diff --git a/.github/workflows/Intel1.yml b/.github/workflows/Intel1.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 0cf71f245..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/Intel1.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,202 +0,0 @@
-# UFS_UTILS test workflow.
-#
-# This workflow tests UFS_UTILS with the Intel compiler.
-#
-# Ed Hartnett 12/14/22
-name: Intel1
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-    - develop
-    paths-ignore:
-    - README.md
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-    - develop
-    paths-ignore:
-    - README.md
-
-# Use custom shell with -l so .bash_profile is sourced which loads intel/oneapi/setvars.sh
-# without having to do it in manually every step. 
-defaults:
-  run:
-    shell: bash -leo pipefail {0}
-
-jobs:
-  Intel:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    env:
-      CC: icc
-      FC: ifort
-
-    steps:
-
-    # See https://software.intel.com/content/www/us/en/develop/articles/oneapi-repo-instructions.html
-    - name: install-intel
-      run: |
-        cd /tmp
-        wget https://apt.repos.intel.com/intel-gpg-keys/GPG-PUB-KEY-INTEL-SW-PRODUCTS.PUB
-        sudo apt-key add GPG-PUB-KEY-INTEL-SW-PRODUCTS.PUB
-        rm GPG-PUB-KEY-INTEL-SW-PRODUCTS.PUB
-        echo "deb https://apt.repos.intel.com/oneapi all main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/oneAPI.list
-        sudo apt-get update
-        sudo apt-get install intel-oneapi-dev-utilities intel-oneapi-mpi-devel intel-oneapi-openmp intel-oneapi-compiler-fortran intel-oneapi-compiler-dpcpp-cpp-and-cpp-classic
-        echo "source /opt/intel/oneapi/setvars.sh" >> ~/.bash_profile
-
-    - name: cache-netcdf
-      id: cache-netcdf
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/netcdf
-        key: Intel-netcdf-c-$4.7.4-{{ runner.os }}-intel3
-
-    - name: build-hdf5
-      if: steps.cache-netcdf.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        export CC=mpiicc
-        wget https://support.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF5/releases/hdf5-1.10/hdf5-1.10.7/src/hdf5-1.10.7.tar.gz &> /dev/null
-        tar -xzf hdf5-1.10.7.tar.gz
-        pushd hdf5-1.10.7
-        ./configure --prefix=${HOME}/netcdf --enable-parallel --disable-tools --disable-fortran --disable-cxx --enable-parallel-tests --disable-shared --disable-shared --enable-static
-        make -j2
-        make install
-           
-    - name: build-netcdf-c
-      if: steps.cache-netcdf.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        export CC=mpiicc
-        export CPPFLAGS=-I${HOME}/netcdf/include
-        export LDFLAGS=-L${HOME}/netcdf/lib
-        wget https://github.com/Unidata/netcdf-c/archive/refs/tags/v4.7.4.tar.gz &> /dev/null
-        tar -xzf v4.7.4.tar.gz
-        pushd netcdf-c-4.7.4
-        ./configure --prefix=${HOME}/netcdf --disable-dap --disable-utilities --disable-shared
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    - name: build-netcdf-fortran
-      if: steps.cache-netcdf.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:${HOME}/netcdf/lib"
-        export PATH="${HOME}/netcdf/bin:$PATH"
-        export CC=mpiicc
-        export FC=mpiifort
-        export CPPFLAGS=-I${HOME}/netcdf/include
-        export LDFLAGS=-L${HOME}/netcdf/lib
-        export LIBS=`nc-config --libs`
-        wget https://github.com/Unidata/netcdf-fortran/archive/v4.5.3.tar.gz &> /dev/null
-        tar -xzf v4.5.3.tar.gz
-        pushd netcdf-fortran-4.5.3
-        ./configure --prefix=${HOME}/netcdf --disable-shared
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    - name: cache-esmf
-      id: cache-esmf
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/esmf
-        key: Intel-esmf-8.2.0-${{ runner.os }}-intel3
-
-    - name: build-esmf
-      if: steps.cache-esmf.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        pushd ~
-        export ESMF_DIR=~/esmf-ESMF_8_2_0
-        wget https://github.com/esmf-org/esmf/archive/ESMF_8_2_0.tar.gz &> /dev/null
-        tar zxf ESMF_8_2_0.tar.gz
-        cd esmf-ESMF_8_2_0
-        export ESMF_COMM=intelmpi
-        export ESMF_INSTALL_BINDIR=bin
-        export ESMF_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib
-        export ESMF_INSTALL_MODDIR=mod
-        export ESMF_COMPILER=intel
-        export ESMF_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/esmf
-        export ESMF_NETCDF=split
-        export ESMF_NETCDF_INCLUDE=${HOME}/netcdf/include
-        export ESMF_NETCDF_LIBPATH=${HOME}/netcdf/lib
-        export ESMF_NETCDF_LIBS="-lnetcdff -lnetcdf -lhdf5_hl -lhdf5 -lz"
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    - name: cache-jasper
-      id: cache-jasper
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/jasper
-        key: Intel-jasper-2.0.25-${{ runner.os }}-intel3
-
-    - name: build-jasper
-      if: steps.cache-jasper.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        wget https://github.com/jasper-software/jasper/archive/version-2.0.25.tar.gz &> /dev/null
-        tar zxf version-2.0.25.tar.gz
-        cd jasper-version-2.0.25
-        mkdir build-jasper && cd build-jasper
-        cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/jasper -DJAS_ENABLE_SHARED=OFF
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    - name: checkout-nceplibs
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with:
-        repository: NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS
-        path: nceplibs
-
-    - name: cache-nceplibs
-      id: cache-nceplibs
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/nceplibs
-        key: Intel-nceplibs-1.4.0-${{ runner.os }}-intel3
-
-    - name: build-nceplibs
-      if: steps.cache-nceplibs.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        export ESMFMKFILE=~/esmf/lib/esmf.mk
-        wget https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS/archive/v1.4.0.tar.gz &> /dev/null
-        tar zxf v1.4.0.tar.gz
-        cd NCEPLIBS-1.4.0
-        mkdir build && cd build
-        cmake .. -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH='~;~/jasper;~/netcdf' -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX='~/nceplibs' -DFLAT=ON
-        make -j2
-       
-    - name: checkout-ufs-utils
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with: 
-        path: ufs_utils
-        submodules: recursive
-
-    - name: cache-data
-      id: cache-data
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/data
-        key: data-1
-
-    - name: build
-      run: |
-        export ESMFMKFILE=~/esmf/lib/esmf.mk
-        cd ufs_utils
-        mkdir build && cd build
-        export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}:~/jasper/lib;~/jasper/lib64"
-        cmake -DTEST_FILE_DIR=/home/runner/data -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH='~;~/jasper;~/nceplibs;~/netcdf' ..
-        make -j2
-    
-    - name: test
-      run: |
-        cd ufs_utils/build
-        ctest --rerun-failed --output-on-failure
-
-    - name: cache-data
-      if: steps.cache-data.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        mkdir ~/data
-        cp ufs_utils/build/tests/chgres_cube/data/* ~/data
-        cp ufs_utils/build/tests/sfc_climo_gen/data/* ~/data
-        cp ufs_utils/build/tests/cpld_gridgen/data/* ~/data
-        cp ufs_utils/tests/filter_topo/data/* ~/data
-        cp ufs_utils/tests/emcsfc_snow2mdl/data/* ~/data
-        cp ufs_utils/tests/chgres_cube/data/* ~/data
-        ls -l ~/data
-        
diff --git a/.github/workflows/Intel_nceplibs.yml b/.github/workflows/Intel_nceplibs.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index e15059809..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/Intel_nceplibs.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,197 +0,0 @@
-name: Intel_nceplibs
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-    - develop
-    paths-ignore:
-    - README.md
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-    - develop
-    paths-ignore:
-    - README.md
-
-# Use custom shell with -l so .bash_profile is sourced which loads intel/oneapi/setvars.sh
-# without having to do it in manually every step. 
