diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_jcb_basic_testing.yaml b/.github/workflows/run_jcb_basic_testing.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d8d4b1295
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_jcb_basic_testing.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+name: Run JCB client testing with client changes
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - develop
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - opened
+      - synchronize
+      - reopened
+
+jobs:
+
+  jcb_integration_tests:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: JCB Client Integration Tests
+
+    env:
+      JCB_REPO: https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/jcb.git
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Set up Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.x'
+
+    - name: Add repo url to the environment
+      run: |
+        JCB_APP_REPO="${{ github.repository }}"
+        echo "JCB_APP_REPO=${JCB_APP_REPO}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+    - name: Determine the name of the client branch
+      run: |
+        if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "pull_request" ]; then
+        JCB_APP_BRANCH=${{ github.head_ref }}
+        else
+          BRANCH_REF=${{ github.ref }}
+          JCB_APP_BRANCH=${BRANCH_REF#refs/heads/}
+        fi
+        echo "JCB_APP_BRANCH=$JCB_APP_BRANCH" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+    - name: Determine branch to use for main jcb repo
+      run: |
+        BRANCH_NAME=${{ env.JCB_APP_BRANCH }}
+        if git ls-remote --heads $JCB_REPO $BRANCH_NAME | grep -q "refs/heads/$BRANCH_NAME"; then
+          echo "Branch $BRANCH_NAME exists in jcb repo."
+          echo "JCB_BRANCH=$BRANCH_NAME" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        else
+          echo "Branch $BRANCH_NAME does not exist in jcb repo. Using develop branch."
+          echo "JCB_BRANCH=develop" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        fi
+
+    - name: Check for the branch name in the jcb-algorithms repo (if not develop)
+      run: |
+        BRANCH_NAME=${{ env.JCB_APP_BRANCH }}
+
+        # If branch name is develop then we don't need to check the jcb-algorithms repo.
+        if [ "$BRANCH_NAME" == "develop" ]; then
+          echo "JCB_ALGO_BRANCH=develop" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          exit 0
+        fi
+
+        # If the branch is not develop then check the jcb-algorithms repo.
+        if git ls-remote --heads https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/jcb-algorithms.git $BRANCH_NAME | grep -q "refs/heads/$BRANCH_NAME"; then
+          echo "Branch $BRANCH_NAME exists in jcb-algorithms repo."
+          echo "JCB_ALGO_BRANCH=$BRANCH_NAME" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+          # If the branch exists in jcb-algorithms repo but JCB_BRANCH is develop then we need to
+          # throw an error. This is not a safe situation. The developer should create a branch in
+          # the main jcb repo with the same name as the branch in the jcb-application repo.
+          # If there were branches in other apps to account for the changes in the algorithm repo
+          # they could not be tested here since the scipt is not clever enough to check for
+          # the existence of the branch being tested here in all the clients. The safest thing to do
+          # is simply create a branch with the same name (even if empty) in the main jcb repo. This
+          # will ensure the branches of the other applications are checked out by the init script.
+
+          if [ "${{ env.JCB_BRANCH }}" == "develop" ]; then
+            echo "Branch $BRANCH_NAME exists in jcb-algorithms repo but not in the main jcb repo. "
+            echo "Please create a branch with the same name (even if empty with no PR) in the main "
+            echo "jcb repo. This ensures safely checking all the clients that depend on the "
+            echo "jcb and jcb-algorithms repos with the changes being proposed."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+        fi
+
+    - name: Clone jcb repository
+      run: |
+        mkdir -p empty_hooks
+        git config --global core.hooksPath empty_hooks
+        git clone --branch ${{ env.JCB_BRANCH }} --recursive $JCB_REPO jcb_repo
+
+    - name: Create custom jcb_clients.yaml for isolated testing
+      run: |
+        cd jcb_repo
+        
+        # Create a custom jcb_clients.yaml that only includes the current repository
+        cat > jcb_clients.yaml << EOF
+        gdas:
+          git_url: noaa-emc/gdasapp
+          #git_ref: develop
+          git_ref: feature/jcb-gdas
+          app_subdir: parm/jcb-gdas
+        EOF
+
+    - name: Clone the clients
+      run: |
+        cd jcb_repo
+        pip install pyyaml
+        ./jcb_client_init.py
+
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        cd jcb_repo
+        pip install .[testing]
+
+    - name: Run the JCB client integration tests
+      run: |
+        cd jcb_repo/test/client_integration
+        pytest -v
diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 6ca2dbc18..4319b5d63 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -53,10 +53,6 @@
   path = sorc/jcb
   url = https://github.com/noaa-emc/jcb.git
   branch = develop
-[submodule "parm/jcb-gdas"]
-  path = parm/jcb-gdas
-  url = https://github.com/noaa-emc/jcb-gdas
-  branch = develop
 [submodule "parm/jcb-algorithms"]
   path = parm/jcb-algorithms
   url = https://github.com/noaa-emc/jcb-algorithms
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas b/parm/jcb-gdas
deleted file mode 160000
index 5891b215d..000000000
--- a/parm/jcb-gdas
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 5891b215d82ffae1cb27aa203c6161dcc523b541
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/.gitignore b/parm/jcb-gdas/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5509140f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.DS_Store
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/LICENSE b/parm/jcb-gdas/LICENSE
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index 000000000..f288702d2
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@@ -0,0 +1,674 @@
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diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/aero/aero_addincrement.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/aero/aero_addincrement.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..895995ee4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/aero/aero_addincrement.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+state geometry:
+  fms initialization:
+    namelist filename: ./fv3jedi/fmsmpp.nml
+    field table filename: ./fv3jedi/field_table
+  akbk: ./fv3jedi/akbk.nc4
+  layout:
+  - {{ aero_layout_x }}
+  - {{ aero_layout_y }}
+  npx: {{ aero_npx_ges }}
+  npy: {{ aero_npy_ges }}
+  npz: {{ aero_npz_ges }}
+  field metadata override: ./fv3jedi/fv3jedi_fieldmetadata_history.yaml
+increment geometry:
+  fms initialization:
+    namelist filename: ./fv3jedi/fmsmpp.nml
+    field table filename: ./fv3jedi/field_table
+  akbk: ./fv3jedi/akbk.nc4
+  layout:
+  - {{ aero_layout_x }}
+  - {{ aero_layout_y }}
+  npx: {{ aero_npx_ges }}
+  npy: {{ aero_npy_ges }}
+  npz: {{ aero_npz_ges }}
+  field metadata override: ./fv3jedi/fv3jedi_fieldmetadata_restart.yaml
+state:
+  datetime: '{{ aero_background_time_iso }}'
+  state variables: {{ analysis_variables }}
+  filetype: cube sphere history
+  provider: ufs
+  datapath: ./
+  filename: {{ aero_variational_history_prefix }}cubed_sphere_grid_atmf006.nc
+increment:
+  added variables: {{ analysis_variables }}
+  filetype: fms restart
+  datapath: ./
+  filename is datetime templated: true
+  filename_trcr: '%yyyy%mm%dd.%hh%MM%ss.fv_tracer.res.nc'
+  prefix: aeroinc
+output:
+  filetype: auxgrid
+  gridtype: gaussian
+  datapath: ./
+  filename: aeroanl.
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/aero/aero_convert_background.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/aero/aero_convert_background.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7b4d38c0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/aero/aero_convert_background.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+input geometry:
+  fms initialization:
+    namelist filename: "{{aero_fv3jedi_files_path}}/fmsmpp.nml"
+    field table filename: "{{aero_fv3jedi_files_path}}/field_table"
+  akbk: "{{aero_fv3jedi_files_path}}/akbk.nc4"
+  layout:
+  - {{ aero_layout_x }}
+  - {{ aero_layout_y }}
+  npx: {{ aero_npx_ges }}
+  npy: {{ aero_npy_ges }}
+  npz: {{ aero_npz_ges }}
+output geometry:
+  fms initialization:
+    namelist filename: "{{aero_fv3jedi_files_path}}/fmsmpp.nml"
+    field table filename: "{{aero_fv3jedi_files_path}}/field_table"
+  akbk: "{{aero_fv3jedi_files_path}}/akbk.nc4"
+  layout:
+  - {{ aero_layout_x }}
+  - {{ aero_layout_y }}
+  npx: {{ aero_npx_anl }}
+  npy: {{ aero_npy_anl }}
+  npz: {{ aero_npz_anl }}
+states:
+- input:
+    datetime: '{{ aero_background_error_time_iso }}'
+    filetype: fms restart
+    state variables:
+    - mass_fraction_of_sulfate_in_air
+    - mass_fraction_of_hydrophobic_black_carbon_in_air
+    - mass_fraction_of_hydrophilic_black_carbon_in_air
+    - mass_fraction_of_hydrophobic_organic_carbon_in_air
+    - mass_fraction_of_hydrophilic_organic_carbon_in_air
+    - mass_fraction_of_dust001_in_air
+    - mass_fraction_of_dust002_in_air
+    - mass_fraction_of_dust003_in_air
+    - mass_fraction_of_dust004_in_air
+    - mass_fraction_of_dust005_in_air
+    - mass_fraction_of_sea_salt001_in_air
+    - mass_fraction_of_sea_salt002_in_air
+    - mass_fraction_of_sea_salt003_in_air
+    - mass_fraction_of_sea_salt004_in_air
+    - mass_fraction_of_sea_salt005_in_air
+    field io names:
+      mass_fraction_of_dust001_in_air: dust1
+      mass_fraction_of_dust002_in_air: dust2
+      mass_fraction_of_dust003_in_air: dust3
+      mass_fraction_of_dust004_in_air: dust4
+      mass_fraction_of_dust005_in_air: dust5
+      mass_fraction_of_sea_salt001_in_air: seas1
+      mass_fraction_of_sea_salt002_in_air: seas2
+      mass_fraction_of_sea_salt003_in_air: seas3
+      mass_fraction_of_sea_salt004_in_air: seas4
+      mass_fraction_of_sea_salt005_in_air: seas5
+      mass_fraction_of_hydrophobic_black_carbon_in_air: bc1
+      mass_fraction_of_hydrophilic_black_carbon_in_air: bc2
+      mass_fraction_of_hydrophobic_organic_carbon_in_air: oc1
+      mass_fraction_of_hydrophilic_organic_carbon_in_air: oc2
+      mass_fraction_of_sulfate_in_air: so4
+    datapath: {{ aero_background_path }}
+    filename_core: '{{ aero_background_error_time_fv3 }}.fv_core.res.nc'
+    filename_trcr: '{{ aero_background_error_time_fv3 }}.fv_tracer.res.nc'
+    filename_cplr: '{{ aero_background_error_time_fv3 }}.coupler.res'
+  output:
+    filetype: fms restart
+    datapath: {{ aero_background_path }}
+    filename_core: 'anlres.fv_core.res.nc'
+    filename_trcr: 'anlres.fv_tracer.res.nc'
+    filename_cplr: 'anlres.coupler.res'
+    field io names:
+      mass_fraction_of_dust001_in_air: dust1
+      mass_fraction_of_dust002_in_air: dust2
+      mass_fraction_of_dust003_in_air: dust3
+      mass_fraction_of_dust004_in_air: dust4
+      mass_fraction_of_dust005_in_air: dust5
+      mass_fraction_of_sea_salt001_in_air: seas1
+      mass_fraction_of_sea_salt002_in_air: seas2
+      mass_fraction_of_sea_salt003_in_air: seas3
+      mass_fraction_of_sea_salt004_in_air: seas4
+      mass_fraction_of_sea_salt005_in_air: seas5
+      mass_fraction_of_hydrophobic_black_carbon_in_air: bc1
+      mass_fraction_of_hydrophilic_black_carbon_in_air: bc2
+      mass_fraction_of_hydrophobic_organic_carbon_in_air: oc1
+      mass_fraction_of_hydrophilic_organic_carbon_in_air: oc2
+      mass_fraction_of_sulfate_in_air: so4
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/aero/aero_gen_bmatrix_diagb.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/aero/aero_gen_bmatrix_diagb.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..62e88a91a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/aero/aero_gen_bmatrix_diagb.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+geometry:
+  fms initialization:
+    namelist filename: "{{aero_fv3jedi_files_path}}/fmsmpp.nml"
+    field table filename: "{{aero_fv3jedi_files_path}}/field_table"
+  akbk: "{{aero_fv3jedi_files_path}}/akbk.nc4"
+  layout:
+  - {{ aero_layout_x }}
+  - {{ aero_layout_y }}
+  npx: {{ aero_npx_anl }}
+  npy: {{ aero_npy_anl }}
+  npz: {{ aero_npz_anl }}
+  time invariant fields:
+    state fields:
+      datetime: '{{ aero_background_error_time_iso }}'
+      filetype: fms restart
+      skip coupler file: true
+      state variables:
+      - slmsk
+      field io names:
+        slmsk: slmsk
+      datapath: {{ aero_background_path }}/
+      filename_orog: {{ aero_orog_prefix }}_oro_data.nc
+      filename_sfcd: {{ aero_background_error_time_fv3 }}.sfc_data.nc
+date: '{{ aero_background_error_time_iso }}'
+background:
+  datetime: '{{ aero_background_error_time_iso }}'
+  filetype: fms restart
+  state variables:
+  - mass_fraction_of_sulfate_in_air
+  - mass_fraction_of_hydrophobic_black_carbon_in_air
+  - mass_fraction_of_hydrophilic_black_carbon_in_air
+  - mass_fraction_of_hydrophobic_organic_carbon_in_air
+  - mass_fraction_of_hydrophilic_organic_carbon_in_air
+  - mass_fraction_of_dust001_in_air
+  - mass_fraction_of_dust002_in_air
+  - mass_fraction_of_dust003_in_air
+  - mass_fraction_of_dust004_in_air
+  - mass_fraction_of_dust005_in_air
+  - mass_fraction_of_sea_salt001_in_air
+  - mass_fraction_of_sea_salt002_in_air
+  - mass_fraction_of_sea_salt003_in_air
+  - mass_fraction_of_sea_salt004_in_air
+  - mass_fraction_of_sea_salt005_in_air
+  field io names:
+    mass_fraction_of_dust001_in_air: dust1
+    mass_fraction_of_dust002_in_air: dust2
+    mass_fraction_of_dust003_in_air: dust3
+    mass_fraction_of_dust004_in_air: dust4
+    mass_fraction_of_dust005_in_air: dust5
+    mass_fraction_of_sea_salt001_in_air: seas1
+    mass_fraction_of_sea_salt002_in_air: seas2
+    mass_fraction_of_sea_salt003_in_air: seas3
+    mass_fraction_of_sea_salt004_in_air: seas4
+    mass_fraction_of_sea_salt005_in_air: seas5
+    mass_fraction_of_hydrophobic_black_carbon_in_air: bc1
+    mass_fraction_of_hydrophilic_black_carbon_in_air: bc2
+    mass_fraction_of_hydrophobic_organic_carbon_in_air: oc1
+    mass_fraction_of_hydrophilic_organic_carbon_in_air: oc2
+    mass_fraction_of_sulfate_in_air: so4
+  datapath: {{ aero_background_path }}
+  filename_core: '{{ aero_background_error_time_fv3 }}.anlres.fv_core.res.nc'
+  filename_trcr: '{{ aero_background_error_time_fv3 }}.anlres.fv_tracer.res.nc'
+  filename_cplr: '{{ aero_background_error_time_fv3 }}.anlres.coupler.res'
+background error:
+  filetype: fms restart
+  datapath: {{ aero_standard_deviation_path }}
+  filename_trcr: stddev.fv_tracer.res.nc
+  filename_cplr: stddev.coupler.res
+  field io names:
+    mass_fraction_of_dust001_in_air: dust1
+    mass_fraction_of_dust002_in_air: dust2
+    mass_fraction_of_dust003_in_air: dust3
+    mass_fraction_of_dust004_in_air: dust4
+    mass_fraction_of_dust005_in_air: dust5
+    mass_fraction_of_sea_salt001_in_air: seas1
+    mass_fraction_of_sea_salt002_in_air: seas2
+    mass_fraction_of_sea_salt003_in_air: seas3
+    mass_fraction_of_sea_salt004_in_air: seas4
+    mass_fraction_of_sea_salt005_in_air: seas5
+    mass_fraction_of_hydrophobic_black_carbon_in_air: bc1
+    mass_fraction_of_hydrophilic_black_carbon_in_air: bc2
+    mass_fraction_of_hydrophobic_organic_carbon_in_air: oc1
+    mass_fraction_of_hydrophilic_organic_carbon_in_air: oc2
+    mass_fraction_of_sulfate_in_air: so4
+climate background error:
+  geometry:
+    fms initialization:
+        namelist filename: "{{aero_fv3jedi_files_path}}/fmsmpp.nml"
+        field table filename: "{{aero_fv3jedi_files_path}}/field_table"
+    akbk: "{{aero_fv3jedi_files_path}}/akbk.nc4"
+    layout:
+    - {{ aero_layout_x }}
+    - {{ aero_layout_y }}
+    npx: {{ aero_npx_clim_b }}
+    npy: {{ aero_npy_clim_b }}
+    npz: {{ aero_npz_clim_b }}
+  climate background error stddev:
+    filetype: fms restart
+    skip coupler file: true
+    datapath: {{ aero_climatological_b_path }}
+    filename_trcr: stddev.fv_tracer.res.nc
+    filename_cplr: stddev.coupler.res
+    field io names:
+      mass_fraction_of_dust001_in_air: dust1
+      mass_fraction_of_dust002_in_air: dust2
+      mass_fraction_of_dust003_in_air: dust3
+      mass_fraction_of_dust004_in_air: dust4
+      mass_fraction_of_dust005_in_air: dust5
+      mass_fraction_of_sea_salt001_in_air: seas1
+      mass_fraction_of_sea_salt002_in_air: seas2
+      mass_fraction_of_sea_salt003_in_air: seas3
+      mass_fraction_of_sea_salt004_in_air: seas4
+      mass_fraction_of_sea_salt005_in_air: seas5
+      mass_fraction_of_hydrophobic_black_carbon_in_air: bc1
+      mass_fraction_of_hydrophilic_black_carbon_in_air: bc2
+      mass_fraction_of_hydrophobic_organic_carbon_in_air: oc1
+      mass_fraction_of_hydrophilic_organic_carbon_in_air: oc2
+      mass_fraction_of_sulfate_in_air: so4
+  diagb weight: {{ aero_diagb_weight }}
+  staticb rescaling factor: {{ aero_diagb_static_rescale_factor }}
+
+variables:
+  name:
+  - mass_fraction_of_sulfate_in_air
+  - mass_fraction_of_hydrophobic_black_carbon_in_air
+  - mass_fraction_of_hydrophilic_black_carbon_in_air
+  - mass_fraction_of_hydrophobic_organic_carbon_in_air
+  - mass_fraction_of_hydrophilic_organic_carbon_in_air
+  - mass_fraction_of_dust001_in_air
+  - mass_fraction_of_dust002_in_air
+  - mass_fraction_of_dust003_in_air
+  - mass_fraction_of_dust004_in_air
+  - mass_fraction_of_dust005_in_air
+  - mass_fraction_of_sea_salt001_in_air
+  - mass_fraction_of_sea_salt002_in_air
+  - mass_fraction_of_sea_salt003_in_air
+  - mass_fraction_of_sea_salt004_in_air
+  - mass_fraction_of_sea_salt005_in_air
+
+{% set rescaling_factor_file = aero_rescaling_factor_file|default(aero_gen_bmatrix_rescale_default) %}
+{% include rescaling_factor_file %}
+
+number of halo points: {{ aero_diagb_n_halo }}
+number of neighbors: {{ aero_diagb_n_neighbors }}
+simple smoothing:
+  horizontal iterations: {{ aero_diagb_smooth_horiz_iter }}
+  vertical iterations: {{ aero_diagb_smooth_vert_iter }}
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/aero/aero_gen_bmatrix_diffusion.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/aero/aero_gen_bmatrix_diffusion.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d1eaa28e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/aero/aero_gen_bmatrix_diffusion.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+geometry:
+  fms initialization:
+    namelist filename: "{{aero_fv3jedi_files_path}}/fmsmpp.nml"
