cc: "Jones Philip Prof \(ENV\)" <P.Jones@uea.ac.uk>
date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:19:23 -0000
from: "Ogden Annie Ms \(MAC\)" <A.Ogden@uea.ac.uk>
subject: RE: 2007 Global Temperatures PR
to: "Hammond, John \(Press Office\)" <john.c.hammond@metoffice.gov.uk>

Has release gone out yet, JOhn? Annie 

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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Phil Jones [mailto:p.jones@uea.ac.uk] 
>Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 9:39 AM
>To: Jennifer Hardwick; Ogden Annie Ms (MAC); Hammond, John 
>(Press Office)
>Cc: Beswick, Mark; Parker, David; Kennedy, John; Perry, 
>Matthew; Beswick, Mark
>Subject: RE: 2007 Global Temperatures PR
>
>
>  Jen,
>     Thanks for the press release and the 2007 Annual 
>Statement. I'm now all set for
>  any press coverage later today.
>
>     Just for background in case of any questions, here's the 
>GISS press release
>  below. GISS has 2007 higher in rank than we do, just like 
>2005 - which
>  they have top, instead of 1998. A quick look at their 2007 
>spatial map
>  indicates why - their extrapolation of the warm Arctic 
>coastal data across
>  the Arctic Ocean. Despite the differences in base periods, 
>the maps (our Fig 3a
>  and their 1b) are quite similar over most of the world.  
>Their extrapolation also
>  makes Antarctica much warmer than it probably was. They also 
>infill our
>  gaps over Siberia and Canada, which is more reasonable.
>
>  Cheers
>  Phil
>
>
>  New listing: GISS 2007 Temperature Analysis through November:
>http://www.columbia.edu/~jeh1/mailings/20071210_GISTEMP.pdf
>has been added in response to requests.  Analysis for the full 
>year will be available in mid January.  2007 is the second 
>warmest year in the period of instrumental data in our 
>analysis (if December is exceptionally cold it conceivably 
>could slip to third), which is notable given the fact that we 
>are at a solar minimum and a fairly strong La Nina has been in 
>place for most of the year.
>
>
>
>At 15:55 11/12/2007, Jennifer Hardwick wrote:
>>Dear All,
>>
>>Please find attached an updated version of our End of Year Statement 
>>for 2007, from which our contribution to the WMO annual statement was 
>>derived. The Appendix is sent as a separate document. This 
>report will 
>>be updated at the end of January with final figures for 2007. We hope 
>>that it can be used as a basis for all our end of year reports,
>>
>>Additional comments are very welcome,
>>
>>Cheers
>>Jen
>>
>>
>
>Prof. Phil Jones
>Climatic Research Unit        Telephone +44 (0) 1603 592090
>School of Environmental Sciences    Fax +44 (0) 1603 507784
>University of East Anglia
>Norwich                          Email    p.jones@uea.ac.uk
>NR4 7TJ
>UK 
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