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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 Spithead to Newfoundland started at 1778-09-25 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752839, 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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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: 45.682419 * Median Longitude: -31.260806 * South-bound Latitude: 39.400000 * West-bound Longitude: -49.730000 * North-bound Latitude: 51.020000 * East-bound Longitude: -9.930000
Date/Time Start: 1778-09-25T13:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1778-11-25T13:00:00
Event(s):
Warwick_17780925_NMM_ADM/L/W28 * Latitude Start: 50.680000 * Longitude Start: -0.960000 * Latitude End: 46.700000 * Longitude End: -52.500000 * Date/Time Start: 1778-09-25T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1778-11-25T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Warwick (4th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Spithead - Newfoundland, 1st Observer: Richard Collins (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
CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
10 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
11 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.
12 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.
13 Current direction descriptionCur dir descrDirection of the current. This direction points to where the current is flowing towards to.
14 Current speed descriptionV descr
15 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
16 Present weatherwwWeather description
17 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
18 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
19 ClearnessClearness
20 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
21 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
22 FogFog1 If fog was reported
23 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
24 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
25 HailHail1 If hail was reported
26 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
27 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
1188 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)

Course
(Course of the ship during the...)
10 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
11 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
12 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
13 
Cur dir descr
(Direction of the current. Thi...)
14 
V descr
15 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
16 
ww
(Weather description)
17 
Precip descr
18 
State sea descr
19 
Clearness
20 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
21 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
22 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
23 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
24 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
25 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
26 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
27 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1778-09-25T13:0051.02-10.02222.6OLD HEAD OF KINGSALENEBE19SWBW55.00-23NBE, NELIGHT BREEZESRAINCLEAR0100000277092
1778-09-26T13:0050.18-9.93362ST MARIES SCILLYS84:26E48S1/4E51.00-23W, WSW, VARIABLEFIRST PART LIGHT BREEZES, MIDDLE FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, LATTER SQUALLYFIRST AND LATTER PARTS RAINFIRST PART CLOUDY0100000277093
1778-09-27T13:0049.23-11.3532622.6OLD HEAD OF KINGSALEN34E56SW79.00-23NW, VARIABLE, NBWSTRONG GALESSHOWERS OF HAIL1000010277094
1778-09-28T13:0048.63-13.183629.3OLD HEAD OF KINGSALEN42:33E80WSW1/4S80.00-23NE, NNE, VARIABLEFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYRAIN0100000277095
1778-09-29T13:0049.07-14.121911.0OLD HEAD OF KINGSALEN52:24E83NWBW46.00-23SWBSLIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000277096
1778-09-30T13:0048.92-14.8729222.6OLD HEAD OF KINGSALEN54:40E92W30.00-23SW, SWBW, NWBW, NWSTRONG GALESRAINLARGE SEA FROM SW0100000277097
1778-10-01T13:0048.10-15.703039.3KINGSALEN51:16E111SWBS60.00-23NW, VARIABLE, NWBNFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000277098
1778-10-02T13:0047.32-16.582499.3KINGSALENE1/2E131SW3/4S50.00-21NNW, NWBW, WFRESH BREEZESCLEAR0000000277099
