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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 WALPOLE cruise from Portsmouth to Anjer Road Java started at 1792-05-02 [dataset]. British Library, London, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752808, 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: -14.120826 * Median Longitude: 8.825321 * South-bound Latitude: -40.320000 * West-bound Longitude: -36.430000 * North-bound Latitude: 47.880000 * East-bound Longitude: 105.000000
Date/Time Start: 1792-05-02T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1792-08-18T05:00:00
Event(s):
Walpole_17920502_BL_L/MAR/B/293Q * Latitude Start: 50.750000 * Longitude Start: -0.980000 * Latitude End: -9.950000 * Longitude End: 105.000000 * Date/Time Start: 1792-05-02T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1792-08-18T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Walpole, Voyage: Portsmouth - Anjer Road Java, 1st Observer: John Churchill (Captain), Company: EIC, Other ship information: 774BM
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
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ID
1792-05-02T12:0047.88-6.9832519.0S59W148.00-24NNE, NE, NBWFRESH GALEPLEASANT0000000274121
1792-05-03T13:0046.08-10.402219.0S55W185.00-23EBN, NEFRESH GALEPLEASANT0000000274122
1792-05-04T13:0043.05-12.535619.0S30W215.00-23ENE, E, EBNFRESH GALEPLEASANT0000000274123
1792-05-05T13:0039.87-14.654719.0S24W195.00-21NEBE, ENEFRESH GALEHIGH SEAPLEASANT0000000274124
1792-05-06T13:0037.77-15.83356.7S26W126.00-21NE, NNE, ENE, NEBEPLEASANT BREEZEOVERCAST0000000274125
1792-05-07T13:0036.27-16.70366.7S27W91.00-20ENE, NEBEPLEASANT BREEZESWELL FROM NEOVERCAST0000000274126
1792-05-08T13:0034.87-17.60362S28W93.00-19NE, VARIABLE, SE, VARIABLEUNSETTLEDPLEASANT0000000274127
1792-05-09T13:0032.98-18.62946.7S24W124.00-19ENE, EBN, NEBN, NE, ESEPLEASANT BREEZESOME RAINREMARKABLY SMOOTH0100000274128
1792-05-10T13:0030.43-18.98509.3S7W157.00-18NE, ENEFRESH BREEZESMOOTH WATERPLEASANT0000000274129
1792-05-11T13:0027.75-19.581612.3S17W168.00-18NE, NEBNFRESH TRADESMOOTH WATERPLEASANT0000000274130
1792-05-12T13:0025.33-21.522912.3S30W172.00-16ENE, NEFRESH TRADEPLEASANT0000000274131
1792-05-13T14:0022.82-23.073012.3S31W165.00-15NEBN, ENE, EBN, NEFRESH TRADEPLEASANT0000000274132
1792-05-14T14:0020.83-24.29669.3S29W153.00-13NE, ENE, EBNPLEASANT TRADESWELL FROM NEOVERCAST0000000274133
1792-05-15T14:0018.83-25.523586.7S30W129.00-13NE, NBEMODERATESMOOTH WATERPLEASANT0000000274134
1792-05-16T14:0016.03-26.284412.3S15W169.00-12NE, NEBEFRESH TRADEPLEASANT0000000274135
1792-05-17T14:0013.30-25.053312.3S22E173.00-12ENE, EBN, NEFRESH TRADELARGE SWELL FROM EPLEASANT0000000274136
1792-05-18T14:0011.08-23.8280S32E137.00-10ENE, EBN, ENE, EVARIABLESULTRYCONFUSED SEA0000000274137
1792-05-19T14:009.42-22.9569S32E107.00-10ENE, NE, N, ENE, EBNVARIABLESULTRY0000000274138
1792-05-20T13:008.13-22.2532S32E79.00-13NNE, NNW, NEVARIABLESULTRY0000000274139
