cc: ppn@nerc.ac.uk
date: Wed Jul 24 12:01:27 2002
from: Keith Briffa <k.briffa@uea.ac.uk>
to: mas@soc.soton.ac.uk

   Dear Meric
   The purpose of this short message is to ask that you do not send my RAPID proposal to Mike
   Mann for refereeing.
    I do this openly (i.e. by cc'ing this message to Philip) because I wish it to be an
   above-board statement , made simply for information.  I am genuinely a little nervous as to
   whether Mike could remain sufficiently objective . We have had a debate (politely phrased)
   as to the merits of trying methods of data assimilation that are independent of his
   approach. Ray Bradley is a coauthor on the most significant Mann papers and is very aware
   of the needs of the science in this area - but I have suggested him as a potential referee
   rather than Mike  because , although he may disagree on some matters , I am confident of
   his objectivity. If our proposal has gone (or does go ) to Mike , I at least feel happier
   having made this statement before you receive any report from him.
    best wishes
   Keith

   --
   Professor Keith Briffa,
   Climatic Research Unit
   University of East Anglia
   Norwich, NR4 7TJ, U.K.

   Phone: +44-1603-593909
   Fax: +44-1603-507784
   [1]http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/cru/people/briffa[2]/

