date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 22:20:40 -0700 from: Andrew Weaver subject: Re: [Wg1-ar4-ch10] IPCC AR4 Ch. 10 information to: Jerry Meehl , wg1-ar4-ch10@joss.ucar.edu Dear Jerry and other lead authors. I have a couple of comments on the draft outline: 1) I think it is a bit premature to offer writing assignments. I would prefer to have these discussed in Trieste in the context of what we as lead authors believe are the issues that need to be conveyed in the Chapter given the constraints of what we are to cover as per approved process. 2) Ad Hoc meetings by subsets of the lead authors do not instill overall confidence in the transparency and openness of the process. In the end I couldn't make the climate sensitivity workshop but had I known that there was to be an IPCC Chapter meeting I might have reorganized my schedule. 3) I do not think writing assignments should be shared between people. It is the job of the group to discuss who should cover what. Also, my experience from the last couple of IPCC processes is that it is not productive to have more than one author per section. Each section must be written by one person. We all get to comment on every one else's prose as it is. Having multiple writers only confuses the issues. Thanks. Andrew on 18/08/2004 14:14, Jerry Meehl at meehl@ucar.edu wrote: > Dear Lead Authors of the IPCC AR4 Chapter 10, > > Attached is a letter with details regarding the process we will > undertake to produce Chapter 10 for the AR4, and a draft outline with > writing assignments. > > We look forward to seeing you all in Trieste! > > Jerry and Thomas > > _______________________________________________ > Wg1-ar4-ch10 mailing list > Wg1-ar4-ch10@joss.ucar.edu > http://www.joss.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/wg1-ar4-ch10 > ============================================================================ Mailing Address: | Courier Address: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Weaver | Andrew Weaver School of Earth and Ocean Sciences | School of Earth and Ocean Sciences University of Victoria | at Gordon Head Complex, Room 296a PO Box 3055 | University of Victoria Victoria, BC, V8W 3P6 | 3964 Gordon Head Road Canada | Victoria, BC, V8N 3X3, Canada ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- email: weaver@uvic.ca | Tel: (250) 472-4001 http://climate.uvic.ca | Fax: (250) 472-4004 ============================================================================ _______________________________________________ Wg1-ar4-ch10 mailing list Wg1-ar4-ch10@joss.ucar.edu http://www.joss.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/wg1-ar4-ch10