date: Mon Jan 19 09:43:45 2009 from: Keith Briffa subject: Re: REQUEST TO REVIEW: J OF CLIMATE (2-PART MANUSCRIPT) BY to: Wanda Lewis Dear Wanda on serious reflection , I can not undertake this request. I simply have a lot on , including several outstanding requests to referee papers. I am just starting teaching on 2 courses and have other commitments as well. Added to the fact that this paper is slightly outside by area of expertise - at least as regards any experience with Bayesian methods. I ask that you seek another reviewer. I hope Nathan will understand! I could suggest perhaps Matthew Schofield (ms3727@columbia.edu) or perhaps Martin Juckes (mjuckes@neptune.badc.rl.ac.uk ). sorry Keith At 21:13 14/01/2009, you wrote: January 14, 2009 Dear Dr. Briffa, Dr. Nathan Gillett, Editor, Journal of Climate, has asked me to contact you as he is seeking Reviewers for a two part manuscript submitted to Journal of Climate: Manuscript Number: JCLI 3015 Part 1 of 2 Title: "A Bayesian Algorithm for Reconstructing Spatially Arrayed Temperatures. Part I: Development and applications to paleoclimate reconstruction problems" Authors: Martin P. Tingley and Peter Huybers Manuscript type: article Manuscript length: 50 pgs ------------------------------------------------------------- Manuscript Number: JCLI 3016 Part 2 of 2 Title A Bayesian Algorithm for Reconstructing Spatially Arrayed Temperatures. Part II: Comparison with the Regularized Expectation-Maximization Algorithm Authors Martin P. Tingley and Peter Huybers Manuscript type: Article Manuscript length: 53 We understand this is a significant undertaking given this is for a two part manuscript. However, we are very keen to find common reviewers for both manuscripts so they can comment on whether there is enough material to warrant two papers. To help you decide, you will find attached, the two abstracts. Could you kindly advise of your availability to review these manuscripts - if you are available we would expect your review in 6 weeks (from receipt of the manuscripts). In the event you are unable to serve as reviewer, we would very much appreciate suggestions of alternative Reviewers (perhaps a member of your group may be ideal, for example). Thank you in advance for your consideration. Kind regards, ---------------------------------------- Wanda Lewis Editorial Assistant, Journal of Climate jclea@uvic.ca -- Professor Keith Briffa, Climatic Research Unit University of East Anglia Norwich, NR4 7TJ, U.K. Phone: +44-1603-593909 Fax: +44-1603-507784 [1]http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/cru/people/briffa/