
P.1 Abstract:
Change “… predicting a uniform increase of +21 % for global GPP” to “… predicting an increase of ~7 % in global GPP”; i.e., please correct the given number, remove “uniform”, and change “for” to “in”.

Explanation: The number cited here in the proofread version was wrong, and needs to be changed. This is because in our revision and response to the reviewers, we have redone some analysis and finalized that the difference between a global simulation with and without MOST should be about ~7 %. The correct numbers have already been included Sect. 5.2 (first paragraph, where the different between 134.7 Pg C yr-1 and 144.7 Pg C yr-1 is ~7 %), but we forgot to change the corresponding number in the abstract. We’re therefore requesting the change in the abstract now to be correct and internally consistent within the paper.


P.6 Eq. (17):
We somehow didn’t define what Θcj and Θip. Please add after Eq. (17):
“where Θcj = 0.98 for C3 plants and Θcj = 0.80 for C4 plants, and Θip = 0.95 for both. The net photosynthesis rate …”
“cj”, “ip”, “3” and “4” should be subscripted, while “j” should also be italicized to be consistent with the previous equations.


Explanation: We have forgotten to define Θcj and Θip in all previous drafts, and nobody seemed to have noticed that until now. Upon the very last check, we discovered that these two variables were never defined, and to make the paper as rigorous as possible, we believe it’s better to define them. We’re therefore requesting the change so that these two variables can be properly defined.
