17:0026.33-69.82706.7BERMUDAN37E147S33E20.002ENEMODERATE BREEZES0000000239871
1799-03-23T17:0026.92-69.371376.7BERMUDAN37E132N34E42.002SEBE, SEMODERATE BREEZES0000000239872
1799-03-24T17:0027.95-68.951806.7BERMUDAN40E111N20E66.000SSE, SMODERATE BREEZES0000000239873
1799-03-25T17:0028.08-68.673422.6WRECK HILL BERMUDAN43:20E119N80W48.000NEBNSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLY0000000239874
1799-03-26T17:0028.92-69.9211322.6WRECK HILL BERMUDAN54:35E111N14W54.000NEBN, ESESTRONG GALES AND SQUALLYSHOWERS OF RAIN1100000239875
1799-03-27T17:0029.45-69.3720319.0WRECK HILL BERMUDAN56:2E97N41E43.000SEBE, SSWFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000239876
1799-03-28T17:0030.30-69.2533819.0WRECK HILL BERMUDAN64:12E87N6E50.000NNE, NNWFRESH GALESCLEAR0000000239877
1799-03-29T17:0029.62-69.0336019.0WRECK HILL BERMUDAN55:42E90S17E41.000SW TO, NFRESH GALES0000000239878
1799-03-30T17:0029.22-68.80342.6WRECK HILL BERMUDAN50:17E92S23E29.000NNE, NEBNLIGHT BREEZES0000000239879
1799-03-31T17:0029.53-68.422252.6WRECK HILL BERMUDAN50:43E83N46E28.000EBS, SWLIGHT BREEZES0000000239880
1799-04-01T17:0029.28-67.972032.6WRECK HILL BERMUDAN44:34E81S56E28.000SW, SSWLIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000239881
1799-04-02T17:0030.97-67.781919.3WRECK HILL BERMUDAN65:33E59N5E100.000SWBS, SBWFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000239882
1799-04-03T16:0032.20-66.483369.3WRECK HILL BERMUDAS88:25E33N43E98.00-2S, NNWFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000239883
1799-04-04T16:0032.05-64.822576.7WRECK HILL BERMUDAN48:22E4S85E85.00-2NBW, WBSMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000239884
1799-05-09T16:0034.00-63.583109.3N PART OF NANTUCKET SHOALSN34:32W160N15E79.00-5WSW TO, NWFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000239885
1799-05-10T16:0034.97-62.882209.3CAPE SAMBRO LIGHTHOUSEN2:37W190N29E71.00-5WSW, SWFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000239886
1799-05-11T16:0035.68-63.4733319.0ST GEORGES BANKN30:53W140N33W52.00-5NW, NNWFRESH GALES0000000239887
1799-05-12T16:0036.68-63.921822.6ST GEORGES BANKN32:48W119N20W64.00-5SW, NNESTRONG GALES AND SQUALLY0000000239888
1799-05-13T16:0036.77-63.303101.0ST GEORGES BANKN36:51W121N85E30.00-5NWBN, NWLIGHT AIRSRAIN0100000239889
1799-05-14T16:0036.30-62.2730822.6ST GEORGES BANKN39:41W141S6156.00-7NWBN TO, NWSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLY0000000239890
1799-05-15T16:0037.03-61.8726319.0CAPE SAMBRO LIGHTHOUSEN9:6W151N22E50.00-7NNW, WFRESH GALES0000000239891
1799-05-16T16:0038.82-63.0021619.0CAPE SAMBRO LIGHTHOUSEN3:27W114N30W124.00-9WSW, SWFRESH GALES0000000239892
1799-05-17T16:0041.28-64.1021622.6CAPE SAMBRO LIGHTHOUSEN8:24E65N19W156.00-9WSW, SWSTRONG GALESHAZY0000000239893
1799-05-18T16:0042.45-64.00216CAPE SAMBRO LIGHTHOUSEN11E42N4E71.00-9SWBW TO, SWTHICK FOGGY WEATHER0010000239894
1799-05-19T16:0043.20-64.5089.3CAPE SAMBRO LIGHTHOUSEN30:15E30N26W51.00-15SW, NNEFRESH BREEZESTHICK FOGGY WEATHERRAIN0110000239895
1799-05-20T16:0043.33-64.673001.0CAPE SAMBRO LIGHTHOUSEN30:30E19N13E21.00-15NBE, NWLIGHT AIRS0000000239896