Reviewer 1 response #74
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Reviewer 1: Lines 103-115: I am aware of Kiss et al., 2020. However, I still recommend
authors show (1) the difference in their CONTROL compared to Kiss et al., 2020 and (2)
model evaluation compared to observations. I recommend showing simulated T and S for
coastal regions, comparison of sea ice extent, sea ice formation rate, AABW production, etc.
Even if it is similar to Kiss et al., model evaluation is crucial for readers to understand the
meanings of sensitivity experiments. If authors use the same run compared to Kiss et al., I
would like authors to repeat this information for new readers and cite papers including figure
numbers.
Reply: Paul: We use RYF which isn’t in Kiss et al. Is there another paper that evaluates
the RYF in this region that we can cite, e.g. Stewart et al? If not, I suggest: Add an
observational temp, salt and rho contour lines to Fig. 5a-c. Add an obs contour line to Fig.
5d. What obs T/S do we use? Just the model initial conditions? Also add sea ice ext control
and obs to Fig. 7