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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 Walmer Castle cruise from Portsmouth to Bombay started at 1806-03-06 [dataset]. British Library, London, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752803, 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: -2.964245 * Median Longitude: 2.841604 * South-bound Latitude: -35.800000 * West-bound Longitude: -27.120000 * North-bound Latitude: 48.470000 * East-bound Longitude: 71.000000
Date/Time Start: 1806-03-06T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1806-06-19T07:00:00
Event(s):
Walmer_Castle_18060306_BL_L/MAR/B/181E * Latitude Start: 50.750000 * Longitude Start: -0.980000 * Latitude End: 18.500000 * Longitude End: 72.820000 * Date/Time Start: 1806-03-06T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1806-06-19T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Walmer Castle, Voyage: Portsmouth - Bombay, 1st Observer: Luke Dodds (Captain), Company: EIC
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
CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
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.
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.
10 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
11 Present weatherwwWeather description
12 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
13 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
14 ClearnessClearness
15 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
16 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
17 FogFog1 If fog was reported
18 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
19 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
20 HailHail1 If hail was reported
21 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
22 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
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ID
1806-03-06T12:0048.47-6.83996.7S47W132.00-25EBS, E, SBW, SEBEMODERATE BREEZESFINE WEATHER0000000273376
1806-03-07T13:0045.47-7.977719.0S29W183.00-24E, SEBE, EBSFRESH GALESHEAVY SWELLCLOUDY WEATHER0000000273377
1806-03-08T13:0043.18-11.27100S32W172.00-24SEBEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH GALES WITH SOME SQUALLSHIGH SEA0000000273378
1806-03-09T13:0040.98-13.02789.3S34W142.00-23EBSSTEADY FRESH BREEZESFAIR WEATHER0000000273379
1806-03-10T13:0038.50-14.25789.3S23W154.00-23ESE, EBSSTEADY BREEZESMOSTLY FINE WEATHER0000000273380
1806-03-11T13:0035.98-14.93929.3S13W153.00-21ESEFRESH BREEZES THROUGHOUTSOME RAIN IN LATTER PARTCLOUDY0100000273381
1806-03-12T13:0033.70-15.873176.7S24W124.00-21E, NE, NEBN, NNWMODERATE BREEZESFINE WEATHER0000000273382
1806-03-13T13:0032.67-16.322279.3-21NWBN, NW, WBS, WSWFIRST AND LATTER FRESH BREEZES, MIDDLE LIGHT WINDS AND VARIABLE0000000273383
