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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 WORCESTER cruise from Java Head to The Downs started at 1774-01-17 [dataset]. British Library, London, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752932, 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: -20.457397 * Median Longitude: 41.674247 * South-bound Latitude: -35.620000 * West-bound Longitude: -18.020000 * North-bound Latitude: -0.480000 * East-bound Longitude: 102.970000
Date/Time Start: 1774-01-17T05:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1774-04-09T13:00:00
Event(s):
Worcester_17740117_BL_L/MAR/B/278F * Latitude Start: -6.070000 * Longitude Start: 105.770000 * Latitude End: 47.720000 * Longitude End: -5.280000 * Date/Time Start: 1774-01-17T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1774-04-09T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Worcester, Voyage: Java Head - Downs, 1st Observer: John Cook (Captain), Company: EIC
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 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
14 Present weatherwwWeather description
15 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
16 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
17 ClearnessClearness
18 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
19 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
20 FogFog1 If fog was reported
21 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
22 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
23 HailHail1 If hail was reported
24 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
25 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
1428 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 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
14 
ww
(Weather description)
15 
Precip descr
16 
State sea descr
17 
Clearness
18 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
19 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
20 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
21 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
22 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
23 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
24 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
25 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1774-01-17T05:00-6.97102.97145JAVA HEADN84E24S84W72.00-1SEBE, SE, SEBSFIRST PART PLEASANT BREEZES, LATTER LIGHT VARIABLE AIRSFIRST PART FAIR, LATTER THUNDER AND LIGHTNINGLATTER RAIN0100100282671
1774-01-18T05:00-7.80102.673626.7JAVA HEADN57E36S20W53.00-2W, WBS, NWBN, WNW, VARIABLEFIRST PART LIGHT AIRS INCLINING TO CALMS, LATTER PLEASANT BREEZESTHUNDER AND LIGHTNING IN THE NIGHTRAIN IN THE NIGHT0100100282672
1774-01-19T05:00-8.25102.453626.7JAVA HEADN50:28E45S23W34.00-2WSW, E, EBN, ESE, VARIABLEFIRST PART LIGHT VARIABLE WINDS AND CALMS, LATTER PLEASANT WINDSFIRST PART GREAT DEAL OF RAIN0100000282673
1774-01-20T05:00-9.97101.831119.3JAVA HEADN36:50E78S22W97.00-2E, NE, ESE, ESEFIRST AND LATTER PARTS PLEASANT GALES, MIDDLE UNSETTLEDFIRST AND LATTER PARTS FAIRSWELL FROMS0000000282674
1774-01-21T05:00-11.37100.931226.7JAVA HEADN33:24E109S34W94.00-2SEBE, SEBEPLEASANT BREEZESMIDDLE AD LATTER FAIRFIRST PART SOME RAIN0100000282675
1774-01-22T05:00-12.0899.421449.3JAVA HEADN41:47E141S56W107.00-2SSE, SEBS, SE, SEBSPLEASANT TRADEFAIRSMOOTH WATER0000000282676
