Dear Dr Ping Zhu:

Thank you for your clear engagement with the interactive review process at Annales regarding your paper angeo-2019-2. I apologise for a delay in my looking at this over a recent busy period for me.

I am generally happy with the very positive referee reports and your responses in the interactive forum. The only small issue I have is whether you intend to make any clarifications in the paper in relation to the first point of referee #2?

Notwithstanding this, I think the next step is for you to formally submit the revised version containing the changes you indicated you would make in your reply to the referees (plus any amendment relating to referee #2 point #1), at which point I think I will be able to formally accept that version for publication.

Thanks again for your patience.

Best wishes,

Chris Owen

Dear Dr Ping Zhu:

Thank you for the revised version of your paper angeo-2019-2. I have reviewed these and, as previously anticipated, I am now able to formally accept this version for publication. I believe you will hear from the production department in due course.

Thanks again for your interest in publishing in AG and for your patience during the refereeing process.

Best wishes,

Chris Owen