Index: branches/2017/dev_CNRS_2017/NEMOGCM/CONFIG/ORCA2_LIM3_PISCES/EXP00/file_def_nemo-opa.xml
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--- branches/2017/dev_CNRS_2017/NEMOGCM/CONFIG/ORCA2_LIM3_PISCES/EXP00/file_def_nemo-opa.xml	(revision 8882)
+++ branches/2017/dev_CNRS_2017/NEMOGCM/CONFIG/ORCA2_LIM3_PISCES/EXP00/file_def_nemo-opa.xml	(revision 8884)
@@ -35,5 +35,4 @@
 	  <field field_ref="qsr_ice"      name="qsr_ice"  />
 	  <field field_ref="qns_ice"      name="qns_ice"  />
-	  <field field_ref="qtr_ice"      name="qtr_ice"  />
 	  <field field_ref="qt_ice"       name="qt_ice"   />
 	  <field field_ref="saltflx"      name="sfx"      />
@@ -43,6 +42,6 @@
 	  <!-- ice and snow -->
 	  <field field_ref="snowpre" />
-	  <field field_ref="utau_ice"     name="utau_ice" />
-	  <field field_ref="vtau_ice"     name="vtau_ice" />
+	  <field field_ref="utau_ai"     name="utau_ai" />
+	  <field field_ref="vtau_ai"     name="vtau_ai" />
 	</file>
 
Index: branches/2017/dev_CNRS_2017/NEMOGCM/CONFIG/SHARED/field_def_nemo-lim.xml
===================================================================
--- branches/2017/dev_CNRS_2017/NEMOGCM/CONFIG/SHARED/field_def_nemo-lim.xml	(revision 8882)
+++ branches/2017/dev_CNRS_2017/NEMOGCM/CONFIG/SHARED/field_def_nemo-lim.xml	(revision 8884)
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
     <!-- 
 ============================================================================================================
-=                                  definition of all existing ESIM variables                               =
+=                                  definition of all existing ice variables                                =
 =                                            DO NOT CHANGE                                                 =
 ============================================================================================================
@@ -12,196 +12,140 @@
       <field_group id="SBC" grid_ref="grid_T_2D" > <!-- time step automaticaly defined based on nn_fsbc -->
 
