Interactive comment on “Acoustic Emission investigation for avalanche formation and release: A case study of dry-slab avalanche event in Great Himalaya” by Jagdish Kapil et al

The main goal of measuring acoustic emissions (AE) in snow is to predict avalanche release. This paper presents data from AE measurements from an array of sensors placed in an avalanche starting zone prior to the release of a natural avalanche. To the best of my knowledge, these are some of the very first AE measurements prior to catastrophic failure of a snow slope. The data presented in this work are therefore extremely interesting, and the paper therefore warrants publication. However, the paper is currently rather poorly structured, the description of the results is mostly qualitative, the presentation of the data is rather unconvincing and the wording used in the paper is very imprecise. As such, major revisions are required before the paper can be considered for publication.