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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Hi to all,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">My report to WMO on ESP-3 is at </FONT><A HREF="http://www.wmo.int/web/www/ISS/ITT-FWIS-2004/Report-Earth-Sciences-Portal-3.doc"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">http://www.wmo.int/web/www/ISS/ITT-FWIS-2004/Report-Earth-Sciences-Portal-3.doc</FONT></U></A>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Although this has been submitted, it is informal, and I can make changes up to the first meeting in September. </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">So if I've misunderstood or misrepresented anyone, please mail me on gil.ross@metoffice.com.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I did misunderstand some of the subtleties in the discussion on the "problems" of CF. So if anyone can summarise better, I'd be happy to put that in. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">An important point.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Gil</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Gil Ross IT Strategist</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Met Office</FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">FitzRoy Road Exeter EX1 3PB United Kingdom<BR>
Tel: +44 (0)1392 886973 Fax: +44 (0)1392 885050<BR>
E-mail: gil.ross@metoffice.com </FONT><A HREF="http://www.metoffice.com"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">http://www.metoffice.com</FONT></U></A><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT>
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