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Change ICE NCAT for DICE#394

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Change ICE NCAT for DICE#394
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CROCODILE-CESM:ice_ncat_dice_issue

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@manishvenu manishvenu commented Mar 25, 2026

Description of changes

ICE_NCAT is used by both CICE and MARBL (the ocean BGC model). We need the ICE_NCAT set to 1 so that data is passed to MARBL through the coupler (CICE buildnml always sets ICE_NCAT but DICE doesn't). It affects shortwave penetration. @mnlevy1981 can answer questions about this PR.

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Contributors other than yourself, if any: @mnlevy1981

CDEPS Issues Fixed (include github issue #): N/A

Are there dependencies on other component PRs (if so list): N/A

Are changes expected to change answers (bfb, different to roundoff, more substantial):

Any User Interface Changes (namelist or namelist defaults changes):
ICE_NCAT changes from a default of zero to one.
Testing performed (e.g. aux_cdeps, CESM prealpha, etc): None

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@manishvenu do we want this for all DATM compsets, or just when we're running MOM6 in a regional configuration?

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Also, this PR might not be necessary -- I just created a global C_JRA case (DATM + MOM6, I used the TL319_t232 resolution) using cdeps1.0.93 and

$ ./xmlquery ICE_NCAT
	ICE_NCAT: 1

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manishvenu commented Apr 2, 2026

@manishvenu do we want this for all DATM compsets, or just when we're running MOM6 in a regional configuration?

I'm not sure! Not entirely clear what it's for, so I think you may know more than me haha.

Also, this PR might not be necessary -- I just created a global C_JRA case (DATM + MOM6, I used the TL319_t232 resolution) using cdeps1.0.93 and

Huh, I'm not seeing any calls to ICE_NCAT in this tag but not entirely sure how it works. I'll continue to look

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