Update for cesm3_0_alpha08j testing. CICE update.

.gitmodules

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         path = cime
         url = https://github.com/ESMCI/cime
         fxDONOTUSEurl = https://github.com/ESMCI/cime
-	fxtag = cime6.1.167
+	fxtag = cime6.1.168
         fxrequired = ToplevelRequired
 
 [submodule "fms"]
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
         url = https://github.com/ESCOMP/CESM_CICE
         fxDONOTUSEurl = https://github.com/ESCOMP/CESM_CICE
         fxrequired = ToplevelRequired
-        fxtag = cesm3_cice6_6_1_10
+        fxtag = cesm3_cice6_6_3_3
 
 [submodule "mom"]
         path = components/mom

ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,43 @@
+==============================================================
+Tag name: cesm3_0_alpha08j
+Originator(s): CSEG
+Date: 6th Mar 2026
+One-line Summary: CICE update
+
+ccs_config                             https://github.com/ESMCI/ccs_config_cesm/tree/ccs_config_cesm1.0.75  --
+cime                                   https://github.com/ESMCI/cime/tree/cime6.1.168                       **
+components/fms                         https://github.com/ESCOMP/FMS_interface/tree/fi_250428               --
+share                                  https://github.com/ESCOMP/CESM_share/tree/share1.1.19                --
+components/cam                         https://github.com/ESCOMP/CAM/cam6_4_156                             --
+components/clm                         https://github.com/ESCOMP/ctsm/tree/ctsm5.4.022                      --
+components/cice                        https://github.com/ESCOMP/CESM_CICE/tree/cesm3_cice6_6_3_3           **
+components/mom                         https://github.com/ESCOMP/MOM_interface/mi_260121                    --
+components/cism                        https://github.com/ESCOMP/cism-wrapper/tree/cismwrap_2_2_013         --
+components/cdeps                       https://github.com/ESCOMP/CDEPS/tree/cdeps1.0.93                     --
+components/cmeps                       https://github.com/ESCOMP/CMEPS/tree/cmeps1.1.41                     --
+components/rtm                         https://github.com/ESCOMP/rtm/tree/rtm1_0_89                         --
+components/ww3                         https://github.com/ESCOMP/WW3-CESM/tree/main_0.0.19                  --
+components/mizuroute                   https://github.com/ESCOMP/mizuRoute/tree/cesm-coupling.v3.0.1        --
+components/mosart                      https://github.com/ESCOMP/mosart/tree/mosart1_1_13                   --
+libraries/mpi-serial                   https://github.com/ESMCI/mpi-serial/tree/MPIserial_2.5.0             --
+libraries/parallelio                   https://github.com/NCAR/ParallilIO/tree/pio2_6_8                     --
+tools/statistical_ensemble_test/pyCECT https://github.com/NCAR/PyCECT/tree/3.2.1                            --
+tools/CUPiD                            https://github.com/NCAR/CUPiD/tree/v0.5.1                            --
+
+cice
+David Bailey 2026-03-02 - cesm3_cice6_6_3_3 - components/cice (cesm3_0_alpha08j)
+https://github.com/ESCOMP/CESM_CICE/tags/cesm_cice6_6_3_3
+- Add CMIP7 history specification. Need to use CICE%CMIP7 in long name.
+- Add history restart capability in code. This should work with the short-term archiver.
+- Bug fix: This sets a minimum mass and area for the thermodynamics to remove tiny ice areas.
+  This is answer changing, but not climate changing.
+
+cime
+Chris Fischer 2026-03-10 - cime6.1.168 - cime (cesm3_0_alpha08j)
+https://github.com/ESMCI/cime/tags/cime6.1.168
+Move xcpl_comps_nuopc out of CIME. These will now be in CMEPS
+
+
 ==============================================================
 Tag name: cesm3_0_alpha08i
 Originator(s): CSEG