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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 STAR cruise from Table Bay to Mauritius started at 1800-01-31 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752340, 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: -29.762909 * Median Longitude: 41.787818 * South-bound Latitude: -36.120000 * West-bound Longitude: 15.720000 * North-bound Latitude: -19.930000 * East-bound Longitude: 59.520000
Date/Time Start: 1800-01-31T11:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1800-03-26T08:00:00
Event(s):
Star_18000131_NMM_ADM/L/S398 * Latitude Start: -34.430000 * Longitude Start: 16.950000 * Latitude End: -20.100000 * Longitude End: 57.410000 * Date/Time Start: 1800-01-31T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1800-03-26T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Star (Brig/Sloop), Voyage: Table Bay - Mauritius, 1st Observer: John Gardner (Captain), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 16G 365BM
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 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:
1041 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 
ww
(Weather description)
15 
Precip descr
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)
1800-01-31T11:00-33.7717.451786.7CAPE AGUILLASS67:20W55N73W57.00-25S, VARIABLE, SSWMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000243764
1800-02-01T11:00-34.1316.4214419.0CAPE AGUILLASS79:03E66S78W60.00-25SBEFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000243765
1800-02-02T11:00-34.5015.729919.0CAPE AGUILLASS86:20E72S46W33.00-25S, SSW, SEBEFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000243766
1800-02-03T11:00-34.6017.951776.7CAPE AGUILLASS85:52E37S87E143.00-26SWBW, SSWMODERATECLOUDY0000000243767
1800-02-04T11:00-35.0719.732339.3CAPE AGUILLASN45E9S76E122.00-26SWBW, SSW, WBSFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243768
1800-02-05T11:00-36.1219.731656.7CAPE AGUILLASN16:54E29S18W87.00-26SE, SEBS, SBWMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243769
1800-02-06T11:00-35.3019.451096.7CAPE AGUILLASN50E16N38E64.00-26SEBS, SEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243770
1800-02-07T11:00-35.0820.771542.6CAPE FALHOMAN59:30E64N72E42.00-26SLIGHT BREEZES0000000243771
1800-02-08T10:00-34.6023.281752.6CAPE RECEIFN68:40E32N77E132.00-28ESE, SW, SSWLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243772
1800-02-09T10:00-34.2025.602656.7ALGOA BAYN56:20E4N76E120.00-28NW, WSW, WNWMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243773
1800-02-10T10:00-34.4026.771756.7MAURITIUSN62:40E622S65E55.00-28WSW, NW, W, SSWMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000243774
1800-02-11T10:00-33.9727.631746.7MAURITIUSN62:30E593N59E50.00-29S, SSE, SBW, SE, SSWMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243775
1800-02-12T10:00-34.3027.808422.6MAURITIUSN62E600S23E22.00-29NW, ESESTRONG GALESCLOUDY0000000243776
1800-02-13T10:00-34.4329.722196.7MAURITIUSN60E567S85E116.00-29SW, S, WSWMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243777
1800-02-14T10:00-33.7729.921062.6MAURITIUSN61E560N18E42.00-29SSE, SEBS, SELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243778
1800-02-15T10:00-34.2328.481299.3MAURITIUSN61E560N18E42.00-29WNW, SSEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243779
1800-02-16T10:00-34.7027.052871.0MAURITIUSN61:45E613S66E47.00-28NBE, WNW, NWLIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000243780
1800-02-17T10:00-35.4728.802079.3MAURITIUSN59E593S56E83.00-29SE, E, SWBWFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000243781
1800-02-18T10:00-35.7030.78399.3MAURITIUSN56:35E566S82E106.00-29NBW, NNE, SW, ENEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243782
1800-02-19T10:00-35.4332.632412.6MAURITIUSN55:15E535N80E92.00-29WSW, SW, WLIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000243783
1800-02-20T10:00-34.9235.201066.7MAURITIUSN35:10E500N76E147.00-29SSW, SW, SEMODERATECLOUDY0000000243784
1800-02-21T10:00-34.1837.0817412.3MAURITIUSN52:15E454N64E102.00-29SSE, SSWSTRONG BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243785
