Dear authors,

the peer-review so far have not indicating that the manuscript should be rejected. There is a potential to improve the manuscript, and therefore we are asking you to do the major revision - using the interactive comments you have already answered, please, prepare a revised version of the manuscript, integrating your answers to the revised version.

Sincerely Yours,

Matjaž Mikoš
Handling Editor

Dear Authors,

after a second round of reviews, we may proceed towards the final publication of the manuscript. Before doing so, there are some technical corrections needed (with regard to the reference list and the completness of the references).

The revision improved the manuscript, stresses the focus of the paper towards the application of the simple dynamicaly systems approach (sdsa) in the Mediterranean climate and by applying it using "only" widely available data of a "normal" monitoring operation network, which is the most common case; as a contrast to much more detailed data available in research driven experimental river basins. The paper should stimulate other authors to apply this approach under different conditions, and report their results as case studies.

Thank you for choosing HESS as the journal to publish your research results.

Sincerely Yours,

Matjaž Mikoš
Handling Editor