CICE Documentation

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction - CICE5
  • 1.1. Quick Start guide
    • 1.1.1. Get the model
    • 1.1.2. Running the model
    • 1.1.3. More Details
    • 1.1.4. Forcing data
    • 1.1.5. Online resources
  • 1.2. Major updates
    • 1.2.1. CICE V5.1
    • 1.2.2. CICE V5.0
  • 1.3. Acknowledgements
  • 1.4. Copyright
• 2. Science Guide
  • 2.1. Coupling with other climate model components
    • 2.1.1. Atmosphere
    • 2.1.2. Ocean
    • 2.1.3. Variable exchange coefficients
  • 2.2. Model components
    • 2.2.1. Tracers
    • 2.2.2. Horizontal transport
    • 2.2.3. Dynamics
    • 2.2.4. Thickness changes
• 3. User Guide
  • 3.1. Numerical implementation
    • 3.1.1. Directory structure
    • 3.1.2. Grid, boundary conditions and masks
    • 3.1.3. Test configurations
    • 3.1.4. Initialization and coupling
    • 3.1.5. Choosing an appropriate time step
    • 3.1.6. Model output
  • 3.2. Execution procedures
    • 3.2.1. Scripts
    • 3.2.2. Directories
    • 3.2.3. Local modifications
    • 3.2.4. Forcing data
  • 3.3. Performance
  • 3.4. Adding things
    • 3.4.1. Timers
    • 3.4.2. History fields
    • 3.4.3. Tracers
  • 3.5. Troubleshooting
    • 3.5.1. Initial setup
    • 3.5.2. Restarts
    • 3.5.3. Slow execution
    • 3.5.4. Debugging hints
    • 3.5.5. Known bugs
    • 3.5.6. Interpretation of albedos
    • 3.5.7. Proliferating subprocess parameterizations
  • 3.6. Testing CICE
    • 3.6.1. Individual tests and test suites
    • 3.6.2. Additional testing options
    • 3.6.3. Test suite format
    • 3.6.4. Example Tests (Quickstart)
    • 3.6.5. Code Compliance Test
    • 3.6.6. CICE Test Reporting
    • 3.6.7. End-To-End Testing Procedure
  • 3.7. Table of namelist options
• 4. Index of primary variables and parameters
  • 4.1. Comprehensive Alphabetical Index
• 5. References

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