From f97983c2064f6b4b01b5cc7dfabee69e5791323e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Soroosh.Mani" <Soroosh.Mani@noaa.gov>
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2023 15:45:22 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Resolve memory issue on ensemble of sflux

---
 coupledmodeldriver/generate/schism/base.py | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/coupledmodeldriver/generate/schism/base.py b/coupledmodeldriver/generate/schism/base.py
index 357357b6..44194762 100644
--- a/coupledmodeldriver/generate/schism/base.py
+++ b/coupledmodeldriver/generate/schism/base.py
@@ -429,6 +429,9 @@ def pyschism_driver(self) -> ModelDriver:
             nws=meteo,
             source_sink=hydrology,
         )
+        # To avoid excessive memory use, especially when writing ensembles
+        self.base_mesh = self['hgrid_path']
+        self.pyschism_mesh = self['hgrid_path']
         # Hacky way to set the resource for tide
         if tides is not None:
             config.bctides.tides = tides