Index: ../trunk-jpl/src/c/cores/transient_core.cpp
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--- ../trunk-jpl/src/c/cores/transient_core.cpp	(revision 22710)
+++ ../trunk-jpl/src/c/cores/transient_core.cpp	(revision 22711)
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@
 				femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&oceangridnysize,OceanGridNyEnum);
 				oceanmelt = xNew<IssmDouble>(oceangridnxsize*oceangridnysize);
 				ISSM_MPI_Recv(oceanmelt,oceangridnxsize*oceangridnysize,ISSM_MPI_DOUBLE,0,10001007,tomitgcmcomm,&status);
+                                icebase = xNew<IssmDouble>(oceangridnxsize*oceangridnysize);
 				for(int i=0;i<oceangridnxsize;i++){
 					for(int j=0;j<oceangridnysize;j++){
 						icebase[i*oceangridnysize+j]=9999.;