<p><b>dwj07@fsu.edu</b> 2013-04-15 11:43:49 -0600 (Mon, 15 Apr 2013)</p><p><br>
        -- BRANCH COMMMIT --<br>
<br>
        Renaming variables:<br>
        FBtr -&gt; barotropicThicknessFlux<br>
        GBtrForcing -&gt; barotropicForcing<br>
        normalVelocityRestoring* -&gt; normalVelocity*<br>
</p><hr noshade><pre><font color="gray">Modified: branches/ocean_projects/variable_name_change/src/core_ocean/Registry.xml
===================================================================
--- branches/ocean_projects/variable_name_change/src/core_ocean/Registry.xml        2013-04-15 15:34:56 UTC (rev 2749)
+++ branches/ocean_projects/variable_name_change/src/core_ocean/Registry.xml        2013-04-15 17:43:49 UTC (rev 2750)
@@ -594,10 +594,10 @@
                 &lt;var name=&quot;sshSubcycle&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;nCells Time&quot; units=&quot;m&quot;
                      description=&quot;sea surface height, used in subcycling in stage 2 of split-explicit time-stepping&quot;
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;var name=&quot;FBtr&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;nEdges Time&quot; units=&quot;m^2 s^{-1}&quot;
+                &lt;var name=&quot;barotropicThicknessFlux&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;nEdges Time&quot; units=&quot;m^2 s^{-1}&quot;
                      description=&quot;Barotropic thickness flux at each edge, used to advance sea surface height in each subcycle of stage 2 of the split-explicit algorithm.&quot;
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;var name=&quot;GBtrForcing&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;nEdges Time&quot; units=&quot;m s^{-2}&quot;
+                &lt;var name=&quot;barotropicForcing&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;nEdges Time&quot; units=&quot;m s^{-2}&quot;
                      description=&quot;Barotropic tendency computed from the baroclinic equations in stage 1 of the split-explicit algorithm.&quot;
                 /&gt;
                 &lt;var name=&quot;normalBaroclinicVelocity&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;nVertLevels nEdges Time&quot; units=&quot;m s^{-1}&quot;
@@ -672,19 +672,19 @@
                 &lt;var name=&quot;kineticEnergyEdge&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;nVertLevels nEdges Time&quot; units=&quot;m^2 s^{-2}&quot;
                      description=&quot;kinetic energy of horizonal velocity defined at edges&quot;
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;var name=&quot;normalVelocityReconstructX&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;nVertLevels nCells Time&quot; units=&quot;m s^{-1}&quot;
+                &lt;var name=&quot;normalVelocityX&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;nVertLevels nCells Time&quot; units=&quot;m s^{-1}&quot;
                      description=&quot;component of horizontal velocity in the x-direction (cartesian)&quot;
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;var name=&quot;normalVelocityReconstructY&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;nVertLevels nCells Time&quot; units=&quot;m s^{-1}&quot;
+                &lt;var name=&quot;normalVelocityY&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;nVertLevels nCells Time&quot; units=&quot;m s^{-1}&quot;
                      description=&quot;component of horizontal velocity in the y-direction (cartesian)&quot;
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;var name=&quot;normalVelocityReconstructZ&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;nVertLevels nCells Time&quot; units=&quot;m s^{-1}&quot;
+                &lt;var name=&quot;normalVelocityZ&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;nVertLevels nCells Time&quot; units=&quot;m s^{-1}&quot;
                      description=&quot;component of horizontal velocity in the z-direction (cartesian)&quot;
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;var name=&quot;normalVelocityReconstructZonal&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;nVertLevels nCells Time&quot; streams=&quot;o&quot; units=&quot;m s^{-1}&quot;
+                &lt;var name=&quot;normalVelocityZonal&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;nVertLevels nCells Time&quot; streams=&quot;o&quot; units=&quot;m s^{-1}&quot;
                      description=&quot;component of horizontal velocity in the eastward direction&quot;
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;var name=&quot;normalVelocityReconstructMeridional&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;nVertLevels nCells Time&quot; streams=&quot;o&quot; units=&quot;m s^{-1}&quot;
+                &lt;var name=&quot;normalVelocityMeridional&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;nVertLevels nCells Time&quot; streams=&quot;o&quot; units=&quot;m s^{-1}&quot;
                      description=&quot;component of horizontal velocity in the northward&quot;
                 /&gt;
                 &lt;var name=&quot;normalVelocityForcingReconstructX&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;nVertLevels nCells Time&quot; units=&quot;N m^{-2}&quot;
@@ -762,16 +762,16 @@
                 &lt;var name=&quot;varSsh&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;nCells Time&quot; streams=&quot;o&quot; units=&quot;m&quot;
                      description=&quot;variance of sea surface height&quot;
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;var name=&quot;avgNormalVelocityReconstructZonal&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;nVertLevels nCells Time&quot; streams=&quot;o&quot; units=&quot;m s^{-1}&quot;
+                &lt;var name=&quot;avgNormalVelocityZonal&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;nVertLevels nCells Time&quot; streams=&quot;o&quot; units=&quot;m s^{-1}&quot;
                      description=&quot;time-averaged velocity in the eastward direction&quot;
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;var name=&quot;avgNormalVelocityReconstructMeridional&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;nVertLevels nCells Time&quot; streams=&quot;o&quot; units=&quot;m s^{-1}&quot;
+                &lt;var name=&quot;avgNormalVelocityMeridional&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;nVertLevels nCells Time&quot; streams=&quot;o&quot; units=&quot;m s^{-1}&quot;
                      description=&quot;time-averaged velocity in the northward direction&quot;
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;var name=&quot;varNormalVelocityReconstructZonal&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;nVertLevels nCells Time&quot; streams=&quot;o&quot; units=&quot;m s^{-1}&quot;
+                &lt;var name=&quot;varNormalVelocityZonal&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;nVertLevels nCells Time&quot; streams=&quot;o&quot; units=&quot;m s^{-1}&quot;
                      description=&quot;variance of velocity in the eastward direction&quot;
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;var name=&quot;varNormalVelocityReconstructMeridional&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;nVertLevels nCells Time&quot; streams=&quot;o&quot; units=&quot;m s^{-1}&quot;
+                &lt;var name=&quot;varNormalVelocityMeridional&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;nVertLevels nCells Time&quot; streams=&quot;o&quot; units=&quot;m s^{-1}&quot;
                      description=&quot;variance of velocity in the northward direction&quot;
                 /&gt;
                 &lt;var name=&quot;avgNormalVelocity&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;nVertLevels nEdges Time&quot; streams=&quot;o&quot; units=&quot;m s^{-1}&quot;