1778-10-03T13:0046.37-17.4229.3KINGSALEN46:42E152SWBS60.00-21W1/2N, WBN, VARIABLE, NNEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000277100
1778-10-04T13:0046.33-18.621706.7KINGSALEN50:17E165W1/4S50.00-21NNE, VARIABLE, SBWMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000277101
1778-10-05T13:0045.77-21.73351.0KINGSALEN54:22E198WBS1/4S134.00-21WBN, VARIABLE, NEBELIGHT AIRSRAINHAZY0100000277102
1778-10-06T14:0045.20-24.101419.0KINGSALEN57:31E237WBS1/4S106.00-20NE, NEBNFRESH GALESRAIN AT TIMESCLOUDY0100000277103
1778-10-07T14:0044.58-25.623629.3KINGSALEN57:54E263WSW1/2S73.00-20NNE, NBE, N, VARIABLEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000277104
1778-10-08T14:0044.80-26.433629.3CAPE RACEWBN1/2N358WNW1/2W39.00-20NW, W, WBN, VARIABLEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000277105
1778-10-09T14:0044.40-26.971946.7CAPE RACEN82:30W349SW1/4W30.00-20SWBS, SW, VARIABLE, SWBSMODERATE BREEZESRAIN0100000277106
1778-10-10T14:0045.17-27.202619.3NBW1/2W48.00-20SW, VARIABLE, WBNFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000277107
1778-10-11T14:0044.72-27.65239CAPE RACEN83:26W340SW3/4S34.00-20NWBN, NNW, VARIABLE, WBSLIGHT AIRS AND VARIABLE, 10 AM SQUALLY0000000277108
1778-10-12T14:0044.50-29.123296.7CAPE RACEN82:17W322WBS63.00-20NWBW, NWBN, VARIABLE, NBWMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000277109
1778-10-13T14:0043.67-30.733299.3CAPE RACEN78:38W303SWBW84.00-20NBW, N, NBWFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYRAIN0100000277110
1778-10-14T14:0043.25-30.5335122.6CORVOS6:10W84SSE26.00-20NNW, NWBW, VARIABLE, NBEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH BREEZES, LATTER STRONG GALES0000000277111
1778-10-15T14:0043.25-30.62329CORVOS6W83W4.00-20VARIABLE, NBWFIRST PART STRONG GALES AND HARD SQUALLS, MIDDLE LIGHT AIRS, LATTER SQUALLYMIDDLE LIGHTNINGFIRST PART RAIN, MIDDLE HEAVY RAIN0100100277112
1778-10-16T14:0042.67-31.801422.6CORVOS5:10E65SWBW63.00-20NBW, NNE, VARIABLE, NEBNSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN0100000277113
1778-10-17T14:0041.80-32.7334422.6CORVOSEBS47SW1/2S64.00-16WNW, NNE, NSTRONG GALESRAINCLOUDY0100000277114
1778-10-18T14:0041.02-32.38309CORVON47:12E32SWBS52.00-17N, NBE, NWBNFIRST PART STRONG GALES, MIDDLE MODERATE BREEZESSQUALLS OF RAINMIDDLE CLOUDY1100000277115
1778-10-19T14:0039.72-34.272996.7CORVOS86:1E52SSW1/2W84.00-16NBW, NNW, NWMODERATE BREEZESDARK CLOUDY WEATHER0000000277116
1778-10-20T14:0039.40-34.382656.7CORVOS86E55SBW1/2W21.00-16NWBN, NW, VARIABLE, WBNMODERATECLOUDY0000000277117
1778-10-21T14:0040.58-35.283336.7CAPE RACEN61:25W255NNW3/4W82.00-16W, SW, SWBW, NBWMODERATECLOUDY0000000277118
1778-10-22T14:0041.35-34.42355CAPE RACENNE56.00-16WNW, NNE, NBEFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLS, MIDDLE STRONG GALESMIDDLE LIGHTNINGFIRST PART HARD RAIN, MIDDLE HAILHEAVY SEA FROM NW0100110277119
1778-10-23T14:0042.13-34.0025422.6CAPE RACEN70:26W269NNE49.00-16NBE, NNW, SWBW, VARIABLE, WSTRONG GALESCLOUDY0000000277120
1778-10-24T14:0043.13-34.2334122.6CAPE RACEN72:10W267NBW64.00-19NNW, WSW, NSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN0100000277121
1778-10-25T14:0043.05-34.832966.7CAPE RACEN73W247WBS32.00-19WSW, SWBW, VARIABLE, NWFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000277122
1778-10-26T14:0043.87-34.672852.6CAPE RACEWBN1/4N244NBE49.00-19NE, NW, NWBWLIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000277123
1778-10-27T14:0043.72-36.4549.3CAPE RACEN74:49W225W1/2S72.00-19NE, NEBW, NNEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000277124
1778-10-28T14:0044.53-36.423626.7NEBN1/2N4.00-19NNW, VARIABLEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000277125
1778-10-29T14:0044.53-36.40266.7CAPE RACEWBN222W34.00-19WNW, VARIABLE, NEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000277126
1778-10-30T15:0045.00-38.23711.0CAPE RACEN80:5W194WNW84.00-19NBE, ESET NEBE3 F/HRLIGHT AIRSFINE CLEAR WEATHER0000000277127
1778-10-31T15:0045.75-39.652626.7CAPE RACEN83:54W173NWBW81.00-19SEBS, WBNMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000277128
1778-11-01T15:0046.63-39.752176.7CAPE RACEW156N1/2W54.00-19WSW, SWBWFIRST PART LIGHT AIRS, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATE BREEZESFIRST PART CLEAR, MIDDLE HAZY, LATTER CLOUDY0000000277129
1778-11-02T15:0046.40-41.603306.7CAPE RACEN87:52W143WBS77.00-19NNE, NBWMODERATE BREEZESRAINHAZY0100000277130
