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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 Wilhelmina en Maria cruise from Arika to Guayaquil started at 1827-05-07 [dataset]. Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum Amsterdam, Netherland, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752886, 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: -11.096667 * Median Longitude: -78.126667 * South-bound Latitude: -17.980000 * West-bound Longitude: -81.500000 * North-bound Latitude: -3.320000 * East-bound Longitude: -71.430000
Date/Time Start: 1827-05-07T17:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1827-05-15T17:00:00
Event(s):
Wilhelmina_en_Maria_18270507_I-225 * Latitude Start: -18.480000 * Longitude Start: -70.330000 * Latitude End: -3.530000 * Longitude End: -81.180000 * Date/Time Start: 1827-05-07T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1827-05-15T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Wilhelmina En Maria (Fregatschip), Voyage: Arika - Guayaquil, 1st Observer: Jacobus Boelen (Kapitein), 2nd Observer: C.J. Claasen (Stuurman), Company: MER, Other ship information: EX FREGATSCHIP 'EUTERPE', 316 TON, GEBOUWD IN 1810 TE BOSTON. IN 1825 OMGEBOUWD EN OMGEDOOPT. SCHIP WERD UITGERUST VOOR EEN EXPEDITIE NAAR ZUID-AMERIKA.
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
CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
10 CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
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 Sensor readingReadingarbitrary unitsReading of the (outside) air thermometer
13 Sensor readingReadingarbitrary unitsReading of the air pressure
14 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.
15 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
16 Present weatherwwWeather description
17 Cloud typeCloud type
18 ClearnessClearness
19 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
20 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
21 FogFog1 If fog was reported
22 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
23 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
24 HailHail1 If hail was reported
25 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
26 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
179 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]

Course
(Course of the ship during the...)

Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
10 
Comment
(Other remarks, that were not ...)
11 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
12 
Reading [arbitrary units]
(Reading of the (outside) air ...)
13 
Reading [arbitrary units]
(Reading of the air pressure)
14 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
15 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
16 
ww
(Weather description)
17 
Cloud type
18 
Clearness
19 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
20 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
21 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
22 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
23 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
24 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
25 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
26 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1827-05-07T17:00-17.98-71.431461.01016.824.4N17W65.001176.00290110.00ZOFLAUWE KOELTEBEWOLKTE LUCHT0000000279970
1827-05-08T17:00-17.08-73.181562.61017.324.4N68W108.001076.00290200.00ZOTZONGESTADIGE KOELTE0000000279971
1827-05-09T17:00-16.08-76.201452.61014.423.3N67:45W149.001074.00290100.00ZOFLAUWE BRAMZEILSKOELTEBETROKKEN LUCHT0000000279972
1827-05-10T17:00-14.05-78.051456.71017.123.3N43W162.001074.00290111.00ZOSTIJVE BRAMZEILSKOELTEBIJZONDER GOED WEER0000000279973
1827-05-11T17:00-11.58-80.001344.61017.323.9N33:45W188.001075.00290200.00ZOTOBRAMZEILSKOELTEAANGENAAM WEER0000000279974
1827-05-12T17:00-8.73-80.951344.61016.824.4N26W182.001076.00290110.00ZOTOBRAMZEILSKOELTEMOOI WEER0000000279975
1827-05-13T17:00-6.42-81.281221.01016.325.6N7W166.00978.00290108.00OZOFLAUW EN STILDIJNSIGE LUCHT0000000279976
1827-05-14T17:00-4.63-81.50882.91012.725.0N3W108.00977.00290005.00OTNFLAUWE-AANNEMENDE KOELTEGOED WEER0000000279977
1827-05-15T17:00-3.32-80.551221.01017.328.3N38O93.00LIGGEN TE WACHTEN TOT ZE DE HAVEN VAN GUAYAQUIL BINNEN KUNNEN VAREN983.00290200.00OZOFLAUW EN STIL0000000279978