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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 SWIFTSURE cruise from Lagos Bay to Antigua started at 1805-05-15 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752416, 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: 27.615574 * Median Longitude: -38.580820 * South-bound Latitude: 10.900000 * West-bound Longitude: -62.470000 * North-bound Latitude: 38.120000 * East-bound Longitude: -6.320000
Date/Time Start: 1805-05-15T13:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1805-07-18T12:00:00
Event(s):
Swiftsure_18050515_NMM_ADM/L/S597 * Latitude Start: 31.930000 * Longitude Start: -16.580000 * Latitude End: 35.930000 * Longitude End: -6.320000 * Date/Time Start: 1805-05-15T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1805-07-18T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Swiftsure (3rd Rate Frigate), Voyage: Lagos Bay - Antigua To Gibraltar, 1st Observer: William Rutherford (Captain), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 74G 1704M
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
--1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances)
10 CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
11 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
12 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.
13 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.
14 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
15 Present weatherwwWeather description
16 Precipitation descriptionPrecip 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 CommentComment
26 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
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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)

-
(1 If position is considered t...)
10 
Course
(Course of the ship during the...)
11 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
12 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
13 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
14 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
15 
ww
(Weather description)
16 
Precip 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 
Comment
26 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1805-05-15T13:0031.93-16.58362DESERTASNBE1/4E7S30W127.00-20VARIABLE0000000249439
1805-05-16T13:0030.55-18.8046.7S PT BARBADOSS65:3W824S54W141.00-19NW, NNEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000249440
1805-05-17T13:0029.27-20.83499.3S PT BARBADOSS64:51W790S54W131.00-19ENEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000249441
1805-05-18T13:0028.63-22.051166.7S PT BARBADOSS65:56W766S59W74.00-19ENE, SEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000249442
1805-05-19T14:0027.92-23.172971.0S PT BARBADOSS66:36W750S48W65.00-18ENE, NWLIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMS0000000249443
1805-05-20T14:0025.83-25.453449.3S PT BARBADOSS68:43W706S42W168.00-16NFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000249444
1805-05-21T14:0024.28-28.2799.3S PT BARBADOSS69:11W634S59W181.00-14N, NNEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000249445
1805-05-22T14:0022.92-31.083112.3S PT BARBADOS577S62W175.00-14NNE, NEPM FRESH BREEZES, AM STRONG BREEZESCLOUDY0000000249446
1805-05-23T14:0021.92-33.728012.3S PT BARBADOSS70:10W524S68W160.00-10ESTRONG BREEZESCLOUDY0000000249447
1805-05-24T14:0021.03-36.328012.3S PT BARBADOSS70:23W473S70W155.00-10EFRESH TRADEPLEASANT WEATHER0000000249448
1805-05-25T15:0019.95-38.223629.3S PT BARBADOSS71:19W433S59W127.00-8EBN, VARIABLEMODERATE TRADEPLEASANT WEATHER0000000249449
1805-05-26T15:0019.23-39.58712.6S PT BARBADOSS72:6W405S61W88.00-8SE, EBNLIGHT BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHER0000000249450
1805-05-27T15:0018.25-41.18716.7S PT BARBADOSS73:#4W370S57W108.00-8EBNMODERATE BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHER0000000249451
1805-05-28T15:0017.58-43.10636.7S PT BARBADOSS74W331S70W119.00-5ENEMODERATE BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHER0000000249452
1805-05-29T15:0016.35-45.42769.3S PT BARBADOSS76:19W282S61W153.00-3ESE, EBNPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHER0000000249453
1805-05-30T15:0015.57-47.93679.3S PT BARBADOSS77:17W232S72W152.00-1ENEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000249454
1805-05-31T15:0015.18-50.67899.3S PT BARBADOSS79:59W170S82W161.00-1EFRESH BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHER0000000249455
1805-06-01T16:0014.57-53.531149.3S PT BARBADOSS75W121S78W176.001ESEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000249456
1805-06-02T16:0014.07-55.871369.3S PT BARBADOSS73:51W77S77W134.001SEFRESH BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHER0000000249457
1805-06-03T16:0013.30-57.95929.3S PT BARBADOSS80:16W34S69W129.002EPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHER PLEASANT WEATHERAM CLEAR0000000249458
1805-06-04T16:0012.98-59.631159.3NEEDHAM PT BARBADOSS22:30E1S80W98.002ESEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000249459
1805-06-05T16:0012.90-59.731159.3NEEDHAM PT BARBADOSNE3/4N42E, ESEPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM FRESH BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHER0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation249460
1805-06-06T16:0011.52-60.13946.7N END TOBAGOSW3S16W86.004EMODERATE BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHER0000000249461
1805-06-07T16:0010.90-61.231176.7POINT GALLERA TRINIDAADSWBS14ESEMODERATE BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHER0000000249462
1805-06-08T00:0010.97901.01EPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM LIGHT AIRSPLEASANT WEATHER0000000249463