1806-03-14T13:0032.94-16.71260-21WSW, SSW, SW, WBNFIRST PART A FRESH GALE WITH SQUALLS, MIDDLE AND LATTER VARIABLE AIRS AND CALMS0000000273384
1806-03-15T13:0033.22-17.102389.3-21WNW, WBSFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS LIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLE, LATTER FRESH BREEZESLATTER HAZY WEATHER0000000273385
1806-03-16T13:0033.60-17.722276.7N55W46.00-21W, WBS, WSWFIRST AND MIDDLE PART LIGHT WINDS, LATTER PLEASANT BREEZESFINE WEATHER0000000273386
1806-03-17T13:0033.22-17.632156.7S2E25.00-21SWBWMODERATE BREEZESHEAVY SWELLHAZY THROUGHOUT0000000273387
1806-03-18T13:0031.70-16.172162.6S27E60.00-20WNW, SSW, SW, WSW, VARIABLE, SWBWFIRST AND LATTER PARTS LIGHT BREEZES, MIDDLE LIGHT VARIABLEFAIR WEATHER0000000273388
1806-03-19T13:0031.70-15.952282.6S16E45.00-20SW, WSWMOSTLY LIGHT WINDSFINE WEATHER0000000273389
1806-03-20T13:0030.92-15.772392.6-20WBSLIGHT WINDSFAIR WEATHER0000000273390
1806-03-21T13:0030.60-16.223627.3S52W25.00-20ESE, VARIABLEFIRST PART CALM, MIDDLE LIGHT WINDS, LATTER PART INCREASING BREEZESFINE PLEASANT WEATHER0000000273391
1806-03-22T13:0030.02-17.421382.6S59W56.00-20SSELIGHT WINDSFINE WEATHER0000000273392
1806-03-23T13:0029.83-17.953622.6S47W37.00-19S, VARIABLELIGHT VARIABLE WINDS AND CALMSFINE WEATHER0000000273393
1806-03-24T13:0028.25-19.31266.7S57W111.00-19NWBW, NEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000273394
1806-03-25T13:0026.67-20.672712.3S40W125.00-18E, ENE, NEA STEADY TRADEFAIR WEATHER0000000273395
1806-03-26T13:0024.53-22.421612.3S40W153.00-18NE, NEBNFRESH TRADEHAZY WEATHER0000000273396
1806-03-27T14:0022.35-24.084116.3S45W150.00-15NEBN, NEBEA STRONG TRADEFINE WEATHER0000000273397
1806-03-28T14:0020.08-25.45419.3S28W159.00-15NEBEA PLEASANT TRADEFINE WEATHER0000000273398
1806-03-29T14:0017.23-26.377612.3S12W183.00-14ENE, E, EBN, EFRESH TRADEHAZY WEATHER0000000273399
1806-03-30T14:0014.68-25.78912.3S11E169.00-14E, NEBE, NE, NNESTEADY TRADEFAIR WEATHER0000000273400
1806-03-31T14:0013.02-24.502010.0S32E140.00-14ENE, NEBNFIRST AND LATTER PART A FRESH PLEASANT TRADE, MIDDLE LIGHT TRADEFINE WEATHER0000000273401
1806-04-01T14:0011.10-22.974412.3S43E146.00-12NEBEFRESH TRADEPLEASANT WEATHER0000000273402
1806-04-02T13:009.28-21.38539.3S43E142.00-15NEBE, ENEMODERATE TRADEFINE WEATHER0000000273403
1806-04-03T13:007.50-20.40416.7S30E109.00-15NE, NEBN, NEBELIGHT TRADEFINE WEATHER0000000273404
1806-04-04T13:006.22-19.3396.7S32E91.00-14NEBN, NNELIGHT TRADEFINE WEATHER0000000273405
1806-04-05T13:004.88-18.7296.7S32E103.00-14NNEA LIGHT TRADEFINE WEATHER0000000273406
1806-04-06T13:003.55-18.10652.6S25E50.00-14ENE, VARIABLE, EBS, EBNLIGHT WINDSVERY SULTRY WEATHER0000000273407
1806-04-07T13:003.25-18.53991.0S11W20.00-14ESELIGHT VARIABLE AIRS AND CALMSHOT SULTRY WEATHERSOME RAIN0100100273408
1806-04-08T13:003.23-18.57541.0S27W18.00-14VARIABLE, ENEFIRST PART CALM, MIDDLE AND LATTER LIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLE WITH SQUALLSHARD RAIN0100000273409
