Dear Dr. Melbourne:

Thank you for submitting this paper to Biogeosciences. Your paper has received mixed appreciation by the referees. The anonymous referee was critical, while Dr. Evenhuis was favorable towards publication.
Based on your reply to referees' comments, I believe you have seriously and thoroughly considered the feedback and if indeed implemented the paper might be suitable for publication in Biogeosciences. However, your revised version will be evaluated again, if available I will consult the very same referees again, before a final, binding decision will be made.
I therefore invite you to upload a revised version for another round of evaluation. This next round will not be in the public domain for the time being (like most other journals).

With best regards,

Jack Middelburg, Associate Editor

Dear Dr. Melbourne:

Your revised version has been evaluated again by the same two referees and they believe that you have done an excellent job. They identified a few very mnor points that you can easily accomodate. I am therefore inviting you to submit a revised version in which you address these minor issues. I will read it for a final check and then accept it (with or without the need for technical correction).

With best regards,

Jack Middelburg, Associate Editor

Dear Dr. Melbourne:

I have read the latest version of your manuscript and the reviews/rebuttals of your second revision and I am happy to inform you that your paper is now accepted for publication pending technical corrections.

Technical issues:
- try to be more consistent: you use x direction, y-direction and Z direction at multiple places. Use all through the same notation.
- Line 129: 442 microatm CO2 model
- Line 179: free-flow water velocity or within boundary layer?
- Try to be more consistent: you consistently Von Mises or von Mises stresse and do not drop the ‘von’ when using as adjective, like in line 225, 311, 319, and your tables.
- Line 342: do not introduce SRTXM as new abbreviation. Why not simple computed tomography (CT) instead. Same in line 357.
- Try to be more consistent in scientific notation, sometimes you use xxE10 otherwise xxE+10. This occurs in text and tables.
- Line 424: long-term
- Line 425: cold-water..

Once again thank you for submitting this work to Biogeosciences. I am looking forward seeing it published.

With best regards,

Jack Middelburg
Associate Editor