HE. Comments on
Reinterpreting the Budyko Framework
By Reaver et al.

Two reviewers concluded that the MS need major revisions but that it has the potential to become a suitable contribution for the community. The main criticisms appear to be: is there a real need to reinterpret the B. framework? One Rev indicate that currently there are "several conceptual limitations that make the results only weakly support the main inferences of the paper" and the other pointing out: "the Budyko framework remains a powerful concept when interpreted and applied correctly. This Rev. doesn’t think that a "reinterpret[ation]" the Budyko framework is a necessity. Authors should carefully balance their opinions and interpretation, or based strong arguments against it, basin on factual findings using global data set. 728 reference catchments in the United Kingdom and United States represent only humid environments. With this sample no general statements can be draw. Please samples covering all climate regimes if you pursue radical ideas to Reinterpreting this Framework.

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