Bare Land Referenced Algorithm from Hyper-Temporal Data (BRAH) for Land Use and Land Cover Age Estimation

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

This study provides an interesting topic for determining the age of land use and land cover (LULC) based on satellite imagery.Obvious innovation in the topic selection of the paper .

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This study provides an interesting topic for determining the age of land use and land cover (LULC) based on satellite imagery.The manuscript language  is above average

Author Response

We sincerely appreciate your time and effort in reviewing our research manuscript. Your valuable feedback has greatly contributed to its development and strength. We are eager to address your specific comments and suggestions, ensuring they meet your requirements. Thank you for your invaluable expertise and guidance in refining our work. We look forward to incorporating your insights into our revised manuscript. Thank you once again for your dedication to our research.

We addressed all the questions and suggestions please see the report below.

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Reviewer 2 Report

A simple and clear article. While I am not qualified to comment on the model and calculations I am assuming others will do so. I have some points and questions however. The first part of your introduction is written in pristine English and a different style. If it is a quote - please point this out. Please define "age of land cover" more clearly. I suspect you are focussing on stable, mature perennial crop cover (rubber, oil palm)? What of intermediate cover stages during early growth? I wonder how familiar you are with agriculture: I do not expect to see a botanical name without italics and with a capital for the species name!! What of annual crops? Carbon emission calculations: what do you mean? And be careful with urban areas as regreening of such zones is currently a hot topic: perhaps your methodology can help: or not? You could add a note on this. Why do you assume the accuracy and reliability of data from the local government to be "high quality"? Please justify this comment. And I don't think I see the term "ground truthing" (perhaps I have overlooked it?). If you have not been to the field to check then please state this and explain why not.

Fair. Needs moderate editing.

Author Response

Thank you for your feedback on our article. We appreciate your assessment of its simplicity and clarity. While we understand that you may not be able to provide insights into the model and calculations, we are grateful for any points and questions you have regarding our work. Your input is valuable to us, and we look forward to addressing the specific issues you raise in a thorough and satisfactory manner.

We addressed all the questions and suggestions please see the report below

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Round 2

Reviewer 1 Report

This version of the manuscript has been dramatically improved. I have no more comments.I suggest accepting the manuscript. 

Minor editing of English language required