Dear David Pollard and co-authors,

I have taken over the handling of your manuscript, Phillip Huybrechts being currently unavailable. Your manuscript has been evaluated again by one of the reviewers of the first round and received a minor revision recommendation attached.
Note that I do not have access to Figures in the latest version, which I also take as a "no changes" indication from initial version. Please confirm for the final version and provide the full manuscript in the final version.

As a follow-up on Phillip Huybrecht's initial comment on the code availability, I appreciate that you propose to make the code and selected data available. This is a great improvement on the previous availability on request of the initial version. However, in my reading, the code availability is still very vague: it only includes a reference to a full website, not to a specific location. Also, best practice would be to obtain a DOI for the data/sources so provided in order to improve traceability. Finally, in accordance with GMD best practice, the code and data should be made available to the Topical Editor and to reviewers. I might be completely wrong, but I could not find the code or an access methodology to it for the review process in the previous iterations of the manuscript. Could you please provide me with an access methodology before final acceptance and indicate how you aim to provide a clearer link to the code/data for the final version?

Please note that the only clickable option in the system I have at this stage is "Major Revision" but this is not an indication of the level of changes expected, only that I would like to see the manuscript again before taking the final decision.

With best wishes,
Didier Roche

Dear David Pollard and co-authors,

Thanks for this revised version. I am happy to accept it in its present form.

Thanks for publishing you work with GMD!
Best wishes,
Didier (R.)