-defaults:
-  run:
-    shell: bash -leo pipefail {0}
-
-jobs:
-  Intel_nceplibs:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    env:
-      CC: icc
-      FC: ifort
-
-    steps:
-
-    # See https://software.intel.com/content/www/us/en/develop/articles/oneapi-repo-instructions.html
-    - name: install-intel
-      run: |
-        cd /tmp
-        wget https://apt.repos.intel.com/intel-gpg-keys/GPG-PUB-KEY-INTEL-SW-PRODUCTS.PUB
-        sudo apt-key add GPG-PUB-KEY-INTEL-SW-PRODUCTS.PUB
-        rm GPG-PUB-KEY-INTEL-SW-PRODUCTS.PUB
-        echo "deb https://apt.repos.intel.com/oneapi all main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/oneAPI.list
-        sudo apt-get update
-        sudo apt-get install intel-oneapi-dev-utilities intel-oneapi-mpi-devel intel-oneapi-openmp intel-oneapi-compiler-fortran intel-oneapi-compiler-dpcpp-cpp-and-cpp-classic
-        echo "source /opt/intel/oneapi/setvars.sh" >> ~/.bash_profile
-
-    - name: cache-netcdf
-      id: cache-netcdf
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/netcdf
-        key: netcdf-c-$4.7.4-{{ runner.os }}-intel3
-
-    - name: build-hdf5
-      if: steps.cache-netcdf.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        export CC=mpiicc
-        wget https://support.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF5/releases/hdf5-1.10/hdf5-1.10.7/src/hdf5-1.10.7.tar.gz &> /dev/null
-        tar -xzf hdf5-1.10.7.tar.gz
-        pushd hdf5-1.10.7
-        ./configure --prefix=${HOME}/netcdf --enable-parallel --disable-tools --disable-fortran --disable-cxx --enable-parallel-tests --disable-shared --disable-shared --enable-static
-        make -j2
-        make install
-           
-    - name: build-netcdf-c
-      if: steps.cache-netcdf.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        export CC=mpiicc
-        export CPPFLAGS=-I${HOME}/netcdf/include
-        export LDFLAGS=-L${HOME}/netcdf/lib
-        wget https://github.com/Unidata/netcdf-c/archive/refs/tags/v4.7.4.tar.gz &> /dev/null
-        tar -xzf v4.7.4.tar.gz
-        pushd netcdf-c-4.7.4
-        ./configure --prefix=${HOME}/netcdf --disable-dap --disable-utilities --disable-shared
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    - name: build-netcdf-fortran
-      if: steps.cache-netcdf.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:${HOME}/netcdf/lib"
-        export PATH="${HOME}/netcdf/bin:$PATH"
-        export CC=mpiicc
-        export FC=mpiifort
-        export CPPFLAGS=-I${HOME}/netcdf/include
-        export LDFLAGS=-L${HOME}/netcdf/lib
-        export LIBS=`nc-config --libs`
-        wget https://github.com/Unidata/netcdf-fortran/archive/v4.5.3.tar.gz &> /dev/null
-        tar -xzf v4.5.3.tar.gz
-        pushd netcdf-fortran-4.5.3
-        ./configure --prefix=${HOME}/netcdf --disable-shared
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    - name: cache-esmf
-      id: cache-esmf
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/esmf
-        key: esmf-8.2.0-${{ runner.os }}-intel3
-
-    - name: build-esmf
-      if: steps.cache-esmf.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        pushd ~
-        export ESMF_DIR=~/esmf-ESMF_8_2_0
-        wget https://github.com/esmf-org/esmf/archive/ESMF_8_2_0.tar.gz &> /dev/null
-        tar zxf ESMF_8_2_0.tar.gz
-        cd esmf-ESMF_8_2_0
-        export ESMF_COMM=intelmpi
-        export ESMF_INSTALL_BINDIR=bin
-        export ESMF_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib
-        export ESMF_INSTALL_MODDIR=mod
-        export ESMF_COMPILER=intel
-        export ESMF_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/esmf
-        export ESMF_NETCDF=split
-        export ESMF_NETCDF_INCLUDE=${HOME}/netcdf/include
-        export ESMF_NETCDF_LIBPATH=${HOME}/netcdf/lib
-        export ESMF_NETCDF_LIBS="-lnetcdff -lnetcdf -lhdf5_hl -lhdf5 -lz"
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    - name: cache-jasper
-      id: cache-jasper
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/jasper
-        key: jasper-2.0.25-${{ runner.os }}-intel3
-
-    - name: build-jasper
-      if: steps.cache-jasper.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        wget https://github.com/jasper-software/jasper/archive/version-2.0.25.tar.gz &> /dev/null
-        tar zxf version-2.0.25.tar.gz
-        cd jasper-version-2.0.25
-        mkdir build-jasper && cd build-jasper
-        cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/jasper -DJAS_ENABLE_SHARED=OFF
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    - name: checkout-nceplibs
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with:
-        repository: NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS
-        path: nceplibs
-
-    - name: cache-nceplibs
-      id: cache-nceplibs
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/nceplibs
-        key: nceplibs-1.4.0-${{ runner.os }}-intel3
-
-    - name: build-nceplibs
-      if: steps.cache-nceplibs.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        export ESMFMKFILE=~/esmf/lib/esmf.mk
-        wget https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS/archive/v1.4.0.tar.gz &> /dev/null
-        tar zxf v1.4.0.tar.gz
-        cd NCEPLIBS-1.4.0
-        mkdir build && cd build
-        cmake .. -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH='~;~/jasper;~/netcdf' -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX='~/nceplibs' -DFLAT=ON
-        make -j2
-       
-    - name: checkout-ufs-utils
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with: 
-        path: ufs_utils
-        submodules: recursive
-
-    - name: cache-data
-      id: cache-data
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/data
-        key: data-1
-
-    - name: build
-      run: |
-        export ESMFMKFILE=~/esmf/lib/esmf.mk
-        cd ufs_utils
-        mkdir build && cd build
-        export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}:~/jasper/lib;~/jasper/lib64"
-        cmake -DTEST_FILE_DIR=/home/runner/data -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH='~;~/jasper;~/nceplibs;~/netcdf' ..
-        make -j2
-    
-    - name: test
-      run: |
-        cd ufs_utils/build
-        ctest --rerun-failed --output-on-failure
-
-    - name: cache-data
-      if: steps.cache-data.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        mkdir ~/data
-        cp ufs_utils/build/tests/chgres_cube/data/* ~/data
-        cp ufs_utils/build/tests/sfc_climo_gen/data/* ~/data
-        cp ufs_utils/build/tests/cpld_gridgen/data/* ~/data
-        cp ufs_utils/tests/filter_topo/data/* ~/data
-        cp ufs_utils/tests/emcsfc_snow2mdl/data/* ~/data
-        cp ufs_utils/tests/chgres_cube/data/* ~/data
-        ls -l ~/data
-        
diff --git a/.github/workflows/Linux_nceplibs.yml b/.github/workflows/Linux_nceplibs.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index e1e33af51..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/Linux_nceplibs.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,125 +0,0 @@
-# UFS_UTILS test workflow.
-#
-# Check UFS_UTILS build based on the NCEPLIBS project (deprecated, but still works).
