From: Jonathan Overpeck To: Keith Briffa Subject: Re: Peck your comments... Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 09:53:07 -0700 Cc: Eystein Jansen Hi Keith - 1) ok on the refs - send tomorrow 2) glad you're keen for the box - it can't be too long - maybe shot for ca. 400 words? After the ZOD is done, I'm sure we can tune to the correct balance of info. A fig is ok if it's compelling. The box will either be 6.1 or 6.2 depending on whether you refer to it in your section before or after the glacier box. I'm guessing it'll be 6.1 and come first, but it's your call. Think of a title for the box - something like "Box 6.1: The Medieval Warm Period" or maybe something more catchy. Can't be too glib. 3) glad you have some borehole in there. Of course, you'll be at the front of the line for dealing with the grief we get no matter what choice we make. So the key is to go with what can be best justified. Your section has this nice balance already. Thanks for getting Tim (and you as time permits) to work on those other sections - VERY important too. But, your section is the most important. thx, Peck >...are really welcome. Am now incorporating them , plus doing some >editorial bits - though will wait on Eystein to send replacement >ocean bit . Having to get one of my people to do the references but >not likely these will arrive til tomorrow. The main point to discuss >is your comment on the MWP . I like the idea of a box. This IS >sufficiently important to warrant it - in the context that most >people say "it was warm/warmer than now then so disproves anthro >effect - we should address this explicitly. I will have a go - but >need to know how many words and Figure(s) allowed. We can simply >just refer to this box in a couple of places in existing text. Sorry >about Figures - now got some (2 ) borehole lines in (but may need >more - reluctant to use Huang and Pollack original though because >obviously much too cold on basis of simple regional averaging >biases. Will send latest version (without box on MWP) tonight my >time. >Keith > >-- >Professor Keith Briffa, >Climatic Research Unit >University of East Anglia >Norwich, NR4 7TJ, U.K. > >Phone: +44-1603-593909 >Fax: +44-1603-507784 > >http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/cru/people/briffa/ -- 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 http://www.geo.arizona.edu/ http://www.ispe.arizona.edu/