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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 St. Marys to Simons Bay started at 1800-05-20 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752341, 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: -28.437347 * Median Longitude: 38.292653 * South-bound Latitude: -36.570000 * West-bound Longitude: 23.380000 * North-bound Latitude: -17.250000 * East-bound Longitude: 51.600000
Date/Time Start: 1800-05-20T09:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1800-07-07T10:00:00
Event(s):
Star_18000520_NMM_ADM/L/S398 * Latitude Start: -19.030000 * Longitude Start: 49.980000 * Latitude End: -33.380000 * Longitude End: 17.270000 * Date/Time Start: 1800-05-20T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1800-07-07T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Star (Brig/Sloop), Voyage: St Marys Madagascar - Simons Bay, 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:
905 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)
1800-05-20T09:00-17.2551.081656.7ST MARYS, S ENDN64W10N82E14.00-15SMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243819
1800-05-21T09:00-17.2551.571762.6CAPE AGUILLASS58:16W555E47.00-15SBE, SBWLIGHT BREEZESRAINCLOUDY0100000243820
1800-05-22T09:00-17.9551.60106SSW42.00-18SEBESQUALLYRAIN0100000243821
1800-05-23T09:00-18.2551.181732.6S53W30.00-18SBWLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243822
1800-05-24T09:00-18.6351.452071.0S30E29.00-18SWLIGHT AIRS0000000243823
1800-05-25T09:00-18.9751.021626.7S52W31.00-18SMODERATECLOUDY0000000243824
1800-05-26T09:00-19.3850.771852.6S16W28.00-18SSWLIGHT BREEZESRAINCLOUDY0100000243825
1800-05-27T09:00-19.7350.831402.6S10E22.00-18SSELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243826
1800-05-28T09:00-20.0849.171406.7MANUROUN57W6-18SSEMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000243827
1800-05-29T09:00-20.5749.27506.7SLAPERES27:3W99S11:15E30.00-18SW, ENEMODERATECLOUDY0000000243828
1800-05-30T09:00-21.8249.322076.7SLAPERES35:56W78S2E75.00-18ESE, SWMODERATE BREEZES0000000243829
1800-05-31T09:00-23.8749.20696.7SLAPERES86W48S3W123.00-21EMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243830
1800-06-01T09:00-24.8349.2022.6SLAPERES86W43S58.00-21SSW, NNELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000243831
1800-06-02T09:00-25.2749.321596.7CAPE AGULLASS69:21W537S13E27.00-21WSW, SMODERATE BREEZES, OCCASIONALLY LIGHT AIRSFINE0000000243832
1800-06-03T09:00-25.8848.7722.6CAPE AGULLASS70:53W523S40W48.00-21NNELIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000243833
1800-06-04T09:00-26.7547.051359.3CAPE AGULLASS70:50W488S59W107.00-23SSEFRESH BREEZES0000000243834
1800-06-05T09:00-27.7345.231446.7CAPE AGULLASS71:35W449S113.00-25SBEMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000243835
1800-06-06T09:00-28.4743.121556.7CAPE AGULLASS72:40W416S59W87.00-25SMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000243836
1800-06-07T09:00-28.4243.501101.0CAPE AGULLASS72:18W416N84W20.00-25SELIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000243837
1800-06-08T09:00-28.2743.20200.0CAPE AGULLASS71:41W410N61W20.00-25NECALMCLEAR0000000243838
1800-06-09T09:00-28.6342.631662.6CAPE AGULLASS72:18W386S56W39.00-25SBWLIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000243839
1800-06-10T09:00-28.3841.401986.7CAPE AGULLASS71:32W381N77W67.00-27SWMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000243840
