Dear Authors

Thank you for providing the revised manuscript "Microphysical variability of Amazonian deep convective cores observed by CloudSat and simulated by a multi-scale modeling framework" as well as your detailed responses to the issues raised during the reviews.

Based on the reviewer's comments and my own assessment I have concluded to accept your manuscript for publication in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics subject to minor revisions.

Please address the issues listed below in your revised manuscript.

Kind regards,
Philip Stier
Co-Editor
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

List of issues to address:

1) Figure 3 (and more generally): please avoid introduction of unnecessary acronyms, such as Quad - usage of e.g. "all seasons" is much easier to understand.

2) The reviews raised questions about the origin of the double arc structure. Is this something that could be investigated from microphysical signatures in dual-polarisation radar data, which should have been available for GoAmazon?

3) Line 157: this should be Figure 4b?

3) Line 192: this should be Figure 5?

4) Section 4: this should be merged with the data and methodologies section, it does not fit in the results section (only the results in 4.1... do)

5) Include the effective resolution / grid-spacing of the SP-CAM model

6) Line 275, Figure 8-11: You mix the terminology for the same results: CRM/SP-CAM/SPV4. Please simplify your terminology and use consistently throughout.

7) Make figures consistent (don’t use grey background in a but not in b,…. ) and ensure good quality.

Dear Authors

Thank you for providing the revised manuscript "Microphysical variability of Amazonian deep convective cores observed by CloudSat and simulated by a multi-scale modeling framework" as well as your response to the issues raised during the reviews.

I have assessed your revised manuscript and am pleased to inform you that this paper is now accepted for publication in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

Kind regards,
Philip Stier

Co-Editor
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics