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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 WINCHELSEA cruise from Gibraltar to Plymouth started at 1775-05-02 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752900, 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: 44.086957 * Median Longitude: -12.920000 * South-bound Latitude: 36.620000 * West-bound Longitude: -17.220000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.280000 * East-bound Longitude: -6.270000
Date/Time Start: 1775-05-02T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1775-05-27T00:00:00
Event(s):
Winchelsea_17750502_NMM_ADM/L/W92 * Latitude Start: 35.970000 * Longitude Start: -5.550000 * Latitude End: 50.299000 * Longitude End: -4.150000 * Date/Time Start: 1775-05-02T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1775-05-27T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Winchelsea (5th Rate Frigate), Voyage: Gibraltar - Plymouth, 1st Observer: Thomas Wilkinson (Captain), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 32G 679BM
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 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
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:
485 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 
Precip descr
16 
Clearness
17 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
18 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
19 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
20 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
21 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
22 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
23 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
24 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1775-05-02T12:0036.62-6.49711.0MOUNT CHIGONNE12N69W130.00-19ELIGHT AIRSHAZY0000000280872
1775-05-03T00:003621.0CAPE ST VINCENTS10VARIABLELIGHT AIRSHAZY0000000280873
1775-05-04T13:0037.97-9.293620.0CAPE ST VINCENTS14E20N14W60.00-20VARIABLEMOSTLY CALMHAZY0000000280874
1775-05-05T13:0038.17-10.063409.3BURLINGSN28S11W51.00-20NFIRST AND MIDDLE PART MODERATE, LATTER FRESH BREEZESFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS HAZY, LATTER CLOUDY0000000280875
1775-05-06T00:0036219.0ROCK OF LISBONNNE1/2E31VARIABLEFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYFIRST AND LATTER PARTS CLOUDY0000000280876
1775-05-07T13:0038.95-11.1236219.0CAPE ROXANTS85E25N85W77.00-20VARIABLEFRESH GALESHAZY0000000280877
1775-05-08T13:0039.60-12.513719.0CAPE ROXANTS72E49N59W75.00-19NNE, NEBN, NE, NEBEFRESH GALESHAZY0000000280878
1775-05-09T13:0040.80-14.316019.0CAPE FINISTER57E88N36W89.00-19ENE, EBNFRESH GALESHAZY0000000280879
1775-05-10T13:0042.37-15.546022.6CAPE ROXANTS50E109N31W110.00-19EBN, E, EBN, ENE, EBNFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH GALES, LATTER STRONG GALES AND SQUALLYFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS HAZY0000000280880
1775-05-11T13:0043.55-16.4636219.0CAPE ROXANTS46E134N30W82.00-21VARIABLEFRESH GALESHAZY0000000280881
1775-05-12T13:0044.35-17.22246.7CAPE ROXANTS46E153N35W58.00-21EBN, ENE, NEBE, NEFIRST AND MIDDLE PART FRESH FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATELATTER DRIZZLING RAIN0100000280882
1775-05-13T13:0043.95-15.523629.3CAPE ROXANTS39E131S72E79.00-21VARIABLEFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH BREEZESFIRST PART HAZY, MIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY0000000280883
1775-05-14T13:0042.48-13.82266.7CAPE FINISTERS85E61S69E80.00-19NE, NEBE, NEFIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, MIDDLE FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATEFIRST AND LATTER PARTS CLOUDY0000000280884
1775-05-15T13:0043.83-12.542419.0CAPE FINISTERN81E46S55E68.00-21NEFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY0000000280885
1775-05-16T13:0043.47-12.823626.7LIZARDN40E170N24W42.00-21VARIABLEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATECLOUDY0000000280886
1775-05-17T13:0044.97-13.513626.7LIZARDN47E176N45W43.00-21VARIABLEMODERATECLOUDY0000000280887
1775-05-18T13:0045.62-13.863629.3LIZARDN49E163N21W42.00-21VARIABLEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER FRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLYFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS CLOUDY0000000280888
1775-05-19T13:0046.68-14.643626.7LIZARDN57E156N28W73.00-21VARIABLEMODERATEHAZY0000000280889
1775-05-20T13:0047.83-15.643626.7LIZARDN66E154N31W82.00-23VARIABLEMODERATECLOUDY0000000280890
1775-05-21T13:0048.63-15.763622.6LIZARDN72E150N7W49.00-23VARIABLELIGHT BREEZESCLOUDY0000000280891
1775-05-22T13:0048.60-13.911571.0LIZARDN77E120N52E95.00-23SFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER LIGHT AIRS WITH CALMSFIRST ANDMIDDLE PARTS HAZY, LATTER CLOUDY0000000280892
1775-05-23T13:0048.82-13.614519.0LIZARDN78E115N45E17.00-23SEBS, SSE, ENEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS CALM, LATTER FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYLATTER RAINFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS CLOUDY0100000280893
1775-05-24T13:0048.73-11.5936219.0LIZARDN76E90S86E79.00-22VARIABLEFRESH GALESRAINHAZY0100000280894
1775-05-25T13:0048.73-10.67362LIZARDN61E51E130.00-22VARIABLEVARIABLE0000000280895
1775-05-26T12:0049.28-6.273629.3LIZARDN59E23N68E87.00-22VARIABLEFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000280896
1775-05-27T00:0036219.0LIZARDEBN4VARIABLEFRESH GALESHAZY0000000280897