Modified: branches/ocean_projects/variable_name_change/src/core_ocean/mpas_ocn_mpas_core.F
===================================================================
--- branches/ocean_projects/variable_name_change/src/core_ocean/mpas_ocn_mpas_core.F        2013-04-15 15:34:56 UTC (rev 2749)
+++ branches/ocean_projects/variable_name_change/src/core_ocean/mpas_ocn_mpas_core.F        2013-04-15 17:43:49 UTC (rev 2750)
@@ -283,11 +283,11 @@
       call mpas_rbf_interp_initialize(mesh)
       call mpas_init_reconstruct(mesh)
       call mpas_reconstruct(mesh, block % state % time_levs(1) % state % normalVelocity % array,                  &amp;
-                       block % state % time_levs(1) % state % normalVelocityReconstructX % array,            &amp;
-                       block % state % time_levs(1) % state % normalVelocityReconstructY % array,            &amp;
-                       block % state % time_levs(1) % state % normalVelocityReconstructZ % array,            &amp;
-                       block % state % time_levs(1) % state % normalVelocityReconstructZonal % array,        &amp;
-                       block % state % time_levs(1) % state % normalVelocityReconstructMeridional % array    &amp;
+                       block % state % time_levs(1) % state % normalVelocityX % array,            &amp;
+                       block % state % time_levs(1) % state % normalVelocityY % array,            &amp;
+                       block % state % time_levs(1) % state % normalVelocityZ % array,            &amp;
+                       block % state % time_levs(1) % state % normalVelocityZonal % array,        &amp;
+                       block % state % time_levs(1) % state % normalVelocityMeridional % array    &amp;
                       )
 
       call mpas_reconstruct(mesh, mesh % normalVelocityForcing % array,                  &amp;

