3. User Guide

• 3.1. Implementation
  • 3.1.1. Directory structure
  • 3.1.2. Grid, boundary conditions and masks
    • 3.1.2.1. Grid domains and blocks
    • 3.1.2.2. Tripole grids
    • 3.1.2.3. Vertical Grids
    • 3.1.2.4. Boundary conditions
    • 3.1.2.5. Masks
    • 3.1.2.6. Performance
  • 3.1.3. Initialization and coupling
  • 3.1.4. Choosing an appropriate time step
  • 3.1.5. Model output
    • 3.1.5.1. History files
    • 3.1.5.2. Diagnostic files
    • 3.1.5.3. Restart files
• 3.2. Running CICE
  • 3.2.1. Software Requirements
  • 3.2.2. Scripts
    • 3.2.2.1. Overview
    • 3.2.2.2. cice.setup Command Line Options
    • 3.2.2.3. Preset Options
    • 3.2.2.4. Examples
    • 3.2.2.5. More about cice.build
  • 3.2.3. Porting
    • 3.2.3.1. Machine variables
    • 3.2.3.2. Cross-compiling
    • 3.2.3.3. Machine Account Settings
    • 3.2.3.4. Machine Queue Settings
  • 3.2.4. Forcing data
  • 3.2.5. Run Directories
  • 3.2.6. Local modifications
  • 3.2.7. Timeseries Plotting
• 3.3. Testing CICE
  • 3.3.1. Individual Tests
    • 3.3.1.1. Adding a new test
    • 3.3.1.2. Individual Test Examples
    • 3.3.1.3. Specific Test Cases
  • 3.3.2. Test suites
    • 3.3.2.1. Test Suite Examples
  • 3.3.3. Test Reporting
  • 3.3.4. Code Compliance Test (non bit-for-bit validation)
    • 3.3.4.1. Two-Stage Paired Thickness Test
    • 3.3.4.2. Quadratic Skill Compliance Test
    • 3.3.4.3. Code Compliance Testing Procedure
    • 3.3.4.4. End-To-End Testing Procedure
• 3.4. Case Settings
  • 3.4.1. Table of CICE Settings
  • 3.4.2. Table of namelist options
• 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