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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 WARWICK cruise from St. Helena to Spithead started at 1778-05-24 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752838, 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: 28.279024 * Median Longitude: -23.589512 * South-bound Latitude: -14.480000 * West-bound Longitude: -32.000000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.420000 * East-bound Longitude: -7.750000
Date/Time Start: 1778-05-24T13:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1778-08-01T13:00:00
Event(s):
Warwick_17780524_NMM_ADM/L/W28 * Latitude Start: -15.890000 * Longitude Start: -5.750000 * Latitude End: 50.680000 * Longitude End: -0.960000 * Date/Time Start: 1778-05-24T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1778-08-01T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Warwick (4th Rate Frigate), Voyage: St Helena - Spithead, 1st Observer: John Moutrey (Captain), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 50G 1053BM
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
LandmarkLandmarkName of first landmark
BearingBearingBearing of the first landmark
Distance to landmarkDistancearbitrary unitsDistance to the first landmark
--1 If position is considered to be coastal (in port or near coastal disturbances)
10 CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
11 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
12 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.
13 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.
14 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
15 Present weatherwwWeather description
16 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
17 ClearnessClearness
18 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
19 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
20 FogFog1 If fog was reported
21 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
22 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
23 HailHail1 If hail was reported
24 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
25 CommentComment
26 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
808 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...)

Landmark
(Name of first landmark)

Bearing
(Bearing of the first landmark)

Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance to the first landmark)

