Dear Dr. Vermassen and co-authors,

Thank you for the detailed responses to the comments of the two manuscript referees. Your suggested changes indicate that you’ve given careful consideration to the concerns of the referees, so I invite you to submit a revised version of the manuscript for further consideration. Because some of the reviewer comments concern technical details of foraminifera identification and data presentation, I will request one re-review to assess the revised manuscript. To do so requires that I indicate “reconsider after major revisions”, but to be clear I consider the nature of the revisions to be relatively minor.

Sincerely,
Alberto Reyes

Dear Dr. Vermassen and co-authors,

Your revised manuscript has now been reviewed by one of the original referees. The referee commends your efforts to address the critical comments from the first round of reviews, and has recommended publication as-is. Accordingly, I’m pleased to confirm that your manuscript will be accepted for publication in Climate of the Past, subject to just a few very minor technical corrections.

Sincerely,
Alberto Reyes