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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 TERPSICHORE cruise from Cape Caravella to Cape Caravella started at 1794-02-05 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752462, 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: 14.582727 * Median Longitude: -57.840909 * South-bound Latitude: 14.000000 * West-bound Longitude: -59.350000 * North-bound Latitude: 15.080000 * East-bound Longitude: -57.080000
Date/Time Start: 1794-02-05T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1794-03-13T16:00:00
Event(s):
Terpsichore_17940205_NMM_ADM/L/T260 * Latitude Start: 14.170000 * Longitude Start: -58.200000 * Latitude End: 14.170000 * Longitude End: -58.200000 * Date/Time Start: 1794-02-05T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1794-03-13T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Terpsichore (5th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Cape Caravella - Cape Caravella, 1st Observer: Frederick Watkins (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 ClearnessClearness
15 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
16 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
17 FogFog1 If fog was reported
18 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
19 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
20 HailHail1 If hail was reported
21 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
22 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
683 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 
Clearness
15 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
16 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
17 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
18 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
19 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
20 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
21 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
22 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1794-02-05T00:0015.081019.3CAPE CARAVELLANW10SBEEBN, ENE, EBSFRESH BREEZES0000000252632
1794-02-06T00:0014.75686.7POINT SALINESSW1/2W12SENEBE, NE, ENEMODERATECLEAR0000000252633
1794-02-07T00:0014.88566.7MARTINIQUEWBS16SEBEE, NEBEMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000252634
1794-02-08T16:0014.50-59.35716.7POINT SALINESS86:26W32S87E97.003ENEMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000252635
1794-02-09T00:00792.6S87ENE, NEBE, EBNLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000252636
1794-02-10T16:0014.43-57.751046.7POINT SALINESS89:30W63S83:30E55.003N, NEBN, EBSMODERATECLOUDY0000000252637
1794-02-11T16:0014.73-57.98379.3POINT SALINESS83:16W57N43W21.003NNE, NEBE, NEBNFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000252638
1794-02-12T16:0014.58-57.73266.7POINT SALINESS86:27W60S59E17.003NEBN, NE, NNEMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000252639
1794-02-13T16:0014.52-57.43466.7POINT SALINESS87:54W64S37E19.001NEMODERATECLEAR0000000252640
1794-02-14T16:0014.85-57.52486.7POINT SALINESS82:7W68N36W14.003NEBE, ENE, NEMODERATECLOUDY0000000252641
1794-02-15T16:0014.48-57.62266.7POINT SALINESS88:34W67S13W23.003EBN, ENE, NNEMODERATECLOUDY0000000252642
1794-02-16T16:0014.40-57.57826.7POINT SALINESW68S24E7.003E, EBNMODERATECLEAR0000000252643
1794-02-17T16:0014.77-57.60936.7POINT SALINESS83:28W65N4W15.003EBS, EBN, EMODERATECLOUDY0000000252644
1794-02-18T16:0014.73-57.801042.6POINT SALINESS84:14W60S74W12.003ENE, ESE, EBSLIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000252645
1794-02-19T16:0014.60-57.401022.6POINT SALINESS86:14W66S73E24.001NE, EBN, EBSLIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000252646
1794-02-20T16:0014.27-57.08699.3POINT SALINESN88:3W77S45E30.001EBN, ENEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000252647
1794-02-21T16:0014.85-57.2791POINT SALINESS82:47W72N17W35.001EBN, ESQUALLY0000000252648
1794-02-22T16:0014.70-57.15809.3POINT SALINESS85:29W72S4E10.001NEBE, EBNFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY0000000252649
1794-02-23T16:0014.78-57.12809.3POINT SALINESS84:18E73S23E5.001ENE, EBNFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000252650
1794-02-24T16:0014.48-57.08699.3POINT SALINESS88:45W76S5E17.001NEBE, E, ENEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000252651
1794-02-25T16:0014.65-57.17919.3POINT SALINESS85:58W73N26W11.001ENE, EBN, EFRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000252652
1794-02-26T16:0014.28-57.271029.3POINT SALINESN88:11W72S14W22.001E, ENE, EBSFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY0000000252653
1794-02-27T16:0014.43-57.38919.3POINT SALINESS89:27W69N35W11.001EBN, NEBE, EFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000252654
1794-02-28T16:0014.45-57.78939.3POINT SALINESS89:6W63N87W24.003EBN, EBS, EFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000252655
1794-03-01T16:0014.80-57.90939.3POINT SALINESS82:19W60N18W22.003EBN, EFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY0000000252656
1794-03-02T16:0014.55-57.87719.3POINT SALINESS87:7W60S9E17.003EBN, ENEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000252657
1794-03-03T16:0014.77-58.07829.3POINT SALINESS82:26W56N42W18.003E, EBNFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000252658
1794-03-04T16:0014.52-58.158219.0POINT SALINESS87:32W54S16W16.003ENE, EBNFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY0000000252659
1794-03-05T16:0014.88-58.328219.0POINT SALINESS79W52N23W24.003E, EBNFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY0000000252660
1794-03-06T16:0014.80-57.909319.0POINT SALINESS82:19W57N21W20.003EBN, EFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000252661
1794-03-07T16:0014.35-58.328219.0POINT SALINESN33:53W50S32.003NEBE, ENE, EBNFRESH GALESCLEAR0000000252662
1794-03-08T16:0015.08-58.58719.3POINT SALINESS73:23W47N19W44.003EBN, ENEFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY0000000252663
1794-03-09T16:0014.63-58.57716.7POINT SALINESS84:14W46S1E27.003EBN, ENEMODERATECLEAR0000000252664
1794-03-10T16:0014.57-58.67716.7POINT SALINESS84:41W44S47W9.003EBS, ENEMODERATECLEAR0000000252665
1794-03-11T16:0014.63-58.72939.3POINT SALINESS83:50W43N32W5.003EBN, EBS, EFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000252666
1794-03-12T16:0014.00-58.43826.7POINT SALINESS84:55W49S74E15.003ENE, NE, EBNMODERATECLEAR0000000252667
1794-03-13T16:0014.17-58.20596.7POINT SALINESS79W54S60E12.003NEBEMODERATECLEAR0000000252668