date: Mon, 12 May 2008 11:16:26 -0700 from: Ben Santer subject: Re: Context for climate change research to: Phil Jones Thanks, Phil. The 1996 Nature paper received a lot more attention than our 1995 Climate Dynamics paper, and has considerably more citations (by a factor of two). But I've always had some fondness for the Climate Dynamics paper, since it was the first to identify a combined GHG/sulfate aerosol fingerprint in observed near-surface temperature data. It's nice that it has now received some belated recognition... Cheers, Ben Phil Jones wrote: > > Ben et al, > Good news to hear! Might be worth mentioning Ben that the slightly > later paper > in Nature in 1996 won two awards (Mumm and a NOAA one). Anyway it's nice > to get recognition for a different paper than the 1996 one. > > Cheers > Phil > > > At 20:50 07/05/2008, Ben Santer wrote: >> Dear Michael, >> >> Thank you very much for your email. My co-authors and I are honored >> that our 1995 Climate Dynamics paper was selected as one of 21 >> landmark studies on anthropogenic climate change. I would be very >> happy to write a brief account of the motivation for our 1995 paper, >> the scientific context, etc. I am on travel for the next few days, but >> hope that I'll be able to send you something by early next week. >> >> With best regards, >> >> Ben Santer >> >> Michael Luby wrote: >>> 7 May 2008 >>> Dr. Benjamin D. Santer >>> Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory >>> Livermore, CA >>> Dear Dr. Santer, >>> Please allow me to introduce myself as an editor working with the >>> National Science Digital Library (NSDL), a multifaceted initiative of >>> the National Science Foundation. NSDL is a virtual library of select >>> resources organized in support of science and mathematics education, >>> available at no cost. >>> I am writing today in reference to "Climate Change and Anthropogenic >>> Greenhouse Warming, Select Papers 1824-1995, with Interpretive Essays," >>> http://wiki.nsdl.org/index.php/PALE:ClassicArticles/GlobalWarming >>> a new feature in the Library for undergraduate geoscience faculty and >>> students that connects research and teaching. >>> The collection brings together 21 landmark studies in full text that >>> appeared in the formal peer reviewed literature over nearly two >>> centuries. Each study includes a detailed, level-appropriate >>> overview, written by noted author and science historian Dr. James >>> Fleming of Colby College. I am pleased to report that your critical >>> article, "Towards the detection and attribution of an anthropogenic >>> effect on climate (1995)" from the journal "Climate Dynamics" has >>> been included. I am therefore writing to you today to ask if you >>> would consider offering any remarks/context that led you to undertake >>> the work described in your paper, e.g. convergence of data or trends >>> in other studies, hypotheses circulating among researchers at the >>> time, some specific breakthrough(s), and so forth. >>> We would be delighted if you would consider providing this >>> information in the module's dedicated blog, >>> http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/imprint/2008/03/17/climate-change-and-anthropogenic-greenhouse-warming/ >>> >>> as we hope to cultivate an online discussion related to the actual >>> hands-on investigations, informed by prior work, that brought >>> researchers to their current understanding of this critical problem. >>> Thank you for your time and kind consideration and please do not >>> hesitate to contact me with any questions. >>> Sincerely, >>> >>> Michael Luby >>> ********************************************************* >>> Michael Luby >>> Executive Editor, NSDL Classic Articles in Context >>> Director, Publisher Affairs, National Science Digital Library >>> Columbia University Center for Digital Research and Scholarship >>> 12th Floor, 330 Fifth Avenue >>> New York, NY 10001 USA >>> T: 212.851.2840, F: 212.854.9099, E: ml1047@columbia.edu, W: >>> http://nsdl.org >>> NSDL: The National Science Foundation's online library of science, >>> technology, engineering, and mathematics education. >> >> >> -- >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Benjamin D. 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