Influence of Range-Dependent Sound Speed Profile on Position of Convergence Zones

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

By considering the reputation of Journal, the presented manuscript is not suitable to publish in current form. It requires major updates.

My concerns are as follows:

- Out dated topic has been selected for research, and very less number of latest references has been taken in consideration.

- In the Introduction, Problem statement, Motivation, and contributions are missing. Need to add in appropriate place.

- No comparative results are presented. How can one justify performance of proposed method.

- Conclusion is missing.

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Reviewer 2 Report

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Title: Influence of Range-Dependent Sound Speed Profile on Position of Convergence Zones

The paper is well written and suggested to publish after the following changes.

        i.            In the last part of the introduction, the paper is summarized thoroughly but the novelty of the work is missing. Therefore, it is suggested to add the novelty in the second last paragraph of the introduction.

      ii.            The numerical method should be more explained.

    iii.            How the results are validated? The literature review is added in detail but a comparison to the previous results is missing.

    iv.            Plagiarism is detected (23%).

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Round 2

Reviewer 1 Report

no further comments

Reviewer 2 Report

The revised version is quite better and can be considered for publication.

Reviewer 3 Report

The authors have made considerable improvements to the manuscript.