date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 22:35:43 -0600 from: Jonathan Overpeck subject: Draft of 6.5.4 Regional variability in quantities other than to: Keith Briffa , drdendro@ldgo.columbia.edu, t.osborn@uea.ac.uk, Eystein Jansen Hi Keith, Ed, Tim and Eystein - attached is the new section 6.5.4. for your editing and merging with the rest of 6.5. It would help if Ed, Tim and Eystein read it and gave comments to the master 6.5 integrated Keith. Here are some notes to go with the text: 1) Julie Cole rewrote the already pretty good ENSO section (and merged in some of the regional forcing stuff) 2) I agree w/ Keith that we just delete the regional forcing section 3) The Atlantic variability subsection needs Keith and Eystein to work it - Ed too. I didn't really touch it. 4) The Asian monsoon and Africa sections are new and really boiled down to keep things short and sweet (yet "regional"). I sent these sections to Ramesh and Dan O for comments/edits. If they send anything, I'll update and send to Keith. Ed - you may have some insights into the Asian monsoon section?? 5) the North American section is new also - I'm hoping Ed will work on it to make sure it's ok. I'm happy to handle the edits and send to Keith for final integration. If Keith would rather do all the editing, that's cool too. 6) as long as we're at it, you should also read the attached new exec summary bullets - at least the last 2000 year ones - the text should support the bullets. Please send any bullet comments/edits to me and Eystein. All - we got hammered in the ZOD reviews on the assertion that we get more extensive, longer droughts during warm periods. The reason was the implied implication for the future - more droughts. I tried to take a different tack this time around. Does it work? Many thanks, Peck -- 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/ Attachment Converted: "c:\eudora\attach\6.5.4Peck.doc" Attachment Converted: "c:\eudora\attach\Ch06_RevisedDraftFODbullets.doc"