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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 VREEDENBURG cruise from Souratte to Punte Gale started at 1789-12-23 [dataset]. Nationaal Archief of the Netherlands, Den Haag, Netherland, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752761, 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: 14.933333 * Median Longitude: 71.815000 * South-bound Latitude: 6.020000 * West-bound Longitude: 69.450000 * North-bound Latitude: 19.080000 * East-bound Longitude: 80.220000
Date/Time Start: 1789-12-23T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1790-01-11T07:00:00
Event(s):
Vreedenburg_17891223_VOC_152_5141 * Latitude Start: 21.080000 * Longitude Start: 72.680000 * Latitude End: 5.780000 * Longitude End: 79.690000 * Date/Time Start: 1789-12-23T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1790-01-11T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Vreedenburg, Voyage: Souratte - Punte Gale, 1st Observer: Arent Dahmes (Ltz), Company: VOC, Other ship information: GEBOUWD 1784 IN AMSTERDAM. LENGTE 150 VOET, LAADVERMOGEN 1150 TON
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 LandmarkLandmarkName of second landmark
11 BearingBearingBearing of the second landmark
12 Distance to landmarkDistancearbitrary unitsDistance to the second landmark
13 --1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances)
14 WatchWatchName of the period of 4 hours which is known as a watch or duty on board ships
15 GlassesGlassesNumber of glasses within a watch; one watch equals 8 glasses
16 CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
17 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
18 CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
19 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.
20 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.
21 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
22 Present weatherwwWeather description
23 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
24 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
25 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
26 FogFog1 If fog was reported
27 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
28 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
29 HailHail1 If hail was reported
30 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
31 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
317 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 
Landmark
(Name of second landmark)
11 
Bearing
(Bearing of the second landmark)
12 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance to the second landmark)
13 
-
(1 If position is considered t...)
14 
Watch
(Name of the period of 4 hours...)
15 
Glasses
(Number of glasses within a wa...)
16 
Course
(Course of the ship during the...)
17 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
18 
Comment
(Other remarks, that were not ...)
19 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
20 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
21 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
22 
ww
(Weather description)
23 
State sea descr
24 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
25 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
26 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
27 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
28 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
29 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
30 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
31 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1789-12-23T00:00VOC_152_5141_0160ANKER OP.0000000271144
1789-12-24T07:0019.0869.92VOC_152_5141_0160VM8ZW1/2W-20000000271145
1789-12-25T07:0017.5869.45VOC_152_5141_0160VM8Z25.00-20000000271146
1789-12-26T07:0016.5569.532.6VOC_152_5141_0161VM8ZZO17.00-1LABBER EN STILMOOI WEER0000000271147
1789-12-27T07:0015.6770.50VOC_152_5141_0161VM8ZO1/2Z15.50-10000000271148
1789-12-28T07:0014.7071.27VOC_152_5141_0161HOEK VAN ANSIEDIEVER (?)O9VM8ZO1/2Z18.50-10000000271149
1789-12-29T00:0013.27VOC_152_5141_0161ROVERSEILANDENONO7VM8ZZO W/Z Z24.000000000271150
1789-12-30T00:0012.77VOC_152_5141_0161BERG HANGELOORNO5VM8ZO1/2Z14.000000000271151
1789-12-31T00:0012.33VOC_152_5141_0162VM8ZOTZ9.000000000271152
1790-01-01T00:0012.08VOC_152_5141_0162BERG DELLYO4NOORDLANDNOTN31VM8ZO W/Z Z9.500000000271153
1790-01-02T00:0011.77VOC_152_5141_0162BERG DELLY (ZONSONDERGANG)NNO4VM8ZOTZ7.000000000271154
1790-01-03T00:0011.37VOC_152_5141_0162BERG CALLIECOUTOTZ5VM8ZO1/2Z6.500000000271155
1790-01-04T00:0010.383602.6VOC_152_5141_0163ZUIDLANDZZOVM8ZZO14.50NGEMENE KOELTEMOOI WEER0000000271156
1790-01-05T00:009.472.6VOC_152_5141_0163VM8ZOTZ1/2Z16.00LABBER TOT GEMENE KOELTEMOOI WEER0000000271157
1790-01-06T00:008.57VOC_152_5141_0163VLAGGESTOK VAN ANDINGE (GIS)OTZ31VM8ZZO W/Z O15.000000000271158
1790-01-07T00:008.001012.6VOC_152_5141_0163BERG PRINS JANNNWOOSTELIJKE LANDO11VM8ZOTZ10.00OTZLABBER LUCHTJE0000000271159
1790-01-08T00:007.1734VOC_152_5141_0164VM8ZO14.50NNO-NOTNHOGE ZEE0000000271160
1790-01-09T00:006.67VOC_152_5141_0164ZUIDLANDZO21VM8OZO21.500000000271161
1790-01-10T00:00VOC_152_5141_0165VLAGGESTOK VAN GALEOZO1/2Z21VM80000000271162
1790-01-11T07:006.0280.22VOC_152_5141_0165110000000271163