cc: Keith Briffa , Eystein Jansen date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 21:46:48 -0700 from: Jonathan Overpeck subject: Re: MWP paper / possible figure / data to: Tim Osborn Hi Time and Keith - we're talking tomorrow hopefully, and also in touch w/ Susan and Martin. Will get some feedback to you on this asap. Very nice paper. Thanks for sending. Best, peck >Dear Eystein and Peck, > >sorry for the overlong silence at this end. We >*are* working on the revised figures, etc. and >thanks for the CLIMBER and BERN EMIC data - >Keith and I must look at this and see how best >to show it. > >In the meantime, I just wanted to forward to you >a paper that we have coming out in Science next >Friday - see the *uncorrected* page proofs >attached. Please treat this in confidence and >for IPCC purposes only - I'm sure you're aware >of their strict embargo policy. > >The reason we thought it worth forwarding was >because it is useful for comparing implied MWP >and 20th century NH temperatures and thus might >be appropriate for use in the IPCC "MWP box". >The approach is similar to that which Susan >Solomon seemed to be keen on - looking at >individual series, but simply counting how many >simultaneously imply warmth or cold conditions. >There's also the possibility that one of its >figures (perhaps panel 3B) might be useful in >the "MWP box". If you have time for a quick >read, please tell us what you think. > >Eystein - you were also wanting some regional >proxy series and I thought I'd send you the data >shown in Fig 1 of this paper, because I'm >preparing a file to accompany the paper anyway >and this will kill two birds with one stone. >Are these data what you were hoping for? I'll >send them later today if they are. > >Cheers > >Tim > > >Attachment converted: Macintosh >HD:osborn_uncorrectedproofs.pdf (PDF /«IC») >(00109BAF) >Dr Timothy J Osborn >Climatic Research Unit >School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia >Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK > >e-mail: t.osborn@uea.ac.uk >phone: +44 1603 592089 >fax: +44 1603 507784 >web: http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/~timo/ >sunclock: http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/~timo/sunclock.htm -- 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/