-#
-# Ed Hartnett 12/13/22
-name: Linux_nceplibs
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-    - develop
-    paths-ignore:
-    - README.md
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-    - develop
-    paths-ignore:
-    - README.md
-
-defaults:
-  run:
-    shell: bash -exo pipefail {0}
-
-jobs:
-  Linux_nceplibs:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-
-    - name: install-dependencies
-      run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install libmpich-dev libpng-dev libjpeg-dev
-          sudo apt-get install libnetcdf-dev libnetcdff-dev netcdf-bin pkg-config
-
-    - name: cache-esmf
-      id: cache-esmf
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/esmf
-        key: esmf-8.2.0-${{ runner.os }}3
-
-    - name: build-esmf
-      if: steps.cache-esmf.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        pushd ~
-        export ESMF_DIR=~/esmf-ESMF_8_2_0
-        wget https://github.com/esmf-org/esmf/archive/ESMF_8_2_0.tar.gz &> /dev/null
-        tar zxf ESMF_8_2_0.tar.gz
-        cd esmf-ESMF_8_2_0
-        export ESMF_COMM=mpich3
-        export ESMF_INSTALL_BINDIR=bin
-        export ESMF_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib
-        export ESMF_INSTALL_MODDIR=mod
-        export ESMF_COMPILER=gfortran
-        export ESMF_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/esmf
-        export ESMF_NETCDF=split
-        export ESMF_NETCDF_INCLUDE=/usr/include
-        export ESMF_NETCDF_LIBPATH=/usr/x86_64-linux-gnu
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    - name: cache-jasper
-      id: cache-jasper
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/jasper
-        key: jasper-2.0.25-${{ runner.os }}3
-
-    - name: build-jasper
-      if: steps.cache-jasper.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        wget https://github.com/jasper-software/jasper/archive/version-2.0.25.tar.gz &> /dev/null
-        tar zxf version-2.0.25.tar.gz
-        cd jasper-version-2.0.25
-        mkdir build-jasper && cd build-jasper
-        cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/jasper -DJAS_ENABLE_SHARED=OFF
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    - name: cache-nceplibs 
-      id: cache-nceplibs
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/nceplibs
-        key: nceplibs-1.4.0-${{ runner.os }}3
-
-    - name: build-nceplibs
-      if: steps.cache-nceplibs.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        wget https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS/archive/v1.4.0.tar.gz &> /dev/null
-        tar zxf v1.4.0.tar.gz
-        cd NCEPLIBS-1.4.0
-        export ESMFMKFILE=~/esmf/lib/esmf.mk
-        mkdir build && cd build
-        cmake .. -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH='~;~/jasper' -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX='~/nceplibs' -DFLAT=ON
-        make -j2
-       
-    - name: checkout-ufs-utils
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with: 
-        path: ufs_utils
-        submodules: recursive
-
-    - name: cache-data
-      id: cache-data
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/data
-        key: data-1
-
-    - name: build
-      run: |
-        export ESMFMKFILE=~/esmf/lib/esmf.mk
-        cd ufs_utils
-        mkdir build && cd build
-        export CC=mpicc
-        export CXX=mpicxx
-        export FC=mpifort
-        export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}:~/jasper/lib;~/jasper/lib64"
-        cmake -DTEST_FILE_DIR=/home/runner/data -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH='~/jasper;~/nceplibs' ..
-        make -j2
-    - name: test
-      run: |
-        cd ufs_utils/build
-        ctest --rerun-failed --output-on-failure
diff --git a/.github/workflows/Linux_versions.yml b/.github/workflows/Linux_versions.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 03baff39d..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/Linux_versions.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,383 +0,0 @@
-# UFS_UTILS test workflow.
-#
-# Check different versions of the NCEPLIBS libraries that are used by UFS_UTILS.
-#
-# Ed Hartnett 12/13/22
-name: Linux_versions 
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-    - develop
-    paths-ignore:
-    - README.md
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-    - develop
-    paths-ignore:
-    - README.md
-
-defaults:
-  run:
-    shell: bash -exo pipefail {0}
-
-jobs:
-  Linux_versions:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    env:
-      FC: mpifort
-      CC: mpicc
-      FCFLAGS: -fallow-argument-mismatch
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: true
-      matrix:
-        esmf_version: [8_2_0, 8.3.0, 8.4.0]
-        bacio_version: [2.4.1]
-        g2_version: [3.4.3]
-        sp_version: [2.3.3]
-        ip_version: [3.3.3]
-        w3emc_version: [2.9.3]
-        nemsio_version: [2.5.0]
-        sfcio_version: [1.4.0]
-        sigio_version: [2.3.0]
-        
-    steps:
-
-    - name: install-dependencies
-      run: |
-        sudo apt-get update
-        sudo apt-get install libpng-dev zlib1g-dev libjpeg-dev libmpich-dev
-        sudo apt-get install libnetcdf-dev libnetcdff-dev netcdf-bin pkg-config
-        sudo apt-get install autoconf automake libtool
-        
-    - name: checkout-esmf
-      id: cache-esmf
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/esmf
-        key: Linux_versions-esmf-${{ matrix.esmf_version }}-${{ runner.os }}
-
-    - name: build-esmf
-      if: steps.cache-esmf.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        pushd ~
-        if [[ ${{ matrix.esmf_version }} == "8_2_0" ]]; then
-          wget https://github.com/esmf-org/esmf/archive/ESMF_${{ matrix.esmf_version }}.tar.gz &> /dev/null
-          tar zxf ESMF_${{ matrix.esmf_version }}.tar.gz
-          cd esmf-ESMF_${{ matrix.esmf_version }}
-          export ESMF_DIR=~/esmf-ESMF_${{ matrix.esmf_version }}
-        else
-          wget https://github.com/esmf-org/esmf/archive/refs/tags/v${{ matrix.esmf_version }}.tar.gz &> /dev/null
-          ls -l
-          tar zxf v${{ matrix.esmf_version }}.tar.gz          
-          cd esmf-${{ matrix.esmf_version }}
-          export ESMF_DIR=~/esmf-${{ matrix.esmf_version }}
-        fi
-        export ESMF_COMM=mpich3
-        export ESMF_INSTALL_BINDIR=bin
-        export ESMF_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib
-        export ESMF_INSTALL_MODDIR=mod
-        export ESMF_COMPILER=gfortran
-        export ESMF_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/esmf
-        export ESMF_NETCDF=split
-        export ESMF_NETCDF_INCLUDE=/usr/include
-        export ESMF_NETCDF_LIBPATH=/usr/x86_64-linux-gnu
-        export ESMF_PIO=OFF
-        export ESMF_MOAB=OFF
-        export ESMF_ARRAY_LITE=TRUE
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    - name: cache-jasper
-      id: cache-jasper
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/jasper
-        key: Linux_versions-jasper-${{ runner.os }}-2.0.33-1
-
-    - name: checkout-jasper
-      if: steps.cache-jasper.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'    
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with:
-        repository: jasper-software/jasper
-        path: jasper
-        ref: version-2.0.33
-
-    - name: build-jasper
-      if: steps.cache-jasper.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        cd jasper
-        mkdir build-jasper && cd build-jasper
-        cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/jasper
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    - name: cache-bacio
-      id: cache-bacio
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/bacio
-        key: Linux_versions-bacio-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.bacio_version }}
-
-    - name: checkout-bacio
-      if: steps.cache-bacio.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with:
-        repository: NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS-bacio
-        path: bacio
-        ref: v${{ matrix.bacio_version }}
-    
-    - name: build-bacio
-      if: steps.cache-bacio.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        cd bacio
-        mkdir build && cd build
-        cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/bacio
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    - name: cache-g2
-      id: cache-g2
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/g2
-        key: Linux_versions-g2-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.g2_version }}
-
-    - name: checkout-g2
-      if: steps.cache-g2.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with:
-        repository: NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS-g2
-        path: g2
-        ref: v${{ matrix.g2_version }}
-
-    - name: build-g2
-      if: steps.cache-g2.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        cd g2
-        mkdir build
-        cd build
-        cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/g2 -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="~/bacio;~/jasper" ..
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    - name: cache-sp
-      id: cache-sp
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/sp
-        key: Linux_versions-sp-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.sp_version }}
-
-    - name: checkout-sp
-      if: steps.cache-sp.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with:
-        repository: NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS-sp
-        path: sp
-        ref: v${{ matrix.sp_version }}
-
-    - name: build-sp
-      if: steps.cache-sp.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        cd sp
-        mkdir build
-        cd build
-        cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/sp
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    - name: cache-ip
-      id: cache-ip
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/ip
-        key: Linux_versions-ip-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.ip_version }}
-
-    - name: checkout-ip
-      if: steps.cache-ip.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with:
-        repository: NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS-ip
-        path: ip
-        ref: v${{ matrix.ip_version }}
-
-    - name: build-ip
-      if: steps.cache-ip.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        cd ip
-        mkdir build
-        cd build
-        cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/ip -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=~/sp ..
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    # - name: checkout-w3emc
-    #   uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    #   with:
-    #     repository: NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS-w3emc
-    #     path: w3emc
-    #     ref: develop
-
-    # - name: build-w3emc
-    #   run: |
-    #     cd w3emc
-    #     mkdir build
-    #     cd build
-    #     cmake -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=~/bacio -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/w3emc ..
