Morlet Cross-Wavelet Analysis of Climatic State Variables Expressed as a Function of Latitude, Longitude, and Time: New Light on Extreme Events
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
1、The author should provide the details of the data used in this study. (e.g., Figure shows the study area, with a spatial resolution of 1/4*1/4 degree)。
2、The SST averaged along the parallel 34.125N between 145.625 and 148.125E is used as the time reference. Why?
3、Line216-219. How to define a "marine cold wave" and "marine heat wave"? What is a reference line to represent the cold or heat wave.
4、The author should cite the figures in the text in the right place.
5、From Figure 2, the second positive anomaly occurred before 23/07/2021 (about in Jan or Feb of 2021), with the anomaly value larger than 1.
Author Response
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Reviewer 2 Report
This study provides a new light on analysis of climatic variables, and is meaningful to study the extreme events. There are some questions and suggestions as follow:
- What is precipitation height?
- What is the threshold of marine heat waves in this study? Suggest adding the definition of Marine heatwave.
- The main harmonics of SSH anomaly is calculated by Fourier spectrum, but the square root and cross wavelet power were used to detect amplitude and phase? Why not use wavelet spectrum to calculated the main harmonics of SSH?
- What’s the phase in Figure3 mean? Is refer the phase difference between harmonics of SSH and climatic state variables?
- Why SST anomalies may occur where Rossby waves are resonantly forced? Suggest listing literature.
Author Response
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Round 2
Reviewer 2 Report
no