+    field table filename: "{{aero_fv3jedi_files_path}}/field_table"
+  akbk: "{{aero_fv3jedi_files_path}}/akbk.nc4"
+  layout:
+  - {{ aero_layout_x }}
+  - {{ aero_layout_y }}
+  npx: {{ aero_npx_anl }}
+  npy: {{ aero_npy_anl }}
+  npz: {{ aero_npz_anl }}
+date: '{{ aero_background_error_time_iso }}'
+background:
+  datetime: '{{ aero_background_error_time_iso }}'
+  filetype: fms restart
+  state variables:
+  - mass_fraction_of_sulfate_in_air
+  - mass_fraction_of_hydrophobic_black_carbon_in_air
+  - mass_fraction_of_hydrophilic_black_carbon_in_air
+  - mass_fraction_of_hydrophobic_organic_carbon_in_air
+  - mass_fraction_of_hydrophilic_organic_carbon_in_air
+  - mass_fraction_of_dust001_in_air
+  - mass_fraction_of_dust002_in_air
+  - mass_fraction_of_dust003_in_air
+  - mass_fraction_of_dust004_in_air
+  - mass_fraction_of_dust005_in_air
+  - mass_fraction_of_sea_salt001_in_air
+  - mass_fraction_of_sea_salt002_in_air
+  - mass_fraction_of_sea_salt003_in_air
+  - mass_fraction_of_sea_salt004_in_air
+  - mass_fraction_of_sea_salt005_in_air
+  field io names:
+    mass_fraction_of_dust001_in_air: dust1
+    mass_fraction_of_dust002_in_air: dust2
+    mass_fraction_of_dust003_in_air: dust3
+    mass_fraction_of_dust004_in_air: dust4
+    mass_fraction_of_dust005_in_air: dust5
+    mass_fraction_of_sea_salt001_in_air: seas1
+    mass_fraction_of_sea_salt002_in_air: seas2
+    mass_fraction_of_sea_salt003_in_air: seas3
+    mass_fraction_of_sea_salt004_in_air: seas4
+    mass_fraction_of_sea_salt005_in_air: seas5
+    mass_fraction_of_hydrophobic_black_carbon_in_air: bc1
+    mass_fraction_of_hydrophilic_black_carbon_in_air: bc2
+    mass_fraction_of_hydrophobic_organic_carbon_in_air: oc1
+    mass_fraction_of_hydrophilic_organic_carbon_in_air: oc2
+    mass_fraction_of_sulfate_in_air: so4
+  datapath: {{ aero_background_path }}
+  filename_core: '{{ aero_background_error_time_fv3 }}.anlres.fv_core.res.nc'
+  filename_trcr: '{{ aero_background_error_time_fv3 }}.anlres.fv_tracer.res.nc'
+  filename_cplr: '{{ aero_background_error_time_fv3 }}.anlres.coupler.res'
+background error:
+  covariance model: SABER
+  saber central block:
+    saber block name: diffusion
+    calibration:
+      normalization:
+        iterations: {{ aero_diffusion_iter }}
+      groups:
+      - horizontal:
+          fixed value: {{ aero_diffusion_horiz_len }}
+        write:
+          filepath: "{{ aero_berror_diffusion_directory }}/diffusion_hz"
+      - vertical:
+          levels: {{ aero_npz_ges }}
+          fixed value: {{ aero_diffusion_fixed_val }}
+          as gaussian: true
+        write:
+          filepath: "{{ aero_berror_diffusion_directory }}/diffusion_vt"
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/aero/aero_gen_bmatrix_rescale_default.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/aero/aero_gen_bmatrix_rescale_default.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..55d14aebf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/aero/aero_gen_bmatrix_rescale_default.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+rescaling factors:
+  mass_fraction_of_sulfate_in_air:
+    rescaling factor: 0.1
+  mass_fraction_of_hydrophobic_black_carbon_in_air:
+    ocean rescaling factor: 1.0
+    land rescaling factor: 1.0
+  mass_fraction_of_hydrophilic_black_carbon_in_air:
+    ocean rescaling factor: 1.0
+    land rescaling factor: 1.0
+  mass_fraction_of_hydrophobic_organic_carbon_in_air:
+    ocean rescaling factor: 1.0
+    land rescaling factor: 1.0
+  mass_fraction_of_hydrophilic_organic_carbon_in_air:
+    ocean rescaling factor: 1.0
+    land rescaling factor: 1.0
+  mass_fraction_of_sea_salt001_in_air:
+    ocean rescaling factor: 1.0
+    land rescaling factor: 1.0
+  mass_fraction_of_sea_salt002_in_air:
+    ocean rescaling factor: 1.0
+    land rescaling factor: 1.0
+  mass_fraction_of_sea_salt003_in_air:
+    ocean rescaling factor: 1.0
+    land rescaling factor: 1.0
+  mass_fraction_of_sea_salt004_in_air:
+    ocean rescaling factor: 1.0
+    land rescaling factor: 1.0
+  mass_fraction_of_sea_salt005_in_air:
+    ocean rescaling factor: 1.0
+    land rescaling factor: 1.0
+  mass_fraction_of_dust001_in_air:
+    rescaling factor: 1.0
+  mass_fraction_of_dust002_in_air:
+    rescaling factor: 1.0
+  mass_fraction_of_dust003_in_air:
+    rescaling factor: 1.0
+  mass_fraction_of_dust004_in_air:
+    rescaling factor: 1.0
+  mass_fraction_of_dust005_in_air:
+    rescaling factor: 1.0
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/atmosphere/atm_addincrement.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/atmosphere/atm_addincrement.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b11b3bdfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/atmosphere/atm_addincrement.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+state geometry:
+  fms initialization:
+    namelist filename: ./fv3jedi/fmsmpp.nml
+    field table filename: ./fv3jedi/field_table
+  akbk: ./fv3jedi/akbk.nc4
+  layout:
+  - {{ atmosphere_layout_x }}
+  - {{ atmosphere_layout_y }}
+  npx: {{ atmosphere_npx_ges }}
+  npy: {{ atmosphere_npy_ges }}
+  npz: {{ atmosphere_npz_ges }}
+  field metadata override: ./fv3jedi/fv3jedi_fieldmetadata_history.yaml
+increment geometry:
+  fms initialization:
+    namelist filename: ./fv3jedi/fmsmpp.nml
+    field table filename: ./fv3jedi/field_table
+  akbk: ./fv3jedi/akbk.nc4
+  layout:
+  - {{ atmosphere_layout_x }}
+  - {{ atmosphere_layout_y }}
+  npx: {{ atmosphere_npx_anl }}
+  npy: {{ atmosphere_npy_anl }}
+  npz: {{ atmosphere_npz_anl }}
+  field metadata override: ./fv3jedi/fv3jedi_fieldmetadata_fv3inc.yaml
+state:
+  datetime: '{{ atmosphere_background_time_iso }}'
+  state variables:
+  - eastward_wind
+  - northward_wind
+  - water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air
+  - cloud_liquid_ice
+  - cloud_liquid_water
+  - snow_water
+  - rain_water
+  - graupel
+  - ozone_mass_mixing_ratio
+  - air_pressure_thickness
+  - layer_thickness
+  field io names:
+    eastward_wind: ugrd
+    northward_wind: vgrd
+    air_temperature: tmp
+    water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air: spfh
+    cloud_liquid_ice: icmr
+    cloud_liquid_water: clwmr
+    snow_water: snmr
+    rain_water: rwmr
+    graupel: grle
+    ozone_mass_mixing_ratio: o3mr
+    air_pressure_thickness: dpres
+    layer_thickness: delz
+  filetype: cube sphere history
+  provider: ufs
+  filename: {{ atmosphere_variational_history_prefix }}cubed_sphere_grid_atmf006.nc
+  datapath: ./
+  max allowable geometry difference: 1e-4
+increment:
+  added variables:
+  - eastward_wind
+  - northward_wind
+  - water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air
+  - cloud_liquid_ice
+  - cloud_liquid_water
+  - snow_water
+  - rain_water
+  - graupel
+  - ozone_mass_mixing_ratio
+  - air_pressure_thickness
+  - layer_thickness
+  field io names:
+    eastward_wind: u_inc
+    northward_wind: v_inc
+    air_temperature: T_inc
+    water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air: sphum_inc
+    cloud_liquid_ice: icmr_inc
+    cloud_liquid_water: liq_wat_inc
+    snow_water: snmr_inc
+    rain_water: rwmr_inc
+    graupel: grle_inc
+    ozone_mass_mixing_ratio: o3mr_inc
+    air_pressure_thickness: delp_inc
+    layer_thickness: delz_inc
+  filetype: fms restart
+  is restart: false
+  filename_nonrestart: {{ atmosphere_variational_analysis_prefix }}cubed_sphere_grid_atminc.nc
+  datapath: ./
+output:
+  filetype: auxgrid
+  gridtype: gaussian
+  filename: atmanl.
+  field io names:
+    eastward_wind: ugrd
+    northward_wind: vgrd
+    air_temperature: tmp
+    water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air: spfh
+    cloud_liquid_ice: icmr
+    cloud_liquid_water: clwmr
+    snow_water: snmr
+    rain_water: rwmr
+    graupel: grle
+    ozone_mass_mixing_ratio: o3mr
+    air_pressure_thickness: dpres
+    layer_thickness: delz
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/atmosphere/fv3jedi_correction_increment.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/atmosphere/fv3jedi_correction_increment.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..170392af0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/atmosphere/fv3jedi_correction_increment.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+increment variables:
+- cloud_liquid_water
+- layer_thickness
+- air_pressure_thickness
+- cloud_liquid_ice
+- snow_water
+- rain_water
+- graupel
+- ozone_mass_mixing_ratio
+- water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air
+- air_temperature
+- eastward_wind
+- northward_wind
+deterministic background geometry:
+  fms initialization:
+    namelist filename: ./fv3jedi/fmsmpp.nml
+    field table filename: ./fv3jedi/field_table
+  akbk: ./fv3jedi/akbk.nc4
+  layout:
+  - {{ atmosphere_layout_x }}
+  - {{ atmosphere_layout_y }}
+  npx: {{ atmosphere_npx_ges }}
+  npy: {{ atmosphere_npy_ges }}
+  npz: {{ atmosphere_npz_ges }}
+variational increment geometry:
+  fms initialization:
+    namelist filename: ./fv3jedi/fmsmpp.nml
+    field table filename: ./fv3jedi/field_table
+  akbk: ./fv3jedi/akbk.nc4
+  layout:
+  - {{ atmosphere_layout_x }}
+  - {{ atmosphere_layout_y }}
+  npx: {{ atmosphere_npx_anl }}
+  npy: {{ atmosphere_npy_anl }}
+  npz: {{ atmosphere_npz_anl }}
+ensemble mean analysis geometry:
+  fms initialization:
+    namelist filename: ./fv3jedi/fmsmpp.nml
+    field table filename: ./fv3jedi/field_table
+  akbk: ./fv3jedi/akbk.nc4
+  layout:
+  - {{ atmosphere_layout_x }}
+  - {{ atmosphere_layout_y }}
+  npx: {{ atmosphere_npx_anl }}
+  npy: {{ atmosphere_npy_anl }}
+  npz: {{ atmosphere_npz_anl }}
+correction increment geometry:
+  fms initialization:
+    namelist filename: ./fv3jedi/fmsmpp.nml
+    field table filename: ./fv3jedi/field_table
+  akbk: ./fv3jedi/akbk.nc4
+  layout:
+  - {{ atmosphere_layout_x }}
+  - {{ atmosphere_layout_y }}
+  npx: {{ atmosphere_npx_anl }}
+  npy: {{ atmosphere_npy_anl }}
+  npz: {{ atmosphere_npz_anl }}
+forecast hours:
+{% for ihour in range( atmosphere_iau_hours | length ) %}
+- datetime: '{{ atmosphere_iau_times_iso[ihour] }}'
+  deterministic background:
+    filetype: cube sphere history
+    provider: ufs
+    datapath: ./
+    filename: {{ atmosphere_variational_history_prefix }}cubed_sphere_grid_atmf{{ '%03d' % atmosphere_iau_hours[ihour] }}.nc
+    max allowable geometry difference: 1e-04
+    field io names:
+      eastward_wind: ugrd
+      northward_wind: vgrd
+      air_temperature: tmp
+      water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air: spfh
+      cloud_liquid_ice: icmr
+      cloud_liquid_water: clwmr
+      snow_water: snmr
+      rain_water: rwmr
+      graupel: grle
+      ozone_mass_mixing_ratio: o3mr
+      air_pressure_thickness: dpres
+      layer_thickness: delz
+  variational increment:
+    filetype: fms restart
+    is restart: false
+    datapath: ./
+    filename_nonrestart: {{ atmosphere_variational_analysis_prefix }}cubed_sphere_grid_atmi{{ '%03d' % atmosphere_iau_hours[ihour] }}.nc
+    field io names:
+      eastward_wind: u_inc
+      northward_wind: v_inc
+      air_temperature: T_inc
+      water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air: sphum_inc
+      cloud_liquid_ice: icmr_inc
+      cloud_liquid_water: liq_wat_inc
+      snow_water: snmr_inc
+      rain_water: rwmr_inc
+      graupel: grle_inc
+      ozone_mass_mixing_ratio: o3mr_inc
+      air_pressure_thickness: delp_inc
+      layer_thickness: delz_inc
+  ensemble mean analysis:
+    filetype: cube sphere history
+    provider: ufs
+    datapath: ./
+    filename: {{ atmosphere_ensemble_analysis_prefix }}cubed_sphere_grid_atma{{ '%03d' % atmosphere_iau_hours[ihour] }}.ensmean.nc
+  correction increment:
+    filetype: cube sphere history
+    provider: ufs
+    datapath: ./
+    filename: {{ atmosphere_ensemble_analysis_prefix }}cubed_sphere_grid_catmi{{ '%03d' % atmosphere_iau_hours[ihour] }}.nc
+    field io names:
+      eastward_wind: u_inc
+      northward_wind: v_inc
+      air_temperature: T_inc
+      water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air: sphum_inc
+      cloud_liquid_ice: icmr_inc
+      cloud_liquid_water: liq_wat_inc
+      snow_water: snmr_inc
+      rain_water: rwmr_inc
+      graupel: grle_inc
+      ozone_mass_mixing_ratio: o3mr_inc
+      air_pressure_thickness: delp_inc
+      layer_thickness: delz_inc
+{% endfor %}
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/atmosphere/fv3jedi_ensemble_recenter.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/atmosphere/fv3jedi_ensemble_recenter.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f71b855ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/atmosphere/fv3jedi_ensemble_recenter.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+members:
+{% for imember in range(atmosphere_number_ensemble_members) %}
+{% for ihour in range( atmosphere_iau_hours | length ) %}
+- state geometry:
+    fms initialization:
+      namelist filename: ./fv3jedi/fmsmpp.nml
+      field table filename: ./fv3jedi/field_table
+    akbk: ./fv3jedi/akbk.nc4
+    layout:
+    - {{ atmosphere_layout_x }}
+    - {{ atmosphere_layout_y }}
+    npx: {{ atmosphere_npx_anl }}
+    npy: {{ atmosphere_npy_anl }}
+    npz: {{ atmosphere_npz_anl }}
+  increment geometry:
+    fms initialization:
+      namelist filename: ./fv3jedi/fmsmpp.nml
+      field table filename: ./fv3jedi/field_table
+    akbk: ./fv3jedi/akbk.nc4
+    layout:
+    - {{ atmosphere_layout_x }}
+    - {{ atmosphere_layout_y }}
+    npx: {{ atmosphere_npx_anl }}
+    npy: {{ atmosphere_npy_anl }}
+    npz: {{ atmosphere_npz_anl }}
+  state:
+    datetime: '{{ atmosphere_iau_times_iso[ihour] }}'
+    state variables:
+    - eastward_wind
+    - northward_wind
+    - air_temperature
+    - water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air
+    - cloud_liquid_ice
+    - cloud_liquid_water
+    - snow_water
+    - rain_water
+    - graupel
+    - ozone_mass_mixing_ratio
+    - air_pressure_thickness
+    - layer_thickness
+    field io names:
+      eastward_wind: u_inc
+      northward_wind: v_inc
+      air_temperature: T_inc
+      water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air: sphum_inc
+      cloud_liquid_ice: icmr_inc
+      cloud_liquid_water: liq_wat_inc
+      snow_water: snmr_inc
+      rain_water: rwmr_inc
+      graupel: grle_inc
+      ozone_mass_mixing_ratio: o3mr_inc
+      air_pressure_thickness: delp_inc
+      layer_thickness: delz_inc
+    filetype: cube sphere history
+    provider: ufs
+    datapath: ./
+    filename: {{ atmosphere_ensemble_analysis_prefix }}cubed_sphere_grid_catmi{{ '%03d' % atmosphere_iau_hours[ihour] }}.nc
+    max allowable geometry difference: 1e-4
+  increment:
+    added variables:
+    - eastward_wind
+    - northward_wind
+    - air_temperature
+    - water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air
+    - cloud_liquid_ice
+    - cloud_liquid_water
+    - snow_water
+    - rain_water
+    - graupel
+    - ozone_mass_mixing_ratio
+    - air_pressure_thickness
+    - layer_thickness
+    field io names:
+      eastward_wind: u_inc
+      northward_wind: v_inc
+      air_temperature: T_inc
+      water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air: sphum_inc
+      cloud_liquid_ice: icmr_inc
+      cloud_liquid_water: liq_wat_inc
+      snow_water: snmr_inc
+      rain_water: rwmr_inc
+      graupel: grle_inc
+      ozone_mass_mixing_ratio: o3mr_inc
+      air_pressure_thickness: delp_inc
+      layer_thickness: delz_inc
+    filetype: cube sphere history
+    provider: ufs
+    datapath: ./mem{{ '%0{}d'.format(3)|format(imember+1) }}
+    filename: {{ atmosphere_ensemble_analysis_prefix }}cubed_sphere_grid_atmi{{ '%03d' % atmosphere_iau_hours[ihour] }}.nc
+  output:
+    filetype: fms restart
+    is restart: false
+    datapath: ./mem{{ '%0{}d'.format(3)|format(imember+1) }}
+    filename_nonrestart: {{ atmosphere_ensemble_analysis_prefix }}cubed_sphere_grid_ratmi{{ '%03d' % atmosphere_iau_hours[ihour] }}.nc
+    field io names:
+      eastward_wind: u_inc
+      northward_wind: v_inc
+      air_temperature: T_inc
+      water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air: sphum_inc
+      cloud_liquid_ice: icmr_inc
+      cloud_liquid_water: liq_wat_inc
+      snow_water: snmr_inc
+      rain_water: rwmr_inc
+      graupel: grle_inc
+      ozone_mass_mixing_ratio: o3mr_inc
+      air_pressure_thickness: delp_inc
+      layer_thickness: delz_inc
+{% endfor %}
+{% endfor %}
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/atmosphere/fv3jedi_fv3inc_lgetkf.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/atmosphere/fv3jedi_fv3inc_lgetkf.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9cf1fb727
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/atmosphere/fv3jedi_fv3inc_lgetkf.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+variable change:
+  variable change name: Model2GeoVaLs
+  input variables: &bkgvars
+  - eastward_wind
+  - northward_wind
+  - air_temperature
+  - air_pressure_at_surface
+  - water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air
+  - cloud_liquid_ice
+  - cloud_liquid_water
+  - snow_water
+  - rain_water
+  - graupel
+  - ozone_mass_mixing_ratio
+  - geopotential_height_at_surface
+  output variables: &fv3incrvars
+  - eastward_wind
+  - northward_wind
+  - air_temperature
+  - water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air
+  - cloud_liquid_ice
+  - cloud_liquid_water
+  - snow_water
+  - rain_water
+  - graupel
+  - ozone_mass_mixing_ratio
+  - air_pressure_thickness
+  - layer_thickness
+jedi increment variables:
+- eastward_wind
+- northward_wind
+- air_temperature
+- air_pressure_at_surface
+- water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air
+- cloud_liquid_ice
+- cloud_liquid_water
+- snow_water
+- rain_water
+- graupel
+- ozone_mass_mixing_ratio
+fv3 increment variables: *fv3incrvars
+background geometry:
+  fms initialization:
+    namelist filename: ./fv3jedi/fmsmpp.nml
+    field table filename: ./fv3jedi/field_table
+  akbk: ./fv3jedi/akbk.nc4
+  layout:
+  - {{ atmosphere_layout_x }}
+  - {{ atmosphere_layout_y }}
+  npx: {{ atmosphere_npx_ges }}
+  npy: {{ atmosphere_npy_ges }}
+  npz: {{ atmosphere_npz_ges }}
+jedi increment geometry:
+  fms initialization:
+    namelist filename: ./fv3jedi/fmsmpp.nml
+    field table filename: ./fv3jedi/field_table
+  akbk: ./fv3jedi/akbk.nc4
+  layout:
+  - {{ atmosphere_layout_x }}
+  - {{ atmosphere_layout_y }}
+  npx: {{ atmosphere_npx_ges }}
+  npy: {{ atmosphere_npy_ges }}
+  npz: {{ atmosphere_npz_ges }}
+fv3 increment geometry:
+  fms initialization:
+    namelist filename: ./fv3jedi/fmsmpp.nml
+    field table filename: ./fv3jedi/field_table
+  akbk: ./fv3jedi/akbk.nc4
+  layout:
+  - {{ atmosphere_layout_x }}
+  - {{ atmosphere_layout_y }}
