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- From: gpetty@rain.atms.purdue.edu (Grant W. Petty)
- Subject: Re: "Survey says: ..." ( was STOP Re: mesoscale forecast model)
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- Organization: Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University
- References: <1992Nov16.165209.9290@news.arc.nasa.gov> <1992Nov17.012032.16381@tamsun.tamu.edu>
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 22:28:55 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov17.012032.16381@tamsun.tamu.edu> pmh2962@tamsun.tamu.edu (Pat Hayes) writes:
- >Doug Westphal writes:
- >>Oh boy, here we go again: uninformed people making broad generalizations
- >>>>
- >> *** multiple nested levels of quotes deleted ***
- >>
- >>Noooooooo!!! The question of which is the 'best' model cannot be
- >>decided with a Gallup opinion poll or on Usenet. Let's not continue
- >>this, okay? The whole thing should be decided in an entirely different way:
- >>IN THE PEER-REVIEWED LITERATURE.
-
- >--------------------
- >Howdy!
- > I think the original poster did NOT ask which model was
- >"the best" (right, Grant?). He asked for general info and
- >folks' opinions on the performance of models being run today.
-
-
- Well, actually, it was even simpler than that -- I just wanted to find
- a generic mesoscale model (ANY model) that I could play with on a
- workstation... I didn't mean to unleash such a firestorm of
- controversy.
-
-
- >
- ... stuff deleted
- > Maybe the problem is: something Stephen would have said
- >to Grant over the phone may not be appropriate to send to
- >a zillion news drops. Or -- maybe it is -- maybe this is a
-
-
- In retrospect, I agree. Since I did not explicitly state in my
- original posting that I would post a summary of email responses, I may
- have unfairly exposed some people to serious flaming for what was they
- had intended merely as private, informal, off-the-cuff,
- non-peer-reviewed personal opinions for my eyes only. I apologize to
- anyone who got raked over the coals, or whose feelings were hurt, on
- account of the opinions contained in the summary.
-
- >messy form of "peer-review"? I think Harold was getting at
- >this, later. I think this is an awesome medium for dialog
- >and we shouldn't declare things taboo too quickly. Thanks!
- >--
- ><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
- >Pat Hayes, Meteorology, Texas A&M University...<whoop!>...phayes@tamu.edu
- >O&M 1008, TAMU, CS, TX 77843-3150....days:(409)845-1680 fax:(409)845-6331
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-
- --
- Grant W. Petty gpetty@rain.atms.purdue.edu
- Assistant Prof. of Atmospheric Science (317) 494-2544
- Dept. of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
- Purdue University, West Lafayette IN 47907-1397
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