Responses of Vegetation Phenology to Urbanisation and Natural Factors along an Urban-Rural Gradient: A Case Study of an Urban Agglomeration on the Northern Slope of the Tianshan Mountains

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

This reseach is interesting. 

However, several problems need be carefully solved. 

(1) The data accuracy of Vegetation phenology and surface temperature. They should be tested by lots of field work. 

(2) In Line 354-356 on Page 12, The increased proportion of the construction land area delayed SOS, advanced EOS, and extended GSL in the urban centres. This findings are contradict to Figure 7 and conclusions. Please check them.

(3) SUHII should be analyzed in detail in different growth stages of vegetation, otherwise, the highst SUHII values in summer probably covered fasle heat island effect in the start stage and end stage of vegetation growth.

English Language is nice.

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Reviewer 2 Report

This study used satellite data to analyze vegetation phenological responses to urbanization and natural factors in three major urban agglomerations on the Northern Slope of the Tianshan Mountains. Some minor comments:

1.     Line 85: “9.54 × 104 km2”: write an exact number of the area.

2.     Line 92: ” 5.9–9.1 ℃”: write one value of average with standard deviation.

3.     Figure 1: the circle grey of the suburban is not clear, change the colour.

4.     Figure 2: some words are not easily readable for example “ Spatial and Temporal ….”, correct it and increase the resolution of the chart.

5.     Figure 4: Abbreviations should be fully written in the title of the figures.

6.     Figure 5 & 6: add “a” and “b” subplots title.

7.     Methodology: add an explanation of how you deal with different resolutions of datasets.

 

 

 

 

 

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Reviewer 3 Report

The manuscript titled “Responses of Vegetation Phenology to Urbanisation and Natural Factors along an Urban-Rural Gradient: A Case Study of an Urban Agglomeration on the Northern Slope of the Tianshan Mountains” is well written. The introduction of the manuscript is well written and objects are very clear. Study area, methodology, results and analysis and discussion is also written well. Illustration through maps has been depicted as per requirement of the data sets. This manuscript can be considered for publication after incorporating two suggestions given below:

 

Line 20: The term ‘the latest’ is confusing here. It is better to use other more appropriate word.

Line 131: It is better to write Table 1. Nature of data and sources in place of ‘Table 1. Data introduction and sources.

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Round 2

Reviewer 1 Report

This manuscript has been imporoved properly. It can be considered for publication now.