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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 WELGELEEGEN cruise from Baij van Dilagoa to Kaap de Goede Hoop started at 1772-11-14 [dataset]. Gemeentearchief Amsterdam, Netherland, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752867, 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: -31.767826 * Median Longitude: 31.368261 * South-bound Latitude: -35.250000 * West-bound Longitude: 25.830000 * North-bound Latitude: -25.800000 * East-bound Longitude: 35.450000
Date/Time Start: 1772-11-14T10:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1772-12-06T10:00:00
Event(s):
Welgeleegen_17721114_GAA_BIBLIOTHEEK_M951_59 * Latitude Start: -25.800000 * Longitude Start: 33.010000 * Latitude End: -34.080000 * Longitude End: 17.820000 * Date/Time Start: 1772-11-14T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1772-12-06T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Welgeleegen, Voyage: Baij Van Dilagoa - Kaap De Goede Hoop, 1st Observer: Gerrit Ten Zunder (Schipper), Company: VOC, Dutch Asiatic Shipping Number: 7863.5, Other ship information: GEBOUWD 1753 IN ENKHUIZEN, LAADVERMOGEN 880 TON.
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
WatchWatchName of the period of 4 hours which is known as a watch or duty on board ships
GlassesGlassesNumber of glasses within a watch; one watch equals 8 glasses
CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
10 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.
11 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.
12 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
13 Present weatherwwWeather description
14 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
15 Cloud typeCloud type
16 ClearnessClearness
17 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
18 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
19 FogFog1 If fog was reported
20 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
21 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
22 HailHail1 If hail was reported
23 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
24 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
436 data points

Data

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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

dd [deg]

ff [m/s]

Watch

Glasses

Course

Distance [arbitrary units]
10 
Decl [deg]
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Wind dir descr
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Wind force descr
13 
ww
14 
Precip descr
15 
Cloud type
16 
Clearness
17 
Gusts
18 
Rain
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Fog
20 
Snow
21 
Thunder
22 
Hail
23 
Sea ice
24 
ID
1772-11-14T10:00-25.8033.011330.0VM8-25ZZOLABBERE EN GEMENE KOELTE TOT STIL0000000278665
1772-11-15T10:00-25.8033.50202.6VM8O 1/2 Z12.00-25NOLABBERE EN GEMENE KOELTEMOOI WEER0000000278666
1772-11-16T10:00-26.9334.672681.0VM8ZO24.00-25NNO-WNWGEMENE EN FRISSE KOELTEWEERLICHTBETROKKEN LUCHTHELDERE LUCHT0000100278667
1772-11-17T10:00-27.1035.4513310.0VM8OTN 1/2 N11.00-25Z-ZZOFRISSE GEREEFDE MARSZEILSKOELTEDONDERE EN WEERLICHT TOT MOOI WEERBETROKKEN LUCHT0000100278668
1772-11-18T10:00-27.7735.38424.6VM8Z 1/2 W9.00-26OZO-ONOLABBERE EN GEMENE BRAMZEILSKOELTEMOOI WEEROVERDRIJVENDE LUCHT0000000278669
1772-11-19T10:00-29.4734.503576.7VM8ZZW30.00-26NNO-NNOGEMENE EN FRISSE MARSZEILSKOELTEHELDERE LUCHT0000000278670
1772-11-20T10:00-30.1834.103576.7VM8ZZW27.00-26NNOGEMENE EN FRISSE MARSZEILSKOELTEHELDERE LUCHT0000000278671
1772-11-21T10:00-30.9033.702224.6VM8Z10.00-26NW-WZWGEMENE EN LABBERE BRAMZEILSKOELTE EN MARSZEILSKOELTEWEERLICHTREGENOPHALENDE LUCHT0100100278672
1772-11-22T10:00-31.2034.201992.6VM8O 1/2 Z6.50-26Z-ZWLABBERE EN STILMOTREGENBETROKKEN LUCHT0100000278673
1772-11-23T10:00-31.9732.932894.9VM8ZW 1/2 W21.00-26NNO-NWGEMENE EN FRISSE BRAMZEILSKOELTE EN LABBERE KOELTEMOTREGENOVERDRIJVENDE LUCHT0100000278674
1772-11-24T10:00-32.3733.171996.7VM8ZZO W/Z O7.50-26ZZW-ZWONGESTADIGE MARSZEILSKOELTE EN ONDERZEILSKOELTETRAVATIGE LUCHTMET WEINIG MOTREGENOPHALENDE LUCHT0100000278675
1772-11-25T10:00-32.2033.171542.6VM8N W/Z O4.50-26ZW-ZONDERZEILSKOELTE TOT STIL EN WEER LABBERSOMSTIJDS MOTREGENOVERDRIJVENDE LUCHT0100000278676
1772-11-26T10:00-32.7032.13654.6VM8WZW 1/2 Z15.00-25ZO-OLABBERE EN GEMENE BRAMZEILSKOELTEGOED WEERBETROKKEN LUCHT0000000278677
1772-11-27T10:00-33.4030.02314.6VM8WZW29.00-25NOTOBRAMZEILSKOELTE EN GEREEFDE MARSZEILSKOELTEMOTREGENBETROKKEN LUCHTDIKKE LUCHT0100000278678
1772-11-28T10:00-33.7529.521786.7VM8WZW6.75-25NNO-ZZWLABBER EN STIL TOT FRISSE EN GEMENE MARSZEILSKOELTEBUIIGE LUCHTMET MOTREGENOVERDRIJVENDE TOT OPKLARENDE LUCHT1100000278679
1772-11-29T10:00-34.7527.672909.3VM8WZW25.00-25NNO-NWBRAMZEILSKOELTE TOT GEREEFDE MARSZEILSKOELTEOVERDRIJVENDE LUCHTKLARE LUCHT0000000278680
1772-11-30T10:00-34.9228.2724510.0VM8NOTN13.00-25ZW-WFRISSE GEREEFDE MARSZEILSKOELTEEEN WEINIG MOTREGENOVERDRIJVENDE LUCHT0100000278681
1772-12-01T10:00-34.9828.272684.6VM8N11.50-25WZW-WNWGEREEFDE MARSZEILSKOELTE TOT LABBERE BRAMZEILSKOELTEGOED WEERKLARE LUCHT0000000278682
1772-12-02T10:00-35.1328.6224519.0VM8NNO 1/2 O9.00-25WZW-WSTIL TOT ONDERZEILSKOELTEDINSIGE LUCHTBETROKKEN LUCHT0000000278683
1772-12-03T10:00-34.7528.782904.6VM8NTO10.50-25WTN-NWONDERZEILSKOELTE TOT LABBERE BRAMZEILSKOELTEGOED WEEROVERDRIJVENDE LUCHT0000000278684
1772-12-04T10:00-34.5727.752004.6VM8W 1/2 N13.00-25O-ZWSTIL TOT LABBER EN GEMENE BRAMZEILSKOELTEGOED WEEROPHALENDE LUCHTHELDERE LUCHT0000000278685
1772-12-05T10:00-34.7726.83904.6VM8WZW 1/2 Z13.00-23ZZW-OZOBRAMZEILSKOELTE EN STIL EN LABBER KOELTEGOED WEEROVERDRIJVENDE LUCHT0000000278686
1772-12-06T10:00-35.2525.8325819.0VM8ZWTW15.00-23ONO-WTNFRISSE EN GEMENE BRAMZEILSKOELTE AANNEMENDE TOT ONDERZEILSKOELTEDINSIGE LUCHT MET WEERLICHTOVERDRIJVENDE LUCHT0000100278687