+  npx: {{ atmosphere_npx_ges }}
+  npy: {{ atmosphere_npy_ges }}
+  npz: {{ atmosphere_npz_ges }}
+members from template:
+  template:
+    background input:
+      datapath: ./bkg/mem%mem%
+      filetype: cube sphere history
+      provider: ufs
+      filenames:
+      - {{ atmosphere_ensemble_history_prefix }}cubed_sphere_grid_atmf006.nc
+      - {{ atmosphere_ensemble_history_prefix }}cubed_sphere_grid_sfcf006.nc
+      max allowable geometry difference: 1e-4      
+      datetime: '{{ atmosphere_background_time_iso }}'
+      state variables: *bkgvars
+      field io names: &field_io_names
+        eastward_wind: ugrd
+        northward_wind: vgrd
+        air_temperature: tmp
+        layer_thickness: delz
+        air_pressure_thickness: dpres
+        air_pressure_at_surface: pressfc
+        water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air: spfh
+        cloud_liquid_ice: icmr
+        cloud_liquid_water: clwmr
+        snow_water: snmr
+        rain_water: rwmr
+        graupel: grle
+        ozone_mass_mixing_ratio: o3mr
+        geopotential_height_at_surface: hgtsfc
+    jedi increment input:
+      filetype: cube sphere history
+      provider: ufs
+      field io names: *field_io_names
+      datapath: ./anl/mem%mem%
+      filename: cubed_sphere_grid_atminc.jedi.nc
+    fv3 increment output:
+{% if atm_enkfonly | default(false) %}
+      filetype: fms restart
+      is restart: false
+      filename_nonrestart: {{ atmosphere_ensemble_analysis_prefix }}cubed_sphere_grid_atminc.nc
+{% else %}
+      filetype: cube sphere history
+      provider: ufs
+      filename: {{ atmosphere_ensemble_analysis_prefix }}cubed_sphere_grid_atminc.nc
+{% endif %}
+      datapath: ./anl/mem%mem%
+      field io names:
+        eastward_wind: u_inc
+        northward_wind: v_inc
+        air_temperature: T_inc
+        water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air: sphum_inc
+        cloud_liquid_water: liq_wat_inc
+        ozone_mass_mixing_ratio: o3mr_inc
+        cloud_liquid_ice: icmr_inc
+        snow_water: snmr_inc
+        rain_water: rwmr_inc
+        graupel: grle_inc
+        air_pressure_thickness: delp_inc
+        layer_thickness: delz_inc
+  pattern: '%mem%'
+  nmembers: {{ atmosphere_number_ensemble_members }}
+  zero padding: 3
+
+# Optionally test the application
+{% if do_testing | default(false) %}
+test:
+  reference filename: {{test_reference_filename}}
+{% if test_output_filename is defined %}
+  test output filename: {{test_output_filename}}
+{% endif %}
+{% if log_output_filename is defined %}
+  log output filename: {{log_output_filename}}
+{% endif %}
+{% if mpi_pattern is defined %}
+  mpi pattern: {{mpi_pattern}}
+{% endif %}
+  float relative tolerance: {{test_float_relative_tolerance | default(1.0e-6, true)}}
+  float absolute tolerance: {{test_float_absolute_tolerance | default(0.0, true) }}
+  integer tolerance: {{test_integer_tolerance | default(0, true) }}
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/atmosphere/fv3jedi_fv3inc_variational.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/atmosphere/fv3jedi_fv3inc_variational.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..40da72655
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/atmosphere/fv3jedi_fv3inc_variational.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+variable change:
+  variable change name: Model2GeoVaLs
+  input variables: &bkgvars
+  - eastward_wind
+  - northward_wind
+  - air_temperature
+  - air_pressure_at_surface
+  - water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air
+  - cloud_liquid_ice
+  - cloud_liquid_water
+  - ozone_mass_mixing_ratio
+  - snow_water
+  - rain_water
+  - graupel
+  - geopotential_height_at_surface
+  output variables: &fv3incrvars
+  - eastward_wind
+  - northward_wind
+  - air_temperature
+  - water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air
+  - cloud_liquid_ice
+  - cloud_liquid_water
+  - snow_water
+  - rain_water
+  - graupel
+  - ozone_mass_mixing_ratio
+  - air_pressure_thickness
+  - layer_thickness
+jedi increment variables:
+- eastward_wind
+- northward_wind
+- air_temperature
+- air_pressure_at_surface
+- water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air
+- cloud_liquid_ice
+- cloud_liquid_water
+- snow_water
+- rain_water
+- graupel
+- ozone_mass_mixing_ratio
+fv3 increment variables: *fv3incrvars
+background geometry:
+  fms initialization:
+    namelist filename: ./fv3jedi/fmsmpp.nml
+    field table filename: ./fv3jedi/field_table
+  akbk: ./fv3jedi/akbk.nc4
+  layout:
+  - {{ atmosphere_layout_x }}
+  - {{ atmosphere_layout_y }}
+  npx: {{ atmosphere_npx_ges }}
+  npy: {{ atmosphere_npy_ges }}
+  npz: {{ atmosphere_npz_ges }}
+jedi increment geometry:
+  fms initialization:
+    namelist filename: ./fv3jedi/fmsmpp.nml
+    field table filename: ./fv3jedi/field_table
+  akbk: ./fv3jedi/akbk.nc4
+  layout:
+  - {{ atmosphere_layout_x }}
+  - {{ atmosphere_layout_y }}
+  npx: {{ atmosphere_npx_his }}
+  npy: {{ atmosphere_npy_his }}
+  npz: {{ atmosphere_npz_his }}
+fv3 increment geometry:
+  fms initialization:
+    namelist filename: ./fv3jedi/fmsmpp.nml
+    field table filename: ./fv3jedi/field_table
+  akbk: ./fv3jedi/akbk.nc4
+  layout:
+  - {{ atmosphere_layout_x }}
+  - {{ atmosphere_layout_y }}
+  npx: {{ atmosphere_npx_his }}
+  npy: {{ atmosphere_npy_his }}
+  npz: {{ atmosphere_npz_his }}
+members:
+- background input:
+    datapath: ./bkg
+    filetype: cube sphere history
+    provider: ufs
+    datetime: "{{ atmosphere_background_time_iso }}"
+    filenames:
+    - {{ atmosphere_variational_history_prefix }}cubed_sphere_grid_atmf006.nc
+    - {{ atmosphere_variational_history_prefix }}cubed_sphere_grid_sfcf006.nc
+    max allowable geometry difference: 1e-4
+    state variables: *bkgvars
+    field io names: &field_io_names
+      eastward_wind: ugrd
+      northward_wind: vgrd
+      air_temperature: tmp
+      layer_thickness: delz
+      air_pressure_thickness: dpres
+      air_pressure_at_surface: pressfc
+      water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air: spfh
+      cloud_liquid_ice: icmr
+      cloud_liquid_water: clwmr
+      snow_water: snmr
+      rain_water: rwmr
+      graupel: grle
+      ozone_mass_mixing_ratio: o3mr
+      geopotential_height_at_surface: hgtsfc
+  jedi increment input:
+    filetype: cube sphere history
+    provider: ufs
+    field io names: *field_io_names
+    datapath: ./anl
+    filename: cubed_sphere_grid_atminc.jedi.nc
+  fv3 increment output:
+{% if atmosphere_variational_increment_type == 'gaussian' %}
+    filetype: auxgrid
+    gridtype: gaussian
+    filename: ./anl/atminc.
+{% else %}
+    filetype: fms restart
+    is restart: false
+    datapath: ./anl
+    filename_nonrestart: {{ atmosphere_variational_analysis_prefix }}cubed_sphere_grid_atminc.nc
+{% endif %}
+    field io names:
+      eastward_wind: u_inc
+      northward_wind: v_inc
+      air_temperature: T_inc
+      water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air: sphum_inc
+      cloud_liquid_water: liq_wat_inc
+      ozone_mass_mixing_ratio: o3mr_inc
+      cloud_liquid_ice: icmr_inc
+      snow_water: snmr_inc
+      rain_water: rwmr_inc
+      graupel: grle_inc
+      air_pressure_thickness: delp_inc
+      layer_thickness: delz_inc
+# Optionally test the application
+{% if do_testing | default(false) %}
+test:
+  reference filename: {{test_reference_filename}}
+{% if test_output_filename is defined %}
+  test output filename: {{test_output_filename}}
+{% endif %}
+{% if log_output_filename is defined %}
+  log output filename: {{log_output_filename}}
+{% endif %}
+{% if mpi_pattern is defined %}
+  mpi pattern: {{mpi_pattern}}
+{% endif %}
+  float relative tolerance: {{test_float_relative_tolerance | default(1.0e-6, true)}}
+  float absolute tolerance: {{test_float_absolute_tolerance | default(0.0, true) }}
+  integer tolerance: {{test_integer_tolerance | default(0, true) }}
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/marine/soca_chgres.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/marine/soca_chgres.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2f417bc29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/marine/soca_chgres.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+input geometry:
+  mom6_input_nml: mom_input.nml
+  fields metadata: ./fields_metadata.yaml
+
+output geometry:
+  geom_grid_file: ./anl_geom/soca_gridspec.nc
+  mom6_input_nml: ./anl_geom/mom_input.nml
+  fields metadata: ./fields_metadata.yaml
+
+states:
+- input:
+    date: '{{ marine_window_end_iso }}'
+    basename: ./bkg/
+    ocn_filename: 'ocean.bkg.f009.nc'
+    ice_filename: 'ice.bkg.f009.nc'
+    read_from_file: 1
+
+    state variables:
+    - sea_surface_height_above_geoid
+    - sea_water_potential_temperature
+    - sea_water_salinity
+    - sea_water_cell_thickness
+    - sea_water_depth
+    - mom6_mld
+    - sea_ice_area_fraction
+    - sea_ice_thickness
+    - sea_ice_snow_thickness
+
+  output:
+     datadir: anl_geom/
+     exp: f009_anl_geom
+     type: fc
+     date: '{{ marine_window_end_iso }}'
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diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/marine/soca_diag_stats.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/marine/soca_diag_stats.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8c774648c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/marine/soca_diag_stats.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+time window:
+  begin: '1900-01-01T00:00:00Z'
+  end: '2035-01-01T00:00:00Z'
+  bound to include: begin
+cycle date: {{ marine_window_middle_iso }}
+obs spaces:
+{% for observation_from_jcb in cleaned_observations %}
+- obs space:
+    name: '{{ observation_from_jcb }}'
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{ marine_obsdataout_path }}/{{ marine_obsdataout_prefix }}{{ observation_from_jcb }}{{ marine_obsdataout_suffix }}"
+    simulated variables: ['{{ obs_variables[observation_from_jcb] }}']
+  variable: '{{ obs_variables[observation_from_jcb] }}'
+  experiment identifier: '{{ pslot }}'
+  csv output: '{{marine_obsdataout_path}}/{{ marine_obsdatain_prefix }}ocn.{{ observation_from_jcb }}.stats.csv'
+{% endfor %}
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/marine/soca_diagb.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/marine/soca_diagb.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8be8b26d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/marine/soca_diagb.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+geometry:
+  mom6_input_nml: mom_input.nml
+  fields metadata: ./fields_metadata.yaml
+
+output geometry:
+  geom_grid_file: ./anl_geom/soca_gridspec.nc
+  mom6_input_nml: ./anl_geom/mom_input.nml
+  fields metadata: ./fields_metadata.yaml
+
+date: '{{ marine_window_end_iso }}'
+
+background:
+  date: '{{ marine_window_end_iso }}'
+  basename: ./bkg/
+  ocn_filename: 'ocean.bkg.f009.nc'
+  ice_filename: 'ice.bkg.f009.nc'
+  read_from_file: 1
+
+background error:
+  datadir: ./staticb/
+  date: '{{ marine_window_middle_iso }}'
+  exp: bkgerr_parametric_stddev
+  type: incr
+
+variables:
+  name:
+  - sea_water_potential_temperature
+  - sea_water_salinity
+#  - eastward_sea_water_velocity
+#  - northward_sea_water_velocity
+  - sea_water_cell_thickness
+  - sea_surface_height_above_geoid
+  - sea_ice_area_fraction
+  - sea_ice_thickness
+  - sea_ice_snow_thickness
+#  - mom6_mld
+
+
+vertical e-folding scale dynamic: 200.0
+vertical e-folding scale static: 300.0
+stencil growth iterations: 100
+min efold depth ratio: 3.0
+rescale dynamic: 0.2
+rescale static: 1.0
+static sig B:
+  sigT: 0.5
+  sigS: 0.1
+  sigSic: 0.01
+max ssh: 0.0
+min depth: 100.0
+vertical bin size: 1.0
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/marine/soca_diags_finalize.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/marine/soca_diags_finalize.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a05143b34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/marine/soca_diags_finalize.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+copy_opt:
+{% for observation_from_jcb in observations %}
+{% if use_observer(observation_from_jcb) %}
+- ['{{marine_obsdataout_path}}/{{observation_from_jcb}}{{marine_obsdataout_suffix}}', '{{marine_obsdatastats_path}}']
+- ['{{marine_obsdataout_path}}/{{marine_obsdatain_prefix}}ocn.{{observation_from_jcb}}.stats.csv', '{{marine_obsdatastats_path}}']
+{% endif %}
+{% endfor %}
+- ['{{marine_output_dir}}/soca_diag_stats.yaml', '{{marine_config_path}}']
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/marine/soca_ens_handler.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/marine/soca_ens_handler.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..764a5b995
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/marine/soca_ens_handler.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+# This yaml is for applying deterministic recentering increments to the ensemble members
+geometry:
+  mom6_input_nml: mom_input.nml
+  fields metadata: ./fields_metadata.yaml
+
+nens: '{{ marine_number_ensemble_members }}'
+nens per MPI task: '{{ marine_number_ensemble_members_per_mpi }}'
+
+increment variables: &vars
+- sea_water_potential_temperature
+- sea_water_salinity
+- eastward_sea_water_velocity
+- northward_sea_water_velocity
+- sea_ice_area_fraction
+- sea_ice_thickness
+- sea_ice_snow_thickness
+
+backgrounds:
+  members from template:
+    nmembers: '{{ marine_number_ensemble_members }}'
+    pattern: "%mem%"
+    template:
+      date: "{{ marine_window_end_iso }}"
+      basename: ./ens/
+      ocn_filename: "ocean.%mem%.nc"
+      ice_filename: "ice.%mem%.nc"
+      read_from_file: 1
+      state variables:
+      - sea_water_potential_temperature
+      - sea_water_salinity
+      - sea_water_cell_thickness
+      - eastward_sea_water_velocity
+      - northward_sea_water_velocity
+      - sea_ice_area_fraction
+      - sea_ice_thickness
+      - sea_ice_snow_thickness
+
+recentering state:
+  state variables:
+  - sea_water_potential_temperature
+  - sea_water_salinity
+  - eastward_sea_water_velocity
+  - northward_sea_water_velocity
+  - sea_water_cell_thickness
+  - sea_water_depth
+  - ocean_mixed_layer_thickness
+  - sea_ice_area_fraction
+  - sea_ice_thickness
+  - sea_ice_snow_thickness
+  date: "{{ marine_window_end_iso }}"
+  basename: ./bkg/
+  ocn_filename: ocean.bkg.f009.nc
+  ice_filename: ice.bkg.f009.nc
+  read_from_file: 1
+
+output increments:
+  datadir: ./
+  date: "{{ marine_window_end_iso }}"
+  exp: recenter
+  type: ens
+
+increment postprocessing:
+  append vertical geometry:
+    layers variable: sea_water_cell_thickness
+    vertical geometry:
+      date: "{{ marine_window_begin_iso }}"
+      basename: ./INPUT/
+      ocn_filename: MOM.res.nc
+      read_from_file: 3
+  set increment variables to zero:
+  - eastward_sea_water_velocity
+  - northward_sea_water_velocity
+
+analysis postprocessing:
+  sea ice variable change:
+    variable change name: Soca2Cice
+    pattern: "%mem%"
+    arctic:
+      seaice edge: 0.4
+      shuffle: true
+      rescale prior:
+        rescale: true
+        min hice: 0.5
+        min hsno: 0.1
+    antarctic:
+      seaice edge: 0.4
+      shuffle: true
+      rescale prior:
+        rescale: true
+        min hice: 0.5
+        min hsno: 0.1
+    cice background state:
+      restart: ens/cice_model.res.%mem%.nc
+      ncat: 5
+      ice_lev: 7
+      sno_lev: 1
+    cice output:
+      restart: ens/cice_model.res.%mem%.nc
+    output variables:
+    - sea_water_potential_temperature
+    - sea_water_salinity
+    - sea_ice_area_fraction
+    - sea_ice_thickness
+    - sea_ice_snow_thickness
+
+ensemble variance output:
+  datadir: ./
+  date: "{{ marine_window_end_iso }}"
+  exp: ensvar
+  type: incr
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/marine/soca_ensb.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/marine/soca_ensb.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9351877c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/marine/soca_ensb.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+# Configuration for the recentering and re-balancing of the ensemble members
+geometry:
+  mom6_input_nml: mom_input.nml
+  fields metadata: ./fields_metadata.yaml
+
+output geometry:
+  geom_grid_file: ./anl_geom/soca_gridspec.nc
+  mom6_input_nml: ./anl_geom/mom_input.nml
+  fields metadata: ./fields_metadata.yaml
+
+date: '{{ marine_window_begin_iso }}'
+
+layers variable: [sea_water_cell_thickness]
+
+increment variables:
+- sea_water_potential_temperature
+- sea_water_salinity
+- eastward_sea_water_velocity
+- northward_sea_water_velocity
+- sea_surface_height_above_geoid
+- sea_water_cell_thickness
+- sea_ice_area_fraction
+- sea_ice_thickness
+- sea_ice_snow_thickness
+
+set increment variables to zero: [sea_surface_height_above_geoid]
+
+vertical geometry:
+  date: '{{ marine_window_begin_iso }}'
+  basename: ./INPUT/
+  ocn_filename: MOM.res.nc
+  read_from_file: 3
+
+add recentering increment: false
+
+soca increments:  # Could also be states, but they are read as increments
+  number of increments: '{{ marine_number_ensemble_members }}'
+  pattern: '%mem%'
+  template:
+    date: '{{ marine_window_begin_iso }}'
+    basename: '{{ marine_enspert_relpath }}/ens/'
+    ocn_filename: 'ocean.%mem%.nc'
+    ice_filename: 'ice.%mem%.nc'
+    read_from_file: 3
+
+steric height:
+  linear variable changes:
+  - linear variable change name: BalanceSOCA  # Only the steric balance is applied
+
+ensemble mean output:
+  datadir: ./staticb/
+  date: '{{ marine_window_begin_iso }}'
+  exp: ens_mean
+  type: incr
+
+ssh output:
+  unbalanced:
+    datadir: ./staticb/
+    date: '{{ marine_window_begin_iso }}'
+    exp: ssh_unbal_stddev
+    type: incr
+
+  steric:
+    datadir: ./staticb/
+    date: '{{ marine_window_begin_iso }}'
+    exp: ssh_steric_stddev
+    type: incr
+
+  total:
+    datadir: ./staticb/
+    date: '{{ marine_window_begin_iso }}'
+    exp: ssh_total_stddev
+    type: incr
+
+  explained variance:
+    datadir: ./staticb/
+    date: '{{ marine_window_begin_iso }}'
+    exp: steric_explained_variance
+    type: incr
+
+  recentering error:
+    datadir: ./staticb/
+    date: '{{ marine_window_begin_iso }}'
+    exp: ssh_recentering_error
+    type: incr
+
+background error output:
+  datadir: ./staticb/
+  date: '{{ marine_window_begin_iso }}'
+  exp: bkgerr_ens_stddev
+  type: incr
+
+linear variable change:
+  linear variable changes:
+  - linear variable change name: BalanceSOCA
+
+trajectory:
+  state variables:
+  - sea_water_potential_temperature
+  - sea_water_salinity
+  - eastward_sea_water_velocity
+  - northward_sea_water_velocity
+  - sea_surface_height_above_geoid
+  - sea_water_cell_thickness
+  - sea_water_depth
