cc: Scott.D.Woodruff@noaa.gov, Gilbert.P.Compo@noaa.gov, compo@colorado.edu,  p.jones@uea.ac.uk
date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:01:44 +0100
from: rob.allan@metoffice.gov.uk
subject: EIC and WW1 log book digitisation possibility
to: C.W.Wilkinson@uea.ac.uk, denniswheeler@beeb.net,  dennis.wheeler@sunderland.ac.uk

Clive/Dennis,

             There is a chance that we might be able to revive the EIC
and also do a WWW1 push on ship log book digitisation.

             This comes about from monies that have suddenly seemed to
have materialised in the MO for projects that have considerable pull
through to customers and users.  I'm not sure what figure we are looking
at, though the CEO at a recent general question and answer session with
MO staff (including yours truly) was talking about £19 million that
needed to be spent across the Office or it would end up back with the
MoD!!!

             The way it can be done is under my ACRE initiative, which
has the customer and user element as an integral part of it via Gil
Compo's reanalyses that ACRE is facilitating on the data side.  In
addition, one also gets more SSTs for all the usual work here.  So I
think it is worth a real push.  

             Phil Brohan and I are going to put together the business
case for it, and we need to get it in by next Friday - usual story!!  So
we'll need to check with you that if something like this could get
monies from here would the BL infrastructure and your time be able to be
fitted together for an EIC and a WW1 proposal?  I think it could be for
the last half of this year and the first half of next year - I'll find
out more and let you know.

             All and any thoughts most appreciated.  Plus fingers
crossed tighter this time round.

                                   Cheers,  Rob.
-- 
Dr Rob Allan 
ACRE Project Manager
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