1792-05-21T13:007.13-21.753481.0S25E70.00-12NNE, NE, NFIRST PLEASANT BREEZES, LATTER LIGHT AIRSSULTRYSWELL FROM NE ANOTHER FROM SE0000000274140
1792-05-22T13:007.00-21.723261.0S4E30.00-12NNWLIGHT AIRS AND CALMLARGE SWELL FROM SE0000000274141
1792-05-23T13:006.67-21.182131.0S46E40.00-12SWBW, SSW, SWLIGHT AIRSSULTRY0000000274142
1792-05-24T13:006.35-21.103621.0S29E17.00-12SSW, SW, VARIABLELIGHT AIRS AND CALMSULTRY0000000274143
1792-05-25T13:005.98-21.153621.0S9W23.00-12NNE, SSE, VARIABLELIGHT AIRS AND CALMSULTRY0000000274144
1792-05-26T13:004.62-21.9026.8S40W70.00-12UNSETTLEDVARIABLESWELL FROM SE0000000274145
1792-05-27T14:003.50-22.8526.8S43W84.00-9UNSETTLED TRADEFAIR0000000274146
1792-05-28T14:002.35-24.1726.8S46W109.00-8UNSETTLED TRADEFAIR0000000274147
1792-05-29T14:001.12-25.4726.8S38W126.00-8PLEASANT TRADESMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000274148
1792-05-30T14:00-0.30-26.4026.8S29W115.00-8MODERATE TRADESMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000274149
1792-05-31T14:00-1.98-27.2026.8S25W12.00-8MODERATE TRADESMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000274150
1792-06-01T14:00-3.67-27.9726.8S25W108.00-5UNSTEADY TRADESULTRY0000000274151
1792-06-02T14:00-5.00-29.2326.8S41W114.00-5UNSTEADY TRADESULTRY0000000274152
1792-06-03T14:00-6.30-30.3026.8S45W110.00-5PLEASANT TRADESMOOTH WATERCLOUDY0000000274153
1792-06-04T14:00-7.57-31.5726.8S32W103.00-4PLEASANT TRADESMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000274154
1792-06-05T14:00-7.92-33.0726.8-1PLEASANT TRADESMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000274155
1792-06-06T14:00-8.23-34.5726.8S70E65.00-1PLEASANT TRADESMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000274156
1792-06-07T14:00-8.75-34.5326.8S3E31.00-1FAIR0000000274157
1792-06-08T14:00-8.50-34.2726.8S50E20.00-1RAINFAIR THEN CLOUDY0100000274158
1792-06-09T14:00-8.42-32.3726.8N64E116.00-4PLEASANT TRADELARGE E SWELLFAIR0000000274159
1792-06-10T14:00-6.17-31.0226.8N55E100.00-5PLEASANT TRADEFAIR0000000274160
1792-06-11T14:00-4.87-29.7326.8N47E106.00-5PLEASANT TRADEFAIR0000000274161
1792-06-12T14:00-5.02-29.5026.8S61E16.00-5FRESH TRADESULTRYFAIR0000000274162
1792-06-13T14:00-6.93-30.5826.8S33W120.00-5FRESH TRADEFAIR0000000274163
1792-06-14T14:00-8.38-31.6326.8S31W121.00-4PLEASANT TRADEFAIR0000000274164
1792-06-15T14:00-9.57-32.3726.8S25W105.00-4FRESH TRADEPLEASANT0000000274165
1792-06-16T14:00-11.83-32.8326.8S13W123.00-1FRESH TRADEPLEASANT0000000274166
1792-06-17T14:00-13.40-33.2326.8S15W92.000UNSETTLEDFAIR0000000274167
1792-06-18T14:00-15.22-33.8226.8S18W112.000UNSETTLEDFAIR0000000274168
1792-06-19T14:00-17.48-34.4526.8S15W141.000FRESH TRADEFAIR0000000274169
1792-06-20T14:00-19.50-34.5726.8S3W118.001MODERATE TRADEPLEASANT0000000274170
1792-06-21T14:00-21.28-34.5726.8S107.001MODERATE TRADEPLEASANT0000000274171
1792-06-22T14:00-23.03-35.0226.8S16W91.003UNSETTLEDPLEASANT0000000274172
1792-06-23T14:00-24.60-35.7526.8S26W96.003FRESH BREEZES SOME HARD SQUALLSHIGH CONFUSE SWELL0000000274173
