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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 WALVISCH cruise from Adelaide to Batavia started at 1853-02-13 [dataset]. Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut, De Bilt, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752826, 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: -28.707931 * Median Longitude: 114.469655 * South-bound Latitude: -38.880000 * West-bound Longitude: 105.320000 * North-bound Latitude: -6.100000 * East-bound Longitude: 135.100000
Date/Time Start: 1853-02-13T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1853-04-19T05:00:00
Event(s):
Walvisch_18530213_O_REIS_24_P233-246 * Latitude Start: -35.000000 * Longitude Start: 138.230000 * Latitude End: -6.100000 * Longitude End: 106.860000 * Date/Time Start: 1853-02-13T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1853-04-19T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Walvisch, Voyage: Adelaide - Batavia, 1st Observer: F. Schut (Kapitein)
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
Pressure, atmosphericPPPPhPaNo temperature correction was applied. The following factors have been used for the conversion to hPa: 2.54 cm in an inch; 13.596 specific gravity of mercury; 980.65 cm/s gravity at 45° latitude
Temperature, airTTT°C
LandmarkLandmarkName of first landmark
BearingBearingBearing of the first landmark
10 Distance to landmarkDistancearbitrary unitsDistance to the first landmark
11 LandmarkLandmarkName of second landmark
12 BearingBearingBearing of 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 CommentCommentAny remark, found in the logbook on this particular day, about the ship, sails, rigging, etc.
17 CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
18 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.
19 Wind scale referenceWind scale ref#Name of, or reference to the wind scale that has been used
20 Sensor readingReadingarbitrary unitsReading of the (outside) air thermometer
21 Sensor readingReadingarbitrary unitsReading of the air pressure
22 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.
23 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
24 Present weatherwwWeather description
25 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
26 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
27 Cloud typeCloud type
28 ClearnessClearness
29 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
30 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
31 FogFog1 If fog was reported
32 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
33 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
34 HailHail1 If hail was reported
35 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
36 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
712 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...)

PPPP [hPa]
(No temperature correction was...)

TTT [°C]

Landmark
(Name of first landmark)

Bearing
(Bearing of the first landmark)
10 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance to the first landmark)
11 
Landmark
(Name of second landmark)
12 
Bearing
(Bearing of 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 
Comment
(Any remark, found in the logb...)
17 
Comment
(Other remarks, that were not ...)
18 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
19 
Wind scale ref [#]
(Name of, or reference to the ...)
20 
Reading [arbitrary units]
(Reading of the (outside) air ...)
21 
Reading [arbitrary units]
(Reading of the air pressure)
22 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
23 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
24 
ww
(Weather description)
25 
Precip descr
26 
State sea descr
27 
Cloud type
28 
Clearness
29 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
30 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
31 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
32 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
33 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
34 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
35 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
36 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1853-02-13T00:001VM80000000274797
1853-03-17T00:00158VM8ZZO0000000274798
1853-03-18T00:003604.6KAAP JERVISZOTO4VM83NOTO, NO, N3V00H000000000274799
1853-03-19T03:00-35.92135.10939.31015.020.6VM83569.0029.97VARIABEL, N, O5W00W20V051100000274800
1853-03-20T03:00-35.92133.033629.31011.619.4VM83567.0029.87OZO, VARIABEL5W00W20V051100000274801
1853-03-21T03:00-35.65129.73919.31011.620.0VM81568.0029.87OTZ, O5W00W20V061100000274802
1853-03-22T04:00-35.83125.70549.31014.020.0VM8-2568.0029.94NOTO5W00W20V05, V10, V031100000274803
1853-03-23T04:00-36.33120.952324.61009.223.3VM8-4374.0029.80ZW, ZWTW3V030000000274804
1853-03-24T04:00-37.40121.7022115.41005.818.9VM8-4766.0029.70ZW7W011000000274805
1853-03-25T04:00-37.92120.582084.61005.516.7VM8-6362.0029.69ZZW, ZWTZ3V000000000274806
1853-03-26T04:00-36.87118.4735619.01012.617.8VM8-4864.0029.90NTO, N8W20V100100000274807
1853-03-27T04:00-36.70115.5330926.8997.017.8VM8-61064.0029.44NW10STORMWEERZ010000000274808
1853-03-28T04:00-37.43114.6828726.8993.016.1VM8-61061.0029.32WTZ, WNW10STORMWEER0000000274809
1853-03-29T04:00-37.85115.3331722.6998.417.8VM8AANHOUDEND STORMWEER MET DIKKE LUCHT EN HOGE EN WILDE ZEE-9964.0029.48NNW, NWTN9STORMWEERHOGE EN WILDE ZEEDIKKE LUCHT0000000274810
1853-03-30T04:00-38.05114.7030626.8998.419.4VM8ZEER ONGESTADIG, ZWAAR WERKEND SCHIP TEGEN DE MIDDAG, STORM-91067.0029.48NWTW, NW10STORMWEER, W02W21Z021100000274811
1853-03-31T04:00-38.88115.8022722.61002.419.4VM8-9967.0029.60ZWTW9W02W26H001000010274812
1853-04-01T04:00-38.25113.153294.61005.813.3VM8-9356.0029.70VARIABEL, NNW3V100000000274813
1853-04-02T05:00-37.33112.222859.31009.215.6VM8-8560.0029.80ZW, WNW50000000274814
1853-04-03T05:00-36.30111.482179.31009.518.3VM8-8565.0029.81WZW, ZW5H000000000274815
1853-04-04T05:00-32.75111.201504.61012.618.3VM8-8365.0029.90ZZO3V00H000000000274816
1853-04-05T05:00-30.67110.5529812.31012.921.7VM8-6671.0029.91NW, NWTW6V100000000274817
1853-04-06T05:00-30.20109.8026412.31003.521.7VM8-6671.0029.63WTZ, W6V13, V030000000274818
1853-04-07T05:00-26.88109.502216.71003.521.7VM8-4471.0029.63WZW, ZW4V00H000000000274819
1853-04-08T05:00-24.10108.421319.31012.622.2VM8-4572.0029.90ZO5H000000000274820
1853-04-09T05:00-21.57109.6011112.31012.625.6VM8-2678.0029.90ZO, ONO, OZO6V100000000274821
1853-04-10T05:00-18.05106.9713212.31009.226.7VM8-3680.0029.80ZO6W20V100100000274822
1853-04-11T05:00-14.23106.473626.71008.228.9VM8-1484.0029.77VARIABEL4W01W201100000274823
1853-04-12T05:00-11.42105.853629.31009.228.9VM80584.0029.80VARIABEL5W00, W40V131000100274824
1853-04-13T05:00-8.97105.60681.01009.225.6VM80178.0029.80NOTO, ONO1H000000000274825
1853-04-14T05:00-7.83105.323621.01006.227.2VM80181.0029.71VARIABEL10000000274826
1853-04-15T05:00-7.13105.333164.61006.227.2VM81381.0029.71WNW, N, NW30000000274827
1853-04-16T00:000.0VM80STILH000000000274828
1853-04-17T00:00315PALEMBANGPUNTONOPRINSENEILAND WESTPUNTN1/2WVM8NW0000000274829
1853-04-18T00:00225NW MEEUWENEILANDZ0VM8VARIABEL, W, ZWW00W20V00H001100000274830
1853-04-19T05:00-6.10106.861VM810000000274831