Dear Dr. Bartels,

Thank you for submitting your manuscript entitled "Atlantic Water advection vs glacier dynamics in northern Spitsbergen since early deglaciation” [Paper #cp-2017-53] to Climates of the Past. I have now received an assessment of the two reviewers, as well as your response to the reviewers concerns.

In summary I consent with the reviewers suggestion of minor revision, but following issues must be considered before publication:

1. The discussion of this paper would be improved if the study would compare the findings to other Younger Dryas records in other locations. Also, changes in reservoir age through time is not discussed and correlations to the ice core records should be reviewed.
2. The interpretation of Atlantic Water masses in section 2 needs to be improved, for example, the relationship between climate variations and fluctuations of these water masses.

The feedback provided in the reviewer assessments of your manuscript is important and should be taken into account as you complete your revision. Please include a marked-up manuscript version showing the changes made in your revision. I encourage you to submit a suitably revised version of your manuscript by September, 1, 2017.

Sincerely,
Arne Winguth
Editor