-	 <!-- ================ -->
-         <!-- SIMIP ice fields -->
-         <!-- ================ -->
-	 <field id="icepres"      long_name="Fraction of time steps with sea ice"                     standard_name="sea_ice_time_fraction"                      unit=""             />
-         <field id="icethick"     long_name="Sea-ice thickness per area"                              standard_name="sea_ice_thickness"                          unit="m"   />
-         <field id="icethic"      long_name="Sea-ice thickness"                                       standard_name="sea_ice_thickness"                          unit="m"   />
-         <field id="snothic"      long_name="Snow thickness"                                          standard_name="surface_snow_thickness"                     unit="m"            />
-         <field id="icevolu"      long_name="Sea-ice volume per area"                                 standard_name="sea_ice_thickness"                          unit="m"            />
-         <field id="icefb"        long_name="Sea-ice freeboard"                                       standard_name="sea_ice_freeboard"                          unit="m"            />
-         <field id="iceconc"      long_name="Sea-ice area fraction"                                   standard_name="sea_ice_area_fraction"                      unit=""             />
-         <field id="iceconc_pct"  long_name="Sea-ice area fraction in percent"                        standard_name="sea_ice_area_fraction_in_percent"           unit="%"             > iceconc * 100. </field >
-         <field id="icemass"      long_name="Sea-ice mass per area"                                   standard_name="sea_ice_amount"                             unit="kg/m2"        />
-         <field id="snomass"      long_name="Snow mass per area"                                      standard_name="liquid_water_content_of_surface_snow"       unit="kg/m2"        />
-         <field id="iceage"       long_name="Age of sea ice"                                          standard_name="age_of_sea_ice"                             unit="s"            />
-         <field id="icealb"       long_name="Sea-ice or snow albedo"                                  standard_name="sea_ice_albedo"                             unit=""             />
-         <field id="icesmass"     long_name="Mass of salt in sea ice per area"                        standard_name="sea_ice_salt_mass"                          unit="kg/m2"        />
-         <field id="icesal"       long_name="Sea ice salinity"                                        standard_name="sea_ice_salinity"                           unit="g/kg"         />
-
-	 <!-- heat -->
-         <field id="icestK"       long_name="Surface temperature of sea ice"                          standard_name="sea_ice_surface_temperature"                unit="K"            /> 
-         <field id="icesntK"      long_name="Temperature at snow-ice interface"                       standard_name="sea_ice_snow_interface_temperature"         unit="K"            />
-         <field id="icebotK"      long_name="Temperature at ice-ocean interface"                      standard_name="sea_ice_bottom_temperature"                 unit="K"            />
-         <field id="icehcneg"     long_name="Sea-ice heat content per unit area"                      standard_name="integral_of_sea_ice_temperature_wrt_depth_expressed_as_heat_content" unit="J/m2" > (-icehc) </field>
-         <field id="isnhcneg"     long_name="Snow-heat content per unit area"                         standard_name="thermal_energy_content_of_surface_snow"                              unit="J/m2" />
-
-	 <!-- fluxes (mass, heat, salt) -->
-         <field id="wfxsum"       long_name="Freshwater flux from sea-ice surface"                    standard_name="freshwater_flux_from_ice_surface"             unit="kg/m2/s"      />
-         <field id="wfxtot"       long_name="Freshwater flux from sea ice"                            standard_name="freshwater_flux_from_ice"                     unit="kg/m2/s" /> 
-         <field id="hfxsenso"     long_name="Net sensible heat flux under sea ice"                    standard_name="ice_ocean_heat_flux"                          unit="W/m2" />
-         <field id="hfxconsu"     long_name="Net conductive heat flux in ice at the surface"          standard_name="conductive_heat_flux_at_sea_ice_surface"      unit="W/m2" /> 
-         <field id="hfxconbo"     long_name="Net conductive heat fluxes in ice at the bottom"         standard_name="conductive_heat_flux_at_sea_ice_bottom"       unit="W/m2" />
-         <field id="sfx_mv"       long_name="Salt flux from sea ice"                                  standard_name="salt_flux_from_ice"                           unit="kg/m2/s" />
-
-	 <!-- trends -->
-         <field id="afxthd"       long_name="sea-ice area fraction change from thermodynamics"        standard_name="tendency_of_sea_ice_area_fraction_due_to_dynamics"  unit="s-1"   />
-         <field id="afxdyn"       long_name="sea-ice area fraction change from dynamics"              standard_name="tendency_of_sea_ice_area_fraction_due_to_dynamics"  unit="s-1"   />
-
-         <field id="dmithd"       long_name="sea-ice mass change from thermodynamics"                 standard_name="tendency_of_sea_ice_amount_due_to_thermodynamics"   unit="kg/m2/s" />
-         <field id="dmidyn"       long_name="sea-ice mass change from dynamics"                       standard_name="tendency_of_sea_ice_amount_due_to_dynamics"         unit="kg/m2/s" />
-         <field id="dmiopw"       long_name="sea-ice mass change through growth in supercooled open water (aka frazil)"   standard_name="tendency_of_sea_ice_amount_due_to_freezing_in_open_water"   unit="kg/m2/s" />
-         <field id="dmibog"       long_name="sea-ice mass change through basal growth"                standard_name="tendency_of_sea_ice_amount_due_to_congelation_ice_accumulation"  unit="kg/m2/s" />
-         <field id="dmisni"       long_name="sea-ice mass change through snow-to-ice conversion"      standard_name="tendency_of_sea_ice_amount_due_to_snow_conversion"               unit="kg/m2/s" />
-         <field id="dmtsub"       long_name="snow and sea ice mass change through sublimation"        standard_name="tendency_of_snow_and_ice_amount_due_to_sublimation"              unit="kg/m2/s" />
-         <field id="dmssub"       long_name="sea-ice mass change through evaporation and sublimation" standard_name="water_evaporation_flux"                                     unit="kg/m2/s" />
-         <field id="dmisub"       long_name="snow mass change through evaporation or sublimation"     standard_name="surface_snow_sublimation_flux"           unit="kg/m2/s" />
-         <field id="dmisum"       long_name="sea-ice mass change through surface melting"             standard_name="tendency_of_sea_ice_amount_due_to_surface_melting"               unit="kg/m2/s" />
-         <field id="dmibom"       long_name="sea-ice mass change through bottom melting"              standard_name="tendency_of_sea_ice_amount_due_to_basal_melting"                 unit="kg/m2/s" />
-
-         <field id="dmsspr"       long_name="snow mass change through snow fall"                      standard_name="snowfall_flux"                                                   unit="kg/m2/s" />
-         <field id="dmsmel"       long_name="snow mass change through melt"                           standard_name="surface_snow_melt_flux"                                          unit="kg/m2/s" />
-         <field id="dmsdyn"       long_name="snow mass change through advection by sea-ice dynamics"  standard_name="tendency_of_snow_mass_due_to_sea_ice_dynamics"               unit="kg/m2/s" />
-         <field id="dmsssi"       long_name="snow mass change through snow-to-ice conversion"         standard_name="tendency_of_snow_mass_due_to_snow_to_ice_conversion"             unit="kg/m2/s" />
-
-	 <!-- momentum (rheology) -->
-         <field id="uice_mv"      long_name="X-component of sea ice velocity"                         standard_name="sea_ice_x_velocity"                         unit="m/s" /> 
-         <field id="vice_mv"      long_name="Y-component of sea ice velocity"                         standard_name="sea_ice_y_velocity"                         unit="m/s" />      
-         <field id="icevel_mv"    long_name="Sea-ice speed"                                           standard_name="sea_ice_speed"                              unit="m/s" />	 
-         <field id="utau_ice"     long_name="X-component of atmospheric stress on sea ice"            standard_name="surface_downward_x_stress"                    unit="N/m2"    />
-         <field id="vtau_ice"     long_name="Y-component of atmospheric stress on sea ice"            standard_name="surface_downward_y_stress"                    unit="N/m2"    />
-         <field id="utau_oi"      long_name="X-component of ocean stress on sea ice"                  standard_name="sea_ice_base_upward_x_stress"                 unit="N/m2"    />
-         <field id="vtau_oi"      long_name="Y-component of ocean stress on sea ice"                  standard_name="sea_ice_base_upward_y_stress"                 unit="N/m2"    />
-         <field id="dssh_dx"      long_name="Sea-surface tilt term in force balance (x-component)"    standard_name="sea_surface_tilt_force_on_sea_ice_x"       unit="N/m2"    />
-         <field id="dssh_dy"      long_name="Sea-surface tilt term in force balance (y-component)"    standard_name="sea_surface_tilt_force_on_sea_ice_y"       unit="N/m2"    />
-         <field id="corstrx"      long_name="Coriolis force term in force balance (x-component)"      standard_name="coriolis_force_on_sea_ice_x"               unit="N/m2"    />
-         <field id="corstry"      long_name="Coriolis force term in force balance (y-component)"      standard_name="coriolis_force_on_sea_ice_y"               unit="N/m2"    />
-         <field id="intstrx"      long_name="Internal stress term in force balance (x-component)"     standard_name="internal_stress_in_sea_ice_x"              unit="N/m2"    />
-         <field id="intstry"      long_name="Internal stress term in force balance (y-component)"     standard_name="internal_stress_in_sea_ice_y"              unit="N/m2"    />
-         <field id="icestr"       long_name="Compressive sea ice strength"                            standard_name="compressive_strength_of_sea_ice"              unit="N/m"     />
-         <field id="normstr"      long_name="Average normal stress in sea ice"                        standard_name="average_normal_stress"                        unit="N/m"     />
-         <field id="sheastr"      long_name="Maximum shear stress in sea ice"                         standard_name="maximum_shear_stress"                         unit="N/m"     />
-         <field id="idive"        long_name="Divergence of the sea-ice velocity field"                standard_name="divergence_of_sea_ice_velocity"               unit="s-1"     />
-         <field id="ishear"       long_name="Maximum shear of sea-ice velocity field"                 standard_name="maximum_shear_of_sea_ice_velocity"            unit="s-1"     />
-
-	 <!-- momentum (advection) -->
-	 <field id="xmtrpice"     long_name="X-component of ice mass transport"                       standard_name="ice_x_transport"                              unit="kg/s" />
-         <field id="ymtrpice"     long_name="Y-component of ice mass transport"                       standard_name="ice_y_transport"                              unit="kg/s" />
-         <field id="xmtrpsnw"     long_name="X-component of snw mass transport"                       standard_name="snw_x_transport"                              unit="kg/s" />
-         <field id="ymtrpsnw"     long_name="Y-component of snw mass transport"                       standard_name="snw_y_transport"                              unit="kg/s" />
-         <field id="xatrp"        long_name="X-component of ice area transport"                       standard_name="area_x_transport"                             unit="m2/s" />
-         <field id="yatrp"        long_name="Y-component of ice area transport"                       standard_name="area_y_transport"                             unit="m2/s" />
-         <field id="xmtrptot"     long_name="X-component of sea-ice mass transport"                   standard_name="sea_ice_x_transport"                          unit="kg/s" > xmtrpice + xmtrpsnw </field>
-         <field id="ymtrptot"     long_name="Y-component of sea-ice mass transport"                   standard_name="sea_ice_y_transport"                          unit="kg/s" > ymtrpice + ymtrpsnw </field>
-
-	 <!-- categories -->
-         <field id="iceconc_cat_mv"     long_name="Sea-ice area fractions in thickness categories"    standard_name="sea_ice_area_fraction_over_categories"      unit=""   grid_ref="grid_T_3D_ncatice" />
-         <field id="iceconc_cat_pct_mv" long_name="Sea-ice area fractions in thickness categories"    standard_name="sea_ice_area_fraction_over_categories"      unit="%"  grid_ref="grid_T_3D_ncatice"  > iceconc_cat_mv * 100. </field >
-         <field id="icethic_cat_mv"     long_name="Sea-ice thickness in thickness categories"         standard_name="sea_ice_thickness_over_categories"          unit="m"  grid_ref="grid_T_3D_ncatice" />
-         <field id="snowthic_cat_mv"    long_name="Snow thickness in thickness categories"            standard_name="snow_thickness_over_categories"             unit="m"  grid_ref="grid_T_3D_ncatice" />
-
          <!-- =================== -->
          <!-- standard ice fields -->  
          <!-- =================== -->
-         <field id="ice_cover"    long_name="Ice fraction"                                                 standard_name="sea_ice_area_fraction"                              unit="1"            />
-
-	 <field id="miceage"      long_name="Age of sea ice"                                               unit="s"        />
-         <field id="micesalt"     long_name="Sea ice salinity"                                             unit="g/kg"     />
-         <field id="ibrinv"       long_name="brine volume"                                                 unit="%"        />
-         <field id="icecolf"      long_name="frazil ice collection thickness"                              unit="m"        />
-         <field id="snowvol"      long_name="snow volume"                                                  unit="m"        />
-         <field id="tau_icebfr"   long_name="ice friction on ocean bottom for landfast ice"                unit="N/2"      />
+	 <!-- ice presence masks -->
+         <field id="icemask"      long_name="Fraction of time steps with sea ice"                     standard_name="sea_ice_mask"                              unit="" />
+         <field id="icemask05"    long_name="Ice mask (0 if ice conc. lower than  5%, 1 otherwise)"   standard_name="sea_ice_mask05"                            unit="" />
+         <field id="icemask15"    long_name="Ice mask (0 if ice conc. lower than 15%, 1 otherwise)"   standard_name="sea_ice_mask15"                            unit="" />
+	 <field id="icepres"      long_name="Fraction of time steps with sea ice"                     standard_name="sea_ice_time_fraction"                     unit="" />
+	 
+	 <!-- general fields -->
+         <field id="icemass"      long_name="Sea-ice mass per area"                                   standard_name="sea_ice_amount"                            unit="kg/m2"/>
+         <field id="snwmass"      long_name="Snow mass per area"                                      standard_name="liquid_water_content_of_surface_snow"      unit="kg/m2"/>
+         <field id="iceconc"      long_name="Sea-ice area fraction"                                   standard_name="sea_ice_area_fraction"                     unit=""    />
+         <field id="icevolu"      long_name="Sea-ice volume per area"                                 standard_name="sea_ice_thickness"                         unit="m"   />
+         <field id="icethic"      long_name="Sea-ice thickness per area"                              standard_name="sea_ice_thickness"                         unit="m"   />
+         <field id="snwthic"      long_name="Snow thickness per area"                                 standard_name="snow_thickness"                            unit="m"   />
+         <field id="icebrv"       long_name="brine volume"                                                                                                      unit="%"   />
+         <field id="iceage"       long_name="ice age"                                                                                                           unit="days"/>
+         <field id="icehnew"      long_name="frazil ice collection thickness"                                                                                   unit="m"   />
+         <field id="snwvolu"      long_name="snow volume"                                                                                                       unit="m"   />
+         <field id="icefrb"       long_name="Sea-ice freeboard"                                       standard_name="sea_ice_freeboard"                         unit="m"   />
+         <field id="icealb"       long_name="Sea-ice or snow albedo"                                  standard_name="sea_ice_albedo"                            unit=""    />
+         <field id="tau_icebfr"   long_name="ice friction on ocean bottom for landfast ice"                                                                     unit="N/2" />
 
 	 <!-- melt ponds -->
-	 <field id="iceamp"       long_name="melt pond fraction"                                           standard_name="sea_ice_meltpond_fraction"                          unit="%"            /> 
-         <field id="icevmp"       long_name="melt pond volume"                                             standard_name="sea_ice_meltpond_volume"                            unit="m"            /> 
+	 <field id="iceapnd"      long_name="melt pond fraction"                                      standard_name="sea_ice_meltpond_fraction"                 unit="%" /> 
+         <field id="icevpnd"      long_name="melt pond volume"                                        standard_name="sea_ice_meltpond_volume"                   unit="m" /> 
+	 
+	 <!-- heat -->
+         <field id="icetemp"      long_name="Mean ice temperature"                                                                                              unit="degC" />
+         <field id="icettop"      long_name="temperature at the ice surface"                                                                                    unit="degC" />
+         <field id="icetbot"      long_name="temperature at the ice bottom"                                                                                     unit="degC" />
+         <field id="icetsni"      long_name="temperature at the snow-ice interface"                                                                             unit="degC" />
+         <field id="icehc"        long_name="ice heat content"                                                                                                  unit="J/m2" /> 
+         <field id="snwhc"        long_name="snow heat content"                                                                                                 unit="J/m2" />
+
+	 <!-- salt -->
+         <field id="icesalt"      long_name="Sea ice salinity"                                                                                                  unit="g/kg"  />
+         <field id="icesalm"      long_name="Mass of salt in sea ice per area"                        standard_name="sea_ice_salt_mass"                         unit="kg/m2" />
 	 
