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Reworded as suggested [Richard S Courtney] 2-46 A 19:49 19:49 To correct the grammar, replace “decrease” with “decreased”. Agree, text changed [Richard S Courtney] 2-47 A 21:29 21:29 Delete “major” because it is not true.

Expert Review Comments on First-Order Draft (16 November 2005) IPCC Working Group I Fourth Assessment Report Page:line No. Batch From To Comment Notes [Richard S Courtney] 1-44 A 19:22 19:23 Delete the clause, “, and mathematical errors … this overestimate.” or cite the Accepted.

Accepted. [Richard S Courtney] 1-21 A 6:53 6:53 Replace “… made a compelling, but not quantitative, case …” with “… made a Rejected, because this is an opinion that Confidential, Do Not Cite or Quote Chapter 1: Batch AB (11/16/05) Page 119 of 134

See response to comment (1- emissions of CO2 are an insignificant contribution to the observed increase to 23). atmospheric CO2 concentration.” (Rorsch A, Thoenes D and Courtney RS, (E&E v10 no2 (2005)). [Richard S Courtney] 1-25 A 7:9 7:9 Replace “continues” with “continued” because the grammatical error is misleading.

cloud nucleation by solar flare activity) and some alternatives may not yet have been discovered. [Richard S Courtney] 1-55 A 23:55 23:55 For accuracy, after “… years to centuries” add “according to the understandings of the Rejected.

rise of atmospheric CO2 (of about 30%) throughout the twentieth century.” (ref. Rorsch A, Thoenes D and Courtney RS, (E&E v10 no2 (2005)). [Richard S Courtney] 1-67 A 25:30 25:30 For accuracy and completeness, after “… burning of fossil fuels” add “Additionally, it has Rejected.

Expert Review Comments on First-Order Draft (16 November 2005) IPCC Working Group I Fourth Assessment Report Page:line No. Batch From To Comment Notes [Richard S Courtney] 1-83 A 47:0 In the Figure title, between “of the” and “components” insert “major” because the title Taken into account.

See response to comment (1- anthropogenic emissions of CO2 are an insignificant contribution to the observed increase 23). to atmospheric CO2 concentration.” (Rorsch A, Thoenes D and Courtney RS, (E&E v10 no2 (2005)). [Richard S Courtney] 1-43 A 17:13 17:13 For accuracy, it is very, very important to insert the following additional paragraphs.

stated in Page 1-6 Section 1.3 Lines 24 to 27. [Richard S Courtney] 1-12 A 4:50 4:50 Replace “the international community of scientists” with “an international community of Rejected.

[Richard S Courtney] 1-34 A 12:33 12:33 Replace the phrase “the scientific attitude” with “the attitude of many scientists” because Noted.