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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 VALENTINE cruise from St. Helena to Duins started at 1793-06-21 [dataset]. Maritiem Museum Rotterdam, Netherland, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752601, 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: 22.066885 * Median Longitude: -23.399672 * South-bound Latitude: -15.080000 * West-bound Longitude: -37.380000 * North-bound Latitude: 50.550000 * East-bound Longitude: 1.200000
Date/Time Start: 1793-06-21T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1793-08-21T00:00:00
Event(s):
Valentine_17930621_MMR_H98 * Latitude Start: -15.890000 * Longitude Start: -5.750000 * Latitude End: 49.370000 * Longitude End: -5.570000 * Date/Time Start: 1793-06-21T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1793-08-21T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Valentine, Voyage: St Helena - Duins, 1st Observer: David Davis (Stuurman)
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 WatchWatchName of the period of 4 hours which is known as a watch or duty on board ships
11 GlassesGlassesNumber of glasses within a watch; one watch equals 8 glasses
12 CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
13 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
14 CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
15 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.
16 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.
17 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
18 Present weatherwwWeather description
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:
924 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 
Watch
(Name of the period of 4 hours...)
11 
Glasses
(Number of glasses within a wa...)
12 
Course
(Course of the ship during the...)
13 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
14 
Comment
(Other remarks, that were not ...)
15 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
16 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
17 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
18 
ww
(Weather description)
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)
1793-06-21T12:00-15.08-6.90VM8N 51 W80.00VERLIETEN ST. HELENA. DIT IS EEN EXTRACT UIT HET JOURNAAL VAN HET SCHIP VALENTINE, DAT DEEL UITMAAKTE VAN EEN KONVOOI VAN 14 SCHEPEN.-160000000263600
1793-06-22T13:00-14.00-8.33VM8N 52 W105.00-140000000263601
1793-06-23T13:00-12.60-9.73VM8N 44 W117.00-140000000263602
1793-06-24T13:00-11.07-11.83VM8N 51 W149.00BEKOMEN LENGTE IS TIJDMETERSLENGTE.-150000000263603
1793-06-25T13:00-9.52-13.47VM8N 48 W140.00-120000000263604
1793-06-26T13:00-8.17-15.12ASCENSIONN9VM8N 50 W128.00-120000000263605
1793-06-27T13:00-6.90-16.45VM8N 46 W110.00-130000000263606
1793-06-28T13:00-5.32-18.18VM8NW 1/4 N128.00-100000000263607
1793-06-29T13:00-3.97-19.77VM8N 44 W113.00-100000000263608
1793-06-30T13:00-2.45-20.52VM8N 40 W119.00-110000000263609
1793-07-01T14:00-0.80-22.62VM8N 30 W114.00-80000000263610
1793-07-02T14:001.33-22.62VM8N128.00-80000000263611
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1793-07-09T13:0010.00-21.53362VM8N55.00-13VARIABEL0000000263618
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1793-07-13T14:0011.13-23.72231.0VM8N 52 W51.00-11N-NOTNVARIABEL0000000263622
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1793-07-15T14:0012.33-25.0734VM8N 55 W81.00-11NOTO-NO0000000263624
1793-07-16T14:0013.75-25.7533VM8N 39 W110.00-12NO0000000263625
1793-07-17T14:0015.12-26.85441.0VM8N 38 W104.00-12NOTOVARIABEL0000000263626
1793-07-18T14:0016.12-28.35361.0VM8N 49 W91.00-9NOVARIABEL0000000263627
1793-07-19T14:0017.90-30.4845VM8N 39 W139.00-11NOTO0000000263628
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1793-07-23T14:0025.32-34.63362VM8N 24 W83.00-11ONO TOT VARIABEL0000000263632
1793-07-24T14:0026.87-36.0134VM8N 37 W123.00-11NO0000000263633
1793-07-25T14:0028.48-37.38362VM8N 26 W108.00-13VARIABEL EN NOTO0000000263634
1793-07-26T14:0030.38-35.8588VM8N 13 W116.00-13NOTO-OTZ EN VARIABEL0000000263635
1793-07-27T14:0032.22-35.63100VM8NTO112.00-13OZO EN VARIABEL0000000263636
1793-07-28T14:0034.53-35.58119VM8N 1/2 O140.00-16OZO-ZO EN VARIABEL0000000263637
1793-07-29T14:0035.70-35.54265VM8N 12 O72.00-16ZO-WTN0000000263638
1793-07-30T14:0035.73-35.5140N 84 O20.00-16W-NOTO0000000263639
1793-07-31T14:0036.20-35.483610.0VM8N 1/2 O28.00-16O EN STILSTIL0000000263640
1793-08-01T14:0037.77-35.36206VM8N 10 O96.00-19WZW-ZW0000000263641
1793-08-02T14:0038.02-35.1837VM8N 52 O25.00-19N-NOTO0000000263642
1793-08-03T14:0039.42-35.8271VM8N 13 W88.00-19ONO-O EN VARIABEL0000000263643
1793-08-04T14:0040.57-34.033300.0VM8NOTN83.00-19STIL, LATER WNW-NTWSTIL0000000263644
1793-08-05T14:0041.00-32.2225VM8N 79 O140.00-20NNW-NOBUIJIG1000000263645
1793-08-06T14:0041.25-31.35295VM8N 73 O51.00-20NO-NW0000000263646
1793-08-07T14:0042.67-29.24315VM8N 52 O138.00-23W-NNW0000000263647
1793-08-08T14:0043.48-28.12292VM8N 48 O73.00-23NTW-NW0000000263648
1793-08-09T14:0045.17-25.92247VM8N 46 O144.00-24NW-W0000000263649
1793-08-10T14:0045.45-25.0033VM8N 65 O53.00-24VARIABEL VAN N-NOTO0000000263650
1793-08-11T14:0046.05-23.35270VM8N 68 O84.00-24ZOTZ-WNW0000000263651
1793-08-12T13:0046.92-20.50VM8N 67 O128.00-240000000263652
1793-08-13T13:0047.78-17.68288VM8N 67 O147.00-27W-NW0000000263653
1793-08-14T13:0048.62-14.57244VM8N 66 O136.00-26W0000000263654
1793-08-15T13:0049.22-12.25290VM8N 67 O93.00-25W-NW0000000263655
1793-08-16T13:0049.20-9.15268VM8O132.00-25WZW-WNW0000000263656
1793-08-17T13:0049.73-7.6717819.0VM8N 61 O66.00-25ZW-ZZWONDERZEILSKOELTE0000000263657
1793-08-18T12:0049.90-4.60291ZAGEN LAND, NAMEN HET VOOR GOUDSTAARTNNO1VM8N 85 O125.00-24WNW-NW0000000263658
1793-08-19T12:0050.25-2.43DUNNOLE OP WIGHTNO 3/4 O71VM8N 69 O87.00-230000000263659
1793-08-20T12:0050.551.20360BEVESIERNTO91VM8N 73 O63.00-23WNW-NNO0000000263660
1793-08-21T00:001AANTEKENINGEN BIJ HET JOURNAAL: HET SCHIP HAD VAAK EEN SCHIP OP SLEEPTOUW, EN DE VLOOT WAS VEEL TE WESTELIJK GERAAKT.0000000263661