date: Tue, 29 May 2007 12:33:13 +0100 from: Martin Juckes subject: Re: Fwd: cp-2006-0049 - Major Revision to: anders@misu.su.se, Eduardo.Zorita@gkss.de, hegerl@duke.edu, esper@wsl.ch, k.briffa@uea.ac.uk, m.allen1@physics.ox.ac.uk, weber@knmi.nl, t.osborn@uea.ac.uk Apologies for not attaching the reviews. The attached files are: cp-2006-0049-2-0-ert.txt: Editors letter cp-2006-0049-2-0-rqra3795.txt: Anonymous review 1 cp-2006-0049-2-0-rqra4304.txt: Anonymous review 2 cp-2006-0049-2-0-rrf3700.pdf: Review 3 (Gerd Burger) The last file, cp_response.doc, contains all three reviews imported into a word document. Some formatting and punctuation got mangled in the process, so please refer to the originals if anything looks strange. I've put a few of my first reactions in the cp_response.doc file -- some of these might need toning down. cheers, Martin On Tuesday 29 May 2007 08:53, Nanne Weber wrote: > Hi Martin, > could you send the reviews? as non-corresponding authors we cannot > access them on the CPD website. > best, Nanne > > > Martin Juckes wrote: > > Hello, > > > > we have been asked to do a major revision. Partly, I think, because I did not > > document the changes made in the previous revision well enough. Though it is > > classed as a major revision, I think the adjustments asked for are easier > > than the changes we made last time. > > > > The most negative review comes from Gerd Burger. He thinks we are too > > supportive of the Mann et al. methodology, presumably meaning we don't > > have enough explicit criticism of it. He thinks our proxy selection is > > `problemaic' and that `Arguing for a new selection of proxies > > is bound to invalidate the old ones'. He also raises a number of valid points, > > but I think they can be dealt. I'm thinking of moving figure 4 and some of > > the related material into the supplementary information so as to shorten the > > section on the hockey stick controversy -- as suggested by several of you > > previously. > > > > I'll try to get a revision to you next week, with a comprehensive list of > > changes made. > > > > cheers, > > Martin > > > > ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- > > > > Subject: cp-2006-0049 - Major Revision > > Date: Thursday 24 May 2007 15:02 > > From: publishing@cosis.net > > To: m.n.juckes@rl.ac.uk > > > > Dear Dr. Martin Juckes > > > > With regard to the manuscript submitted for publication in > > Climate of the Past: > > MS-NR: cp-2006-0049 > > Version: 2 > > Received: 10 April 2007, 15:10 CET > > Title: Millennial Temperature Reconstruction Intercomparison and Evaluation > > Author(s): M. Juckes, M. Allen, K. Briffa, J. Esper, G. Hegerl, A. Moberg, T. > > Osborn, S. Weber, and E. Zorita > > > > we kindly inform you that it cannot be accepted in its present form and needs > > a major revision according to the editor's/referee(s)' suggestions. > > Acceptance for publication is conditional on your satisfactory disposition of > > these comments. > > > > Please find the reports of the editor and of the involved referee(s) at: > > http://www.cosis.net/link.php?ts=jeao&ms_id=4580&uid=38478 > > > > You are kindly requested to prepare the files of the corrected manuscript > > together with a point-by-point reply to the referee(s)'/editor's suggestions > > according to the journal guidelines and to submit them as soon as possible > > within 6 weeks. > > > > Upon submission of the corrected manuscript please upload here > > http://www.cosis.net/link.php?ts=jear&ms_id=4580&uid=38478 > > all files which were corrected together with your point-by-point reply. > > > > For the registration of your revised manuscript please use the following > > password: 1582 > > > > Your corrected manuscript will be reviewed again and you will be informed > > accordingly. > > > > For this manuscript please use your COSIS-ID: 38478 > > > > Kind regards, > > Natascha Otto > > Copernicus Editorial Office > > http://www.climate-of-the-past.net > > > > PS: If you have any questions/suggestions please contact me directly at > > editorial@copernicus.org. > > > > Please do not directly reply to the sender of this automated message. > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > Attachment Converted: "c:\eudora\attach\cp-2006-0049-2-0-ert.txt" Attachment Converted: "c:\eudora\attach\cp-2006-0049-2-0-rqra4304.txt" Attachment Converted: "c:\eudora\attach\cp-2006-0049-2-0-rqra3795.txt" Attachment Converted: "c:\eudora\attach\cp-2006-0049-2-0-rrf3700.pdf" Attachment Converted: "c:\eudora\attach\cp_response.doc"