Dear authors,
following up on the reviews received for your contribution on 'Vapor plumes in a tropical wet forest - spotting the invisible evaporation', I invite you to submit a revised version of your manuscript. Given the fact that the two reviews are exposing rather contrasting viewpoints - please pay particular attention in the revised version to address issues obviously related to the potential for misunderstandings on the objectives of your work (e.g., stating clearly that it is not targeting a quantification of the contribution of vapour plumes to total evaporation, but rather exposing preliminary results on an approach for identifying the meteorological conditions triggering visible vapor plumes). Along similar lines, please include in the manuscript further details on the design of the proposed experimental set-up and appropriateness for measuring vertical air temperature profiles, as well as wind speed measurements. Further clarifications are needed with respect to evaporation estimates - even if used as a proxy in this study (since no direct measurements of the components of the energy balance method were at hand).
I am looking forward to receive the revised version of your manuscript.
Best regards,
Laurent Pfister

Dear authors,
after carefully considering the two (very contrasted) reviews received on your revised manuscript, I would like to invite you to (i) consider the suggestions for technical corrections suggested by referee #1, and (ii) account for the concerns raised by referee #2 (i.e., that the proposed method cannot be applied based on the meteorological measurement setup). The latter point may be addressed by developing (e.g., as part of the discussion/conclusion/outlook) on the need - with a view on potential future follow-up research - for accounting for the limitations of the experimental set-up used in this study and outlining potential avenues for improvements.
I am looking forward to receive an updated version (after minor revisions) of your contribution.
Best regards,
Laurent Pfister

Dear authors,
following up on the submission of your revised manuscript, I have the pleasure to let you know that your manuscript is now accepted for publication.
Thank you very much for having chosen HESS for publishing your research.
Best regards,
Laurent Pfister