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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 1832-06-05 [dataset]. Nationaal Archief of the Netherlands, Den Haag, Netherland, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752627, 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: 13.051250 * Median Longitude: -59.346250 * South-bound Latitude: 7.570000 * West-bound Longitude: -62.970000 * North-bound Latitude: 17.500000 * East-bound Longitude: -56.240000
Date/Time Start: 1832-06-05T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1832-06-13T16:00:00
Event(s):
Valk_18320605_MAR_D23905_4661 * Latitude Start: 5.950000 * Longitude Start: -55.190000 * Latitude End: 17.500000 * Longitude End: -62.970000 * Date/Time Start: 1832-06-05T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1832-06-13T00:00:00 * 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
--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 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
16 Cloud typeCloud type
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:
148 data points

Data

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ID
1832-06-05T00:00ZEILENDE VAN BRAMSPUNT NAAR ST. EUSTATIUS.0000000264045
1832-06-06T16:007.57-56.24594.9VM8NTW 2/3 W19.753NOTOFRISSE BRAMZEILSKOELTEBEWOLKTE LUCHT0000000264046
1832-06-07T16:009.42-57.16801.0VM8NTW 1/2 W18.751O-OTNFLAUWE KOELTEBEWOLKTE LUCHTHELDERE LUCHT0000000264047
1832-06-08T16:0011.33-57.91931.0VM8NTW 1/2 W20.503OTN-OFLAUWE KOELTEBEWOLKTE, BETROKKEN LUCHT0000000264048
1832-06-09T16:0012.14-58.38930.0VM8NNW 1/8 N9.503OSTILBEWOLKTE LUCHTHELDERE LUCHT0000000264049
1832-06-10T16:0013.41-59.491034.6VM8NNW 1/4 W18.002ONO-OTZONGESTADIGE BRAMZEILSKOELTEREGENBEWOLKTE EN BUIJIGE LUCHT1100000264050
1832-06-11T16:0015.71-60.66924.6VM8NNW 1/8 N26.752ONO-OONGESTADIGE BRAMZEILSKOELTE EN FLAUWE KOELTEBEWOLKTE LUCHT0000000264051
1832-06-12T16:0017.33-61.96924.6VM8NWTN27.752OBRAMZEILSKOELTEHELDERE LUCHT0000000264052
1832-06-13T16:0017.50-62.97110000000264053