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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 TRITON cruise from Connecticutt to Cádiz started at 1755-01-25 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752521, 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: 37.837447 * Median Longitude: -32.775745 * South-bound Latitude: 33.580000 * West-bound Longitude: -71.380000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.750000 * East-bound Longitude: -6.300000
Date/Time Start: 1755-01-25T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1755-04-17T00:00:00
Event(s):
Triton_17550125_NMM_ADM/L/T242 * Latitude Start: 40.950000 * Longitude Start: -71.710000 * Latitude End: 36.070000 * Longitude End: -6.730000 * Date/Time Start: 1755-01-25T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1755-04-17T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Triton (6th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Connecticutt - Cadiz, 1st Observer: Matthew Whitwell (Captain), 2nd Observer: Thomas Pemble (1st Officer/Master), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 24G. 498BM
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 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:
995 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)

-
(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 
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)
1755-01-25T00:0028119.0MONTOCK POINTSSE31N, SSW, W, WBNFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESFAIR0000000258486
1755-01-26T17:0040.18-70.7715119.0MONTOCK POINTN41:00W41S41:00E75.00-7NW, NBW, NE, EBN, SSEFIRST AND LATTER FRESH GALES, MID MODERATECLOUDY0000000258487
1755-01-27T17:0039.50-71.3824119.0MONTOCK POINTN11:00W33S35:00E50.00-7SBE, SBW, S, SW, WSWFIRST AND LATTER FRESH GALES, MID MODERATECLOUDY0000000258488
1755-01-28T17:0038.93-70.871842.6MONTOCK POINTN19:00W46S36:00E42.00-7WBS, W, CALM, SBWFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDADN LATTER LITTLE WINDFAIR0000000258489
1755-01-29T17:0037.77-68.2724119.0MONTOCK POINTN38:00W86S60:00E142.00-7SBW, SW, WSWFIRST PART MODERATE, MID AND LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST PART FAIR, MID AND LATTER CLOUDY0000000258490
1755-01-30T16:0036.93-65.433116.7MONTOCK POINTN50:00W130S70:00E145.00-4WSW, W, NWFIRST PART FRESH GALES, IDDLE SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATETHUNDER AND LIGHTNINGRAINFIRST PART CLOUDY, LATTER HAZY0100100258491
1755-01-31T16:0036.50-62.4820919.0MONTOCK POINTN58:00W173S71:00E158.00-5WSW, SW, SWBSFIRST PART MODERATE, MID AND LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST PART HAZY, MID AND LATTER FRESH GALES0000000258492
1755-02-01T16:0036.17-59.0726519.0MONTOCK POINTN63:00W223S83:00E164.00-5SWBW, WFRESH GALESLATTER PART RAINCLOUDY0100000258493
1755-02-02T16:0035.30-58.556319.0MONTOCK POINTN61:00W239S26:00E58.00-5NE, E, ENEFIRST PART MODERATE, MID LITTLE WIND, LATTER FRESH GALESRAINHAZY0100000258494
1755-02-03T16:0034.90-59.02746.7MONTOCK POINTN58:00W237S42:00W33.00-5ENE, EBNFIRST AND MIDDLE HARD GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATECLOUDY0000000258495
1755-02-04T16:0035.58-58.452652.6MONTOCK POINTN62:00W233N34:00E50.00-5ESE, SEBE, SW, WFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER LITTLE WINDSSOMETIMES RAINCLOUDY0100000258496
