diff --git a/.github/workflows/debug-docs-test_coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/Linux_nceplibs.yml
similarity index 88%
rename from .github/workflows/debug-docs-test_coverage.yml
rename to .github/workflows/Linux_nceplibs.yml
index 65dc9eaed..e1e33af51 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/debug-docs-test_coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/Linux_nceplibs.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-name: debug-docs-test_coverage
+# 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:
@@ -16,7 +21,7 @@ defaults:
     shell: bash -exo pipefail {0}
 
 jobs:
-  debug-build-and-test:
+  Linux_nceplibs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
@@ -24,12 +29,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: install-dependencies
       run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install libmpich-dev
-          sudo apt-get install doxygen
-          sudo apt-get install libpng-dev
-          sudo apt-get install libjpeg-dev
+          sudo apt-get install libmpich-dev libpng-dev libjpeg-dev
           sudo apt-get install libnetcdf-dev libnetcdff-dev netcdf-bin pkg-config
-          python3 -m pip install gcovr
 
     - name: cache-esmf
       id: cache-esmf
@@ -116,11 +117,9 @@ jobs:
         export CXX=mpicxx
         export FC=mpifort
         export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}:~/jasper/lib;~/jasper/lib64"
-        cmake -DTEST_FILE_DIR=/home/runner/data -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH='~/jasper;~/nceplibs' -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DENABLE_DOCS=On  ..
+        cmake -DTEST_FILE_DIR=/home/runner/data -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH='~/jasper;~/nceplibs' ..
         make -j2
-
     - name: test
       run: |
         cd ufs_utils/build
-#        export LSAN_OPTIONS=suppressions=LSanSuppress.supp
         ctest --rerun-failed --output-on-failure
diff --git a/.github/workflows/Linux_versions.yml b/.github/workflows/Linux_versions.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8d44f5a0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/Linux_versions.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,375 @@
+# UFS_UTILS test workflow.
+#
+# Check different versions of the NCEPLIBS libraries that are used by UFS_UTILS.
+#
+# Ed Hartnett 12/13/22
+name: Linux_versions 
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+    - develop
+    paths-ignore:
+    - README.md
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+    - develop
+    paths-ignore:
+    - README.md
+
+defaults:
+  run:
+    shell: bash -exo pipefail {0}
+
+jobs:
+  Linux_versions:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      FC: mpifort
+      CC: mpicc
+      FCFLAGS: -fallow-argument-mismatch
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: true
+      matrix:
+        bacio_version: [2.4.1]
+        g2_version: [3.4.3]
+        sp_version: [2.3.3]
+        ip_version: [3.3.3]
+        w3nco_version: [2.4.0]
+        nemsio_version: [2.5.0]
+        sfcio_version: [1.4.0]
+        sigio_version: [2.3.0]
+        
+    steps:
+
+    - name: install-dependencies
+      run: |
+        sudo apt-get update
+        sudo apt-get install libpng-dev zlib1g-dev libjpeg-dev libmpich-dev
+        sudo apt-get install libnetcdf-dev libnetcdff-dev netcdf-bin pkg-config
+
+    - name: cache-esmf
+      id: cache-esmf
+      uses: actions/cache@v2
+      with:
+        path: ~/esmf
+        key: Linux_versions-esmf-8.2.0-${{ 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: 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-w3nco
+      id: cache-w3nco
+      uses: actions/cache@v2
+      with:
+        path: ~/w3nco
+        key: Linux_versions-w3nco-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.w3nco_version }}
+
+    - name: checkout-w3nco
+      if: steps.cache-w3nco.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      with:
+        repository: NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS-w3nco
+        path: w3nco
+        ref: v${{ matrix.w3nco_version }}
+
+    - name: build-w3nco
+      if: steps.cache-w3nco.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+      run: |
+        cd w3nco
+        mkdir build
+        cd build
+        cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/w3nco
+        make -j2
+        make install
+
+    - name: cache-nemsio
+      id: cache-nemsio
+      uses: actions/cache@v2
+      with:
+        path: ~/nemsio
+        key: Linux_versions-nemsio-${{ 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;~/w3nco" ..
+        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;~/w3nco;~/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
index 2b7ad929e..d17f9ef4d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/developer.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/developer.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # UFS_UTILS test workflow.
 #
 # This workflow tests all developer options including
-# documentation check, and test code coverage.
+# documentation check, and test code coverage. 
 #
 # Ed Hartnett 12/11/22
 name: developer 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/cache@v2
       with:
         path: ~/g2
-        key: developer-g2-${{ runner.os }}-3.4.3
+        key: developer-g2-${{ runner.os }}-3.4.5
 
