diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+**/*.mod
+**/*.o
+**/*.a
diff --git a/lanl_cice/bld/Macros.Linux.NEMS.orion b/lanl_cice/bld/Macros.Linux.NEMS.orion
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+#==============================================================================
+# Makefile macros for "orion" a NOAA Linux Cluster
+#==============================================================================
+# For use with intel compiler with IntelMPI
+#==============================================================================
+
+CPP        := fpp
+CPPDEFS    := -DFORTRANUNDERSCORE -DNO_R16 -DHAVE_F2008_CONTIGUOUS -DLINUX -DCPRINTEL -DCICE_NEMS
+CFLAGS     := -c -O2 -fp-model precise   -xHost
+
+FIXEDFLAGS := -132
+FREEFLAGS  := -FR
+FFLAGS_DEBUG := -g -O0 -fp-model precise -convert big_endian -assume byterecl -ftz -traceback -link_mpi=dbg -xHost -I$(NETCDF)/include
+FFLAGS_OPT     := -O2 -fp-model precise -convert big_endian -assume byterecl -ftz -traceback   -xHost -I$(NETCDF)/include
+FFLAGS_NOOPT:= -O0
+
+ifeq ($(COMMDIR), mpi)
+  FC         := mpiifort
+else
+  FC         := ifort
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(DEBUG),Y)
+  FFLAGS += $(FFLAGS_DEBUG)
+else
+  FFLAGS += $(FFLAGS_OPT)
+endif
+
+MPICC:= mpiicc
+
+MPIFC:= mpiifort
+LD:= $(MPIFC)
+
+NETCDF_PATH := $(NETCDF)
+
+PIO_CONFIG_OPTS:= --enable-filesystem-hints=gpfs 
+
+PNETCDF_PATH := $(PNETCDF)
+
+INCLDIR := $(INCLDIR)
+
+LIB_NETCDF := $(NETCDF_PATH)/lib
+LIB_PNETCDF := $(PNETCDF_PATH)/lib
+LIB_MPI := $(IMPILIBDIR)
+
+SLIBS   := -L$(LIB_NETCDF) -lnetcdf
+
+SCC:= icc 
+
+SFC:= ifort 
+
+#   CPPDEFS :=  $(CPPDEFS)  -Dfcd_coupled -Dcoupled
+
+    CPPDEFS :=  $(CPPDEFS) -DNXGLOB=$(NXGLOB) -DNYGLOB=$(NYGLOB) \
+                -DBLCKX=$(BLCKX) -DBLCKY=$(BLCKY) -DMXBLCKS=$(MXBLCKS) \
+                -DNICELYR=$(NICELYR) -DNSNWLYR=$(NSNWLYR) -DNICECAT=$(NICECAT) \
+                -DTRAGE=$(TRAGE) -DTRFY=$(TRFY) -DTRLVL=$(TRLVL) -DTRPND=$(TRPND) \
+                -DTRBRI=$(TRBRI) -DNTRAERO=$(NTRAERO) -DNBGCLYR=$(NBGCLYR) \
+                -DTRBGCS=$(TRBGCS) -DNUMIN=$(NUMIN) -DNUMAX=$(NUMAX)
+
+ifeq ($(compile_threaded), true) 
+   LDFLAGS += -openmp 
+   CFLAGS += -openmp 
+   FFLAGS += -openmp 
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(DITTO), yes)
+   CPPDEFS :=  $(CPPDEFS) -DREPRODUCIBLE
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(IO_TYPE), netcdf3)
+   CPPDEFS :=  $(CPPDEFS) -Dncdf
+   INCLDIR := $(INCLDIR) -I$(NETCDF)/include
+   SLIBS   := $(SLIBS) -L$(NETCDF)/lib -lnetcdf
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(IO_TYPE), netcdf4)
+   CPPDEFS :=  $(CPPDEFS) -Dncdf
+   INCLDIR := $(INCLDIR) -I$(NETCDF)/include
+   SLIBS   := $(SLIBS) -L$(NETCDF)/lib -lnetcdf -lnetcdff
+endif
+
+### if using parallel I/O, load all 3 libraries.  PIO must be first!
+ifeq ($(IO_TYPE), pio)
+   #PIO_PATH:=/glade/u/home/jedwards/pio1_6_5/pio
+   INCLDIR += -I$(PIO_PATH)
+   SLIBS   := $(SLIBS) -L$(PIO_PATH) -lpio
+
+   CPPDEFS :=  $(CPPDEFS) -Dncdf
+endif