1755-02-05T16:0035.93-56.5528722.6MONTOCK POINTN66:30W262N77:00E93.00-6W, WNW, CALM, NW, WNWFIRST AND MIDDLE ART MODERATE, LATTER STRONG GALES WITH SQUALLSSOMETIMES RAINCLOUDY0100000258497
1755-02-06T16:0036.23-52.8734322.6MONTOCK POINTN70:00W313N84:00E178.00-6NWBW, NW, NNW, NBWSTRONG GALESGREAT SEA FROM THE NWCLOUDY0000000258498
1755-02-07T15:0036.28-51.903610.0MONTOCK POINTN72:42W326N86:00E47.00-7NBW, N, CALMFIRST PART MODERATE,MID PART LITTLE WINDS, LATTER CALMCLOUDY0000000258499
1755-02-08T15:0036.43-50.883616.7MONTOCK POINTN74:00W340N80:00E52.00-7CALM, W, SW, CALMFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS LITTLE WINDS AND CALMS, LATTER MODERATECLOUDY0000000258500
1755-02-09T15:0037.07-47.5018419.0MONTOCK POINTN78:00W392N77:00E166.00-7SBE, SBW, SSW, SBWFRESH GALESHAZY0000000258501
1755-02-10T15:0036.80-44.12183MONTOCK POINTN78:37W439S84:00E166.00-8SBWFIRST AND MID FRESH GALES, LATTER SQUALLYMIDDLE DRIZZLING RAINCLOUDY0100000258502
1755-02-11T15:0036.45-40.6522819.0MONTOCK POINTN79:05W495S82:00E168.00-8SWBS, SSW, SWBWFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000258503
1755-02-12T14:0036.80-37.1819419.0MONTOCK POINTN80:50W544N84:00E168.00-9SWBS, SW, SSWFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000258504
1755-02-13T14:0037.17-33.7019419.0MONTOCK POINTN82:22W597N82:00E168.00-9SWBS, SSWFRESH GALESDRIZZLING RAINCLOUDY0100000258505
1755-02-14T14:0036.87-30.672386.7MONTOCK POINTN83:00W644S83:00E148.00-10SSW, SWBS, SW, WSWFIRST AND MIDDLE PART FRESH GALES, LATTER MODERATERAINFIRST AND MIDDLE CLOUDY, LATTER HAZY0100000258506
1755-02-15T14:0036.70-28.503286.7MONTOCK POINTN83:50W681S82:00E105.00-10WNW, NNWMODERATECLOUDY0000000258507
1755-02-16T14:0036.25-26.274419.0MONTOCK POINTN82:12W720S76:00E114.00-12N, NEBN, NNE, NE, NEBEFIRST AND MIDDLE MODERATE, MIDDLE SQUALLY, LATTER FRESH GALESRAINCLOUDY0100000258508
1755-02-17T14:0035.05-25.758919.0MONTOCK POINTN80:27W733S20:00E76.00-12NEBE, ENE, EBN, EBSFIRST PART STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, MID AND LATTER FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYLATTER THICK FOGG0010000258509
1755-02-18T14:0033.58-26.236719.0MONTOCK POINTN78:13W736S15:00E91.00-12WBS, ESE, EBNFRESH GALESMIDDLE PART DRIZZLING RAINCLOUDY0100000258510
1755-02-19T14:0034.77-26.506719.0MONTOCK POINTN79:54W726N11:00W72.00-12EBS, E, EBNFRESH GALES SOMETIMES SQUALLYCLOUDY0000000258511
1755-02-20T14:0035.65-27.10566.7MONTOCK POINTN81:06W707N29:00W60.00-12EBN, ENEFIRST AND MIDDLE FRESH GALES, LATTER MODERATEFIRST AND MIDDLE CLOUDY, LATTER HAZY0000000258512
1755-02-21T14:0036.40-24.4211ST MARIAN43:00E16S43:00W47.00-12ENE, NNE, N, NNEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER SQUALLYCLOUDY0000000258513
1755-02-22T14:0036.00-24.09359ST MARIAN40:12E25S73:00E85.00-12NNE, NBE, N, NBEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH GALES, LATTER SQUALLYLATTER DRIZZLING RAINGREAT SWELL FROM NEFIRST AND MIDDLE CLOUDY0100000258514
1755-02-23T13:0036.67-21.4232527.4ST MARIAN84:33E63N73:00E136.00-13N, NBW, NNW, NW, NNWFIRST AND MIDDLE STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER VERY HARD GALES AND SQUALLYRAINGREAT SEA FROM N0100000258515
1755-02-24T13:0036.27-18.7928019.0ST MARIAN82:19E104S78:00E130.00-13NW, NWBN, NNW, NW, WNWFIRST PART VERY HARD GALES AND SQUALLY, MID AND LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST RAIN, MID AND LATTER SOMETIMES RAINGREAT SEA FROM N0100000258516