-    #     make -j2
-    #     make install
-        
-    # - name: checkout-g2c
-    #   uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    #   with:
-    #     repository: NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS-g2c
-    #     path: g2c
-    #     ref: develop
-
-    # - name: build-g2c
-    #   run: |
-    #     cd g2c
-    #     mkdir build
-    #     cd build
-    #     cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/g2c -DJasper_ROOT=~/jasper
-    #     make -j2
-    #     make install
-
-    - name: cache-sfcio
-      id: cache-sfcio
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/sfcio
-        key: Linux_versions-sfcio-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.sfcio_version }}
-
-    - name: checkout-sfcio
-      if: steps.cache-sfcio.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with:
-        repository: NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS-sfcio
-        path: sfcio
-        ref: v${{ matrix.sfcio_version }}
-
-    - name: build-sfcio
-      if: steps.cache-sfcio.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        cd sfcio
-        mkdir build
-        cd build
-        cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/sfcio
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    - name: cache-w3emc
-      id: cache-w3emc
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/w3emc
-        key: Linux_versions-w3emc-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.w3emc_version }}
-
-    - name: checkout-w3emc
-      if: steps.cache-w3emc.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with:
-        repository: NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS-w3emc
-        path: w3emc
-        ref: v${{ matrix.w3emc_version }}
-
-    - name: build-w3emc
-      if: steps.cache-w3emc.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        cd w3emc
-        mkdir build
-        cd build
-        cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/w3emc -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=~/bacio
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    - name: cache-nemsio
-      id: cache-nemsio
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/nemsio
-        key: Linux_versions-nemsio-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.nemsio_version }}
-
-    - name: checkout-nemsio
-      if: steps.cache-nemsio.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with:
-        repository: NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS-nemsio
-        path: nemsio
-        ref: v${{ matrix.nemsio_version }}
-
-    - name: build-nemsio
-      if: steps.cache-nemsio.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        cd nemsio
-        mkdir build
-        cd build
-        cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/nemsio -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="~/bacio;~/w3emc" ..
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    - name: cache-sigio
-      id: cache-sigio
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/sigio
-        key: Linux_versions-sigio-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.sigio_version }}
-
-    - name: checkout-sigio
-      if: steps.cache-sigio.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with:
-        repository: NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS-sigio
-        path: sigio
-        ref: v${{ matrix.sigio_version }}
-
-    - name: build-sigio
-      if: steps.cache-sigio.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        cd sigio
-        mkdir build
-        cd build
-        cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/sigio
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    - name: checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with:
-        path: ufs_utils
-        submodules: true
-
-    - name: cache-data
-      id: cache-data
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/data
-        key: data-1
-
-    - name:  build
-      run: |
-        set -x
-        cd ufs_utils
-        mkdir build
-        cd build
-        export ESMFMKFILE=~/esmf/lib/esmf.mk
-        cmake -DTEST_FILE_DIR=/home/runner/data -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="~/jasper;~/g2c;~/bacio;~/g2;~/w3emc;~/sfcio;~/sigio;~/nemsio;~/sp;~/ip" ..
-        make -j2 VERBOSE=1
-
-    - name: test
-      run: |
-        cd ufs_utils/build
-        ctest --verbose --rerun-failed --output-on-failure
-
-    - name: cache-data
-      if: steps.cache-data.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        mkdir ~/data
-        cp ufs_utils/build/tests/chgres_cube/data/* ~/data
-        cp ufs_utils/build/tests/sfc_climo_gen/data/* ~/data
-        cp ufs_utils/build/tests/cpld_gridgen/data/* ~/data
-        cp ufs_utils/tests/filter_topo/data/* ~/data
-        cp ufs_utils/tests/emcsfc_snow2mdl/data/* ~/data
-        cp ufs_utils/tests/chgres_cube/data/* ~/data
-        ls -l ~/data
diff --git a/.github/workflows/Linux_versions_ext.yml b/.github/workflows/Linux_versions_ext.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 954458e2a..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/Linux_versions_ext.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,367 +0,0 @@
-# UFS_UTILS test workflow.
-#
-# Check different versions of the external libraries that are used by UFS_UTILS.
-#
-# Ed Hartnett 12/16/22
-name: Linux_versions_ext
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-    - develop
-    paths-ignore:
-    - README.md
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-    - develop
-    paths-ignore:
-    - README.md
-
-defaults:
-  run:
-    shell: bash -exo pipefail {0}
-
-jobs:
-  Linux_versions_ext:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    env:
-      FC: mpifort
-      CC: mpicc
-      FCFLAGS: -fallow-argument-mismatch
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: true
-      matrix:
-        esmf_version: [8_2_0, 8.3.1, 8.4.0]
-        bacio_version: [2.4.1]
-        g2_version: [3.4.3]
-        sp_version: [2.3.3]
-        ip_version: [3.3.3]
-        w3emc_version: [2.9.3]
-        nemsio_version: [2.5.0]
-        sfcio_version: [1.4.0]
-        sigio_version: [2.3.0]
-
-    steps:
-
-    - name: install-dependencies
-      run: |
-        sudo apt-get update
-        sudo apt-get install libpng-dev zlib1g-dev libjpeg-dev libmpich-dev
-        sudo apt-get install libnetcdf-dev libnetcdff-dev netcdf-bin pkg-config
-        sudo apt-get install autoconf automake libtool
-
-    - name: checkout-esmf
-      id: cache-esmf
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/esmf
-        key: Linux_versions-esmf-${{ matrix.esmf_version }}-${{ runner.os }}
-
-    - name: build-esmf
-      if: steps.cache-esmf.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        pushd ~
-        if [[ ${{ matrix.esmf_version }} == "8_2_0" ]]; then
-          wget https://github.com/esmf-org/esmf/archive/ESMF_${{ matrix.esmf_version }}.tar.gz &> /dev/null
-          tar zxf ESMF_${{ matrix.esmf_version }}.tar.gz
-          cd esmf-ESMF_${{ matrix.esmf_version }}
-          export ESMF_DIR=~/esmf-ESMF_${{ matrix.esmf_version }}
-        else
-          wget https://github.com/esmf-org/esmf/archive/refs/tags/v${{ matrix.esmf_version }}.tar.gz &> /dev/null
-          ls -l
-          tar zxf v${{ matrix.esmf_version }}.tar.gz
-          cd esmf-${{ matrix.esmf_version }}
-          export ESMF_DIR=~/esmf-${{ matrix.esmf_version }}
-        fi
-        export ESMF_COMM=mpich3
-        export ESMF_INSTALL_BINDIR=bin
-        export ESMF_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib
-        export ESMF_INSTALL_MODDIR=mod
-        export ESMF_COMPILER=gfortran
-        export ESMF_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/esmf
-        export ESMF_NETCDF=split
-        export ESMF_NETCDF_INCLUDE=/usr/include
-        export ESMF_NETCDF_LIBPATH=/usr/x86_64-linux-gnu
-        export ESMF_PIO=OFF
-        export ESMF_MOAB=OFF
-        export ESMF_ARRAY_LITE=TRUE
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    - name: cache-jasper
-      id: cache-jasper
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/jasper
-        key: Linux_versions-jasper-${{ runner.os }}-2.0.33-1
-
-    - name: checkout-jasper
-      if: steps.cache-jasper.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with:
-        repository: jasper-software/jasper
-        path: jasper
-        ref: version-2.0.33
-
-    - name: build-jasper
-      if: steps.cache-jasper.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        cd jasper
-        mkdir build-jasper && cd build-jasper
-        cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/jasper
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    - name: cache-bacio
-      id: cache-bacio
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/bacio
-        key: Linux_versions-bacio-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.bacio_version }}
-
-    - name: checkout-bacio
-      if: steps.cache-bacio.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with:
-        repository: NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS-bacio
-        path: bacio
-        ref: v${{ matrix.bacio_version }}
-
-    - name: build-bacio
-      if: steps.cache-bacio.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        cd bacio
-        mkdir build && cd build
-        cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/bacio
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    - name: cache-g2
-      id: cache-g2
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/g2
-        key: Linux_versions-g2-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.g2_version }}
-
-    - name: checkout-g2
-      if: steps.cache-g2.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with:
-        repository: NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS-g2
-        path: g2
-        ref: v${{ matrix.g2_version }}
-
-    - name: build-g2
-      if: steps.cache-g2.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        cd g2
-        mkdir build
-        cd build
-        cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/g2 -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="~/bacio;~/jasper" ..
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    - name: cache-sp
-      id: cache-sp
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/sp
-        key: Linux_versions-sp-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.sp_version }}
-
-    - name: checkout-sp
-      if: steps.cache-sp.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with:
-        repository: NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS-sp
-        path: sp
-        ref: v${{ matrix.sp_version }}
-
-    - name: build-sp
-      if: steps.cache-sp.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        cd sp
-        mkdir build
-        cd build
-        cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/sp
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    - name: cache-ip
-      id: cache-ip
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/ip
-        key: Linux_versions-ip-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.ip_version }}
-
-    - name: checkout-ip
-      if: steps.cache-ip.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with:
-        repository: NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS-ip
-        path: ip
-        ref: v${{ matrix.ip_version }}
-
-    - name: build-ip
-      if: steps.cache-ip.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        cd ip
-        mkdir build
-        cd build
-        cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/ip -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=~/sp ..
