Cherry-pick commits from #690

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Cherry-picking commit(s) 45c0871 dc19da2 from #690 into dev-4xCO2+concentrations.

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!test repro commit

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❌ !test Command Failed ❌ See https://github.com/ACCESS-NRI/access-esm1.6-configs/actions/runs/24385985345

[blimlim]

!test repro commit

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❌ The Bitwise Reproducibility Check Failed ❌

When comparing:

• cherry_pick_from_pr690_into_dev-4xCO2+concentrations (checksums created using commit 3cd15b5), against
• dev-4xCO2+concentrations (checksums in commit dbac42b)

🔧 The new checksums will be committed to this PR, if they differ from what is on this branch.

Further information

The experiment can be found on Gadi at /scratch/tm70/repro-ci/experiments/access-esm1.6-configs/pr696/cherry_pick_from_pr690_into_dev-4xCO2+concentrations/3cd15b5b86c716d61ad2a2625244d524f0ad99d8, and the test results at https://github.com/ACCESS-NRI/access-esm1.6-configs/runs/71221981711.

The checksums generated by this !test command are found in the testing/checksum directory of https://github.com/ACCESS-NRI/access-esm1.6-configs/actions/runs/24386347528/artifacts/6422421095.

The checksums compared against are found here https://github.com/ACCESS-NRI/access-esm1.6-configs/tree/dbac42bb9fcfc386622624bfa60cb65816711066/testing/checksum

Test summary:
❌ test_repro_historical
✅ test_repro_determinism