1774-01-23T05:00-12.6097.821436.7JAVA HEADN47:21E170S67W102.00-3SSE, SE, SEBSPLEASANT WINDSPLEASANT WEATHERSWELL FROM SE0000000282677
1774-01-24T06:00-13.1896.081559.3JAVA HEADN51:21E204S67W110.00-3SSEMODERATE TRADEFAIR0000000282678
1774-01-25T06:00-13.6094.321436.7JAVA HEADN55:07E237S72W109.00-3SE, SEBE, ESE, SEBSPLEASANT WINDSPLEASANT WEATHERSMOOTH WATER0000000282679
1774-01-26T06:00-14.2792.52110JAVA HEADN57E273S72W110.00-3EBN, NEBE, NE, ESEFAIR, PLEASANT WEATHERSMOOTH WATER0000000282680
1774-01-27T06:00-14.7791.13436.7JAVA HEADN58:12E301S71W85.00-2NNE, N, NNW, NEPLEASANT WINDSFIRST PART PLEASANT WEATHER, LATTER VERY UNSETTLEDLARGE SWELL FROM W0000000282681
1774-01-28T06:00-15.2590.123476.7JAVA HEADN58:35E323S66W64.00-2NNW, NWBN, N, NBE, NBWPLEASANT WINDSFIRST PART PLEASANT WEATHER, LATTER VERY UNSETTLEDLARGE SWELL FROM W0000000282682
1774-01-29T06:00-15.5788.62358JAVA HEADN60:13E352S77W89.00-2NBW, ENE, NE, NEBE, NUNSETTLED WINDSUNSETTLED WEATHER0000000282683
1774-01-30T06:00-16.0286.603212.3JAVA HEADN61:56E390S77W119.00-2EBN, E, EBS, EBN, NEBNBRISK GALESGOOD DEAL OF RAINLARGE SEA FROM ESECLOUDY0100000282684
1774-01-31T06:00-16.7384.35776.7JAVA HEADN62:58E435S76W134.00-2EBNPLEASANT WINDSPLEASANT WEATHERSMOOTH WATER0000000282685
1774-02-01T07:00-17.3581.95766.7JAVA HEADN64:09E482S76W142.00-3ENE, NEBE, VARIABLE, NE, EBNPLEASANT WINDSFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS PLEASANT WEATHER, LATTER UNSETTLEDSWELL FROM ESE0000000282686
1774-02-02T07:00-18.0780.1235515.4JAVA HEADN64:25E520S76W108.00-5NE, NEBE, N, NNE, NMODERATE GALESFAIR0000000282687
1774-02-03T07:00-18.5378.1218JAVA HEADN65:16E559S75W118.00-5NE, ENE, NE, NNEUNSETTLED WINDSUNSETTLED WEATHER0000000282688
1774-02-04T07:00-19.0276.2562JAVA HEADN65:51E596S75W110.00-6EBN, E, ENEFIRST PART PLEASANT WINDS, LATTER SQUALLYLATTER THUNDER AND LIGHTNINGLATTER RAINSWELL FROM S0100100282689
1774-02-05T07:00-19.4774.3273JAVA HEADN66:28E632S74W114.00-6EBS, SEBE, EBN, EBNUNSETTLED WINDSUNSETTLED WEATHER0000000282690
1774-02-06T07:00-20.2072.12716.7JAVA HEADN66:46E678S73W130.00-8NEBE, EBN, ENE, EBNPLEASANT WINDSUNSETTLED WEATHER0000000282691
1774-02-07T07:00-20.7270.33606.7JAVA HEADN67:03E712S73W105.00-8EBN, E, EBN, ENEMODERATE BREEZESMIDDLE AND LATTER RAINFIRST PART FAIR, MIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY0100000282692
1774-02-08T07:00-21.3768.82716.7JAVA HEADN66:59E744S71W90.00-8ESE, E, EBS, EBNMODERATE BREEZESFAIRLONG SWELL FROM S0000000282693
1774-02-09T08:00-21.9767.10806.7JAVA HEADN67:06E778S70W102.00-10ESE, EBN, EMODERATE WINDSFAIRRAIN IN THE NIGHTSMOOTH WATER0100000282694
1774-02-10T08:00-22.5765.33776.7JAVA HEADN67:12E812S74W102.00-13ESE, EBS, ESE, EPLEASANT BREEZESFAIRSWELL FROM SSW0000000282695
1774-02-11T08:00-23.1064.23772.6JAVA HEADN67:04E835S73W64.00-13SE, EBS, E, ELIGHT BREEZESFAIRSWELL FROM SSW0000000282696
1774-02-12T08:00-23.6562.68776.7JAVA HEADN67E865S1W90.00-13SE, EBS, SEBE, EPLEASANT BREEZES, SQUALLY IN THE NIGHTRAIN IN THE NIGHTLARGE SWELL FROM SSWDAY FAIR, NIGHT CLOUDY0100000282697
1774-02-13T08:00-24.1060.529716.3JAVA HEADN67:36E906S70W126.00-16VARIABLE, ESE, ESEINCREASING GALESLATTER DRIZZLING RAINSWELL FROM ESEFIRST PART FAIR, LATTER CLOUDY0100000282698
