diff --git a/cesm/driver/esm.F90 b/cesm/driver/esm.F90
index a8342f54..e2ed6489 100644
--- a/cesm/driver/esm.F90
+++ b/cesm/driver/esm.F90
@@ -796,7 +796,6 @@ subroutine esm_init_pelayout(driver, maxthreads, rc)
 #ifndef NO_MPI2
     use mpi          , only : MPI_COMM_NULL, mpi_comm_size
 #endif
-    use m_MCTWorld   , only : mct_world_init => init
 
 #ifdef MED_PRESENT
     use med_internalstate_mod , only : med_id
@@ -1164,9 +1163,6 @@ subroutine esm_init_pelayout(driver, maxthreads, rc)
 
     enddo
 
-    call mct_world_init(componentCount+1, GLOBAL_COMM, comms, comps)
-
-
     deallocate(petlist, comms, comps, comp_iamin, comp_comm_iam)
 
   end subroutine esm_init_pelayout
diff --git a/cime_config/buildnml b/cime_config/buildnml
index 13ebe5eb..bc8585d8 100755
--- a/cime_config/buildnml
+++ b/cime_config/buildnml
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def _create_drv_namelists(case, infile, confdir, nmlgen, files):
     config["COMP_OCN"] = case.get_value("COMP_OCN")
     config["COMP_ROF"] = case.get_value("COMP_ROF")
     config["COMP_WAV"] = case.get_value("COMP_WAV")
-    config["CAMDEV"] = "True" if "CAM%DEV" in case.get_value("COMPSET") else "False"
+    config["CAMDEV"] = "True" if "CAM70" in case.get_value("COMPSET") else "False"
     
     if (
         (
@@ -146,10 +146,10 @@ def _create_drv_namelists(case, infile, confdir, nmlgen, files):
     if config["COMP_OCN"] == "docn" and "aqua" in case.get_value("DOCN_MODE"):
         nmlgen.set_value("aqua_planet", value=".true.")
 
-    # make sure that variable add_gusts is only set to true if compset includes cam_dev
+    # make sure that variable add_gusts is only set to true if compset includes cam7 physics
     add_gusts = literal_to_python_value(nmlgen.get_value("add_gusts"), type_="logical")
     if add_gusts:
-        expect("CAM%DEV" in case.get_value("COMPSET"),"ERROR: add_gusts can only be set if CAM%DEV in compset {}".format(case.get_value("COMPSET")))
+        expect("CAM70" in case.get_value("COMPSET"),"ERROR: add_gusts can only be set if CAM70 in compset {}".format(case.get_value("COMPSET")))
             
     # --------------------------------
     # Overwrite: set component coupling frequencies
diff --git a/mediator/esmFldsExchange_ufs_mod.F90 b/mediator/esmFldsExchange_ufs_mod.F90
index aa808830..57c266b5 100644
--- a/mediator/esmFldsExchange_ufs_mod.F90
+++ b/mediator/esmFldsExchange_ufs_mod.F90
@@ -131,9 +131,10 @@ subroutine esmFldsExchange_ufs(gcomp, phase, rc)
        deallocate(flds)
 