 	 <!-- momentum (rheology) -->
-         <field id="uice"         long_name="X-component of sea ice velocity"                              standard_name="sea_ice_x_velocity"                                 unit="m/s"          /> 
-         <field id="vice"         long_name="Y-component of sea ice velocity"                              standard_name="sea_ice_y_velocity"                                 unit="m/s"          />      
-         <field id="icevel"       long_name="Sea-ice speed"                                                standard_name="sea_ice_speed"                                      unit="m/s"          />
-         <field id="isig1"        long_name="1st principal stress component for EVP rhg"                   unit="unitless" />
-         <field id="isig2"        long_name="2nd principal stress component for EVP rhg"                   unit="unitless" />
-         <field id="isig3"        long_name="convergence measure for EVP rheology (must be =1)"            unit="unitless" />
-
-	 <!-- heat -->
-         <field id="micet"        long_name="Mean ice temperature"                                         unit="degC"     />
-         <field id="icehc"        long_name="ice total heat content"                                       unit="J/m2"     /> 
-         <field id="isnowhc"      long_name="snow total heat content"                                      unit="J/m2"     />
-         <field id="icest"        long_name="ice surface temperature"                                      unit="degC"     />
-	 
+         <field id="uice"         long_name="X-component of sea ice velocity"                         standard_name="sea_ice_x_velocity"                        unit="m/s"  /> 
+         <field id="vice"         long_name="Y-component of sea ice velocity"                         standard_name="sea_ice_y_velocity"                        unit="m/s"  />      
+         <field id="icevel"       long_name="Sea-ice speed"                                           standard_name="sea_ice_speed"                             unit="m/s"  />
+         <field id="utau_ai"      long_name="X-component of atmospheric stress on sea ice"            standard_name="surface_downward_x_stress"                 unit="N/m2" />
+         <field id="vtau_ai"      long_name="Y-component of atmospheric stress on sea ice"            standard_name="surface_downward_y_stress"                 unit="N/m2" />
+         <field id="utau_oi"      long_name="X-component of ocean stress on sea ice"                  standard_name="sea_ice_base_upward_x_stress"              unit="N/m2" />
+         <field id="vtau_oi"      long_name="Y-component of ocean stress on sea ice"                  standard_name="sea_ice_base_upward_y_stress"              unit="N/m2" />
+         <field id="isig1"        long_name="1st principal stress component for EVP rhg"                                                                        unit=""     />
+         <field id="isig2"        long_name="2nd principal stress component for EVP rhg"                                                                        unit=""     />
+         <field id="isig3"        long_name="convergence measure for EVP rheology (must be around 1)"                                                           unit=""     />
+         <field id="normstr"      long_name="Average normal stress in sea ice"                        standard_name="average_normal_stress"                     unit="N/m"  />
+         <field id="sheastr"      long_name="Maximum shear stress in sea ice"                         standard_name="maximum_shear_stress"                      unit="N/m"  />
+         <field id="icestr"       long_name="Compressive sea ice strength"                            standard_name="compressive_strength_of_sea_ice"           unit="N/m"  />
+         <field id="icediv"       long_name="Divergence of the sea-ice velocity field"                standard_name="divergence_of_sea_ice_velocity"            unit="s-1"  />
+         <field id="iceshe"       long_name="Maximum shear of sea-ice velocity field"                 standard_name="maximum_shear_of_sea_ice_velocity"         unit="s-1"  />
+
 	 <!-- surface heat fluxes -->
-         <field id="qt_oce"       long_name="total flux at ocean surface"                                  standard_name="surface_downward_heat_flux_in_sea_water"            unit="W/m2"         />
-         <field id="qsr_oce"      long_name="solar heat flux at ocean surface"                             standard_name="net_downward_shortwave_flux_at_sea_water_surface"   unit="W/m2"         />
-         <field id="qns_oce"      long_name="non-solar heat flux at ocean surface"                                                                                            unit="W/m2"         />
-         <field id="qt_ice"       long_name="total heat flux at ice surface: sum over categories"          standard_name="surface_downward_heat_flux_in_air"                  unit="W/m2"         />
-         <field id="qsr_ice"      long_name="solar heat flux at ice surface: sum over categories"          standard_name="surface_downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air"          unit="W/m2"         />
-         <field id="qns_ice"      long_name="non-solar heat flux at ice surface: sum over categories"                                                                         unit="W/m2"         />
-         <field id="qtr_ice"      long_name="solar heat flux transmitted through ice: sum over categories"                                                                    unit="W/m2"         />
-         <field id="qemp_ice"     long_name="Downward Heat Flux from E-P over ice"                                                                                            unit="W/m2"         />
-         <field id="albedo"       long_name="Mean albedo over sea ice and ocean"                                                                                              unit=""             />
+         <field id="qt_ice"       long_name="total heat flux at ice surface"                          standard_name="surface_downward_heat_flux_in_air"         unit="W/m2" />
+         <field id="qsr_ice"      long_name="solar heat flux at ice surface"                          standard_name="surface_downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air" unit="W/m2" />
+         <field id="qns_ice"      long_name="non-solar heat flux at ice surface (including E-P)"                                                                unit="W/m2" />
+         <field id="qtr_ice_bot"  long_name="solar heat flux transmitted through the ice (to the ocean)"                                                        unit="W/m2" />
+         <field id="qtr_ice_top"  long_name="solar heat flux transmitted through the ice surface"                                                               unit="W/m2" />
+         <field id="qt_oce_ai"    long_name="total heat flux at the ocean   surface: interface oce-(ice+atm)"                                                   unit="W/m2" />
+         <field id="qt_atm_oi"    long_name="total heat flux at the oce-ice surface: interface atm-(ice+oce)"                                                   unit="W/m2" />
+         <field id="qemp_ice"     long_name="Downward Heat Flux from E-P over ice"                                                                              unit="W/m2" />
+         <field id="albedo"       long_name="Mean albedo over sea ice and ocean"                                                                                unit=""     />
 
 	 <!-- trends -->
-	 <field id="afxtot"       long_name="area tendency (total)"                                        unit="s-1"   />
+         <field id="afxthd"       long_name="sea-ice area fraction change from thermodynamics"  standard_name="tendency_of_sea_ice_area_fraction_due_to_dynamics" unit="s-1" />
+         <field id="afxdyn"       long_name="sea-ice area fraction change from dynamics"        standard_name="tendency_of_sea_ice_area_fraction_due_to_dynamics" unit="s-1" />
+	 <field id="afxtot"       long_name="area tendency (total)"                                                                                               unit="s-1" />
 
 	 <!-- momentum (advection) -->
-         <field id="icetrp"       long_name="ice mass transport"                                           unit="kg/m2/s"          />
-         <field id="snwtrp"       long_name="snw mass transport"                                           unit="kg/m2/s"          />
-         <field id="saltrp"       long_name="salt     transport"                                           unit="1e-3*kg/m2/s" />
-         <field id="deitrp"       long_name="advected ice enthalpy"                                        unit="W/m2"           />
-         <field id="destrp"       long_name="advected snw enthalpy"                                        unit="W/m2"           />
+         <field id="icemtrp"      long_name="ice  mass transport"                                          unit="kg/m2/s" />
+         <field id="snwmtrp"      long_name="snw  mass transport"                                          unit="kg/m2/s" />
+         <field id="salmtrp"      long_name="salt mass transport"                                          unit="kg/m2/s" />
+         <field id="dihctrp"      long_name="ice heat content transport"                                   unit="W/m2"    />
+         <field id="dshctrp"      long_name="snw heat content transport"                                   unit="W/m2"    />
 