Modified: branches/ocean_projects/variable_name_change/src/core_ocean/mpas_ocn_time_average.F
===================================================================
--- branches/ocean_projects/variable_name_change/src/core_ocean/mpas_ocn_time_average.F        2013-04-15 15:34:56 UTC (rev 2749)
+++ branches/ocean_projects/variable_name_change/src/core_ocean/mpas_ocn_time_average.F        2013-04-15 17:43:49 UTC (rev 2750)
@@ -14,17 +14,17 @@
         real (kind=RKIND), pointer :: nAverage
 
         real (kind=RKIND), dimension(:), pointer :: avgSSH, varSSH
-        real (kind=RKIND), dimension(:,:), pointer :: avgNormalVelocityReconstructZonal, avgNormalVelocityReconstructMeridional, varNormalVelocityReconstructZonal, varNormalVelocityReconstructMeridional
+        real (kind=RKIND), dimension(:,:), pointer :: avgnormalVelocityZonal, avgnormalVelocityMeridional, varnormalVelocityZonal, varnormalVelocityMeridional
         real (kind=RKIND), dimension(:,:), pointer :: avgNormalVelocity, varNormalVelocity, avgVertVelocityTop
 
         nAverage =&gt; state % nAverage % scalar
 
         avgSSH =&gt; state % avgSSH % array
         varSSH =&gt; state % varSSH % array
-        avgNormalVelocityReconstructZonal =&gt; state % avgNormalVelocityReconstructZonal % array
-        avgNormalVelocityReconstructMeridional =&gt; state % avgNormalVelocityReconstructMeridional % array
-        varNormalVelocityReconstructZonal =&gt; state % varNormalVelocityReconstructZonal % array
-        varNormalVelocityReconstructMeridional =&gt; state % varNormalVelocityReconstructMeridional % array
+        avgnormalVelocityZonal =&gt; state % avgnormalVelocityZonal % array
+        avgnormalVelocityMeridional =&gt; state % avgnormalVelocityMeridional % array
+        varnormalVelocityZonal =&gt; state % varnormalVelocityZonal % array
+        varnormalVelocityMeridional =&gt; state % varnormalVelocityMeridional % array
         avgNormalVelocity =&gt; state % avgNormalVelocity % array
         varNormalVelocity =&gt; state % varNormalVelocity % array
         avgVertVelocityTop =&gt; state % avgVertVelocityTop % array
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@
 
         avgSSH = 0.0
         varSSH = 0.0
-        avgNormalVelocityReconstructZonal = 0.0
-        avgNormalVelocityReconstructMeridional = 0.0
-        varNormalVelocityReconstructZonal = 0.0
-        varNormalVelocityReconstructMeridional = 0.0
+        avgnormalVelocityZonal = 0.0
+        avgnormalVelocityMeridional = 0.0
+        varnormalVelocityZonal = 0.0
+        varnormalVelocityMeridional = 0.0
         avgNormalVelocity = 0.0
         varNormalVelocity = 0.0
         avgVertVelocityTop = 0.0
@@ -50,51 +50,51 @@
         real (kind=RKIND), pointer :: nAverage, old_nAverage
 
         real (kind=RKIND), dimension(:), pointer :: ssh
-        real (kind=RKIND), dimension(:,:), pointer :: normalVelocityReconstructZonal, normalVelocityReconstructMeridional, normalVelocity, vertVelocityTop
+        real (kind=RKIND), dimension(:,:), pointer :: normalVelocityZonal, normalVelocityMeridional, normalVelocity, vertVelocityTop
 
         real (kind=RKIND), dimension(:,:), pointer :: avgNormalVelocity, varNormalVelocity, avgVertVelocityTop
-        real (kind=RKIND), dimension(:,:), pointer :: avgNormalVelocityReconstructZonal, avgNormalVelocityReconstructMeridional, varNormalVelocityReconstructZonal, varNormalVelocityReconstructMeridional
+        real (kind=RKIND), dimension(:,:), pointer :: avgnormalVelocityZonal, avgnormalVelocityMeridional, varnormalVelocityZonal, varnormalVelocityMeridional
         real (kind=RKIND), dimension(:), pointer :: avgSSH, varSSH
 