        ! from med: fields returned by the atm/ocn flux computation, otherwise unadvertised
-       allocate(flds(8))
-       flds = (/'So_tref  ', 'So_qref  ', 'So_ustar ', 'So_re    ','So_ssq   ', 'So_u10   ', &
-                'So_duu10n', 'Faox_lat '/)
+       allocate(flds(12))
+       flds = (/'So_tref       ', 'So_qref       ', 'So_ustar      ', 'So_re         ', 'So_ssq        ', &
+                'So_u10        ', 'So_duu10n     ', 'Faox_lat      ', 'So_ugustOut   ', 'So_u10withGust', &
+                'So_u10res     ', 'Faxa_rainc    '/)
        do n = 1,size(flds)
           fldname = trim(flds(n))
           if (phase == 'advertise') then
diff --git a/mediator/med_phases_aofluxes_mod.F90 b/mediator/med_phases_aofluxes_mod.F90
index 33bc0aba..e6dfa987 100644
--- a/mediator/med_phases_aofluxes_mod.F90
+++ b/mediator/med_phases_aofluxes_mod.F90
@@ -1075,9 +1075,9 @@ subroutine med_aofluxes_update(gcomp, aoflux_in, aoflux_out, rc)
          taux=aoflux_out%taux, tauy=aoflux_out%tauy, tref=aoflux_out%tref, qref=aoflux_out%qref, &
          ocn_surface_flux_scheme=ocn_surface_flux_scheme, &
          add_gusts=add_gusts, &
-         duu10n=aoflux_out%duu10n, & 
+         duu10n=aoflux_out%duu10n, &
          ugust_out = aoflux_out%ugust_out, &
-         u10res = aoflux_out%u10res, & 
+         u10res = aoflux_out%u10res, &
          ustar_sv=aoflux_out%ustar, re_sv=aoflux_out%re, ssq_sv=aoflux_out%ssq, &
          missval=0.0_r8)
 
@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@ subroutine med_aofluxes_update(gcomp, aoflux_in, aoflux_out, rc)
             ocn_surface_flux_scheme=ocn_surface_flux_scheme, &
             sen=aoflux_out%sen, lat=aoflux_out%lat, lwup=aoflux_out%lwup, evap=aoflux_out%evap, &
             taux=aoflux_out%taux, tauy=aoflux_out%tauy, tref=aoflux_out%tref, qref=aoflux_out%qref, &
-            duu10n=aoflux_out%duu10n, & 
+            duu10n=aoflux_out%duu10n, &
             missval=0.0_r8)
 #ifdef UFS_AOFLUX
      end if
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ subroutine med_aofluxes_update(gcomp, aoflux_in, aoflux_out, rc)
 #endif
 
     do n = 1,aoflux_in%lsize
-       if (aoflux_in%mask(n) /= 0) then   
+       if (aoflux_in%mask(n) /= 0) then
           aoflux_out%u10(n)          = aoflux_out%u10res(n)
           aoflux_out%u10_withGust(n) = sqrt(aoflux_out%duu10n(n))
        end if
@@ -1601,8 +1601,10 @@ subroutine set_aoflux_in_pointers(fldbun_a, fldbun_o, aoflux_in, lsize, xgrid, r
        if (chkerr(rc,__LINE__,u_FILE_u)) return
        call fldbun_getfldptr(fldbun_a, 'Sa_shum', aoflux_in%shum, xgrid=xgrid, rc=rc)
        if (chkerr(rc,__LINE__,u_FILE_u)) return
-       call fldbun_getfldptr(fldbun_a, 'Faxa_rainc', aoflux_in%rainc, xgrid=xgrid, rc=rc)
-       if (chkerr(rc,__LINE__,u_FILE_u)) return
+       if (associated(aoflux_in%rainc)) then
+          call fldbun_getfldptr(fldbun_a, 'Faxa_rainc', aoflux_in%rainc, xgrid=xgrid, rc=rc)
+          if (chkerr(rc,__LINE__,u_FILE_u)) return
+       end if
     end if
 
     ! extra fields for ufs.frac.aoflux
diff --git a/ufs/ccpp/data/MED_typedefs.meta b/ufs/ccpp/data/MED_typedefs.meta
index 77235853..c14616a6 100644
--- a/ufs/ccpp/data/MED_typedefs.meta
+++ b/ufs/ccpp/data/MED_typedefs.meta
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@
   long_name = model 2m diagnostics use the temperature and humidity calculated by the lake model
   units = flag
   dimensions = ()
-  type = integer
+  type = logical
 [lkm]
   standard_name = control_for_lake_model_execution_method
   long_name = control for lake model execution: 0=no lake, 1=lake, 2=lake+nsst