 	 <!-- salt fluxes -->
-         <field id="sfxbri"       long_name="salt flux from brines"                                        unit="1e-3*kg/m2/s" />
-         <field id="sfxdyn"       long_name="salt flux from ridging rafting"                               unit="1e-3*kg/m2/s" />
-         <field id="sfxres"       long_name="salt flux from lipupdate (resultant)"                         unit="1e-3*kg/m2/s" />
-         <field id="sfxbog"       long_name="salt flux from bot growth"                                    unit="1e-3*kg/m2/s" />
-         <field id="sfxbom"       long_name="salt flux from bot melt"                                      unit="1e-3*kg/m2/s" />
-         <field id="sfxsum"       long_name="salt flux from surf melt"                                     unit="1e-3*kg/m2/s" />
-         <field id="sfxlam"       long_name="salt flux from lateral melt"                                  unit="1e-3*kg/m2/s" />
-         <field id="sfxsni"       long_name="salt flux from snow-ice formation"                            unit="1e-3*kg/m2/s" />
-         <field id="sfxopw"       long_name="salt flux from open water ice formation"                      unit="1e-3*kg/m2/s" />
-         <field id="sfxsub"       long_name="salt flux from sublimation"                                   unit="1e-3*kg/m2/s" />
-         <field id="sfx"          long_name="Salt flux from sea ice"                                       unit="1e-3*kg/m2/s" />
+         <field id="sfxice"       long_name="ice-ocean salt flux from ice growth/melt (neg = growth)"      unit="kg/m2/s" />
+         <field id="sfxbog"       long_name="ice-ocean salt flux from ice bottom growth"                   unit="kg/m2/s" />
+         <field id="sfxbom"       long_name="ice-ocean salt flux from ice bottom melt"                     unit="kg/m2/s" />
+         <field id="sfxsum"       long_name="ice-ocean salt flux from ice surface melt"                    unit="kg/m2/s" />
+         <field id="sfxlam"       long_name="ice-ocean salt flux from ice lateral melt"                    unit="kg/m2/s" />
+         <field id="sfxsni"       long_name="ice-ocean salt flux from snow-ice formation"                  unit="kg/m2/s" />
+         <field id="sfxopw"       long_name="ice-ocean salt flux from ice formation in open water"         unit="kg/m2/s" />
+         <field id="sfxdyn"       long_name="ice-ocean salt flux from ice dynamics (ridging)"              unit="kg/m2/s" />
+         <field id="sfxbri"       long_name="ice-ocean salt flux from brines"                              unit="kg/m2/s" />
+         <field id="sfxres"       long_name="ice-ocean salt flux from undiagnosed processes"               unit="kg/m2/s" />
+         <field id="sfxsub"       long_name="ice-ocean salt flux from ice sublimation"                     unit="kg/m2/s" />
 
 	 <!-- mass fluxes -->
-         <field id="vfxbog"       long_name="bottom thermo ice prod."                                      unit="kg/m2/s"   />
-         <field id="vfxdyn"       long_name="dynamic ice prod."                                            unit="kg/m2/s"   />
-         <field id="vfxopw"       long_name="lateral thermo ice prod."                                     unit="kg/m2/s"   />
-         <field id="vfxsni"       long_name="snowice ice prod."                                            unit="kg/m2/s"   />
-         <field id="vfxsum"       long_name="surface melt"                                                 unit="kg/m2/s"   />
-         <field id="vfxlam"       long_name="lateral melt"                                                 unit="kg/m2/s"   />
-         <field id="vfxbom"       long_name="bottom melt"                                                  unit="kg/m2/s"   />
-         <field id="vfxres"       long_name="resultant ice prod./melting"                                  unit="kg/m2/s"   />
-         <field id="vfxice"       long_name="ice melt/growth"                                              unit="kg/m2/s"   />
-         <field id="vfxsnw"       long_name="snw melt/growth"                                              unit="kg/m2/s"   />
-         <field id="vfxsub"       long_name="snw sublimation"                                              unit="kg/m2/s"   />
-         <field id="vfxsub_err"   long_name="excess of snw sublimation sent to ocean"                      unit="kg/m2/s"   />
-         <field id="vfxspr"       long_name="snw precipitation on ice"                                     unit="kg/m2/s"   />
-         <field id="vfxthin"      long_name="thermo ice prod. for thin ice(20cm) + open water"             unit="kg/m2/s"   />
-         <field id="vfxpnd"       long_name="melt pond water flux to ocean"                                unit="kg/m2/s"   />
+         <field id="vfxice"       long_name="ice-ocean mass flux from ice melt/growth (neg = growth)"      unit="kg/m2/s" />
+         <field id="vfxbog"       long_name="ice-ocean mass flux from ice bottom growth"                   unit="kg/m2/s" />
+         <field id="vfxbom"       long_name="ice-ocean mass flux from ice bottom melt"                     unit="kg/m2/s" />
+         <field id="vfxsum"       long_name="ice-ocean mass flux from ice surface melt"                    unit="kg/m2/s" />
+         <field id="vfxlam"       long_name="ice-ocean mass flux from ice lateral melt"                    unit="kg/m2/s" />
+         <field id="vfxsni"       long_name="ice-ocean mass flux from snow-ice formation"                  unit="kg/m2/s" />
+         <field id="vfxopw"       long_name="ice-ocean mass flux from ice growth in open water"            unit="kg/m2/s" />
+         <field id="vfxdyn"       long_name="ice-ocean mass flux from ice dynamics (ridging)"              unit="kg/m2/s" />
+         <field id="vfxres"       long_name="ice-ocean mass flux from undiagnosed processes"               unit="kg/m2/s" />
+         <field id="vfxpnd"       long_name="ice-ocean mass flux from ice melt ponds"                      unit="kg/m2/s" />
+         <field id="vfxsub"       long_name="ice-atm.  mass flux from ice sublimation"                     unit="kg/m2/s" />
+         <field id="vfxsub_err"   long_name="ice-ocean mass flux from unbalance in sublimation (incl. in qt_oce_ai)" unit="kg/m2/s" />
+         <field id="vfxthin"      long_name="ice-ocean mass flux from ice growth in open water + thin ice(20cm)" unit="kg/m2/s" />
+
+         <field id="vfxsnw"       long_name="ice-ocean mass flux from snw melt/growth (neg = growth)"      unit="kg/m2/s" />
+         <field id="vfxsnw_sum"   long_name="ice-ocean mass flux from snw surface melt"                    unit="kg/m2/s" />
+         <field id="vfxsnw_sni"   long_name="ice-ocean mass flux from snow-ice formation"                  unit="kg/m2/s" />
+         <field id="vfxsnw_dyn"   long_name="ice-ocean mass flux from dynamics (ridging)"                  unit="kg/m2/s" />
+         <field id="vfxsnw_sub"   long_name="ice-atm.  mass flux from snw sublimation"                     unit="kg/m2/s" />
+         <field id="vfxsnw_pre"   long_name="snw precipitation on ice"                                     unit="kg/m2/s" />
 
 	 <!-- heat fluxes -->
-         <field id="hfxsum"       long_name="heat fluxes causing surface ice melt"                         unit="W/m2"  />
-         <field id="hfxbom"       long_name="heat fluxes causing bottom ice melt"                          unit="W/m2"  />
-         <field id="hfxbog"       long_name="heat fluxes causing bottom ice growth"                        unit="W/m2"  />
-         <field id="hfxdif"       long_name="heat fluxes causing ice temperature change"                   unit="W/m2"  />
-         <field id="hfxopw"       long_name="heat fluxes causing open water ice formation"                 unit="W/m2"  />
-         <field id="hfxsnw"       long_name="heat fluxes causing snow melt"                                unit="W/m2"  />
-         <field id="hfxerr"       long_name="heat fluxes error after heat diffusion"                       unit="W/m2"  />
-         <field id="hfxerr_rem"   long_name="heat fluxes error after remapping"                            unit="W/m2"  />
-         <field id="hfxout"       long_name="total heat fluxes received by the ocean"                      unit="W/m2"  />
-         <field id="hfxin"        long_name="total heat fluxes at the ice/ocean surface"                   unit="W/m2"  />
-
+         <field id="hfxbog"       long_name="heat flux used for bottom ice growth (neg.)"                  unit="W/m2" />
+         <field id="hfxbom"       long_name="heat flux used for bottom ice melt (pos.)"                    unit="W/m2" />
+         <field id="hfxsum"       long_name="heat flux used for surface ice melt"                          unit="W/m2" />
+         <field id="hfxopw"       long_name="heat flux used for open water ice formation"                  unit="W/m2" />
+         <field id="hfxdif"       long_name="heat flux used for ice temperature change"                    unit="W/m2" />
+         <field id="hfxsnw"       long_name="heat flux used for snow melt"                                 unit="W/m2" />
+         <field id="hfxerr"       long_name="heat flux error after heat diffusion"                         unit="W/m2" />
          <!-- heat fluxes associated with mass exchange -->
-         <field id="hfxthd"       long_name="heat fluxes from ice-ocean mass exchange during thermo"       unit="W/m2"  />
-         <field id="hfxdyn"       long_name="heat fluxes from ice-ocean mass exchange during dynamic"      unit="W/m2"  />
-         <field id="hfxres"       long_name="heat fluxes from ice-ocean mass exchange during resultant"    unit="W/m2"  />
-         <field id="hfxsub"       long_name="heat fluxes from ice-atm. mass exchange during sublimation"   unit="W/m2"  />
-         <field id="hfxspr"       long_name="heat fluxes from ice-atm. mass exchange during snow precip"   unit="W/m2"  />
+         <field id="hfxthd"       long_name="heat fluxes from ice-ocean mass exchange during thermo"       unit="W/m2" />
+         <field id="hfxdyn"       long_name="heat fluxes from ice-ocean mass exchange during dynamic"      unit="W/m2" />
+         <field id="hfxres"       long_name="heat fluxes from ice-ocean mass exchange during resultant"    unit="W/m2" />
+         <field id="hfxsub"       long_name="heat fluxes from ice-atm. mass exchange during sublimation"   unit="W/m2" />
+         <field id="hfxspr"       long_name="heat fluxes from ice-atm. mass exchange during snow precip"   unit="W/m2" />
+
+         <field id="hfxsensib"    long_name="Net sensible heat flux under sea ice (neg = ice cooling)"         standard_name="ice_ocean_heat_flux"                        unit="W/m2" />
+         <field id="hfxcndtop"    long_name="Net conductive heat flux at the ice surface (neg = ice cooling)"  standard_name="conductive_heat_flux_at_sea_ice_surface"    unit="W/m2" /> 
+         <field id="hfxcndbot"    long_name="Net conductive heat flux at the ice bottom (neg = ice cooling)"   standard_name="conductive_heat_flux_at_sea_ice_bottom"     unit="W/m2" />
 