1806-04-09T13:003.22-18.60177S11W19.00-14VARIABLE, SBWTHROUGHOUT LIGHT AIRS, VARIABLE AND CALMSMUCH RAIN0100100273410
1806-04-10T13:003.20-18.633621.0S4E33.00-14NEBN, VARIABLELIGHT VARIABLE AIRS AND CALMS WITH SOME SQUALLSHARD RAIN0100100273411
1806-04-11T13:002.73-18.823622.6S17W31.00-14SEBS, SSE, VARIABLELIGHT BREEZES WITH LIGHT SQUALLS IN THE LATTER PARTFAIR WEATHER0000000273412
1806-04-12T13:001.87-19.731332.6S50W70.00-13ESE, SSE, SEBSLIGHT BREEZESFINE WEATHER0000000273413
1806-04-13T13:000.90-20.551112.6S32W68.00-13SEBS, SE, SEBELIGHT BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHER0000000273414
1806-04-14T13:00-0.47-20.901226.7S11W74.00-13SEBE, SEMODERATE BREEZESFAIR WEATHER0000000273415
1806-04-15T13:00-1.80-21.531222.6S11W66.00-13SELIGHT WINDSVARIABLE WEATHER0000000273416
1806-04-16T14:00-3.10-22.851492.6S29W89.00-9SSELIGHT WINDSMOSTLY FINE WEATHER0000000273417
1806-04-17T14:00-4.25-23.553626.7S20W62.00-9SSE, SEBS, ESE, VARIABLEFIRST AND MIDDLE PART SLIGHT SQUALLS, LATTER MODERATE BREEZESLATTER FAIR WEATHERFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS RAIN0100000273418
1806-04-18T14:00-5.90-24.131049.3S20W97.00-9SE, ESEA PLEASANT TRADESULTRY WEATHERHEAD SEA0000000273419
1806-04-19T14:00-7.40-24.471266.7S6W86.00-9SELIGHT TRADEFAIR WEATHER0000000273420
1806-04-20T14:00-8.20-25.07716.7S6W53.00-8SEBE, EBNTHROUGHOUT LIGHT TRADEFAIR WEATHER0000000273421
1806-04-21T14:00-8.98-25.02712.6S5E53.00-8ENE, EBNMOSTLY LIGHT WINDSFINE WEATHER0000000273422
1806-04-22T14:00-10.55-24.90486.7S5E91.00-8NEBELIGHT TRADEFINE WEATHER0000000273423
1806-04-23T14:00-12.23-25.481169.3S12W107.00-8SEBEMODERATE TRADEFAIR WEATHER0000000273424
1806-04-24T14:00-13.93-26.081179.3S11W104.00-7ESE, EBS, SEBEA MODERATE TRADEMOSTLY FINE WEATHER0000000273425
1806-04-25T14:00-15.80-26.081069.3S103.00-7SEBE, ESEMODERATE TRADEFINE WEATHER0000000273426
1806-04-26T14:00-17.53-27.12846.7S5E87.00-6ELIGHT TRADEFINE WEATHER0000000273427
1806-04-27T14:00-19.22-25.973629.3S5E92.00-6ESE, VARIABLEA MODERATE TRADEFINE WEATHER0000000273428
1806-04-28T14:00-21.15-25.25354S27E106.00-6E, NVARIABLE BREEZES WITH SLIGHT SQUALLS IN THE LATTER PART0000000273429
1806-04-29T14:00-22.35-24.35282.6S43E81.00-6NEBE, NEBNTHROUGHOUT LIGHT BREEZESFAIR WEATHER0000000273430
1806-04-30T13:00-23.02-21.963182.6S40E81.00-8NNW, NWBNMOSTLY LIGHT WINDS AND VARIABLECLOUDY WEATHER0000000273431
1806-05-01T13:00-23.68-19.62152.6S40E30.00-8NNW, VARIABLE, NNELIGHT VARIABLE BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER0000000273432
1806-05-02T13:00-24.73-21.7032.6S45W74.00-8NNE, NBETHESE 24 HOURS LIGHT BREEZESFAIR WEATHER0000000273433
1806-05-03T13:00-25.05-21.323071.0S40E24.00-8NWMOSTLY LIGHT AIRS AND CALMSVARIABLE WEATHER0000000273434
1806-05-04T13:00-26.30-20.2836212.3S38E100.00-8NW, VARIABLEFIRST AND MIDDLE PART LIGHT WINDS, LATTER A STRONG BREEZECLOUDY WEATHER0000000273435
