cc: wsoon@cfassp10.harvard.edu
date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 19:55:30 -0400 (EDT)
from: Willie Soon <wsoon@cfa.harvard.edu>
subject: special request for very kind helps ... + Hello
to: k.briffa@uea.ac.uk

 April 19, 2001

  Dear Dr. Briffa:
        Although we have never communicated but I have
  long been a reader and an admirer of your papers and research
  on dendro-based climate reconstruction.
  Your most recent paper in Feb 16, 20001 issue of JGR
  ("Low-frequency temperature variations from a northern 
   tree ring density network") is another fine fine tool
  of learning for me.

 I am now writing to seek your very kind helps.
 I am wondering if you may kindly allow accesses to:
 (1) the data series you have used in plotting both your
     Figure 4 and Plate 3 (the mean curves plus the +-1 and +-2 standard
     errors curves from your ABD analyses) please ?
 (2) Of course, I would be happy if it may only be possible to
     access those reconstructed temperatures from your own works
  [ie, your new ABD series, Briffa (2000) series, plus Jones et al. (98)]

 I would like to make nice viewgraphs out of these series. 
 I am interested in communicating your research findings to
 audience whom may not have the chance to hear from you directly.
 Of course, proper acknowledgement will be credited
 for your most exciting and comprehensive works.
  (Needless to say if it might be too much troubles,
   I would simply be grateful for your kind sharing of the 
   large-size version of your Figure 4 and Plate 3
   so that good viewgraphs can be made from them)

  Any additional reprints/preprints of your work 
  on this related area would be very helpful for me.
  For example, I would very much appreciate if you might allow my preview of
  your other new paper submitted to Holocene
  (entitled: "Tree ring width and density chronologies around the Northern
   Hemisphere, 1, Local and regional climate signals").
  


  Thank you so very much for your time
  and I would be extremely grateful for helps in any of
  the request above.
  

  Cordially,

  Willie 

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