date: Fri Feb 13 12:50:18 2004
from: Keith Briffa <k.briffa@uea.ac.uk>
subject: Re: paper subm Holocene
to: Joel Guiot <guiot@cerege.fr>

   Joel
   First I am grateful that you did not take the comments too harshly - my worry was that you
   would say  "stuff it" or worse. My remark about the
   "in press" was to encourage/remind you that we have already stated in the EC SOAP report
   that this paper is in press - so please do not pull it.
   My interpretation of the referee's comments ( which I mostly agree) are just to do with
   problems in the discussion. There is nothing "wrong" with it - just ambiguities and unclear
   or perhaps misinterpreted statements.
   It WAS NOT my intention to suggest lots of work - but I see a problem with the Siren data -
   If you simply do a run without this single series , and results do not change significantly
   , then just leave it out. I will try to find the result of when I did the comparison but I
   will attach here the ring width series from Grudd et al so you could also check this (I am
   bogged down with much teaching and student supervision just at the moment). A lot of the
   other work is just rewording I hope. All the very best
   Keith 11:48 AM 2/13/04 +0100, you wrote:

     Dear Keith
     I have received the comments. Thanks. I guess that I have to remake the
     calculations with improved data. A lot of work especially to do the new
     validations and comparisons. For that I have to get newer proxies like
     the Tornetrask series. Could you send me it?
     Besides what do you mean by "this paper is in press already in the
     Holocene" while the other reviewer tells that "it is no yet suitable for
     publication"?
     Joel
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