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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 St. Helena started at 1778-02-24 [dataset]. British Library, London, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.752933, 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: -23.789726 * Median Longitude: 50.599178 * South-bound Latitude: -36.670000 * West-bound Longitude: -4.230000 * North-bound Latitude: -8.020000 * East-bound Longitude: 103.280000
Date/Time Start: 1778-02-24T05:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1778-05-18T12:00:00
Event(s):
Worcester_17780224_BL_L/MAR/B/278G * Latitude Start: -6.070000 * Longitude Start: 105.770000 * Latitude End: -15.890000 * Longitude End: -5.750000 * Date/Time Start: 1778-02-24T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1778-05-18T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Worcester, Voyage: Java Head - St Helena, 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:
1448 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)
1778-02-24T05:00-8.02103.28279JAVA HEADN36E30S36W91.00-2NWBW, W, WNW, WBNFRESH GALES FIRST PART, LATTER SQUALLYFIRST PART FAIRLATTER RAIN0100000282744
1778-02-25T05:00-9.25102.8027919.0JAVA HEADN29:19E55S21W81.00-2WNW, WBNFRESH GALESLATTER RAINHEAD SEACLOUDY0100000282745
1778-02-26T05:00-10.28101.733366.7JAVA HEADN34:56E84S39W100.00-2WNW, NWBW, NW, NNWMODERATE WINDSLATTER RAINHEAD SEACLOUDY0100000282746
1778-02-27T05:00-11.25100.703476.7JAVA HEADN37:49E112S53W77.00-2NWBN, NBWMODERATE BREEZESFAIRSWELL FROM SW0000000282747
1778-02-28T05:00-12.0299.87212.6JAVA HEADN39:19E134S56W59.00-2N, NE, NEBE, NNELIGHT BREEZESFAIRSWELL FROM SW0000000282748
1778-03-01T05:00-12.1099.401780.0JAVA HEADN41:47E141S75W28.00-2N, NNE, SSE, SWBS, SSW, SLIGHT AIRS INCLINING TO CALMSFAIRSWELL FROM SW0000000282749
1778-03-02T05:00-11.7597.821896.7JAVA HEADN51:51E159N86W93.00-2S, SBWPLEASANT WINDSPLEASANT WEATHERSWELL FROM SW MUCH FALLEN0000000282750
1778-03-03T06:00-11.5296.101799.3JAVA HEADN59:31E185W101.00-1SPLEASANT GALESFAIRSMOOTH WATER0000000282751
1778-03-04T06:00-11.4395.321682.6JAVA HEADN62:15E197S89W46.00-1S, SBW, VARIABLE, SBELIGHT BREEZESFAIR5AM RAIN0100000282752
1778-03-05T06:00-11.4794.83670.0JAVA HEADN63:16E206S74W30.00-1VARIABLE, SSW, S, NNE, ENELIGHT AIRS INCLINING TO CALM4AM SMALL RAINSWELL FROM SECLOUDY0100000282753
1778-03-06T06:00-11.6094.731570.0JAVA HEADN62:52E209S51W8.00-1VARIABLE, S, SSEMOSTLY CALMHOT SULTRY WEATHER0000000282754
1778-03-07T06:00-12.3094.321129.3JAVA HEADN60:36E223S34W45.00-1EBN, ESEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS LIGHT AIRS, LATTER PLEASANT GALESFAIRSWELL FROM S0000000282755
1778-03-08T06:00-13.2093.23121JAVA HEADN59:24E250S50W84.00-3E, SE, SEBEUNSETTLED WINDSUNSETTLED WEATHERMIDNIGHT SMALL RAIN0100000282756
1778-03-09T06:00-14.5291.4013310.0JAVA HEADN58:31E294S50W140.00-2ESE, SEBRISK TRADECLOUDY0000000282757
1778-03-10T06:00-15.4588.9013310.0JAVA HEADN60:10E346S65W160.00-2VARIABLE, SEBRISK TRADEMOSTLY FAIR0000000282758