1774-02-14T08:00-24.8057.479412.3JAVA HEADN60:08E965S74W174.00-19SE, SEBS, SEBE, ESEBRISK GALESPLEASANT WEATHERFOLLOWING SEA0000000282699
1774-02-15T08:00-25.7254.3810512.3JAVA HEADN68:21E1024S73W175.00-19EBS, SEBE, SEBEBRISK GALESFAIRSMOOTH WATER0000000282700
1774-02-16T09:00-26.4352.05926.7JAVA HEADN68:28E1069S71W133.00-21EBS, E, ESEPLEASANT WINDSPLEASANT WEATHERSMOOTH WATER0000000282701
1774-02-17T09:00-27.1249.90696.7JAVA HEADN68:32E1109S69W123.00-21EBN, ENE, NNE, EPLEASANT BREEZESFAIR0000000282702
1774-02-18T09:00-27.8247.733606.7JAVA HEADN68:38E1150S73W121.00-23NBE, EBN, ENE, NEBE, NNEPLEASANT WINDSPLEASANT WEATHERSMOOTH WATER0000000282703
1774-02-19T09:00-28.1846.22656.7JAVA HEADN68:45E1178S72W85.00-25ESE, SEBS, EMODERATE BREEZESSWELL FROM WSWCLOUDY0000000282704
1774-02-20T09:00-28.7244.0313316.3JAVA HEADN68:56E1218S71W122.00-25S, SE, ESE, SE, SSEFIRST AND MIDDLE PATS MODERATE BREEZES, LATTER INCREASING GALES AND SQUALLYLATTER RAINSWELL FROM WSWCLOUDY0100000282705
1774-02-21T09:00-29.8840.3714323.5JAVA HEADN69E1287S70W204.00-26SSE, SEBS, SBESTRONG GALES INCREASING IN LATTER PART WITH HARD SQUALLSGREAT SEA FROM SE0000000282706
1774-02-22T09:00-30.1537.90132JAVA HEADS75W133.00-26SBE, S, SBW, SWBS, SSEFIRST PART VERY STRONG GALES, LATTER WINDS ABATEDFIRST PART PRODIGIOUS SEA, LATTER ABATED0000000282707
1774-02-23T10:00-29.8537.051991.0JAVA HEADN69:56E1342S82W44.00-26SWBW, WNW, NBW, SWFIRST PART MODERATE WINDS, LATTER LIGHT AIRS INCLINING TO CALMSSMOOTH WATERCLOUDY0000000282708
1774-02-24T10:00-31.1335.4533422.6JAVA HEADN69:20E1377S51W107.00-26NNE, N, VARIABLE, SW, NFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS PLEASANT WINDS, LATTER STRONG GALES AND SQUALLYFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS PLEASANT WEATHERLATTER SOME RAIN0100000282709
1774-02-25T10:00-31.5833.831996.7JAVA HEADN69:23E1404S71W87.00-26SBW, S, SBE, SWFIRST PART FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, MIDDLE AND LATTER PLEASANT WINDSMIDDLE AND LATTER PLEASANT WEATHERHEAD SEA0000000282710
1774-02-26T10:00-32.2332.38766.7JAVA HEADN68:57E1451S53W86.00-25E, SEBE, EBS, EBSMODERATE BREEZESFAIRSMOOTH WATER0000000282711
1774-02-27T10:00-32.8730.93766.7JAVA HEADN68:57E1451S53W86.00-25E, SEBE, EBS, EBSMODERATE BREEZESFAIRSMOOTH WATER0000000282712
1774-02-28T10:00-33.5229.48766.7JAVA HEADN68:56E1485S64W104.00-25E, EBSPLEASANT WINDSPLEASANT WEATHERSWELL FROM SW0000000282713
1774-03-01T10:00-34.8226.258916.3JAVA HEADN68:45E1544S70W171.00-24EBS, E, ENE, ESEINCREASING GALESFAIRLARGE SWELL FROM ENE0000000282714
1774-03-02T10:00-35.0825.88106.7JAVA HEADN68:50E1550S51W23.00-24WBN, WBS, SWBW, NEBNFIRST PART SRRONG GALES AND VARIABLE, LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART GREAT SEA FROM ENE, LATTER SWELL FROM WFIRST PART HAZY, LATTER FAIR0000000282715
1774-03-03T10:00-35.1824.702466.7JAVA HEADN68:37E1570W58.00-24VARIABLE, NEBE, ENE, E, WFIRST PART LIGHT AIRS AND CALM, LATTER PLEASANT BREEZESFAIRSWELL FROM W0000000282716
1774-03-04T11:00-35.6221.70466.7JAVA HEADN69:13E1623S88W147.00-22E, ESE, ENEPLEASANT WINDSPLEASANT WEATHERSWELL FROM W0000000282717
1774-03-05T11:00-35.1318.901026.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPEN77W140.00-22SE, SEBEPLEASANT WINDSPLEASANT WEATHERFIRST PART LARGE SWELL FROM SW, LATTER SMOOTH WATER0000000282718
1774-03-06T11:00-33.9716.6710519.0CAPE OF GOOD HOPES75E30N75W88.00-19SEBS, SE, SEBS, SEBEFRESH GALESSWELL FROM SSEHAZY0000000282719