+  - ocean_mixed_layer_thickness
+  - sea_ice_area_fraction
+  - sea_ice_thickness
+  - sea_ice_snow_thickness
+  date: '{{ marine_window_begin_iso }}'
+  basename: ./INPUT/
+  ocn_filename: MOM.res.nc
+  ice_filename: cice.res.nc
+  read_from_file: 1
+
+output increment:
+  datadir: '{{ marine_enspert_relpath }}/'
+  date: '{{ marine_window_begin_iso }}'
+  exp: trash
+  type: incr
+  output file: 'pert.%mem%.nc'
+  pattern: '%mem%'
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/marine/soca_ensweights.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/marine/soca_ensweights.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..00b2e1ef8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/marine/soca_ensweights.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+geometry:
+  mom6_input_nml: mom_input.nml
+  fields metadata: ./fields_metadata.yaml
+
+output geometry:
+  geom_grid_file: ./anl_geom/soca_gridspec.nc
+  mom6_input_nml: ./anl_geom/mom_input.nml
+  fields metadata: ./fields_metadata.yaml
+
+date: '{{ marine_window_middle_iso }}'
+
+variables:
+  ice:
+  - sea_ice_area_fraction
+  - sea_ice_thickness
+  - sea_ice_snow_thickness
+
+  ocean:
+  - sea_water_potential_temperature
+  - sea_water_salinity
+  - eastward_sea_water_velocity
+  - northward_sea_water_velocity
+  - sea_surface_height_above_geoid
+
+background:
+  date: '{{ marine_window_begin_iso }}'
+  basename: ./INPUT/
+  ocn_filename: MOM.res.nc
+  ice_filename: cice.res.nc
+  read_from_file: 1
+
+weights:
+  # Need to provide weights^2 when reading from file
+  ice: 0.0025   #  5% of original variance
+  ocean: 0.0625   # 25%      "       "
+  # Apply localized weights to the ocean ens. B
+  # Example below was for old ens. from Xiao
+  #  ocean local weights:
+  #  - lon: -172.0
+  #    lat: 11.0
+  #    amplitude: -1.0
+  #    length scale: 700.0
+  #  - lon: -160.0
+  #    lat: 12.0
+  #    amplitude: -1.0
+  #    length scale: 700.0
+
+output:
+  datadir: ./
+  date: '{{ marine_window_middle_iso }}'
+  exp: ens_weights
+  type: incr
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/marine/soca_gridgen.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/marine/soca_gridgen.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..34fbdeca6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/marine/soca_gridgen.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+geometry:
+  geom_grid_file: soca_gridspec.nc
+  mom6_input_nml: mom_input.nml
+  fields metadata: fields_metadata.yaml
+  rossby file: rossrad.nc
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/marine/soca_incpostproc.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/marine/soca_incpostproc.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a2f0c2ab9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/marine/soca_incpostproc.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+geometry:
+  mom6_input_nml: mom_input.nml
+  fields metadata: ./fields_metadata.yaml
+
+date: '{{ marine_window_begin_iso }}'
+
+layers variable: [sea_water_cell_thickness]
+
+domains: [ocn, ice]
+
+increment variables:
+- sea_water_potential_temperature
+- sea_water_salinity
+#- eastward_sea_water_velocity
+#- northward_sea_water_velocity
+- sea_surface_height_above_geoid  # Not used in MOM6 iau
+- sea_ice_area_fraction
+- sea_ice_thickness
+- sea_ice_snow_thickness
+
+set increment variables to zero:
+- eastward_sea_water_velocity
+- northward_sea_water_velocity
+
+vertical geometry:
+  date: '{{ marine_window_begin_iso }}'
+  basename: ./INPUT/
+  ocn_filename: MOM.res.nc
+  read_from_file: 1
+
+soca increment:
+  date: '{{ marine_window_begin_iso }}'
+  basename: ./Data/
+  ocn_filename: 'ocn.3dvarfgat_pseudo.incr.{{ marine_window_middle_iso }}.nc'
+  ice_filename: 'ice.3dvarfgat_pseudo.incr.{{ marine_window_middle_iso }}.nc'
+  read_from_file: 1
+
+output increment:
+  datadir: ./
+  date: '{{ marine_window_begin_iso }}'
+  exp: mom6_iau
+  type: incr
+  output file: inc.nc
+
+increment precision:
+- field: sea_water_potential_temperature
+  precision: 1.e-7
+- field: sea_water_salinity
+  precision: 1.e-7
+- field: sea_surface_height_above_geoid  # Not used in MOM6 iau
+  precision: 1.e-7
+- field: sea_ice_area_fraction
+  precision: 1.e-7
+
+qc increment:
+  state bounds:
+    sea_water_potential_temperature: [-2.5, 36.0]
+    sea_water_salinity: [0.0, 44.0]
+  increment max:
+    steric: 0.5
+  increment stability iterations: 20
+  min stable density gradient: 1e-4
+  steric increment:
+    linear variable changes:
+    - linear variable change name: BalanceSOCA
+
+soca background:  # background at the beginning of the window, used to compute analysis at the beginning of the window for soca2cice
+  date: '{{ marine_window_begin_iso }}'
+  basename: ./INPUT/
+  ocn_filename: MOM.res.nc
+  ice_filename: cice.res.nc
+  read_from_file: 1
+  state variables:
+  - sea_water_potential_temperature
+  - sea_water_salinity
+  - sea_surface_height_above_geoid
+  - eastward_sea_water_velocity
+  - northward_sea_water_velocity
+  - ocean_mixed_layer_thickness
+  - sea_water_depth
+  - sea_water_cell_thickness
+  - sea_ice_area_fraction
+  - sea_ice_thickness
+  - sea_ice_snow_thickness
+
+ice analysis postprocessing:
+  variable change name: Soca2Cice
+  arctic:
+    seaice edge: 0.4
+    shuffle: true
+    rescale prior:
+      rescale: true
+      min hice: 0.5
+      min hsno: 0.1
+  antarctic:
+    seaice edge: 0.4
+    shuffle: true
+    rescale prior:
+      rescale: true
+      min hice: 0.5
+      min hsno: 0.1
+  cice background state:
+    restart: ./Data/{{ marine_cice_date_fms }}.cice_model.res.nc
+    ncat: 5
+    ice_lev: 7
+    sno_lev: 1
+  cice output:
+    restart: ./Data/{{ marine_cice_date_fms }}.cice_model.res.nc
+  output variables:
+  - sea_water_potential_temperature
+  - sea_water_salinity
+  - sea_ice_area_fraction
+  - sea_ice_thickness
+  - sea_ice_snow_thickness
+
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/marine/soca_parameters_diffusion_hz.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/marine/soca_parameters_diffusion_hz.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb57948ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/marine/soca_parameters_diffusion_hz.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# Analysis/B-mat resolution
+geometry: &geom
+  geom_grid_file: ./anl_geom/soca_gridspec.nc
+  mom6_input_nml: ./anl_geom/mom_input.nml
+  fields metadata: ./fields_metadata.yaml
+
+# Background interpolated at the analysis resolution
+background:
+  read_from_file: 1
+  basename: ./anl_geom/
+  ocn_filename: 'ocn.f009_anl_geom.fc.{{ marine_window_end_iso }}.PT0S.nc'
+  ice_filename: 'ice.f009_anl_geom.fc.{{ marine_window_end_iso }}.PT0S.nc'
+  date: '{{ marine_window_end_iso }}'
+  state variables: [sea_surface_height_above_geoid]
+
+background error:
+  covariance model: SABER
+  saber central block:
+    saber block name: diffusion
+    geometry: *geom
+    calibration:
+      normalization:
+        method: randomization
+        iterations: 1000
+
+      groups:
+      - horizontal:
+          model file:
+            date: '{{ marine_window_end_iso }}'
+            basename: ./
+            ocn_filename: ocn.cor_rh.incr.0001-01-01T00:00:00Z.nc
+          model variable: sea_surface_height_above_geoid
+        write:
+          filepath: ./staticb/hz_ocean
+
+# TODO(G): OK to not use what's below but it will need
+#          to be fixed when we add ice thickness and
+#          snow depth
+#      - horizontal:
+#          as gaussian: true
+#          fixed value: 50000.0
+#        write:
+#          filepath: ./staticb/hz_ice
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/marine/soca_parameters_diffusion_vt.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/marine/soca_parameters_diffusion_vt.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a5c5d4641
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/marine/soca_parameters_diffusion_vt.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# Analysis/B-mat resolution
+geometry: &geom
+  geom_grid_file: ./anl_geom/soca_gridspec.nc
+  mom6_input_nml: ./anl_geom/mom_input.nml
+  fields metadata: ./fields_metadata.yaml
+
+# Background interpolated at the analysis resolution
+background:
+  read_from_file: 1
+  basename: ./anl_geom/
+  ocn_filename: 'ocn.f009_anl_geom.fc.{{ marine_window_end_iso }}.PT0S.nc'
+  date: '{{ marine_window_end_iso }}'
+  state variables: [sea_water_potential_temperature]
+
+background error:
+  covariance model: SABER
+  saber central block:
+    saber block name: diffusion
+    geometry: *geom
+    calibration:
+      normalization:
+        # NOTE, not actually used here, since the normalization spec is only used for hz
+        method: randomization  #< other option is "brute force"
+        iterations: 1000       #< in the real world you'll want to use 1e4 or so
+
+      groups:
+      - vertical:
+          as gaussian: true
+          levels: '{{ marine_vt_levels }}'
+          model file:
+            date: '{{ marine_window_middle_iso }}'
+            basename: ./
+            ocn_filename: vt_scales.nc
+          model variable: sea_water_potential_temperature
+        write:
+          filepath: ./staticb/vt_ocean
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/marine/soca_setcorscales.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/marine/soca_setcorscales.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d87f3371f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/marine/soca_setcorscales.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+resolution:
+  geom_grid_file: ./anl_geom/soca_gridspec.nc
+  mom6_input_nml: ./anl_geom/mom_input.nml
+  fields metadata: ./fields_metadata.yaml
+
+date: "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z"
+
+corr variables: [sea_surface_height_above_geoid]
+
+islands:
+  # Barrier Islands between the Pamlico Sound and the Atlantic
+  scale: 100.0  # in kilometers
+  lat: [ 34.636, 35.065, 35.49,  35.87,  36.28]
+  lon: [-76.52, -76.03, -75.46, -75.56, -75.78]
+
+scales:
+  vert layers: 5 # in units of layer
+  sea_surface_height_above_geoid:
+    rossby mult: 1.0
+    min grid mult: 1.0
+
+rh output:
+  datadir: ./
+  exp: cor_rh
+  type: incr
+
+rv output:
+  datadir: ./
+  exp: cor_rv
+  type: incr
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/marine/soca_vtscales.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/marine/soca_vtscales.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f0e68bc15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/marine/soca_vtscales.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+gridspec_filename: ./anl_geom/soca_gridspec.nc
+restart_filename: './anl_geom/ocn.f009_anl_geom.fc.{{ marine_window_end_iso }}.PT0S.nc'
+mld_filename: './anl_geom/ocn.f009_anl_geom.fc.{{ marine_window_end_iso }}.PT0S.nc'
+output_filename: ./vt_scales.nc
+output_variable_vt: Temp
+output_variable_hz: ave_ssh
+
+VT_MIN: 5
+VT_MAX: 15
+
+HZ_ROSSBY_MULT: 1.0
+HZ_MAX: 200e3
+HZ_MIN_GRID_MULT: 2.0
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/observation_statistics/anlstat.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/observation_statistics/anlstat.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..420544cce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/observation_statistics/anlstat.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+time window:
+  begin: '{{ current_cycle_iso }}'
+  length: '{{ window_length }}'
+  bound to include: '{{ bound_to_include | default("begin", true) }}'
+
+observers:
+{% for observation_from_jcb in observations %}
+{% filter indent(width=2) %}
+{% include observation_from_jcb + '.yaml.j2' %}
+{% endfilter %}
+{% endfor %}
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/snow/fv3jedi_land_ensrecenter.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/snow/fv3jedi_land_ensrecenter.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5d1eb1630
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/snow/fv3jedi_land_ensrecenter.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+geometry:
+  fms initialization:
+    namelist filename: ./fv3jedi/fmsmpp.nml
+    field table filename: ./fv3jedi/field_table
+  akbk: ./fv3jedi/akbk.nc4
+  layout:
+  - {{ layout_x }}
+  - {{ layout_y }}
+  npx: {{ npx_ges }}
+  npy: {{ npy_ges }}
+  npz: {{ npz_ges }}
+date: "{{ snow_background_time_iso }}"
+variables:
+- totalSnowDepth
+increment mask:
+  variable:
+  - slmsk
+  minvalue: 0.99
+  maxvalue: 1.01
+  background:
+    datetime: "{{ snow_background_time_iso }}"
+    filetype: fms restart
+    state variables:
+    - slmsk
+    datapath: ./bkg/mem001
+    filename is datetime templated: true
+    filename_core: "%yyyy%mm%dd.%hh%MM%ss.fv_core.res.nc"
+    filename_trcr: "%yyyy%mm%dd.%hh%MM%ss.fv_tracer.res.nc"
+    filename_sfcd: "%yyyy%mm%dd.%hh%MM%ss.sfc_data.nc"
+    filename_sfcw: "%yyyy%mm%dd.%hh%MM%ss.fv_srf_wnd.res.nc"
+    filename_cplr: "%yyyy%mm%dd.%hh%MM%ss.coupler.res"
+    skip coupler file: true
+deterministic increment:
+  datetime: "{{ snow_increment_time_iso }}"
+  filetype: fms restart
+  state variables:
+  - totalSnowDepth
+  field io names:
+    totalSnowDepth: snodl
+  datapath: ./inc/det_ensres
+  filename is datetime templated: true
+  filename_core: "snowinc.%yyyy%mm%dd.%hh%MM%ss.fv_core.res.nc"
+  filename_trcr: "snowinc.%yyyy%mm%dd.%hh%MM%ss.fv_tracer.res.nc"
+  filename_sfcd: "snowinc.%yyyy%mm%dd.%hh%MM%ss.sfc_data.nc"
+  filename_sfcw: "snowinc.%yyyy%mm%dd.%hh%MM%ss.fv_srf_wnd.res.nc"
+  filename_cplr: "snowinc.%yyyy%mm%dd.%hh%MM%ss.coupler.res"
+  skip coupler file: true
+deterministic background:
+  datetime: "{{ snow_background_time_iso }}"
+  filetype: fms restart
+  state variables:
+  - totalSnowDepth
+  field io names:
+    totalSnowDepth: snodl
+  datapath: ./bkg/det_ensres
+  filename is datetime templated: true
+  filename_core: "%yyyy%mm%dd.%hh%MM%ss.fv_core.res.nc"
+  filename_trcr: "%yyyy%mm%dd.%hh%MM%ss.fv_tracer.res.nc"
+  filename_sfcd: "%yyyy%mm%dd.%hh%MM%ss.sfc_data.nc"
+  filename_sfcw: "%yyyy%mm%dd.%hh%MM%ss.fv_srf_wnd.res.nc"
+  filename_cplr: "%yyyy%mm%dd.%hh%MM%ss.coupler.res"
+  skip coupler file: true
+recenter to: deterministic
+output increment:
+  datapath: ./inc/ensmean
+  datetime: "{{ snow_increment_time_iso }}"
+  filetype: fms restart
+  field io names:
+    totalSnowDepth: snodl
+  prefix: snowinc
+  filename_core: "{{ snow_increment_time_fv3 }}.fv_core.res.nc"
+  filename_trcr: "{{ snow_increment_time_fv3 }}.fv_tracer.res.nc"
+  filename_sfcd: "{{ snow_increment_time_fv3 }}.sfc_data.nc"
+  filename_sfcw: "{{ snow_increment_time_fv3 }}.fv_srf_wnd.res.nc"
+  filename_cplr: "{{ snow_increment_time_fv3 }}.coupler.res"
+ensemble backgrounds:
+  pattern: "{{ ensemble_pattern | default("%mem%", true) }}"
+  number of members: {{ number_ensemble_members }}
+  zero padding: 3
+  template:
+    datetime: "{{ snow_background_time_iso }}"
+    filetype: fms restart
+    state variables:
+    - totalSnowDepth
+    field io names:
+      totalSnowDepth: snodl
+    datapath: ./bkg/mem%mem%
+    filename is datetime templated: true
+    filename_core: "%yyyy%mm%dd.%hh%MM%ss.fv_core.res.nc"
+    filename_trcr: "%yyyy%mm%dd.%hh%MM%ss.fv_tracer.res.nc"
+    filename_sfcd: "%yyyy%mm%dd.%hh%MM%ss.sfc_data.nc"
+    filename_sfcw: "%yyyy%mm%dd.%hh%MM%ss.fv_srf_wnd.res.nc"
+    filename_cplr: "%yyyy%mm%dd.%hh%MM%ss.coupler.res"
+    skip coupler file: true
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/snow/fv3jedi_snow_ensmean.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/snow/fv3jedi_snow_ensmean.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9bd29e33a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/snow/fv3jedi_snow_ensmean.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+geometry:
+{% filter indent(width=2) %}
+{% set geometry_background_file = geometry_background_file|default(model_component ~ 'geometry_background', true) ~ '.yaml.j2' %}
+{% include geometry_background_file %}
+{% endfilter %}
+mean output:
+  filetype: fms restart
+  datapath: ./bkg/ensmean
+  filename_core: fv_core.res.nc
+  filename_trcr: fv_tracer.res.nc
+  filename_sfcd: sfc_data.nc
+  filename_sfcw: fv_srf_wnd.res.nc
+  filename_cplr: coupler.res
+  state variables:
+  - totalSnowDepth
+  - vtype
+  - slmsk
+  - filtered_orography
+  - stc
+  - sheleg
+  - fraction_of_ice
+  field io names:
+    totalSnowDepth: snodl
+    filtered_orography: orog_filt
+    fraction_of_ice: fice
+ensemble:
+  members from template:
+    template:
+      datetime: '{{ snow_background_time_iso }}'
+      filetype: fms restart
+      state variables:
+      - totalSnowDepth
+      - vtype
+      - slmsk
+      - filtered_orography
+      - stc
+      - sheleg
+      - fraction_of_ice
+      field io names:
+        totalSnowDepth: snodl
+        filtered_orography: orog_filt
+        fraction_of_ice: fice
+      datapath: ./bkg/mem%mem%/
+      filename_sfcd: '{{ snow_background_time_fv3 }}.sfc_data.nc'
+      filename_cplr: '{{ snow_background_time_fv3 }}.coupler.res'
+      filename_orog: '{{ snow_orog_prefix }}_oro_data.nc'
+    pattern: '%mem%'
+    nmembers: {{ snow_number_ensemble_members }}
+    zero padding: 3
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/snow/snow_addincrement.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/snow/snow_addincrement.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1ac692e0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/snow/snow_addincrement.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+state geometry:
+  fms initialization:
+    namelist filename: ./fv3jedi/fmsmpp.nml
+    field table filename: ./fv3jedi/field_table
+  akbk: ./fv3jedi/akbk.nc4
+  layout:
+  - {{ snow_layout_x }}
+  - {{ snow_layout_y }}
+  npx: {{ snow_npx_ges }}
+  npy: {{ snow_npy_ges }}
+  npz: {{ snow_npz_ges }}
+  field metadata override: ./fv3jedi/fv3jedi_fieldmetadata_history.yaml
+increment geometry:
+  fms initialization:
+    namelist filename: ./fv3jedi/fmsmpp.nml
+    field table filename: ./fv3jedi/field_table
+  akbk: ./fv3jedi/akbk.nc4
+  layout:
+  - {{ snow_layout_x }}
+  - {{ snow_layout_y }}
+  npx: {{ snow_npx_ges }}
+  npy: {{ snow_npy_ges }}
+  npz: {{ snow_npz_ges }}
+  field metadata override: ./fv3jedi/fv3jedi_fieldmetadata_restart.yaml
+state:
+  datetime: '{{ snow_background_time_iso }}'
+  state variables: {{ analysis_variables }}
+  filetype: cube sphere history
+  provider: ufs
+  datapath: ./
+  filename: {{ snow_variational_history_prefix }}cubed_sphere_grid_sfcf006.nc
+increment:
+  added variables: {{ analysis_variables }}
+  filetype: fms restart
+  datapath: ./
+  filename is datetime templated: true
+  filename_sfcd: '%yyyy%mm%dd.%hh%MM%ss.sfc_data.nc'
+  prefix: snowinc
+output:
+  filetype: auxgrid
+  gridtype: gaussian
+  datapath: ./
+  filename: snowanl.