         real (kind=RKIND), dimension(:,:), pointer :: old_avgNormalVelocity, old_varNormalVelocity, old_avgVertVelocityTop
-        real (kind=RKIND), dimension(:,:), pointer :: old_avgNormalVelocityReconstructZonal, old_avgNormalVelocityReconstructMeridional, old_varNormalVelocityReconstructZonal, old_varNormalVelocityReconstructMeridional
+        real (kind=RKIND), dimension(:,:), pointer :: old_avgnormalVelocityZonal, old_avgnormalVelocityMeridional, old_varnormalVelocityZonal, old_varnormalVelocityMeridional
         real (kind=RKIND), dimension(:), pointer :: old_avgSSH, old_varSSH
 
         old_nAverage =&gt; old_state % nAverage  % scalar
         nAverage =&gt; state % nAverage  % scalar
 
         ssh =&gt; state % ssh % array
-        normalVelocityReconstructZonal =&gt; state % normalVelocityReconstructZonal % array
-        normalVelocityReconstructMeridional =&gt; state % normalVelocityReconstructMeridional % array
+        normalVelocityZonal =&gt; state % normalVelocityZonal % array
+        normalVelocityMeridional =&gt; state % normalVelocityMeridional % array
         normalVelocity =&gt; state % normalVelocity % array
         vertVelocityTop =&gt; state % vertVelocityTop % array
 
         avgSSH =&gt; state % avgSSH % array
         varSSH =&gt; state % varSSH % array
-        avgNormalVelocityReconstructZonal =&gt; state % avgNormalVelocityReconstructZonal % array
-        avgNormalVelocityReconstructMeridional =&gt; state % avgNormalVelocityReconstructMeridional % array
-        varNormalVelocityReconstructZonal =&gt; state % varNormalVelocityReconstructZonal % array
-        varNormalVelocityReconstructMeridional =&gt; state % varNormalVelocityReconstructMeridional % array
+        avgnormalVelocityZonal =&gt; state % avgnormalVelocityZonal % array
+        avgnormalVelocityMeridional =&gt; state % avgnormalVelocityMeridional % array
+        varnormalVelocityZonal =&gt; state % varnormalVelocityZonal % array
+        varnormalVelocityMeridional =&gt; state % varnormalVelocityMeridional % array
         avgNormalVelocity =&gt; state % avgNormalVelocity % array
         varNormalVelocity =&gt; state % varNormalVelocity % array
         avgVertVelocityTop =&gt; state % avgVertVelocityTop % array
 
         old_avgSSH =&gt; old_state % avgSSH % array
         old_varSSH =&gt; old_state % varSSH % array
-        old_avgNormalVelocityReconstructZonal =&gt; old_state % avgNormalVelocityReconstructZonal % array
-        old_avgNormalVelocityReconstructMeridional =&gt; old_state % avgNormalVelocityReconstructMeridional % array
-        old_varNormalVelocityReconstructZonal =&gt; old_state % varNormalVelocityReconstructZonal % array
-        old_varNormalVelocityReconstructMeridional =&gt; old_state % varNormalVelocityReconstructMeridional % array
+        old_avgnormalVelocityZonal =&gt; old_state % avgnormalVelocityZonal % array
+        old_avgnormalVelocityMeridional =&gt; old_state % avgnormalVelocityMeridional % array
+        old_varnormalVelocityZonal =&gt; old_state % varnormalVelocityZonal % array
+        old_varnormalVelocityMeridional =&gt; old_state % varnormalVelocityMeridional % array
         old_avgNormalVelocity =&gt; old_state % avgNormalVelocity % array
         old_varNormalVelocity =&gt; old_state % varNormalVelocity % array
         old_avgVertVelocityTop =&gt; old_state % avgVertVelocityTop % array
 
