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From: Kevin Trenberth <trenbert@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>To: Grant Foster <tamino_9@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>Subject: Re: ENSO blamed over warming - paper in JGRDate: Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:34:xxx xxxx xxxxCc: p.jones@xxxxxxxxx.xxx, "J. Salinger" <j.salinger@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>, James Annan<jdannan@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>, j.renwick@xxxxxxxxx.xxx, Mike Mann <mann@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>,Gavin Schmidt <gschmidt@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>, b.mullan@xxxxxxxxx.xxxHi Grant,I have been tied up with other things. In looking at the paper some questions.1) In Fig 1, why is the scale zero to 2? Normally a filter would be scaled to havearesponse function zero to 1.2) In Fig 2 and 3 what are the units of "power"? It is not in the caption. Arethesenormalized spectra so that the area under the curve is unity? My guess is thatthis is thecase and hence the amplification at ENSO bands. But it is important to say thisandperhaps point out. Maybe the captions are sufficient? Add something like: Thespectrahave been normalized to have unit variance, which relatively inflates the valuesin the 0.2to 0.5 frequency band. In a couple of places in text add "normalized" before"powerspectrum" such as 2 lines above Fig 3 in the JGR set version.3) A minor point: in the x= sin(2*pi*vt) I would be inclined to add an amplitudewhichwould then be included also in eq (1) on RHS emphasizing how the amplitude ischanged.[My own preference would be to call the amplitude A and the A you have R (forresponsefunction)]. However it is fine as is.ThanksKevinGrant Foster wrote:Gentlemen,Well, I got some free time and it didn't take as long as I expected. Attached are:comment.zip Comment in preprint formdraft.zip Comment in draft form (for submission)freeform.zip Comment NOT as preprint or draft, with larger font and double-widegraphsI suggest we don't circulate it until folks have had one further day to check. Anddouble check and triple-check. If we don't hear an objection by tomorrow morning,Isuggest we submit it to JGR and feel free to circulate it.So -- this is your last chance to suggest changes before submission, or to suggestrestraint in circulation.Sincerely,Grant___________________________________________________________________________________Windows Live(TM): Keep your life in sync. [1]Check it out.--
 
****************Kevin E. Trenberth e-mail: [2]trenbert@xxxxxxxxx.xxxClimate Analysis Section, [3]www.cgd.ucar.edu/cas/trenbert.htmlNCARP. O. Box 3000, (3xxx xxxx xxxxBoulder, CO 80xxx xxxx xxxx (3xxx xxxx xxxx(fax)Street address: 1850 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, CO 80305References1. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=PID23384::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:NF_BR_sync:0820092. mailto:trenbert@xxxxxxxxx.xxx3. http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/cas/trenbert.htmlOriginal Filename: 1249326482.txt | Return to the index page | Permalink | EarlierEmails | Later EmailsFrom: Jim Salinger <j.salinger@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>To: James Annan <jdannan@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>Subject: Re: ENSO blamed over warming - paper in JGRDate: Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:08:02 +1200Cc: Grant Foster <tamino_9@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>, p.jones@xxxxxxxxx.xxx, "J. Salinger"<j.salinger@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>, j.renwick@xxxxxxxxx.xxx, Mike Mann<mann@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>, trenbert@xxxxxxxxx.xxx, Gavin Schmidt<gschmidt@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>, b.mullan@xxxxxxxxx.xxx<x-flowed>Dear JamesFrom the Land of the Long White Cloud to the Land of the Rising Sun....Should we not also inquire about their time line for publishing thecomment, and on the basis that is so serious, and the implications oftheir flawed findings ask it to be expedited.PerhapsWe also note that the paper is now being used as the basis of campaignsagainst climate change policy and, should you decide to go ahead andpublish our comment, expedite its acceptance.BestAuckland JamesJames Annan wrote:> Grant Foster wrote:>> James, since you can cover the page charges I suggest you handle the>> actual submission (when the time comes). Would you be willing to>> write the cover letter? Any other volunteers?>> Sure, I propose something like the below. I don't think there is> anything to be gained by being overly combative wrt JGR.>> I look forward to the next final version of the paper :-)
 
>>> Covering Letter:>>> Dear Sir/Madam,>> Please consider the attached manuscript for publication in the Journal> of Geophysical Research (Atmospheres). We consider that the errors in> the analysis of McLean et al are so serious that the publication of a> Comment to correct the public record is amply justified. In view of the> high profile of the issue, we would prefer if one of the senior editors> could take charge of the editorial process.>> Yours sincerely..>></x-flowed>Original Filename: 1249503274.txt | Return to the index page | Permalink | EarlierEmails | Later EmailsFrom: Phil Jones <p.jones@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>To: Kevin Trenberth <trenbert@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>, Grant Foster<tamino_9@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>Subject: Re: ENSO blamed over warming - paper in JGRDate: Wed Aug 5 16:14:xxx xxxx xxxxCc: "J. Salinger" <j.salinger@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>, James Annan <jdannan@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>,b.mullan@xxxxxxxxx.xxx, Gavin Schmidt <gschmidt@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>, Mike Mann<mann@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>, j.renwick@xxxxxxxxx.xxxHi all,Agree with Kevin that Tom Karl has too much to do. Tom Wigley is semiretired and like Mike Wallace may not be responsive to requests from JGR.We have Ben Santer in common ! Dave Thompson is a good suggestion.I'd go for one of Tom Peterson or Dave Easterling.To get a spread, I'd go with 3 US, One Australian and one in Europe.So Neville Nicholls and David Parker.All of them know the sorts of things to say - about our comment andthe awful original, without any prompting.CheersPhilAt 15:50 05/08/2009, Kevin Trenberth wrote:Hi allI went to JGR site to look for index codes, and I see that the offending articlehasbeen downloaded 128 times in past week (second). All the mnore reason to get onwithit.see belowKevinGrant Foster wrote:Gentlemen,I've completed most of the submission to JGR, but there are three required entriesI
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