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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 SWALLOW cruise from St. Jago to St. Helena started at 1771-03-13 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752394, 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: -14.778537 * Median Longitude: -16.906829 * South-bound Latitude: -32.350000 * West-bound Longitude: -26.570000 * North-bound Latitude: 12.320000 * East-bound Longitude: 0.260000
Date/Time Start: 1771-03-13T13:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1771-04-29T12:00:00
Event(s):
Swallow_17710313_NMM_ADM/L/S568 * Latitude Start: 14.080000 * Longitude Start: -22.490000 * Latitude End: -15.890000 * Longitude End: -5.750000 * Date/Time Start: 1771-03-13T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1771-04-29T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Swallow (Sloop), Voyage: St Jago - St Helena, 1st Observer: James Shirley (Captain), 2nd Observer: Philip Hue (1st Officer/Master), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 302BM
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 Current direction descriptionCur dir descrDirection of the current. This direction points to where the current is flowing towards to.
14 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
15 Present weatherwwWeather description
16 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
17 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
18 ClearnessClearness
19 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
20 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
21 FogFog1 If fog was reported
22 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
23 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
24 HailHail1 If hail was reported
25 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
26 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
789 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 
Cur dir descr
(Direction of the current. Thi...)
14 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
15 
ww
(Weather description)
16 
Precip descr
17 
State sea descr
18 
Clearness
19 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
20 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
21 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
22 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
23 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
24 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
25 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
26 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1771-03-13T13:0012.32-20.32356.7ST JAGON47W48S43E207.00-10NEMODERATEFAIR0000000248135
1771-03-14T13:0010.30-18.923506.7ST PAULSS30W268S35E143.00-10NE-NFRESH BREEZES THEN MODERATEHOT SULTRY WEATHERCLOUDY0000000248136
1771-03-15T13:009.30-18.353502.6ST PAULSS34W254S31E65.00-10NSTRONG RIPPLINGLIGHT BREEZESFAIR0000000248137
1771-03-16T13:008.10-17.823282.6ST PAULSS39W243S23E79.00-10NNWLIGHT BREEZESFAIR0000000248138
1771-03-17T13:007.42-17.673291.0ST PAULSS41W226S12E44.00-9NNWLIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMFAIR0000000248139
1771-03-18T13:006.97-18.003511.0ST PAULSS42W223S45W30.00-9NLIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMTHUNDER AND LIGHTNINGRAINFAIR0100100248140
1771-03-19T13:006.35-17.782162.6ST PAULSS45W214S22E40.00-9N, SWLIGHT BREEZESLIGHTNINGVARIABLE0000100248141
1771-03-20T13:005.53-18.18479.3ST PAULSS47W201S24W54.00-9NEBEFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLS AT TIMESHEAVY RAINCLOUDY0100000248142
1771-03-21T13:004.68-18.051041.0ST PAULSS51W191S8E32.00-9ESEFIRST AND MID CALM, LATTER LIGHT AIRSTHUNDER AND LIGHTNINGRAIN0100100248143
1771-03-29T13:00-0.30-19.732621.0ST PAULSS80W117S49W43.00-8WLIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALM0000000248144