         avgSSH = old_avgSSH + ssh
         varSSH = old_varSSH + ssh**2
-        avgNormalVelocityReconstructZonal = old_avgNormalVelocityReconstructZonal + normalVelocityReconstructZonal
-        avgNormalVelocityReconstructMeridional = old_avgNormalVelocityReconstructMeridional + normalVelocityReconstructMeridional
-        varNormalVelocityReconstructZonal = old_varNormalVelocityReconstructZonal + normalVelocityReconstructZonal**2
-        varNormalVelocityReconstructMeridional = old_varNormalVelocityReconstructMeridional + normalVelocityReconstructMeridional**2
+        avgnormalVelocityZonal = old_avgnormalVelocityZonal + normalVelocityZonal
+        avgnormalVelocityMeridional = old_avgnormalVelocityMeridional + normalVelocityMeridional
+        varnormalVelocityZonal = old_varnormalVelocityZonal + normalVelocityZonal**2
+        varnormalVelocityMeridional = old_varnormalVelocityMeridional + normalVelocityMeridional**2
         avgNormalVelocity = old_avgNormalVelocity + normalVelocity
         varNormalVelocity = old_varNormalVelocity + normalVelocity**2
         avgVertVelocityTop = old_avgVertVelocityTop + vertVelocityTop
@@ -108,17 +108,17 @@
         real (kind=RKIND), pointer :: nAverage
 
         real (kind=RKIND), dimension(:), pointer :: avgSSH, varSSH
-        real (kind=RKIND), dimension(:,:), pointer :: avgNormalVelocityReconstructZonal, avgNormalVelocityReconstructMeridional, varNormalVelocityReconstructZonal, varNormalVelocityReconstructMeridional
+        real (kind=RKIND), dimension(:,:), pointer :: avgnormalVelocityZonal, avgnormalVelocityMeridional, varnormalVelocityZonal, varnormalVelocityMeridional
         real (kind=RKIND), dimension(:,:), pointer :: avgNormalVelocity, varNormalVelocity, avgVertVelocityTop
 
         nAverage =&gt; state % nAverage  % scalar
 
         avgSSH =&gt; state % avgSSH % array
         varSSH =&gt; state % varSSH % array
-        avgNormalVelocityReconstructZonal =&gt; state % avgNormalVelocityReconstructZonal % array
-        avgNormalVelocityReconstructMeridional =&gt; state % avgNormalVelocityReconstructMeridional % array
-        varNormalVelocityReconstructZonal =&gt; state % varNormalVelocityReconstructZonal % array
-        varNormalVelocityReconstructMeridional =&gt; state % varNormalVelocityReconstructMeridional % array
+        avgnormalVelocityZonal =&gt; state % avgnormalVelocityZonal % array
+        avgnormalVelocityMeridional =&gt; state % avgnormalVelocityMeridional % array
+        varnormalVelocityZonal =&gt; state % varnormalVelocityZonal % array
+        varnormalVelocityMeridional =&gt; state % varnormalVelocityMeridional % array
         avgNormalVelocity =&gt; state % avgNormalVelocity % array
         varNormalVelocity =&gt; state % varNormalVelocity % array
         avgVertVelocityTop =&gt; state % avgVertVelocityTop % array
@@ -126,10 +126,10 @@
         if(nAverage &gt; 0) then
           avgSSH = avgSSH / nAverage
           varSSH = varSSH / nAverage
-          avgNormalVelocityReconstructZonal = avgNormalVelocityReconstructZonal / nAverage
-          avgNormalVelocityReconstructMeridional = avgNormalVelocityReconstructMeridional / nAverage
-          varNormalVelocityReconstructZonal = varNormalVelocityReconstructZonal / nAverage
-          varNormalVelocityReconstructMeridional = varNormalVelocityReconstructMeridional / nAverage
+          avgnormalVelocityZonal = avgnormalVelocityZonal / nAverage
+          avgnormalVelocityMeridional = avgnormalVelocityMeridional / nAverage
+          varnormalVelocityZonal = varnormalVelocityZonal / nAverage
+          varnormalVelocityMeridional = varnormalVelocityMeridional / nAverage
           avgNormalVelocity = avgNormalVelocity / nAverage
           varNormalVelocity = varNormalVelocity / nAverage
           avgVertVelocityTop = avgVertVelocityTop / nAverage

