From: Michael Mann <mann@meteo.psu.edu>
To: trenbert@ucar.edu
Subject: Re: ENSO blamed over warming - paper in JGR
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:26:32 -0400
Cc: "Grant Foster" <tamino_9@hotmail.com>, "J. Salinger" <j.salinger@auckland.ac.nz>, p.jones@uea.ac.uk, "James Annan" <jdannan@jamstec.go.jp>, j.renwick@niwa.co.nz, "Gavin Schmidt" <gschmidt@giss.nasa.gov>, b.mullan@niwa.co.nz

   folks, I was thinking exactly the same thing. the problems are so unusually fundamental and
   obvious, as we lay them out, that it does immediately call into suspicion the integrity of
   the review process.

   We probably need to take this directly to the chief editor at JGR, asking that this not be
   handled by the editor who presided over the original paper, as this would represent a
   conflict of interest. if we are told that is not possible, then we would at least want the
   chief editor himself to closely monitor the handling of the paper.
   I too am happy to sign of at this point,
   mike
   On Jul 30, 2009, at 10:01 PM, Kevin Trenberth wrote:

   You have a go from me.  By all means clean up.  I think you should argue
   that it should be expedited for the reasons of interest by the press.  Key
   question is who was the editor who handled the original, because this is
   an implicit criticism of that person.  May need to point this out and
   ensure that someone else handles it.
   Thanks
   Kevin

     Gentlemen,

     I've added additional suggestions received today, and made a few minor

     changes myself.  Here's the latest version.  Enjoy!

     Sincerely,

     Grant

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