1778-03-11T06:00-16.4086.4813312.3JAVA HEADN60:54E397S66W152.00-2SEFRESH TRADEFAIRTOLERABLE SMOOTH WATER0000000282759
1778-03-12T06:00-17.4883.7013313.1JAVA HEADN61:48E454S65W176.00-2ESE, SEVERY FRESH TRADE AND SQUALLY10PM RAINLARGE SEA0100000282760
1778-03-13T07:00-18.2380.8213019.0JAVA HEADN63:12E509S75W171.00-5SEFRESH GALESMOSTLY FAIR7PM RAIN0100000282761
1778-03-14T07:00-18.6378.48966.7JAVA HEADN64:30E551S74W138.00-5ESE, E, EBSPLEASANT WINDSPLEASANT WEATHERSMOOTH WATER0000000282762
1778-03-15T07:00-19.2876.77846.7JAVA HEADN64:42E586S74W101.00-6EBN, EMODERATE BREEZESFAIR0000000282763
1778-03-16T07:00-19.4275.931521.0JAVA HEADN65:21E601S74W49.00-6E, SE, SSELIGHT AIRSFAIRSWELL FROM ESE0000000282764
1778-03-17T07:00-19.7275.12736.7JAVA HEADN65:30E618S62W52.00-6SEBS, SEBE, E, ENE, EBNCALM IN FIRST PART, LATTER PLEASANT BREEZESFIRST PART FAIRLATTER SMALL RAIN0100000282765
1778-03-18T07:00-21.0272.687312.3JAVA HEADN65:10E669S61W156.00-6ESE, EBNBRISK GALESPLEASANT WEATHERSMOOTH WATER0000000282766
1778-03-19T07:00-21.7870.35716.7JAVA HEADN65:32E716S71W138.00-8ESE, EBNPLEASANT WINDSPLEASANT WEATHER0000000282767
1778-03-20T07:00-22.0368.82826.7JAVA HEADN65:57E744S84W86.00-8EMODERATE BREEZES4PM SMALL RAINSMOOTH WATERCLOUDY0100000282768
1778-03-21T08:00-22.3267.2891JAVA HEADN66:33E774S80W87.00-10EBSFAIR, PLEASANT WEATHERSMOOTH WATER0000000282769
1778-03-22T08:00-22.7765.07779.3JAVA HEADN67:20E818S79W125.00-13ESE, EPLEASANT GALESLATTER RAINSWELL FROM SWFIRST PART FAIR, LATTER CLOUDY0100000282770
1778-03-23T08:00-23.2063.40776.7JAVA HEADN67:22E846S78W94.00-13EBS, EMODERATEFAIRSWELL FROM SW0000000282771
1778-03-24T08:00-23.4361.58119JAVA HEADN67:59ES83W101.00-16EBS, ESE, SEBE, SEVERY PLEASANT WEATHERSWELL FROM SW0000000282772
1778-03-25T08:00-23.7259.953626.7JAVA HEADN68:27E913S79W92.00-16ESE, E, NE, VARIABLEMODERATE WINDSLATTER RAINFIRST PART FAIR, LATTER CLOUDY0100000282773
1778-03-26T08:00-23.8759.02746.7JAVA HEADN68:24E934S77W52.00-16VARIABLE, SSE, SE, ESE, ELIGHT VARIABLE AIRS AND CALMS, LATTER PLEASANT BREEZESFIRST PART MUCH RAINSWELL FROM SWLATTER CLOUDY0100100282774
1778-03-27T08:00-24.7256.7812719.0JAVA HEADN68:46E980S66W134.00-19E, VARIABLE, SBE, SSE, SEBSLIGHT VARIABLE AIRS IN FIRST PART, REMAINDER FRESH GALESSWELL FROM SCLOUDY0000000282775
1778-03-28T08:00-25.5055.051506.7JAVA HEADN68:25E1014S62W107.00-19SSE, SE, SBEPLEASANT WINDSPLEASANT WEATHERSWELL FROM SW0000000282776
1778-03-29T08:00-26.4853.051506.7JAVA HEADN68:!2E1052S61W122.00-19SBEPLEASANT WINDSPLEASANT WEATHERSWELL FROM SW0000000282777
1778-03-30T09:00-26.9751.251376.7JAVA HEADN68:15E1078S67W105.00-21SSEPLEASANT WINDSPLEASANT WEATHERSWELL FROM SW0000000282778
1778-03-31T09:00-27.5849.42676.7JAVA HEADN68:17E1115S69W105.00-24SE, SEBE, ESE, EBN, EPLEASANT WINDSPLEASANT WEATHERSWELL FROM SW0000000282779
1778-04-01T09:00-28.2747.78676.7JAVA HEADN68:17E1147S63W97.00-24ESE, ENE, EMODERATE BREEZESFAIRSMOOTH WATER0000000282780