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    # - name: checkout-g2c
-    #   uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    #   with:
-    #     repository: NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS-g2c
-    #     path: g2c
-    #     ref: develop
-
-    # - name: build-g2c
-    #   run: |
-    #     cd g2c
-    #     mkdir build
-    #     cd build
-    #     cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/g2c -DJasper_ROOT=~/jasper
-    #     make -j2
-    #     make install
-
-    - name: cache-sfcio
-      id: cache-sfcio
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/sfcio
-        key: Linux_versions-sfcio-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.sfcio_version }}
-
-    - name: checkout-sfcio
-      if: steps.cache-sfcio.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with:
-        repository: NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS-sfcio
-        path: sfcio
-        ref: v${{ matrix.sfcio_version }}
-
-    - name: build-sfcio
-      if: steps.cache-sfcio.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        cd sfcio
-        mkdir build
-        cd build
-        cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/sfcio
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    - name: cache-w3emc
-      id: cache-w3emc
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/w3emc
-        key: Linux_versions-w3emc-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.w3emc_version }}
-
-    - name: checkout-w3emc
-      if: steps.cache-w3emc.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with:
-        repository: NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS-w3emc
-        path: w3emc
-        ref: v${{ matrix.w3emc_version }}
-
-    - name: build-w3emc
-      if: steps.cache-w3emc.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        cd w3emc
-        mkdir build
-        cd build
-        cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/w3emc -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=~/bacio
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    - name: cache-nemsio
-      id: cache-nemsio
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/nemsio
-        key: Linux_versions-nemsio-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.nemsio_version }}
-
-    - name: checkout-nemsio
-      if: steps.cache-nemsio.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with:
-        repository: NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS-nemsio
-        path: nemsio
-        ref: v${{ matrix.nemsio_version }}
-
-    - name: build-nemsio
-      if: steps.cache-nemsio.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        cd nemsio
-        mkdir build
-        cd build
-        cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/nemsio -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="~/bacio;~/w3emc" ..
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    - name: cache-sigio
-      id: cache-sigio
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/sigio
-        key: Linux_versions-sigio-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.sigio_version }}
-
-    - name: checkout-sigio
-      if: steps.cache-sigio.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with:
-        repository: NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS-sigio
-        path: sigio
-        ref: v${{ matrix.sigio_version }}
-
-    - name: build-sigio
-      if: steps.cache-sigio.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        cd sigio
-        mkdir build
-        cd build
-        cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/sigio
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    - name: checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with:
-        path: ufs_utils
-        submodules: true
-
-    - name: cache-data
-      id: cache-data
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/data
-        key: data-1
-
-    - name:  build
-      run: |
-        set -x
-        cd ufs_utils
-        mkdir build
-        cd build
-        export ESMFMKFILE=~/esmf/lib/esmf.mk
-        cmake -DTEST_FILE_DIR=/home/runner/data -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="~/jasper;~/g2c;~/bacio;~/g2;~/w3emc;~/sfcio;~/sigio;~/nemsio;~/sp;~/ip" ..
-        make -j2 VERBOSE=1
-
-    - name: test
-      run: |
-        cd ufs_utils/build
-        ctest --verbose --rerun-failed --output-on-failure
-
-    - name: cache-data
-      if: steps.cache-data.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        mkdir ~/data
-        cp ufs_utils/build/tests/chgres_cube/data/* ~/data
-        cp ufs_utils/build/tests/sfc_climo_gen/data/* ~/data
-        cp ufs_utils/build/tests/cpld_gridgen/data/* ~/data
-        cp ufs_utils/tests/filter_topo/data/* ~/data
-        cp ufs_utils/tests/emcsfc_snow2mdl/data/* ~/data
-        cp ufs_utils/tests/chgres_cube/data/* ~/data
-        ls -l ~/data
diff --git a/.github/workflows/developer.yml b/.github/workflows/developer.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 14544b08c..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/developer.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,350 +0,0 @@
-# UFS_UTILS test workflow.
-#
-# This workflow tests all developer options including
-# documentation check, and test code coverage. 
-#
-#
-# Ed Hartnett 12/11/22
-name: developer 
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-    - develop
-    paths-ignore:
-    - README.md
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-    - develop
-    paths-ignore:
-    - README.md
-
-defaults:
-  run:
-    shell: bash -exo pipefail {0}
-
-jobs:
-  developer:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    env:
-      FC: mpifort
-      CC: mpicc
-      FCFLAGS: -fallow-argument-mismatch
-
-    steps:
-
-    - name: install-dependencies
-      run: |
-        sudo apt-get update
-        sudo apt-get install libpng-dev zlib1g-dev libjpeg-dev doxygen libmpich-dev
-        sudo apt-get install libnetcdf-dev libnetcdff-dev netcdf-bin pkg-config        
-    #   python3 -m pip install gcovr
-
-    - name: cache-esmf
-      id: cache-esmf
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/esmf
-        key: developer-esmf-8.2.0-${{ runner.os }}3
-
-    - name: build-esmf
-      if: steps.cache-esmf.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        pushd ~
-        export ESMF_DIR=~/esmf-ESMF_8_2_0
-        wget https://github.com/esmf-org/esmf/archive/ESMF_8_2_0.tar.gz &> /dev/null
-        tar zxf ESMF_8_2_0.tar.gz
-        cd esmf-ESMF_8_2_0
-        export ESMF_COMM=mpich3
-        export ESMF_INSTALL_BINDIR=bin
-        export ESMF_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib
-        export ESMF_INSTALL_MODDIR=mod
-        export ESMF_COMPILER=gfortran
-        export ESMF_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/esmf
-        export ESMF_NETCDF=split
-        export ESMF_NETCDF_INCLUDE=/usr/include
-        export ESMF_NETCDF_LIBPATH=/usr/x86_64-linux-gnu
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    - name: cache-jasper
-      id: cache-jasper
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/jasper
-        key: developer-jasper-${{ runner.os }}-2.0.33-1
-
-    - name: checkout-jasper
-      if: steps.cache-jasper.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'    
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with:
-        repository: jasper-software/jasper
-        path: jasper
-        ref: version-2.0.33
-
-    - name: build-jasper
-      if: steps.cache-jasper.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        cd jasper
-        mkdir build-jasper && cd build-jasper
-        cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/jasper
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    - name: cache-bacio
-      id: cache-bacio
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/bacio
-        key: developer-bacio-${{ runner.os }}-v2.4.1
-
-    - name: checkout-bacio
-      if: steps.cache-bacio.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with:
-        repository: NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS-bacio
-        path: bacio
-        ref: v2.4.1
-    
-    - name: build-bacio
-      if: steps.cache-bacio.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        cd bacio
-        mkdir build && cd build
-        cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/bacio
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    - name: cache-g2
-      id: cache-g2
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/g2
-        key: developer-g2-${{ runner.os }}-3.4.5
-
-    - name: checkout-g2
-      if: steps.cache-g2.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with:
-        repository: NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS-g2
-        path: g2
-        ref: v3.4.5
-
-    - name: build-g2
-      if: steps.cache-g2.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        cd g2
-        mkdir build
-        cd build
-        cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/g2 -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="~/bacio;~/jasper" ..
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    - name: cache-sp
-      id: cache-sp
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/sp
-        key: developer-sp-${{ runner.os }}-2.3.3-1
-
-    - name: checkout-sp
-      if: steps.cache-sp.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with:
-        repository: NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS-sp
-        path: sp
-        ref: v2.3.3
-
-    - name: build-sp
-      if: steps.cache-sp.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        cd sp
-        mkdir build
-        cd build
-        cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/sp
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    - name: cache-ip
-      id: cache-ip
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/ip
-        key: developer-ip-${{ runner.os }}-3.3.3
-
-    - name: checkout-ip
-      if: steps.cache-ip.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with:
-        repository: NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS-ip
-        path: ip
-        ref: v3.3.3
-
-    - name: build-ip
-      if: steps.cache-ip.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        cd ip
-        mkdir build
-        cd build
-        cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/ip -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=~~/sp ..
