Dear authors,

Thank you for replying to the reviewers and my comments on your manuscript. Please go ahead and submit a revised version of the manuscript.

My primary concern is the methodological aspects which are unclear and scattered throughout the manuscript (as reviewer #1 points). Please ensure that you address this and all of the other reviewers' comments when revising your manuscript.

Best Regards,
Vivek.

Dear authors,

Thank you for revising your manuscript following reviewers and my comments. I am satisfied with your response to reviewers' comments. The manuscript reads very well now compared to its earlier version.

However, I have few minor corrections for you and will appreciate if you can please address these. I have also suggested minor text changes which you may consider.

All of these are related to small clarifications and can be seen in the attached PDF file. My comments are in red hand writing.

One thing that I am still not clear about in section 2.2 is whether Delta_GMT which is a globally averaged quantity is used for every land grid point. Can you please clarify this?

Also, the sentence in the Summary section around McSweeney and Jones (2016) reference is a bit unclear. I realize what is being meant here but this sentence doesn't being out that message clearly.

I look forward to the final version of this manuscript.

Thanks,
Vivek.

Thank you for making corrections to your manuscript following my suggestions. Much appreciated.