cc: k.briffa@uea.ac.uk
date: Fri Aug  4 10:32:07 2000
from: Phil Jones <p.jones@uea.ac.uk>
subject: Re: Some food for thought re the MWP and the LIA
to: tom crowley <tom@ocean.tamu.edu>


 Dear Tom,
     Keith and I don't have the Sierra tree-ring records. We presume you
 mean the Sierra Nevada ones (unless you're thinking of other Sierra's,
 which is just like saying mountains !).  In Mann et al (99) in GRL they
 described a correction to the long bristlecone series to 'deal' with 
 something odd in the series. This might be the same thing you're finding.
 So try Mike's paper and/or get in touch with Malcolm Hughes.

    A few days ago you sent me an extra diagram that you put together related
 to the Science paper. I have to prepare a conference proceedings paper
 for a meeting Tenerife on solar variability and climate in Sept. Can I use
 it with acknowledgement as an example of the EBM and the fit ?
 I gather from emails from Dietz that the conference will bring the
 discussion on solar/greenhouse forcing to a head. I'll be using some
 of your Science figures as well in the talk as I'll need some ammunition
 to defend your, mine and Mike's work !

 Cheers
 Phil