From f5bbec0077bb5c8cbfdb0d03caa35e2aa016d243 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Guillaume Vernieres <guillaume.vernieres@noaa.gov>
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2024 14:01:33 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Fix to the halo issue in the variance partitioning code
 (#1171)

- fixes #1170
---
 utils/soca/gdas_soca_diagb.h | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/utils/soca/gdas_soca_diagb.h b/utils/soca/gdas_soca_diagb.h
index c1e46c250..62cff84f7 100644
--- a/utils/soca/gdas_soca_diagb.h
+++ b/utils/soca/gdas_soca_diagb.h
@@ -300,12 +300,12 @@ namespace gdasapp {
       }
 
       // Update the layer thickness halo
-      xbFs["hocn"].haloExchange();
+      nodeColumns.haloExchange(xbFs["hocn"]);
 
       // Loop through variables
       for (auto & var : configD.socaVars.variables()) {
         // Update the halo
-        xbFs[var].haloExchange();
+        nodeColumns.haloExchange(xbFs[var]);
 
         // Skip the layer thickness variable
         if (var == "hocn") {
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ namespace gdasapp {
           // Horizontal averaging
           for (int iter = 0; iter < configD.niterHoriz; ++iter) {
             // Update the halo points
-            bkgErrFs[var].haloExchange();
+            nodeColumns.haloExchange(bkgErrFs[var]);
             auto stdDevBkg = atlas::array::make_view<double, 2>(bkgErrFs[var]);
 
             // Loops through nodes and levels