| From | Jonathan T. Overpeck | Date | Mon, 23 May 2005 22:46:11 -0700 |
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| To | Keith Briffa | ||
| CC | Eystein Jansen | ||
| Subject | IPCC - your section | ||
Hi Keith - thanks again for the help in Beijing. We hope you found a fabulous clay pot or at least some good views of China. We know it's going to be extra hard on you to get everything done on time, but we're hoping you can more-or-less stick to the schedule we just sent around. Your section is going to be the big one, and we need to make sure we have as much review and polishing as possible. If we don't we (especially you) will pay heavily at FOD review time. Lots of work now saves even more work later. Or so the real veterans tell us. Lastly, we wanted you to know that we can probably win another page or two (total, including figs and refs) if you end up needing it. Susan didn't promise this, but she gave us the feeling that we could get it if we ask - but probably only for your section, and maybe an extra page for general refs (although we're not going to mention this to the others, since we're not sure we can get it). Note that some of the methodological parts of your sections should go into supplemental material - this has to be written just as carefully, but it gives you another space buffer. All this means you can do a good job on figures, rather than the bare minimum. We're hoping you guys can generate something compelling enough for the TS and SPM - something that will replace the hockey-stick with something even more compelling. Anyhow, thanks in advance for what is most likely not going to be your number 1 summer to remember. That said, what we produce should provide real satisfaction. Best, Peck and Eystein -- Jonathan T. Overpeck Director, Institute for the Study of Planet Earth Professor, Department of Geosciences Professor, Department of Atmospheric Sciences Mail and Fedex Address: Institute for the Study of Planet Earth 715 N. Park Ave. 2nd Floor University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85721 direct tel: +1 520 622-9065 fax: +1 520 792-8795 http://www.geo.arizona.edu/ http://www.ispe.arizona.edu/ | |||