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/snow/snow_ims_scf_preprocess.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/snow/snow_ims_scf_preprocess.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7d5f4e9e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/snow/snow_ims_scf_preprocess.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+geometry:
+  fms initialization:
+    namelist filename: ./fv3jedi/fmsmpp.nml
+    field table filename: ./fv3jedi/field_table
+  akbk: ./fv3jedi/akbk.nc4
+  layout:
+  - {{snow_layout_x}}
+  - {{snow_layout_y}}
+  npx: {{ snow_npx_ges }}
+  npy: {{ snow_npy_ges }}
+  npz: {{ snow_npz_ges }}
+  time invariant fields:
+    state fields:
+      datapath: {{ snow_background_path }}
+      filetype: fms restart
+      skip coupler file: true
+      datetime: '{{ snow_background_time_iso }}'
+      state variables:
+      - filtered_orography
+      field io names:
+        filtered_orography: orog_filt
+      filename_sfcd: '{{ snow_background_time_fv3 }}.sfc_data.nc'
+      filename_cplr: '{{ snow_background_time_fv3 }}.coupler.res'
+      filename_orog: '{{ snow_orog_prefix }}_oro_data.nc'
+date: '{{ snow_background_time_iso }}'
+output ioda file: '{{snow_obsdatain_path}}/{{snow_obsdatain_prefix}}ims_snow.tm00.nc'
+input scf file: './obs/ims{{ snow_background_time_julian }}_4km_v1.3.{{ ims_scf_obs_suffix }}'
+mapping file: './obs/IMS4km_to_FV3_mapping.{{ snow_orog_prefix }}_oro_data.nc'
+variables:
+- totalSnowDepth
+- vtype
+- slmsk
+- sheleg
+- filtered_orography
+- fraction_of_ice
+- fraction_of_land
+- stc
+background:
+{% filter indent(width=2) %}
+{% set background_file = background_file|default(model_component ~ 'background', true) ~ '.yaml.j2' %}
+{% include background_file %}
+{% endfilter %}
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/soil/soil_addincrement.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/soil/soil_addincrement.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d6f01865f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/algorithm/soil/soil_addincrement.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+state geometry:
+  fms initialization:
+    namelist filename: ./fv3jedi/fmsmpp.nml
+    field table filename: ./fv3jedi/field_table
+  akbk: ./fv3jedi/akbk.nc4
+  layout:
+  - {{ soil_layout_x }}
+  - {{ soil_layout_y }}
+  npx: {{ soil_npx_ges }}
+  npy: {{ soil_npy_ges }}
+  npz: {{ soil_npz_ges }}
+#  field metadata override: ./fv3jedi/fv3jedi_fieldmetadata_history.yaml
+increment geometry:
+  fms initialization:
+    namelist filename: ./fv3jedi/fmsmpp.nml
+    field table filename: ./fv3jedi/field_table
+  akbk: ./fv3jedi/akbk.nc4
+  layout:
+  - {{ soil_layout_x }}
+  - {{ soil_layout_y }}
+  npx: {{ soil_npx_anl }}
+  npy: {{ soil_npy_anl }}
+  npz: {{ soil_npz_anl }}
+#  field metadata override: ./fv3jedi/fv3jedi_fieldmetadata_fv3inc.yaml
+state:
+  state variables: 
+    - soilMoistureVolumetric
+    - stc
+    - totalSnowDepth
+    - sheleg
+    - vtype
+    - slmsk
+    - fraction_of_ice
+  field io names:
+    totalSnowDepth: snodl
+    soilMoistureVolumetric: smc
+    fraction_of_ice: fice
+  datapath: ./bkg
+  filetype: fms restart
+  skip coupler file: true
+  datetime: '{{ soil_background_time_iso }}'
+  filename_sfcd: {{ soil_background_time_fv3 }}.sfc_data.nc
+increment:
+  added variables:
+  - soilMoistureVolumetric
+  field io names:
+    soilMoistureVolumetric: smc
+  datapath: ./anl
+  filetype: fms restart
+  skip coupler file: true
+  prefix: soilinc
+  filename is datetime templated: true
+  datetime: '{{ soil_background_time_iso }}'
+  filename_sfcd: {{ soil_background_time_fv3 }}.sfc_data.nc
+output:
+  datapath: ./anl
+  prefix: soilanl
+  filetype: fms restart
+  skip coupler file: true
+  filename is datetime templated: true
+  datetime: '{{ soil_background_time_iso }}'
+  filename_sfcd: {{ soil_background_time_fv3 }}.sfc_data.nc
+  state variables:
+  - soilMoistureVolumetric
+  - stc
+  - totalSnowDepth
+  - sheleg
+  - vtype
+  - slmsk
+  - fraction_of_ice
+  field io names:
+    soilMoistureVolumetric: smc
+    totalSnowDepth: snodl
+    fraction_of_ice: fice
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/aero/aero_3dfgat_outer_loop_1.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/aero/aero_3dfgat_outer_loop_1.yaml.j2
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..be2ee77a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/aero/aero_3dfgat_outer_loop_1.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+aero_3dvar_outer_loop_1.yaml.j2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/aero/aero_3dfgat_outer_loop_2.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/aero/aero_3dfgat_outer_loop_2.yaml.j2
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..d029b98df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/aero/aero_3dfgat_outer_loop_2.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+aero_3dvar_outer_loop_2.yaml.j2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/aero/aero_3dvar_outer_loop_1.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/aero/aero_3dvar_outer_loop_1.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2c6183651
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/aero/aero_3dvar_outer_loop_1.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+- ninner: 35
+  gradient norm reduction: 1e-10
+  test: on
+  geometry:
+    fms initialization:
+      namelist filename: {{aero_fv3jedi_files_path}}/fmsmpp.nml
+      field table filename: {{aero_fv3jedi_files_path}}/field_table
+    akbk: {{aero_fv3jedi_files_path}}/akbk.nc4
+    layout:
+    - {{aero_layout_x}}
+    - {{aero_layout_y}}
+    npx: {{aero_npx_anl}}
+    npy: {{aero_npy_anl}}
+    npz: {{aero_npz_anl}}
+  diagnostics:
+    departures: bkgmob
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/aero/aero_3dvar_outer_loop_2.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/aero/aero_3dvar_outer_loop_2.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..edd109797
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/aero/aero_3dvar_outer_loop_2.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+- ninner: 35
+  gradient norm reduction: 1e-10
+  test: on
+  geometry:
+    fms initialization:
+      namelist filename: {{aero_fv3jedi_files_path}}/fmsmpp.nml
+      field table filename: {{aero_fv3jedi_files_path}}/field_table
+    akbk: {{aero_fv3jedi_files_path}}/akbk.nc4
+    layout:
+    - {{aero_layout_x}}
+    - {{aero_layout_y}}
+    npx: {{aero_npx_anl}}
+    npy: {{aero_npy_anl}}
+    npz: {{aero_npz_anl}}
+  diagnostics:
+    departures: bkgmob1
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/aero/aero_background.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/aero/aero_background.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..daf6d4ef8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/aero/aero_background.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+datapath: {{ aero_background_path }}
+filetype: fms restart
+datetime: '{{ aero_background_time_iso }}'
+filename is datetime templated: true
+filename_core: '%yyyy%mm%dd.%hh%MM%ss.fv_core.res.nc'
+filename_trcr: '%yyyy%mm%dd.%hh%MM%ss.fv_tracer.res.nc'
+filename_cplr: '%yyyy%mm%dd.%hh%MM%ss.coupler.res'
+state variables:
+- air_temperature
+- air_pressure_thickness
+- water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air
+- mass_fraction_of_sulfate_in_air
+- mass_fraction_of_hydrophobic_black_carbon_in_air
+- mass_fraction_of_hydrophilic_black_carbon_in_air
+- mass_fraction_of_hydrophobic_organic_carbon_in_air
+- mass_fraction_of_hydrophilic_organic_carbon_in_air
+- mass_fraction_of_dust001_in_air
+- mass_fraction_of_dust002_in_air
+- mass_fraction_of_dust003_in_air
+- mass_fraction_of_dust004_in_air
+- mass_fraction_of_dust005_in_air
+- mass_fraction_of_sea_salt001_in_air
+- mass_fraction_of_sea_salt002_in_air
+- mass_fraction_of_sea_salt003_in_air
+- mass_fraction_of_sea_salt004_in_air
+field io names:
+  air_temperature: T
+  air_pressure_thickness: delp
+  water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air: sphum
+  mass_fraction_of_sulfate_in_air: so4
+  mass_fraction_of_hydrophobic_black_carbon_in_air: bc1
+  mass_fraction_of_hydrophilic_black_carbon_in_air: bc2
+  mass_fraction_of_hydrophobic_organic_carbon_in_air: oc1
+  mass_fraction_of_hydrophilic_organic_carbon_in_air: oc2
+  mass_fraction_of_dust001_in_air: dust1
+  mass_fraction_of_dust002_in_air: dust2
+  mass_fraction_of_dust003_in_air: dust3
+  mass_fraction_of_dust004_in_air: dust4
+  mass_fraction_of_dust005_in_air: dust5
+  mass_fraction_of_sea_salt001_in_air: seas2
+  mass_fraction_of_sea_salt002_in_air: seas3
+  mass_fraction_of_sea_salt003_in_air: seas4
+  mass_fraction_of_sea_salt004_in_air: seas5
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/aero/aero_background_error_static_diffusion.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/aero/aero_background_error_static_diffusion.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb29115f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/aero/aero_background_error_static_diffusion.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+covariance model: SABER
+saber central block:
+  saber block name: diffusion
+  read:
+    groups:
+    - variables:
+      - mass_fraction_of_sulfate_in_air
+      - mass_fraction_of_hydrophobic_black_carbon_in_air
+      - mass_fraction_of_hydrophilic_black_carbon_in_air
+      - mass_fraction_of_hydrophobic_organic_carbon_in_air
+      - mass_fraction_of_hydrophilic_organic_carbon_in_air
+      - mass_fraction_of_dust001_in_air
+      - mass_fraction_of_dust002_in_air
+      - mass_fraction_of_dust003_in_air
+      - mass_fraction_of_dust004_in_air
+      - mass_fraction_of_dust005_in_air
+      - mass_fraction_of_sea_salt001_in_air
+      - mass_fraction_of_sea_salt002_in_air
+      - mass_fraction_of_sea_salt003_in_air
+      - mass_fraction_of_sea_salt004_in_air
+      horizontal:
+        filepath: "{{aero_berror_data_directory}}/diffusion_hz"
+      vertical:
+        levels: {{aero_npz_anl}}
+        filepath: "{{aero_berror_data_directory}}/diffusion_vt"
+saber outer blocks:
+- saber block name: StdDev
+  read:
+    model file:
+      datetime: "{{ aero_cycle_time_iso }}"
+      set datetime on read: true
+      filetype: fms restart
+      psinfile: true
+      datapath: "{{aero_berror_data_directory}}"
+      filename_core: '{{ aero_cycle_time_fv3 }}.stddev.fv_core.res.nc'
+      filename_trcr: '{{ aero_cycle_time_fv3 }}.stddev.fv_tracer.res.nc'
+      filename_cplr: '{{ aero_cycle_time_fv3 }}.stddev.coupler.res'
+      date: "{{ aero_cycle_time_iso }}"
+      field io names:
+        mass_fraction_of_dust001_in_air: dust1
+        mass_fraction_of_dust002_in_air: dust2
+        mass_fraction_of_dust003_in_air: dust3
+        mass_fraction_of_dust004_in_air: dust4
+        mass_fraction_of_dust005_in_air: dust5
+        mass_fraction_of_sea_salt001_in_air: seas2
+        mass_fraction_of_sea_salt002_in_air: seas3
+        mass_fraction_of_sea_salt003_in_air: seas4
+        mass_fraction_of_sea_salt004_in_air: seas5
+        mass_fraction_of_hydrophobic_black_carbon_in_air: bc1
+        mass_fraction_of_hydrophilic_black_carbon_in_air: bc2
+        mass_fraction_of_hydrophobic_organic_carbon_in_air: oc1
+        mass_fraction_of_hydrophilic_organic_carbon_in_air: oc2
+        mass_fraction_of_sulfate_in_air: so4
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/aero/aero_final_increment_cubed_sphere.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/aero/aero_final_increment_cubed_sphere.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..74c96986b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/aero/aero_final_increment_cubed_sphere.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+geometry:
+  fms initialization:
+    namelist filename: "{{aero_fv3jedi_files_path}}/fmsmpp.nml"
+    field table filename: "{{aero_fv3jedi_files_path}}/field_table"
+  akbk: "{{aero_fv3jedi_files_path}}/akbk.nc4"
+  layout:
+  - {{aero_layout_x}}
+  - {{aero_layout_y}}
+  npx: {{aero_npx_ges}}
+  npy: {{aero_npy_ges}}
+  npz: {{aero_npz_ges}}
+output:
+  state component:
+    datapath: {{ aero_analysis_path }}
+    prefix: aeroinc
+    filetype: fms restart
+    filename_core: '{{ aero_cycle_time_fv3 }}.fv_core.res.nc'
+    filename_trcr: '{{ aero_cycle_time_fv3 }}.fv_tracer.res.nc'
+    filename_cplr: '{{ aero_cycle_time_fv3 }}.coupler.res'
+    state variables:
+    - air_temperature
+    - air_pressure_thickness
+    - water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air
+    - mass_fraction_of_sulfate_in_air
+    - mass_fraction_of_hydrophobic_black_carbon_in_air
+    - mass_fraction_of_hydrophilic_black_carbon_in_air
+    - mass_fraction_of_hydrophobic_organic_carbon_in_air
+    - mass_fraction_of_hydrophilic_organic_carbon_in_air
+    - mass_fraction_of_dust001_in_air
+    - mass_fraction_of_dust002_in_air
+    - mass_fraction_of_dust003_in_air
+    - mass_fraction_of_dust004_in_air
+    - mass_fraction_of_dust005_in_air
+    - mass_fraction_of_sea_salt001_in_air
+    - mass_fraction_of_sea_salt002_in_air
+    - mass_fraction_of_sea_salt003_in_air
+    - mass_fraction_of_sea_salt004_in_air
+    field io names:
+      air_temperature: T
+      air_pressure_thickness: delp
+      water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air: sphum
+      mass_fraction_of_dust001_in_air: dust1
+      mass_fraction_of_dust002_in_air: dust2
+      mass_fraction_of_dust003_in_air: dust3
+      mass_fraction_of_dust004_in_air: dust4
+      mass_fraction_of_dust005_in_air: dust5
+      mass_fraction_of_sea_salt001_in_air: seas2
+      mass_fraction_of_sea_salt002_in_air: seas3
+      mass_fraction_of_sea_salt003_in_air: seas4
+      mass_fraction_of_sea_salt004_in_air: seas5
+      mass_fraction_of_hydrophobic_black_carbon_in_air: bc1
+      mass_fraction_of_hydrophilic_black_carbon_in_air: bc2
+      mass_fraction_of_hydrophobic_organic_carbon_in_air: oc1
+      mass_fraction_of_hydrophilic_organic_carbon_in_air: oc2
+      mass_fraction_of_sulfate_in_air: so4
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/aero/aero_final_increment_gaussian.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/aero/aero_final_increment_gaussian.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..87f0b689f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/aero/aero_final_increment_gaussian.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+grid type: regular gaussian
+local interpolator type: atlas interpolator
+interpolation method:
+  type: finite-element
+number of latitude gridpoints: {{ aero_npy_anl - 1 }}
+variables to output:
+- mass_fraction_of_sulfate_in_air
+- mass_fraction_of_hydrophobic_black_carbon_in_air
+- mass_fraction_of_hydrophilic_black_carbon_in_air
+- mass_fraction_of_hydrophobic_organic_carbon_in_air
+- mass_fraction_of_hydrophilic_organic_carbon_in_air
+- mass_fraction_of_dust001_in_air
+- mass_fraction_of_dust002_in_air
+- mass_fraction_of_dust003_in_air
+- mass_fraction_of_dust004_in_air
+- mass_fraction_of_dust005_in_air
+- mass_fraction_of_sea_salt001_in_air
+- mass_fraction_of_sea_salt002_in_air
+- mass_fraction_of_sea_salt003_in_air
+- mass_fraction_of_sea_salt004_in_air
+all model levels: true
+datapath: {{ aero_analysis_path }}
+prefix: aeroinc_gauss
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/aero/aero_geometry_background.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/aero/aero_geometry_background.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b55f395ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/aero/aero_geometry_background.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+fms initialization:
+  namelist filename: "{{aero_fv3jedi_files_path}}/fmsmpp.nml"
+  field table filename: "{{aero_fv3jedi_files_path}}/field_table"
+akbk: "{{aero_fv3jedi_files_path}}/akbk.nc4"
+layout:
+- {{aero_layout_x}}
+- {{aero_layout_y}}
+npx: {{aero_npx_ges}}
+npy: {{aero_npy_ges}}
+npz: {{aero_npz_ges}}
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/aero/aero_model_pseudo.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/aero/aero_model_pseudo.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a5c879a5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/aero/aero_model_pseudo.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+name: PSEUDO
+datapath: {{ aero_background_path}}
+filetype: fms restart
+filename is datetime templated: true
+filename_core: '%yyyy%mm%dd.%hh%MM%ss.fv_core.res.nc'
+filename_trcr: '%yyyy%mm%dd.%hh%MM%ss.fv_tracer.res.nc'
+filename_sfcd: '%yyyy%mm%dd.%hh%MM%ss.sfc_data.nc'
+filename_sfcw: '%yyyy%mm%dd.%hh%MM%ss.fv_srf_wnd.res.nc'
+filename_cplr: '%yyyy%mm%dd.%hh%MM%ss.coupler.res'
+state variables:
+- air_temperature
+- air_pressure_thickness
+- water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air
+- mass_fraction_of_sulfate_in_air
+- mass_fraction_of_hydrophobic_black_carbon_in_air
+- mass_fraction_of_hydrophilic_black_carbon_in_air
+- mass_fraction_of_hydrophobic_organic_carbon_in_air
+- mass_fraction_of_hydrophilic_organic_carbon_in_air
+- mass_fraction_of_dust001_in_air
+- mass_fraction_of_dust002_in_air
+- mass_fraction_of_dust003_in_air
+- mass_fraction_of_dust004_in_air
+- mass_fraction_of_dust005_in_air
+- mass_fraction_of_sea_salt001_in_air
+- mass_fraction_of_sea_salt002_in_air
+- mass_fraction_of_sea_salt003_in_air
+- mass_fraction_of_sea_salt004_in_air
+field io names:
+  air_temperature: T
+  air_pressure_thickness: delp
+  water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air: sphum
+  mass_fraction_of_sulfate_in_air: so4
+  mass_fraction_of_hydrophobic_black_carbon_in_air: bc1
+  mass_fraction_of_hydrophilic_black_carbon_in_air: bc2
+  mass_fraction_of_hydrophobic_organic_carbon_in_air: oc1
+  mass_fraction_of_hydrophilic_organic_carbon_in_air: oc2
+  mass_fraction_of_dust001_in_air: dust1
+  mass_fraction_of_dust002_in_air: dust2
+  mass_fraction_of_dust003_in_air: dust3
+  mass_fraction_of_dust004_in_air: dust4
+  mass_fraction_of_dust005_in_air: dust5
+  mass_fraction_of_sea_salt001_in_air: seas2
+  mass_fraction_of_sea_salt002_in_air: seas3
+  mass_fraction_of_sea_salt003_in_air: seas4
+  mass_fraction_of_sea_salt004_in_air: seas5
+tstep: {{aero_forecast_timestep}}
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_3dvar_outer_loop_1.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_3dvar_outer_loop_1.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bcb4a4600
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_3dvar_outer_loop_1.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+- ninner: {{atmosphere_ninner_1}}
+  gradient norm reduction: {{atmosphere_grad_red_1}}
+  test: on
+  geometry:
+    fms initialization:
+      namelist filename: {{atmosphere_fv3jedi_files_path}}/fmsmpp.nml
+      field table filename: {{atmosphere_fv3jedi_files_path}}/field_table
+    akbk: {{atmosphere_fv3jedi_files_path}}/akbk.nc4
+    layout:
+    - {{atmosphere_layout_x}}
+    - {{atmosphere_layout_y}}
+    npx: {{atmosphere_npx_anl}}
+    npy: {{atmosphere_npy_anl}}
+    npz: {{atmosphere_npz_anl}}
+    vert coordinate: logp
+  diagnostics:
+    departures: bkgmob
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_3dvar_outer_loop_2.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_3dvar_outer_loop_2.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ab5b15d22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_3dvar_outer_loop_2.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+- ninner: {{atmosphere_ninner_2}}
+  gradient norm reduction: {{atmosphere_grad_red_2}}
+  test: on
+  geometry:
+    fms initialization:
+      namelist filename: {{atmosphere_fv3jedi_files_path}}/fmsmpp.nml
+      field table filename: {{atmosphere_fv3jedi_files_path}}/field_table
+    akbk: {{atmosphere_fv3jedi_files_path}}/akbk.nc4
+    layout:
+    - {{atmosphere_layout_x}}
+    - {{atmosphere_layout_y}}
+    npx: {{atmosphere_npx_anl}}
+    npy: {{atmosphere_npy_anl}}
+    npz: {{atmosphere_npz_anl}}
+    vert coordinate: logp
+  diagnostics:
+    departures: bkgmob1
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_background.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_background.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f5a10238a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_background.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+datapath: {{ atmosphere_background_path }}
+filetype: cube sphere history
+provider: ufs
+datetime: "{{ atmosphere_background_time_iso }}"
+filenames:
+- {{ atmosphere_variational_history_prefix }}cubed_sphere_grid_atmf006.nc
+- {{ atmosphere_variational_history_prefix }}cubed_sphere_grid_sfcf006.nc
+max allowable geometry difference: 1e-4
+state variables:
+- eastward_wind
+- northward_wind
+- air_temperature
+- air_pressure_thickness
+- air_pressure_at_surface
+- water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air
+- cloud_liquid_ice
+- cloud_liquid_water
+- snow_water
+- rain_water
+- graupel
+- cloud_ice_number_concentration
+- rain_number_concentration
+- ozone_mass_mixing_ratio
+- geopotential_height_at_surface
+- slmsk
+- sheleg
+- skin_temperature_at_surface
+- vtype
+- stype
+- vfrac
+- soilt
+- soilm
+- totalSnowDepthMeters
+- eastward_wind_at_surface
+- northward_wind_at_surface
+- f10m
+field io names:
+  eastward_wind: ugrd
+  northward_wind: vgrd
+  air_temperature: tmp
+  layer_thickness: delz
+  air_pressure_thickness: dpres
+  air_pressure_at_surface: pressfc
+  water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air: spfh
+  cloud_liquid_ice: icmr
+  cloud_liquid_water: clwmr
+  snow_water: snmr
+  rain_water: rwmr
+  graupel: grle
+  cloud_ice_number_concentration: nccice
+  rain_number_concentration: nconrd
+  ozone_mass_mixing_ratio: o3mr
+  geopotential_height_at_surface: hgtsfc
+  slmsk: land
+  sheleg: weasd
+  skin_temperature_at_surface: tmpsfc
+  stype: sotyp
+  vfrac: veg
+  totalSnowDepthMeters: snod
+  eastward_wind_at_surface: ugrd_hyblev1
+  northward_wind_at_surface: vgrd_hyblev1
