Notices/changes due to CRUTS3.1 data error

[brucecrevensten]

Can you please modify Scott's suggestion below and replace the current statement on the website? Also please place the attached pdf next to the statement indicating this is our preliminary comparison. Estimated date of completion by Dec 15.

Thanks, Tom ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: T Rupp tsrupp@alaska.edu Date: Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 3:26 PM Subject: Re: bad news re: CRU TS 3.1 precipitation To: Stephanie Mcafee smcafee4@alaska.edu Cc: Thomas Kurkowski takurkowski@alaska.edu, Matt Leonawicz mfleonawicz@alaska.edu, Michael Lindgren malindgren@alaska.edu, Nancy Fresco nlfresco@alaska.edu, John Walsh jwalsh@iarc.uaf.edu, Katrina Bennett kebennett@alaska.edu

I suggest we make it clear on the website that CRU has found what it believes to be errors in 3.1 and that they have addressed those errors with a new update (3.1.01). Indicate our preliminary analysis of the old and new product show generally small differences on average, BUT individual months have the potential to produce much larger differences. Warn users that the 3.1 downscaled product continues these errors and that we caution the use of the product. Finally, indicate that we are working on downscaling the updated data and put an estimated date of completion.

[brucecrevensten]

First updated to add warning on Oct 4, changing the warning today

[brucecrevensten]

Updating to include 3.1.01 text, uploads on page -- that's becoming available now.