date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 10:41:10 -0400
from: "Christopher Kuonqui" <chris.kuonqui@undp.org>
subject: RE: UNDP data request - Global average temperature and GHG
to: "'Keith Briffa'" <k.briffa@uea.ac.uk>

Dear Keith,

Many thanks for your reply. The data on this we're basically after is the
'hockey stick' curve. If I get things right, this would mean the data used
to estimate the instrumental temperatures (a) in Fig 6.10, and perhaps the
data for the PS2004 curve in (b) NH temperature reconstructions. What we aim
to capture here are the key temperature data that illustrate the impact of
human behavior on climate change. 

While we're concentrating on the socioeconomic and human development
potential impacts, we are trying to present the basic data and scientific
points in climate change to establish the rise in temperature and CO2
atmospheric concentration points to our readers. (On atmospheric
concentrations, I'm following up with Dr. Fortunat Joos.)

I hope this request is clearer!

Thank you,
Chris


---
Christopher Kuonqui
Writing Team
Human Development Report Office
United Nations Development Programme
Tel.: +1  (212) 906-6316 / +1 (917) 225-1076
Email: chris.kuonqui@undp.org 
Website: http://hdr.undp.org 
-----Original Message-----
From: Keith Briffa [mailto:k.briffa@uea.ac.uk] 
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2007 5:42 AM
To: Christopher Kuonqui
Cc: Jonathan Overpeck; tim Osborn
Subject: RE: UNDP data request - Global average temperature and GHG
concentrations

Hi Christopher

could you be more specific about which data sets you require ? All 
the numbers that allow you to plot the separate lines on 6.10b ? or 
the data required to lot 6.10 b (which would be difficult) ?
thanks
Keith

At 22:23 12/07/2007, you wrote:
>Dear Mr. Briffa and Mr. Osborn,
>
>Following-up to Prof. Overpeck's email, I'm writing to see if I 
>could get a hold of the estimates for global temperature variations 
>going as far back as you may have them (what I have in mind is 
>Figure 6.10 from the IPCC WGI report). I'd like to use these figures 
>to work out a few graphics for the United Nations' Human Development 
>Report which is themed on climate change and human development this 
>year. Getting the estimates on a simple Excel spreadsheet would be 
>more than sufficient.
>
>I would greatly appreciate your help with gathering these data at 
>your earliest convenience as we're now promptly approaching our 
>production deadline. Please let me know if you have any questions or
concerns.
>
>Many thanks,
>Chris
>
>
>---
>Christopher Kuonqui
>Writing Team
>Human Development Report Office
>United Nations Development Programme
>Tel.: +1  (212) 906-6316 / +1 (917) 225-1076
>Email: <mailto:chris.kuonqui@undp.org>chris.kuonqui@undp.org
>Website: <http://hdr.undp.org>http://hdr.undp.org
>
>
>----------
>From: Jonathan Overpeck [mailto:jto@u.arizona.edu]
>Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 5:02 PM
>To: Christopher Kuonqui
>Cc: Keith Briffa; t.osborn@uea.ac.uk; joos; Eystein Jansen
>Subject: Re: UNDP data request - Global average temperature and GHG 
>concentrations
>
>Hi Chris - the folks to coordinate with are:
>
>1) 6.10 - Keith Briffa and Tim Osborn
>2) atm concentrations - Fortunat Joos
>
>I'll cc these guys so they know what's up, and you have their emails.
>
>Best, Jonathan
>
>>Dear Dr. Overpeck,
>>
>>I am writing you from the United Nations Development Programme's 
>>Human Development Report Office. This year's global Human 
>>Development Report is on climate change and human development. We 
>>are right now finalizing the statistical figures we are presenting 
>>in the Report and I'm working on using data from WG I to present 
>>some key points in climate change science on temperature and GHG 
>>atmospheric concentrations. I have been in touch with Kathryn 
>>Averyt and Kevin Trenberth who both pointed me in your direction.
>>
>>We're working on piecing together a number of graphics based 
>>primarily on historical data as far back as IPCC publishes them. These are
for:
>>
>>(1) Global average temperature (the infamous 'hockey stick' graph), and
>>(2) Global GHG concentrations. This would be for the six Kyoto 
>>gases, but most especially for carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide.
>>
>>The graphics in the FAR that most closely match what I have in mind 
>>on these two measures are Figure 6.10 (temperature), and FAQ 2.1 
>>and Figure TS.2 (atmospheric concentrations).
>>
>>I would greatly appreciate your urgent help on getting a hold of 
>>these data. Please let me know if you should have any questions 
>>regarding this request.
>>
>>Many thanks,
>>Chris
>>
>>
>>---
>>Christopher Kuonqui
>>Writing Team
>>Human Development Report Office
>>United Nations Development Programme
>>Tel.: +1 (212) 906-6316 / +1 (917) 225-1076
>>Email: <mailto:chris.kuonqui@undp.org>chris.kuonqui@undp.org
>>Web: <http://hdr.undp.org/>http://hdr.undp.org
>>
>
>
>
>-- Jonathan T. Overpeck
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>Professor, Department of Geosciences
>Professor, Department of Atmospheric Sciences
>
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