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    - name: checkout-w3emc
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with:
-        repository: NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS-w3emc
-        path: w3emc
-        ref: v2.9.3
-
-    - name: build-w3emc
-      run: |
-        cd w3emc
-        mkdir build
-        cd build
-        cmake -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=~/bacio -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/w3emc ..
-        make -j2
-        make install
-        
-    # - name: checkout-g2c
-    #   uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    #   with:
-    #     repository: NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS-g2c
-    #     path: g2c
-    #     ref: develop
-
-    # - name: build-g2c
-    #   run: |
-    #     cd g2c
-    #     mkdir build
-    #     cd build
-    #     cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/g2c -DJasper_ROOT=~/jasper
-    #     make -j2
-    #     make install
-
-    - name: cache-sfcio
-      id: cache-sfcio
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/sfcio
-        key: developer-sfcio-${{ runner.os }}-1.4.1
-
-    - name: checkout-sfcio
-      if: steps.cache-sfcio.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with:
-        repository: NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS-sfcio
-        path: sfcio
-        ref: v1.4.1
-
-    - name: build-sfcio
-      if: steps.cache-sfcio.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        cd sfcio
-        mkdir build
-        cd build
-        cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/sfcio
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    - name: cache-nemsio
-      id: cache-nemsio
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/nemsio
-        key: developer-nemsio-${{ runner.os }}-2.5.4
-
-    - name: checkout-nemsio
-      if: steps.cache-nemsio.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with:
-        repository: NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS-nemsio
-        path: nemsio
-        ref: v2.5.4
-
-    - name: build-nemsio
-      if: steps.cache-nemsio.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        cd nemsio
-        mkdir build
-        cd build
-        cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/nemsio -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="~/bacio;~/w3emc" ..
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    - name: cache-sigio
-      id: cache-sigio
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/sigio
-        key: developer-sigio-${{ runner.os }}-2.3.2
-
-    - name: checkout-sigio
-      if: steps.cache-sigio.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with:
-        repository: NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS-sigio
-        path: sigio
-        ref: v2.3.2
-
-    - name: build-sigio
-      if: steps.cache-sigio.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        cd sigio
-        mkdir build
-        cd build
-        cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/sigio
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    - name: checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with:
-        path: ufs_utils
-        submodules: true
-
-    - name: cache-data
-      id: cache-data
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/data
-        key: data-1
-
-    - name:  build
-      run: |
-        cd ufs_utils
-        mkdir build
-        doxygen --version
-        export ESMFMKFILE=~/esmf/lib/esmf.mk
-        cd build
-        cmake -DTEST_FILE_DIR=/home/runner/data -DENABLE_DOCS=On -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="~/jasper;~/g2c;~/bacio;~/g2;~/w3emc;~/sfcio;~/sigio;~/nemsio;~/sp;~/ip" -DCMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS="-g -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage -O0" -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="-g -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage -O0"  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug ..
-        make -j2 VERBOSE=1
-
-    - name: test
-      run: |
-        cd ufs_utils/build
-        ctest --verbose --rerun-failed --output-on-failure
-    #   gcovr --root .. -v  --html-details --exclude ../tests --exclude CMakeFiles --print-summary -o test-coverage.html &> /dev/null
-
-    - name: cache-data
-      if: steps.cache-data.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        mkdir ~/data
-        cp ufs_utils/build/tests/chgres_cube/data/* ~/data
-        cp ufs_utils/build/tests/sfc_climo_gen/data/* ~/data
-        cp ufs_utils/build/tests/cpld_gridgen/data/* ~/data
-        cp ufs_utils/tests/filter_topo/data/* ~/data
-        cp ufs_utils/tests/emcsfc_snow2mdl/data/* ~/data
-        cp ufs_utils/tests/chgres_cube/data/* ~/data
-        ls -l ~/data
-        
-    - name: upload-test-coverage
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-      with:
-        name: ufs_utils-test-coverage
-        path: |
-          ufs_utils/build/*.html
-          ufs_utils/build/*.css
-        
-
-
-
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux-mac-nceplibs-mpi.yml b/.github/workflows/linux-mac-nceplibs-mpi.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 43d611949..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/linux-mac-nceplibs-mpi.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,259 +0,0 @@
-name: linux-mac-mpi-nceplibs
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-    - develop
-    paths-ignore:
-    - README.md
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-    - develop
-    paths-ignore:
-    - README.md
-
-defaults:
-  run:
-    shell: bash -exo pipefail {0}
-
-jobs:
-  matrix-build-and-test:
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    env:
-      CC: gcc-9
-      FC: gfortran-9
-      CXX: g++-9
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: true      
-      matrix:
-        os: [macos-11, ubuntu-latest]
-        compiler: [gcc-9]
-        nceplibs_version: [develop, 1.4.0]
-        mpi_type: [mpich, openmpi]
-        netcdf_version: [4.7.4]
-
-    steps:
-
-    - name: install-dependencies
-      run: |
-        echo "$HOME/mpi/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-        if [[ ${{ matrix.os }} == "ubuntu-latest" ]]; then
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install libpng-dev
-          sudo apt-get install libjpeg-dev
-        elif [[ ${{ matrix.os }} == "macos-11" ]]; then
-          brew update
-          brew install wget
-          brew install jpeg-turbo
-          if [[ ${{ matrix.compiler }} == "gcc-9" ]]; then
-            sudo ln -sf /usr/local/bin/gfortran-9 /usr/local/bin/gfortran
-          elif  [[ ${{ matrix.compiler }} == "gcc-10" ]]; then
-            sudo ln -sf /usr/local/bin/gfortran-10 /usr/local/bin/gfortran
-          fi
-        fi
-
-    - name: cache-mpi
-      id: cache-mpi
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/mpi
-        key: mpi-${{ matrix.mpi_type }}-${{ runner.os }}
-
-    - name: build-mpi
-      if: steps.cache-mpi.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        if [[ ${{ matrix.mpi_type}} == "mpich" ]]; then
-          wget http://www.mpich.org/static/downloads/3.3.2/mpich-3.3.2.tar.gz &> /dev/null
-          tar -xzf mpich-3.3.2.tar.gz
-          cd mpich-3.3.2
-          ./configure --prefix=$HOME/mpi --enable-fortran --enable-cxx
-          make -j2
-          make install
-        elif [[ ${{ matrix.mpi_type }} == "openmpi" ]]; then
-          wget https://download.open-mpi.org/release/open-mpi/v4.1/openmpi-4.1.1.tar.gz &> /dev/null
-          tar -xzf openmpi-4.1.1.tar.gz
-          cd openmpi-4.1.1
-          if [[ ${{ matrix.os }} == "ubuntu-latest" ]]; then
-            ./configure --prefix=$HOME/mpi --enable-mpi-fortran --enable-mpi-cxx
-          elif [[ ${{ matrix.os }} == "macos-11" ]]; then
-            ./configure --prefix=$HOME/mpi --enable-mpi-fortran --enable-mpi-cxx --enable-two-level-namespace
-          fi
-          make -j2
-          make install
-        fi
-
-    - name: cache-netcdf
-      id: cache-netcdf
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/netcdf
-        key: netcdf-c-${{ matrix.netcdf_version }}-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.mpi_type }}3
-
-    - name: build-hdf5
-      if: steps.cache-netcdf.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        export CC=mpicc
-        wget https://support.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF5/releases/hdf5-1.10/hdf5-1.10.7/src/hdf5-1.10.7.tar.gz &> /dev/null
-        tar -xzf hdf5-1.10.7.tar.gz
-        pushd hdf5-1.10.7
-        ./configure --prefix=${HOME}/netcdf --enable-parallel --disable-tools --disable-fortran --disable-cxx --enable-parallel-tests --disable-shared --enable-static
