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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 Middelburg to Gabon started at 1768-05-05 [dataset]. Rijksarchief Zeeland, Middelburg, Netherland, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752744, 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: 3.889000 * Median Longitude: 4.794000 * South-bound Latitude: 1.680000 * West-bound Longitude: 1.980000 * North-bound Latitude: 5.820000 * East-bound Longitude: 7.720000
Date/Time Start: 1768-05-05T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1768-05-15T00:00:00
Event(s):
Vliegende_Faam_17680505_MCC_20_1184 * Latitude Start: 51.460000 * Longitude Start: 3.330000 * Latitude End: 6.920000 * Longitude End: -12.000000 * Date/Time Start: 1768-05-05T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1768-05-15T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Vliegende Faam (Snauw), Voyage: Middelburg - Gabon, Company: MCC
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 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
18 Present weatherwwWeather description
19 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
20 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
21 FogFog1 If fog was reported
22 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
23 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
24 HailHail1 If hail was reported
25 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
26 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
201 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 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
18 
ww
(Weather description)
19 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
20 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
21 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
22 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
23 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
24 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
25 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
26 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1768-05-05T12:005.821.981630.0MCC_20_1184_0025VM8ZZO 1/2 O6.25VERTROKKEN UIT ST. GEORGE DELMINA. POSITIES BEGINNEN IN DE OVERSTEEK NAAR DE BOGT.-17ZVAN GEMENE BRAMZEILSKOELTE TOT STILTE0000000269548
1768-05-06T12:005.182.570.0MCC_20_1184_0025VM8OZO9.50-18DOODSTIL0000000269549
1768-05-07T12:005.303.132074.6MCC_20_1184_0026VM8ZO12.00-18WTN TOT ZWVAN LABBER TOT GEMENE BRAMZEILSKOELTEGOED WEER0000000269550
1768-05-08T12:005.053.922074.6MCC_20_1184_0026VM8ZOTO14.00-18ZWGEMENE BRAMZEILSKOELTEGOED WEER0000000269551
1768-05-09T12:004.704.622524.6MCC_20_1184_0026VM8ZO15.00-18WGEMENE BRAMZEILSKOELTE0000000269552
1768-05-10T12:003.475.353620.0MCC_20_1184_0026VM8ZOTZ20.00-18VARIABELSTIL0000000269553
1768-05-11T12:003.075.823620.0MCC_20_1184_0026VM8ZOTZ12.50-18VARIABELSTIL0000000269554
1768-05-12T12:002.655.952074.0MCC_20_1184_0026VM8ZZO 1/2 Z7.00-18ZWKLEINE BRAMZEILSKOELTE0000000269555
1768-05-13T12:001.976.882074.6MCC_20_1184_0026VM8ZO20.00-18ZWGEMENE BRAMZEILSKOELTE0000000269556
1768-05-14T11:001.687.721622.6MCC_20_1184_0027VM8ZOTO 1/2 O14.00-18VARIABEL, ZLABBER EN STIL0000000269557
1768-05-15T00:002934.6MCC_20_1184_0027Z-HOEK EILAND FRANSISCUS? (PEIL, GIS)ZTW6VM8NOTO10.00ZW TOT WNWGEMENE BRAMZEILSKOELTE0000000269558