1800-02-22T09:00-33.1337.631179.3MAURITIUSN53:52E440N18E66.00-29SE, SEBSFRESH BREEZESSWELL FROM SCLEAR0000000243786
1800-02-23T09:00-33.9538.301069.3MAURITIUSN55E439S34E61.00-29E, EBN, SEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243787
1800-02-24T09:00-34.3039.25611.0MAURITIUSN48:50E429S66E53.00-29WSW, ELIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000243788
1800-02-25T09:00-34.1340.922192.6MAURITIUSN46:25E404N83E81.00-29SW, SSW, WSWLIGHT BREEZESHEAVY SWELL FROM SWCLOUDY0000000243789
1800-02-26T09:00-33.8044.121526.7MAURITIUSN41E362N78E105.00-28WSW, SBW, SMODERATE BREEZESFINE0000000243790
1800-02-27T09:00-33.3746.132426.7MAURITIUSN37:40E331N81E162.00-28SW, SSW, WMODERATE BREEZESHEAVY SWELL FROM SSWCLOUDY0000000243791
1800-02-28T09:00-32.3248.481679.3MAURITIUSN34E293N61E135.00-24S, SSE, SBWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243792
1800-03-01T09:00-30.7049.771349.3MAURITIUSN33:40E256N34E117.00-24SE, SEBS, SSEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243793
1800-03-02T09:00-29.4250.251119.3MAURITIUSN35:40E228N18E81.00-24ESE, SEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243794
1800-03-03T09:00-30.2750.53779.3MAURITIUSN32:10E239S16E52.00-24E, EBSFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243795
1800-03-04T09:00-29.0850.33661.0MAURITIUSN35:30E233N50E26.00-24ESE, ELIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000243796
1800-03-05T09:00-30.4551.32322.6RODRIGUEZN44:40E301S60E58.00-24NEBN, NEBELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000243797
1800-03-06T09:00-30.3251.933472.6RODRIGUEZN43:35E293N76E33.00-24NNE, S, NBELIGHT AIRS, LIGHT BREEZESTHUNDER AND LIGHTNING IN THE NIGHTCLOUDY0000100243798
1800-03-07T09:00-28.6352.27896.7RODRIGUEZN46E260N22E112.00-24SEBE, ESEMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000243799
1800-03-08T09:00-27.2352.151039.3RODRIGUEZN53:10E84N2W86.00-21SEBEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243800
1800-03-09T09:00-26.4251.639212.3RODRIGUEZN57:48E85N28W62.00-21ESESTRONG BREEZES AND SQUALLY0000000243801
1800-03-10T09:00-25.0851.8818222.6RODRIGUEZN62:32E78N22E62.00-21SSWSTRONG GALESHEAVY RAIN0100000243802
1800-03-11T08:00-25.2354.6325212.3RODRIGUEZN56:15E191S86E157.00-18WSW, WSTRONG BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243803
1800-03-12T08:00-24.6057.382756.7RODRIGUEZN47:20E146N75E147.00-18WNWMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243804
1800-03-13T08:00-24.1858.133006.7RODRIGUEZN39:50E123N75E99.00-15NWMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000243805
1800-03-14T08:00-24.2058.432552.6RODRIGUEZN45:50E129S88E18.00-15NW, WLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243806
1800-03-15T08:00-24.2058.601200.0RODRIGUEZN48:40E127E13.00-15EBS, EBN, SECALMCLEAR0000000243807
1800-03-16T08:00-23.2758.92752.6MAURITIUSN22:30E67N18E59.00-15ESE, EBS, ELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000243808
1800-03-17T08:00-21.8759.521016.7RODRIGUEZN57:20E81N22E91.00-12E, SEBE, ESEMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000243809
1800-03-18T08:00-21.1859.5189-12ESE, EBSMODERATE BREEZES, AM SQUALLYCLOUDY0000000243810
1800-03-19T08:00-20.4859.501466.7MAURITIUSN73:44W32N58W38.00-12SSW, SSEMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000243811
1800-03-20T08:00-19.9359.201912.6MAURITIUSS80W24N27W37.00-12SWBW, SSWLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243812
1800-03-21T08:00-20.4858.37782.6MAURITIUSN67W14S28E12.00-12EBS, ELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243813
1800-03-22T08:00-20.3058.231232.6MAURITIUSN76:40W13S14W21.00-12ESE, SELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000243814
1800-03-23T08:00-20.4858.37892.6MAURITIUSN67W14S28E12.00-12EBSLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243815
1800-03-24T08:00-20.3558.301012.6MAURITIUSN74:46W14S18W9.00-12ESELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243816
1800-03-25T08:00-20.6258.271012.6MAURITIUSN54:35W15S4W16.00-12EBS, ESELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243817
1800-03-26T08:00-20.1258.121012.6ROUND ISLANDN46:288N33W39.00-12ENE, ESELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243818