Dear Hou et al., based on the 3 reviewers positive feedback and comments I can recommend that we proceed with minor revisions and that you submit a revised version of the manuscript taking into account the reviewers comments as described.

The revised manuscript takes into account all the concerns of the reviewers, and I am happy to accept the manuscript for publication pending a few minor corrections:

- Fig. 1: would help to color, or otherwise mark the new ice core sites. Also be consistent in naming, either use acronym, or full name once introduced. Here SLNS is used but not ZK. Both are fine, but not a mix. Short hand might also help the busy plot as it is hard to pick out which is ZK.

- line 86: "separate" used twice

Fig. S2: make this bigger, matching S1, hard to pick out details of the ice coring sites. Perhaps use two panels; one with entire ice cap and one zoom on the sites.

- line 193: remove "respectively". Does not appear to refer to anything in particular as would be expected when used as done here.

Sincerely,
Kerim Nisancioglu