cc: Tim Osborn , Fortunat Joos , Jonathan Overpeck , David Rind , Stefan Rahmstorf , Bette Otto-Bleisner , cddhr@giss.nasa.gov, Ricardo Villalba , Jouzel@dsm-mail.extra.cea.fr, Valerie Masson-Delmotte , Dominique Raynaud , Keith Briffa , Phil Jones , jean-claude.duplessy@lsce.cnrs-gif.fr, dolago@uonbi.ac.ke, peltier@atmosp.physics.utoronto.ca, rramesh@prl.res.in, olgasolomina@yandex.ru, derzhang@msn.com, Heinz Wanner , Thorsten Kiefer , Eric W Wolff , j.dearing@soton.ac.uk, jerome@lgge.obs.ujf.grenoble.fr, jose_carriquiry@uabc.mx, moha_umero@yahoo.com, Michael Schulz , nakatsuka.takeshi@f.mbox.nagoya-u.ac.jp, Bette Otto-Bliesner , peter.kershaw@arts.monash.edu.au, pfrancus@ete.inrs.ca, scolman@d.umn.edu, whitlock@montana.edu, zlding@mail.iggcas.ac.cn, Laurent Labeyrie , Gavin Schmidt date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:04:26 +0100 from: Fatima Abrantes subject: Re: Key new IPCC relevant paleo-science to: Eystein Jansen Dears Eystein and Peck, Although I have not participated in the previous IPCC discussions and report/chapter writing, it looks to me that a chapter on Paleo might be the most effective way of passing the message. However, we shall also make sure that paleo evidence is included in any chapter where it might make sense. After reading the contributions to the discussion by the other colleagues, I also agree with Stephan's proposal for a chapter providing an overall "Assessment of future climate risks". Yours Sincerely, Fatima Abrantes P.S. In which respects contributions from Lisbon, we can contribute with multi proxy data, including SST, for a couple of inner-shelf sites, off the Tagus and Douro Rivers, which have a quite high sedimentation rate and allow high resolution for the last 2,000 yr. A high resolution record for TI from the Tagus inner-shelf as well, and SST from different sources (alkenone derived, Foram derived, Mg/Ca) is also available for a couple of records. The most interesting of them all being site MD03-2699 a site that reaches 700 Ka and for which we have data high resolution data mainly from MIS9 to the bottom of the core.