文档介绍：The Independent
Climate Change
E-mails Review
July 2010
Chair: Sir Muir Russell
Review team:
Professor Geoffrey Boulton
Professor Peter Clarke
David Eyton
Professor James Norton
INDEX OF CONTENTS
GLOSSARY 8
Chapter 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 10
Introduction 10
The Review Process 11
Findings 11
Land Station Temperatures 12
Temperature Reconstructions from Tree Ring Analysis 12
Peer Review and Editorial Policy 13
Misuse of Process 13
with the Freedom of Information Act (FoIA) and the 14
Environmental Information Regulations (EIR)
Other Findings on Governance 14
mendations 14
Broader Issues 14
Chapter 2 INTRODUCTION 18
Background 18
The Review 19
Chapter 3 TERMS OF REFERENCE AND METHOD OF ENQUIRY 22
Terms of Reference 22
Method of Enquiry 22
Chapter 4 CONTEXT OF THE E-MAILS 26
Characterising the E-mails 26
The Timeline 27
What the E-mails Tell Us 32
Chapter 5 THE CHANGING CONTEXT OF MODERN SCIENCE 36
The Scientific Process 36
The Nature of Climate Science 36
Data Accessibility in the Digital Age 37
Handling Uncertainty 38
Scientific Journals and the Peer Review Process 39
The Responsibilities of Scientists municating in the Public Domain 40
to Policymakers 41
The Changing Forum for Debate and the Blogosphere 41
Chapter 6 LAND STATION INSTRUMENTAL TEMPERATURE DATA 44
Background 44
The Allegations 44
The Approach Adopted by the Review Team 45
The Results of the Analysis 46
Checking Specific Details in the CRUTEM Analysis 49
Identification of Data Sources 49
The Availability puter Codes 49
Use of Local temperature Data from China 51
Conclusions and mendations 53
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Chapter 7 TEMPERATURE RECONSTRUCTIONS FROM TREE RING ANALYSIS 54