1755-02-25T13:0036.27-16.9936219.0ST MARIAN84:00W134E87.00-15NW, NNW, NE, VARIABLEFIRST AND LATTER FRESH GALES, MIDDLE PART VERY UNCERTAIN AND SQUALLYRAIN AND HAILCLOUDY0100010258517
1755-02-26T13:0037.03-13.5627819.0ST MARIAS89:00W184N74:00E172.00-15NW, WNW, WBN, WNWFRESH GALESSOMETIMES RAINCLOUDY0100000258518
1755-02-27T13:0036.93-11.863626.7ST MARIAW219S85:00E108.00-16WNW, VARIABLEFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MID AND LATTER MODERATECLOUDY0000000258519
1755-02-28T13:0036.87-10.562546.7ST MARIAN89:00W232S84:00E40.00-16NBW, WBN, SSW, WFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS LITTLE WINDS, LATTER MODERATECLOUDY0000000258520
1755-03-01T00:002702.6CAPE ST VINCENTEBN5SW, CALM, WFIRST PART VARIABLE, MID AND LATTER LITTLE WINDSRAINGREAT SWELL FROM THE WCLOUDY0100000258521
1755-03-02T00:00232.6CAPE ST MARIAENE8CALM, EBN, NEBE, NNELITTLE WINDSFAIR0000000258522
1755-03-03T00:005619.0CADIZNE1/2N7NNW, WBN, N, NE, NEBEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESFAIR0000000258523
1755-04-04T12:0036.50-6.70153CADIZE6W19.00-16CALM, ESE, SBEFIRST PART CALM, MIDDLE MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALES. SQUALLSMIDDLE PART FAIR, LATTER HAZY0000000258524
1755-04-05T13:0036.52-8.053102.6CADIZE28W66.00-16S, SSE, SW, NWBNFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER LITTLE WINDSFIRST PART FAIR, MIDDLE AND LATTER HAZY0000000258525
1755-04-06T13:0036.48-9.83722.6CADIZE54S88:00W78.00-16NWBN, N, NNEFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE FRESH GALES, LATTER STRONG GALESGREAT SWELL FROM WHAZY0000000258526
1755-04-07T13:0036.92-11.6026522.6CADIZS84:00E86N73:00W88.00-16NNE, WBNSTRONG GALESHAZY0000000258527
1755-04-08T13:0037.82-13.5033322.6CADIZS78:35E118N60:00W105.00-16NNE, NBWSTRONG GALESHAZY0000000258528
1755-04-09T13:0038.67-15.23296.7CADIZS73:00E148N59:00W96.00-16NWBN, NEFIRST PART STRONG GALES, MIDDLE FRESH GALES, LATTER MODERATEHAZY0000000258529
1755-04-10T13:0039.38-15.7325419.0CAPE ST VINCENTS63:44E111N62:00W50.00-16NEBN, NBW, CALM, NW, WFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE CALM, LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST PART CLOUDY, LATTER HAZY0000000258530
1755-04-11T13:0041.12-14.6727719.0CAPE ST VINCENTS44:00E118N25:00E116.00-16W, NNW, NW, WNW, NW, WNWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER FRESH GALESRAINCLOUDY0100000258531
1755-04-12T13:0042.50-13.92288CAPE ST VINCENTS32:00E139N23:00E88.00-16WNW, VARIABLE, NWBWVARIABLEVARIABLERAIN0100000258532
1755-04-13T13:0044.72-12.63208CAPE FINNISTERS53:00E49N22:00E144.00-17NW, WSW, SWFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE FRESH GALES, LATTER SQUALLYDRIZZLING RAINFIRST HAZY, MIDDLE CLOUDY0100000258533
1755-04-14T13:0046.97-10.9020819.0USHANTN67:00E80N29:00E156.00-17SWFRESH GALESSOMETIMES DRIZZLING RAINHAZY0100000258534
1755-04-15T13:0048.78-9.053622.6LIZARDN64:47E55N37:00E136.00-18SW, NW, VARIABLEFIRST AND MIDDLE FRESH GALES, LATTER LITTLE WINDSDRIZZLING RAINTHICK WEATHER0100000258535
1755-04-16T12:0049.75-6.3017319.0LIZARDN68:00E14N65:00E125.00-18S, CALM, SSW, SBWFIRST PART LITTLE WINDS, MID AND LATTER FRESH GALESGREAT SWELL FROM WFOGGY AND VERY THICK WEATHER0010000258536
1755-04-17T00:002256.7LIZARDN5SBW, SSW, SWMODERATETHICK FOGGY WEATHER, THEN VERY THICK WEATHER0010000258537