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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 VALK cruise from Vera Cruz to Havana started at 1827-04-03 [dataset]. Nationaal Archief of the Netherlands, Den Haag, Netherland, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752608, 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: 23.759286 * Median Longitude: -88.530000 * South-bound Latitude: 19.720000 * West-bound Longitude: -95.760000 * North-bound Latitude: 26.650000 * East-bound Longitude: -82.490000
Date/Time Start: 1827-04-03T18:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1827-04-16T17:00:00
Event(s):
Valk_18270403_MAR_D23905_4661 * Latitude Start: 19.260000 * Longitude Start: -96.150000 * Latitude End: 23.596000 * Longitude End: -82.434000 * Date/Time Start: 1827-04-03T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1827-04-16T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Valk (Brik), Voyage: Vera Cruz - Havana, 1st Observer: W.J. Van Ees (Kltz), Company: MAR, Other ship information: JOURNAAL VAN DE VALK, OP ZIJN REIZEN TUSSEN NEDERLAND, SURINAME, CURAÇAO EN AFRIKA TUSSEN 1824 EN 1832. VAART VOORNAMELIJK IN WEST-INDIE. BEMANNING VAN 106 KOPPEN, BEWAPEND MET 16 30-PONDS STUKKEN EN 2 8-PONDERS. JOURNAAL BEGINT OP 24 SEPTEMBER 1824. BEGIN MET INVOEREN OP 22 JANUARI 1827, OMDAT PAS DAN GOEDE WEERGEGEVENS WORDEN GEGEVEN.
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
--1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances)
WatchWatchName of the period of 4 hours which is known as a watch or duty on board ships
GlassesGlassesNumber of glasses within a watch; one watch equals 8 glasses
CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
10 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
11 CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
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 Cloud typeCloud type
16 ClearnessClearness
17 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
18 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
19 FogFog1 If fog was reported
20 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
21 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
22 HailHail1 If hail was reported
23 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
24 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
255 data points

Data

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ID
1827-04-03T18:0019.72-95.761444.6VM8NO 2/3 N7.50ZEILENDE VAN VERA CRUX NAAR HAVANA.9O-ZOLABBERE BRAMZEILSKOELTE0000000263739
1827-04-04T18:0021.09-94.961224.6VM8NO 1/2 N18.509OZOLABBERE BRAMZEILSKOELTEHELDERE LUCHT0000000263740
1827-04-05T18:0021.95-93.70991.0VM8NO 3/4 O24.009OTZ-OFLAUWE KOELTEBETREKKENDE EN WOLKDRIJVENDE LUCHT0000000263741
1827-04-06T18:0022.91-92.841331.0VM8O 1/2 N12.509O-ZOTOFLAUWE KOELTEHELDERE LUCHT0000000263742
1827-04-07T18:0023.95-91.921324.6VM8NO 1/3 O17.258ZOTOLABBERE BRAMZEILSKOELTEOPKLARENDE LUCHT0000000263743
1827-04-08T18:0024.66-90.771434.6VM8ONO 1/3 O21.008ZOBRAMZEILSKOELTEBEWOLKTE LUCHTHELDERE LUCHT0000000263744
1827-04-09T18:0025.42-88.861434.6VM8ONO 7/8 O26.508ZOTZ-ZOBRAMZEILSKOELTE EN MARSZEILSKOELTEBEWOLKTE LUCHT0000000263745
1827-04-10T18:0026.35-86.701194.6VM8O 1/8 Z30.506OZOBRAMZEILSKOELTEHELDERE LUCHT0000000263746
1827-04-11T18:0026.65-85.021526.7VM8O 1/2 N17.006ZO-ZOTZSTIJVE BRAMZEILSKOELTEHELDERE LUCHT0000000263747
1827-04-12T18:0025.94-85.05961.0VM8Z 1/4 O15.006OFLAUWE KOELTEHELDERE LUCHT0000000263748
1827-04-13T18:0024.26-84.83962.6VM8ZTO 1/8 O14.756OLABBER EN FLAUWBEWOLKTE LUCHT0000000263749
1827-04-14T18:0023.13-83.45856.7VM8ZOTZ24.006OTNMARSZEILSKOELTEHELDERE LUCHT0000000263750
1827-04-15T18:0023.33-83.07964.6VM8ONO 1/2 O11.256OZO-OBRAMZEILSKOELTEHELDERE LUCHT0000000263751
1827-04-16T17:0023.27-82.49502.61VM8OZO 1/4 O8.50VAN 16 TOT 19 APRIL LAG DE VALK IN DE HAVEN VAN HAVANA.5NOLABBERKOELTEHELDERE LUCHT0000000263752