cc: Phil Jones , Nathan Gillett , "Williams, Keith" date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:38:42 +0000 from: Peter Thorne subject: Re: Any point in answering an email from David Bellamy? to: Kate Willett Kate, I'd make it clear if you do respond that you do not have time to get into a long chain. I would also advise that you liaise with Keith Williams, who I am cc'ing in, *before* you respond. Keith knows all there is to know about our model clouds and can help you make sure that your answer is robust and scientifically sound. However, I would tend to shy away from these types of exchanges myself, partly because they are not encouraged by our management unless through formal channels. It would be useful in giving advice either way if you could forward to us the initial email so that we can advise not just on whether to reply but also content for you. Peter On Fri, 2008-02-15 at 12:47 -0500, Kate Willett wrote: > Hello, > > Please can I have some advice. Looks like David Ballamy read an > article that was written in the Nerc Planet Earth publication about > the Nature paper and wants to know why I didn't include the negative > feedback of clouds. I've had a personal email (inclusive of typos and > mispelling my name) Is there any point me getting into an email > discussion about this? Can I ignore it? > > I'm moving back to the UK in two weeks. I have a month before I start > at the Met Office which I'm using for a bit of travelling but also to > get this paper written. Would it be ok to use CRU library for a couple > of days? I'll pop in and say a quick hello anyway. > > Kate -- Peter Thorne Climate Research Scientist Met Office Hadley Centre, FitzRoy Road, Exeter, EX1 3PB tel. +44 1392 886552 fax +44 1392 885681 www.metoffice.gov.uk/hadobs