1806-05-05T13:00-28.52-18.03389.3S45E193.00-7NEFRESH BREEZESSOME RAIN IN THE MIDDLE PARTCLOUDY WEATHER0100000273436
1806-05-06T13:00-30.53-13.45119.0S53E201.00-10NBEFRESH GALES WITH FREQUENT SQUALLSRAIN0100000273437
1806-05-07T13:00-31.47-12.133029.3S42E103.00-13NBW, NWMOSTLY FRESH BREEZESVERY VARIABLE WEATHER0000000273438
1806-05-08T13:00-32.10-10.922356.7S70E133.00-13NWBW, W, WSWFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATE BREEZESMIDDLE AND LATTER FAIR WEATHERFIRST PART CLOUDY0000000273439
1806-05-09T12:00-32.85-6.773236.7S70E131.00-15WBN, NNWMODERATE BREEZES WITH SOME SQUALLSRAIN0100000273440
1806-05-10T12:00-33.67-5.4526619.0S71E177.00-15NWBW, WBNFIRST AND MIDDLE PART A FRESH BREEZE, LATTER A FRESH GALEHIGH FOLLOWING SEACLOUDY0000100273441
1806-05-11T12:00-34.33-1.0324119.0S74E217.00-18WBSFRESH GALES WITH FREQUENT SQUALLSRAIN THROUGHOUTHEAVY SWELL0100000273442
1806-05-12T12:00-34.481.682756.7S77E175.00-18SW, SWBS, WNWFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE MODERATE, LATTER PLEASANT BREEZESLATTER FINE WEATHERFIRST PART A HEAVY SEA, LATTER PART, SEA MUCH GONE DOWN0000000273443
1806-05-13T12:00-34.905.022949.3S82E198.00-21NWBW, NWA FRESH BREEZEFAIR WEATHER0000000273444
1806-05-14T11:00-35.5011.4732619.0S80E209.00-23NBWFIRST AND MIDDLE PART STRONG BREEZES, LATTER A FRESH GALECLOUDY WEATHER0000000273445
1806-05-15T11:00-35.1814.931666.7S81E180.00-25NW, NBE, SW, SBWFIRST PART A FRESH GALE, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATE BREEZESMIDDLE AND LATTER FINE WEATHERFIRST PART RAIN0100000273446
1806-05-16T11:00-35.4718.68419.3S72E114.00-27SW, ENEFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE LIGHT WINDS, LATTER FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER0000000273447
1806-05-17T11:00-35.8020.683569.3S84E177.00-27NEBE, NBE, NNEFRESH BREEZESFINE WEATHER0000000273448
1806-05-18T11:00-35.6821.302886.7N88E201.00-27NNW, NWFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, MIDDLE AND LATTER STRONG GALES WITH FREQUENT SQUALLS, LATTER MODERATE BREEZESFAIR0000000273449
1806-05-19T10:00-35.5024.352656.7N87E141.00-28NBW, WNW, NW, WNWA MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000273450
1806-05-20T10:00-35.5825.871976.7E107.00-28NWBW, NNW, WNW, SWMODERATE BREEZES WITH SLIGHT SQUALLS IN THE LATTER PART0000000273451
1806-05-21T10:00-35.5328.352976.7E121.00-29SSW, WNW, NBW, NWBNFIRST AND LATTER PART MODERATE BREEZES, MIDDLE LIGHT WINDSFIRST AND LATTER FINEMIDDLE PART RAIN0100000273452
1806-05-22T10:00-35.5831.1027E130.00-29N, NNE, NEBEFIRST AND MIDDLE PART MODERATE BREEZES, LATTER VARIABLE WINDSCLOUDY0000000273453
1806-05-23T10:00-35.4733.97166.7E133.00-29NEMODERATE BREEZESHAZY WEATHER0000000273454
1806-05-24T10:00-34.9036.823546.7N74E125.00-29N, NNEFIRST AND LATTER MODERATE BREEZES, MIDDLE FRESH BREEZESTHICK HAZY WEATHER0000000273455
