cc: mann@virginia.edu
date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 08:44:20 -0500
from: "Michael E. Mann" <mann@virginia.edu>
subject: Re: abstract for Clivar. Due soon!
to: Keith Briffa <k.briffa@uea.ac.uk>

   HI Keith,
   Thanks, changes and suggestions all very helpful.
   I've made two additional small changes--I didn't like "pseudo", so I've rephrased to
   express what I think (?) you meant there. I've eliminated a redundant statement about only
   anthro forcing
   can explain 20th century warming (was mentioned in two places), to bring under the 400 word
   limit.
   I think I like your idea of including others (Ray, Malcolm, Phil, Tim, Scott)  as
   "collaborating authors" rather than adding to the primary author list (which is just you
   and me).
   Please let me know if you have any remaining comments, and I'll submit a final version once
   I hear back from you...
   thanks for getting back to me so quickly on this,
   mike
   At 12:44 PM 12/10/2003 +0000, Keith Briffa wrote:

     Mike
     I have edited and reformatted the abstract quite a bit , so you had better check it
     thoroughly again. Please note that  have no real objection to Phil being a co author -
     other than a possible lack of balance with two CRU people. This would be helped
     considerably if we considered one more author ( Ray Bradley) perhaps.  What do you
     think? Anyway, I am happy with the abstract now. We could include a whole group of
     "collaborating authors " (as in IPCC reports) to acknowledge the input "the usual
     subjects" will undoubtedly make. Cheers
     Keith
     At 12:36 PM 12/9/03 -0500, you wrote:

     Hi Keith,
     I hope all is well.
     Deadline for submitting our CLIVAR abstract vastly approaches, so I've taken the liberty
     of drafting an abstract, which I've attached in word format. Truth be told, I've
     borrowed liberally from some other recent abstracts, including ones that Phil and I
     wrote jointly--I vote we make Phil a co-author on the abstract for this reason, among
     others--is that ok w/ you?
     Please let me know if you have any comments, and feel free to edit and send me a revised
     version. Its presently exactly at the 400 word limit, so we can't lengthen, but we can
     remove. I need to submit this electronically by Friday, because I'll be travelling and
     away from my email through after the deadline after then. If I don't hear from you by
     Friday, I'll submit as is, w/ our three names on it...
     thanks in advance for any feedback you can provide,
     mike
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                       Professor Michael E. Mann
              Department of Environmental Sciences, Clark Hall
                         University of Virginia
                        Charlottesville, VA 22903
   _______________________________________________________________________
   e-mail: mann@virginia.edu   Phone: (434) 924-7770   FAX: (434) 982-2137
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