Dear authors,

Both reviewers have pointed out that the paper has a very technical focus but presents interesting results that would be of interest to the community. The comments provided by the reviewers have mostly been incorporated, including some restructuring of the paper to enhance readability.

I'm generally happy with the responses provided to the reviewers, and accept your paper for publication in The Cryosphere, pending final appraisal. As my decision at this point is based only on your response document, it is difficult for me to assess some of the changes that you have made. So, before I make the final decision, could you please send me along the modified version of the paper so that I can make a brief appraisal of the changes.

Regards, Ben G-F

Thanks for providing the revised version of the paper that I could use to compare with your response to the reviewers. I thank both reviewers for their thoughtful comments and the authors for the careful consideration of the comments. I recommend that the paper be published as is.