1792-06-24T14:00-25.77-36.4326.8S28W73.003MODERATE BREEZESLARGE SWELL FROM SPLEASANT0000000274174
1792-06-25T14:00-27.27-36.2726.8S5E101.003FIRST LIGHT BREEZES, BECOMING A STRONG GALEFAIR0000000274175
1792-06-26T14:00-29.27-33.7726.8S50E172.004FRESH BREEZEFIRST SMOOTH WATER, LATTER LARGE SWELL FROM ESEPLEASANT0000000274176
1792-06-27T14:00-30.90-30.45249.3S63E194.001NNEFRESH BREEZEOVERCAST0000000274177
1792-06-28T14:00-32.08-27.7235S68E152.001NBE, NNE, NEBNUNSTEADY BREEZECONFUSED SWELLPLEASANT0000000274178
1792-06-29T14:00-33.18-24.53239.3S74E169.000N, NNEFRESH BREEZEGREAT DEAL OF RAINPLEASANT0100000274179
1792-06-30T13:00-33.77-21.03209.3S79E180.00-3N, NNEFRESH BREEZERAINY0100000274180
1792-07-01T13:00-34.17-18.033016.7S81E151.00-3W, WBN, WBW, WSW, NWBWMODERATE BREEZEPLEASANT0000000274181
1792-07-02T13:00-34.43-15.452647.3S83E130.00-6WBN, WNW, WINCREASING BREEZEOVERCAST0000000274182
1792-07-03T13:00-34.65-11.952729.3S85E175.00-9WBNFRESH BREEZEPLEASANT0000000274183
1792-07-04T13:00-34.67-8.502509.3E172.00-9WBN, WBSFRESH BREEZELARGE SW SWELLPLEASANT0000000274184
1792-07-05T12:00-34.83-4.4826912.3S83E199.00-12WBS, SW, WBNSTRONG BREEZEFAIR0000000274185
1792-07-06T12:00-35.17-2.922137.3S79E90.00-12VARIABLE, NW, NWBW, SWMODERATE BREEZE FRESHENING IN THE LATTERPLEASANT0000000274186
1792-07-07T12:00-35.670.573569.3S80E174.00-15VARIABLE, NBEFRESH BREEZEPLEASANT0000000274187
1792-07-08T12:00-36.254.3732022.6S82E205.00-18NW, N, NNWFRESH BREEZE INCREASING TO STRONG GALESVERY SMOOTHPLEASANT0000000274188
1792-07-09T11:00-36.659.3731719.0S84E228.00-21NW, SW, SBW, SSW, NNWFRESH GALESMOOTH WATERPLEASANT0000000274189
1792-07-10T11:00-36.9313.221809.3S86E185.00-23SSWFRESH BREEZESMOOTH WATERPLEASANT0000000274190
1792-07-11T11:00-37.0715.9536212.3S80E133.00-23ENE, NEBE, NNE, VARIABLEFIRST LIGHT BREEZE, LATTER STRONG BREEZELARGE WSW SWELLFAIR0000000274191
1792-07-12T11:00-37.1520.2734619.0S89E207.00-25NWBN, NW, WNW, W, NBEFRESH GALEREMARKABLY SMOOTH, LARGE SWELL FROM W0000000274192
1792-07-13T10:00-37.1324.4727719.0N88E217.00-27NW, NBE, NNE, NEBE, NWBWFRESH GALEPLEASANT0000000274193
1792-07-14T10:00-37.9328.571719.0S77E185.00-28NEBN, NE, NEBE, NEFRESH GALES WITH VERY VIOLENT FLURRIESHIGH CONFUSED SEAOVERCAST0000000274194
1792-07-15T10:00-37.5832.15619.0N86E172.00-28N, NEBNFRESH GALES SOME VIOLENT SQUALLSVERY HIGH SEA FROM NE0000000274195
1792-07-16T10:00-38.0733.471962.6N85E63.00-29VARIABLE, NE, SWLIGHT BREEZES AND CALMLARGE SWELL FROM WFAIR0000000274196
1792-07-17T10:00-37.5234.3826.8N50E63.00-29UNSETTLEDPLEASANT0000000274197
1792-07-18T10:00-37.0335.123551.0N89E31.00-28WNW, NNELIGHT AIRS AND CALMFAIR0000000274198
1792-07-19T10:00-37.5836.68619.3S75E78.00-29ELIGHT AIRS INCREASING TO FRESH BREEZESFAIR AND PLEASANT0000000274199
1792-07-20T09:00-38.3338.9726.8S63E121.00-30STRONG BREEZESLARGE SWELL FROM EFAIR0000000274200
1792-07-21T09:00-38.8241.3726.8S70E121.00-30STRONG BREEZESLARGE SWELL FROM EFAIR0000000274201
