García-Herrera, Ricardo; Können, Gunther P; Wheeler, Dennis A; Prieto, Maria del Rosario; Jones, Philip D; Koek, Frits B (2010): Meteorological observations during WOOLWICH cruise from Cape Coast to Barbados started at 1761-05-15 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752922, 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
Project(s):
Funding:
Fifth Framework Programme (FP5), grant/award no. EVK2-CT-2000-00090: Climatological Database for the Worlds Oceans: 1750-1854
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 2.516750 * Median Longitude: -22.212000 * South-bound Latitude: -3.480000 * West-bound Longitude: -57.490000 * North-bound Latitude: 13.380000 * East-bound Longitude: 5.580000
Date/Time Start: 1761-05-15T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1761-06-23T16:00:00
Event(s):
Woolwich_17610515_NMM_ADM/L/W147 * Latitude Start: -0.120000 * Longitude Start: 5.580000 * Latitude End: 14.850000 * Longitude End: -59.680000 * Date/Time Start: 1761-05-15T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1761-06-23T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Woolwich, Voyage: Cape Coast - Barbados, 1st Observer: William Bayne (Captain), 2nd Observer: William Campbell (2nd Officer/Lieutenant), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 44G 814BM
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Geocode | |||
| 2 | LATITUDE | Latitude | Geocode | |||
| 3 | LONGITUDE | Longitude | Geocode | |||
| 4 | Wind direction | dd | deg | Wind 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. | ||
| 5 | Wind speed | ff | m/s | calculated from the descriptive terms of wind force given in the observations | ||
| 6 | Landmark | Landmark | Name of first landmark | |||
| 7 | Bearing | Bearing | Bearing of the first landmark | |||
| 8 | Distance to landmark | Distance | arbitrary units | Distance to the first landmark | ||
| 9 | Course | Course | Course of the ship during the past 24 hours | |||
| 10 | Distance | Distance | arbitrary units | Distance travelled during the previous 24 hours | ||
| 11 | Comment | Comment | Other remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields | |||
| 12 | Declination | Decl | deg | It 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 description | Wind dir descr | All reported wind directions on this day. The wind direction is the direction that points to where the wind comes from. | |||
| 14 | Wind force description | Wind force descr | All reported wind forces on this day | |||
| 15 | Precipitation description | Precip descr | ||||
| 16 | Clearness | Clearness | ||||
| 17 | Gusts | Gusts | 1 If wind gusts are reported | |||
| 18 | Precipitation/Rain | Rain | 1 If rain was reported | |||
| 19 | Fog | Fog | 1 If fog was reported | |||
| 20 | Snow type | Snow | 1 If snow was reported | |||
| 21 | Thunder | Thunder | 1 If thunder and or lightning was reported | |||
| 22 | Hail | Hail | 1 If hail was reported | |||
| 23 | Sea ice | Sea ice | 1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported | |||
| 24 | Identification | ID | CLIWOC 2.1 line number |
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Data
| 1 Date/Time | 2 Latitude | 3 Longitude | 4 dd [deg] (Wind direction (from which th...) | 5 ff [m/s] (calculated from the descripti...) | 6 Landmark (Name of first landmark) | 7 Bearing (Bearing of the first landmark) | 8 Distance [arbitrary units] (Distance to the first landmark) | 9 Course (Course of the ship during the...) | 10 Distance [arbitrary units] (Distance travelled during the...) | 11 Comment (Other remarks, that were not ...) | 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) |
