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conflicting variable name meanings in CICE and Icepack #565

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@eclare108213

In Icepack, the wind stress on thickness categories is labeled (strairxn, strairyn) in step_therm1 and merge_fluxes.
In CICE, the wind stress at N points on some grids is (strairxN, strairyN).
Since Fortran doesn't recognize capitalization differences, this could lead to bugs. (I don't think there are bugs related to this issue, currently.)

I recommend changing the names used in Icepack to (straxn, strayn). These are already in use, but I think that's okay.

Also, check other variable names on N points to make sure there aren't similar conflicts.

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