Update for cesm3_0_alpha08o testing. CAM and CMEPS updates.

Author: fischer-ncar

.gitmodules

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
         path = components/cam
         url = https://www.github.com/ESCOMP/CAM
         fxDONOTUSEurl = https://www.github.com/ESCOMP/CAM
-        fxtag = cam6_4_160
+        fxtag = cam6_4_161
         fxrequired = ToplevelRequired
 
 [submodule "clm"]

ChangeLog

@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 ==============================================================
 Tag name: cesm3_0_alpha080
 Originator(s): CSEG
-Date: 26th Mar 2026
+Date: 27th Mar 2026
 One-line Summary: CAM update for spin-up run
 
 ccs_config                             https://github.com/ESMCI/ccs_config_cesm/tree/ccs_config_cesm1.0.79  --
 cime                                   https://github.com/ESMCI/cime/tree/cime6.1.169                       --
 components/fms                         https://github.com/ESCOMP/FMS_interface/tree/fi_250428               --
 share                                  https://github.com/ESCOMP/CESM_share/tree/share1.1.19                --
-components/cam                         https://github.com/ESCOMP/CAM/cam6_4_160                             **
+components/cam                         https://github.com/ESCOMP/CAM/cam6_4_161                             **
 components/clm                         https://github.com/ESCOMP/ctsm/tree/ctsm5.4.027                      --
 components/cice                        https://github.com/ESCOMP/CESM_CICE/tree/cesm3_cice6_6_3_6           --
 components/mom                         https://github.com/ESCOMP/MOM_interface/mi_260121                    --
 components/cism                        https://github.com/ESCOMP/cism-wrapper/tree/cismwrap_2_2_013         --
 components/cdeps                       https://github.com/ESCOMP/CDEPS/tree/cdeps1.0.93                     --
-components/cmeps                       https://github.com/ESCOMP/CMEPS/tree/cmeps1.1.41                     --
+components/cmeps                       https://github.com/ESCOMP/CMEPS/tree/cmeps1.1.42                     **
 components/rtm                         https://github.com/ESCOMP/rtm/tree/rtm1_0_89                         --
 components/ww3                         https://github.com/ESCOMP/WW3-CESM/tree/main_0.0.19                  --
 components/mizuroute                   https://github.com/ESCOMP/mizuRoute/tree/cesm-coupling.v3.0.1        --
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ tools/statistical_ensemble_test/pyCECT https://github.com/NCAR/PyCECT/tree/3.2.1
 tools/CUPiD                            https://github.com/NCAR/CUPiD/tree/v0.5.1                            --
 
 cam
+    Chris Fischer 2026-03-27 - cam6_4_161 - components/cam (cesm3_0_alpha08o)
+    https://github.com/ESCOMP/CAM/tags/cam6_4_161
+
+    Fixes for root dirs in cesm blds
+
+
     Cheryl Craig 2026-03-26 - cam6_4_160 - components/cam (cesm3_0_alpha08o)
     https://github.com/ESCOMP/CAM/tags/cam6_4_160