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| 1761-05-15T12:00 | -0.12 | 5.58 | 174 | 6.7 | ST THOMAS | N82:40E | 50 | S78W | 93.00 | VAR. AZ. 18:00W | -17 | S, SBW | FIRST PART CALM, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATE | MIDDLE CLOUDY, LATTER HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281738 | |
| 1761-05-16T12:00 | -0.20 | 3.90 | 186 | 9.3 | ST THOMAS | N84:01E | 77 | S86W | 82.00 | -17 | S, SBW, SSW | FIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE BREEZES, LATTER FRESH BREEZES | FIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FAIR, LATTER CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281739 | ||
| 1761-05-17T12:00 | -0.18 | 2.71 | 174 | 6.7 | ST THOMAS | N85:46E | 104 | N89:30W | 90.00 | -17 | SSW, SSW, SBW | MODERATE | FIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS HAZY, LATTER FAIR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281740 | ||
| 1761-05-18T12:00 | -0.13 | 1.21 | 220 | 6.7 | ST THOMAS | N86:56E | 125 | S87:00W | 55.00 | -16 | SSW, SWBS, SW, SWBW | MODERATE | FIRST AND LATTER HAZY, MIDDLE CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281741 | ||
| 1761-05-19T12:00 | -0.40 | 0.30 | 187 | 6.7 | ST THOMAS | N84:29E | 125 | S5:00E | 16.00 | -16 | SWBW, SW, SWBS, SSW | MODERATE BREEZES | HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281742 | ||
| 1761-05-20T12:00 | -0.67 | -0.02 | 142 | 6.7 | ST THOMAS | N82:29E | 133 | S52W | 26.00 | VAR. AMP. 14:46W, VAR. AZ. 14:48W | -16 | SWBS, SSW, SBE, SSE | FIRST PART LITTLE WIND, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATE | FIRST PART HAZY, MIDDLE AND LATTER FAIR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281743 | |
| 1761-05-21T12:00 | -1.02 | -0.70 | 119 | 6.7 | ST THOMAS | N80:29E | 150 | S63W | 46.00 | VAR. AZ. 13:44W, VAR. AMP. 14:13W | -16 | SBE, S, SE | MODERATE | FAIR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281744 | |
| 1761-05-22T12:00 | -1.98 | -1.40 | 119 | 2.6 | ST THOMAS | N74:37E | 165 | S54W | 72.00 | VAR. AMP. 13:55W, VAR. AZ. 13:50W | -16 | SE | LITTLE WIND | FAIR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281745 | |
| 1761-05-23T12:00 | -2.72 | -2.22 | 176 | 2.6 | ST THOMAS | N71:34E | 185 | S49W | 65.00 | VAR. AZ. 13:50W, VAR. AMP. 14:00W | -15 | SE, SBE, S, SBW | LITTLE WIND | FAIR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281746 | |
| 1761-05-24T12:00 | -3.15 | -3.64 | 155 | 6.7 | ST THOMAS | N71:46E | 214 | S73W | 89.00 | VAR. AMP. 13:09W, VAR. AZ. 13:12W | -14 | SBE | MODERATE BREEZES | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281747 | |
| 1761-05-25T12:00 | -3.33 | -4.95 | 144 | 6.7 | ST THOMAS | N73:01E | 240 | S82W | 80.00 | VAR. AMP. 13:08W, VAR. AZ. 13:14W | -14 | S, SSE | MODERATE | FAIR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281748 | |
| 1761-05-26T12:00 | -3.27 | -6.85 | 99 | 6.7 | ST THOMAS | N75:27E | 277 | N88W | 114.00 | VAR. AMP. 12:47W | -14 | ESE | MODERATE | FAIR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281749 | |
| 1761-05-27T13:00 | -3.23 | -11.24 | 90 | 9.3 | ST THOMAS | N77:25E | 316 | N89:10W | 120.00 | VAR. AMP. 10:55W | -11 | ESE, EBS | FIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER FRESH BREEZES | HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281750 | |
| 1761-05-28T13:00 | -3.17 | -13.24 | 104 | 6.7 | ST THOMAS | N79:16E | 362 | N88:50W | 144.00 | VAR. AZ. 8:36W | -9 | EBS, SE, ESE | FIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, MIDDLE SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATE | MIDDLE HEAVY RAIN | LATTER FAIR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281751 |
