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bug: MOM6 will split restarts when they are above 4GB #1190

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:skeleton: will fill in later

current case
salt, temp, u, v in one restart file
other variables in _1.nc file
for BGC seems like file could get to 4GB easy.

I think this is fms using netcdf 3

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  1. hkershaw-brown commented on Oct 7, 2026

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    unclear if this is genuinely MOM6 using netcdf 3 or a relic in fms that splits the restart file.

  2. hkershaw-brown commented on Oct 7, 2026

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