diff --git a/cime_config/machines/config_machines.xml b/cime_config/machines/config_machines.xml
index 5d4ba7d44aa8..d4f55b0c3b2c 100644
--- a/cime_config/machines/config_machines.xml
+++ b/cime_config/machines/config_machines.xml
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@
       <env name="Trilinos_ROOT">$SHELL{if [ -z "$Trilinos_ROOT" ]; then echo /global/common/software/e3sm/mali_tpls/trilinos-e3sm-serial-release-gcc; else echo "$Trilinos_ROOT"; fi}</env>
       <env name="NETCDF_PATH">$ENV{CRAY_NETCDF_HDF5PARALLEL_PREFIX}</env>
       <env name="PNETCDF_PATH">$ENV{CRAY_PARALLEL_NETCDF_PREFIX}</env>
+      <env name="GATOR_INITIAL_MB">4000MB</env>
     </environment_variables>
     <environment_variables compiler="intel" mpilib="mpich">
       <env name="ADIOS2_ROOT">$SHELL{if [ -z "$ADIOS2_ROOT" ]; then echo /global/cfs/cdirs/e3sm/3rdparty/adios2/2.9.1/cray-mpich-8.1.25/intel-2023.1.0; else echo "$ADIOS2_ROOT"; fi}</env>
diff --git a/components/cmake/build_model.cmake b/components/cmake/build_model.cmake
index 17a96ae78922..16f1f039ebde 100644
--- a/components/cmake/build_model.cmake
+++ b/components/cmake/build_model.cmake
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ macro(build_model COMP_CLASS COMP_NAME)
       target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} PRIVATE csm_share)
       if (COMP_NAME STREQUAL "eam")
         if (USE_YAKL)
-          target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} PRIVATE yakl)
+          target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} PRIVATE yakl yakl_fortran_interface)
         endif()
         if (USE_SAMXX)
           target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} PRIVATE samxx)
diff --git a/components/eam/src/physics/crm/pam/external b/components/eam/src/physics/crm/pam/external
index ce614fcd8d1b..87731d56aeee 160000
--- a/components/eam/src/physics/crm/pam/external
+++ b/components/eam/src/physics/crm/pam/external
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit ce614fcd8d1b38e7e638e55e5fcb220531aca178
+Subproject commit 87731d56aeee4bfae4750e17732828ba186367a7
diff --git a/components/eamxx/mkdocs.yml b/components/eamxx/mkdocs.yml
index d51c4c5f9df3..dde0970a4ed2 100644
--- a/components/eamxx/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/components/eamxx/mkdocs.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-site_name: The C++ E3SM Atmosphere Model (EAMxx)
+site_name: EAMxx
 
 nav:
   - 'Home': 'index.md'
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index 9bd2de54b2a6..36584c99bf7c 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 The documentation for the components of E3SM is found here.
 
 ## Components
-- [ELM](./ELM/index.md)
 - [EAM](./EAM/index.md)
+- [EAMxx](./EAMxx/index.md)
+- [ELM](./ELM/index.md)
 - [MOSART](./MOSART/index.md)
 
diff --git a/externals/YAKL b/externals/YAKL
index a032296858f9..4109dc02fe1e 160000
--- a/externals/YAKL
+++ b/externals/YAKL
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit a032296858f9069b2ca61243802655b607fab0a0
+Subproject commit 4109dc02fe1e951a95f401719587e981ea4f4fe4