1806-05-25T09:00-33.6338.472646.7N55E114.00-29NNW, NWBN, VARIABLE, WBS, WNWMODERATE BREEZESTOO COLD FOR DIVINE SERVICE0000100273456
1806-05-26T09:00-31.3340.072886.7N31E150.00-27NWMOSTLY PLEASANT BREEZESFINE WEATHER0000000273457
1806-05-27T09:00-28.6741.75232N31E105.00-27W, WBSMODERATE BREEZES, SQUALLYSOME RAIN IN THE MIDDLE PART0100000273458
1806-05-28T09:00-26.6342.25892.6N!4E126.00-24SW, SSW, SE, ESEFIRST AND MIDDLE PART PLEASANT BREEZES, LATTER LIGHT WINDSFINE WEATHER0000000273459
1806-05-29T09:00-24.2542.751019.3N18E153.00-23SE, SEBEA FRESH BREEZEFAIR WEATHER0000000273460
1806-05-30T09:00-23.2242.22551.0N19E47.00-24EBNFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS LIGHT BREEZES, LATTER LIGHT AIRS AND CALMSFINE WEATHER0000000273461
1806-05-31T09:00-20.8343.421606.7N7E145.00-20SW, SMODERATE BREEZESFAIR WEATHER0000000273462
1806-06-01T09:00-18.7543.78228N1W121.00-20WSWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATEPLEASANT WEATHER0000000273463
1806-06-02T09:00-17.0043.631862.6N8W106.00-17SW, SSWMOSTLY LIGHT WINDSFINE WEATHER0000000273464
1806-06-03T09:00-15.2844.061182.6N2E104.00-17SSW, SEFIRST PART LIGHT WINDS, LATTER LIGHT BREEZES WITH SOME SQUALLS IN THE LATTER PARTCLOUDY0000000273465
1806-06-04T09:00-13.3844.481419.3N22E117.00-17ESE, SSEFIRST AND MIDDLE PART LIGHT BREEZES, LATTER FRESH BREEZES WITH HARD SQUALLSCLOUDY WEATHER0000000273466
1806-06-05T09:00-10.8544.389812.3N39E52.00-15SE, ESESTRONG BREEZESFINE WEATHER0000000273467
1806-06-06T09:00-7.9545.109.3N13E170.00-15A FRESH BREEZEFAIR WEATHER0000000273468
1806-06-07T09:00-5.4546.101456.7N27E170.00-13SSETHESE 24 HOURS MODERATE BREEZESFINE WEATHER0000000273469
1806-06-08T09:00-3.5347.621246.7N46E140.00-11SEMODERATE BREEZESFINE WEATHER0000000273470
1806-06-09T09:00-1.7349.672166.7N47E142.00-9SSE, SBW, SWMODERATE BREEZESFINE WEATHER0000000273471
1806-06-10T09:00-1.1251.202276.7N48E155.00-9SWBWMODERATE BREEZESDRIZZLING RAIN IN THE MIDDLE PARTCLOUDY WEATHER0100000273472
1806-06-11T08:001.1852.871966.7N49E150.00-7SSWMODERATE BREEZESMOSTLY FINE WEATHER0000000273473
1806-06-12T08:003.0854.651409.3N50E182.00-6S, SEBSSTEADY BREEZESFINE WEATHER0000000273474
1806-06-13T08:005.0756.372199.3N50E179.00-6SWSTEADY BREEZESMOSTLY FINE WEATHER0000000273475
1806-06-14T08:007.0758.872109.3N50E171.00-4SBW, SWBSSTEADY BREEZESFINE WEATHER0000000273476
1806-06-15T08:009.0060.922109.3N51E177.00-4SWBSSTEADY FRESH BREEZEFINE WEATHER0000000273477
1806-06-16T08:0011.1063.602239.3N51W189.00-2SWSTEADY FRESH BREEZESFAIR WEATHER0000000273478
1806-06-17T08:0013.4866.3523412.3N47E199.00-2SWBWSTRONG BREEZESHEAVY SWELLCLOUDY WEATHER0000000273479
1806-06-18T07:0015.8768.83224N46E189.00-1SWFIRST AND MIDDLE PART STRONG BREEZESHEAVY CONFUSED SWELL0000000273480
1806-06-19T07:0017.7871.002246.7N46E169.00-1SWMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER0000000273481