date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 21:43:52 -0000 from: "Glenn McGregor" subject: RE: JOC-07-0295 - Invitation to Review to: "Phil Jones" Phil More a career decision than one related to going back - thought the position of Director sounded both interesting and challenging. A chance to make things different at UoA Best Glenn -----Original Message----- From: Phil Jones [mailto:p.jones@uea.ac.uk] Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 3:40 PM To: Glenn McGregor Subject: RE: JOC-07-0295 - Invitation to Review Glenn, Congrats and all that - I presume you wanted to go back, and/or get promotion! If you ever do step down from IJC, do let me know. We had an away day many moons ago, and most of CRU thought then that it would be a good idea if someone here wanted to take on the role it would be good for CRU. I still think this way, but I certainly don't want to do it. A couple of the younger newer faculty might though. Good luck with the move! I am finally off the RMS Awards Committee. It took a couple more emails, as they invited me again for the next one... RMS is doing some good things at the moment - have benefiitted from a couple of speakers lunches near the zoo. Pity we're likely moving back to IC, but Geraint is doing a good job. Cheers Phil At 15:16 08/11/2007, you wrote: >Dear Phil > >Sorry - got the message. Seems did not pick up on your previous email - but >have just found it. Don't know if you know but am leaving the UK in March >next year to take up the Inaugural Directorship of a new School of Geog, >Geol and Env Sci at the Uni of Auckland, NZ from where I graduated many >moons ago. The editorship will travel with me. > >Glenn > >Professor Glenn McGregor >Professor of Physical Geography >Director Centre for Environmental Assessment Management and Policy >Editor International Journal of Climatology >www.interscience.wiley.com/joc >Department of Geography >King's College London >Strand London WC2R 2LS, UK >++44)0)2078482610/2612 > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Phil Jones [mailto:p.jones@uea.ac.uk] >Sent: 01 November 2007 08:11 >To: glenn.mcgregor@kcl.ac.uk >Subject: Re: JOC-07-0295 - Invitation to Review > > > > Glenn, > I don't think I should be a reviewer for this paper, as I > have a copy from the authors and I'm also involved with > them in a number of projects. > As for other possibilities to do this review, I suggest > > Tom Peterson/Dave Easterling at NCDC Thomas C >Peterson >David.Easterling@noaa.gov > > or David Parker at the Hadley Centre. > > Cheers > Phil > >At 21:16 31/10/2007, glenn.mcgregor@kcl.ac.uk wrote: > >31-Oct-2007 > > > >Dear Prof. Jones > > > >Manuscript # JOC-07-0295 entitled "Updated and > >extended European dataset of daily climate > >observations" has been submitted to the > >International Journal of Climatology. The > >abstract and author details are to be found at the foot of this email. > > > >As you are an acknowledged expert in this area, > >I am writing to see if you could find time to > >review this manuscript. Ideally I would like the > >review back to me within 6 weeks if possible. > >Please let me know within 7 days if you will be > >able to review this paper. If you are unable to > >review would you take a moment to please > >recommend one or two other possible referees with expertise in this area. > > > >You can respond to this invitation by either > >emailing me directly, or if you are willing to > >review the paper you may use the shortcut of > >clicking on the "Agree" link below. This will > >initiate another email that grants you access to the manuscript. > > > >To respond automatically, click below: > > > >Agreed: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/joc?URL_MASK=SBY3S7sfNhRXQdfhKTBP > > > >You will then have access to the manuscript and > >reviewer instructions in your Referee Centre. > > > >Thank you for taking the time to consider this request. > > > >Sincerely, > > > >Dr Glenn McGregor > >International Journal of Climatology > > > > > >MANUSCRIPT DETAILS > > > >TITLE: > >Updated and extended European dataset of daily climate observations > > > >AUTHORS: > >Klok, Lisette; Klein Tank, Albert > > > >ABSTRACT: > >The European Climate Assessment (ECA) dataset of > >daily observations, which has been widely used > >for studies on climate extremes, has been > >updated and extended. It now contains > >observational series of 2191 stations located in > >Europe and the Mediterranean (average > >inter-station distance: ~75km). About 1200 > >precipitation series and 750 temperature series > >cover the period 1960 to 2000. For a small > >number of stations (< 15%) air pressure, cloud > >cover, sunshine duration, snow depth and > >relative humidity series exist. All series are > >quality controlled and the homogeneity of the > >precipitation and temperature series is > >assessed. About 50% of the daily series is > >publicly available for climate studies through > >the website http://eca.knmi.nl. The main > >potential of the ECA dataset follows from its > >daily resolution, enabling studies of impact > >relevant climate extremes and variability. To > >guide these studies, climate indices calculated > >from the ECA series are presented on the website > >too. In the near future, gridded versions of the > >daily ECA data will be available for easy > >comparison with climate model simulations. A > >trend analysis for the diurnal temperature range > >(DTR) demonstrates the dataset. Seasonal and > >annual DTR trends were calculated for 333 > >homogeneous temperature series in ECA and a > >Europe average trend was estimated. In spring > >and summer, the DTR increased from 1979 to 2005, > >whereas in autumn and winter the DTR generally > >decreased. The European average trend in annual DTR was 0.09 °C decade-1. > >Prof. Phil Jones >Climatic Research Unit Telephone +44 (0) 1603 592090 >School of Environmental Sciences Fax +44 (0) 1603 507784 >University of East Anglia >Norwich Email p.jones@uea.ac.uk >NR4 7TJ >UK >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Prof. Phil Jones Climatic Research Unit Telephone +44 (0) 1603 592090 School of Environmental Sciences Fax +44 (0) 1603 507784 University of East Anglia Norwich Email p.jones@uea.ac.uk NR4 7TJ UK ----------------------------------------------------------------------------