1805-06-09T00:0011.9379GRENADAN45E11EBNPM CALM, AM SQUALLYAM HEAVY RAIN0100000249464
1805-06-10T16:0014.08-62.13819.3ROSSEAUN26E27N10W98.002EBNFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000249465
1805-06-11T16:0016.20-62.47706.7MONSERATN16E13N9W129.002ENEMODERATE BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHER0000000249466
1805-06-12T00:0017.021012.6SHIPS STERN ANTIGUANE1/2E4EBSLIGHT BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHER0000000249467
1805-06-14T16:0019.52-62.35699.3BARBUDAN7:22W259N9W105.001ENEFRESH BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHER0000000249468
1805-06-15T16:0021.98-62.43809.3BARBUDAN8:45W210N2W148.001EBNFRESH BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHER0000000249469
1805-06-16T16:0024.27-61.821006.7BARBUDAN14:43W167N14E141.00-1E, EBSMODERATE BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHER0000000249470
1805-06-17T16:0025.42-60.631126.7BARBUDAN24:32W152N42E97.00-1ESEMODERATE BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHER0000000249471
1805-06-18T16:0026.88-58.921792.6CORVON60:50E525N46E123.00-1SE, SPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM LIGHT BREEZES AND VARIABLEAM RAINCLOUDY0100100249472
1805-06-19T16:0028.18-57.501319.3CORVON62E491N42W105.00-4VARIABLE, SEFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYHEAVY SHOWERS OF RAIN1100000249473
1805-06-20T16:0029.47-55.402196.7CORVON62:52E445N55E135.00-6VARIABLE, SWPM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, AM MODERATEPM HEAVY SHOWERS OF RAINAM CLEAR1100000249474
1805-06-21T16:0030.02-53.202646.7CORVON61:52E410N74E119.00-6VARIABLE, WMODERATE BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHERSHOWERS OF RAIN1100000249475
1805-06-22T15:0030.05-50.873622.6CORVON59:14E377N89E119.00-8VARIABLEPM MODERATE BREEZES AND SQUALLY, AM LIGHT BREEZES AND VARIABLEPM SHOWERS OF RAIN1100000249476
1805-06-23T15:0031.05-50.203621.0CORVON59:36E361N50E47.00-8VARIABLELIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLE0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation249477
1805-06-24T15:0031.90-49.933626.7CORVON62:55E342N10E82.00-8VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZESSMALL RAINHAZY0100000249478
1805-06-25T15:0033.30-47.723372.6CORVON64:23E295N53E140.00-12NW, NBWLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000249479
1805-06-26T15:0034.20-45.522349.3ST MARYSN80:31E336N64E125.00-14VARIABLE TO, WSWFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000249480
1805-06-27T15:0035.13-42.6536212.3ST MARYSN89:13E260N66E140.00-14VARIABLESTRONG BREEZESCLEAR0000000249481
1805-06-28T15:0036.00-38.6836212.3ST MARYSN84:31E202N57E201.00-16VARIABLESTRONG BREEZESCLEAR0000000249482
1805-06-29T14:0036.05-35.633626.7ST MARYSN83:9E170N89E148.00-17VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHER0000000249483
1805-06-30T14:0037.32-34.283621.0ST MARYSN84:21E148N76E65.00-17VARIABLELIGHT AIRSPLEASANT WEATHER0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation249484
1805-07-01T14:0037.07-33.38961.0ST MARYSS88:56W123N44E62.00-17VARIABLE, ESELIGHT AIRSPLEASANT WEATHER0000000249485
1805-07-02T14:0037.42-32.421501.0ST MARYSS84:48E115N66E52.00-19VARIABLE, SBELIGHT AIRSPLEASANT WEATHER0000000249486
1805-07-03T14:0037.28-30.856.7ST MARYSS85:5E90S34E75.00-19PM LIGHT AIRS, AM MODERATE BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHER0000000249487
1805-07-04T14:0036.88-28.52266.7ST MARYSS87:31E70S78E115.00-19VARIABLE, NEMODERATE BREEZES AND VARIABLE0000000249488
1805-07-05T14:0037.33-27.32706.7ST MARYSS76E91N65E64.00-20VARIABLE, EMODERATE BREEZES AND VARIABLE0000000249489
1805-07-06T14:0037.07-28.52941.0ST MARYSN88E54S2W84.00-19VARIABLE, ESELIGHT AIRS AND CLEAR0000000249490
1805-07-07T14:0037.47-28.10711.0ST MARYSS77:41E47N40E31.00-19NBW, EPM LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALM, AM LIGHT AIRS AND CALMS0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation249491
1805-07-08T14:0037.85-27.501810.0W END ST MICHAELSN79:32E24N66E32.00-22SEBS, SSWCALM, LIGHT BREEZES, PM LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMS0000000249492
1805-07-09T14:0038.12-25.303621.0CAPE ST VINCENTS85:38E258N76E108.00-22W, VARIABLELIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALM0000000249493
1805-07-10T14:0037.88-22.953386.7CAPE ST VINCENTS85:33W223S84E96.00-22NBE, VARIABLE, NMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000249494
1805-07-11T13:0037.03-20.6535CAPE ST VINCENTE181S65E120.00-21NEBN, NEBEPM MODERATE BREEZES, AM SQUALLYAM SHOWERS OF RAINCLOUDY1100000249495
1805-07-12T13:0036.02-18.88246.7CAPE ST VINCENTN82:46E159S56W109.00-21ENE, NEPM FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, AM MODERATE BREEZESPM RAINAM CLOUDY0100000249496
1805-07-13T13:0036.37-16.603399.3CAPE ST VINCENTN83:47E121N80E112.00-21NNE, NFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000249497
1805-07-14T13:0036.70-13.553399.3CAPE ST VINCENTN84:55E72N82E146.00-21NFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000249498
1805-07-15T13:0036.82-10.923171.0CAPE ST VINCENTN82:26E31N87E126.00-21NNWFRESH BREEZES, NOON LIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000249499
1805-07-16T13:0036.88-9.852601.0CAPE ST VINCENTN78:29E13N85E51.00-21WBNLIGHT AIRSPLEASANT WEATHER0000000249500
1805-07-17T13:0036.78-9.032606.7CAPE SPARTELS68:30E54S82E45.00-21WBNMODERATE BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHER0000000249501
1805-07-18T12:0035.93-6.323176.7CAPE TRAFALGARN57E8S69E143.00-21NNWMODERATE BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHER0000000249502