date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 09:59:10 +0100
from: David Viner <d.viner@uea.ac.uk>
subject: Fwd: Re: USGCRP Study
to: m.hulme@uea.ac.uk

>Envelope-to: f046@cpca11.uea.ac.uk
>From: Linda Mearns <lindam@atd.ucar.edu>
>Subject: Re: USGCRP Study
>To: d.viner@uea.ac.uk (David Viner)
>Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1998 13:48:37 -0600 (MDT)
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>David,
>>
>>We are curious over here as to why the USGCRP National Assessment has opted
>>for using CCCMA as their prime model. We have a document that says that
>>daily data is not available from the numerous runs performed with HadCM2
>>(which is not correct).
>Good question.  I'd be interested in knowing what document you have that
>states this (about the daily data).  This, however, is consistent with the
>information I received from Mike McCracken, head of the USGCRP (that
>daily data were not readily available from the HADCM2)
>
>>Would it be possible for you to shed some light on this issue?
>
>I can shed little additional light.  You might try asking Dave Schimel
>(at NCAR - his e-mail is probably schimel@ucar.edu - I can't look it
>up at the moment since I only have one window on my lap top when connected
>to the NCAR system).  He is in charge of climate change scenarios.
>
>The decision certainly wasn't made based on quality of control runs.
>>From what we have analyzed the control runs are either pretty close,
>or HADCM2 does a bit better - of course its resolution is a bit better.
>
>Many decisions made in this US assessment business are very mysterious.
>One of the reasons I am comparing the CCCMA with the HADCM2 is so that
>users of the output can have some comparativer results.
>I haven't exactly been encouraged to do this.  But luckily I have
>a good deal of control over what we do.  But our timeline is very short.
>
>Let me know what you find out from Schimel -  his anser will surely be
>interesting.
>
>Cheers,
>Linda
>
>
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