1771-03-30T13:00-1.92-20.451279.3ST PAULSN83W101S28W113.00-8SEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000248145
1771-03-31T13:00-3.33-20.921172.6ST PAULSN66W96S13W83.00-7SEBELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000248146
1771-04-01T13:00-5.88-22.021289.3TRINIDADOS15W300S28W170.00-7SEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000248147
1771-04-02T14:00-8.40-23.1222119.0TRINIDADOS13W247S13W161.00-4SE-SWFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000248148
1771-04-03T14:00-10.98-24.2021019.0TRINIDADOS10W191S23W172.00-4SWBSFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000248149
1771-04-04T14:00-13.43-24.6013219.0TRINIDADOS11W141S9W149.00-3SEFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000248150
1771-04-05T14:00-15.13-24.506512.3TRINIDADOS15W109S3E104.00-3ENEFIRST LIGHT BREEZES, MID AND LATTER FRESH WINDCLOUDY0000000248151
1771-04-06T14:00-17.47-24.40879.3TRINIDADOS27W66S2E142.00-3EFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY0000000248152
1771-04-07T14:00-18.38-24.432231.0TRINIDADOS36W50S2W52.00-2W, S, SWLIGHT AIRSFINE PLEASANT0000000248153
1771-04-08T14:00-19.05-24.702231.0TRINIDADOS42W37S22:30W40.00-2S, SWLIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000248154
1771-04-09T14:00-20.08-25.78223TRINIDADOS58W24S33:45W82.00-2SBW, SWFIRST MODERATE BREEZES, MIDDLE SQUALLYLATTER RAIN0100000248155
1771-04-10T14:00-21.43-26.302019.3TRINIDADON1/2E10S18W55.00-2SWBS, SSWFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYRAIN0100000248156
1771-04-11T14:00-23.53-26.301799.3TRINIDADON16E65S16W132.00-1SSW-SFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYSHOWERS OF RAIN1100000248157
1771-04-12T14:00-26.37-26.5767TRINIDADON5E119S7E170.00-1SSE, ENEMODERATE, LATTER SQUALLYGREAT SWELL FROM SEFAIR0000000248158
1771-04-13T14:00-29.00-25.60809.3TRINIDADON2E190S19E167.001EBNFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000248159
1771-04-14T14:00-31.22-23.95339TRINIDADON10W219S33E157.001NNE-NNWFIRST MODERATEMID AND LATTER CLOUDY0000000248160
1771-04-15T13:00-31.35-21.101446.7TRINIDADON22W250S86E140.00-2NNW-SEBSMODERATECLOUDY0000000248161
1771-04-16T13:00-32.35-20.593589.3TRINIDADON22W258S22E63.00-2SE-NFRESH BREEZES WITH FREQUENT SQUALLSGREAT SWELLCLOUDY0000000248162
1771-04-17T13:00-32.15-17.223336.7TRINIDADON32W284N86E180.00-5NNWFRESH GALES, LATER MORE MODERATECLEAR0000000248163
1771-04-18T13:00-31.70-13.1628819.0TRINIDADON45W316N82E212.00-5NNW, WNWFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000248164
1771-04-19T13:00-31.32-9.632749.3TRINIDADON53W363N83E176.00-7NW, WBNFRESH BREEZESFAIR PLEASANT0000000248165
1771-04-20T13:00-31.32-7.5918419.0ST HELENAN5E308E104.00-7W-SBWFIRST LITTLE WIND, MID AND LATTER FRESH GALESFREQUENT SHOWERS OF SMALL RAINFAIR1100000248166
1771-04-21T12:00-31.32-6.70912.6ST HELENAN2E306E49.00-10SSE, EBSLIGHT BREEZESFAIR0000000248167
1771-04-22T12:00-31.33-5.542380.0ST HELENAN1E300E57.00-10N-WSWFIRST MODERATE, MID AND LATTER CALMSMALL RAINCLOUDY0100000248168
1771-04-23T12:00-30.78-1.671799.3ST HELENAN15E305N80E183.00-12SBWFRESH BREEZESSMALL RAINCLOUDY0100000248169
1771-04-24T12:00-28.930.2621319.0ST HELENAN23W280N44E159.00-12SWFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000248170
1771-04-25T12:00-25.47-1.951229.3ST HELENAN21W203N22:30W224.00-13SW-SEFRESH BREEZESGREAT SWELL FROM THE SWCLOUDY0000000248171
1771-04-26T12:00-22.15-3.011236.7ST HELENAN23W133N16:52W210.00-12SEFRESH GALES, LATTER MODERATEGREAT SWELL FROM THE SECLOUDY0000000248172
1771-04-27T12:00-18.80-3.5811222.6ST HELENAN36W69N10W203.00-12SEBESTRONG GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN0100000248173
1771-04-28T12:00-16.02-4.0412222.6ST HELENAW32N10W170.00-13SESTRONG GLAES AND SQUALLYRAIN0100000248174
1771-04-29T12:00-16.00-5.0012219.0ST HELENAW13W58.00-13SSE-SEFRESH GALESSMALL RAINCLOUDY0100000248175