| 1761-05-29T13:00 | -3.30 | -14.72 | 81 | 6.7 | ST THOMAS | N79:15E | 398 | W1/4S | 122.00 | VAR. AZ 7:35W | -9 | SE, E | FIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATE | FIRST PART HAZY, MIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281752 | |
| 1761-05-30T13:00 | -3.48 | -16.34 | 81 | 6.7 | ST THOMAS | N80:10E | 431 | S83W | 90.00 | VAR. AMP. 7:53W, VAR. AZ. 7:47W | -9 | E | FIRST AND MIDDLE MODERATE, LATTER MODERATE | FIRST AND MDIDLE HAZY, LATTER FAIR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281753 | |
| 1761-05-31T13:00 | -3.45 | -18.34 | 129 | 2.6 | ST THOMAS | N80:54E | 463 | N88:30W | 97.00 | VAR. AMP 07:19W, VAR. AZ. 06:45W | -6 | ESE, SE | FIRST AND LATTER LITTLE WINDS, LATTER MODEDRATE BREEZES | FIRST AND LATTER CLOUDY, LATTER FAIR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281754 | |
| 1761-06-01T13:00 | -3.22 | -18.34 | 129 | 6.7 | ST THOMAS | N82:11E | 502 | N83:00W | 121.00 | VAR. AZ. 5:58W | -6 | ESE, SE | MODERATE | FAIR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281755 | |
| 1761-06-02T13:00 | -2.97 | -20.25 | 129 | 6.7 | ST THOMAS | N83:16E | 540 | N83W | 116.00 | VAR. AZ. 5:26W | -6 | SE | MODERATE | FAIR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281756 | |
| 1761-06-03T13:00 | -2.80 | -21.87 | 95 | 6.7 | ST THOMAS | N83:58E | 571 | N84W | 96.00 | VAR. AZ. 4:00W | -6 | SE, EBS | MODERATE | FIRST PART FAIR, MIDDLE CLOUDY, LATTER HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281757 | |
| 1761-06-04T14:00 | -2.72 | -23.77 | 109 | 6.7 | ST THOMAS | N84:31E | 608 | N88W | 115.00 | VAR. AZ. 4:24W | -4 | ESE | MODERATE | HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281758 | |
| 1761-06-05T14:00 | -1.47 | -25.19 | 108 | 6.7 | ST THOMAS | N86:58E | 634 | N48W | 115.00 | VAR. AMP. 3:11W, VAR. AZ. 2:26W | -5 | ESE | MODERATE | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281759 | |
| 1761-06-06T14:00 | -0.30 | -26.47 | 119 | 9.3 | ST THOMAS | N89:10E | 670 | N48W | 106.00 | VAR. AZ. 3:32W, VAR. AZ. 2:04W | -5 | SEBE | FIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE SQUALLY, LATTER FRESH BREEZES | MIDDLE RAIN | FIRST PART HAZY, LATTER FAIR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281760 |
| 1761-06-07T14:00 | 1.42 | -28.37 | 133 | 9.3 | ST THOMAS | S88:00E | 697 | N47W | 153.00 | -2 | SE | FIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE SQUALLY, LATTER FRESH BREEZES | MIDDLE RAIN | FIRST PART HAZY, LATTER FAIR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281761 | |
| 1761-06-08T14:00 | 2.88 | -29.87 | 132 | ST THOMAS | S86E | 730 | N46W | 126.00 | VAR. AZ. 00:21W | -3 | SEBE, ENE, SE | FIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER SQUALLY | MIDDLE AND LATTER RAIN | FIRST PART CLOUDY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281762 | |
| 1761-06-09T14:00 | 4.00 | -30.99 | 42 | 6.7 | ST THOMAS | S83:36E | 754 | N45W | 95.00 | -3 | ESE, NE | FIRST PART SQUALLY, MIDDLE LITTLE WINDS, LATTER MODERATE | FIRST AND MIDDLE RAIN | LATTER CLOUDY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281763 | |
| 1761-06-10T14:00 | 4.60 | -31.59 | 65 | 1.0 | ST THOMAS | S82:57E | 770 | N45W | 50.00 | -3 | ENE, N, ENE | FIRST PART SQUALLY, MIDDLE AND LATTER LIGHT AIRS | FIRST PART RAIN, MIDDLE AND LATTER HEAVY RAINS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281764 | ||
| 1761-06-11T14:00 | 5.20 | -32.25 | 65 | 6.7 | ST THOMAS | S82:40E | 784 | N45W | 50.00 | -3 | CALM, NNE, NE, ENE | FIRST PART CALM, MIDDLE LITTLE WIND, LATTER MODERATE | FIRST AND LATTER HEAVY RAIN | MIDDLE CLOUDY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281765 | |