+  soilm: soilw1
+  soilt: soilt1
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_background_ensemble.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_background_ensemble.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a9e96487c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_background_ensemble.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+datetime: '{{ atmosphere_background_time_iso }}'
+members from template:
+  template:
+    datetime: '{{ atmosphere_background_time_iso }}'
+    filetype: cube sphere history
+    provider: ufs
+    state variables:
+    - eastward_wind
+    - northward_wind
+    - air_temperature
+    - layer_thickness
+    - air_pressure_thickness
+    - air_pressure_at_surface
+    - water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air
+    - cloud_liquid_ice
+    - cloud_liquid_water
+    - snow_water
+    - rain_water
+    - graupel
+    - cloud_ice_number_concentration
+    - rain_number_concentration
+    - ozone_mass_mixing_ratio
+    - geopotential_height_at_surface
+    - slmsk
+    - sheleg
+    - skin_temperature_at_surface
+    - vtype
+    - stype
+    - vfrac
+    - soilt
+    - soilm
+    - totalSnowDepthMeters
+    - eastward_wind_at_surface
+    - northward_wind_at_surface
+    - f10m
+    field io names:
+      eastward_wind: ugrd
+      northward_wind: vgrd
+      air_temperature: tmp
+      layer_thickness: delz
+      air_pressure_thickness: dpres
+      air_pressure_at_surface: pressfc
+      water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air: spfh
+      cloud_liquid_ice: icmr
+      cloud_liquid_water: clwmr
+      snow_water: snmr
+      rain_water: rwmr
+      graupel: grle
+      cloud_ice_number_concentration: nccice
+      rain_number_concentration: nconrd
+      ozone_mass_mixing_ratio: o3mr
+      geopotential_height_at_surface: hgtsfc
+      slmsk: land
+      sheleg: weasd
+      skin_temperature_at_surface: tmpsfc
+      stype: sotyp
+      vfrac: veg
+      totalSnowDepthMeters: snod
+      eastward_wind_at_surface: ugrd_hyblev1
+      northward_wind_at_surface: vgrd_hyblev1
+      soilm: soilw1
+      soilt: soilt1
+    datapath: {{ atmosphere_background_ensemble_path }}
+    filename is datetime templated: true
+    filenames:
+    - {{ atmosphere_ensemble_history_prefix }}cubed_sphere_grid_atmf006.nc
+    - {{ atmosphere_ensemble_history_prefix }}cubed_sphere_grid_sfcf006.nc
+    max allowable geometry difference: 1e-4
+  pattern: "{{ atmosphere_ensemble_pattern | default("%mem%", true) }}"
+  nmembers: {{ atmosphere_number_ensemble_members }}
+  zero padding: 3
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_background_error_hybrid_gsibec_bump.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_background_error_hybrid_gsibec_bump.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..316dc6d6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_background_error_hybrid_gsibec_bump.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,290 @@
+covariance model: hybrid
+components:
+- covariance:
+    covariance model: SABER
+    saber central block:
+      saber block name: gsi static covariance
+      read:
+        gsi akbk: {{atmosphere_fv3jedi_files_path}}/akbk.nc4
+        gsi error covariance file: {{atmosphere_gsibec_path}}/gsi-coeffs-gfs-global.nc4
+        gsi berror namelist file: {{atmosphere_gsibec_path}}/gfs_gsi_global.nml
+        processor layout x direction: {{atmosphere_layout_gsib_x}}
+        processor layout y direction: {{atmosphere_layout_gsib_y}}
+        debugging mode: false
+    saber outer blocks:
+    - saber block name: interpolation
+      inner geometry:
+        function space: StructuredColumns
+        custom grid matching gsi:
+          type: gaussian
+          lats: {{ atmosphere_npy_ges + 1 }}
+          {% set atmosphere_lons = (atmosphere_npx_ges - 1) * 2 %}
+          lons: {{ atmosphere_lons }}
+        custom partitioner matching gsi:
+          bands: {{ atmosphere_layout_gsib_y }}
+        halo: 1
+      forward interpolator:
+        local interpolator type: oops unstructured grid interpolator
+      inverse interpolator:
+        local interpolator type: oops unstructured grid interpolator
+      state variables to inverse: [eastward_wind,northward_wind,air_temperature,air_pressure_at_surface,
+                                   water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air,cloud_liquid_ice,cloud_liquid_water,
+                                   snow_water,rain_water,graupel,ozone_mass_mixing_ratio]
+    linear variable change:
+      linear variable change name: Control2Analysis
+      input variables:
+      - eastward_wind
+      - northward_wind
+      - air_temperature
+      - air_pressure_at_surface
+      - water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air
+      - cloud_liquid_ice
+      - cloud_liquid_water
+      - snow_water
+      - rain_water
+      - graupel
+      - mole_fraction_of_ozone_in_air
+      output variables:
+      - eastward_wind
+      - northward_wind
+      - air_temperature
+      - air_pressure_at_surface
+      - water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air
+      - cloud_liquid_ice
+      - cloud_liquid_water
+      - snow_water
+      - rain_water
+      - graupel
+      - ozone_mass_mixing_ratio
+  weight:
+    value: 0.125
+- covariance:
+    covariance model: ensemble
+    members from template:
+      template:
+        datetime: "{{ atmosphere_background_time_iso }}"
+        filetype: cube sphere history
+        provider: ufs
+        state variables:
+        - eastward_wind
+        - northward_wind
+        - air_temperature
+        - air_pressure_at_surface
+        - water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air
+        - cloud_liquid_ice
+        - cloud_liquid_water
+        - snow_water
+        - rain_water
+        - graupel
+        - ozone_mass_mixing_ratio
+        field io names:
+          eastward_wind: ugrd
+          northward_wind: vgrd
+          air_temperature: tmp
+          air_pressure_at_surface: pressfc
+          water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air: spfh
+          cloud_liquid_ice: icmr
+          cloud_liquid_water: clwmr
+          snow_water: snmr
+          rain_water: rwmr
+          graupel: grle
+          ozone_mass_mixing_ratio: o3mr
+        datapath: {{ atmosphere_background_ensemble_path }}
+        filename is datetime templated: true
+        filenames:
+        - {{ atmosphere_ensemble_history_prefix }}cubed_sphere_grid_atmf006.nc
+        - {{ atmosphere_ensemble_history_prefix }}cubed_sphere_grid_sfcf006.nc
+        max allowable geometry difference: 1e-4
+      pattern: "{{ atmosphere_ensemble_pattern | default("%mem%", true) }}"
+      nmembers: {{atmosphere_number_ensemble_members}}
+      zero padding: 3
+    localization:
+      localization method: SABER
+      saber central block:
+        saber block name: BUMP_NICAS
+        active variables:
+        - eastward_wind
+        - northward_wind
+        - air_temperature
+        - air_pressure_at_surface
+        - water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air
+        - cloud_liquid_ice
+        - cloud_liquid_water
+        - snow_water
+        - rain_water
+        - graupel
+        - ozone_mass_mixing_ratio
+        read:
+          general:
+            universe length-scale: 4641.0e3
+          drivers:
+            multivariate strategy: duplicated
+            compute nicas: true
+          model:
+            level for 2d variables: last
+          nicas:
+            resolution: 6
+            explicit length-scales: true
+            horizontal length-scale:
+            - groups:
+              - common
+              profile:
+              - 4641000.0
+              - 4641000.0
+              - 4641000.0
+              - 4641000.0
+              - 4641000.0
+              - 4641000.0
+              - 4641000.0
+              - 4641000.0
+              - 4641000.0
+              - 4641000.0
+              - 4641000.0
+              - 4462500.0
+              - 4462500.0
+              - 4284000.0
+              - 4284000.0
+              - 4105500.0
+              - 4105500.0
+              - 3927000.0
+              - 3927000.0
+              - 3570000.0
+              - 3570000.0
+              - 3570000.0
+              - 3570000.0
+              - 3570000.0
+              - 3570000.0
+              - 3570000.0
+              - 3570000.0
+              - 3570000.0
+              - 3570000.0
+              - 3570000.0
+              - 3570000.0
+              - 3570000.0
+              - 3570000.0
+              - 3570000.0
+              - 3570000.0
+              - 3570000.0
+              - 3570000.0
+              - 3570000.0
+              - 3570000.0
+              - 3391500.0
+              - 3391500.0
+              - 3213000.0
+              - 3213000.0
+              - 3034500.0
+              - 3034500.0
+              - 2856000.0
+              - 2856000.0
+              - 2677500.0
+              - 2677500.0
+              - 2374050.0
+              - 2374050.0
+              - 2088450.0
+              - 2088450.0
+              - 1820700.0
+              - 1820700.0
+              - 1570800.0
+              - 1570800.0
+              - 1392300.0
+              - 1392300.0
+              - 1356600.0
+              - 1356600.0
+              - 1320900.0
+              - 1320900.0
+              - 1285200.0
+              - 1285200.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+              - 1249500.0
+            vertical length-scale:
+            - groups:
+              - common
+              value: 1.8
+    linear variable change:
+      linear variable change name: Control2Analysis
+      input variables:
+      - eastward_wind
+      - northward_wind
+      - air_temperature
+      - air_pressure_at_surface
+      - water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air
+      - cloud_liquid_ice
+      - cloud_liquid_water
+      - snow_water
+      - rain_water
+      - graupel
+      - ozone_mass_mixing_ratio
+      output variables:
+      - eastward_wind
+      - northward_wind
+      - air_temperature
+      - air_pressure_at_surface
+      - water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air
+      - cloud_liquid_ice
+      - cloud_liquid_water
+      - snow_water
+      - rain_water
+      - graupel
+      - ozone_mass_mixing_ratio
+  weight:
+    value: 0.875
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_background_error_static_gsibec.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_background_error_static_gsibec.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b6aa1700
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_background_error_static_gsibec.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+covariance model: SABER
+full inverse: true
+saber central block:
+  saber block name: gsi static covariance
+  read:
+    gsi akbk: {{atmosphere_fv3jedi_files_path}}/akbk.nc4
+    gsi error covariance file: {{atmosphere_gsibec_path}}/gsi-coeffs-gfs-global.nc4
+    gsi berror namelist file: {{atmosphere_gsibec_path}}/gfs_gsi_global.nml
+    processor layout x direction: {{atmosphere_layout_gsib_x}}
+    processor layout y direction: {{atmosphere_layout_gsib_y}}
+    debugging mode: false
+saber outer blocks:
+- saber block name: interpolation
+  inner geometry:
+    function space: StructuredColumns
+    custom grid matching gsi:
+      type: gaussian
+      lats: {{ atmosphere_npy_ges + 1 }}
+      {% set atmosphere_lons = (atmosphere_npx_ges - 1) * 2 %}
+      lons: {{ atmosphere_lons }}
+    custom partitioner matching gsi:
+      bands: {{ atmosphere_layout_gsib_y }}
+    halo: 1
+  forward interpolator:
+    local interpolator type: oops unstructured grid interpolator
+  inverse interpolator:
+    local interpolator type: oops unstructured grid interpolator
+  state variables to inverse: [eastward_wind,northward_wind,air_temperature,air_pressure_at_surface,
+                               water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air,cloud_liquid_ice,cloud_liquid_water,
+                               ozone_mass_mixing_ratio]
+linear variable change:
+  linear variable change name: Control2Analysis
+  input variables:
+  - eastward_wind
+  - northward_wind
+  - air_temperature
+  - air_pressure_at_surface
+  - water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air
+  - cloud_liquid_ice
+  - cloud_liquid_water
+  - mole_fraction_of_ozone_in_air
+  output variables:
+  - eastward_wind
+  - northward_wind
+  - air_temperature
+  - air_pressure_at_surface
+  - water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air
+  - cloud_liquid_ice
+  - cloud_liquid_water
+  - ozone_mass_mixing_ratio
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_background_error_static_identity.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_background_error_static_identity.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a2533ec23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_background_error_static_identity.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+covariance model: FV3JEDI-ID
+date: "{{ atmosphere_background_time_iso }}"
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_final_increment_cubed_sphere.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_final_increment_cubed_sphere.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a3af136c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_final_increment_cubed_sphere.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+output:
+  state component:
+    filetype: cube sphere history
+    filename: ./anl/cubed_sphere_grid_atminc.jedi.nc
+    provider: ufs
+    fields to write:
+    - eastward_wind
+    - northward_wind
+    - air_temperature
+    - air_pressure_at_surface
+    - water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air
+    - cloud_liquid_ice
+    - cloud_liquid_water
+    - snow_water
+    - rain_water
+    - graupel
+    - ozone_mass_mixing_ratio
+    field io names:
+      eastward_wind: ugrd
+      northward_wind: vgrd
+      air_temperature: tmp
+      air_pressure_at_surface: pressfc
+      water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air: spfh
+      cloud_liquid_ice: icmr
+      cloud_liquid_water: clwmr
+      snow_water: snmr
+      rain_water: rwmr
+      graupel: grle
+      ozone_mass_mixing_ratio: o3mr
+geometry:
+  fms initialization:
+    namelist filename: "{{atmosphere_fv3jedi_files_path}}/fmsmpp.nml"
+    field table filename: "{{atmosphere_fv3jedi_files_path}}/field_table"
+  akbk: "{{atmosphere_fv3jedi_files_path}}/akbk.nc4"
+  layout:
+  - {{atmosphere_layout_x}}
+  - {{atmosphere_layout_y}}
+  npx: {{atmosphere_npx_his}}
+  npy: {{atmosphere_npy_his}}
+  npz: {{atmosphere_npz_his}}
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_final_increment_fms_nonrestart.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_final_increment_fms_nonrestart.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..efac27abe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_final_increment_fms_nonrestart.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+output:
+  state component:
+    filetype: fms restart
+    is restart: false
+    filename_nonrestart: ./anl/cubed_sphere_grid_atminc.jedi.nc
+    fields to write: [ua,va,t,ps,sphum,ice_wat,liq_wat,o3mr]
+geometry:
+  fms initialization:
+    namelist filename: "{{atmosphere_fv3jedi_files_path}}/fmsmpp.nml"
+    field table filename: "{{atmosphere_fv3jedi_files_path}}/field_table"
+  akbk: "{{atmosphere_fv3jedi_files_path}}/akbk.nc4"
+  layout:
+  - {{atmosphere_layout_x}}
+  - {{atmosphere_layout_y}}
+  npx: {{atmosphere_npx_ges}}
+  npy: {{atmosphere_npy_ges}}
+  npz: {{atmosphere_npz_ges}}
+  field metadata override: "{{atmosphere_fv3jedi_files_path}}/fv3jedi_fieldmetadata_fv3inc.yaml"
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_final_increment_gaussian.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_final_increment_gaussian.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ae88b090f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_final_increment_gaussian.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+output:
+  state component:
+    filetype: auxgrid
+    gridtype: gaussian
+    filename: {{atmosphere_final_increment_prefix}}
+    field io names:
+      eastward_wind: ugrd
+      northward_wind: vgrd
+      air_temperature: tmp
+      air_pressure_at_surface: pressfc
+      water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air: spfh
+      cloud_liquid_ice: icmr
+      cloud_liquid_water: clwmr
+      ozone_mass_mixing_ratio: o3mr
+geometry:
+  fms initialization:
+    namelist filename: "{{atmosphere_fv3jedi_files_path}}/fmsmpp.nml"
+    field table filename: "{{atmosphere_fv3jedi_files_path}}/field_table"
+  akbk: "{{atmosphere_fv3jedi_files_path}}/akbk.nc4"
+  layout:
+  - {{atmosphere_layout_x}}
+  - {{atmosphere_layout_y}}
+  npx: {{atmosphere_npx_his}}
+  npy: {{atmosphere_npy_his}}
+  npz: {{atmosphere_npz_his}}
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_geometry_background.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_geometry_background.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..54e847648
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_geometry_background.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+fms initialization:
+  namelist filename: "{{atmosphere_fv3jedi_files_path}}/fmsmpp.nml"
+  field table filename: "{{atmosphere_fv3jedi_files_path}}/field_table"
+akbk: "{{atmosphere_fv3jedi_files_path}}/akbk.nc4"
+layout:
+- {{atmosphere_layout_x}}
+- {{atmosphere_layout_y}}
+npx: {{atmosphere_npx_ges}}
+npy: {{atmosphere_npy_ges}}
+npz: {{atmosphere_npz_ges}}
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_model_pseudo.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_model_pseudo.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..74af652ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_model_pseudo.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+name: PSEUDO
+datapath: {{ atmosphere_background_path}}
+filetype: fms restart
+filename is datetime templated: true
+filename_core: '%yyyy%mm%dd.%hh%MM%ss.fv_core.res.nc'
+filename_trcr: '%yyyy%mm%dd.%hh%MM%ss.fv_tracer.res.nc'
+filename_sfcd: '%yyyy%mm%dd.%hh%MM%ss.sfc_data.nc'
+filename_sfcw: '%yyyy%mm%dd.%hh%MM%ss.fv_srf_wnd.res.nc'
+filename_cplr: '%yyyy%mm%dd.%hh%MM%ss.coupler.res'
+tstep: {{atmosphere_forecast_timestep}}
+field io names:
+  eastward_wind: ugrd
+  northward_wind: vgrd
+  air_temperature: tmp
+  layer_thickness: delz
+  air_pressure_thickness: dpres
+  air_pressure_at_surface: pressfc
+  water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air: spfh
+  cloud_liquid_ice: icmr
+  cloud_liquid_water: clwmr
+  ozone_mass_mixing_ratio: o3mr
+  geopotential_height_at_surface: hgtsfc
+  slmsk: land
+  sheleg: weasd
+  skin_temperature_at_surface: tmpsfc
+  stype: sotyp
+  vfrac: veg
+  totalSnowDepthMeters: snod
+  eastward_wind_at_surface: ugrd_hyblev1
+  northward_wind_at_surface: vgrd_hyblev1
+  soilm: soilw1
+  soilt: soilt1
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_output_ensemble_increments_cubed_sphere.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_output_ensemble_increments_cubed_sphere.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7f159e380
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_output_ensemble_increments_cubed_sphere.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+filetype: cube sphere history
+provider: ufs
+filename: ./anl/mem%{member}%/cubed_sphere_grid_atminc.jedi.nc
+field io names:
+    eastward_wind: ugrd
+    northward_wind: vgrd
+    air_temperature: tmp
+    air_pressure_at_surface: pressfc
+    water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air: spfh
+    cloud_liquid_ice: icmr
+    cloud_liquid_water: clwmr
+    snow_water: snmr
+    rain_water: rwmr
+    graupel: grle
+    ozone_mass_mixing_ratio: o3mr
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_output_ensemble_increments_fms_nonrestart.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_output_ensemble_increments_fms_nonrestart.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ff021176f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_output_ensemble_increments_fms_nonrestart.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+filetype: fms restart
+is restart: false
+datapath: ./anl/mem%{member}%
+filename_nonrestart: cubed_sphere_grid_atminc.jedi.nc
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_output_ensemble_increments_gaussian.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_output_ensemble_increments_gaussian.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6d3d3b2af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_output_ensemble_increments_gaussian.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+filetype: auxgrid
+gridtype: gaussian
+filename: {{atmosphere_ensemble_increment_prefix}}
+field io names:
+  eastward_wind: ugrd
+  northward_wind: vgrd
+  air_temperature: tmp
+  air_pressure_at_surface: pressfc
+  water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air: spfh
+  cloud_liquid_ice: icmr
+  cloud_liquid_water: clwmr
+  ozone_mass_mixing_ratio: o3mr
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_posterior_output_cubed_sphere.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_posterior_output_cubed_sphere.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aa72fc7e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_posterior_output_cubed_sphere.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+filetype: cube sphere history
+provider: ufs
+ufs soil nlev: 4
+ufs fields split by level: [smc,stc]
+filename: ./anl/{{ atmosphere_ensemble_analysis_prefix }}cubed_sphere_grid_atmanl.ensmean.nc
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_posterior_output_gaussian.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_posterior_output_gaussian.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a14180d5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/atmosphere/atmosphere_posterior_output_gaussian.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+filetype: auxgrid