Modified: branches/ocean_projects/variable_name_change/src/core_ocean/mpas_ocn_time_integration_rk4.F
===================================================================
--- branches/ocean_projects/variable_name_change/src/core_ocean/mpas_ocn_time_integration_rk4.F        2013-04-15 15:34:56 UTC (rev 2749)
+++ branches/ocean_projects/variable_name_change/src/core_ocean/mpas_ocn_time_integration_rk4.F        2013-04-15 17:43:49 UTC (rev 2750)
@@ -307,11 +307,11 @@
           + block % state % time_levs(2) % state % uBolusGM % array(:,:)
 
          call mpas_reconstruct(block % mesh, block % state % time_levs(2) % state % normalVelocity % array,          &amp;
-                          block % state % time_levs(2) % state % normalVelocityReconstructX % array,            &amp;
-                          block % state % time_levs(2) % state % normalVelocityReconstructY % array,            &amp;
-                          block % state % time_levs(2) % state % normalVelocityReconstructZ % array,            &amp;
-                          block % state % time_levs(2) % state % normalVelocityReconstructZonal % array,        &amp;
-                          block % state % time_levs(2) % state % normalVelocityReconstructMeridional % array    &amp;
+                          block % state % time_levs(2) % state % normalVelocityX % array,            &amp;
+                          block % state % time_levs(2) % state % normalVelocityY % array,            &amp;
+                          block % state % time_levs(2) % state % normalVelocityZ % array,            &amp;
+                          block % state % time_levs(2) % state % normalVelocityZonal % array,        &amp;
+                          block % state % time_levs(2) % state % normalVelocityMeridional % array    &amp;
                          )
 
          call mpas_reconstruct(block % mesh, block % mesh % normalVelocityForcing % array,          &amp;

Modified: branches/ocean_projects/variable_name_change/src/core_ocean/mpas_ocn_time_integration_split.F
===================================================================
--- branches/ocean_projects/variable_name_change/src/core_ocean/mpas_ocn_time_integration_split.F        2013-04-15 15:34:56 UTC (rev 2749)
+++ branches/ocean_projects/variable_name_change/src/core_ocean/mpas_ocn_time_integration_split.F        2013-04-15 17:43:49 UTC (rev 2750)
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
                  n_bcl_iter(config_n_ts_iter), stage1_tend_time
       type (block_type), pointer :: block
       real (kind=RKIND) :: normalThicknessFluxSum, thicknessSum, flux, sshEdge, hEdge1, &amp;
-                 CoriolisTerm, uCorr, temp, temp_h, coef, FBtr_coeff, sshCell1, sshCell2
+                 CoriolisTerm, uCorr, temp, temp_h, coef, barotropicThicknessFlux_coeff, sshCell1, sshCell2
       integer :: num_tracers, ucorr_coef, err
       real (kind=RKIND), dimension(:,:), pointer :: &amp;
                  u, h, layerThicknessEdge, kineticEnergyEdge, vertViscTopOfEdge, vertDiffTopOfCell
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
                ! timestep because the implicit vertical mixing is conducted on the
                ! total u.  We keep normalBarotropicVelocity from the previous timestep.
                ! Note that normalBaroclinicVelocity may now include a barotropic component, because the 
-               ! weights layerThickness have changed.  That is OK, because the GBtrForcing variable
+               ! weights layerThickness have changed.  That is OK, because the barotropicForcing variable
                ! subtracts out the barotropic component from the baroclinic.
                  block % state % time_levs(1) % state % normalBaroclinicVelocity % array(k,iEdge) &amp;
                = block % state % time_levs(1) % state % normalVelocity    % array(k,iEdge) &amp;
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
                      normalThicknessFluxSum = normalThicknessFluxSum + block % state % time_levs(2) % state % layerThicknessEdge % array(k,iEdge) * uTemp(k)
                      thicknessSum  =  thicknessSum + block % state % time_levs(2) % state % layerThicknessEdge % array(k,iEdge)
                   enddo
-                  block % state % time_levs(1) % state % GBtrForcing % array(iEdge) = split*normalThicknessFluxSum/thicknessSum/dt
+                  block % state % time_levs(1) % state % barotropicForcing % array(iEdge) = split*normalThicknessFluxSum/thicknessSum/dt
 
