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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. Catharine to Table Bay started at 1801-02-02 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752343, 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: -35.284154 * Median Longitude: -25.589846 * South-bound Latitude: -38.970000 * West-bound Longitude: -54.400000 * North-bound Latitude: -29.280000 * East-bound Longitude: 15.050000
Date/Time Start: 1801-02-02T15:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1801-04-07T11:00:00
Event(s):
Star_18010202_NMM_ADM/L/S398 * Latitude Start: -26.770000 * Longitude Start: -46.280000 * Latitude End: -34.430000 * Longitude End: 16.950000 * Date/Time Start: 1801-02-02T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1801-04-07T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Star (Brig/Sloop), Voyage: St Catharine - Table 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:
1204 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)
1801-02-02T15:00-29.28-45.50532.6ALVERADAN49:40W61S11W109.008NW, NELIGHT BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHER0000000243939
1801-02-03T15:00-30.48-44.18188CAPE ST MARYS64:08W198S49E91.008SE, ESE, SSQUALLY0000000243940
1801-02-04T15:00-30.13-44.17766.7CAPE ST MARYS61:50W198N3E23.008ENEMODERATE BREEZESHEAVY SWELL FROM SWCLEAR0000000243941
1801-02-05T15:00-31.35-44.75761.0CAPE ST MARYS67:47W177S23W78.008ENELIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000243942
1801-02-06T15:00-32.80-46.78551.0CAPE ST MARYS73:17W132S50W135.0010NELIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000243943
1801-02-07T15:00-34.45-49.881212.3CAPE ST MARYS86:17W77S58W182.0012NSTRONG BREEZESCLEAR0000000243944
1801-02-08T15:00-34.63-51.02356.7CAPE ST MARYS88:38W56S80W57.0012NNEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243945
1801-02-09T16:00-34.98-52.83376.7CAPE ST MARYN78:08W28S78W93.0014NNEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243946
1801-02-10T16:00-34.98-52.88826.7CAPE ST MARYN77:47W27W3.0014ENEMODERATE BREEZESHAZY0000000243947
1801-02-11T16:00-35.12-52.55486.7CAPE ST MARYN74:32W32S49E16.0014NEBNMODERATE BREEZESHAZY0000000243948
1801-02-12T15:00-35.07-51.90576.7CAPE ST MARYN76:13W31N47W4.0012NEMODERATECLOUDY0000000243949
1801-02-13T16:00-35.13-52.53826.7CAPE ST MARYN72:45W29S52W7.0014ENEMODERATE BREEZESHAZY0000000243950
1801-02-14T16:00-35.02-52.75599.3CAPE ST MARYN74:51W25N64W17.0014NEFRESH BREEZESFINE0000000243951
1801-02-15T15:00-35.20-52.333512.3CAPE ST MARYN70:35W30S58E19.0012NNESTRONG BREEZESHAZY0000000243952
1801-02-16T16:00-34.42-53.37379.3CAPE ST MARYS62:14W12N49W74.0014NNEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243953
1801-02-17T16:00-34.25-53.60379.3CAPE ST MARYS30:42W10N56W19.0014NNEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243954
1801-02-18T16:00-34.18-53.131271.0CAPE ST MARY14SEBE, ESELIGHT AIRS8PM RAINCLOUDY0100100243955
1801-02-19T16:00-33.85-52.651721.0CAPE ST MARYS63:37W38N77E82.0014SE, SSELIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000243956
1801-02-20T15:00-34.30-52.151256.7CAPE ST MARYS78\23W39S33E35.0012ESEMODERATE BREEZESFINE0000000243957
1801-02-21T16:00-34.90-53.58936.7CAPE ST MARYN74:45W15S62W78.0014EBNMODERATECLOUDY0000000243958
1801-02-22T16:00-35.10-54.40826.7SANDY POINTSW314ENEMODERATECLOUDY0000000243959
1801-02-23T16:00-35.97-54.00596.7LOBUS ISLANDN26:51W24S27E72.0014NEMODERATE BREEZESFINE0000000243960
1801-02-24T16:00-36.60-53.62596.7CAPE ST ANTONYN84:04W48S26E43.0014NEMODERATE BREEZESFINE0000000243961
1801-02-25T15:00-37.67-52.203722.6CAPE ST ANTONYN72:24W79S50E100.0014NNEFRESH BREEZES, NOON STRONG GALES AND SQUALLYCLOUDY0000000243962
1801-02-26T15:00-38.30-51.4223922.6TRISTAN DA CUNHAN87:51E590S37E48.0014SWSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN0100000243963
1801-02-27T15:00-36.97-48.0519222.6TRISTAN DA CUNHAS89:33E552N64E181.0012SSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLY0000000243964
1801-02-28T15:00-35.80-45.372359.3TRISTAN DA CUNHAS86:58E517N61E140.0010WNW, SWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243965
1801-03-01T15:00-34.95-43.622359.3TRISTAN DA CUNHAS84:51E493N62E106.0010NW, SWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243966
1801-03-02T15:00-34.92-42.68332.6TRISTAN DA CUNHAS84:37E476N88E46.0010NNELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243967