+gridtype: gaussian
+filename: {{atmosphere_posterior_output_gaussian}}
+field io names:
+  eastward_wind: ugrd
+  northward_wind: vgrd
+  air_temperature: tmp
+  air_pressure_at_surface: pressfc
+  water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air: spfh
+  cloud_liquid_ice: icmr
+  cloud_liquid_water: clwmr
+  ozone_mass_mixing_ratio: o3mr
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/marine/marine_3dfgat_outer_loop_1.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/marine/marine_3dfgat_outer_loop_1.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e90d9ddc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/marine/marine_3dfgat_outer_loop_1.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+- ninner: {{marine_ninner_1}}
+  gradient norm reduction: {{marine_grad_red_1}}
+  geometry:
+    geom_grid_file: ./anl_geom/soca_gridspec.nc
+    mom6_input_nml: ./anl_geom/mom_input.nml
+    fields metadata: {{marine_soca_files_path}}/fields_metadata.yaml
+  diagnostics:
+    departures: ombg
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/marine/marine_background.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/marine/marine_background.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4be1f74fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/marine/marine_background.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+read_from_file: 1
+basename: {{ marine_background_path}}
+ocn_filename: MOM.res.nc
+ice_filename: cice.res.nc
+date: "{{ marine_background_time }}"
+state variables:
+- sea_ice_area_fraction
+- sea_ice_thickness
+- sea_ice_snow_thickness
+- snow_ice_surface_temperature
+- air_temperature
+- bulk_ice_salinity
+- sea_water_salinity
+- sea_water_potential_temperature
+#- eastward_sea_water_velocity
+#- northward_sea_water_velocity
+- sea_surface_height_above_geoid
+- sea_water_cell_thickness
+- ocean_mixed_layer_thickness
+- sea_water_depth
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/marine/marine_background_ensemble.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/marine/marine_background_ensemble.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..911cf80ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/marine/marine_background_ensemble.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+members from template:
+  template:
+    date: '{{ marine_window_middle_iso }}'
+    ocn_filename: "ocean.%mem%.nc"
+    ice_filename: "ice.%mem%.nc"
+    read_from_file: 1
+    basename: {{ marine_enspert_relpath }}/ens/
+    state variables: [sea_water_salinity, sea_water_potential_temperature, sea_surface_height_above_geoid, sea_water_cell_thickness, eastward_sea_water_velocity, northward_sea_water_velocity, sea_ice_area_fraction]
+  pattern: '%mem%'
+  nmembers: {{ marine_number_ensemble_members }}
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/marine/marine_background_error_hybrid_diffusion_diffusion.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/marine/marine_background_error_hybrid_diffusion_diffusion.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6ff6713a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/marine/marine_background_error_hybrid_diffusion_diffusion.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+covariance model: hybrid
+components:
+- covariance:
+    covariance model: SABER
+    change background resolution: true
+    saber central block:
+      saber block name: diffusion
+      read:
+        groups:
+        - variables:
+          - sea_water_potential_temperature
+          - sea_water_salinity
+          - sea_surface_height_above_geoid
+          - sea_ice_area_fraction
+          horizontal:
+            filepath: ./staticb/hz_ocean
+          vertical:
+            levels: {{marine_vt_levels}}
+            filepath: ./staticb/vt_ocean
+    # TODO(G): OK to not use what's below but it will need
+    #          to be fixed when we add ice thickness and
+    #          snow depth
+    #    - variables: [sea_ice_area_fraction]
+    #      horizontal:
+    #        filepath: ./staticb/hz_ice
+
+    saber outer blocks:
+    - saber block name: StdDev
+      read:
+        model file:
+          date: '{{marine_stddev_time}}'
+          basename: ./staticb/
+          ocn_filename: 'ocn.bkgerr_parametric_stddev.nc'
+          ice_filename: 'ice.bkgerr_parametric_stddev.nc'
+          read_from_file: 3
+    linear variable change:
+      input variables:
+      - sea_ice_area_fraction
+      - sea_ice_thickness
+      - sea_ice_snow_thickness
+      - sea_water_salinity
+      - sea_water_potential_temperature
+      #- eastward_sea_water_velocity
+      #- northward_sea_water_velocity
+      - sea_surface_height_above_geoid
+      output variables:
+      - sea_ice_area_fraction
+      - sea_ice_thickness
+      - sea_ice_snow_thickness
+      - sea_water_salinity
+      - sea_water_potential_temperature
+      #- eastward_sea_water_velocity
+      #- northward_sea_water_velocity
+      - sea_surface_height_above_geoid
+      linear variable changes:
+      - linear variable change name: BalanceSOCA
+  weight:
+    value: 1.00
+
+{% if marine_ensemble_b | default(false) %}
+- covariance:
+    covariance model: SABER
+    ensemble:
+      members from template:
+        template:
+          read_from_file: 1
+          date: '{{marine_stddev_time}}'
+          basename: ../ensdata/
+          ocn_filename: ocn.pert.%mem%.nc
+          ice_filename: ice.pert.%mem%.nc
+          state variables:
+          - sea_water_potential_temperature
+          - sea_water_salinity
+          #- eastward_sea_water_velocity
+          #- northward_sea_water_velocity
+          - sea_surface_height_above_geoid
+          - sea_ice_area_fraction
+          - sea_ice_thickness
+          - sea_ice_snow_thickness
+        pattern: '%mem%'
+        nmembers: '{{marine_number_ensemble_members}}'
+    saber central block:
+      saber block name: Ensemble
+      localization:
+        saber central block:
+          saber block name: diffusion
+          read:
+            groups:
+            - variables:
+              - sea_water_potential_temperature
+              - sea_water_salinity
+              - sea_surface_height_above_geoid
+              - sea_ice_area_fraction
+              multivariate strategy: duplicated
+              horizontal:
+                filepath: ./staticb/hz_ocean
+              vertical:
+                strategy: duplicated
+
+  weight:
+    read_from_file: 3
+    basename: ./
+    ocn_filename: 'ocean.ens_weights.nc'
+    ice_filename: 'ice.ens_weights.nc'
+    date: '{{marine_stddev_time}}'
+{% endif %}
+
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/marine/marine_background_error_static_diffusion.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/marine/marine_background_error_static_diffusion.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0d663c57f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/marine/marine_background_error_static_diffusion.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+covariance model: SABER
+change background resolution: true
+saber central block:
+  saber block name: diffusion
+  read:
+    groups:
+    - variables:
+      - sea_water_potential_temperature
+      - sea_water_salinity
+      - sea_surface_height_above_geoid
+      - sea_ice_area_fraction
+      horizontal:
+        filepath: ./staticb/hz_ocean
+      vertical:
+        levels: {{marine_vt_levels}}
+        filepath: ./staticb/vt_ocean
+# TODO(G): OK to not use what's below but it will need
+#          to be fixed when we add ice thickness and
+#          snow depth
+#    - variables: [sea_ice_area_fraction]
+#      horizontal:
+#        filepath: ./staticb/hz_ice
+
+saber outer blocks:
+- saber block name: StdDev
+  read:
+    model file:
+      date: '{{marine_stddev_time}}'
+      basename: ./staticb/
+      ocn_filename: 'ocn.bkgerr_parametric_stddev.nc'
+      ice_filename: 'ice.bkgerr_parametric_stddev.nc'
+      read_from_file: 3
+
+#- saber block name: MLBalance
+#  geometry:
+#    mom6_input_nml: mom_input.nml
+#    fields metadata: ./fields_metadata.yaml
+#  ML Balances:
+#    arctic:
+#      ffnn:
+#        inputSize: 7
+#        outputSize: 1
+#        hiddenSize: 2
+#        load model: /work/noaa/da/gvernier/ai/runs/arctic.pt
+#    antarctic:
+#      ffnn:
+#        inputSize: 7
+#        outputSize: 1
+#        hiddenSize: 2
+#        load model: /work/noaa/da/gvernier/ai/runs/antarctic.pt
+
+linear variable change:
+  input variables:
+  - sea_ice_area_fraction
+  - sea_ice_thickness
+  - sea_ice_snow_thickness
+  - sea_water_salinity
+  - sea_water_potential_temperature
+  #- eastward_sea_water_velocity
+  #- northward_sea_water_velocity
+  - sea_surface_height_above_geoid
+  output variables:
+  - sea_ice_area_fraction
+  - sea_ice_thickness
+  - sea_ice_snow_thickness
+  - sea_water_salinity
+  - sea_water_potential_temperature
+  #- eastward_sea_water_velocity
+  #- northward_sea_water_velocity
+  - sea_surface_height_above_geoid
+  linear variable changes:
+  - linear variable change name: BalanceSOCA
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/marine/marine_final_increment.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/marine/marine_final_increment.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ead7a3ed1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/marine/marine_final_increment.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+output:
+  state component:
+    datadir: {{marine_final_increment_dir}}
+    date: '{{marine_window_begin}}'
+    exp: {{marine_final_increment_exp}}
+    type: incr
+geometry:
+  mom6_input_nml: mom_input.nml
+  fields metadata: {{marine_soca_files_path}}/fields_metadata.yaml
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/marine/marine_geometry_background.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/marine/marine_geometry_background.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2ab3b6789
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/marine/marine_geometry_background.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+mom6_input_nml: mom_input.nml
+fields metadata: {{marine_soca_files_path}}/fields_metadata.yaml
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/marine/marine_model_pseudo.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/marine/marine_model_pseudo.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9188340bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/marine/marine_model_pseudo.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+name: PseudoModel
+tstep: {{marine_forecast_timestep}}
+states:
+{% for marine_pseudo_model_state in marine_pseudo_model_states %}
+- date: '{{ marine_pseudo_model_state.date }}'
+  basename: '{{ marine_pseudo_model_state.basename }}'
+  ocn_filename: '{{ marine_pseudo_model_state.ocn_filename }}'
+  ice_filename: '{{ marine_pseudo_model_state.ice_filename }}'
+  read_from_file: {{ marine_pseudo_model_state.read_from_file }}
+{% endfor %}
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/marine/marine_output.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/marine/marine_output.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2c8e2adb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/marine/marine_output.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+datadir: {{marine_output_dir}}
+exp: {{marine_output_exp}}
+type: an
+frequency: {{marine_output_freq}}
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/marine/marine_output_increment.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/marine/marine_output_increment.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4cae31926
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/marine/marine_output_increment.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+datadir: letkf_output/
+date: '{{ marine_window_begin_iso }}'
+exp: letkf.inc
+type: ens
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/marine/marine_output_mean_prior.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/marine/marine_output_mean_prior.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..20fedd4c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/marine/marine_output_mean_prior.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+datadir: letkf_output/
+date: '{{ marine_window_begin_iso }}'
+exp: letkf.mean_prior
+type: fc
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/marine/marine_output_variance_posterior.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/marine/marine_output_variance_posterior.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..734344d98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/marine/marine_output_variance_posterior.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+datadir: letkf_output/
+date: '{{ marine_window_begin_iso }}'
+exp: letkf.var_post
+type: an
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/marine/marine_output_variance_prior.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/marine/marine_output_variance_prior.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..de97f917c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/marine/marine_output_variance_prior.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+datadir: letkf_output/
+date: '{{ marine_window_begin_iso }}'
+exp: letkf.var_prior
+type: fc
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/marine/marine_posterior_output.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/marine/marine_posterior_output.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fc823ea8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/marine/marine_posterior_output.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+datadir: letkf_output/
+date: '{{ marine_window_begin_iso }}'
+exp: letkf
+type: ens
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/snow/snow_3dvar_outer_loop_1.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/snow/snow_3dvar_outer_loop_1.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..53085b711
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/snow/snow_3dvar_outer_loop_1.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+- ninner: 50
+  gradient norm reduction: 1e-10
+  test: on
+  geometry:
+    fms initialization:
+      namelist filename: {{ snow_fv3jedi_files_path }}/fmsmpp.nml
+      field table filename: {{ snow_fv3jedi_files_path }}/field_table
+    akbk: {{ snow_fv3jedi_files_path }}/akbk.nc4
+    layout:
+    - {{ snow_layout_x }}
+    - {{ snow_layout_y }}
+    npx: {{ snow_npx_anl }}
+    npy: {{ snow_npy_anl }}
+    npz: {{ snow_npz_anl }}
+    time invariant fields:
+      state fields:
+        datetime: '{{ snow_background_time_iso }}'
+        filetype: fms restart
+        skip coupler file: true
+        state variables:
+        - filtered_orography
+        - fraction_of_land
+        field io names:
+          filtered_orography: orog_filt
+          fraction_of_land: land_frac
+        datapath: {{ snow_orog_files_path }}/
+        filename_orog: {{ snow_orog_prefix }}_oro_data.nc
+  diagnostics:
+    departures: bkgmob
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/snow/snow_background.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/snow/snow_background.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1f1ccb57b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/snow/snow_background.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+datapath: {{ snow_background_path }}
+filetype: fms restart
+skip coupler file: true
+datetime: '{{ snow_background_time_iso }}'
+state variables:
+- totalSnowDepth
+- vtype
+- slmsk
+- sheleg
+- filtered_orography
+- fraction_of_ice
+- fraction_of_land
+- stc
+field io names:
+  totalSnowDepth: snodl
+  filtered_orography: orog_filt
+  fraction_of_ice: fice
+  fraction_of_land: land_frac
+filename_sfcd: '{{ snow_background_time_fv3 }}.sfc_data.nc'
+filename_cplr: '{{ snow_background_time_fv3 }}.coupler.res'
+filename_orog: '{{ snow_orog_prefix }}_oro_data.nc'
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/snow/snow_background_error.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/snow/snow_background_error.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3d853038a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/snow/snow_background_error.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+covariance model: SABER
+saber central block:
+  saber block name: BUMP_NICAS
+  read:
+    general:
+      universe length-scale: 300000.0
+    drivers:
+      multivariate strategy: univariate
+      read global nicas: true
+    nicas:
+      explicit length-scales: true
+      horizontal length-scale:
+      - groups:
+        - totalSnowDepth_shadowLevels
+        value: 250000.0
+      vertical length-scale:
+      - groups:
+        - totalSnowDepth_shadowLevels
+        value: 0.0
+      interpolation type:
+      - groups:
+        - totalSnowDepth_shadowLevels
+        type: c0
+      same horizontal convolution: true
+    io:
+      data directory: {{snow_bump_data_directory}}
+      files prefix: snow_bump_nicas_250km_shadowlevels
+saber outer blocks:
+- saber block name: ShadowLevels
+  fields metadata:
+    totalSnowDepth:
+      vert_coord: filtered_orography
+  calibration:
+    number of shadow levels: 50
+    lowest shadow level: -450.0
+    highest shadow level: 8850.0
+    vertical length-scale: 2000.0
+- saber block name: BUMP_StdDev
+  read:
+    drivers:
+      compute variance: true
+    variance:
+      explicit stddev: true
+      stddev:
+      - variables:
+        - totalSnowDepth
+        value: 30.0
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/snow/snow_final_increment_fms.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/snow/snow_final_increment_fms.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7c9e13e23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/snow/snow_final_increment_fms.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+output:
+  state component:
+    datapath: ./anl
+    prefix: snowinc
+    filetype: fms restart
+    filename_sfcd: '{{ snow_background_time_fv3 }}.sfc_data.nc'
+    filename_cplr: '{{ snow_background_time_fv3 }}.coupler.res'
+    state variables:
+    - totalSnowDepth
+    - vtype
+    - slmsk
+    field io names:
+      totalSnowDepth: snodl
+geometry:
+  fms initialization:
+    namelist filename: "{{ snow_fv3jedi_files_path }}/fmsmpp.nml"
+    field table filename: "{{ snow_fv3jedi_files_path }}/field_table"
+  akbk: "{{ snow_fv3jedi_files_path }}/akbk.nc4"
+  layout:
+  - {{ snow_layout_x }}
+  - {{ snow_layout_y }}
+  npx: {{ snow_npx_ges }}
+  npy: {{ snow_npy_ges }}
+  npz: {{ snow_npz_ges }}
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/snow/snow_geometry_background.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/snow/snow_geometry_background.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ff72e6222
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/snow/snow_geometry_background.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+fms initialization:
+  namelist filename: "{{snow_fv3jedi_files_path}}/fmsmpp.nml"
+  field table filename: "{{snow_fv3jedi_files_path}}/field_table"
+akbk: "{{snow_fv3jedi_files_path}}/akbk.nc4"
+layout:
+- {{snow_layout_x}}
+- {{snow_layout_y}}
+npx: {{snow_npx_ges}}
+npy: {{snow_npy_ges}}
+npz: {{snow_npz_ges}}
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/soil/soil_3dvar_outer_loop_1.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/soil/soil_3dvar_outer_loop_1.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..302fd4a33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/soil/soil_3dvar_outer_loop_1.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+- ninner: 50
+  gradient norm reduction: 1e-10
+  test: on
+  geometry:
+    fms initialization:
+      namelist filename: {{ soil_fv3jedi_files_path }}/fmsmpp.nml
+      field table filename: {{ soil_fv3jedi_files_path }}/field_table
+    akbk: {{ soil_fv3jedi_files_path }}/akbk.nc4
+    layout:
+    - {{ soil_layout_x }}
+    - {{ soil_layout_y }}
+    npx: {{ soil_npx_anl }}
+    npy: {{ soil_npy_anl }}
+    npz: {{ soil_npz_anl }}
+    time invariant fields:
+      state fields:
+        datetime: '{{ soil_background_time_iso }}'
+        filetype: fms restart
+        skip coupler file: true
+        state variables:
+        - filtered_orography
+        - fraction_of_land
+        field io names:
+          filtered_orography: orog_filt
+          fraction_of_land: land_frac
+        datapath: {{ soil_orog_files_path }}/
+        filename_orog: {{ soil_orog_prefix }}_oro_data.nc
+  diagnostics:
+    departures: bkgmob
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/soil/soil_background.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/soil/soil_background.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c495e93f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/soil/soil_background.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+datapath: {{ soil_background_path }}
+filetype: fms restart
+skip coupler file: true
+datetime: '{{ soil_background_time_iso }}'
+state variables:
+- soilMoistureVolumetric
+- stc
+- totalSnowDepth
+- sheleg
+- vtype
+- slmsk
+- filtered_orography
+- fraction_of_ice
+- fraction_of_land
+field io names:
+  soilMoistureVolumetric: smc
+  totalSnowDepth: snodl
+  filtered_orography: orog_filt
+  fraction_of_ice: fice
+  fraction_of_land: land_frac
+filename_sfcd: '{{ soil_background_time_fv3 }}.sfc_data.nc'
+filename_cplr: '{{ soil_background_time_fv3 }}.coupler.res'
+filename_orog: '{{ soil_orog_prefix }}_oro_data.nc'
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/soil/soil_background_error.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/soil/soil_background_error.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c1220bea3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/soil/soil_background_error.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+covariance model: SABER
