diff --git a/cicecore/cicedynB/general/ice_forcing.F90 b/cicecore/cicedynB/general/ice_forcing.F90
index 64f4b4834..52d4124b4 100755
--- a/cicecore/cicedynB/general/ice_forcing.F90
+++ b/cicecore/cicedynB/general/ice_forcing.F90
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ module ice_forcing
          ocn_data_format, & ! 'bin'=binary or 'nc'=netcdf
          atm_data_type, & ! 'default', 'monthly', 'ncar', 
                           ! 'LYq' or 'hadgem' or 'oned' or
-                          ! 'JRA55_gx1' or 'JRA55_gx3'
+                          ! 'JRA55_gx1' or 'JRA55_gx3' or 'JRA55_tx1'
          bgc_data_type, & ! 'default', 'clim'
          ocn_data_type, & ! 'default', 'clim', 'ncar', 'oned',
                           ! 'hadgem_sst' or 'hadgem_sst_uvocn'
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ subroutine init_forcing_atmo
 
       if (use_leap_years .and. (trim(atm_data_type) /= 'JRA55_gx1' .and. &
                                 trim(atm_data_type) /= 'JRA55_gx3' .and. &
+                                trim(atm_data_type) /= 'JRA55_tx1' .and. &
                                 trim(atm_data_type) /= 'hycom' .and. &
                                 trim(atm_data_type) /= 'box2001')) then
          write(nu_diag,*) 'use_leap_years option is currently only supported for'
@@ -261,6 +262,8 @@ subroutine init_forcing_atmo
          call JRA55_gx1_files(fyear)
       elseif (trim(atm_data_type) == 'JRA55_gx3') then
          call JRA55_gx3_files(fyear)
+      elseif (trim(atm_data_type) == 'JRA55_tx1') then
+         call JRA55_tx1_files(fyear)
       elseif (trim(atm_data_type) == 'hadgem') then
          call hadgem_files(fyear)
       elseif (trim(atm_data_type) == 'monthly') then
@@ -560,6 +563,8 @@ subroutine get_forcing_atmo
          call JRA55_data(fyear)
       elseif (trim(atm_data_type) == 'JRA55_gx3') then
          call JRA55_data(fyear)
+      elseif (trim(atm_data_type) == 'JRA55_tx1') then
+         call JRA55_data(fyear)
       elseif (trim(atm_data_type) == 'hadgem') then
          call hadgem_data
       elseif (trim(atm_data_type) == 'monthly') then
@@ -1405,6 +1410,10 @@ subroutine file_year (data_file, yr)
          i = index(data_file,'.nc') - 5
          tmpname = data_file
          write(data_file,'(a,i4.4,a)') tmpname(1:i), yr, '.nc'
+      elseif (trim(atm_data_type) == 'JRA55_tx1') then ! netcdf
+         i = index(data_file,'.nc') - 5
+         tmpname = data_file
+         write(data_file,'(a,i4.4,a)') tmpname(1:i), yr, '.nc'
       else                                     ! LANL/NCAR naming convention
          i = index(data_file,'.dat') - 5
          tmpname = data_file
@@ -2047,6 +2056,22 @@ subroutine JRA55_gx1_files(yr)
          write (nu_diag,*) trim(uwind_file)
     endif
       end subroutine JRA55_gx1_files
+      subroutine JRA55_tx1_files(yr)
+!
+      integer (kind=int_kind), intent(in) :: &
+           yr                   ! current forcing year
+
+      character(len=*), parameter :: subname = '(JRA55_tx1_files)'
+
+      uwind_file = &
+           trim(atm_data_dir)//'/8XDAILY/JRA55_03hr_forcing_tx1_2005.nc'
+      call file_year(uwind_file,yr)
+  if (my_task == master_task) then
+         write (nu_diag,*) ' '
+         write (nu_diag,*) 'Atmospheric data files:'
+         write (nu_diag,*) trim(uwind_file)
+    endif
+      end subroutine JRA55_tx1_files
       subroutine JRA55_gx3_files(yr)
 !
       integer (kind=int_kind), intent(in) :: &
diff --git a/configuration/scripts/options/set_nml.tx1 b/configuration/scripts/options/set_nml.tx1
index 120f7249f..dfdf6f19b 100644
--- a/configuration/scripts/options/set_nml.tx1
+++ b/configuration/scripts/options/set_nml.tx1
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ grid_format = 'bin'
 grid_type   = 'tripole'
 grid_file   = 'ICE_MACHINE_INPUTDATA/CICE_data/grid/tx1/grid_tx1.bin'
 kmt_file    = 'ICE_MACHINE_INPUTDATA/CICE_data/grid/tx1/kmt_tx1.bin'
-fyear_init      = 1997
-atm_data_format = 'bin'
-atm_data_type   = 'clim'
-atm_data_dir    = 'none'
-
+atm_data_dir    = 'ICE_MACHINE_INPUTDATA/CICE_data/forcing/tx1/JRA55'
+atm_data_format = 'nc'
+atm_data_type   = 'JRA55_tx1'
+year_init      = 2005
+fyear_init      = 2005
diff --git a/doc/source/user_guide/ug_case_settings.rst b/doc/source/user_guide/ug_case_settings.rst
index b3088963d..033d4e8c2 100755
--- a/doc/source/user_guide/ug_case_settings.rst
+++ b/doc/source/user_guide/ug_case_settings.rst
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ Table of namelist options
    "","", "``LYq``", "COREII Large-Yeager (AOMIP) forcing data", ":cite:`Large09`"
    "","", "``JRA55_gx1``", "JRA55 forcing data for gx1 grid :cite:`Tsujino18`", ""
    "","", "``JRA55_gx3``", "JRA55 forcing data for gx3 grid :cite:`Tsujino18`", ""
+   "","", "``JRA55_tx1``", "JRA55 forcing data for tx1 grid :cite:`Tsujino18`", ""
    "","", "``monthly``", "monthly forcing data", ""
    "","", "``ncar``", "NCAR bulk forcing data", ""
    "","", "``box2001``", "forcing data for :cite:`Hunke01` box problem", ""