diff --git a/model/bin/cmplr.env b/model/bin/cmplr.env
index 5cfffbbe2..d38633004 100644
--- a/model/bin/cmplr.env
+++ b/model/bin/cmplr.env
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ if [ "$cmplr" == "intel" ]          || [ "$cmplr" == "intel_debug" ]    || [ "$c
    [ "$cmplr" == "wcoss_cray" ]     || [ "$cmplr" == "wcoss_dell_p3" ]  || [ "$cmplr" == "cheyenne.intel" ]      || \
    [ "$cmplr" == "gaea.intel" ]     || [ "$cmplr" == "jet.intel" ]      || \
    [ "$cmplr" == "wcoss2" ]         || \
+   [ "$cmplr" == "expanse.intel" ]  || \
    [ "$cmplr" == "hera.intel" ]     || [ "$cmplr" == "orion.intel" ]    || [ "$cmplr" == "stampede.intel" ] || \
    [ "$cmplr" == "ukmo_cray_intel" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "ukmo_cray_intel_debug" ]; then
 
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ if [ "$cmplr" == "intel" ]          || [ "$cmplr" == "intel_debug" ]    || [ "$c
   if [ ! -z "$(echo $cmplr | grep datarmor)" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "hera.intel" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "orion.intel" ] || \
      [ "$cmplr" == "wcoss_cray" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "wcoss_dell_p3" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "cheyenne.intel" ] || \
      [ "$cmplr" == "gaea.intel" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "jet.intel" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "wcoss2" ] || \
-     [ "$cmplr" == "stampede.intel" ]; then
+     [ "$cmplr" == "expanse.intel" ]  || [ "$cmplr" == "stampede.intel" ]; then
      optomp="-qopenmp"
   else
      optomp="-openmp"
diff --git a/model/bin/w3_setup b/model/bin/w3_setup
index 924a277a8..9a1c6b22b 100755
--- a/model/bin/w3_setup
+++ b/model/bin/w3_setup
@@ -417,7 +417,8 @@ then
        [ "$cmplr" == "hera.intel" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "orion.intel" ]                || \
        [ "$cmplr" == "hera.gnu" ]   || [ "$cmplr" == "jet.intel" ]                  || \
        [ "$cmplr" == "stampede.intel" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "gaea.intel" ]             || \
-       [ "$cmplr" == "wcoss2" ] || \
+       [ "$cmplr" == "wcoss2" ]                                                     || \
+       [ "$cmplr" == "expanse.intel" ]                                              || \
        [ "$cmplr" == "cheyenne.intel" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "cheyenne.gnu" ]           || \
        [ "$cmplr" == "wcoss_cray" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "wcoss_dell_p3" ]              || \
        [ "$cmplr" == "datarmor_gnu" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "datarmor_gnu_debug" ]       || \
@@ -447,7 +448,8 @@ then
        [ "$cmplr" == "hera.intel" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "orion.intel" ]                || \
        [ "$cmplr" == "hera.gnu" ]   || [ "$cmplr" == "jet.intel" ]                  || \
        [ "$cmplr" == "stampede.intel" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "gaea.intel" ]             || \
-       [ "$cmplr" == "wcoss2" ] || \
+       [ "$cmplr" == "wcoss2" ]                                                     || \
+       [ "$cmplr" == "expanse.intel" ]                                              || \
        [ "$cmplr" == "cheyenne.intel" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "cheyenne.gnu" ]           || \
        [ "$cmplr" == "wcoss_cray" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "wcoss_dell_p3" ]              || \
        [ "$cmplr" == "datarmor_gnu" ] || [ "$cmplr" == "datarmor_gnu_debug" ]       || \
diff --git a/model/esmf/Makefile b/model/esmf/Makefile
index 6347530a4..4050ceb5b 100644
--- a/model/esmf/Makefile
+++ b/model/esmf/Makefile
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ else ifeq ("$(WW3_COMP)",$(filter "$(WW3_COMP)","pgi" "datarmor_pgi" "datarmor_p
 # intel
 else ifeq ("$(WW3_COMP)",$(filter "$(WW3_COMP)","Intel" "hera.intel" "orion.intel" "jet.intel")) 
  ESMF_F90COMPILEOPTS := $(ESMF_F90COMPILEOPTS) -convert big_endian
-else ifeq ("$(WW3_COMP)",$(filter "$(WW3_COMP)", "cheyenne.intel" "stampede.intel"))
+else ifeq ("$(WW3_COMP)",$(filter "$(WW3_COMP)", "cheyenne.intel" "stampede.intel" "expanse.intel"))
  ESMF_F90COMPILEOPTS := $(ESMF_F90COMPILEOPTS) -convert big_endian
 else ifeq ("$(WW3_COMP)",$(filter "$(WW3_COMP)","wcoss_cray" "wcoss_dell_p3" "gaea.intel" "wcoss2"))
  ESMF_F90COMPILEOPTS := $(ESMF_F90COMPILEOPTS) -convert big_endian