1778-11-03T15:0046.17-42.17491.0CAPE RACEN85:47W136WSW1/2W27.00-19NBW, ENELIGHT AIRSCLOUDY0000000277131
1778-11-04T15:0046.43-44.531062.6CAPE RACEN87:24W102WBN98.00-18ENE, SEBEFIRST PART LIGHT AIRS, LATTER LIGHT BREEZESLATTER FOGGYLATTER RAINFIRST PART CLOUDY0110000277132
1778-11-05T15:0046.37-45.323206.7CAPE RACEN86:14W90WBS1/4S33.00-18WBN, VARIABLE, NNWMODERATE BREEZESDRIZZLING RAIN0110000277133
1778-11-06T15:0046.47-46.7516222.6CAPE RACEN1/2W79W1/2S59.00-18WBS, WSW, VARIABLE, SFIRST PART MODERATE BREEZES, LATTER STRONG GALESLATTER RAINFIRST PART CLEAR0100000277134
1778-11-07T15:0046.90-45.82252CAPE RACEW1/2N68SEBE46.00-18WSW, WBS, WHARD STORM OF WINDRAIN0100000277135
1778-11-08T15:0045.60-45.751176.7CAPE RACEN73:34W55SBE1/4E23.00-18W, WBN, SEFIRST PART STRONG GALES, MIDDLE FRESH BREEZES, LATTER MODERATE BREEZESFIRST PART DARK CLOUDY WEATHER, MIDDLE CLOUDY, LAT0000000277136
1778-11-09T15:0044.80-47.2227522.6CAPE RACEN76:11W40N39W71.00-18ESE, VARIABLE, WNWFIRST PART MODERATE BREEZES, MIDDLE FRESH RBEEZES, LATTER STRONG GALESFIRST PART THICK AND FOGGYMIDDLE THICK HAZY WEATHER, LATTER HAZY0010000277137
1778-11-10T15:0044.98-47.852522.6CAPE RACEN19:17W34NNW1/2W30.00-18NW, NWBW, VARIABLE, WFIRST PART FRESH GALES, LATER LIGHT BREEZESFIRST PART RAINCLOUDY0100000277138
1778-11-11T15:0045.17-49.732529.3CAPE RACENW42WBN100.00-18NNW, WFIRST PART LIGHT BREEZES, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH BREEZESFIRST PART RAINCLOUDY0100000277139
1778-11-12T15:0045.65-46.252979.3CAPE RACEN75:22W81EBN148.00-18WBN, NWFRESH BREEZES WITH SQUALLSCLOUDY0000000277140
1778-11-13T15:0045.55-43.3059.3CAPE RACEN79:24W121E123.00-18N, NNEFIRST PART FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, MIDDLE FRESH BREEZES, LATTER FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYFIRST AND LATTER PARTS RAIN0100000277141
1778-11-14T15:0045.63-40.9041.0CAPE RACEN82:44W164E1/2N100.00-19NBE, NNEFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, MIDDLE MORE MODERATE, LATTER LIGHT AIRSFIRST AND LATTER PARTS CLOUDY0000000277142
1778-11-15T15:0045.80-39.583416.7CAPE RACEN84:11W171EBN56.00-19WNW, NNE, VARIABLE, NFIRST PART LIGHT AIRS, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000277143
1778-11-16T15:0046.32-38.381612.6CAPE RACEN87:35W190EBN75.00-19N, ENE, SFIRST PART LIGHT AIRS, MIDDLE AND LATTER LIGHT BREEZESFIRST PART CLOUDY, MIDDLE AND LATTER CLEAR0000000277144
1778-11-17T14:0047.67-35.622246.7CAPE RACENEBE135.00-24S, SSW, WSWFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATE BREEZESFIRST PART THICKFIRST PART RAIN, MIDDLE AND LATTER SMALL RAINMIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY0100000277145
1778-11-18T14:0048.10-34.072916.7CAPE RACES85:9261ENE67.00-24W, WBS, NWFIRST PART MODERATE BREEZES, MIDDLE AND LATTER LIGHT AIRS, LATTER MODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000277146
1778-11-19T14:0048.95-31.452696.7LIZARDN83:39E343N65E116.00-24NWBN, W, WNWMODERATE BREEZESRAINCLOUDY0100000277147
1778-11-20T14:0049.32-28.9036219.0LIZARDN87:35E304EBN112.00-24WBN, SW, VARIABLEFIRST PART MODERATE GALES, LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST PART CLOUDY, LATTER THICK HAZY WEATHER0000000277148
1778-11-21T14:0049.52-26.931796.7LIZARDN88:17E278E3/4N78.00-24SW, VARIABLE, SSWFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART RAINFIRST PART THICK HAZY WEATHER, MIDDLE AND LATTER C0100000277149
1778-11-22T14:0049.30-23.4021222.6LIZARDN83:51E237E1/2S140.00-24SSW, SW, SWBWFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, LATTER STRONG GALESFIRST PART THICK FOGGY WEATHER, LATTER FOGGYLATTER RAIN0110000277150
1778-11-23T13:0049.30-19.9520119.0LIZARDN86:6E191E136.00-24SSW, SWBS, SWFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH GALES AND FRESH BREEZESFIRST PART THICKFIRST PART RAIN, MIDDLE AND LATTER THICK RAIN0100000277151
1778-11-24T13:0049.30-16.752929.3LIZARDN85:3E150E126.00-23WSW, SSW, NWFIRST PART MODERATE BREEZES, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH BREEZESRAINFIRST PART THICK HAZY WEATHER, MIDDLE AND LATTER C0100000277152
1778-11-25T13:0049.25-13.572929.3LIZARDN82:35E108E125.00-23WNW, W, NWFIRST PART MODERATE BREEZES, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH BREEZESMIDDLE AND LATTER RAINCLOUDY0100000277153