1774-03-07T11:00-31.9514.5713812.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPES52:27E80N43W157.00-20S, SSEBRISK GALESFAIRFOLLOWING SEA0000000282720
1774-03-08T11:00-30.3212.551606.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPEN48W140.00-20SSW, S, SPLEASANT WINDSSWELL FROM SCLOUDY0000000282721
1774-03-09T11:00-28.6010.651736.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES48:41E174N47W136.00-18S, SBWPLEASANT WINDSPLEASANT WEATHERSMOOTH WATER0000000282722
1774-03-10T11:00-26.988.921406.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES47:08E218N46W131.00-18SBE, SSEPLEASANT WINDSPLEASANT WEATHERSMOOTH WATER0000000282723
1774-03-11T12:00-25.587.251426.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES47E259N45W124.00-16SBE, SSE, SSEPLEASANT WINDSPLEASANT WEATHER0000000282724
1774-03-12T12:00-24.235.801426.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES46:36E296N45W112.00-16SSEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000282725
1774-03-13T12:00-22.974.471426.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES46:24E332N45W104.00-16SSEMODERATE BREEZESFAIRSMOOTH WATER0000000282726
1774-03-14T12:00-21.683.021189.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPEN44W116.00-17SEBE, SEBS, EBS, SE, SEPLEASANT TRADESMOOTH WATERCLOUDY0000000282727
1774-03-15T12:00-20.451.68109CAPE OF GOOD HOPES46:37E406N43W110.00-15SEBS, SE, VARIABLE, SE, SEBEUNSETTLED WINDSUNSETTLED WEATHER0000000282728
1774-03-16T12:00-18.950.201209.3CAPE OF GOOD HOPES46:20E448N43W122.00-15EBS, SEPLEASANT TRADEFAIRSMOOTH WATER0000000282729
1774-03-17T12:00-17.45-1.271096.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES46:03E488N42W125.00-15SEBS, SEBEPLEASANT WINDSPLEASANT WEATHER WEATHER0000000282730
1774-03-18T12:00-16.08-2.531336.7CAPE OF GOOD HOPES45:46E525N42W109.00-13SE, SEBSPLEASANT WINDSPLEASANT WEATHER WEATHERSMOOTH WATER0000000282731
1774-03-19T12:00-16.00-3.971112.6ST HELENAWBN8N88W83.00-13ESE, SSE, S, SBE, SEBELIGHT BREEZESFAIR0000000282732
1774-03-30T12:00-14.88-6.631456.7ST HELENAS35E27N34W85.00-13SEBS, SE, SSEMODERATE BREEZESFAIRSMOOTH WATER0000000282733
1774-03-31T13:00-13.40-7.671359.3ST HELENAS34:25E63N34W107.00-11SE, SEBSPLEASANT TRADEFAIR0000000282734
1774-04-01T13:00-11.77-8.821239.3ST HELENAS34:30E103N34W120.00-12SEBS, SEPLEASANT TRADEFAIR0000000282735
1774-04-02T13:00-10.42-10.051346.7ST HELENAS36:2E139N40W113.00-12SEBSPLEASANT WINDSPLEASANT WEATHERSMOOTH WATER0000000282736
1774-04-03T13:00-9.10-11.131346.7ST HELENAS36:53E173N39W101.00-12SEBSMODERATE BREEZESPLEASANT WEATHER0000000282737
1774-04-04T13:00-7.80-12.151346.7ST HELENAS37:01E205N39W97.00-12SE, SEBE, SEBSMODERATE WINDSMOSTLY FAIRFIRST PART SOME SMALL RAIN0100000282738
1774-04-05T13:00-6.55-13.351369.3ST HELENAS37:59E240N39W113.00-10SE, SEBS, SEBSPLEASANT TRADEFAIRSMOOTH WATER0000000282739
1774-04-06T13:00-4.72-14.8211412.3ST HELENAS38:03E287N39W140.00-10SE, SEBEBRISK GALESFAIR0000000282740
1774-04-07T13:00-3.00-16.221256.7ST HELENAS38:12E331N39W133.00-10SEBS, SEPLEASANT WINDSPLEASANT WEATHER0000000282741
1774-04-08T13:00-1.68-17.251356.7ST HELENAS38:12E364N38W100.00-11SEBSMODERATE BREEZESFAIR0000000282742
1774-04-09T13:00-0.48-18.021376.7ST HELENAS37:51E393N32W86.00-9SE, ESE, SEBSMODERATE BREEZESFAIRSWELL FROM N0000000282743