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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 VENUS cruise from Curacao to St. Maarten started at 1842-02-01 [dataset]. Nationaal Archief of the Netherlands, Den Haag, Netherland, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752672, 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: 16.087143 * Median Longitude: -66.931429 * South-bound Latitude: 12.380000 * West-bound Longitude: -69.620000 * North-bound Latitude: 18.080000 * East-bound Longitude: -63.310000
Date/Time Start: 1842-02-01T17:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1842-02-16T00:00:00
Event(s):
Venus_18420201_MAR_D23905_4693 * Latitude Start: 12.370000 * Longitude Start: -68.570000 * Latitude End: 17.820000 * Longitude End: -63.010000 * Date/Time Start: 1842-02-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1842-02-16T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Venus (Brik), Voyage: Curacao - St Maarten, Company: MAR
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
Pressure, atmosphericPPPPhPaNo temperature correction was applied. The following factors have been used for the conversion to hPa: 2.54 cm in an inch; 13.596 specific gravity of mercury; 980.65 cm/s gravity at 45° latitude
Temperature, airTTT°C
Image number/nameImage no/nameIdentification Number of the original image
LandmarkLandmarkName of first landmark
10 BearingBearingBearing of the first landmark
11 Distance to landmarkDistancearbitrary unitsDistance to the first landmark
12 LandmarkLandmarkName of second landmark
13 BearingBearingBearing of the second landmark
14 Distance to landmarkDistancearbitrary unitsDistance to the second landmark
15 LandmarkLandmarkName of third landmark
16 BearingBearingBearing of the third landmark
17 Distance to landmarkDistancearbitrary unitsDistance to the third landmark
18 --1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances)
19 WatchWatchName of the period of 4 hours which is known as a watch or duty on board ships
20 GlassesGlassesNumber of glasses within a watch; one watch equals 8 glasses
21 CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
22 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
23 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.
24 Sensor readingReadingarbitrary unitsReading of the (outside) air thermometer
25 Sensor readingReadingarbitrary unitsReading of the air pressure
26 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.
27 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
28 Present weatherwwWeather description
29 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
30 Cloud typeCloud type
31 ClearnessClearness
32 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
33 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
34 FogFog1 If fog was reported
35 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
36 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
37 HailHail1 If hail was reported
38 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
39 CommentComment
40 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

dd [deg]
(Wind direction (from which th...)

ff [m/s]
(calculated from the descripti...)

PPPP [hPa]
(No temperature correction was...)

TTT [°C]

Image no/name
(Identification Number of the ...)