          <!-- diags -->
-         <field id="hfxdhc"       long_name="Heat content variation in snow and ice"                       unit="W/m2" />
-         <field id="hfxtur"       long_name="turbulent heat flux at the ice base"                          unit="W/m2" />
+         <field id="hfxdhc"       long_name="Heat content variation in snow and ice (neg = ice cooling)"   unit="W/m2" />
 
 	 <!-- sbcssm variables -->
@@ -215,52 +159,124 @@
 
 	 <!-- categories -->
-	 <field id="iceconc_cat"  long_name="Sea-ice concentration in thickness categories"                unit=""       grid_ref="grid_T_3D_ncatice" />
-         <field id="icethic_cat"  long_name="Sea-ice thickness in thickness categories"                    unit="m"      grid_ref="grid_T_3D_ncatice" />
-         <field id="snowthic_cat" long_name="Snow thickness in thickness categories"                       unit="m"      grid_ref="grid_T_3D_ncatice" />
-         <field id="iceage_cat"   long_name="Ice age for categories"                                       unit="days"   grid_ref="grid_T_3D_ncatice" />
-         <field id="salinity_cat" long_name="Sea-Ice Bulk salinity for categories"                         unit="g/kg"   grid_ref="grid_T_3D_ncatice" />
-         <field id="brinevol_cat" long_name="Brine volume for categories"                                  unit="%"      grid_ref="grid_T_3D_ncatice" />
-         <field id="icetemp_cat"  long_name="Ice temperature for categories"                               unit="degC"   grid_ref="grid_T_3D_ncatice" />
-         <field id="snwtemp_cat"  long_name="Snow temperature for categories"                              unit="degC"   grid_ref="grid_T_3D_ncatice" />
-         <field id="iceamp_cat"   long_name="Ice melt pond concentration for categories"                   unit="%"      grid_ref="grid_T_3D_ncatice" /> 
-         <field id="icevmp_cat"   long_name="Ice melt pond volume for categories"                          unit="m"      grid_ref="grid_T_3D_ncatice" /> 
-         <field id="icehmp_cat"   long_name="Ice melt pond thickness for categories"                       unit="m"      grid_ref="grid_T_3D_ncatice" /> 
-         <field id="iceafp_cat"   long_name="Ice melt pond fraction for categories"                        unit="m"      grid_ref="grid_T_3D_ncatice" /> 
+	 <field id="iceconc_cat"  long_name="Sea-ice concentration per category"                unit=""       grid_ref="grid_T_3D_ncatice" />
+         <field id="icethic_cat"  long_name="Sea-ice thickness per category"                    unit="m"      grid_ref="grid_T_3D_ncatice" />
+         <field id="snwthic_cat"  long_name="Snow thickness per category"                       unit="m"      grid_ref="grid_T_3D_ncatice" />
+         <field id="icesalt_cat"  long_name="Sea-Ice Bulk salinity per category"                unit="g/kg"   grid_ref="grid_T_3D_ncatice" />
+         <field id="icetemp_cat"  long_name="Ice temperature per category"                      unit="degC"   grid_ref="grid_T_3D_ncatice" />
+         <field id="snwtemp_cat"  long_name="Snow temperature per category"                     unit="degC"   grid_ref="grid_T_3D_ncatice" />
+         <field id="iceapnd_cat"  long_name="Ice melt pond concentration per category"          unit="%"      grid_ref="grid_T_3D_ncatice" /> 
+         <field id="icehpnd_cat"  long_name="Ice melt pond thickness per category"              unit="m"      grid_ref="grid_T_3D_ncatice" /> 
+         <field id="iceafpnd_cat" long_name="Ice melt pond fraction per category"               unit="m"      grid_ref="grid_T_3D_ncatice" /> 
+         <field id="icemask_cat"  long_name="Ice mask (0 if no ice, 1 otherwise) per category"  unit=""       grid_ref="grid_T_3D_ncatice" />
+         <field id="iceage_cat"   long_name="Ice age per category"                              unit="days"   grid_ref="grid_T_3D_ncatice" />
+         <field id="icebrv_cat"   long_name="Brine volume per category"                         unit="%"      grid_ref="grid_T_3D_ncatice" />
+
+	 <!-- ================= -->
+         <!-- Add-ons for SIMIP -->
+         <!-- ================= -->
+         <field id="icemass_cmip" long_name="Sea-ice mass per area"                                   standard_name="sea_ice_amount"                             unit="kg/m2"  > icemass * icemask   + 1.e20 * (1.-icemask  ) </field>
+         <field id="icethic_cmip" long_name="Sea-ice thickness"                                       standard_name="sea_ice_thickness"                          unit="m"      > icethic * icemask05 + 1.e20 * (1.-icemask05) </field>
+         <field id="snwmass_cmip" long_name="Snow mass per area"                                      standard_name="liquid_water_content_of_surface_snow"       unit="kg/m2"  > snwmass * icemask   + 1.e20 * (1.-icemask  ) </field>
+         <field id="snwthic_cmip" long_name="Snow thickness"                                          standard_name="surface_snow_thickness"                     unit="m"      > snwthic * icemask05 + 1.e20 * (1.-icemask05) </field>
+         <field id="iceconc_pct"  long_name="Sea-ice area fraction in percent"                        standard_name="sea_ice_area_fraction_in_percent"           unit="%"      > iceconc * 100.                                </field>
+         <field id="iceage_cmip"  long_name="Age of sea ice"                                          standard_name="age_of_sea_ice"                             unit="days"   > iceage  * icemask15 + 1.e20 * (1.-icemask15) </field>
+         <field id="icesalt_cmip" long_name="Sea ice salinity"                                        standard_name="sea_ice_salinity"                           unit="g/kg"   > icesalt * icemask   + 1.e20 * (1.-icemask)   </field>
+         <field id="icefrb_cmip"  long_name="Sea-ice freeboard"                                       standard_name="sea_ice_freeboard"                          unit="m"      > icefrb  * icemask   + 1.e20 * (1.-icemask)   </field>
+
+	 <!-- heat -->
+         <field id="icettop_cmip" long_name="Surface temperature of sea ice"                          standard_name="sea_ice_surface_temperature"                unit="K"  > (icettop+273.15) * icemask + 1.e20 * (1.-icemask) </field>
+         <field id="icetsni_cmip" long_name="Temperature at snow-ice interface"                       standard_name="sea_ice_snow_interface_temperature"         unit="K"  > (icetsni+273.15) * icemask + 1.e20 * (1.-icemask) </field>
+         <field id="icetbot_cmip" long_name="Temperature at ice-ocean interface"                      standard_name="sea_ice_bottom_temperature"                 unit="K"  > (icetbot+273.15) * icemask + 1.e20 * (1.-icemask) </field>
+         <field id="icehc_cmip"   long_name="Sea-ice heat content per unit area"                      standard_name="integral_of_sea_ice_temperature_wrt_depth_expressed_as_heat_content" unit="J/m2" > icehc * icemask + 1.e20 * (1.-icemask) </field>
+         <field id="snwhc_cmip"   long_name="Snow-heat content per unit area"                         standard_name="thermal_energy_content_of_surface_snow"                              unit="J/m2" > snwhc * icemask + 1.e20 * (1.-icemask) </field>
+
+	 <!-- fluxes (mass, heat, salt) -->
+         <field id="vfxsum_cmip"    long_name="Freshwater flux from sea-ice surface"                  standard_name="freshwater_flux_from_ice_surface"           unit="kg/m2/s"  > vfxsum    * icemask + 1.e20 * (1.-icemask) </field>
+         <field id="vfxice_cmip"    long_name="Freshwater flux from sea ice"                          standard_name="freshwater_flux_from_ice"                   unit="kg/m2/s"  > vfxice    * icemask + 1.e20 * (1.-icemask) </field>
+         <field id="hfxsensib_cmip" long_name="Net sensible heat flux under sea ice"                  standard_name="ice_ocean_heat_flux"                        unit="W/m2"     > hfxsensib * icemask + 1.e20 * (1.-icemask) </field> 
+         <field id="hfxcndtop_cmip" long_name="Net conductive heat flux at the ice surface"           standard_name="conductive_heat_flux_at_sea_ice_surface"    unit="W/m2"     > hfxcndtop * icemask + 1.e20 * (1.-icemask) </field> 
+         <field id="hfxcndbot_cmip" long_name="Net conductive heat flux at the ice bottom"            standard_name="conductive_heat_flux_at_sea_ice_bottom"     unit="W/m2"     > hfxcndbot * icemask + 1.e20 * (1.-icemask) </field>
+         <field id="sfxice_cmip"    long_name="Salt flux from sea ice"                                standard_name="salt_flux_from_ice"                         unit="kg/m2/s"  > sfxice    * icemask + 1.e20 * (1.-icemask) </field>
+
+	 <!-- trends -->
+         <field id="dmithd"       long_name="sea-ice mass change from thermodynamics"                 standard_name="tendency_of_sea_ice_amount_due_to_thermodynamics"                        unit="kg/m2/s" />
+         <field id="dmidyn"       long_name="sea-ice mass change from dynamics"                       standard_name="tendency_of_sea_ice_amount_due_to_dynamics"                              unit="kg/m2/s" />
+         <field id="dmiopw"       long_name="sea-ice mass change through growth in supercooled open water (frazil)" standard_name="tendency_of_sea_ice_amount_due_to_freezing_in_open_water"  unit="kg/m2/s" />
+         <field id="dmibog"       long_name="sea-ice mass change through basal growth"                standard_name="tendency_of_sea_ice_amount_due_to_congelation_ice_accumulation"          unit="kg/m2/s" />
+         <field id="dmisni"       long_name="sea-ice mass change through snow-to-ice conversion"      standard_name="tendency_of_sea_ice_amount_due_to_snow_conversion"                       unit="kg/m2/s" />
+         <field id="dmtsub"       long_name="snow and sea ice mass change through sublimation"        standard_name="tendency_of_snow_and_ice_amount_due_to_sublimation"                      unit="kg/m2/s" />
+         <field id="dmssub"       long_name="sea-ice mass change through evaporation and sublimation" standard_name="water_evaporation_flux"                                                  unit="kg/m2/s" />
+         <field id="dmisub"       long_name="snow mass change through evaporation or sublimation"     standard_name="surface_snow_sublimation_flux"                                           unit="kg/m2/s" />
+         <field id="dmisum"       long_name="sea-ice mass change through surface melting"             standard_name="tendency_of_sea_ice_amount_due_to_surface_melting"                       unit="kg/m2/s" />
+         <field id="dmibom"       long_name="sea-ice mass change through bottom melting"              standard_name="tendency_of_sea_ice_amount_due_to_basal_melting"                         unit="kg/m2/s" />
+         <field id="dmsspr"       long_name="snow mass change through snow fall"                      standard_name="snowfall_flux"                                                           unit="kg/m2/s" />
+         <field id="dmsmel"       long_name="snow mass change through melt"                           standard_name="surface_snow_melt_flux"                                                  unit="kg/m2/s" />
+         <field id="dmsdyn"       long_name="snow mass change through advection by sea-ice dynamics"  standard_name="tendency_of_snow_mass_due_to_sea_ice_dynamics"                           unit="kg/m2/s" />
+         <field id="dmsssi"       long_name="snow mass change through snow-to-ice conversion"         standard_name="tendency_of_snow_mass_due_to_snow_to_ice_conversion"                     unit="kg/m2/s" />
+
+	 <!-- momentum (rheology) -->
+         <field id="uice_cmip"    long_name="X-component of sea ice velocity"                         standard_name="sea_ice_x_velocity"                    unit="m/s"   > uice    * icemask + 1.e20 * (1.-icemask) </field>
+         <field id="vice_cmip"    long_name="Y-component of sea ice velocity"                         standard_name="sea_ice_y_velocity"                    unit="m/s"   > vice    * icemask + 1.e20 * (1.-icemask) </field>     
+         <field id="icevel_cmip"  long_name="Sea-ice speed"                                           standard_name="sea_ice_speed"                         unit="m/s"   > icevel  * icemask + 1.e20 * (1.-icemask) </field> 
+         <field id="utau_ai_cmip" long_name="X-component of atmospheric stress on sea ice"            standard_name="surface_downward_x_stress"             unit="N/m2"  > utau_ai * icemask + 1.e20 * (1.-icemask) </field>
+         <field id="vtau_ai_cmip" long_name="Y-component of atmospheric stress on sea ice"            standard_name="surface_downward_y_stress"             unit="N/m2"  > vtau_ai * icemask + 1.e20 * (1.-icemask) </field>
+         <field id="dssh_dx"      long_name="Sea-surface tilt term in force balance (x-component)"    standard_name="sea_surface_tilt_force_on_sea_ice_x"   unit="N/m2" />
+         <field id="dssh_dy"      long_name="Sea-surface tilt term in force balance (y-component)"    standard_name="sea_surface_tilt_force_on_sea_ice_y"   unit="N/m2" />
+         <field id="corstrx"      long_name="Coriolis force term in force balance (x-component)"      standard_name="coriolis_force_on_sea_ice_x"           unit="N/m2" />
+         <field id="corstry"      long_name="Coriolis force term in force balance (y-component)"      standard_name="coriolis_force_on_sea_ice_y"           unit="N/m2" />
+         <field id="intstrx"      long_name="Internal stress term in force balance (x-component)"     standard_name="internal_stress_in_sea_ice_x"          unit="N/m2" />
+         <field id="intstry"      long_name="Internal stress term in force balance (y-component)"     standard_name="internal_stress_in_sea_ice_y"          unit="N/m2" />
+
+	 <!-- momentum (advection) -->
+	 <field id="xmtrpice"     long_name="X-component of ice mass transport"                       standard_name="ice_x_transport"                       unit="kg/s" />
+         <field id="ymtrpice"     long_name="Y-component of ice mass transport"                       standard_name="ice_y_transport"                       unit="kg/s" />
+         <field id="xmtrpsnw"     long_name="X-component of snw mass transport"                       standard_name="snw_x_transport"                       unit="kg/s" />
+         <field id="ymtrpsnw"     long_name="Y-component of snw mass transport"                       standard_name="snw_y_transport"                       unit="kg/s" />
+         <field id="xatrp"        long_name="X-component of ice area transport"                       standard_name="area_x_transport"                      unit="m2/s" />
+         <field id="yatrp"        long_name="Y-component of ice area transport"                       standard_name="area_y_transport"                      unit="m2/s" />
+         <field id="xmtrptot"     long_name="X-component of sea-ice mass transport"                   standard_name="sea_ice_x_transport"                   unit="kg/s" > xmtrpice + xmtrpsnw </field>
+         <field id="ymtrptot"     long_name="Y-component of sea-ice mass transport"                   standard_name="sea_ice_y_transport"                   unit="kg/s" > ymtrpice + ymtrpsnw </field>
+
+	 <!-- categories -->
+         <field id="iceconc_cat_cmip"     long_name="Sea-ice area fractions in thickness categories"  standard_name="sea_ice_area_fraction_over_categories" unit=""   grid_ref="grid_T_3D_ncatice" > iceconc_cat * icemask_cat + 1.e20 * (1.-icemask_cat) </field>
+         <field id="icethic_cat_cmip"     long_name="Sea-ice thickness in thickness categories"       standard_name="sea_ice_thickness_over_categories"     unit="m"  grid_ref="grid_T_3D_ncatice" > icethic_cat * icemask_cat + 1.e20 * (1.-icemask_cat) </field>
+         <field id="snwthic_cat_cmip"     long_name="Snow thickness in thickness categories"          standard_name="snow_thickness_over_categories"        unit="m"  grid_ref="grid_T_3D_ncatice" > snwthic_cat * icemask_cat + 1.e20 * (1.-icemask_cat) </field>
+         <field id="iceconc_cat_pct_cmip" long_name="Sea-ice area fractions in thickness categories"  standard_name="sea_ice_area_fraction_over_categories" unit="%"  grid_ref="grid_T_3D_ncatice" > iceconc_cat*100. * icemask_cat + 1.e20 * (1.-icemask_cat) </field>
 	 
