Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/main/issm_ocean.cpp
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/main/issm_ocean.cpp	(revision 22441)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/main/issm_ocean.cpp	(revision 22442)
@@ -35,5 +35,4 @@
 	/*Split world into sub-communicators for each and every model:*/
 	ISSM_MPI_Comm_split(worldcomm,0, my_rank, &modelcomm);
-
 	ISSM_MPI_Comm_rank(modelcomm,&my_local_rank);
 	ISSM_MPI_Comm_size(modelcomm,&my_local_size);
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/MITgcm/coupling_rules.txt
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/MITgcm/coupling_rules.txt	(revision 22441)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/MITgcm/coupling_rules.txt	(revision 22442)
@@ -2,2 +2,49 @@
 
 * 
+
+>>>> INITIALIZATION FROM SCRATCH
+
+CouplingTime=0
+1. ISSM sends CouplingTime=0 bed to MITgcm
+2. MITgcm integrates for CouplingTime=0:1
+
+CouplingTime=1
+1. MITgcm sends time-mean melt rate for CouplingTime=0:1 to ISSM
+2. ISSM sends CouplingTime=0 bed to MITgcm (it's duplicate of above)
+3. ISSM integrates for CouplingTime=0:1
+4. MITgcm integrates for CouplingTime=1:2
+
+CouplingTime=2
+1. MITgcm sends time-mean melt rate for CouplingTime=1:2 to ISSM
+2. ISSM sends CouplingTime=1 bed to MITgcm
+3. ISSM integrates for CouplingTime=1:2
+4. MITgcm integrates for CouplingTime=2:3
+
+...
+
+CouplingTime=N-1
+1. MITgcm sends time-mean melt rate for CouplingTime=(N-2):(N-1) to ISSM
+2. ISSM sends CouplingTime=N-2 bed to MITgcm
+3. ISSM integrates for CouplingTime=(N-2):(N-1)
+4. MITgcm integrates for CouplingTime=(N-1):N
+
+CouplingTime=N (restart files are saved here)
+1. MITgcm sends time-mean melt rate for CouplingTime=(N-1):N to ISSM
+2. MITgcm saves CouplingTime=N MITgcm state
+3. ISSM saves CouplingTime=N-1 ISSM state and CouplingTime=(N-1):N melt rate
+
+
+>>>> RESTART FROM SAVED STATE
+
+CouplingTime=N
+1. ISSM sends CouplingTime=N-1 bed to MITgcm
+2. ISSM integrates for CouplingTime=(N-1):N
+3. MITgcm integrates for CouplingTime=N:(N+1)
+
+CouplingTime=N+1
+1. MITgcm sends time-mean melt rate for CouplingTime=N:(N+1) to ISSM
+2. ISSM sends CouplingTime=N bed to MITgcm
+3. ISSM integrates for CouplingTime=N:(N+1)
+4. MITgcm integrates for CouplingTime=(N+1):(N+2)
+
+...