Rename meshes for benefit of lfric2lfric

[cjohnson-pi]

PR Summary

Rename the mesh names (including prime_mesh_name, chain_mesh_tags, destination_mesh_name and source_mesh_name).

Sci/Tech Reviewer:
Code Reviewer: Ricky Wong (@mo-rickywong)

blocks #530

linked MetOffice/lfric_core#386

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• I have performed a self-review of my own code
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Testing

• I have tested this change locally, using the LFRic Apps rose-stem suite
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trac.log

Run by first creating a lfric_apps test branch@vn3.2 (git switch vn3.2 --detach, git switch -c test_meshes)

Then applying to the associated lfric_core branch (from the components directory)
$UMDIR/SimSys_Scripts/lfric_macros/apply_macros.py vn3.2_t386 --core=.. --apps='/home/users/christine.johnson/git/lfric_apps

where git/lfric_apps is the the new test branch

Then merge the branch associated with this PR onto the lfric_apps test branch
git merge rename meshes
(being careful to resolve conflicts)

Then applying to the lfric_apps test branch
$UMDIR/SimSys_Scripts/lfric_macros/apply_macros.py vn3.2_t551

Test Suite Results - lfric_apps - rename_meshes/run2

Suite Information

Item	Value
Suite Name	rename_meshes/run2
Suite User	christine.johnson
Workflow Start	2026-07-17T15:54:21
Groups Run	suite_default

Dependency	Reference	Main Like
casim	MetOffice/casim@2026.07.1	True
jules	MetOffice/jules@2026.07.1	True
lfric_apps	cjohnson-pi/lfric_apps@test_meshes	False
lfric_core	MetOffice/lfric_core@2026.07.1	True
moci	MetOffice/moci@2026.07.1	True
SimSys_Scripts	MetOffice/SimSys_Scripts@2026.07.1	True
socrates	MetOffice/socrates@2026.07.1	True
socrates-spectral	MetOffice/socrates-spectral@2026.07.1	True
ukca	MetOffice/ukca@2026.07.1	True

Task Information

✅ succeeded tasks - 1210

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[David Lee (davelee2804)]

Looks good to me - thanks cjohnson-pi !