       </field_group>
 
-      <!-- LIM3 scalar variables -->
+      <!-- scalar variables -->
       <field_group id="SBC_scalar"  grid_ref="grid_T_2D" >
-         <!-- available with ln_limdiaout -->
-         <field id="ibgfrcvoltop"    long_name="global mean ice/snow forcing at interface ice/snow-atm (volume equivalent ocean volume)"   unit="km3"        />
-         <field id="ibgfrcvolbot"    long_name="global mean ice/snow forcing at interface ice/snow-ocean (volume equivalent ocean volume)" unit="km3"        />
-         <field id="ibgfrctemtop"    long_name="global mean heat on top of ice/snw/ocean-atm "                                             unit="1e20J"      />
-         <field id="ibgfrctembot"    long_name="global mean heat below ice (on top of ocean) "                                             unit="1e20J"      />
-         <field id="ibgfrcsal"       long_name="global mean ice/snow forcing (salt equivalent ocean volume)"                               unit="pss*km3"    />
-         <field id="ibgfrchfxtop"    long_name="global mean heat flux on top of ice/snw/ocean-atm "                                        unit="W/m2"       />
-         <field id="ibgfrchfxbot"    long_name="global mean heat flux below ice (on top of ocean) "                                        unit="W/m2"       />
+         <!-- available with ln_icediaout -->
+         <field id="ibgfrcvoltop"    long_name="global mean ice/snow forcing at interface ice/snow-atm (volume equivalent ocean volume)"   unit="km3"      />
+         <field id="ibgfrcvolbot"    long_name="global mean ice/snow forcing at interface ice/snow-ocean (volume equivalent ocean volume)" unit="km3"      />
+         <field id="ibgfrctemtop"    long_name="global mean heat on top of ice/snw/ocean-atm "                                             unit="1e20J"    />
+         <field id="ibgfrctembot"    long_name="global mean heat below ice (on top of ocean) "                                             unit="1e20J"    />
+         <field id="ibgfrcsal"       long_name="global mean ice/snow forcing (salt equivalent ocean volume)"                               unit="pss*km3"  />
+         <field id="ibgfrchfxtop"    long_name="global mean heat flux on top of ice/snw/ocean-atm "                                        unit="W/m2"     />
+         <field id="ibgfrchfxbot"    long_name="global mean heat flux below ice (on top of ocean) "                                        unit="W/m2"     />
  
