Response to Referee 3

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I thank the reviewers for valuable comments and constructive critique. All comments were carefully considered and addressed. Answers to all the questions are presented below. Corresponding changes have been made in the revised manuscript.The comments and answers are numbered according to the Referee number and the order of comments. The changes in the revised manuscript are indicated in red. Referee #3Comment 3.1 -The first paragraph is written in a bit loose way, e.g. Are FACs flowing only from boundary layers? Why FAC system is evolved only by dayside (not nightside) reconnection? FAC may exceed its nominal level -what is meant by nominal level? C1