1778-04-02T09:00-29.3746.07656.7JAVA HEADN67:44E1185S56W109.00-25EBN, SEBE, EPLEASANT WINDSPLEASANT WEATHERSMOOTH WATER0000000282781
1778-04-03T09:00-29.7543.373466.7JAVA HEADN68:15E1232S84W143.00-25E, EBS, ENE, NEBN, NBEVERY PLEASANT WINDSPLEASANT WEATHERSMOOTH WATER0000000282782
1778-04-04T09:00-30.0242.703622.6JAVA HEADN68:20E1245S67W38.00-25NBE, N, VARIABLELIGHT VARIABLE WINDS AND CALMSFAIRSWELL FROM ESE0000100282783
1778-04-05T09:00-30.3742.3021019.0JAVA HEADN68:04E1256S37W34.00-26WBN, NWBW, NW, NWBN, WNW, W, WBS, WSW, SWBWLIGHT AIRS IN FIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS, LATTER FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FAIRLATTER RAINRISING SEA0100100282784
1778-04-06T09:00-30.0740.931541.0JAVA HEADN68:46E1280N76W73.00-26SWBW, SWBS, SSW, SBW, SVERY FRESH GALES IN FIRST PART, LATTER LIGHT AIRSGREAT SWELL FROM SWCLOUDY0000000282785
1778-04-07T09:00-29.8340.882891.0JAVA HEADN68:59E1280S20W10.00-26S, VARIABLE, WBS, NWBW, WBN, NWLIGHT AIRS AND CALM11PM RAINSWELL FROM SWCLOUDY0100000282786
1778-04-08T09:00-30.0539.43154JAVA HEADN69:12E1307S17W79.00-26NWBW, WNW, SWBS, SSW, SBW, SE, SVERY UNSETTLED WINDSUNSETTLED WEATHERSWELL FROM WSW0000100282787
1778-04-09T09:00-30.9237.5513212.3JAVA HEADN69E1342S67W106.00-26SBW, S, SSEBRISK GALESFAIRSEA MUCH ABATED0000000282788
1778-04-10T10:00-31.9036.12196.7JAVA HEADN68:36E1370S52W94.00-26SEBS, SEBE, EBN, NEPLEASANT WINDSPLEASANT WEATHERSMOOTH WATER0000000282789
1778-04-11T10:00-32.1734.8021019.8JAVA HEADN68:47E1398S74W70.00-26ENE, NEBN, VARIABLE, SW, SWBWFIRST PART PLEASANT WINDS, LATTER VERY FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYFIRST PART PLEASANT WEATHERLATTER GREAT HEAD SEA0000000282790
1778-04-12T10:00-32.2033.80646.7JAVA HEADN68:58E1409S74W53.00-26SWBW, SWBS, SSW, S, SE, EMODERATE WINDSGREAT SWELL FROM WCLOUDY0000000282791
1778-04-13T10:00-33.6331.301916.3JAVA HEADN68:30E1455S56W153.00-26E, ENE, NEINCREASING GALEFAIR11AM RAIN0100000282792
1778-04-14T10:00-34.6229.971091.0JAVA HEADN68:26E1485S63W74.00-26NE, VARIABLE, WNW, SESTRONG GALES WITH HARD SQUALLS IN FIRST PART, LATTER LIGHT AIRS AND CALMSFAIR8PM RAIN0100000282793
1778-04-15T10:00-34.9528.08426.7JAVA HEADN68:17E1509S69W100.00-26ESE, SEBE, SE, E, ENEFIRST PART FRESH GALES, REMAINDER PLEASANT BREEZESREMAINDER FAIRFIRST PART HARD RAIN0100100282794
1778-04-16T10:00-34.9027.501091.0JAVA HEADN68:27E1520S84W29.00-26NEBN, N, NBE, NNW, SE, SELIGHT AIRS AND CALMVERY HEAVY DEW IN THE NIGHTHAZY0000000282795
1778-04-17T10:00-35.4225.47291JAVA HEADN68:34E1559S83W101.00-24ESE, EBS, E, NE, NWPLEASANT WINDS IN FIRST PART, LATTER VARIABLEFIRST PART PLEASANT WEATHERSMOOTH WATER0000000282796
1778-04-18T10:00-36.0724.431112.6JAVA HEADN68:20E1578S68W54.00-24WNW, W, SWBW, SW, SSE, SEVERY FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY IN FIRST AND MIDDLE PART, LATTER LIGHT BREEZESLATTER FAIR0000000282797
