River Freshwater Contribution in Operational Ocean Models along the European Atlantic Façade: Impact of a New River Discharge Forcing Data on the CMEMS IBI Regional Model Solution
, Karen Guihou 1,5, Pablo Lorente 1,5, Estrella Olmedo 6, Ania Matulka 1, Flavio Santos 3, María Aránzazu Amo-Baladrón 1,5 and Antonio Novellino 7Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
This manuscript investigated effect of more accurate freshwater discharge from rivers to oceans based on the numerical modeling system. The overall state of current manuscript satisfies the conditions to be published into a scientific journal. However there is one thing that the authors should rewrite: Section 4 should be separated into the discussion and conclusions. The discussion section should be more systematic and logical like question and answer structure, and conclusion section should include essential results of this study. If this part would be rewritten with satisfactory level, it would be appropriate to this journal.
Author Response
The authors appreciate the interest of both reviewers in the propose paper and thank them for their positive comments. All the suggestions proposed by both reviewers have been considered. Following them, the revised manuscript has been improved.
Reviewer 1.
The authors agree to a certain extent with the limitation pointed by the Reviewer with respect to the Section 4 of the original manuscript, and we have re-arranged it, making the discussion of results and conclusions more concise, and easier to be followed.
Following Reviewer suggestion, the original section 4 is now in the revised manuscript split into two separate sections: one for Discussion and another for the main conclusions (plus future research directions). Furthermore, the current Discussion section follows a “question and answer” structure (also as proposed by the Reviewer). The authors want to thank the reviewer for his/her suggestion, since this re-arrangement has certainly improved the revised manuscript, enhancing its clearness.
Reviewer 2 Report
The authors propose a study evaluating the influence of river discharge on ocean models through an application to a case study in North Atlantic coast. The paper is interesting and fits the scopes of JMSE. The methods are suitable for the study aims and the results are well presented. I notice that the paper is not concise in every part, since several sentences are redundant and can be omitted without loosing scientific scientificance or clearness. I have only minor observations that I have reported in the commented MS in attachment.
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Author Response
The authors appreciate the interest of both reviewers in the propose paper and thank them for their positive comments. All the suggestions proposed by both reviewers have been considered. Following them, the revised manuscript has been improved.
Reviewer 2.
All the Reviewer’s points have been addressed, and the manuscript has been modified by the authors following the Reviewer suggestions.
The 3 figures (Figure 3, 7 and 11) pointed by the reviewer to be improved have been updated, enhancing their readability.
Following Reviewers’ suggestion, the authors have made efforts to make the revised manuscript more concise and easier to be followed. The original Discussion (section 4) has been deeply re-elaborated. In the revised manuscript, this section is split in two different ones: one for the result discussion (following this section a “question and answer” structure, as suggested by the Reviewer 1) and another for the main conclusions (plus future research directions). The authors think that this re-arrangement has certainly improved the revised manuscript, enhancing its clearness.
