Evolution Wave Condition Using WAVEWATCH III for Island Sheltered Area in the South China Sea

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

Minor revision is suggested. Please see the attachment.

Comments for author File: Comments.pdf

Comments on the Quality of English Language

Overall, the quality of English language is good. Moderate editing of English language is suggested.

Author Response

Thank you very much for your careful review and valuable comments on our manuscript. We truly appreciate the questions and suggestions you have raised, and we highly value your contribution to our research.

Author Response File: Author Response.docx

Reviewer 2 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

Dear authors,

The paper presents data of interest to an international audience. However, before its publication, some aspects should be addressed. Below, I have listed some comments related to your paper.

*Abstract

- Please, consider revising the ideas in this section to make it concise and appealing to the reader. It includes sentences related to methods and results, which could be sythetized to highlight only the main aspects and findings. The abstract should also state the context or background of your research, the problem your research addresses, what is already known about this issue and the novel contribution or significance of your findings internationally.

- Line 26: ‘SCS’- the use of this abbreviation is not clear in this line. It could be added to line 16, after ‘South China Sea’.

*2. Methods and Data

-         Line 82- ‘Notably, the water depth of both points is 30 m’- Please, indicate where this is shown.

-         Equation 11- Include what each term of the equation represents.

-         Line 123- Please, specify the cell size used and the criteria for its variation. What is the cell size used in the study area?

-         The caption of Figure 3 could give more details of what this figure represents.

-         Line 149- What ‘WRF’ indicates.

*Line 169- ‘Results and discussion- There are sentences referring to methods mixed in with the results (e.g. in lines 170-176 and lines 178-182: these are ‘Methods’). The description of the wave climate could be moved to the ‘Study area’ section.

- Line 184; lines 208-211- Do not include introductory paragraphs or what each figure represents. Instead, explain the results and refer to the figures as done on Line 311.

- Lines 213-214- Is it relevant to put so many decimals of the correlation coefficient?

- Lines 251-254- Typhoon characteristics could be moved to the ‘Study area’ section.

4- Summary and Conclusiones

- Conclusions: Conclusions should state more clearly the novel contribution of the work at the local and international levels.
*Figures

Figures are of poor quality. I would suggest improving the resolution of the Figures, also using the same Font.

- Figures 1, 2, 3 and 8- Please add the North Arrow and the scale bar.

- Figure 2- What does the dashed line represent?

- Figure 8- Please, add the legend to define what the colored dots represent in this figure. This figure could be moved to the ‘Study Area’ section.

- References: Please, follow the guidelines for formatting the reference list.

Author Response

Dear reviewers,

Thank you very much for your careful review and valuable comments on our manuscript. We truly appreciate the questions and suggestions you have raised, and we highly value your contribution to our research.

We have made revisions and improvements to the manuscript based on your feedback. Please find below our responses to each of the issues:

 

*Abstract

Comment 1.1:

Please, consider revising the ideas in this section to make it concise and appealing to the reader. It includes sentences related to methods and results, which could be sythetized to highlight only the main aspects and findings. The abstract should also state the context or background of your research, the problem your research addresses, what is already known about this issue and the novel contribution or significance of your findings internationally.

Response:

Thanks for the reviewer’s kind suggestion. We have rewritten the content of the abstract in the original text based on your comments.

Comment 1.2:

Line 26: ‘SCS’- the use of this abbreviation is not clear in this line. It could be added to line 16, after ‘South China Sea’.

Response:

Thanks for the reviewer’s kind suggestion. We have revised the abbreviation.

 

*2. Methods and Data

Comment 2.1:

Line 82- ‘Notably, the water depth of both points is 30 m’- Please, indicate where this is shown.

Response:

Thanks for the reviewer’s kind suggestion. We have labeled the two measurement points in Figure 2 and explained them in the text.

Comment 2.2:

Equation 11- Include what each term of the equation represents.

Response:

Thanks for the reviewer’s kind suggestion. In the upper paragraphs of the Equation 11, we have explained each term in detail.

Comment 2.3:

Line 123- Please, specify the cell size used and the criteria for its variation. What is the cell size used in the study area?

Response:

Thanks for the reviewer’s kind suggestion. The terrain grid is established using a triangular mesh. The mesh in the target area is locally refined, gradually transitioning to a coarser mesh outside the target area. In real scale, the mesh outside the target area has a grid spacing of approximately 0.0003°, which corresponds to about 33 kilometers in actual distance. The mesh in the target area is approximately one-thirtieth of the grid spacing in the outer region. For specific grid referencing specifications or further details, please refer to the User Manual and System Files provided by the WAVEWATCH III Development Group (2016, WW3 5.16).

 

Comment 2.4:

The caption of Figure 3 could give more details of what this figure represents.

Response:

Thanks for the reviewer’s kind suggestion. We have added an explanation to the graph.

Comment 2.5:

Line 149- What ‘WRF’ indicates.

Response:

Thanks for the reviewer’s kind suggestion. ‘WRF’ stands for Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model, which we have supplemented in the text.

Comment 2.6:

Line 169- ‘Results and discussion- There are sentences referring to methods mixed in with the results (e.g. in lines 170-176 and lines 178-182: these are ‘Methods’). The description of the wave climate could be moved to the ‘Study area’ section.

Response:

Thanks for the reviewer’s kind suggestion. We have moved this section of the content to Chapter 2, creating a new section titled "Sea Conditions," where we have provided separate introductions for Moderate Sea Conditions and Typhoon Sea Conditions.

Comment 2.7:

Line 184; lines 208-211- Do not include introductory paragraphs or what each figure represents. Instead, explain the results and refer to the figures as done on Line 311.

Response:

Thanks for the reviewer’s kind suggestion. We have revised the issue.

Comment 2.8:

Lines 213-214- Is it relevant to put so many decimals of the correlation coefficient?

Response:

Thanks for the reviewer’s kind suggestion. In all images and text, we have retained all decimals to three decimal places.

Comment 2.9:

Lines 251-254- Typhoon characteristics could be moved to the ‘Study area’ section.

Response:

Thanks for the reviewer’s kind suggestion. We have moved this section of the content to Chapter 2, creating a new section titled "Sea Conditions," where we have provided separate introductions for Moderate Sea Conditions and Typhoon Sea Conditions.

 

4- Summary and Conclusiones

Comment 4.1:

Conclusions: Conclusions should state more clearly the novel contribution of the work at the local and international levels.

Response:

Thanks for the reviewer’s suggestion. We have supplemented the conclusion section.

 

*Figures

Comment 5.1:

Figures are of poor quality. I would suggest improving the resolution of the Figures, also using the same Font.

Figures 1, 2, 3 and 8- Please add the North Arrow and the scale bar.

Figure 2- What does the dashed line represent?

Figure 8- Please, add the legend to define what the colored dots represent in this figure. This figure could be moved to the ‘Study Area’ section.

References: Please, follow the guidelines for formatting the reference list.

Response:

Thanks to the reviewer for pointing out these issues. We have made all the modifications according to your suggestions. Figure 2 depicts the terrain of Yongle Atoll area, with dashed lines indicating the distribution, locations, and shapes of different islands.

 

We greatly appreciate your support and encouragement for our research, and we are thankful for the contributions you have made to improving the quality of our manuscript. We will carefully consider your suggestions and strive to enhance our research.

Thank you once again for your valuable feedback and thorough review. We look forward to further collaboration with you in advancing academic research.

 

Best regards,

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