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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 THISBE cruise from Spithead to Halifax started at 1790-03-22 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752487, 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: 34.624222 * Median Longitude: -36.593333 * South-bound Latitude: 25.950000 * West-bound Longitude: -64.430000 * North-bound Latitude: 48.720000 * East-bound Longitude: -8.250000
Date/Time Start: 1790-03-22T13:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1790-05-15T16:00:00
Event(s):
Thisbe_17900322_NMM_ADM/L/T73 * Latitude Start: 50.680000 * Longitude Start: -0.960000 * Latitude End: 43.400000 * Longitude End: -63.030000 * Date/Time Start: 1790-03-22T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1790-05-15T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Thisbe, Voyage: Spithead - Halifax, 1st Observer: Rupert George (Captain), 2nd Observer: Christopher Watson (2nd Officer/Lieutenant), Company: Royal Navy
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:
845 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)
1790-03-22T13:0048.72-8.251339.3SCILLYN42E30S78W121.00-25NEBN, SE, SSEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000254515
1790-03-23T13:0047.17-9.922026.7CAPE FINISTRES5:57E87S64W-23VARIABLE, SSW, SWMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000254516
1790-03-24T13:0045.57-9.17281CAPE FINISTRES54S10W97.00-23NW, WNW, NWBWFIRST AND LATTER PARTS MODERATE, LATTER SQUALLYCLEAR0000000254517
1790-03-25T13:0044.25-10.071122.6CAPE FINISTRES22:14E36S26W88.00-23NW, SW, VARIABLE, SELIGHT BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHER0000000254518
1790-03-26T13:0042.65-11.201129.3MADEIRAS24:18W220S28W109.00-23SSE, SEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000254519
1790-03-27T13:0040.83-12.251149.3MADEIRAS22:42W173S24:42W119.00-21SEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000254520
1790-03-28T13:0040.03-13.7021512.3MADEIRAS16:59W150S54W83.00-21SE, VARIABLE, SWBWSTRONG BREEZESRAINYHEAVY SEA FROM SE0100000254521
1790-03-29T13:0039.77-13.271939.3MADEIRAS22:13W144S56E28.00-21SSW, SW, SWBSFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYRAIN0100000254522
1790-03-30T13:0039.95-14.2820419.0MADEIRAS13:40W147N77W49.00-21SW, SSW, W, WBN, SWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY0000000254523
1790-03-31T13:0039.30-14.882949.3MADEIRAS8:53W125S36W35.00-21SWBS, SW, NWBW, NWFRESH BREEZESLIGHTNINGCLEAR0000100254524
1790-04-01T13:0035.77-14.882959.3PORTO SANCTOS20:22W57S212.00-20NW, NWBW, NWFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000254525
1790-04-12T13:0031.15-18.053216.7BERMUDASW2:07N776S30W97.00-17NWBN, NW, NNWMODERATE BREEZESFAIR0000000254526
1790-04-13T13:0030.45-19.031416.7BERMUDASW3:14N756S50W66.00-17WNW, ENE, SEBE, SSEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000254527
1790-04-14T13:0030.08-20.301631.0BERMUDASW3:53N738W19S69.00-17SBE, SLIGHT AIRSFAIR0000000254528
1790-04-15T13:0029.40-22.47841.0BERMUDASN84:49W704S70W120.00-17E, EBSLIGHT AIRSPLEASANT WEATHER0000000254529
1790-04-16T14:0028.57-24.731196.7BERMUDASN83:8W672S67W130.00-16EBS, ESE, SEMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000254530
1790-04-17T14:0028.25-28.133629.3BERMUDASN82:8W631S82W128.00-14ESE, VARIABLEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000254531
1790-04-18T14:0028.02-29.803626.7BERMUDASN83:3W776S84W143.00-14EBS, SEBE, VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000254532
1790-04-19T14:0028.23-32.13211BERMUDASW6N125.00-14VARIABLE, WSW, SWVARIABLEVARIABLE WEATHER0000000254533