1792-07-22T09:00-39.5843.2026.8S62E97.00-29INCREASING GALEPLEASANT0000000274202
1792-07-23T09:00-40.1545.852722.6S79E124.00-29NE, NEBN, NEBESTRONG GALES SOME HARD SQUALLSCONFUSED SEAPLEASANT0000000274203
1792-07-24T09:00-40.3248.3252.6N89E113.00-29NNE, NEBNFRESH GALES, REMAINDER LIGHT BAFFLING WINDSDRIZZLING RAIN0100000274204
1792-07-25T09:00-39.5749.133622.6N37E61.00-29S, VARIABLELIGHT BREEZESPLEASANT0000000274205
1792-07-26T09:00-39.3552.253626.7N89E99.00-29NE, NEBE, NEBN, VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZETHICK FOG0010000274206
1792-07-27T08:00-38.7255.15332N74E141.00-28NNW, N, ENE, NE, NEBE, NUNSETTLEDSMOOTH WATERPLEASANT0000000274207
1792-07-28T08:00-38.0258.6235619.0N73E172.00-27N, VARIABLE, NNEFRESH GALEFIRST MISTY LATTER FAIR0000000274208
1792-07-29T08:00-37.6262.223339.3N82E172.00-27NBE, NFRESH BREEZESMOOTH WATERPLEASANT0000000274209
1792-07-30T08:00-37.3364.07362N82E90.00-21NE, NNW, NW, VARIABLEUNSETTLEDGREAT DEAL OF RAIN0100000274210
1792-07-31T07:00-37.5067.972919.3N89E187.00-24WSW, NWFRESH BREEZESW SWELLPLEASANT0000000274211
1792-08-01T07:00-36.8872.4320619.0N87E215.00-19WSW, SSW, SBW, SWFRESH GALESMOOTH WATERPLEASANT0000000274212
1792-08-02T07:00-36.6076.081869.3N85E178.00-17SW, WNW, W, SSWFRESH BREEZELARGE SW SWELLPLEASANT0000000274213
1792-08-03T07:00-36.2279.752329.3S84E180.00-16WBS, W, WSWFRESH BREEZELARGE SW SWELLPLEASANT0000000274214
1792-08-04T06:00-35.6083.432349.3S79E183.00-14WSWFRESH BREEZESOME SHOWERS OF DRIZZLING RAINPLEASANT1100000274215
1792-08-05T06:00-34.9086.232459.3N75E161.00-14VARIABLE, W, WBS, WBN, WBSFRESH BREEZEPLEASANT0000000274216
1792-08-06T06:00-33.3789.3826822.6N62E197.00-13WSW, WBNFRESH BREEZE INCREASING TO A STRONG GALESW SWELLPLEASANT0000000274217
1792-08-07T06:00-31.6092.502166.7N60E203.00-9SBW, SWSTRONG GALE WITH VIOLENT SQUALLS, LATTER MODERATEPLEASANT0000000274218
1792-08-08T06:00-30.1794.672169.3N58E153.00-9SBW, NW, WNW, SWFRESH BREEZESW SWELL ABATEDPLEASANT0000000274219
1792-08-09T06:00-28.1396.832726.7N49E175.00-9WSW, SSW, SSE, WBNPLEASANT BREEZELARGE SWELL FROM SFAIR0000000274220
1792-08-10T05:00-26.7798.051636.7N51E108.00-6SSE, SBE, SEBS, SBEPLEASANT BREEZEVERY LONG SWELL FROM SWFAIR0000000274221
1792-08-11T05:00-25.8299.181636.7N52E102.00-6EBS, SBW, SW, SSW, SBEPLEASANT BREEZEVERY LONG SWELL FROM SWFAIR0000000274222
1792-08-12T05:00-24.70100.471976.7N51E114.00-6SWBS, SBW, SSWMODERATE BREEZEPLEASANT0000000274223
1792-08-13T05:00-23.33100.951406.7N32E87.00-6VARIABLE, SEBSMODERATE BREEZEPLEASANT0000000274224
1792-08-14T05:00-22.07101.503622.6N32E95.00-4SW, W, SWBW, VARIABLELIGHT BREEZESWELL ABATEDPLEASANT0000000274225
1792-08-15T05:00-19.08102.322219.3N21E185.00-4SBW, SBE, SE, SWFRESH BREEZESMOOTH WATERPLEASANT0000000274226
1792-08-16T05:00-16.15103.259912.3N24E186.00-2ESE, EBSFRESH TRADE SOME SQUALLSHAZY0000000274227
1792-08-17T05:00-13.32104.228812.3N25E187.00-2ESE, EFRESH TRADE SOME SQUALLSSULTRYHAZY0000000274228
1792-08-18T05:00-9.95105.0010016.3N21E186.00-1ESE, EBSSTRONG TRADESULTRY0000000274229