| 1761-06-12T14:00 | 5.78 | -32.82 | 134 | 6.7 | ST THOMAS | S81:54E | 793 | N44W | 49.00 | VAR. AMP. 1:4W, VAR. AZ. 1:20W | -1 | SE | FIRST PART AND MIDDLE LITTLE WIND, LATTER MODERATE | FIRST PART HEAVY RAIN | MIDDLE CLOUDY, LATTER FAIR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281766 |
| 1761-06-13T14:00 | 6.73 | -33.79 | 112 | 6.7 | ST THOMAS | S80:46E | 814 | N45W | 81.00 | VAR. AMP. 00:39W | -1 | ESE | FIRST PART LITTLE BREEZES, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATE | FIRST PART CLEAR, MIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281767 | |
| 1761-06-14T14:00 | 7.68 | -34.85 | 21 | 6.7 | ST THOMAS | S80:00E | 838 | N47:20W | 85.00 | VAR. AZ. 1:8W | -2 | ENE, SE, NE, NNE | FIRST PART MODERATE BREEZES, MIDDLE LIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMS, LATTER MODERATE | FIRST AND LATTER CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281768 | |
| 1761-06-15T14:00 | 8.87 | -36.24 | 43 | 9.3 | ST THOMAS | S78:30E | 869 | N40W | 110.00 | -2 | NE | FIRST PART MODERATE BREEZES, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH BREEZES | CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281769 | ||
| 1761-06-16T15:00 | 10.25 | -37.80 | 34 | 6.7 | ST THOMAS | S77:10E | 905 | N48W | 124.00 | 10PM SPLIT THE JIB AND IT BLEW AWAY | 0 | NEBN | FIRST PART FRESH BREEZES, MIDDLE HARD SQUALLS, LATTER MODERATE | MIDDLE HEAVY RAINS | FIRST PART HAZY, LATTER CLOUDY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281770 |
| 1761-06-17T15:00 | 11.40 | -40.32 | 68 | 19.0 | ST THOMAS | S76:32E | 962 | N66W | 170.00 | VAR. AZ. 00:28E | 0 | ENE | FIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE FRESH BREEZES, LATTER FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY | FIRST AND MIDDLE CLOUDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281771 | |
| 1761-06-18T15:00 | 12.77 | -43.60 | 45 | 19.0 | ST THOMAS | S75:35E | 1029 | N86W | 200.00 | VAR. AZ. 2:20E | 0 | NE | FRESH GALES | HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281772 | |
| 1761-06-19T15:00 | 13.22 | -46.55 | 56 | 6.7 | ST THOMAS | S76:08E | 1086 | N81W | 173.00 | VAR. AZ. 2:26E | 0 | NEBE | FIRST AND MIDDLE FRESH GALES, LATTER MODERATE | FIRST AND MIDDLE HAZY, LATTER FAIR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281773 | |
| 1761-06-20T15:00 | 13.22 | -49.14 | 58 | 9.3 | ST THOMAS | S76:44E | 1133 | W | 153.00 | VAR. AZ. 1:06E, VAR. AMP. 0:43E | 2 | NEBE | FIRST AND MIDDLE MODERATE BREEZES, LATTER FRESH BREEZES | FIRST AND MIDDLE CLOUDY, LATTER HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281774 | |
| 1761-06-21T15:00 | 13.38 | -52.12 | 81 | 19.0 | ST THOMAS | S77:14E | 1192 | N87W | 174.00 | VAR. AZ. 2:00E | 2 | E, EBN | FIRST AND MIDDLE MODERATE BREEZES, LATTER FRESH GALES | HAZY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281775 | |
| 1761-06-22T16:00 | 13.22 | -54.84 | 82 | ST THOMAS | S78:01W | 1244 | S86W | 159.00 | 3 | EBN | FIRST AND MIDDLE FRESH GALES, LATTER SQUALLY | LATTER RAIN | FIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS HAZY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281776 | ||
| 1761-06-23T16:00 | 13.33 | -57.49 | 93 | ST THOMAS | S78:40E | 1299 | N87W | 154.00 | VAR. AZ. 2:00E | 3 | E | FIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH BREEZES, LATTER SQUALLY | LATTER SOME RAIN | FIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS CLOUDY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281777 |