1790-04-20T14:0028.70-33.632810.0BERMUDASN81:46W519N19W85.00-12SWBW, SW, WNWFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, MIDDLE SQUALLY, LATTER CALMMIDDLE RAINFIRST PART CLEAR, LATTER CLOUDY0100000254534
1790-04-21T14:0028.30-33.630.0BERMUDAS-12CALMCLOUDY0000000254535
1790-04-22T14:0028.13-33.88258BERMUDASN80:40W528S23W33.00-12SW, WSW, WFIRST PART CALM, MIDDLE AND LATTER VARIABLE WITH SQUALLSFIRST PART HAZY0000000254536
1790-04-23T14:0026.52-35.38260BERMUDASN76:26W493S40W127.00-10WBN, WNW, WFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, LATTER SQUALLYFIRST PART LIGHTNINGFIRST PART CLEAR0000100254537
1790-04-24T14:0026.13-36.62912.6BERMUDASN74:57W484W19S70.00-10NNW, NE, EBSLIGHT BREEZESLIGHTNINGCLEAR0000100254538
1790-04-25T15:0026.00-39.12150BERMUDASN73:17W445W136.00-8EBS, E, SSEFIRST AND LATTER PARTS SQUALLY, MIDDLE MODERATEFIRST AND LATTER PARTS LIGHTNINGMIDDLE CLOUDY0000100254539
1790-04-26T15:0025.95-42.121059.3CAPE SAMBRON42:17W505W2S174.00-8ESEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000254540
1790-04-27T15:0026.32-44.42107CAPE SAMBRON40:07W476W11N117.00-6SE, E, ESEFIRST PART MODERATE BREEZES, LATTER SQUALLYFIRST PART CLEAR0000000254541
1790-04-28T15:0027.13-45.551742.6CAPE SAMBRON39:34W451N53W7.00-6SE, SW, SLIGHT BREEZESCLEAR0000000254542
1790-04-29T15:0027.75-46.52811.0CAPE SAMBRON38:55W431N54W63.00-9NE, ELIGHT AIRS0000000254543
1790-04-30T15:0028.57-47.95836.7CAPE SAMBRON37:46W403N60W99.00-7NE, NEBN, EMODERATE BREEZESLIGHTNINGCLEAR0000100254544
1790-05-01T15:0030.48-50.421289.3CAPE SAMBRON36:12W347N48W172.00-7EBN, SEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000254545
1790-05-02T16:0032.10-53.072549.3CAPE SAMBRON33:08W295N54W167.00-5SE, SBE, WBSFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000254546
1790-05-03T16:0032.65-54.6529.3CAPE SAMBRON29:57W273W21N86.00-9VARIABLE, NBW, NBEFRESH BREEZESSWELLF ROM NWCLOUDY0000000254547
1790-05-04T16:0033.62-55.93369.3CAPE SAMBRON28:01W246N48W86.00-9N, NNE, ENE, NEFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000254548
1790-05-05T16:0034.28-56.403621.0CAPE SAMBRON57:22W230N33W46.00-9EBN, VARIABLELIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000254549
1790-05-06T16:0034.53-56.67361.0CAPE SAMBRON27:30W224N40W20.00-9SW, NNW, NELIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000254550
1790-05-07T16:0035.17-57.072611.0CAPE SAMBRON27:28W201N28W42.00-9SW, WFIRST PART CALM, LATTER LIGHT AIRSLATTER CLEAR0000000254551
1790-05-08T16:0037.23-58.3316CAPE SAMBRON27:49W164N26W139.00-7WSW, W, NNEFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, LATTER SQUALLYFIRST PART CLOUDY0000000254552
1790-05-09T16:0038.47-60.753609.3CAPE SAMBRON18:17W127N57W136.00-11SE, ENE, NBEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000254553
1790-05-10T16:0039.20-61.132821.0CAPE SAMBRON17:45W112N23W47.00-11VARIABLE, WNWLIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000254554
1790-05-11T16:0040.55-62.433626.7CAPE SAMBRON10:47W82N37W100.00-11W, NW, VARIABLEFIRST PART FRESH GALES, LATTER MODERATECLOUDY0000000254555
1790-05-12T16:0041.90-64.43479.3CAPE SAMBRON16:09W54N48W131.00-9NE, NEBEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000254556
1790-05-13T16:0042.67-63.843469.3CAPE SAMBRON37N16E48.00-14NEBN, NNE, NBW, NFRESH BREEZESHAZY0000000254557
1790-05-14T16:0043.50-63.252909.3CAPE SAMBRONE20N19E53.00-14NWBN, NW, N, NNW, NWBWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000254558
1790-05-15T16:0044.08-63.00766.7CAPE SAMBRONW9N17E17.00-14NW, NNW, EMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000254559