     - name: checkout-g2
       if: steps.cache-g2.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         repository: NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS-g2
         path: g2
-        ref: v3.4.3
+        ref: v3.4.5
 
     - name: build-g2
       if: steps.cache-g2.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
@@ -188,21 +188,21 @@ jobs:
         make -j2
         make install
 
-    # - name: checkout-w3emc
-    #   uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    #   with:
-    #     repository: NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS-w3emc
-    #     path: w3emc
-    #     ref: develop
+    - name: checkout-w3emc
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      with:
+        repository: NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS-w3emc
+        path: w3emc
+        ref: v2.9.0
 
-    # - name: build-w3emc
-    #   run: |
-    #     cd w3emc
-    #     mkdir build
-    #     cd build
-    #     cmake -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=~/bacio -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/w3emc ..
-    #     make -j2
-    #     make install
+    - 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
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/cache@v2
       with:
         path: ~/sfcio
-        key: developer-sfcio-${{ runner.os }}-1.4.0-1
+        key: developer-sfcio-${{ runner.os }}-1.4.1
 
     - name: checkout-sfcio
       if: steps.cache-sfcio.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         repository: NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS-sfcio
         path: sfcio
-        ref: v1.4.0
+        ref: v1.4.1
 
     - name: build-sfcio
       if: steps.cache-sfcio.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/cache@v2
       with:
         path: ~/w3nco
-        key: developer-w3nco-${{ runner.os }}-2.4.0
+        key: developer-w3nco-${{ runner.os }}-2.4.1
 
     - name: checkout-w3nco
       if: steps.cache-w3nco.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         repository: NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS-w3nco
         path: w3nco
-        ref: v2.4.0
+        ref: v2.4.1
 
     - name: build-w3nco
       if: steps.cache-w3nco.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/cache@v2
       with:
         path: ~/nemsio
-        key: developer-nemsio-${{ runner.os }}-2.5.0-1
+        key: developer-nemsio-${{ runner.os }}-2.5.4
 
     - name: checkout-nemsio
       if: steps.cache-nemsio.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         repository: NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS-nemsio
         path: nemsio
-        ref: v2.5.0
+        ref: v2.5.4
 
     - name: build-nemsio
       if: steps.cache-nemsio.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ jobs:
         cd nemsio
         mkdir build
         cd build
-        cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/nemsio -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="~/bacio;~/w3nco" ..
+        cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/nemsio -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="~/bacio;~/w3emc" ..
         make -j2
         make install
 
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/cache@v2
       with:
         path: ~/sigio
-        key: developer-sigio-${{ runner.os }}-2.3.0
+        key: developer-sigio-${{ runner.os }}-2.3.2
 
     - name: checkout-sigio
       if: steps.cache-sigio.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         repository: NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS-sigio
         path: sigio
-        ref: v2.3.0
+        ref: v2.3.2
 
     - name: build-sigio
       if: steps.cache-sigio.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ jobs:
         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;~/w3nco;~/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 ..
+        cmake -DTEST_FILE_DIR=/home/runner/data -DENABLE_DOCS=On -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="~/jasper;~/g2c;~/bacio;~/g2;~/w3emc;~/w3nco;~/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
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux-mac-nceplibs-mpi.yml b/.github/workflows/linux-mac-nceplibs-mpi.yml
index bb01b29ee..43d611949 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux-mac-nceplibs-mpi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux-mac-nceplibs-mpi.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       FC: gfortran-9
       CXX: g++-9
     strategy:
+      fail-fast: true      
       matrix:
         os: [macos-11, ubuntu-latest]
         compiler: [gcc-9]
diff --git a/.github/workflows/netcdf-versions.yml b/.github/workflows/netcdf-versions.yml
index ca02e5e26..0909cb8ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/netcdf-versions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/netcdf-versions.yml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
         key: esmf-8.2.0-${{ runner.os }}-netcdf-${{ matrix.netcdf_version }}3
 
     - name: build-esmf
-      #if: steps.cache-esmf.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+      if: steps.cache-esmf.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
       run: |
         pushd ~
         export ESMF_DIR=~/esmf-ESMF_8_2_0
@@ -169,11 +169,9 @@ jobs:
         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' -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug ..
         make -j2
-
     - name: test
       run: |
         cd ufs_utils/build
-#        export LSAN_OPTIONS=suppressions=LSanSuppress.supp
         ctest --rerun-failed --output-on-failure
 
     - name: cache-data