fix(prt): rework vertical tracking approach #3549

Job	Run time
Build	7m 48s
Smoke test	11m 0s
Check format	1m 47s
Test Intel fortran (ubuntu-22.04)	28m 0s
Test Intel fortran (macos-13)	40m 39s
NetCDF testing (ubuntu-22.04)	11m 29s
Parallel testing (ubuntu-22.04)	38m 43s
Test GNU fortran (macos-13, false)	29m 1s
NetCDF testing (macos-13)	6m 4s
Parallel testing (macos-13)	1h 8m 47s
Test Intel fortran (windows-2022)	34m 16s
Test GNU fortran (macos-14, false)	19m 48s
NetCDF testing (windows-2022)	14m 29s
Parallel testing (windows-2022)	51m 19s
Test GNU fortran (macos-14, true)	35m 59s
Test GNU fortran (ubuntu-22.04, false)	30m 29s
Extended testing (ubuntu-22.04)	24m 7s
Extended testing (macos-13)	49m 44s
Extended testing (windows-2022)	51m 42s
Test GNU fortran (ubuntu-22.04, true)	53m 46s
Test GNU fortran (windows-2022, false)	37m 25s
	10h 46m 22s

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