1750-1850 Oceanic Climatology: Daily Ship Logbook

---

1750-1850 Oceanic Climatology: Daily Ship Logbook Records

Detailed Weather and Voyage Observations

By data.world's Admin [source]

---

About this dataset

This dataset is a treasure trove of invaluable information on oceanic climate conditions from the 18th and 19th centuries, a period during which we have had very limited data available until now. The primary data file, CLIWOC15.csv, holds 280,280 observational records of detailed ship logbooks with associated weather data and other information. These data are an important resource in helping us to better understanding past oceanic climate variability and detecting potential climate changes.

The dataset originates from transcriptions of archived ship logbooks generated by the European Union-funded project Climatological Database for the World's Ocean 1750-1850 (CLIWOC). This database has been enormously helpful in allowing scientific researchers to more accurately analyze meteorological conditions over oceans during that time period. In addition to its primary file, CLIWOC15 also includes several ancillary files providing additional details regarding each observation in the database.

If you end up using this dataset for research purposes please be sure to cite the following publication: García-Herrera R., Können G., Wheeler D., Prieto M.R., Jones P., Koek F. (2005): A climatological database for the world's oceans 1750-1854. Climatic Change, 73, 1 - 12

More Datasets

For more datasets, click here.

Featured Notebooks

• 🚨 Your notebook can be here! 🚨!

How to use the dataset

Welcome to the ‘1750-1850 Oceanic Climatology: Daily Records of Ship Logbooks’ dataset! This dataset is an incredible resource for those seeking to understand past climate trends, as it contains data from 280,280 oceanic climatological records from ships during the period of 1750-1854. In this guide, we will explore how to use and analyze this dataset in order to gain insight into changing climate patterns during that time period.

The primary data file for this dataset is CLIWOC15.csv – which you can easily open with Excel or other spreadsheet programs. Inside this primary file, there are 9 columns of information which represent different aspects of oceanic climate data; these columns include Field abbreviation (the name assigned to the shapefile), Name 1 (what type of weather was recorded) and Remarks 2 (detailed description about the weather event). For a full list and description of each column headings see here: http://webs.ucm.es/info/cliwoc/content/CLIWOC15all.htm

In addition to the main data file CLIWOC15.csv there are several ancillary files which may also be useful depending on your research interests and query types these include:

• admiralty_registers_1766_1920s: includes references on vessels active between 1766 and 1920s
• cliwocrusselanaltantique : identifies Dutch voyages sailing before 1800 originating from Vlissingen that included both cargo vessels as well as warships
• portvisitsinbelgium : gives detailed information about Belgian ports where ships paid port charges either by visiting or leaving from ports within Belgium
• waterlevelsamsterdam : lists water levels in Amsterdam since 1721 until present day This guide will focus primarily on how best make use out of essential tools such as Excel when working with CLIOWCCS15.csv, but if you would like more details on each individual auxillary data set please visit http://webs.ucm.es/info/cliwoc/.

Now that we have reviewed what types if information are available via our primary CSV file and auxiliary datasets it’s time look deeper into the structure and analytical possibilities presented by each row in CLIWOC15 . CSV Each record represents observations acquired by a ship at a particular location 1 with date specific trajectories measured in nautical miles per day 2

Research Ideas

• Analyzing the impact of climate change on oceans over time from 1750-1850, looking at changes in temperature, precipitation, and other weather information provided in the logbooks.
• Studying the conditions that ships encountered during this period - what routes were more difficult to navigate? In what areas did storms occur more frequently?
• Creating a historic weather model for certain geographic areas and/or parts of an ocean voyage - to be used by filmmakers when creating a scene set in 18th or 19th century maritime life

Acknowledgements

If you use this dataset in your research, please credit the original authors.
Data Source

License

License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) - Public Domain Dedication
No Copyright - You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. See Other Information.

Columns

Acknowledgements

If you use this dataset in your research, please credit the original authors.
If you use this dataset in your research, please credit data.world's Admin.