Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/MITgcm/coupling_rules.txt
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/MITgcm/coupling_rules.txt	(revision 22694)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/MITgcm/coupling_rules.txt	(revision 22695)
@@ -28,4 +28,5 @@
 2. MITgcm sends ocean model time OceanTimeTag
 3. ISSM sends CouplingTime=0 base to MITgcm (this is duplicate of Initialization)
+		base should be 9999 in areas not covered by the ice grid
 4. ISSM integrates for CouplingTime=0:1
 5. MITgcm integrates for CouplingTime=1:2
@@ -38,4 +39,5 @@
 2. MITgcm sends ocean model time OceanTimeTag
 3. ISSM sends CouplingTime=N-1 base to MITgcm
+		base should be 9999 in areas not covered by the ice grid
 4. ISSM integrates for CouplingTime=(N-1):N
 5. MITgcm integrates for CouplingTime=N:(N+1)
@@ -59,4 +61,5 @@
 2. MITgcm sends ocean model time OceanTimeTag
 3. ISSM sends CouplingTime=N base to MITgcm
+		base should be 9999 in areas not covered by the ice grid
 4. ISSM integrates for CouplingTime=N:(N+1)
 5. MITgcm integrates for CouplingTime=(N+1):(N+2)
@@ -69,4 +72,5 @@
 * finish initialization 
    - MITgcm runs 1 time step with ocean ice base, not from ISSM
+* do other time steps (coupling time = N)
 * ISSM works on interpolation
 * 1 + 1 = 2 (so pickup working)