Dear Dr. Burgdorf and co-authors,

Thank you for the detailed responses to the comments and suggestions of the two manuscript referees. Your suggested revisions indicate that you’ve given careful consideration to the concerns of the referees, so I invite you to submit a revised version of the manuscript for further consideration. Both reviewers had some broad points of discussion that you responded to, but didn’t propose any specific changes to a revised manuscript (Rev. 1 first two points, Rev. 2 points 1, 2, and 5). If you feel these points of discussion would be useful to readers, I encourage you to incorporate highlights of these in your revision.

Because some of the reviewer comments concern technical details of data product comparison and analysis, I will request one re-review to assess the revised manuscript. To do so requires that I indicate “reconsider after major revisions”, but my sense is that the manuscript is likely to be suitable for publication in Climate of the Past once you incorporate your proposed revisions.

Sincerely,
Alberto Reyes

Dear Dr. Burgdorf and co-authors,

Your revised manuscript has now been reviewed by one of the original referees. The referee is satisfied with your responses to their comments and suggestions, and has recommended immediate publication. Accordingly, I’m pleased to confirm that the manuscript will be published in Climate of the Past.

Sincerely,
Alberto Reyes