Dear Authors,

I'm writing you concerning the manuscript hess-2015-504 titled "Assessment of extreme flood events in changing climate for a long-term planning of socio-economic infrastructure in the Russian Arctic".

We have provided two review reports about this manuscript.
Both the two reviews highlight the need of a revision of the manuscript, and I agree with them.

Thus I would like to give you the opportunity to submit a revised version of the manuscript, which must clarify the issues raised by the Reviewers.
In the specific, I would like to ask you to
- clarify the methodology proposed. For example, something is wrong in Eq.(1);
- clarify the advances respect the existing methodologies;
- explain/give details about the possibility to apply the methodology to other data sources;
- include discussion about the uncertainty;
- fix\discuss the introduction according to the suggestions given by Dr. Serinaldi.

Hoping to receive soon the revised version of the manuscript,
best regards,

Carlo De Michele
Handling Editor

Dear Authors,

I'm writing you concerning the manuscript hess-2015-504 "Assessment of extreme flood events in changing climate for a long-term planning of socio-economic infrastructure in the Russian Arctic".
The revised version of the manuscript has received two review reports from the previous reviewers.
I recognize the improvement of the revised manuscript. The Reviewers raise again questions, in a case these are minor, in the other they are major.
I would like to ask the Authors to reply to the comments and eventually fixing correspondently the manuscript.
For sure, I see of a certain important the issue of confidence intervals raised by Dr. Serinaldi.
Once received the revised manuscript and the reply to the reviewers' reports, I will take the decision,
best regards,

Carlo De Michele

Dear Authors

after this last round of revisions, it's my pleasure to announce you that the manuscript hess-2015-504 "Assessment of extreme flood events in changing climate for a long-term planning of socio-economic infrastructure in the Russian Arctic", has been accepted for the publication on HESS, pending a double check of grammar and typos throughout the text, that you have to make. The final text will be checked by the Editor only.

Congratulations and best regards

Carlo De Michele
HESS Editor

Dear Authors,

I read the revised manuscript, and I'm sorry to say that the English is still not fluent, and there are present again some misspells through it.
For this, I have to insist asking a careful mother-tongue english proof-reading of the manuscript,
with my best regards,

Carlo De Michele

Dear Authors,

I'm happy to communicate you that the revised manuscript hess-2015-504 "Assessment of extreme flood events in changing climate for a long-term planning of socio-economic infrastructure in the Russian Arctic" by
E. Shevnina, E. Kurzeneva, V. Kovalenko, and T. Vihma
has now accepted for publication on HESS Journal,,

with my best regards,

Carlo De Michele