1801-03-03T15:00-35.83-41.57522.6TRISTAN DA CUNHAS86:13E455S45E76.007NELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243968
1801-03-04T15:00-36.67-40.0376.7TRISTAN DA CUNHAS88:41E433S56E90.007NMODERATE BREEZESFINE0000000243969
1801-03-05T15:00-37.13-37.87186.7TRISTAN DA CUNHAS89:56E390S75E111.007NBEMODERATE BREEZESFINE0000000243970
1801-03-06T14:00-37.30-35.1746.7TRISTAN DA CUNHAN39:37E347S86E132.004NMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000243971
1801-03-07T14:00-37.90-32.0736.7TRISTAN DA CUNHAN87:09E295S77E154.003NMODERATEFINE0000000243972
1801-03-08T14:00-38.05-29.48312.3TRISTAN DA CUNHAN85:20E254S82E122.003NSTRONG BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243973
1801-03-09T14:00-38.20-26.733496.7TRISTAN DA CUNHAN84:32E214E131.000NBWMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000243974
1801-03-10T14:00-38.13-24.273496.7TRISTAN DA CUNHAN83:39E175N88E117.000NBWMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000243975
1801-03-11T14:00-38.88-22.753386.7TRISTAN DA CUNHAN76:36E148S58E84.000N, NNWMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243976
1801-03-12T13:00-38.67-19.272229.3TRISTAN DA CUNHAN72:15E99N86E180.00-3SWFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY0000000243977
1801-03-13T13:00-38.48-18.181551.0TRISTAN DA CUNHAN72:17E82N73E54.00-3NNE, SSEFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, AM LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMS, LIGHT BREEZESAM CLOUDY0000000243978
1801-03-14T13:00-38.97-15.3833122.6TRISTAN DA CUNHAN41:57E48S75E135.00-7NNWLIGHT BREEZES, AM STRONG GALES AND SQUALLYCLOUDY0000000243979
1801-03-15T13:00-38.60-13.5312822.6TRISTAN DA CUNHAN6:17E29N76E91.00-7SESTRONG GALES AND SQUALLY0000000243980
1801-03-16T13:00-38.70-11.601036.7CAPE GOOD HOPEN80:06E472S86E90.00-10NNW, ESEMODERATECLOUDY0000000243981
1801-03-17T13:00-37.55-8.4030512.3CAPE GOOD HOPEN81:59E464N66E169.00-10NWSTRONG BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243982
1801-03-18T12:00-36.20-5.303019.3CAPE GOOD HOPEN84:49E380N63E178.00-14NWFRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000243983
1801-03-19T12:00-34.72-2.953129.3CAPE GOOD HOPEN89:!4E349N52E143.00-14NWBNFRESH BREEZESSMALL RAINHAZY0100000243984
1801-03-20T12:00-34.60-0.502876.7CAPE GOOD HOPEN89:36E312N87E122.00-17NWBWMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243985
1801-03-21T12:00-34.620.752986.7CAPE GOOD HOPEN89:31E292S89E61.00-17NWMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243986
1801-03-22T12:00-34.571.853432.6CAPE GOOD HOPEN89:40E274N87E53.00-17NW, NLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243987
1801-03-23T12:00-34.803.182732.6CAPE GOOD HOPEN88:25E248S78E70.00-20WNWLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243988
1801-03-24T12:00-34.634.172052.6CAPE GOOD HOPEN74E51.00-20SWLIGHT BREEZESHEAVY SWELL FROM SWCLEAR0000000243989
1801-03-25T12:00-34.855.503512.6CAPE GOOD HOPEN88:02E208S82E94.00-20NBW, NBELIGHT BREEZESFINE0000000243990
1801-03-26T11:00-34.757.952936.7CAPE GOOD HOPEN89:23E173N87E105.00-22NWMODERATEFINE0000000243991
1801-03-27T11:00-34.7210.332716.7CAPE GOOD HOPEN88E45N88E118.00-22SW, WNWMODERATEFINE0000000243992
1801-03-28T11:00-34.3012.651336.7CAPE GOOD HOPES87:46E99N78E118.00-25SSEMODERATECLOUDY0000000243993
1801-03-29T11:00-33.1014.23999.3SALDANHA BAYE65N47E109.00-25SEBEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243994
1801-03-30T11:00-33.1713.621339.3CAPE GOOD HOPES70:34E79S83W30.00-25S, SW, SSEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243995
1801-03-31T11:00-32.9514.621789.3N77E53.00-25WNW, SSWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000243996
1801-04-01T11:00-33.9315.051449.3S38E73.00-25SBEFRESH BREEZESFINE0000000243997
1801-04-02T11:00-34.3012.601559.3TABLE BAYN85E87WBS1/2S75.00-25SFRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000243998
1801-04-03T11:00-34.1712.971559.3N65E21.00-25SFRESH BREEZESFINE0000000243999
1801-04-04T11:00-34.8311.3311312.3N63W91.00-22SESTRONG BREEZESCLOUDY0000000244000
1801-04-05T11:00-35.0711.451132.6S19E18.00-22SELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000244001
1801-04-06T11:00-34.9012.453166.7N78E50.00-22N, NNWBREEZES0000000244002
1801-04-07T11:00-34.4314.903356.7N77E125.00-25NW, NMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000244003