Response to Reviewer 1 Comments : How does the ice sheet surface mass balance relate to snowfall ? Insights from a ground-based precipitation radar in East Antarctica

1. The manuscript entitled ”How does the ice sheet surface balance relate to snowfall? Insights from a ground-based precipitation radar in East Antarctica” deals with the very important issue of measuring the Surface Mass Balance (SMB) over the Antarctic Ice Sheet. In particular, the goal of this work is to quantify the different terms of the SMB at Princess Elisabeth Station (Antarctica) and investigate the relation between snowfall and accumulation. The manuscript is for sure within the scope of the Journal and gives a systematic and rigorous analysis of the relation between snowfall and the accumulation at the considered site. Of course this work provides good results but many other sites must be analyzed to come to a more general conclusion.

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