CICE6.3.1
CICE6.3.1 is a minor update of CICE6.3.0 from September, 2021. It is released with Icepack1.3.1. This update includes several minor changes including a bug fix that led to errors in multi-processor runs with advection="none". This version also updates a few aspects of the dynamics implementation, upgrades the OpenMP performance, updates the atmbndy options associated with a change in Icepack1.3.1, and updates several other technical features.
Major Changes
- None
Bug fixes
- Fix multi-pe advection bug setting, advection=none was not working on multiple pes. #664
Enhancements
- Implementation of plastic potential for VP and EVP. #649
- Refactor EVP and VP, express rheology term as a function of viscous coefficients, update documentation #639, #647. Note: This changes answers at roundoff level.
- Update calls to seabed stress to improve efficiency #673
- Deprecate gx1 CORE forcing option #643
- Update OpenMP implementation to debug and improve performance. #680, #693. Note: May require setting "setenv OMP_STACKSIZE 64M" or similar in machine env file
- Update PIO fill value on restart #675
- Update namelist reading to allow namelist groups to be read in any order #671, #677
- Update Makefile to improve dependency logic #667
- Update Icepack #658 #691 Note: changes results when formdrag is applied and fbot_xfer_type == 'Cdn_ocn'
- Update testing scripts #644, #658, #665, #664, #678
- Update NUOPC/CMEPS coupling interface to add new snow features and more #668, #670
- Update DMI coupling interface to add new snow features #641
- Refactor/reduce calls to calc_ffrac in eap solver #638
- Update atmbndy input to support similarity (aka default), constant, and mixed options, update documentation #633.
- Zero out eap variables on land consistently #632
- Update history implementation allocation checks #631
- Port to Narwhal #678
Documentation