Dear authors:
Thank you for making the in-depth discussion. The two referees evaluated that the manuscript has good to excellent scientific significance and quality, although it may be improved in presentation quality. I appreciate that you agreed to reframe the manuscript, so that it gains higher readability (e.g., comment #4 and #7 by Referee #2). I also appreciate that you added more scientific objectives (comment #8 by Referee #1). Overall, I confirmed that you provided appropriate answers, including several rebuttals with likely reasons, to the referee comments. Bothe referees considered that the research theme falls within the journal scope and recommended the manuscript as a candidate for publication. They also recommended that the manuscript needs major revisions on the basis of their comments, and I look forward to receiving a revised manuscript that would be reconsidered.

Dear authors:

Thank you for providing the revised manuscript and an annotated file. I confirmed that you made enough amendments and revision on the basis of the open discussion, making the manuscript clearer and more informative.
Therefore, I recommend that the manuscript is acceptable for publication.