-         <field id="ibgvolume"       long_name="drift in ice/snow volume (equivalent ocean volume)"                                        unit="km3"        />
-         <field id="ibgsaltco"       long_name="drift in ice salt content (equivalent ocean volume)"                                       unit="pss*km3"    />
-         <field id="ibgheatco"       long_name="drift in ice/snow heat content"                                                            unit="1e20J"      />
-         <field id="ibgheatfx"       long_name="drift in ice/snow heat flux"                                                               unit="W/m2"       />
-
-         <field id="ibgvol_tot"      long_name="global mean ice volume"                                                                    unit="km3"        />
-         <field id="sbgvol_tot"      long_name="global mean snow volume"                                                                   unit="km3"        />
-         <field id="ibgarea_tot"     long_name="global mean ice area"                                                                      unit="km2"        />
-         <field id="ibgsalt_tot"     long_name="global mean ice salt content"                                                              unit="1e-3*km3"   />
-         <field id="ibgheat_tot"     long_name="global mean ice heat content"                                                              unit="1e20J"      />
-         <field id="sbgheat_tot"     long_name="global mean snow heat content"                                                             unit="1e20J"      />
-
-         <field id="NH_iceextt"      long_name="Sea ice extent North"                            standard_name="sea_ice_extent_n"          unit="1e6_km2"    />
-         <field id="SH_iceextt"      long_name="Sea ice extent South"                            standard_name="sea_ice_extent_s"          unit="1e6_km2"    />
-         <field id="NH_icevolu"      long_name="Sea ice volume North"                            standard_name="sea_ice_volume_n"          unit="1e3_km3"    />
-         <field id="SH_icevolu"      long_name="Sea ice volume South"                            standard_name="sea_ice_volume_s"          unit="1e3_km3"    />
-         <field id="NH_icearea"      long_name="Sea ice area North"                              standard_name="sea_ice_area_n"            unit="1e6_km2"    />
-         <field id="SH_icearea"      long_name="Sea ice area South"                              standard_name="sea_ice_area_s"            unit="1e6_km2"    />
-
-         <field id="strait_mifl"     long_name="Sea ice mass flux through straits"      standard_name="sea_ice_mass_transport_across_line" unit="kg/s"  grid_ref="grid_4strait"   />
-         <field id="strait_arfl"     long_name="Sea ice area flux through straits"      standard_name="sea_ice_area_transport_across_line" unit="m2/s"  grid_ref="grid_4strait"   />  
-         <field id="strait_msfl"     long_name="Sea ice snow flux through straits"      standard_name="snow_mass_transport_across_line"    unit="kg/s"  grid_ref="grid_4strait"   />
+         <field id="ibgvolume"       long_name="drift in ice/snow volume (equivalent ocean volume)"                                        unit="km3"      />
+         <field id="ibgsaltco"       long_name="drift in ice salt content (equivalent ocean volume)"                                       unit="pss*km3"  />
+         <field id="ibgheatco"       long_name="drift in ice/snow heat content"                                                            unit="1e20J"    />
+         <field id="ibgheatfx"       long_name="drift in ice/snow heat flux"                                                               unit="W/m2"     />
+
+         <field id="ibgvol_tot"      long_name="global mean ice volume"                                                                    unit="km3"      />
+         <field id="sbgvol_tot"      long_name="global mean snow volume"                                                                   unit="km3"      />
+         <field id="ibgarea_tot"     long_name="global mean ice area"                                                                      unit="km2"      />
+         <field id="ibgsalt_tot"     long_name="global mean ice salt content"                                                              unit="1e-3*km3" />
+         <field id="ibgheat_tot"     long_name="global mean ice heat content"                                                              unit="1e20J"    />
+         <field id="sbgheat_tot"     long_name="global mean snow heat content"                                                             unit="1e20J"    />
+
+         <field id="NH_iceextt"      long_name="Sea ice extent North"                   standard_name="sea_ice_extent_n"                   unit="1e6_km2"  />
+         <field id="SH_iceextt"      long_name="Sea ice extent South"                   standard_name="sea_ice_extent_s"                   unit="1e6_km2"  />
+         <field id="NH_icevolu"      long_name="Sea ice volume North"                   standard_name="sea_ice_volume_n"                   unit="1e3_km3"  />
+         <field id="SH_icevolu"      long_name="Sea ice volume South"                   standard_name="sea_ice_volume_s"                   unit="1e3_km3"  />
+         <field id="NH_icearea"      long_name="Sea ice area North"                     standard_name="sea_ice_area_n"                     unit="1e6_km2"  />
+         <field id="SH_icearea"      long_name="Sea ice area South"                     standard_name="sea_ice_area_s"                     unit="1e6_km2"  />
+
+         <field id="strait_mifl"     long_name="Sea ice mass flux through straits"      standard_name="sea_ice_mass_transport_across_line" unit="kg/s"  grid_ref="grid_4strait" />
+         <field id="strait_arfl"     long_name="Sea ice area flux through straits"      standard_name="sea_ice_area_transport_across_line" unit="m2/s"  grid_ref="grid_4strait" />  
+         <field id="strait_msfl"     long_name="Sea ice snow flux through straits"      standard_name="snow_mass_transport_across_line"    unit="kg/s"  grid_ref="grid_4strait" />
 
       </field_group>
@@ -272,5 +288,5 @@
       
       <field_group id="myvarICE" >
-         <field field_ref="icethick"         name="sithic"  />
+         <field field_ref="icethic"          name="sithic"  />
          <field field_ref="icevolu"          name="sivolu"  />
          <field field_ref="iceconc"          name="siconc"  />
@@ -304,5 +320,5 @@
       <!--============================-->
       <!-- SIMIP sea ice field groups -->
-      <!-- Notz et al 2016            -->
+      <!--     Notz et al 2016        -->
       <!--============================-->
 
@@ -318,13 +334,14 @@
       </field_group>
 
-      <!-- SIMIP daily fields --> <field_group id="SIday_fields"> 
+      <!-- SIMIP daily fields -->
+      <field_group id="SIday_fields"> 
           <field field_ref="icepres"          name="sitimefrac"   /> 
           <field field_ref="iceconc_pct"      name="siconc"       /> 
-          <field field_ref="icethic"          name="sithick"      default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" /> 
-          <field field_ref="snothic"          name="sisnthick"    default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
-          <field field_ref="icestK"           name="sitemptop"    default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
-          <field field_ref="uice_mv"          name="siu"          default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
-          <field field_ref="vice_mv"          name="siv"          default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
-          <field field_ref="icevel_mv"        name="sispeed"      default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
+          <field field_ref="icethic_cmip"     name="sithick"      default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" /> 
+          <field field_ref="snwthic_cmip"     name="sisnthick"    default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
+          <field field_ref="icettop_cmip"     name="sitemptop"    default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
+          <field field_ref="uice_cmip"        name="siu"          default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
+          <field field_ref="vice_cmip"        name="siv"          default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
+          <field field_ref="icevel_cmip"      name="sispeed"      default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
       </field_group>
 
@@ -334,29 +351,29 @@
           <field field_ref="icepres"          name="sitimefrac"   />
           <field field_ref="iceconc_pct"      name="siconc"       />
-          <field field_ref="icemass"          name="simass"       />
-          <field field_ref="icethic"          name="sithick"      default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
+          <field field_ref="icemass_cmip"     name="simass"       default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
+          <field field_ref="icethic_cmip"     name="sithick"      default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
           <field field_ref="icevolu"          name="sivol"        />
-          <field field_ref="snomass"          name="sisnmass"     default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" /> 
-          <field field_ref="snothic"          name="sisnthick"    default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
+          <field field_ref="snwmass_cmip"     name="sisnmass"     default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" /> 
+          <field field_ref="snwthic_cmip"     name="sisnthick"    default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
    
           <!-- category-dependent fields -->
-          <field field_ref="iceconc_cat_pct_mv"  name="siitdconc"    default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
-          <field field_ref="icethic_cat_mv"      name="siitdthick"   default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
-          <field field_ref="snowthic_cat_mv"     name="siitdsnthick" default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
+          <field field_ref="iceconc_cat_pct_cmip" name="siitdconc"    default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
+          <field field_ref="icethic_cat_cmip"     name="siitdthick"   default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
+          <field field_ref="snwthic_cat_cmip"     name="siitdsnthick" default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
 