1778-04-19T10:00-35.8022.58446.7JAVA HEADN68:52E1606N69W96.00-24SE, ESE, NEBN, NNE, NE, ENEPLEASANT WINDS, SQUALLY IN THE NIGHTPLEASANT WEATHERSOME SMALL RAIN IN THE NIGHT0100000282798
1778-04-20T11:00-36.3721.55316JAVA HEADN68:35E1627S56W60.00-22NEBN, NBE, N, NW, NWBN, WNW, NNWFIRST PART PLEASANT WEATHER, LATTER VERY UNSETTLEDFIRST PART SMOOTH WATER, LATTER CONFUSED SEA0000000282799
1778-04-21T11:00-36.6721.1030422.6JAVA HEADN68:27E1633S57W26.00-22NNW, NWBW, NW, NBW, NWBNSTRONG GALES AND SQUALLY5PM RAINVERY GREAT SEDA IN LATTER PART0100000282800
1778-04-22T11:00-36.1220.081586.7JAVA HEADN69:06E1651N70W52.00-22NWBN, NW, SSW, SW, SVERY STRONG GALES WITH HARD SQUALLS IN FIRST PART, MIDDLE AND LATTER PLEASANT WINDSMIDDLE VERY UNSETTLED, LATTER PLEASANT WEATHERFIRST PART RAINLARGE IRREGULAR SEA0100000282801
1778-05-04T11:00-34.0717.0034019.0TABLE LANDW69.00-20VARIABLE, NNE, NBE, NBW, NMODERATE BREEZES FIRST PART, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYFIRST PART FAIRMIDDLE AND LATTER SOME RAINHEAD SEA0100000282802
1778-05-05T11:00-32.9214.7313812.3TABLE LANDS70:45E64N59W133.00-20VARIABLE, SWBS, SWBW, SW, SBE, SSEVARIABLE WINDS IN FIRST PART, MIDDLE AND LATTER MOSTLY BRISK GALESMIDDLE AND LATTER PLEASANT WEATHERFIRST PART HARD RAINGREAT SWELL FROM W0100000282803
1778-05-06T11:00-31.7513.421256.7TABLE LANDS61:10E96N54W83.00-21SSE, SEBSMODERATE BREEZESLATTER SMOOTH WATERCLOUDY0000000282804
1778-05-07T11:00-30.2211.751406.7TABLE LANDS55:34E137N43W126.00-18SSEPLEASANT WINDSPLEASANT WEATHERSMOOTH WATER0000000282805
1778-05-08T11:00-29.0510.101401.0TABLE LANDS54:12E175N53W107.00-18SSEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS PLEASANT GALES, LATTER LIGHT AIRSPLEASANT WEATHERSWELL FROM SW0000000282806
1778-05-09T11:00-27.779.382976.7TABLE LANDS50:53E202N29W78.00-18WSW, SWBW, VARIABLE, WBS, WBN, NWBW, NWMODERATE BREEZESFAIRSMOOTH WATER0000000282807
1778-05-10T11:00-26.308.171396.7TABLE LANDS48:44E237N38W108.00-19WNW, VARIABLE, SW, SWBS, S, SSEUNSETTLED WINDS THE FIRST PART, MIDDLE AND LATTER PLEASANT BREEZESFIRST PART UNSETTLED WEATHER, MIDDLE AND LATTER FAIRSWELL FROM SW0000000282808
1778-05-11T12:00-25.126.5812915.4TABLE LANDS49:42E272N50W112.00-17SE, SEBSMODERATE GALESFAIRLARGE SWELL FROM SW0000000282809
1778-05-12T12:00-23.784.601419.3TABLE LANDS49:38E313N51W140.00-17SE, SSEPLEASANT TRADECLOUDY0000000282810
1778-05-13T12:00-22.402.5211812.3TABLE LANDS50:51E363N50W150.00-17SEBS, SEFINE STEADY GALEPLEASANT WEATHERSMOOTH WATER0000000282811
1778-05-14T12:00-21.080.701209.3TABLE LANDS50:27E405N50W132.00-15SEPLEASANT TRADEFAIR0000000282812
1778-05-15T12:00-20.00-0.251436.7TABLE LANDS50:05E434N38W87.00-15SE, EBS, SSEMODERATE BREEZESCLOUDY0000000282813
1778-05-16T12:00-18.73-1.3513115.4TABLE LANDS49:22E467N38W101.00-15SE, SEBSMODERATE GALESSMOOTH WATERCLOUDY0000000282814
1778-05-17T12:00-17.20-2.601449.3TABLE LANDS48:24E506N37W119.00-14SSEPLEASANT TRADESMOOTH WATERCLOUDY0000000282815
1778-05-18T12:00-16.08-4.231216.7TABLE LANDS48:34E547N53W118.00-14SSE, SEPLEASANT WINDSMOSTLY FAIR0000000282816