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. Bio-grid
    • 3.1.2.4. Column configuration
    • 3.1.2.5. Boundary conditions
    • 3.1.2.6. Masks
    • 3.1.2.7. 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. Scripts
    • 3.2.1.1. Overview
    • 3.2.1.2. Command Line Options
    • 3.2.1.3. Preset Options
    • 3.2.1.4. Examples
  • 3.2.2. Porting
    • 3.2.2.1. Machine Account Settings
  • 3.2.3. Forcing data
  • 3.2.4. Run Directories
  • 3.2.5. Local modifications
  • 3.2.6. Old Notes
• 3.3. Testing CICE
  • 3.3.1. Individual Tests
    • 3.3.1.1. Adding a new test
    • 3.3.1.2. Example. Basic default single test
    • 3.3.1.3. Example. Simple test with some options
    • 3.3.1.4. Example. Single test, generate a baseline dataset
    • 3.3.1.5. Example. Single test, compare results to a prior baseline.
    • 3.3.1.6. Example. Simple test, generate a baseline dataset and compare to a prior baseline
    • 3.3.1.7. Example. Simple test, comparison against another test
  • 3.3.2. Test suites
    • 3.3.2.1. Example. Basic test suite
    • 3.3.2.2. Example. Basic test suite on multiple environments
    • 3.3.2.3. Example. Basic test suite with generate option defined
    • 3.3.2.4. Example. Multiple test suites from a single command line
    • 3.3.2.5. Example. Basic test suite, store baselines in user defined name
    • 3.3.2.6. Example. Basic test suite, store baselines in user defined top level directory
    • 3.3.2.7. Example. Basic test suite, store baselines in auto-generated directory
    • 3.3.2.8. Example. Basic test suite, compare to prior baselines
    • 3.3.2.9. Example. Basic test suite, use of default string in regression testing
    • 3.3.2.10. Example. Create and test a custom suite
  • 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
  • 3.3.5. Test Plotting
• 3.4. Case Settings
  • 3.4.1. Table of CICE Settings
  • 3.4.2. Table of namelist options
  • 3.4.3. BGC Tuning Parameters
• 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