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The article reports on a new coupled reanalysis for a regional Mediterranean system allowing mesoscale processes. The scientific motivation of this work is well posed. I believe that this paper certainly merits being published after some minor revisions. Mainly, I would propose introducing a reasonable discussion of the data assimilation methods employed in the coupled framework in addition to the references provided.

Specific comments :

1. Line 8 : please introduce properly the acronym MESMAR-R.
2. Line 106: please provide additional reasoning why the fluxes are computed in the atmosphere and not in the ocean model employed higher horizontal resolution. Such discussion may be interesting for readers.
3. Line 119: why the spectral nudging technique has been used and not a data assimilation method like in the ocean component?

Please see attached pdf.

Thank you.