Dear Markus Reinert and co-authors,

Thank you for submitting your replies to the reviewer comments. You received one request for minor revisions, and one request for major revisions, with the main points being the need to 1) elaborate on your choice of SGD distribution and its potential impact on the results, 2) provide a more nuanced discussion about the cone-formation hypothesis, and 3) add additional details for the hydraulic control analysis. I believe you have comprehensively addressed these major and additional minor comments in your replies, and I would like to invite you to submit a revised manuscript (with tracked changes if possible) at your earliest convenience.

Best regards,
Jan De Rydt - topical editor

Dear Markus and co-authors,

Thank you for submitting a revised manuscript. Aside from two minor technical corrections raised by Reviewer 1, which I would like you to address in the final version, I am pleased to accept your work for publication in The Cryosphere. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank both reviewers for their excellent support throughout the review process, and to congratulate you on a valuable contribution to our understanding of ice-ocean and fjord dynamics of 79N.

Best wishes,
Jan De Rydt - topical editor