At 09:41 AM 2/2/2005, Phil Jones wrote:

   Mike,
      I presume congratulations are in order - so congrats etc !
   Just sent loads of station data to Scott.  Make sure he documents everything better
   this time !  And don't leave stuff lying around on ftp sites - you never know who is
   trawling them.  The two MMs have been after the CRU station data for years. If they ever hear
   there is a Freedom of Information Act now in the UK, I think I'll delete the file rather than
   send to anyone.  Does your similar act in the US force you to respond to enquiries within
   20 days? - our does !  The UK works on precedents, so the first request will test it.
   We also have a data protection act, which I will hide behind. Tom Wigley has sent me a worried
   email when he heard about it - thought people could ask him for his model code.  He
   has retired officially from UEA so he can hide behind that.  IPR should be relevant here,
   but I can see me getting into an argument with someone at UEA who'll say we must adhere
   to it !
     Are you planning a complete reworking of your paleo series?  Like to be involved if
   you are.
     Had a quick look at Ch 6 on paleo of AR4. The MWP side bar references Briffa, Bradley,
   Mann, Jones, Crowley, Hughes, Diaz - oh and Lamb !  Looks OK, but I can't see it
   getting past all the stages in its present form.  MM and SB get dismissed. All the right
   emphasis is there, but the wording on occasions will be crucial. I expect this to be the
   main contentious issue in AR4. I expect (hope) that the MSU one will fade away. It seems
   the more the CCSP (the thing Tom Karl is organizing) looks into Christy and Spencer's
   series, the more problems/issues they are finding. I might be on the NRC review panel,
   so will keep you informed.
     Rob van Dorland is an LA on the Radiative Forcing chapter, so he's a paleo expert
   by GRL statndards.
   Cheers
   Phil