date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 08:16:25 -0700 from: Michael Wehner subject: Re: Fwd: data and source code request to: Phil Jones Phil The supervisor is this guy: http://alice.berkeley.edu/content/carlos.php Does not make much sense, Michael ----- Original Message ----- From: Phil Jones Date: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 12:37 am Subject: Fwd: data and source code request To: Michael Wehner Cc: philip.brohan@metoffice.gov.uk > > Hi Mike, > Can you do a bit of discrete looking at UC Berkeley to see if > this student really is a student in Physics? > I'm planning to ignore the request, but am a little curious > as to > who the supervisor may be. I don't think I would have had the > nerve to > send a request like this when I was a student. I don't think I'd > have the > nerve to send one this blunt even now. > It seems a pointless PhD. I would have thought that Berkeley > would be above this sort of thing. > > No rush if you're weighed under with proper work! > > Cheers > Phil > > >DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; > > d=gmail.com; s=beta; > > > >h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message- > id:date:from:sender:to:subject:mime-version:content-type:content- > transfer-encoding:content-disposition:x-google-sender-auth; > > bh=c/HihNgRMjULf+/nnucFCR9qV6ePMzkdY9k0CwBDSr8=; > > > >b=FWinghETCZ/zWdBBaB/Zm85ElPLB802PQbcmcxteznhW3FeazipGajh1WccuOAV1/ElgE3wvU7ffkJwDcHbGAefZ05YZF0FZh17HQ6X8s1O+zkmJ3UC1szz0EkvdB91oBxm9qxJXDf1yniOP4M4ZzPfXZ6Ni+wK8/B3EKjMm70Q= > >DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; > > d=gmail.com; s=beta; > > > >h=received:message-id:date:from:sender:to:subject:mime- > version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content- > disposition:x-google-sender-auth; > > > >b=pVg/yGiBVjOrmyrLWpMjUMRe+/FLH3rC+u+IjStcVgWZd8NohJbt8H1Yg9v138Rp7tuCInZ/f8lsuk2tiebQr2rKTZR/c3O34vhBCPYFFjXyFK5mS1qqMo0NByoVLevuVqA/XCjR6MO4CeJxg5EblsqZXxZjZtMLfQ5H2lPpO/Y= > >Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 04:27:37 -0700 > >From: "Arthur D. Edelstein" > >Sender: arthuredelstein@gmail.com > >To: p.jones@uea.ac.uk > >Subject: data and source code request > >X-Google-Sender-Auth: b3a981199d43a067 > >X-UEA-Spam-Score: 0.0 > >X-UEA-Spam-Level: / > >X-UEA-Spam-Flag: NO > > > >Dear Prof. Jones, > > > >My name is Arthur Edelstein, and I am a graduate student in > physics at > >UC Berkeley. I am writing to request the complete HadCRUT3 dataset > and>computer source code that you and your coauthors used to adjust > and>analyze the surface temperature data in the following paper: > > > >Brohan, P., J.J. Kennedy, I. Harris, S.F.B. Tett and P.D. Jones, > 2006:>Uncertainty estimates in regional and global observed > temperature>changes: a new dataset from 1850. J. Geophysical > Research 111, D12106 > >http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/abstract/103/39/14288 > > > >I and others would like to understand all details of your analysis of > >global temperature trends. I am making this request for the surface > >records you have used and the computer programs that analyze them, > >consistent with the American Geophysical Union policies, copied > below,>which apply to the Journal of Geophysical Research. > > > >Thank you very much in advance. > > > >Sincerely, > >Arthur D Edelstein > >edelstei@socrates.berkeley.edu > >510-703-5770 > > > > >From American Geophysical Union Policy on Referencing Data in and > >Archiving Data for AGU Publications > >http://www.agu.org/pubs/data_policy.html > > > >Citing Data in Regular AGU Journal Papers > > > >1. Data sets cited in AGU publications must meet the same type of > >standards for public access and long-term availability as are applied > >to citations to the scientific literature. Thus data cited in AGU > >publications must be permanently archived in a data center or centers > >that meet the following conditions: > > > > a) are open to scientists throughout the world. > > b) are committed to archiving data sets indefinitely. > > c) provide services at reasonable costs. > > > >The World and National data centers meet these criteria. Other data > >centers, though chartered for specific lengths of time, may also be > >acceptable as an archive for this material if there is a > commitment to > >migrating data to a permanent archive when the center ceases > >operation. Citing data sets available through these alternative > >centers is subject to approval by AGU. > > > >2. Data sets that are available only from the author, through > >miscellaneous public network services, or academic, government or > >commercial institutions not chartered specifically for archiving > data,>may not be cited in AGU publications. This type of data set > >availability is judged to be equivalent to material in the gray > >literature. If such data sets are essential to the paper and authors > >should treat their mention just as they would a personal > >communication. These mentions will appear in the body of the paper > but>not in the reference list. > > > >3. To assist scientists in accessing the data sets, authors are > >encouraged to include a brief data section in their papers. This > >section should contain the key information needed to obtain the data > >set being cited. > > > > > > >From American Geophysical Union Guidelines to Publication of > >Geophysical Research > >http://www.agu.org/pubs/pubs_guidelines.html > > > >B. Obligations of Authors > >1. An author's central obligation is to present a concise, accurate > >account of the research performed as well as an objective discussion > >of its significance. > > > >2. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to public > >sources of information to permit the author's peers to repeat the > >work. > > Prof. Phil Jones > Climatic Research Unit Telephone +44 (0) 1603 592090 > School of Environmental Sciences Fax +44 (0) 1603 507784 > University of East Anglia > Norwich Email p.jones@uea.ac.uk > NR4 7TJ > UK > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- > >