Dear Authors:

Thank you for your contribution to Biogeosciences.
I studied your response to reviewer's comments and made decision.
As you replied, it is important to add the range of estimation uncertainty to your estimates. Also, it is required to improve clarity of your manuscript. As pointed out by reviewers, the naming of East / West and thinned / unthinned can create sometimes confusion for readers.
Your consideration is greatly appreciated.

Dear Authors:

Thank you for submitting a revised manuscript.
I studied your reply to referees and your revision. Both reviewers have caveats on the experimental design (e.g., single-tower measurement) and research design (e.g., use of both lidar and flux data). Also, the impacts of thinning and caterpillar were slightly confusing especially for the first submission. The revised manuscript became much clearer and focused, and uncertainty issues were fairly addressed (or justified). For addressing technical issues on eddy-covariance measurements, you added u-star threshold values into the supplementary material. Finally, I conclude that the manuscript is acceptable for publication.