Answer to the referees of the paper “ A multi-decadal meridional displacement of the Subpolar Front in the Newfoundland Basin ” by

We thank both referees for their thorough remarks about our paper. We have modified the paper following their comments and offer herewith a revised version (attached as a supplement to an “Author Comment”). Next we describe the article’s changes in a detailed response to the referees. Our answers have been inserted after each of the referees’ queries and to recognize them clearly they have a grey background. Important changes of the article’s text are highlighted with bold fonts inside the quote. Unless stated otherwise, page, line numbers and figures refer to the current revised version of the paper. Titles in bold font are shown before key questions, for crossreferences inside this text. The list of the cited bibliography is at the bottom. During the review process we have worked further with our colleague Katja Lohmann, who has calculated some of the indices that we discuss in this answer and with whom we have had intense discussions since the beginning of the study. Therefore, we have included her now as a co-author of the paper. We hope that this resubmission meets the requirements of the referees and editors of Ocean Science and are looking forward to their reply.

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