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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 Vliegende Faam cruise from Rio Gabon to St. Thomee started at 1766-01-07 [dataset]. Rijksarchief Zeeland, Middelburg, Netherland, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752741, 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: -0.176000 * Median Longitude: 7.607000 * South-bound Latitude: -0.630000 * West-bound Longitude: 6.130000 * North-bound Latitude: 0.400000 * East-bound Longitude: 8.670000
Date/Time Start: 1766-01-07T11:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1766-01-17T00:00:00
Event(s):
Vliegende_Faam_17660107_MCC_20_1179 * Latitude Start: -0.630000 * Longitude Start: 8.570000 * Latitude End: -0.500000 * Longitude End: 6.210000 * Date/Time Start: 1766-01-07T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1766-01-17T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Vliegende Faam (Snauw), Voyage: Rio Gabon - St.Thomee, 1st Observer: J. Bougue (Schipper), Company: MCC, Other ship information: BEMAND MET 30 KOPPEN EN 10 STUKKEN.
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
Image number/nameImage no/nameIdentification Number of the original image
LandmarkLandmarkName of first landmark
BearingBearingBearing of the first landmark
Distance to landmarkDistancearbitrary unitsDistance to the first landmark
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 Current direction descriptionCur dir descrDirection of the current. This direction points to where the current is flowing towards to.
18 Current speed descriptionV descr
19 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
20 Present weatherwwWeather description
21 Cloud typeCloud type
22 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
23 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
24 FogFog1 If fog was reported
25 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
26 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
27 HailHail1 If hail was reported
28 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
29 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
198 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...)

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

Landmark
(Name of first landmark)

Bearing
(Bearing of the first landmark)

Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance to the first landmark)
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 
Cur dir descr
(Direction of the current. Thi...)
18 
V descr
19 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
20 
ww
(Weather description)
21 
Cloud type
22 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
23 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
24 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
25 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
26 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
27 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
28 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
29 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1766-01-07T11:00-0.638.570.0MCC_20_1179_0045VM8VERTROKKEN UIT NAZERETH.-18STILGOED WEER0000000269386
1766-01-08T11:000.008.332521.0MCC_20_1179_0045VM8NW5.00-18WVARIABEL EN STIL0000000269387
1766-01-09T11:00-0.277.951402.6MCC_20_1179_0045VM8ZWTW7.00-18Z, ZZOLABBER EN STIL0000000269388
1766-01-10T12:00-0.427.301852.6MCC_20_1179_0045VM8WZW10.50-18Z, ZZWZSTERKLABBER EN STILGOED WEER0000000269389
1766-01-11T12:00-0.486.372072.6MCC_20_1179_0046VM8W14.00-18ZWLABBER EN GEMENE BRAMZEILSKOELTEGOED WEER0000000269390
1766-01-12T12:00-0.386.132072.6MCC_20_1179_0046VM8NW5.00MET DE 3 GLAZEN DER VOORMIDDAG STUURDEN OTZ HEEN OMDAT WIJ PRESUMEERDEN ST. THOMEE AL VOORBIJ TE ZIJN, OMDAT WIJ VOLGENS ONS BESTEK DAAR AL 20 MIJL BEWESTEN WAREN.-18ZWVAN LABBER TOT GEMENE EN FRISSE KOELTE0000000269391
1766-01-13T12:00-0.057.15185MCC_20_1179_0046VM8OTN 1/3 N15.75-18ZW, ZZWGOED WEER0000000269392
1766-01-14T11:00-0.188.672074.6MCC_20_1179_0046VM8WTN5.00BEHOUDEN KOERS SEDERT DE HONDEWACHT.-18ZWGEMENE EN FRISSE BRAMZEILSKOELTEBUIIGE LUCHT1000000269393
1766-01-15T11:000.408.12185MCC_20_1179_0046VM8WNW9.00-18ZW, ZZWTRAVATIGE LUCHT0000000269394
1766-01-16T12:000.257.480.0MCC_20_1179_0046N-HOEK VAN ST THOMEEWTN7VM8WTZ 3/4 Z10.00-18STIL0000000269395
1766-01-17T00:002031.0MCC_20_1179_0047ZZWFRISSE KOELTEGOED WEER0000000269396