date: Fri Jan 21 17:25:45 2005 from: Phil Jones subject: Re: FW: Scientific Alliance Conference: Apocalypse No - to: "Warrilow, David (GA)" , "Johnson, Cathy (GA)" David, Yes. Peter Thorne from the HC went as did David Parker - as members of the drafting team. Chris Folland also got involved. Tom Karl organised it all and had to pay for it from his budget. I'll be on a US NRC/National Academy committee that has to approve it. Apparently it has a majority report with a minor dissenting views section. I should get it in a few weeks. Cheers Phil At 16:29 21/01/2005, Warrilow, David (GA) wrote: Cathy, Is that the one that Simon Tett was involved in? -----Original Message----- From: Phil Jones [[1]mailto:p.jones@uea.ac.uk] Sent: 21 January 2005 16:23 To: Warrilow, David (GA) Subject: RE: Scientific Alliance Conference: Apocalypse No - Assessingcat astr ophic climate change David, Appreciate that. I did a piece for an R4 program (called Home Planet) on how global temps are calculated. Surprised at the recording that Philip Stott was helping out the presenter at the other end of the line. All went OK though. The IPCC chapter has gone well so far. I don't expect too many issues re urbanization and land-use effects as some good papers have come out recently. The satellite/surface issue will likely reduce as well, but the papers haven't yet come out. I've just agreed to be on the review panel fro the US Assessment of vertical temperature profiles - should meet end of Feb. The big issue that I worry about is the last 1000 years. A paper will come out in a few weeks in Nature - I don't have a copy, nor was I a reviewer - that will cause a stir. For me though all this is now in the paleo chapter as far as IPCC is concerned. Cheers Phil At 16:00 21/01/2005, you wrote: Thanks Phil - as you know they will probably major on the instrumental record. David -----Original Message----- From: Phil Jones [[2]mailto:p.jones@uea.ac.uk] Sent: 21 January 2005 13:03 To: Warrilow, David (GA) Cc: McDougal, Tony (CD); geoff.jenkins@metoffice.gov.uk Subject: Re: Scientific Alliance Conference: Apocalypse No - Assessingcatastr ophic climate change David and Tony, I'll be in Exeter at the Met Office on Jan 26-27. On the 26th I'll be working in the library on archival material. On the 27th I'll be in the Hadley Centre with Rob Allan, Philip Brohan and maybe Chris Folland. Happy to be contacted on the 27th. Geoff Jenkins knows I'll be there. Geoff has tried to see if anyone at UEA will be in London at the meeting on the 27th, but I think without success. Cheers Phil At 11:47 21/01/2005, you wrote: Dear Colleagues, you may be aware that "The Scientific Alliance" will be holding a meeting on Thursday 27 January with a sceptical stance on climate change (see below). 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