 
                   do k=1,block % mesh % maxLevelEdgeTop % array(iEdge)
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
                        block % state % time_levs(2) % state % normalBaroclinicVelocity % array(k,iEdge) &amp;
                      = 0.5*( &amp;
                        block % state % time_levs(1) % state % normalBaroclinicVelocity % array(k,iEdge) &amp;
-                     + uTemp(k) - dt * block % state % time_levs(1) % state % GBtrForcing % array(iEdge))
+                     + uTemp(k) - dt * block % state % time_levs(1) % state % barotropicForcing % array(iEdge))
 
                   enddo
  
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@
             do while (associated(block))
 
                if (config_filter_btr_mode) then
-                  block % state % time_levs(1) % state % GBtrForcing % array(:) = 0.0
+                  block % state % time_levs(1) % state % barotropicForcing % array(:) = 0.0
                endif
 
                do iCell=1,block % mesh % nCells
@@ -344,8 +344,8 @@
                     block % state % time_levs(2) % state % normalBarotropicVelocity % array(iEdge) &amp;
                   = block % state % time_levs(1) % state % normalBarotropicVelocity % array(iEdge) 
 
-                  ! FBtr = 0  
-                  block % state % time_levs(1) % state % FBtr % array(iEdge) = 0.0
+                  ! barotropicThicknessFlux = 0  
+                  block % state % time_levs(1) % state % barotropicThicknessFlux % array(iEdge) = 0.0
                end do
 
                block =&gt; block % next
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@
                           * (block % state % time_levs(oldBtrSubcycleTime) % state % sshSubcycle % array(cell2) &amp;
                            - block % state % time_levs(oldBtrSubcycleTime) % state % sshSubcycle % array(cell1) ) &amp;
                           / block % mesh % dcEdge % array(iEdge) &amp;
-                          + block % state % time_levs(1) % state % GBtrForcing % array(iEdge))) * block % mesh % edgeMask % array(1, iEdge)
+                          + block % state % time_levs(1) % state % barotropicForcing % array(iEdge))) * block % mesh % edgeMask % array(1, iEdge)
                      end do
 
                      block =&gt; block % next
@@ -408,12 +408,12 @@
                 block % tend % ssh % array(:) = 0.0
       
                 if (config_btr_solve_SSH2) then
-                   ! If config_btr_solve_SSH2=.true., then do NOT accumulate FBtr in this SSH predictor 
+                   ! If config_btr_solve_SSH2=.true., then do NOT accumulate barotropicThicknessFlux in this SSH predictor 
                    ! section, because it will be accumulated in the SSH corrector section.
-                   FBtr_coeff = 0.0
+                   barotropicThicknessFlux_coeff = 0.0
                 else
-                   ! otherwise, DO accumulate FBtr in this SSH predictor section
-                   FBtr_coeff = 1.0
+                   ! otherwise, DO accumulate barotropicThicknessFlux in this SSH predictor section
+                   barotropicThicknessFlux_coeff = 1.0
                 endif
       
                 ! config_btr_gam1_velWt1 sets the forward weighting of velocity in the SSH computation
@@ -477,8 +477,8 @@
                           + config_btr_gam1_velWt1 * block % state % time_levs(newBtrSubcycleTime) % state % normalBarotropicVelocitySubcycle % array(iEdge)) &amp;
                           * thicknessSum 
 
-                   block % state % time_levs(1) % state % FBtr % array(iEdge) = block % state % time_levs(1) % state % FBtr % array(iEdge) &amp;
-                     + FBtr_coeff*flux
+                   block % state % time_levs(1) % state % barotropicThicknessFlux % array(iEdge) = block % state % time_levs(1) % state % barotropicThicknessFlux % array(iEdge) &amp;
+                     + barotropicThicknessFlux_coeff*flux
                 end do
       
