Dear authors,

Your manuscript has now been seen by two reviewers and you have received two short comments by S. Luening. The reviewers find your work to be a valuable contribution to the understanding of the paleo-hydrology in the Gulf of Lions (NW Mediterranean) during the Holocene. The interactive comment also emphasises the importance of the dataset.

The reviewers have made helpful recommendations on the text and figures and have also seen your responses and the revised version. They think their comments have been addressed in full. Thank you for your revisions throughout the review process. In particular, Reviewer #2 accepts your choice to avoid spectral analyses in the K/Ti due to anthropogenic impact on chemical weathering/vegetation cover. Additionally, Reviewer #2 appreciates the clarification on the Ca/Ti proxy (low ratio, terrigenous input, wet conditions; given that the Ca signal is dominated by primary productivity, not detrital origin). Accordingly, IMPORTANT reminder: please remove the label ‘DETRITIC CARBONATES’ in Fig4a-b, which will lead to confusion.

In light of their advice I am pleased to accept your manuscript for publication in CP (Publish as is – once revised Fig 4 is received). Thanks for preparing and submitting this interesting paper.

Sincerely,

Belen Martrat