Dear Dr. Ceperley,

Thank you so much for your comprehensive and thoughtful responses to the reviewer comments. I feel the revisions you have outlined will improve the quality and clarity of your manuscript. I have nothing to add to the comment / response process I feel everything is captured well in your responses. I am recommending you revise your manuscript per your responses. Please upload a revised manuscript along with point-by-point changes tied to the reviewer comments. This revised manuscript will undergo additional review. I look forward to receiving your revised manuscript, I thank you for choosing HESS as a venue for this work and I am happy to answer any questions you might have.

Sincerely,
Reed Maxwell

Dear Dr. Ceperley:

Thank you for your revised manuscript, hess-2016-672, and thorough responses to reviewer comments. I have read your manuscript carefully and reviewed all your comment responses and changes and am recommending that your work be published in HESS without further review. Congratulations and thank you for your hard work carefully revising this manuscript and honoring the thorough reviewer comments. I thank you for choosing HESS and this special issue as a venue for your work.

Sincerely,
Reed Maxwell
Guest Editor, HESS