                 ! SSHnew = SSHold + dt/J*(-div(Flux))
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@
                      block % state % time_levs(newBtrSubcycleTime) % state % normalBarotropicVelocitySubcycle % array(iEdge) &amp; 
                          = (block % state % time_levs(oldBtrSubcycleTime) % state % normalBarotropicVelocitySubcycle % array(iEdge) &amp; 
                          + dt/config_n_btr_subcycles *(CoriolisTerm - gravity *(sshCell2 - sshCell1) /block % mesh % dcEdge % array(iEdge) &amp;
-                         + block % state % time_levs(1) % state % GBtrForcing % array(iEdge))) * block % mesh % edgeMask % array(1,iEdge)
+                         + block % state % time_levs(1) % state % barotropicForcing % array(iEdge))) * block % mesh % edgeMask % array(1,iEdge)
                    end do
                    deallocate(uTemp)
       
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@
                             + config_btr_gam3_velWt2 * block % state % time_levs(newBtrSubcycleTime) % state % normalBarotropicVelocitySubcycle % array(iEdge)) &amp;
                             * thicknessSum
       
-                     block % state % time_levs(1) % state % FBtr % array(iEdge) = block % state % time_levs(1) % state % FBtr % array(iEdge) + flux
+                     block % state % time_levs(1) % state % barotropicThicknessFlux % array(iEdge) = block % state % time_levs(1) % state % barotropicThicknessFlux % array(iEdge) + flux
                   end do
       
                   ! SSHnew = SSHold + dt/J*(-div(Flux))
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@
             do while (associated(block))
       
                do iEdge=1,block % mesh % nEdges
-                  block % state % time_levs(1) % state % FBtr % array(iEdge) = block % state % time_levs(1) % state % FBtr % array(iEdge) &amp;
+                  block % state % time_levs(1) % state % barotropicThicknessFlux % array(iEdge) = block % state % time_levs(1) % state % barotropicThicknessFlux % array(iEdge) &amp;
                       / (config_n_btr_subcycles*config_btr_subcycle_loop_factor)
       
                   block % state % time_levs(2) % state % normalBarotropicVelocity % array(iEdge) = block % state % time_levs(2) % state % normalBarotropicVelocity % array(iEdge) &amp; 
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@
       
             ! boundary update on F
             call mpas_timer_start(&quot;se halo F&quot;, .false., timer_halo_f)
-            call mpas_dmpar_exch_halo_field(domain % blocklist % state % time_levs(1) % state % FBtr)
+            call mpas_dmpar_exch_halo_field(domain % blocklist % state % time_levs(1) % state % barotropicThicknessFlux)
             call mpas_timer_stop(&quot;se halo F&quot;, timer_halo_f)
 
 
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@
                      thicknessSum  =  thicknessSum + block % state % time_levs(2) % state % layerThicknessEdge % array(k,iEdge)
                   enddo
 
-                  uCorr =   ucorr_coef*(( block % state % time_levs(1) % state % FBtr % array(iEdge) - normalThicknessFluxSum)/thicknessSum)
+                  uCorr =   ucorr_coef*(( block % state % time_levs(1) % state % barotropicThicknessFlux % array(iEdge) - normalThicknessFluxSum)/thicknessSum)
 
                   do k=1,block % mesh % nVertLevels
 
@@ -970,11 +970,11 @@
           + block % state % time_levs(2) % state % uBolusGM % array(:,:)
 
          call mpas_reconstruct(block % mesh, block % state % time_levs(2) % state % normalVelocity % array,          &amp;
-                          block % state % time_levs(2) % state % normalVelocityReconstructX % array,            &amp;
-                          block % state % time_levs(2) % state % normalVelocityReconstructY % array,            &amp;
-                          block % state % time_levs(2) % state % normalVelocityReconstructZ % array,            &amp;
-                          block % state % time_levs(2) % state % normalVelocityReconstructZonal % array,        &amp;
-                          block % state % time_levs(2) % state % normalVelocityReconstructMeridional % array    &amp;
+                          block % state % time_levs(2) % state % normalVelocityX % array,            &amp;
+                          block % state % time_levs(2) % state % normalVelocityY % array,            &amp;
+                          block % state % time_levs(2) % state % normalVelocityZ % array,            &amp;
+                          block % state % time_levs(2) % state % normalVelocityZonal % array,        &amp;
+                          block % state % time_levs(2) % state % normalVelocityMeridional % array    &amp;
                          )
 
          call mpas_reconstruct(block % mesh, block % mesh % normalVelocityForcing % array,          &amp;

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