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Abstract

Note: full reference information can be found at the end of this report. General Comments:This manuscript presents the results of a semi-continuous 9-year study of sea ice, platelet ice, freeboard and snow conditions in Atka Bay, an embayment in front of the Ekström Ice Shelf located on the coast of Dronning Maud Land in the eastern Weddell Sea, Antarctica. This is a novel data set that is analyzed in the manuscript to elucidate seasonal and interannual variability and determine whether there are any noticeable trends. The results of the analysis indicate that the seasonal character of the fast-ice regime in Atka Bay predominates and no noticeable trends were observed.The manuscript provides a very valuable dataset for evaluating the fast-ice conditions C1