-        make -j2
-        make install
-           
-    - name: build-netcdf-c
-      if: steps.cache-netcdf.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        export CC=mpicc
-        export CPPFLAGS=-I${HOME}/netcdf/include
-        export LDFLAGS=-L${HOME}/netcdf/lib
-        wget https://github.com/Unidata/netcdf-c/archive/refs/tags/v${{ matrix.netcdf_version }}.tar.gz &> /dev/null
-        tar -xzf v${{ matrix.netcdf_version }}.tar.gz
-        cd netcdf-c-${{ matrix.netcdf_version }}
-        ./configure --prefix=${HOME}/netcdf --disable-dap --disable-utilities --disable-shared
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    - name: build-netcdf-fortran
-      if: steps.cache-netcdf.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        set -x
-        export PATH="${HOME}/netcdf/bin:$PATH"
-        export CC=mpicc
-        export FC=mpifort
-        export CPPFLAGS=-I${HOME}/netcdf/include
-        export LDFLAGS=-L${HOME}/netcdf/lib
-        export LIBS=`nc-config --libs`
-        wget https://github.com/Unidata/netcdf-fortran/archive/v4.5.3.tar.gz &> /dev/null
-        tar -xzf v4.5.3.tar.gz
-        pushd netcdf-fortran-4.5.3
-        ./configure --prefix=${HOME}/netcdf --disable-shared
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    - name: cache-esmf
-      id: cache-esmf
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/esmf
-        key: esmf--8.2.0-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.mpi_type }}-netcdf-${{ matrix.netcdf_version }}3
-
-    - name: build-esmf
-      if: steps.cache-esmf.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        set -x
-        pushd ~
-        export ESMF_DIR=~/esmf-ESMF_8_2_0
-        wget https://github.com/esmf-org/esmf/archive/ESMF_8_2_0.tar.gz &> /dev/null
-        tar zxf ESMF_8_2_0.tar.gz
-        cd esmf-ESMF_8_2_0
-        if [[ ${{ matrix.mpi_type}} == "mpich" ]]; then
-          export ESMF_COMM=mpich3
-        elif [[ ${{ matrix.mpi_type}} == "openmpi" ]]; then
-          export ESMF_COMM=openmpi
-        fi
-        export ESMF_INSTALL_BINDIR=bin
-        export ESMF_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib
-        export ESMF_INSTALL_MODDIR=mod
-        export ESMF_COMPILER=gfortran
-        export ESMF_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/esmf
-        export ESMF_NETCDF=split
-        export ESMF_NETCDF_INCLUDE=${HOME}/netcdf/include
-        export ESMF_NETCDF_LIBPATH=${HOME}/netcdf/lib
-        export ESMF_NETCDF_LIBS="-lnetcdff -lnetcdf -lhdf5_hl -lhdf5 -lz"
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    - name: cache-jasper
-      id: cache-jasper
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/jasper
-        key: jasper-2.0.25-${{ runner.os }}3
-
-    - name: build-jasper
-      if: steps.cache-jasper.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        set -x
-        pwd
-        wget https://github.com/jasper-software/jasper/archive/version-2.0.25.tar.gz &> /dev/null
-        tar zxf version-2.0.25.tar.gz
-        cd jasper-version-2.0.25
-        mkdir build-jasper && cd build-jasper
-        cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/jasper -DJAS_ENABLE_SHARED=OFF
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    - name: checkout-nceplibs
-      run: |
-        git clone https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS.git nceplibs
-        cd nceplibs
-        if [[ ${{ matrix.nceplibs_version }} == "1.4.0" ]]; then
-          git checkout v1.4.0
-        fi
-
-    - name: get-git-hash
-      run: |
-        cd nceplibs
-        git rev-parse HEAD > hash.txt
-        
-    - name: cache-nceplibs 
-      id: cache-nceplibs
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/nceplibs
-        key: nceplibs-${{ matrix.nceplibs_version }}-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.mpi_type }}-${{ hashFiles('nceplibs/hash.txt') }}3
-
-    - name: build-nceplibs
-      if: steps.cache-nceplibs.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        set -x
-        export ESMFMKFILE=~/esmf/lib/esmf.mk
-        cd nceplibs
-        mkdir build && cd build
-        cmake .. -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH='~;~/jasper;~/netcdf' -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX='~/nceplibs' -DFLAT=ON
-        make -j2
-       
-    - name: checkout-ufs-utils
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with: 
-        path: ufs_utils
-        submodules: recursive
-
-    - name: cache-data
-      id: cache-data
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/data
-        key: data-2
-
-    - name: build
-      run: |
-        export ESMFMKFILE=~/esmf/lib/esmf.mk
-        cd ufs_utils
-        mkdir build && cd build
-        export CC=mpicc
-        export CXX=mpicxx
-        export FC=mpifort
-        export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}:~/jasper/lib;~/jasper/lib64"
-        export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH="${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}:~/jasper/lib;~/jasper/lib64"
-        cmake -DTEST_FILE_DIR=/home/runner/data -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH='~/jasper;~/nceplibs;~/netcdf' ..
-        make -j2
-
-    - name: test
-      run: |
-        cd ufs_utils/build
-        # Oversubscribe for OpenMPI to run more processes than CPUs
-        export OMPI_MCA_rmaps_base_oversubscribe=1
-        ctest --rerun-failed --output-on-failure
-
-    - name: cache-data
-      if: steps.cache-data.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        mkdir ~/data
-        cp ufs_utils/build/tests/chgres_cube/data/* ~/data
-        cp ufs_utils/build/tests/sfc_climo_gen/data/* ~/data
-        cp ufs_utils/build/tests/cpld_gridgen/data/* ~/data
-        cp ufs_utils/tests/filter_topo/data/* ~/data
-        cp ufs_utils/tests/emcsfc_snow2mdl/data/* ~/data
-        cp ufs_utils/tests/chgres_cube/data/* ~/data
-        ls -l ~/data
-        
diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos_clang.yaml b/.github/workflows/macos_clang.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..25f6bc693
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos_clang.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+name: Clang macOS Build and Test
+on: [push, pull_request, workflow_dispatch]
+
+
+# Use custom shell with -l so .bash_profile is sourced
+# without having to do it in manually every step
+defaults:
+  run:
+    shell: bash -leo pipefail {0}
+
+env:
+  cache_key: clang
+  CC: clang
+  FC: gfortran-11
+  CXX: clang
+
+# The jobs are split into:
+# 1. a dependency build step (setup), and
+# 2. a UFS-utils build and test step (ufs_utils)
+# The setup is run once and the environment is cached,
+# so each subsequent build and test of UFS-utils can reuse the cached
+# dependencies to save time (and compute).
+
+jobs:
+  setup:
+    runs-on: macos-12
+
+    steps:
+      - name: checkout  # this is to get the ci/spack.yaml file
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+            path: ufs_utils
+
+      # Cache spack, compiler and dependencies
+      - name: cache-env
+        id: cache-env
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: |
+            spack
+            ~/.spack
+          key: spack-${{ runner.os }}-${{ env.cache_key }}-${{ hashFiles('ufs_utils/ci/spack.yaml') }}
+
+      # Install dependencies using Spack
+      - name: install-dependencies-with-spack
+        if: steps.cache-env.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        run: |
+          git clone -c feature.manyFiles=true https://github.com/JCSDA/spack.git
+          source spack/share/spack/setup-env.sh
+          sed "s/\[intel, gcc@10:10, apple-clang@14\]/\[apple-clang@14\]/g" ufs_utils/ci/spack.yaml > spack_ci.yaml
+          spack env create ufs_utils-env spack_ci.yaml
+          spack env activate ufs_utils-env
+          spack external find
+          spack add openmpi@4.1.5
+          spack concretize
+          spack install -v --fail-fast --dirty
+          spack clean --all
+
+  ufs_utils:
+    needs: setup
+    runs-on: macos-12
+
+    steps:
+      - name: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+            path: ufs_utils
+            submodules: recursive
+
+      - name: cache-env
+        id: cache-env
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: |
+            spack
+            ~/.spack
+          key: spack-${{ runner.os }}-${{ env.cache_key }}-${{ hashFiles('ufs_utils/ci/spack.yaml') }}
+
+      - name: build
+        run: |
+          source spack/share/spack/setup-env.sh
+          spack env activate ufs_utils-env
+          export CC=mpicc
+          export FC=mpif90
+          cd ufs_utils
+          mkdir -p build && cd build
+          cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../install ..
