Dear Antoine Marmy and Christian Hauck,

We have heard back from Reviewer #1 of tc-2015-129, your submission entitled “Semi-automated calibration method for modelling of mountain permafrost evolution in Switzerland”. The reviewer is very pleased with the revised version and has only a few minor recommendations and technical corrections.

I find that your aggregate response is satisfactory, as you have addressed most of the reviewer’s concerns and followed most of the suggestions. Based on the Reviewers recommendation and my assessment of your responses, the editorial decision is that your paper may be acceptable for publication after technical corrections. The review is included below.

Sincerely,

Ketil Isaksen
Guest Editor
The Cryosphere

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Reviewer Comments:

The authors have done a good job in answering my comments and I am very pleased with the revised version. I have only a few minor recommendations and technical corrections, as listed below.

p. 10 l. 15: delete "used"

Sect. 3.2 Please also mention 3D-effects as source of uncertainty (when applying a 1D-model), this can play a large role in mountain settings especially at the deeper depths.

P 13, l. 14ff: An additional argument for the validity of this procedure is that the bedrock at deeper layers does not contain large quantities of ground ice, which cool the surface from below during thawing. In ice-rich permafrost, e.g. in Siberia, the statement regarding spin-up and lower boundary condition would not necessarily hold, but in the Alpine setting under consideration here, it's unproblematic in my opinion.

P. 17, l. 30: , to .