-
(1 If position is considered t...)
10 
Course
(Course of the ship during the...)
11 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
12 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
13 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
14 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
15 
ww
(Weather description)
16 
Precip descr
17 
Clearness
18 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
19 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
20 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
21 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
22 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
23 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
24 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
25 
Comment
26 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1778-05-24T13:00-14.48-7.851246.7ASCENSIONN43:22W188N46W130.00-11SEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000277049
1778-05-25T13:00-13.17-9.381246.7ASCENSIONN35:36W135N26W123.00-11SEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000277050
1778-05-26T13:00-11.83-10.571236.7ASCENSIONN42:17W113N39:22W108.00-12SEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000277051
1778-05-27T13:00-10.55-11.701686.7ASCENSIONN42:48W79N39:22W105.00-12SE, SMODERATE BREEZESCLEAR0000000277052
1778-05-28T13:00-9.08-12.971259.3ASCENSIONN45:20W40N39W120.00-10SEFIRST PART MODERATE BREEZES, LATTER FRESH BREEZESFIRST PART CLEAR, LATTER CLOUDY0000000277053
1778-05-29T00:009.3ASCENSIONWNW4FRESH BREEZESSHOWERS OF RAINCLOUDY1100000277054
1778-05-30T00:009.3ASCENSIONSEBS21FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYCLOUDY0000000277055
1778-05-31T13:00-5.93-15.751249.3ASCENSIONS37:34E44N37W134.00-11SEFIRST PART MODERATE RBEEZES, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH BREEZESFIRST PART CLOUDY0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation277056
1778-06-01T13:00-4.20-16.951249.3ASCENSIONS36E86N33W125.00-11SEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000277057
1778-06-02T13:00-2.60-17.951279.3ASCENSIONS33:21E121N22W113.00-8SEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000277058
1778-06-03T13:00-1.20-18.851496.7ASCENSIONS36:24E161N32W101.00-9SE, SSEFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATECLOUDY0000000277059
1778-07-01T14:0028.68-32.00670.6FLORESN4:40E216N5W30.00-12E, EBNLIGHT AIRS INCLINING TO CALM0000000277060
1778-07-02T14:0029.78-32.001012.6FLORESN5:17E196N67.00-12EBS, ESELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000277061
1778-07-03T14:0030.28-31.771231.0FLORESN4:43E188N25:19E19.00-12SELIGHT AIRSCLEAR0000000277062
1778-07-04T14:0030.70-31.573036.7FLORESN4E179N23E27.00-12NE, NWLATTER MODERATE BREEZESFIRST PART CLOUDY0000000277063
1778-07-05T14:0031.10-30.723261.0FLORESN1:06E168N61:53E50.00-12N, NNWLIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000277064
1778-07-06T14:0031.52-30.72441.0FLORESN1E159N25.00-12E, NEBELIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000277065
1778-07-07T14:0032.37-30.421912.6FLORESN3:08E144N17E58.00-12EBS, SSWLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000277066
1778-07-08T14:0033.10-30.231891.0FLORESN4:47W129N11E48.00-14SSWLIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000277067
1778-07-09T14:0033.73-30.08761.0FLORESN6:27W115N11:25E39.00-14S, ELIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000277068
1778-07-10T14:0034.17-30.43201.0FLORESN6W107N30:56E34.00-14NE, NEBNLIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000277069
1778-07-11T14:0034.38-30.60650.0FLORESN5:50W102N33:45E17.00-14NE, EBNFIRST PART LIGHT AIRS, LATTER CALMFIRST PART CLOUDY0000000277070
1778-07-12T14:0034.48-30.433620.0FLORESN5:50W100N6.00-14VARIABLECALMCLOUDY0000000277071
1778-07-13T14:0034.80-30.432901.0FLORESN4:30W96N22:50E23.00-14SEBS, NWBWLIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000277072
1778-07-14T14:0035.73-29.972909.3FLORESN11W77N22:59E61.00-14SW, NWBWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS LIGHT BREEZES, LATTER FRESH BREEZESFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS CLOUDY0000000277073
1778-07-15T14:0037.48-29.222006.7FLORESN32W49N19:41E108.00-14SBE, SWBSMODERATECLOUDY0000000277074
1778-07-16T14:0038.83-28.621416.7FLORESN68:34W39N19:41E83.00-17SSEMODERATECLOUDY0000000277075
1778-07-17T14:0039.05-28.322081.0FLORESN76:34W59N45E20.00-17NBW, SWLIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALM0000000277076
1778-07-18T14:0039.40-28.323431.0LIZARDN57:10E384N21.00-17E, NLIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000277077
1778-07-19T14:0040.53-28.32391.0LIZARDN59:40E365N68.00-17E, NEBEFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, LATTER LIGHT AIRSFIRST PART CLOUDY0000000277078
1778-07-20T14:0040.58-28.353620.0LIZARDN59:30E363N11:21W6.00-17VARIABLECALMCLOUDY0000000277079
1778-07-21T14:0040.48-28.283620.0LIZARDN59:30E364S45E6.00-17VARIABLECALMCLOUDY0000000277080
1778-07-22T14:0040.80-27.923211.0LIZARDN60:03E366N42:11E26.00-17NNE, NNWLIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000277081
1778-07-23T14:0041.63-26.932759.3LIZARDN61:07E345N40E70.00-18WNWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS LIGHT AIRS, LATTER FRESH BREEZESFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS CLOUDY0000000277082
1778-07-24T14:0043.38-24.973189.3LIZARDN64E300N39E136.00-20WBN, NNWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000277083
1778-07-25T14:0043.70-24.88591.0LIZARDN64E294N17:10E19.00-20NEBE, EBNLIGHT AIRSSHOWERS OF RAIN1100000277084
1778-07-26T14:0044.43-22.6731819.0LIZARDN65E261N23E103.00-20NE, NNWFIRST PART LIGHT AIRS, LATTER FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY0000000277085
1778-07-27T13:0045.33-20.273289.3LIZARDN65:27E223N62E116.00-21NWBN, NBWFIRST OPART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH BREEZESFIRST PART CLOUDY0000000277086
1778-07-28T13:0046.28-18.332499.3LIZARDN62:09E198N53E101.00-21NBW, WFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000277087
1778-07-29T13:0047.82-16.302256.7LIZARDN73:38E151N42E24.00-23NBW, WSWFIRST AND LATTER PARTS MODERATEMIDDLE FOGGYFIRST AND LATTER PARTS CLOUDY0010000277088
1778-07-30T13:0049.12-13.683156.7LIZARDN81:22E112N53:26E131.00-23WBS, NNWMODERATECLOUDY0000000277089
1778-07-31T13:0049.40-10.701801.0LIZARDN82E72N82E119.00-23NNW, SSWFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, LATTER LIGHT AIRSFIRST PART CLOUDY0000000277090
1778-08-01T13:0049.42-7.752029.3LIZARDN71:34E40E114.00-23SWFIRST PART LIGHT AIRS, LATTER FRESH BREEZESLATTER CLOUDY0000000277091