Articles | Volume 19, issue 10
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-4437-2025
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.Quantification of capillary rise dynamics in snow using neutron radiography
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- Final revised paper (published on 10 Oct 2025)
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RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2025-304', Anonymous Referee #1, 19 Mar 2025
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RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2025-304', Anonymous Referee #2, 19 Mar 2025
- AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Michael Lombardo, 28 Apr 2025
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ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (07 May 2025) by Guillaume Chambon

AR by Michael Lombardo on behalf of the Authors (07 May 2025)
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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (19 Jun 2025) by Guillaume Chambon

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ED: Publish as is (21 Aug 2025) by Guillaume Chambon

AR by Michael Lombardo on behalf of the Authors (22 Aug 2025)
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In this paper, the authors report on the results of measurements of capillary rise in snow, which is important not only for understanding the hydrological characteristics of snow but also for considering the interaction between snow and soil, using neutron radiography with high spatial and temporal resolution. In addition, based on the measurement results, they calculated the water retention curve and saturated hydraulic conductivity, which are important for understanding the characteristics of water movement in snow, and compared them with previous research.
The structure of the paper is very well organized and easy to understand. In particular, the experimental methods and analysis methods are described in detail, and this will be very useful when conducting additional experiments in the future. The results and discussion are highly reliable, as the study not only compares with previous research, but also takes into account the limitations of the measurement methods used in this study. The results of this research will undoubtedly contribute to the development of wet snow research, and are of sufficient scientific value to be published in academic journals.
The paper is of a high standard and there are no major points that need to be revised, but I will list some points that I noticed.
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L81: How was the melt form created in an environment with -1 °C?
L263: In the text, it is claimed that “the fine-grained snow led to higher final wetting front positions (7 cm to 8 cm) compared to the coarse-grained snow (4 cm to 5 cm).” Which diagram did you use to make this judgement?