Landmark
(Name of first landmark)
10 
Bearing
(Bearing of the first landmark)
11 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance to the first landmark)
12 
Landmark
(Name of second landmark)
13 
Bearing
(Bearing of the second landmark)
14 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance to the second landmark)
15 
Landmark
(Name of third landmark)
16 
Bearing
(Bearing of the third landmark)
17 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance to the third landmark)
18 
-
(1 If position is considered t...)
19 
Watch
(Name of the period of 4 hours...)
20 
Glasses
(Number of glasses within a wa...)
21 
Course
(Course of the ship during the...)
22 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
23 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
24 
Reading [arbitrary units]
(Reading of the (outside) air ...)
25 
Reading [arbitrary units]
(Reading of the air pressure)
26 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
27 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
28 
ww
(Weather description)
29 
Precip descr
30 
Cloud type
31 
Clearness
32 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
33 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
34 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
35 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
36 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
37 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
38 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
39 
Comment
40 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1842-02-01T17:0012.38-69.28959.3MAR_D23905_4693_0009ST CHRISTOFFELZTO 1/2 O31VM85OGEREEFDE MARSZEILSKOELTE EN MARSZEILSKOELTEHELDER0000000266423
1842-02-02T17:0014.70-69.62839.3MAR_D23905_4693_0010MONA (GIS)NNO 1/2 O59VM8N 1/8 O25.504O-OTNGEREEFDE MARSZEILSKOELTEREGENBUIÏGE LUCHT1100000266424
1842-02-03T17:0016.82-69.62499.31018.726.7MAR_D23905_4693_0011MONA, OOSTHOEK (GIS)NOTN27MONA IN HET MIDDEN (GIS)NO 1/2 O31VM8N 1/4 O27.50480.00764.00O-NOGEREEFDE BUIÏGE MARSZEILSKOELTEREGENBUIÏGE LUCHT1100000266425
1842-02-04T17:0017.77-69.31934.6MAR_D23905_4693_0012SAONE, WESTHOEK (GIS)NO 3/4 O12VM8NTO 3/4 O14.003OBRAMZEILSKOELTEGOED WEERWOLKDRIJVENDE LUCHT0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation266426
1842-02-05T17:0018.08-69.05934.6MAR_D23905_4693_0013SAONA, WESTPUNT (GIS)NOTO5WESTPUNT ST CATALINA (GIS)NTO 1/3 O4VM8N 1/2 O9.003OBRAMZEILSKOELTEGOED WEERHELDERE LUCHT0000000266427
1842-02-06T17:0017.05-68.551174.6MAR_D23905_4693_0014MONA, WESTPUNT (GIS)NNO 3/4 O18VM8ZZO 1/4 O15.504ONO-OZOBRAMZEILSKOELTEBUIENREGENWOLKDRIJVENDE LUCHT1100000266428
1842-02-07T17:0017.84-67.771164.6MAR_D23905_4693_0015PUNT LORD MARILLOS OP PATRICK (GIS)OTN10OOSTPUNT EILAND MONA (GIS)NNW5VM8NOTO14.253O-OZOBRAMZEILSKOELTEGOED WEERHELDERE LUCHT0000000266429
1842-02-09T16:0017.27-66.78934.6MAR_D23905_4693_0017CASA DE MUNTOS (GIS)NTO10VM8N 39 O13.003ONO-OBRAMZEILSKOELTEGOED WEERBUIÏGE LUCHT1000000266430
1842-02-10T16:0016.51-66.13934.6MAR_D23905_4693_0018PUNT CARRELOS (GIS)N 1/2 O22SANDY PUNT OP ST CRUZ (GIS)NO IETS N24VM8ZO14.503OBRAMZEILSKOELTEGOED WEERHELDERE LUCHT0000000266431
1842-02-11T16:0016.58-65.66826.7MAR_D23905_4693_0019SANDY PUNT OP ST CRUZ (GIS)NOTN19ST EUSTATIUS (GIS)ONO 1/2 O44VM8O 3 N11.873OTNMARSZEILSKOELTEGOED WEERHELDERE LUCHT0000000266432
1842-02-12T16:0015.18-64.651044.6MAR_D23905_4693_0020ST EUSTATIUS (GIS)NOTN42EILAND NEVIS (GIS)NO 1/2 O17ST CRUZ (GIS)N38VM8ZO 3/4 Z25.253OTN-OTZBRAMZEILSKOELTEHELDERE LUCHT0000000266433
1842-02-13T16:0014.46-63.78934.6MAR_D23905_4693_0021AVES (GIS)22VM8N 45 O21.623ONO-OBRAMZEILSKOELTEGOED WEERHELDERE LUCHT0000000266434
1842-02-14T16:0014.96-63.53824.61020.027.2MAR_D23905_4693_0022AVES (GIS)N 2/3 W14VM8NTO 5/8 O12.00381.00765.00O-OTNBRAMZEILSKOELTEHELDERE LUCHT0000000266435
1842-02-15T16:0015.62-63.311164.6MAR_D23905_4693_0023ST EUSTATIUS (GIS)N 1/2 O29DE AVES (GIS)NWTW 1/3 W8ZUIDHOEK MONTSERRAT (GIS)NO 1/2 N22VM8N 41 O14.003OTN-OZOBUIÏGE BRAMZEILSKOELTEWOLKDRIJVENDE LUCHT0000000266436
1842-02-16T00:00MAR_D23905_4693_002410000000266437