date: Wed Oct 15 13:13:23 2008 from: Phil Jones subject: Re: FW: GCOS report to: Jo, I've added these numbers in. I've also sent the forms back to you - so they should be with you tomorrow. When you see David you could suggest producing report like the Swiss one for the UK. As and when copies got around, we would likely find out more of what is going on in the UK that is relevant to GCOS. I still need to read through the report once more. I also need to check that I have reformatted the text OK. I hope to do this later today or first thing tomorrow. I will be able to make modifications over the weekend if you or Paul send me anything - and get a final version to you on Monday before leaving about lunch time. Cheers Phil At 18:24 14/10/2008, David Meldrum wrote: Hi Jo: Apols, on the road - with Jon in fact, in Cape Town. The stats are: 1. 2 Arctic platforms 2. 10 Arctic platforms 3. 2 4. 2 Hope this helps. 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The content of this message may contain personal views which are not the views of SAMS unless specifically stated. Please note that all email traffic is monitored for purposes of security and spam filtering. As such individual emails may be examined in more detail. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >>> "Thorpe, Jo (CEOSA)" 10/14/08 12:16 PM >>> Hi David, I tried to give you a ring this morning, but you weren't in. I'm just writing to ask if you received the e-mail from Jon Turton (attached below for you information) last week, and whether you would be able to provide us with this information today? It would be a great help if you could, as we need to get the report finalised as soon as possible. Best wishes, Jo From: Turton, Jon [[2]mailto:jon.turton@metoffice.gov.uk] Sent: 08 October 2008 17:17 To: David Meldrum Cc: Phil Jones; Thorpe, Jo (CEOSA) Subject: RE: GCOS report Hi David, Can I ask that you provide some input on SAMS difters to go into this UNFCCC report for Defra. Specifically for drifting buoys operated by SAMS: 1. number of platforms presently operating 2. number expected to be operating in 2010 3. number providing data to the intl data centres 4. number of platforms with complete historical record available in intl data centres For 3 this would include those on GTS where data gets picked up by NOAA and -> ICOADS For 4 it may be all those for which data goes to GTS and any others that get submitted by SAMS in delayed-mode. If possible could you get numbers to Jo and Phil by the end of the week. If you could reply directly to Jo and Phil that would be appreciated. thanks Jon ________________________________ From: Turton, Jon Sent: 08 October 2008 17:02 To: 'Thorpe, Jo (CEOSA)' Cc: Phil Jones Subject: RE: GCOS report Jo, Phil, I have made various changes that I feel reasonably confident about, see attached with additional tracked changes. I'll pass on to our land observing people to review the surface land/radiation aspects that I am less familiar with. I'll also ask David Meldrum at SAMS to reply on the numbers of SAMS drifters. He will know and will be putting this info together for the WMO-IOC DBCP just now anyway. best regards Jon ________________________________ From: Thorpe, Jo (CEOSA) [[3]mailto:Jo.Thorpe@defra.gsi.gov.uk] Sent: 07 October 2008 11:21 To: Turton, Jon Cc: Phil Jones Subject: GCOS report Dear Jon, Apologies for having to bother you about the GCOS report again. As you know, we've been having trouble finalising it (unfortunately the Met Office Govt Services informed us last week that they couldn't help), but Phil Jones has kindly offered to help us out. We're therefore working with Phil to obtain the last few contributions needed and re-format the document according to the guidelines. In this regard, I'd be very grateful if you could look through the entries that the Met Office is responsible for (particularly in the atmospheric variables tables) and: 1. Fill in any gaps marked with a **?** with a number (even if it's zero) 2. Confirm that any numbers given as x + y + z can be consolidated into a single number (the GCOS secretariat ultimately needs single numbers in each cell of the tables, so I need to confirm that those given in the tables now can simply be summed to get the total). Any information that you can supply in response to the other questions/requirements marked in yellow in the document would also be much appreciated. It would be a great help if you could modify the document using track changes and return it to Phil and I by the end of the week. Many thanks again for your help with this, Jo <<20081001_UK GCOS report for Defra pjm (2).doc>> ______________________ Joanna Thorpe Climate Science and Stratospheric Ozone Team Climate, Energy and Ozone: Science and Analysis (CEOSA) Division Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Zone 3E, Ergon House, Horseferry Road, London, SW1P 2AL Tel: 0207 238 3384 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) This email and any attachments is intended for the named recipient only. If you have received it in error you have no authority to use, disclose, store or copy any of its contents and you should destroy it and inform the sender. Whilst this email and associated attachments will have been checked for known viruses whilst within Defra systems we can accept no responsibility once it has left our systems. Communications on Defra's computer systems may be monitored and/or recorded to secure the effective operation of the system and for other lawful purposes. 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