date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 22:35:43 -0600
from: Jonathan Overpeck <jto@u.arizona.edu>
subject: Draft of 6.5.4 Regional variability in quantities other than
to: Keith Briffa <k.briffa@uea.ac.uk>, drdendro@ldgo.columbia.edu, t.osborn@uea.ac.uk, Eystein Jansen <eystein.jansen@geo.uib.no>

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Hi Keith, Ed, Tim and Eystein - attached is the new section 6.5.4. 
for your editing and merging with the rest of 6.5. It would help if 
Ed, Tim and Eystein read it and gave comments to the master 6.5 
integrated Keith. Here are some notes to go with the text:

1) Julie Cole rewrote the already pretty good ENSO section (and 
merged in some of the regional forcing stuff)

2) I agree w/ Keith that we just delete the regional forcing section

3) The Atlantic variability subsection needs Keith and Eystein to 
work it - Ed too. I didn't really touch it.

4) The Asian monsoon and Africa sections are new and really boiled 
down to keep things short and sweet (yet "regional"). I sent these 
sections to Ramesh and Dan O for comments/edits. If they send 
anything, I'll update and send to Keith. Ed - you may have some 
insights into the Asian monsoon section??

5) the North American section is new also - I'm hoping Ed will work 
on it to make sure it's ok. I'm happy to handle the edits and send to 
Keith for final integration. If Keith would rather do all the 
editing, that's cool too.

6) as long as we're at it, you should also read the attached new exec 
summary bullets - at least the last 2000 year ones - the text should 
support the bullets. Please send any bullet comments/edits to me and 
Eystein. All - we got hammered in the ZOD reviews on the assertion 
that we get more extensive, longer droughts during warm periods. The 
reason was the implied implication for the future - more droughts. I 
tried to take a different tack this time around. Does it work?

Many thanks, Peck
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Jonathan T. Overpeck
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