           <!-- additional state variables-->
-          <field field_ref="icestK"           name="sitemptop"    default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
-          <field field_ref="icesntK"          name="sitempsnic"   default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
-          <field field_ref="icebotK"          name="sitempbot"    default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
-          <field field_ref="iceage"           name="siage"        default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
-          <field field_ref="icesmass"         name="sisaltmass"   />
-          <field field_ref="icesal"           name="sisali"       default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
-          <field field_ref="icefb"            name="sifb"         default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
-          <field field_ref="icehcneg"         name="sihc"         />
-          <field field_ref="isnhcneg"         name="sisnhc"       default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
+          <field field_ref="icettop_cmip"     name="sitemptop"    default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
+          <field field_ref="icetsni_cmip"     name="sitempsnic"   default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
+          <field field_ref="icetbot_cmip"     name="sitempbot"    default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
+          <field field_ref="iceage_cmip"      name="siage"        default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
+          <field field_ref="icesalm"          name="sisaltmass"   />
+          <field field_ref="icesalt_cmip"     name="sisali"       default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
+          <field field_ref="icefrb_cmip"      name="sifb"         default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
+          <field field_ref="icehc_cmip"       name="sihc"         default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
+          <field field_ref="snwhc_cmip"       name="sisnhc"       default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
 
           <!-- freshwater fluxes -->
-          <field field_ref="wfxtot"           name="siflfwbot"    default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
-          <field field_ref="wfxsum"           name="siflfwdrain"  default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
+          <field field_ref="vfxice_cmip"      name="siflfwbot"    default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
+          <field field_ref="vfxsum_cmip"      name="siflfwdrain"  default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
 
           <!-- area balance -->
@@ -380,41 +397,32 @@
 
           <!-- heat balance -->
-          <field field_ref="hfxsenso"         name="siflsensupbot"    default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
-          <field field_ref="hfxconsu"         name="siflcondtop"      default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
-          <field field_ref="hfxconbo"         name="siflcondbot"      default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
+          <field field_ref="hfxsensib"        name="siflsensupbot"    default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
+          <field field_ref="hfxcndtop"        name="siflcondtop"      default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
+          <field field_ref="hfxcndbot"        name="siflcondbot"      default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
 
           <!-- salt balance -->
-          <field field_ref="sfx_mv"           name="siflsaltbot"      default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
+          <field field_ref="sfxice_cmip"      name="siflsaltbot"      default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
 
           <!-- sea-ice dynamics -->
-          <field field_ref="uice_mv"          name="siu"              default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
-          <field field_ref="vice_mv"          name="siv"              default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
-          <field field_ref="icevel_mv"        name="sispeed"          default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
-
-          <field field_ref="utau_ice"         name="sistrxdtop"       default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
-          <field field_ref="vtau_ice"         name="sistrydtop"       default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
-
+          <field field_ref="uice_cmip"        name="siu"              default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
+          <field field_ref="vice_cmip"        name="siv"              default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
+          <field field_ref="icevel_cmip"      name="sispeed"          default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
+          <field field_ref="utau_ai_cmip"     name="sistrxdtop"       default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
+          <field field_ref="vtau_ai_cmip"     name="sistrydtop"       default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
           <field field_ref="utau_oi"          name="sistrxubot"       default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
           <field field_ref="vtau_oi"          name="sistryubot"       default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
-
           <field field_ref="icestr"           name="sicompstren"      default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
-
           <field field_ref="dssh_dx"          name="siforcetiltx"     default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
           <field field_ref="dssh_dy"          name="siforcetilty"     default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
-
           <field field_ref="corstrx"          name="siforcecoriolx"   default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
           <field field_ref="corstry"          name="siforcecorioly"   default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
-
           <field field_ref="intstrx"          name="siforceintstrx"   default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
           <field field_ref="intstry"          name="siforceintstry"   default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="average" />
-
           <field field_ref="xmtrptot"         name="sidmasstranx"     />
           <field field_ref="ymtrptot"         name="sidmasstrany"     />
-
           <field field_ref="normstr"          name="sistresave"       default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="instant" />
           <field field_ref="sheastr"          name="sistremax"        default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="instant" />
-
-          <field field_ref="idive"            name="sidivvel"         default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="instant" />
-          <field field_ref="ishear"           name="sishevel"         default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="instant" />
+          <field field_ref="icediv"           name="sidivvel"         default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="instant" />
+          <field field_ref="iceshe"           name="sishevel"         default_value="1.0e20" detect_missing_value="true" operation="instant" />
 
           <!-- sea ice fluxes across straits: 2D arrays to be post-processed  -->
Index: branches/2017/dev_CNRS_2017/NEMOGCM/CONFIG/SHARED/field_def_nemo-opa.xml
===================================================================
--- branches/2017/dev_CNRS_2017/NEMOGCM/CONFIG/SHARED/field_def_nemo-opa.xml	(revision 8882)
+++ branches/2017/dev_CNRS_2017/NEMOGCM/CONFIG/SHARED/field_def_nemo-opa.xml	(revision 8884)
@@ -226,9 +226,12 @@
 
          <!-- *_oce variables available with ln_blk_clio or ln_blk_core -->
-         <field id="qlw_oce"      long_name="Longwave Downward Heat Flux over open ocean"  standard_name="surface_net_downward_longwave_flux"   unit="W/m2"  />
-         <field id="qsb_oce"      long_name="Sensible Downward Heat Flux over open ocean"  standard_name="surface_downward_sensible_heat_flux"  unit="W/m2"  />
-         <field id="qla_oce"      long_name="Latent Downward Heat Flux over open ocean"    standard_name="surface_downward_latent_heat_flux"    unit="W/m2"  />
-         <field id="qemp_oce"     long_name="Downward Heat Flux from E-P over open ocean"                                                       unit="W/m2"  />
-         <field id="taum_oce"     long_name="wind stress module over open ocean"           standard_name="magnitude_of_surface_downward_stress" unit="N/m2"  />
+         <field id="qlw_oce"      long_name="Longwave Downward Heat Flux over open ocean"  standard_name="surface_net_downward_longwave_flux"                 unit="W/m2"  />
+         <field id="qsb_oce"      long_name="Sensible Downward Heat Flux over open ocean"  standard_name="surface_downward_sensible_heat_flux"                unit="W/m2"  />
+         <field id="qla_oce"      long_name="Latent Downward Heat Flux over open ocean"    standard_name="surface_downward_latent_heat_flux"                  unit="W/m2"  />
+         <field id="qt_oce"       long_name="total flux at ocean surface"                  standard_name="surface_downward_heat_flux_in_sea_water"            unit="W/m2"  />
+         <field id="qsr_oce"      long_name="solar heat flux at ocean surface"             standard_name="net_downward_shortwave_flux_at_sea_water_surface"   unit="W/m2"  />
+         <field id="qns_oce"      long_name="non-solar heat flux at ocean surface (including E-P)"                                                            unit="W/m2"  />
+         <field id="qemp_oce"     long_name="Downward Heat Flux from E-P over open ocean"                                                                     unit="W/m2"  />
+         <field id="taum_oce"     long_name="wind stress module over open ocean"           standard_name="magnitude_of_surface_downward_stress"               unit="N/m2"  />
 
          <!-- available key_oasis3 -->
Index: branches/2017/dev_CNRS_2017/NEMOGCM/CONFIG/TEST_CASES/SAS_BIPER/EXP00/file_def_nemo-lim.xml
===================================================================
--- branches/2017/dev_CNRS_2017/NEMOGCM/CONFIG/TEST_CASES/SAS_BIPER/EXP00/file_def_nemo-lim.xml	(revision 8882)
+++ branches/2017/dev_CNRS_2017/NEMOGCM/CONFIG/TEST_CASES/SAS_BIPER/EXP00/file_def_nemo-lim.xml	(revision 8884)
@@ -17,19 +17,19 @@
 	<file id="file1" name_suffix="_icemod" description="ice variables" enabled=".true." >
 
-        <field field_ref="snowvol"          name="snvolu" />
+        <field field_ref="snwvolu"          name="snvolu" />
         <field field_ref="icethic"          name="sithic" />
         <field field_ref="icevolu"          name="sivolu" />
         <field field_ref="iceconc"          name="siconc" />
-        <field field_ref="micesalt"         name="sisali" />
-        <field field_ref="micet"            name="sitemp" />
-        <field field_ref="icest"            name="sistem" />
+        <field field_ref="icesalt"          name="sisali" />
+        <field field_ref="icetemp"          name="sitemp" />
+        <field field_ref="icettop"          name="sittop" />
         <field field_ref="uice"             name="sivelu" />
         <field field_ref="vice"             name="sivelv" />
         <field field_ref="icevel"           name="sivelo" />
-        <field field_ref="idive"            name="sidive" />
-        <field field_ref="ishear"           name="sishea" />
+        <field field_ref="icediv"           name="sidive" />
+        <field field_ref="iceshe"           name="sishea" />
         <field field_ref="icestr"           name="sistre" />
         <!-- categories -->
-        <field field_ref="snowthic_cat"     name="snthicat"/>
+        <field field_ref="snwthic_cat"      name="snthicat"/>
         <field field_ref="iceconc_cat"      name="siconcat"/>
         <field field_ref="icethic_cat"      name="sithicat"/>
