lbc_ni and lbc_nr in Registry.xml in the core_atmosphere defined in the wrong order

[trudeeidhammer]

In the registry file ni is registered before nr, while lbc_nr is registered before lbc_ni

                    <var name="ni" array_group="number" units="nb kg^{-1}"                                            
                         description="Cloud ice number concentration"                                                 
                         packages="bl_mynn_in;bl_mynnedmf_in;mp_thompson_in;mp_thompson_aers_in;mp_nssl2m_in;mp_tempo\

_in"/>

                    <var name="nr" array_group="number" units="nb kg^{-1}"                                            
                         description="Rain number concentration"                                                      
                         packages="mp_thompson_in;mp_thompson_aers_in;mp_nssl2m_in;mp_tempo_in"/>  

                    <var name="lbc_nr" name_in_code="nr" array_group="number" packages="mp_thompson_in;mp_nssl2m_i\

n;mp_thompson_aers_in;mp_tempo_in"
units="m^{-3} s^{-1}"
description="Lateral boundary tendency of rain number concentration"/>

                    <var name="lbc_ni" name_in_code="ni" array_group="number" packages="bl_mynn_in;bl_mynnedmf_in;\

mp_thompson_in;mp_thompson_aers_in;mp_nssl2m_in;mp_tempo_in"
units="m^{-3} s^{-1}"
description="Lateral boundary tendency of ice number concentration"/>

[mgduda]

@trudeeidhammer Thanks for spotting this issue! I agree that constituents should be defined in the same order in scalars and lbc_scalars. I suppose the incorrect order of lbc_ni and lbc_nr would only be a problem if LBCs were actually provided for these number concentrations, right? Do you happen to have a dataset with these fields that we could use for testing?

[trudeeidhammer]

Hi Michael Yes, I think you are correct. I do not have a dataset for testing. It was something I (and claude....) spotted when I worked on adding an extra variable.

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