Dear Dr. Harper and co-authors,
Thank you for the detailed responses to the three manuscript referees. Though the two primary referees raised a number of technical and general points for consideration, there was consensus on the value of the manuscript and I agree that the topic is appropriate for Climate of the Past. Your responses indicate a willingness to engage with the comments of the three reviewers, so I invite you to submit a revised manuscript for further consideration. Due to the nature of the reviewer comments, I will solicit at least one re-review of the revised manuscript.

Sincerely,
Alberto Reyes (handling editor)

Dear Dr. Harper,
I apologize for the short delay in making a final decision on your manuscript, due to my fieldwork in northern Canada. Your revised manuscript has been re-reviewed by one of the original referees. Their assessment is that you and the co-authors have done a nice job incorporating suggestions and criticisms from the review process. The reviewer notes some lingering issues with precision and minor typographic points. At this point, I'm happy to accept this manuscript for publication pending one last effort by you and the co-authors to address those lingering precision and typographical issues.

Sincerely,
Alberto Reyes