diff --git a/configuration/scripts/options/set_nml.e3sm b/configuration/scripts/options/set_nml.e3sm
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+ice_ic = 'default'
+nslyr = 5
+highfreq = .true.
+natmiter = 10
+oceanmixed_ice = .false.
+kcatbound = 0
+tr_FY = .true.
+tr_snow = .true.
+use_smliq_pnd = .true.
+snwgrain = .true.
+snwredist = 'ITDrdg'
+rsnw_fall = 54.526
+rsnw_tmax = 2800.0
diff --git a/configuration/scripts/options/set_nml.e3smbgc b/configuration/scripts/options/set_nml.e3smbgc
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+nslyr = 5
+nblyr = 7
+n_aero       = 1
+n_zaero      = 3
+n_algae      = 2
+n_doc        = 3
+n_dic        = 1
+n_don        = 1
+n_fed        = 1
+n_fep        = 1
+ice_ic = 'default'
+highfreq = .true.
+natmiter = 10
+oceanmixed_ice = .false.
+kcatbound = 0
+tr_FY = .true.
+tr_snow = .true.
+use_smliq_pnd = .true.
+snwgrain = .true.
+snwredist = 'ITDrdg'
+rsnw_fall = 54.526
+rsnw_tmax = 2800.0
+tr_brine = .true.
+tr_bgc_Nit = .true.
+tr_bgc_Am = .true.
+tr_bgc_Sil = .true.
+tr_bgc_DON = .true.
+tr_bgc_Fe = .true.
+l_sk = 20.0
+initbio_frac = 1.0
+tau_min = 3600.0
+tau_max = 7776000.0
+algal_vel = 0.0000001
+alpha2max_low_diatoms = 0.3
+alpha2max_low_sp = 0.2
+alpha2max_low_phaeo = 0.17
+beta2max_diatoms = 0.001
+beta2max_sp = 0.001
+beta2max_phaeo = 0.04
+mu_max_sp = 0.41
+mu_max_phaeo = 0.63
+grow_Tdep_diatoms = 0.063
+grow_Tdep_sp = 0.063
+grow_Tdep_phaeo = 0.063
+fr_graze_diatoms = 0.19
+fr_graze_sp = 0.19
+fr_graze_phaeo = 0.19
+kn_bac_protein = 0.2
+f_don_Am_protein = 1.0
+f_doc_s = 0.5
+f_doc_l = 0.5
+fr_mort2min = 0.9
+fr_dFe = 0.9
+k_nitrif = 0.046
+fr_resp_s = 0.9
+y_sk_DMS = 0.7
+t_sk_conv = 5.0
+t_sk_ox = 12.0
+algaltype_sp = 0.0
+ammoniumtype = 0.0
+dmspdtype = 0.0
+humtype = 0.0
+doctype_s = 0.0
+doctype_l = 0.0
+dontype_protein = 0.0
+fedtype_1 = 0.0
+zaerotype_bc1 = 0.0
+zaerotype_bc2 = 0.0
+zaerotype_dust1 = 0.0
+zaerotype_dust2 = 0.0
+zaerotype_dust3 = 0.0
+zaerotype_dust4 = 0.0
+ratio_C2N_proteins = 5.0
+
diff --git a/configuration/scripts/tests/e3sm_suite.ts b/configuration/scripts/tests/e3sm_suite.ts
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+# Test         Grid    PEs        Sets    BFB-compare
+smoke          gx3     8x2        diag1,run5day,e3sm
+smoke          gx3     1x1        diag1,run1day,e3smbgc
+restart        gbox128 8x1        diag1,e3sm
+restart        gx3     4x2        debug,diag1,e3smbgc
+smoke          gx3     4x1        diag1,run5day,thread,e3sm   smoke_gx3_8x2_diag1_run5day