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add air density and potential temperature to export state
When cplflx = true, the air density and potential temperature should be added to the FV3 export state. They should be "height_lowest" values.
These variables are needed by CICE5/CICE6; currently they are being calculated either in the NEMS mediator or in the CICE cap using temp_height_lowest, pres_height_lowest and spec_humid_height_lowest.
This change would simplify the CICE6 cap, since calculations done in the cap to provide these fields could be removed. @junwang-noaa is it possible to pass these variables from FV3?
@DeniseWorthen We only need these two variables on the lowest model layer, correct?
That is correct. In the CICE cap, we calculate the potential Temperature using the pres_height_lowest and the inst_temp_height_lowest. We calculate air density using pres_height_lowest, specific_humidity_lowest and temperature lowest. So the lowest level pTem and air density at lowest level would be consistent.