Model Version: 3.0a
Component Tag:
cesm3_cice6_6_3_16
HTML Created:
2026-07-02

Use the CASEROOT tools xmlquery to query these variables and xmlchange to change their values.

Parameter Name Default Value Data Type Group CASEROOT File Valid Values Description
COMP_ICE cice char case_comp env_case.xml ['cice'] 
Name of sea-ice component
CICE_MODE prognostic char build_component_cice env_run.xml ['prognostic', 'prescribed', 'thermo_only'] 
Option to the CICE configure utility for the -mode argument (default is prognostic)
CICE_CONFIG_OPTS char build_component_cice env_run.xml None 
CICE configure options, see CICE configure utility for details.
      It is recommended that if you want to modify this value for your experiment,
      you should use your own user-defined component sets via using create_newcase
      with a compset_file argument.
      This is an advanced flag and should only be used by expert users.
CICE_NAMELIST_OPTS char run_component_cice env_run.xml None 
CICE specific namelist settings for -namelist option
CICE_USER_MODS char run_component_cice env_case.xml None 
User mods to apply to specific compset matches.
Parameter Name Default Value Data Type Group CASEROOT File Valid Values Description