cc: Jonathan Overpeck ,tim Osborn date: Fri Jul 13 10:42:13 2007 from: Keith Briffa subject: RE: UNDP data request - Global average temperature and GHG to: "Christopher Kuonqui" Hi Christopher could you be more specific about which data sets you require ? All the numbers that allow you to plot the separate lines on 6.10b ? or the data required to lot 6.10 b (which would be difficult) ? thanks Keith At 22:23 12/07/2007, you wrote: Dear Mr. Briffa and Mr. Osborn, Following-up to Prof. Overpecks email, Im writing to see if I could get a hold of the estimates for global temperature variations going as far back as you may have them (what I have in mind is Figure 6.10 from the IPCC WGI report). Id like to use these figures to work out a few graphics for the United Nations Human Development Report which is themed on climate change and human development this year. Getting the estimates on a simple Excel spreadsheet would be more than sufficient. I would greatly appreciate your help with gathering these data at your earliest convenience as were now promptly approaching our production deadline. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Many thanks, Chris --- Christopher Kuonqui Writing Team Human Development Report Office United Nations Development Programme Tel.: +1 (212) 906-6316 / +1 (917) 225-1076 Email: [1]chris.kuonqui@undp.org Website: [2]http://hdr.undp.org ___________________________________________________________________________________ From: Jonathan Overpeck [[3]mailto:jto@u.arizona.edu] Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 5:02 PM To: Christopher Kuonqui Cc: Keith Briffa; t.osborn@uea.ac.uk; joos; Eystein Jansen Subject: Re: UNDP data request - Global average temperature and GHG concentrations Hi Chris - the folks to coordinate with are: 1) 6.10 - Keith Briffa and Tim Osborn 2) atm concentrations - Fortunat Joos I'll cc these guys so they know what's up, and you have their emails. Best, Jonathan Dear Dr. Overpeck, I am writing you from the United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Report Office. This year's global Human Development Report is on climate change and human development. We are right now finalizing the statistical figures we are presenting in the Report and I'm working on using data from WG I to present some key points in climate change science on temperature and GHG atmospheric concentrations. I have been in touch with Kathryn Averyt and Kevin Trenberth who both pointed me in your direction. We're working on piecing together a number of graphics based primarily on historical data as far back as IPCC publishes them. These are for: (1) Global average temperature (the infamous 'hockey stick' graph), and (2) Global GHG concentrations. This would be for the six Kyoto gases, but most especially for carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide. The graphics in the FAR that most closely match what I have in mind on these two measures are Figure 6.10 (temperature), and FAQ 2.1 and Figure TS.2 (atmospheric concentrations). I would greatly appreciate your urgent help on getting a hold of these data. Please let me know if you should have any questions regarding this request. Many thanks, Chris --- Christopher Kuonqui Writing Team Human Development Report Office United Nations Development Programme Tel.: +1 (212) 906-6316 / +1 (917) 225-1076 Email: [4]chris.kuonqui@undp.org Web: [5]http://hdr.undp.org -- Jonathan T. Overpeck Director, Institute for the Study of Planet Earth Professor, Department of Geosciences Professor, Department of Atmospheric Sciences Mail and Fedex Address: Institute for the Study of Planet Earth 715 N. Park Ave. 2nd Floor University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85721 direct tel: +1 520 622-9065 fax: +1 520 792-8795 [6]http://www.geo.arizona.edu/ [7]http://www.ispe.arizona.edu/ -- Professor Keith Briffa, Climatic Research Unit University of East Anglia Norwich, NR4 7TJ, U.K. Phone: +44-1603-593909 Fax: +44-1603-507784 [8]http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/cru/people/briffa/