diff --git a/model/src/wav_comp_nuopc.F90 b/model/src/wav_comp_nuopc.F90
index 78f65202e..ccca334ec 100644
--- a/model/src/wav_comp_nuopc.F90
+++ b/model/src/wav_comp_nuopc.F90
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ subroutine InitializeRealize(gcomp, importState, exportState, clock, rc)
     end if
 
     if (dbug_flag > 5) then
-      call write_meshdecomp(Emesh, 'emesh', rc=rc)
+      call write_meshdecomp(Emesh, 'emesh', nseal_cpl, rc=rc)
       if (ChkErr(rc,__LINE__,u_FILE_u)) return
     end if
 
diff --git a/model/src/wav_history_mod.F90 b/model/src/wav_history_mod.F90
index e7a3e71a9..bfbeb59cc 100644
--- a/model/src/wav_history_mod.F90
+++ b/model/src/wav_history_mod.F90
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ subroutine write_history ( timen )
     logical :: s_axis = .false., m_axis = .false., p_axis = .false., k_axis = .false.
 
     integer :: lmap(nseal_cpl)
+    integer :: ltrigp(3,nseal_cpl)
 
     ! -------------------------------------------------------------
     ! create the netcdf file
@@ -256,14 +257,25 @@ subroutine write_history ( timen )
     call handle_err(ierr, 'put time')
 
     if (gtype .eq. ungtype) then
+      ! trigp is global
+      ltrigp(:,:) = 0
+      !call init_get_isea(isea, jsea)
+      !if (lglobal) then
+      !  varloc = var(isea)
+      !else
+      !varout(jsea) = varloc*dir(isea)
+      do jsea = 1,nseal_cpl
+        call init_get_isea(isea, jsea)
+        ltrigp(:,jsea) = trigp(:,isea)
+        print *,'YYY ',jsea,isea,trigp(:,isea)
+      end do
+      print *,'XXX ',iaproc,size(trigp,1),size(trigp,2)
       ierr = pio_inq_varid(pioid,  'nconn', varid)
       call handle_err(ierr, 'inquire variable nconn ')
-      ierr = pio_put_var(pioid, varid, trigp)
+      ierr = pio_put_var(pioid, varid, ltrigp)
       call handle_err(ierr, 'put trigp')
     end if
 
-    ! TODO: tried init decomp w/ use_int=.true. but getting garbage
-    ! land values....sea values OK
     ! mapsta is global
     lmap(:) = 0
     do jsea = 1,nseal_cpl
diff --git a/model/src/wav_shr_mod.F90 b/model/src/wav_shr_mod.F90
index e0a3ccc8f..8a3f3a086 100644
--- a/model/src/wav_shr_mod.F90
+++ b/model/src/wav_shr_mod.F90
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ end subroutine diagnose_mesh
   !!
   !> @author mvertens@ucar.edu, Denise.Worthen@noaa.gov
   !> @date 09-12-2022
-  subroutine write_meshdecomp(EMeshIn, mesh_name, rc)
+  subroutine write_meshdecomp(EMeshIn, mesh_name, nseal_cpl, rc)
 
     use ESMF          , only : ESMF_Mesh, ESMF_DistGrid, ESMF_Field, ESMF_FieldBundle, ESMF_FieldBundleAdd
     use ESMF          , only : ESMF_DistGridGet, ESMF_FieldBundleCreate, ESMF_FieldCreate, ESMF_FieldBundleGet
@@ -237,22 +237,27 @@ subroutine write_meshdecomp(EMeshIn, mesh_name, rc)
     use ESMF          , only : ESMF_FieldBundleWrite, ESMF_FieldBundleDestroy
 
     use w3odatmd      , only : iaproc
+    use w3gdatmd      , only : ntri, trigp
+    use w3parall      , only : init_get_isea
 
     ! input/output variables
     type(ESMF_Mesh) , intent(in)  :: EMeshIn
     character(len=*), intent(in)  :: mesh_name
+    integer         , intent(in)  :: nseal_cpl
     integer         , intent(out) :: rc
 
     ! local variables
     type(ESMF_FieldBundle)         :: FBTemp
     type(ESMF_Field)               :: lfield
     type(ESMF_DistGrid)            :: distgrid
-    type(ESMF_Field)               :: doffield
+    type(ESMF_Field)               :: doffield, trifield
     character(len=6), dimension(4) :: lfieldlist
     integer                        :: i,ndims,nelements
+    integer                        :: isea,jsea
     real(r8), pointer              :: fldptr1d(:)
     integer(i4), allocatable       :: dof(:)
     integer(i4), pointer           :: dofptr(:)
+    integer(i4), pointer           :: itri(:,:)
     real(r8), pointer              :: ownedElemCoords(:), ownedElemCoords_x(:), ownedElemCoords_y(:)
     character(len=*),parameter     :: subname = '(wav_shr_mod:write_meshdecomp) '
     !-------------------------------------------------------
@@ -266,6 +271,20 @@ subroutine write_meshdecomp(EMeshIn, mesh_name, rc)
 
     call ESMF_MeshGet(EMeshIn, spatialDim=ndims, numOwnedElements=nelements, elementDistgrid=distgrid, rc=rc)
     if (chkerr(rc,__LINE__,u_FILE_u)) return
+    if (unstr_mesh) then
+      trifield = ESMF_FieldCreate(EMeshIn, ESMF_TYPEKIND_I4, name='nconn', meshloc=ESMF_MESHLOC_ELEMENT, &
+           ungriddedLBound=(/1/), ungriddedUBound=(/size(trigp,1)/), gridToFieldMap=(/2/), rc=rc)
+      call ESMF_FieldGet(trifield, farrayPtr=itri, rc=rc)
+      if (chkerr(rc,__LINE__,u_FILE_u)) return
+      ! retrieve DE local trigp array
+      itri = 0
+      do jsea = 1,nseal_cpl
+        call init_get_isea(isea, jsea)
+        itri(:,jsea) = trigp(:,isea)
+      end do
+      call ESMF_FieldBundleAdd(FBTemp, (/trifield/), rc=rc)
+      if (chkerr(rc,__LINE__,u_FILE_u)) return
+    end if
 
     lfieldlist = (/'dof   ', 'coordx', 'coordy', 'decomp'/)
     ! index array