Reply to Comments #2 on bg-2018-244 Physical controlled CO2 effluxes from reservoir surface

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Thank you for the comments. We are looking for further proofreading to modify the writing style. 1 What was the land cover before flooding? Response: The right bank of the reservoir was relatively flat, and some small villages sparsely was built at this side. Before flooding, the right bank of reservoir was mostly farmland, uncultivated grassland and the residential lands of villages. The left bank was steep, and landslides frequently occurred in rainy season. Thus, the left bank was either grassland or barren land. Before the reservoir filling, the cover of vegetation accounted 10∼20% of the reservoir valley. 2 What are the water discharge in and out of the reservoir according to sea-C1