+          make -j2 VERBOSE=1
+          make install
+
+      - name: ctest
+        run: |
+          source spack/share/spack/setup-env.sh
+          spack env activate ufs_utils-env
+          cd ufs_utils
+          cd build
+          ctest --verbose --rerun-failed --output-on-failure
diff --git a/.github/workflows/netcdf-versions.yml b/.github/workflows/netcdf-versions.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index c9a0a6f9c..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/netcdf-versions.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,186 +0,0 @@
-name: netcdf-versions
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-    - develop
-    paths-ignore:
-    - README.md
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-    - develop
-    paths-ignore:
-    - README.md
-
-defaults:
-  run:
-    shell: bash -exo pipefail {0}
-    
-jobs:
-  netcdf-build-and-test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest]
-        netcdf_version: [4.8.0]
-
-    steps:
-    - name: install-dependencies
-      run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install libmpich-dev libpng-dev libjpeg-dev
-
-    - name: cache-netcdf
-      id: cache-netcdf
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/netcdf
-        key: netcdf-c-${{ matrix.netcdf_version }}-${{ runner.os }}4
-
-    - name: build-hdf5
-      if: steps.cache-netcdf.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        export CC=mpicc
-        wget https://support.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF5/releases/hdf5-1.10/hdf5-1.10.7/src/hdf5-1.10.7.tar.gz &> /dev/null
-        tar -xzf hdf5-1.10.7.tar.gz
-        pushd hdf5-1.10.7
-        ./configure --prefix=${HOME}/netcdf --enable-parallel --disable-tools --disable-fortran --disable-cxx --disable-shared
-        make -j2
-        make install
-           
-    - name: build-netcdf-c
-      if: steps.cache-netcdf.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        export CC=mpicc
-        export CPPFLAGS=-I${HOME}/netcdf/include
-        export LDFLAGS=-L${HOME}/netcdf/lib
-        wget https://github.com/Unidata/netcdf-c/archive/refs/tags/v${{ matrix.netcdf_version }}.tar.gz &> /dev/null
-        tar -xzf v${{ matrix.netcdf_version }}.tar.gz
-        cd netcdf-c-${{ matrix.netcdf_version }}
-        ./configure --prefix=${HOME}/netcdf --disable-dap --disable-utilities --disable-shared
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    - name: build-netcdf-fortran
-      if: steps.cache-netcdf.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        set -x
-        export PATH="${HOME}/netcdf/bin:$PATH"
-        export CC=mpicc
-        export FC=mpifort
-        export CPPFLAGS=-I${HOME}/netcdf/include
-        export LDFLAGS=-L${HOME}/netcdf/lib
-        export LIBS=`nc-config --libs`
-        wget https://github.com/Unidata/netcdf-fortran/archive/v4.5.3.tar.gz &> /dev/null
-        tar -xzf v4.5.3.tar.gz
-        pushd netcdf-fortran-4.5.3
-        ./configure --prefix=${HOME}/netcdf --disable-shared
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    - name: cache-esmf
-      id: cache-esmf
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/esmf
-        key: esmf-8.2.0-${{ runner.os }}-netcdf-${{ matrix.netcdf_version }}3
-
-    - name: build-esmf
-      if: steps.cache-esmf.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        pushd ~
-        export ESMF_DIR=~/esmf-ESMF_8_2_0
-        wget https://github.com/esmf-org/esmf/archive/ESMF_8_2_0.tar.gz &> /dev/null
-        tar zxf ESMF_8_2_0.tar.gz
-        cd esmf-ESMF_8_2_0
-        export ESMF_COMM=mpich3
-        export ESMF_INSTALL_BINDIR=bin
-        export ESMF_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib
-        export ESMF_INSTALL_MODDIR=mod
-        export ESMF_COMPILER=gfortran
-        export ESMF_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/esmf
-        export ESMF_NETCDF=split
-        export ESMF_NETCDF_INCLUDE=${HOME}/netcdf/include
-        export ESMF_NETCDF_LIBPATH=${HOME}/netcdf/lib
-        export ESMF_NETCDF_LIBS="-lnetcdff -lnetcdf -lhdf5_hl -lhdf5 -lz"
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    - name: cache-jasper
-      id: cache-jasper
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/jasper
-        key: jasper-2.0.25-${{ runner.os }}3
-
-    - name: build-jasper
-      if: steps.cache-jasper.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        wget https://github.com/jasper-software/jasper/archive/version-2.0.25.tar.gz &> /dev/null
-        tar zxf version-2.0.25.tar.gz
-        cd jasper-version-2.0.25
-        mkdir build-jasper && cd build-jasper
-        cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/jasper -DJAS_ENABLE_SHARED=OFF
-        make -j2
-        make install
-
-    - name: cache-nceplibs 
-      id: cache-nceplibs
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/nceplibs
-        key: nceplibs-1.4.0-${{ runner.os }}-netcdf-${{ matrix.netcdf_version }}3
-
-    - name: build-nceplibs
-      if: steps.cache-nceplibs.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        wget https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS/archive/v1.4.0.tar.gz &> /dev/null
-        tar zxf v1.4.0.tar.gz
-        cd NCEPLIBS-1.4.0
-        export ESMFMKFILE=~/esmf/lib/esmf.mk
-        mkdir build && cd build
-        cmake .. -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH='~;~/jasper;~/netcdf' -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX='~/nceplibs' -DFLAT=ON
-        make -j2
-       
-    - name: checkout-ufs-utils
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with: 
-        path: ufs_utils
-        submodules: recursive
-
-    - name: cache-data
-      id: cache-data
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/data
-        key: data-1
-
-    - name: build
-      run: |
-        export ESMFMKFILE=~/esmf/lib/esmf.mk
-        cd ufs_utils
-        mkdir build && cd build
-        export CC=mpicc
-        export CXX=mpicxx
-        export FC=mpifort
-        export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}:~/jasper/lib;~/jasper/lib64"
-        cmake -DTEST_FILE_DIR=/home/runner/work/UFS_UTILS/UFS_UTILS/data -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH='~/jasper;~/nceplibs;~/netcdf' ..
-        make -j2
-    - name: test
-      run: |
-        cd ufs_utils/build
-        ctest --rerun-failed --output-on-failure
-
-    - name: cache-data
-      if: steps.cache-data.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        mkdir ~/data
-        cp ufs_utils/build/tests/chgres_cube/data/* ~/data
-        cp ufs_utils/build/tests/sfc_climo_gen/data/* ~/data
-        cp ufs_utils/build/tests/cpld_gridgen/data/* ~/data
-        cp ufs_utils/tests/filter_topo/data/* ~/data
-        cp ufs_utils/tests/emcsfc_snow2mdl/data/* ~/data
-        cp ufs_utils/tests/chgres_cube/data/* ~/data
-        ls -l ~/data
-        
-
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gcc.yaml b/.github/workflows/ubuntu_gcc.yaml
similarity index 91%
rename from .github/workflows/gcc.yaml
rename to .github/workflows/ubuntu_gcc.yaml
index bb89ad10b..b501ef5ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gcc.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ubuntu_gcc.yaml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
       # Cache spack, compiler and dependencies
       - name: cache-env
         id: cache-env
-        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
           path: |
             spack
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           git clone -c feature.manyFiles=true https://github.com/JCSDA/spack.git
           source spack/share/spack/setup-env.sh
-          spack env create ufs_utils-env ufs_utils/ci/spack.yaml
+          sed "s/\[intel, gcc@10:10, apple-clang@14\]/\[gcc@10:10\]/g" ufs_utils/ci/spack.yaml > spack_ci.yaml
+          spack env create ufs_utils-env spack_ci.yaml
           spack env activate ufs_utils-env
           sudo apt install cmake
           spack external find
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: cache-env
         id: cache-env
-        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
           path: |
             spack
diff --git a/.github/workflows/intel.yaml b/.github/workflows/ubuntu_intel.yaml
similarity index 95%
rename from .github/workflows/intel.yaml
rename to .github/workflows/ubuntu_intel.yaml
index ef801020a..f936c08f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/intel.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ubuntu_intel.yaml
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           git clone -c feature.manyFiles=true https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/spack.git
           source spack/share/spack/setup-env.sh
-          spack env create ufs_utils-env ufs_utils/ci/spack.yaml
+          sed "s/\[intel, gcc@10:10, apple-clang@14\]/\[intel\]/g" ufs_utils/ci/spack.yaml > spack_ci.yaml
+          spack env create ufs_utils-env spack_ci.yaml
           spack env activate ufs_utils-env
           spack compiler find
           sudo apt install cmake
diff --git a/ci/spack.yaml b/ci/spack.yaml
index ffbf1c97c..0549a8345 100644
--- a/ci/spack.yaml
+++ b/ci/spack.yaml
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
 spack:
   packages:
     all:
-      compiler:
-      - intel
-      - gcc@10:10
+      compiler: [intel, gcc@10:10, apple-clang@14]
   specs:
   - netcdf-c@4.7.4
   - netcdf-fortran@4.5.3