1800-06-11T09:00-28.3040.23362CAPE AGULLASS68:42W354N86W62.00-27VARIABLEFRESH BREEZES, 9AM HEAVY SQUALLCLOUDY0000000243841
1800-06-12T09:00-27.4040.071786.7CAPE AGULLASS66:35W369N9W55.00-25SSWSTRONG GALES, AM MORE MODERATECLOUDY0000000243842
1800-06-13T09:00-26.9238.761556.7CAPE AGULLASS63:32W351N50W41.00-25SMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243843
1800-06-14T09:00-27.3238.031102.6CAPE AGULLASS63:20W318S67W62.00-25SELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243844
1800-06-15T10:00-28.3736.723211.0ALGOA BAYS57:55W211S51W101.00-28NBWLIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000243845
1800-06-16T10:00-30.0335.05321ALGOA BAYS61:10W163S43W142.00-28NBWVERY HEAVY SQUALLSRAIN0100000243846
1800-06-17T10:00-31.3234.30622.6ALGOA BAYS66:52W138S33W88.00-28NEBNAM STRONG GALES AND SQUALLYFINE0000000243847
1800-06-18T10:00-31.3234.001976.7ALGOA BAYS66:47W137W6.00-28SWSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, AM MODERATE BREEZESAM CLOUDY0000000243848
1800-06-19T10:00-32.9331.643922.6CAPE AGULLASS77:39W168S57W178.00-29ENECALM, AM STRONG GALESCLEAR0000000243849
1800-06-20T10:00-33.3330.59320CAPE AGULLASS77:49W146S68W70.00-29NBWHEAVY GALES, AM HEAVY SQUALLCLOUDY0000000243850
1800-06-21T10:00-33.1230.121519.3CAPE AGULLASS76:6W136S70W37.00-29SFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY0000000243851
1800-06-22T10:00-32.8030.451519.3CAPE AGULLASS73:52W139N18E19.00-29SFRESH GALES, AM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYCLOUDY0000000243852
1800-06-23T10:00-33.3029.693319.3CAPE AGULLASS76:15W121S60W57.00-29NFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243853
1800-06-24T10:00-33.6330.1732012.3CAPE AGULLASS79:37W124S31E25.00-29NBWSTRONG BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243854
1800-06-25T10:00-33.0330.252419.3CAPE AGULLASS73:49W122N12W37.00-29WFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYFLYING SHOWERS OF RAIN1100000243855
1800-06-26T10:00-33.7528.503311.0ALGOA BAYS23:12E6S66W109.00-29NLIGHT AIRSSHOWERS OF RAINCLOUDY1100000243856
1800-06-27T10:00-34.3827.881512.6ALGOA BAYN78:56W38S34W44.00-29SMODERATE BREEZES, LIGHT BREEZESHAZY0000000243857
1800-06-28T10:00-35.2528.122416.7ALGOA BAYN58:32W47S14W49.00-29WMODERATE BREEZESEXCESSIVE SWELL FROM SWCLOUDY0000000243858
1800-06-29T10:00-35.1827.882412.6ALGOA BAYN58:7W44N55W15.00-29WSTRONG GALES, LIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243859
1800-06-30T10:00-35.4524.23626.7CAPE AGUILLASN77:44W68S85W182.00-28EMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243860
1800-07-01T10:00-35.2723.902429.3CAPE AGUILLASN79:54W61N56W20.00-28WFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243861
1800-07-02T10:00-34.8024.1225322.6CAPE AGUILLASN85:30W74N20E30.00-28WBNSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLY0000000243862
1800-07-03T10:00-35.2524.1826512.3CAPE AGUILLASN80:51W65S6E32.00-28WNWFRESH BREEZES, STRONG BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243863
1800-07-04T10:00-36.4324.47242CAPE AGUILLASN61:55W72S18E46.00-28WFRESH BREEZES, NOON HEAVY SQUALLSCLOUDY0000000243864
1800-07-05T10:00-36.5725.4324222.6ALGOA BAYN4:17E51S81E48.00-28WSTRONG GALES AND HEAVY SQUALLSRAIN0100000243865
1800-07-06T10:00-36.1224.301719.0CAPE AGUILLASN67:14W71N64W63.00-28NEFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000243866
1800-07-07T10:00-35.4823.383326.7CAPE AGUILLASN73:58W53N50W60.00-28NMODERATE BREEZESFINE0000000243867