Dear authors,

According to your posted responses to referees, I understand that you have addressed their criticisms and revised your manuscript accordingly. Please go ahead and submit your revised manuscript, together with line-by-line responses to referees, to the online portal. Once received, your revised manuscript will be sent for another round of reviews.

Best regards,
Valentina

Dear Authors,

Your revised manuscript was sent for another round of reviews (to the same referees who reviewed your first draft) as one of the referees asked for major revisions. I've now received the review (see bellow). Based on the reviewer's comments, I ask you to implement the revisions and, subsequently, upload the revised manuscript. In particular, pay attention to the point raised by the reviewer about the validation of the model with observations above the equilibrium line. If the analysis can not be applied as suggested by the reviewer, then an extended discussion is needed on what this means for the uncertainties in the model.

Best regards,
Valentina