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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 Parimaribo to St. Eustacius started at 1830-07-19 [dataset]. Nationaal Archief of the Netherlands, Den Haag, Netherland, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752623, 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: 12.726667 * Median Longitude: -59.536667 * South-bound Latitude: 7.060000 * West-bound Longitude: -62.970000 * North-bound Latitude: 17.500000 * East-bound Longitude: -55.910000
Date/Time Start: 1830-07-19T16:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1830-07-24T16:00:00
Event(s):
Valk_18300719_MAR_D23905_4661 * Latitude Start: 5.950000 * Longitude Start: -55.190000 * Latitude End: 17.500000 * Longitude End: -62.970000 * Date/Time Start: 1830-07-19T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1830-07-24T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Valk (Brik), Voyage: Parimaribo - St Eustacius, 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
LandmarkLandmarkName of first landmark
BearingBearingBearing of the first landmark
LandmarkLandmarkName of second landmark
BearingBearingBearing of the second landmark
10 --1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances)
11 WatchWatchName of the period of 4 hours which is known as a watch or duty on board ships
12 GlassesGlassesNumber of glasses within a watch; one watch equals 8 glasses
13 CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
14 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
15 CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
16 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.
17 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.
18 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
19 Cloud typeCloud type
20 ClearnessClearness
21 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
22 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
23 FogFog1 If fog was reported
24 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
25 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
26 HailHail1 If hail was reported
27 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
28 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
106 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)

Landmark
(Name of second landmark)

Bearing
(Bearing of the second landmark)
10 
-
(1 If position is considered t...)
11 
Watch
(Name of the period of 4 hours...)
12 
Glasses
(Number of glasses within a wa...)
13 
Course
(Course of the ship during the...)
14 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
15 
Comment
(Other remarks, that were not ...)
16 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
17 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
18 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
19 
Cloud type
20 
Clearness
21 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
22 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
23 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
24 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
25 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
26 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
27 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
28 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1830-07-19T16:007.06-55.91822.6VM8NTW 1/2 W16.75ZEILENDE VAN SURINAME NAAR ST. EUSTATIUS. BESTEK SINDS 5U30 GEMETEN VAN BRAMSPUNT.3OTNFLAUWE BRAMZEILSKOELTE EN AANNEMENDE BRAMZEILSKOELTEBEWOLKTE LUCHT0000000264007
1830-07-20T16:009.45-57.50474.6VM8NNW31.002NOTO-NOBRAMZEILSKOELTEWOLKDRIJVENDE LUCHTHELDERE LUCHT0000000264008
1830-07-21T16:0011.94-58.81594.6VM8NNW34.503NOTOBRAMZEILSKOELTEHELDERE LUCHT0000000264009
1830-07-22T16:0014.33-60.03704.6VM8NTW 3/4 W35.002OTN-ONOONGESTADIGE BRAMZEILSKOELTEBEWOLKTE LUCHT0000000264010
1830-07-23T16:0016.08-62.00704.6NOORDHOEK GUADELOUPEN 33 OOOSTHOEK SAINTESZ 50 OVM8NW 1/4 W27.252ONOBRAMZEILSKOELTE EN FLAUWE BRAMZEILSKOELTEBEWOLKTE EN BETROKKEN LUCHT0000000264011
1830-07-24T16:0017.50-62.97110000000264012