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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 SYREN cruise from Port Royal to Plymouth started at 1802-09-01 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752428, 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: 39.256061 * Median Longitude: -47.314545 * South-bound Latitude: 24.830000 * West-bound Longitude: -73.850000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.270000 * East-bound Longitude: -8.880000
Date/Time Start: 1802-09-01T17:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1802-10-03T13:00:00
Event(s):
Syren_18020901_NMM_ADM/L/S624 * Latitude Start: 17.870000 * Longitude Start: -76.830000 * Latitude End: 50.299000 * Longitude End: -4.150000 * Date/Time Start: 1802-09-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1802-10-03T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Syren (5th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Port Royal Jamica - Plymouth, 1st Observer: John Wentworth Loring (Captain), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 32G 677BM
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 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
15 ClearnessClearness
16 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
17 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
18 FogFog1 If fog was reported
19 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
20 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
21 HailHail1 If hail was reported
22 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
23 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
605 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 
Precip descr
15 
Clearness
16 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
17 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
18 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
19 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
20 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
21 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
22 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
23 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1802-09-01T17:0024.83-72.52362BERMUDAN41:30W239N30E126.004E, VARIABLEFRESH BREEZES, AM SQUALLYCLOUDY0000000250105
1802-09-02T17:0026.68-73.10726.7CAPE HATTERASN15:30W75N16W115.004NE, ENEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000250106
1802-09-03T17:0027.43-73.853621.0CAPE HATTERASN12:30W160N42W60.004NE, VARIABLEFRESH BREEZES WITH SQUALLS, AM LIGHT AIRS0000000250107
1802-09-04T17:0028.32-73.773621.0CAPE HATTERASN15W143N5:30E53.002ENE, VARIABLELIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000250108
1802-09-05T17:0028.80-73.233402.6BERMUDAN64E188N46E42.002VARIABLE, NNWCALM, AM LIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000250109
1802-09-06T17:0030.03-71.203626.7BERMUDAN67E14N55E129.000NNW, NBW, VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZES, SQUALLY, AM MODERATERAIN0100100250110
1802-09-07T17:0031.17-69.503389.3BERMUDAN73E108N52E110.000N, NBW, NNWFRESH BREEZESFINE0000000250111
1802-09-08T17:0032.32-67.653609.3BERMUDAN80E69N54E118.000NWBW, NFRESH BREEZES WITH SQUALLS0000000250112
1802-09-09T16:0033.48-66.373101.0CORVON77:40E580N42:15E94.00-5NNE, NWLIGHT AIRS0000000250113
1802-09-10T16:0035.37-63.282439.3CORVON80:22E518N51E181.00-5NW, WSW, WSWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000250114
1802-09-11T16:0036.28-60.782176.7CORVON81:41E472N65E133.00-8SWMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000250115
1802-09-12T16:0037.15-58.983626.7CORVON83:21E440N59E101.00-8W, VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZES0000000250116
1802-09-13T16:0037.32-57.88150.0CORVON83:31E422N79E54.00-8VARIABLE, NNECALMCLOUDY0000000250117
1802-09-14T16:0037.30-56.883621.0CORVON83:13E406S88:45E47.00-10VARIABLELIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000250118
1802-09-15T16:0038.52-53.572349.3CORVON86E350N65E173.00-14W, WBS, WSWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000250119
1802-09-16T15:0039.90-50.102659.3CORVOS89:40E291N62:30E180.00-16NNW, WBNFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000250120
1802-09-17T15:0039.98-46.50169.3CORVON89:50E220N88E120.00-18WNW, NBE, NEBNFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLSRAIN0100000250121
1802-09-18T15:0039.32-46.203626.7CORVON88E231S21E43.00-18VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000250122
1802-09-19T15:0040.47-44.131516.7N54E118.00-18VARIABLE, SBEMODERATE BREEZESFINE0000000250123
1802-09-20T15:0041.92-40.68206LIZARDN72E519N61E178.00-19SWMODERATE BREEZES THEN SQUALLYRAINFINE0100000250124
1802-09-21T14:0043.72-36.903366.7LIZARDN74E451N57:30E200.00-24SWBW, NFRESH BREEZES THEN MODERATE BREEZESHAZY THEN CLOUDY0000000250125
1802-09-22T14:0044.40-35.303626.7LIZARDN75E424N59E79.00-24VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000250126
1802-09-23T14:0045.42-32.3336222.6LIZARDN76E380N64E140.00-25SSW, SBW, VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZES, STRONG GALESRAIN0100000250127
1802-09-24T14:0044.86-31.9136222.6-25NE, NNE, VARIABLEFRESH BREEZES, STRONG GALESCLOUDY THEN HAZY0000100250128
1802-09-25T14:0044.30-31.483626.7S22E46.00-25NNE, NEBN, VARIABLESTRONG GALES THEN MORE MODERATEHAZY0000000250129
1802-09-26T14:0045.47-30.771441.0LIZARDN75:23E355N23E76.00-25SSE, SBELIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000250130
1802-09-27T14:0046.73-28.851219.3LIZARDN78E321N46E110.00-25SEBSFRESH BREEZESFINE0000000250131
1802-09-28T14:0048.22-27.433626.7N33E106.00-29SSE, VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZESHAZY0000000250132
1802-09-29T14:0048.98-24.281066.7N67E122.00-29SEMODERATE BREEZESRAIN0100000250133
1802-09-30T13:0049.20-21.301636.7LIZARDN86E309N86E118.00-28S, SBWMODERATE BREEZESHAZY0000000250134
1802-10-01T13:0049.22-17.851862.6ST AGNESN84:34E144E136.00-28SBW, SWBSLIGHT BREEZESHAZY0000000250135
1802-10-02T13:0049.07-13.931872.6ST AGNESN79E93S87E154.00-27SWBSLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000250136
1802-10-03T13:0049.27-8.881656.7ST AGNESN64E31N86E199.00-26SWBS, SBWMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000250137