+saber central block:
+  saber block name: BUMP_NICAS
+  calibration:    #read:
+    general:
+      universe length-scale: 5000000.0
+    drivers:
+      multivariate strategy: univariate
+      compute nicas: true     #read global nicas: true
+      write global nicas: true
+    nicas:
+      resolution: 4
+      explicit length-scales: true
+      horizontal length-scale:
+      - groups:
+        - soilMoistureVolumetric
+        value: 1000000.0
+      vertical length-scale:
+      - groups:
+        - soilMoistureVolumetric
+        value: 1500.0
+      interpolation type:
+      - groups:
+        - soilMoistureVolumetric
+        type: c0
+      same horizontal convolution: true
+    io:
+      data directory: ./berror 
+      files prefix: smc_bump_nicas_1000km_{{ soil_background_time_fv3 }}
+saber outer blocks:
+- saber block name: BUMP_StdDev
+  read:
+    drivers:
+      compute variance: true
+    variance:
+      explicit stddev: true
+      stddev:
+      - variables:
+        - soilMoistureVolumetric
+        value: 0.2
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/soil/soil_final_increment_fms.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/soil/soil_final_increment_fms.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b3a7f22f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/soil/soil_final_increment_fms.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+output:
+  state component:
+    datapath: ./anl
+    prefix: soilinc
+    filetype: fms restart
+    filename_sfcd: '{{ soil_background_time_fv3 }}.sfc_data.nc'
+    filename_cplr: '{{ soil_background_time_fv3 }}.coupler.res'
+    state variables:
+    - soilMoistureVolumetric
+    - stc
+    - totalSnowDepth
+    - sheleg
+    - vtype
+    - slmsk
+    field io names:
+      soilMoistureVolumetric: smc
+      totalSnowDepth: snodl
+geometry:
+  fms initialization:
+    namelist filename: "{{ soil_fv3jedi_files_path }}/fmsmpp.nml"
+    field table filename: "{{ soil_fv3jedi_files_path }}/field_table"
+  akbk: "{{ soil_fv3jedi_files_path }}/akbk.nc4"
+  layout:
+  - {{ soil_layout_x }}
+  - {{ soil_layout_y }}
+  npx: {{ soil_npx_ges }}
+  npy: {{ soil_npy_ges }}
+  npz: {{ soil_npz_ges }}
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/soil/soil_geometry_background.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/soil/soil_geometry_background.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d60dc8a36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/soil/soil_geometry_background.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+fms initialization:
+  namelist filename: "{{soil_fv3jedi_files_path}}/fmsmpp.nml"
+  field table filename: "{{soil_fv3jedi_files_path}}/field_table"
+akbk: "{{soil_fv3jedi_files_path}}/akbk.nc4"
+layout:
+- {{soil_layout_x}}
+- {{soil_layout_y}}
+npx: {{soil_npx_ges}}
+npy: {{soil_npy_ges}}
+npz: {{soil_npz_ges}}
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/model/soil/soil_output.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/soil/soil_output.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..83e44b6ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/model/soil/soil_output.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+state variables:
+- soilMoistureVolumetric
+- stc
+- totalSnowDepth
+- sheleg
+- vtype
+- slmsk
+- filtered_orography
+- fraction_of_ice
+- fraction_of_land
+field io names:
+  soilMoistureVolumetric: smc
+  totalSnowDepth: snodl
+  filtered_orography: orog_filt
+  fraction_of_ice: fice
+  fraction_of_land: land_frac
+datapath: ./anl
+prefix: soil_finanl
+filetype: fms restart
+datetime: '{{ soil_background_time_iso }}'
+filename_sfcd: '{{ soil_background_time_fv3 }}.sfc_data.nc'
+filename_cplr: '{{ soil_background_time_fv3 }}.coupler.res'
+filename_orog: '{{ soil_orog_prefix }}_oro_data.nc'
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/snow/t00z/adpsfc_snow.yaml b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/snow/t00z/adpsfc_snow.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cc3d8d944
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/snow/t00z/adpsfc_snow.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# Instrument metadata
+# -------------------
+commissioned: 1970-01-01T00:00:00
+
+observer_type: conventional  # Type of chronicle to use
+
+window_option: max
+
+# observation type initial configuration
+# --------------------------------
+stations_to_reject: [71120, 71397, 71621, 71727, 71816  # from North America
+  , 71641, 71976, 71743, 71902
+  , 10863, 16179 # from Europe for unrealistic snow presence during summer
+  , 40550, 40580, 40582, 40587, 40592 # from Mid East for unrealistic snow values
+  , 47005, 47008, 47014, 47016, 47020, 47022, 47025, 47028, 47031, 47035 # from North Korea
+  , 47037, 47039, 47041, 47046, 47050, 47052, 47055, 47058, 47060, 47061
+  , 47065, 47067, 47068, 47069, 47070, 47069, 47070, 47075, 47090
+  , 48698, 48830 # from Singapore
+  # Snow reports with frequent incorrect zero values and snow presence during summer from China
+  , 50136, 50603, 50953, 50968, 52955, 55696, 56004, 56146, 56357, 56586 # China
+  , 65250] # from Africa
+
+# Chronicle of changes for this observation type
+# ----------------------------------------
+chronicles:
+
+- action_date: "2021-10-01T00:00:00"
+  justification: 'These stations are okay from this time'
+  remove_from_reject_list: [71120, 71397, 71727, 71816]
+
+- action_date: "2022-10-01T00:00:00"
+  justification: 'These stations are okay from this time'
+  remove_from_reject_list: [50136, 50603, 50953, 50968, 52955, 55696
+                          , 56004, 56146, 56357, 56586]
+
+- action_date: "2022-10-01T01:00:00"
+  justification: 'Add to reject these stations'
+  add_to_reject_list: [47095, 47098, 47101, 47102]
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/snow/t00z/ghcn_snow.yaml b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/snow/t00z/ghcn_snow.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..20420eabd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/snow/t00z/ghcn_snow.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Instrument metadata
+# -------------------
+commissioned: 1900-01-01T00:00:00
+
+observer_type: conventional  # Type of chronicle to use
+
+window_option: max
+
+# observation type initial configuration
+# --------------------------------
+stations_to_reject: [fakelist]
+
+# Chronicle of changes for this observation type
+# ----------------------------------------
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/snow/t00z/madis_snow.yaml b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/snow/t00z/madis_snow.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3171740d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/snow/t00z/madis_snow.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Instrument metadata
+# -------------------
+commissioned: 2021-01-01T00:00:00
+decommissioned: 2023-05-31T18:00:00
+
+observer_type: conventional  # Type of chronicle to use
+
+window_option: max
+
+# observation type initial configuration
+# --------------------------------
+stations_to_reject: [BF001, BF002, BF004, BF009, BF010, BF012, BF017, BF019, BF030, BF034, BF035, BF036, BF037, BF038, BF044, BF049, BF052, BF054, BF056, BF059, BF061, BF066, BF069, BF078, BF080, BF084, BF086, BF089, BF091, BF110, BF117, BF121, BF122, BF123, BF132, BF137, BF142, BF143, BF150, BF151, BF159, BF191, BF197, BF209, BF215, BF233, BF234, BF235, BF242, BF284, BOWC1, BT007, BT008, BT116, BT117, BT119, BT128, BT140, CAAXM, CAINP, CALXV, CSNA2, FAFA2, HPN06, KESQ6, LACQ6, LPTUT, MKLA2, OHAW1, OJIM4, OKEQ6, SHDA2, TUNA2, UTRMD, WEAQ6, WINM4, XACC1] 
+
+# Chronicle of changes for this observation type
+# ----------------------------------------
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/snow/t00z/sfcsno.yaml b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/snow/t00z/sfcsno.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cc3d8d944
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/snow/t00z/sfcsno.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# Instrument metadata
+# -------------------
+commissioned: 1970-01-01T00:00:00
+
+observer_type: conventional  # Type of chronicle to use
+
+window_option: max
+
+# observation type initial configuration
+# --------------------------------
+stations_to_reject: [71120, 71397, 71621, 71727, 71816  # from North America
+  , 71641, 71976, 71743, 71902
+  , 10863, 16179 # from Europe for unrealistic snow presence during summer
+  , 40550, 40580, 40582, 40587, 40592 # from Mid East for unrealistic snow values
+  , 47005, 47008, 47014, 47016, 47020, 47022, 47025, 47028, 47031, 47035 # from North Korea
+  , 47037, 47039, 47041, 47046, 47050, 47052, 47055, 47058, 47060, 47061
+  , 47065, 47067, 47068, 47069, 47070, 47069, 47070, 47075, 47090
+  , 48698, 48830 # from Singapore
+  # Snow reports with frequent incorrect zero values and snow presence during summer from China
+  , 50136, 50603, 50953, 50968, 52955, 55696, 56004, 56146, 56357, 56586 # China
+  , 65250] # from Africa
+
+# Chronicle of changes for this observation type
+# ----------------------------------------
+chronicles:
+
+- action_date: "2021-10-01T00:00:00"
+  justification: 'These stations are okay from this time'
+  remove_from_reject_list: [71120, 71397, 71727, 71816]
+
+- action_date: "2022-10-01T00:00:00"
+  justification: 'These stations are okay from this time'
+  remove_from_reject_list: [50136, 50603, 50953, 50968, 52955, 55696
+                          , 56004, 56146, 56357, 56586]
+
+- action_date: "2022-10-01T01:00:00"
+  justification: 'Add to reject these stations'
+  add_to_reject_list: [47095, 47098, 47101, 47102]
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/snow/t00z/snocvr.yaml b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/snow/t00z/snocvr.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0749e56ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/snow/t00z/snocvr.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Instrument metadata
+# -------------------
+commissioned: 2023-05-01T00:00:00
+
+observer_type: conventional  # Type of chronicle to use
+
+window_option: max
+
+# observation type initial configuration
+# --------------------------------
+stations_to_reject: [BFTU1, FRDN5, MWDO3, SGNN5, NUTA3, CNDA3, HBEA3, ELCN5]
+
+# Chronicle of changes for this observation type
+# ----------------------------------------
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/snow/t00z/snocvr_snomad.yaml b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/snow/t00z/snocvr_snomad.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..41b3ed06c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/snow/t00z/snocvr_snomad.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Instrument metadata
+# -------------------
+commissioned: 2023-05-01T00:00:00
+
+observer_type: conventional  # Type of chronicle to use
+
+window_option: max
+
+# observation type initial configuration
+# --------------------------------
+stations_to_reject: [fakelist]
+
+# Chronicle of changes for this observation type
+# ----------------------------------------
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/snow/t00z/snomad.yaml b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/snow/t00z/snomad.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9db6e445d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/snow/t00z/snomad.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Instrument metadata
+# -------------------
+commissioned: 2024-11-01T00:00:00
+
+observer_type: conventional  # Type of chronicle to use
+
+window_option: max
+
+# observation type initial configuration
+# --------------------------------
+stations_to_reject: [fakelist]
+
+# Chronicle of changes for this observation type
+# ----------------------------------------
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/snow/t06z/adpsfc_snow.yaml b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/snow/t06z/adpsfc_snow.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4f4ff7be9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/snow/t06z/adpsfc_snow.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+# Instrument metadata
+# -------------------
+commissioned: 1970-01-01T00:00:00
+
+observer_type: conventional  # Type of chronicle to use
+
+window_option: max
+
+# observation type initial configuration
+# --------------------------------
+stations_to_reject: [71120, 71397, 71621, 71727, 71816  # from North America
+  , 71641, 71976, 71743, 71902
+  , 10863, 16179 # from Europe
+  , 40550, 40580, 40582, 40587, 40592 # Mid East
+  , 47005, 47008, 47014, 47016, 47020, 47022, 47025, 47028, 47031, 47035 # from North Korea
+  , 47037, 47039, 47041, 47046, 47050, 47052, 47055, 47058, 47060, 47061
+  , 47065, 47067, 47068, 47069, 47070, 47069, 47070, 47075, 47090
+  , 48698, 48830 # from Singapore
+  # Snow reports with frequent incorrect zero values in 06/12/18z cycles from China
+  , 50136, 50353, 50468, 50557, 50564, 50603, 50658, 50745, 50756, 50774 # from China
+  , 50788, 50844, 50854, 50888, 50949, 50953, 50963, 50968, 50978, 50983
+  , 51467, 51573, 51644, 51656, 51716, 51747, 51765, 51777, 51828, 51886
+  , 52203, 52267, 52323, 52418, 52436, 52533, 52652, 52681, 52713, 52754
+  , 52818, 52836, 52866, 52908, 52955, 52983, 53068, 53083, 53149, 53192
+  , 53231, 53276, 53336, 53352, 53391, 53463, 53480, 53487, 53502, 53513
+  , 53529, 53543, 53564, 53588, 53593, 53614, 53646, 53673, 53698, 53705
+  , 53723, 53764, 53772, 53787, 53798, 53845, 53863, 53898, 53915, 53923
+  , 53959, 53975, 54026, 54027, 54049, 54094, 54096, 54115, 54135, 54157
+  , 54161, 54186, 54208, 54218, 54226, 54236, 54259, 54273, 54292, 54308
+  , 54311, 54324, 54337, 54342, 54346, 54374, 54377, 54386, 54401, 54405
+  , 54423, 54436, 54471, 54493, 54497, 54511, 54527, 54534, 54539, 54602
+  , 54618, 54662, 54715, 54725, 54751, 54753, 54776, 54808, 54823, 54826
+  , 54836, 54843, 54857, 54863, 54909, 54916, 54929, 55279, 55472, 55578
+  , 55591, 55664, 55696, 55773, 56004, 56033, 56065, 56096, 56106, 56116
+  , 56137, 56146, 56172, 56182, 56257, 56357, 56374, 56586, 56691, 57014
+  , 57046, 57067, 57071, 57083, 57259, 57265, 57279, 57297, 57378, 57399
+  , 57461, 57476, 57494, 57554, 57584, 57655, 57707, 57712, 57731, 57745
+  , 57766, 57776, 57793, 57799, 57832, 57845, 57853, 57866, 57902, 57922
+  , 58027, 58141, 58150, 58208, 58265, 58345, 58437, 58477, 58506, 58543
+  , 58556, 58569, 58633, 58652, 58725, 58730, 58731, 58752
+  , 65250] # from Africa
+
+# Chronicle of changes for this observation type
+# ----------------------------------------
+chronicles:
+
+- action_date: "2021-10-01T00:00:00"
+  justification: 'These stations are okay from this time'
+  remove_from_reject_list: [71120, 71397, 71727, 71816]
+
+- action_date: "2022-10-01T00:00:00"
+  justification: 'These stations are okay from this time'
+  remove_from_reject_list: [50136
+  , 50353, 50468, 50557, 50564, 50603, 50658, 50745, 50756, 50774 # from China
+  , 50788, 50844, 50854, 50888, 50949, 50953, 50963, 50968, 50978, 50983
+  , 51467, 51573, 51644, 51656, 51716, 51747, 51765, 51777, 51828, 51886
+  , 52203, 52267, 52323, 52418, 52436, 52533, 52652, 52681, 52713, 52754
+  , 52818, 52836, 52866, 52908, 52955, 52983, 53068, 53083, 53149, 53192
+  , 53231, 53276, 53336, 53352, 53391, 53463, 53480, 53487, 53502, 53513
+  , 53529, 53543, 53564, 53588, 53593, 53614, 53646, 53673, 53698, 53705
+  , 53723, 53764, 53772, 53787, 53798, 53845, 53863, 53898, 53915, 53923
+  , 53959, 53975, 54026, 54027, 54049, 54094, 54096, 54115, 54135, 54157
+  , 54161, 54186, 54208, 54218, 54226, 54236, 54259, 54273, 54292, 54308
+  , 54311, 54324, 54337, 54342, 54346, 54374, 54377, 54386, 54401, 54405
+  , 54423, 54436, 54471, 54493, 54497, 54511, 54527, 54534, 54539, 54602
+  , 54618, 54662, 54715, 54725, 54751, 54753, 54776, 54808, 54823, 54826
+  , 54836, 54843, 54857, 54863, 54909, 54916, 54929, 55279, 55472, 55578
+  , 55591, 55664, 55696, 55773, 56004, 56033, 56065, 56096, 56106, 56116
+  , 56137, 56146, 56172, 56182, 56257, 56357, 56374, 56586, 56691, 57014
+  , 57046, 57067, 57071, 57083, 57259, 57265, 57279, 57297, 57378, 57399
+  , 57461, 57476, 57494, 57554, 57584, 57655, 57707, 57712, 57731, 57745
+  , 57766, 57776, 57793, 57799, 57832, 57845, 57853, 57866, 57902, 57922
+  , 58027, 58141, 58150, 58208, 58265, 58345, 58437, 58477, 58506, 58543
+  , 58556, 58569, 58633, 58652, 58725, 58730, 58731, 58752]
+
+- action_date: "2022-10-01T01:00:00"
+  justification: 'Add to reject these stations'
+  add_to_reject_list: [47095, 47098, 47101, 47102]
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/snow/t06z/ghcn_snow.yaml b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/snow/t06z/ghcn_snow.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..20420eabd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/snow/t06z/ghcn_snow.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Instrument metadata
+# -------------------
+commissioned: 1900-01-01T00:00:00
+
+observer_type: conventional  # Type of chronicle to use
+
+window_option: max
+
+# observation type initial configuration
+# --------------------------------
+stations_to_reject: [fakelist]
+
+# Chronicle of changes for this observation type
+# ----------------------------------------
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/snow/t06z/madis_snow.yaml b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/snow/t06z/madis_snow.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..06a7560b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/snow/t06z/madis_snow.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Instrument metadata
+# -------------------
+commissioned: 2021-01-01T06:00:00
+decommissioned: 2023-05-31T18:00:00
+
+observer_type: conventional  # Type of chronicle to use
+
+window_option: max
+
+# observation type initial configuration
+# --------------------------------
+stations_to_reject: [BF001, BF002, BF004, BF009, BF010, BF012, BF017, BF019, BF030, BF034, BF035, BF036, BF037, BF038, BF044, BF049, BF052, BF054, BF056, BF059, BF061, BF066, BF069, BF078, BF080, BF084, BF086, BF089, BF091, BF110, BF117, BF121, BF122, BF123, BF132, BF137, BF142, BF143, BF150, BF151, BF159, BF191, BF197, BF209, BF215, BF233, BF234, BF235, BF242, BF284, BOWC1, BT007, BT008, BT116, BT117, BT119, BT128, BT140, CAAXM, CAINP, CALXV, CSNA2, FAFA2, HPN06, KESQ6, LACQ6, LPTUT, MKLA2, OHAW1, OJIM4, OKEQ6, SHDA2, TUNA2, UTRMD, WEAQ6, WINM4, XACC1] 
+
+# Chronicle of changes for this observation type
+# ----------------------------------------
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/snow/t06z/sfcsno.yaml b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/snow/t06z/sfcsno.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4f4ff7be9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/snow/t06z/sfcsno.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+# Instrument metadata
+# -------------------
+commissioned: 1970-01-01T00:00:00
+
+observer_type: conventional  # Type of chronicle to use
+
+window_option: max
+
+# observation type initial configuration
+# --------------------------------
+stations_to_reject: [71120, 71397, 71621, 71727, 71816  # from North America
+  , 71641, 71976, 71743, 71902
+  , 10863, 16179 # from Europe
+  , 40550, 40580, 40582, 40587, 40592 # Mid East
+  , 47005, 47008, 47014, 47016, 47020, 47022, 47025, 47028, 47031, 47035 # from North Korea
+  , 47037, 47039, 47041, 47046, 47050, 47052, 47055, 47058, 47060, 47061
+  , 47065, 47067, 47068, 47069, 47070, 47069, 47070, 47075, 47090
+  , 48698, 48830 # from Singapore
+  # Snow reports with frequent incorrect zero values in 06/12/18z cycles from China
+  , 50136, 50353, 50468, 50557, 50564, 50603, 50658, 50745, 50756, 50774 # from China
+  , 50788, 50844, 50854, 50888, 50949, 50953, 50963, 50968, 50978, 50983
+  , 51467, 51573, 51644, 51656, 51716, 51747, 51765, 51777, 51828, 51886
+  , 52203, 52267, 52323, 52418, 52436, 52533, 52652, 52681, 52713, 52754
+  , 52818, 52836, 52866, 52908, 52955, 52983, 53068, 53083, 53149, 53192
+  , 53231, 53276, 53336, 53352, 53391, 53463, 53480, 53487, 53502, 53513
+  , 53529, 53543, 53564, 53588, 53593, 53614, 53646, 53673, 53698, 53705
+  , 53723, 53764, 53772, 53787, 53798, 53845, 53863, 53898, 53915, 53923
+  , 53959, 53975, 54026, 54027, 54049, 54094, 54096, 54115, 54135, 54157
+  , 54161, 54186, 54208, 54218, 54226, 54236, 54259, 54273, 54292, 54308
+  , 54311, 54324, 54337, 54342, 54346, 54374, 54377, 54386, 54401, 54405
+  , 54423, 54436, 54471, 54493, 54497, 54511, 54527, 54534, 54539, 54602
+  , 54618, 54662, 54715, 54725, 54751, 54753, 54776, 54808, 54823, 54826
+  , 54836, 54843, 54857, 54863, 54909, 54916, 54929, 55279, 55472, 55578
+  , 55591, 55664, 55696, 55773, 56004, 56033, 56065, 56096, 56106, 56116
+  , 56137, 56146, 56172, 56182, 56257, 56357, 56374, 56586, 56691, 57014
+  , 57046, 57067, 57071, 57083, 57259, 57265, 57279, 57297, 57378, 57399
+  , 57461, 57476, 57494, 57554, 57584, 57655, 57707, 57712, 57731, 57745
+  , 57766, 57776, 57793, 57799, 57832, 57845, 57853, 57866, 57902, 57922
+  , 58027, 58141, 58150, 58208, 58265, 58345, 58437, 58477, 58506, 58543
+  , 58556, 58569, 58633, 58652, 58725, 58730, 58731, 58752
+  , 65250] # from Africa
+
+# Chronicle of changes for this observation type
+# ----------------------------------------
+chronicles:
+
+- action_date: "2021-10-01T00:00:00"
+  justification: 'These stations are okay from this time'
+  remove_from_reject_list: [71120, 71397, 71727, 71816]
+
+- action_date: "2022-10-01T00:00:00"
+  justification: 'These stations are okay from this time'
+  remove_from_reject_list: [50136
+  , 50353, 50468, 50557, 50564, 50603, 50658, 50745, 50756, 50774 # from China
+  , 50788, 50844, 50854, 50888, 50949, 50953, 50963, 50968, 50978, 50983
+  , 51467, 51573, 51644, 51656, 51716, 51747, 51765, 51777, 51828, 51886
+  , 52203, 52267, 52323, 52418, 52436, 52533, 52652, 52681, 52713, 52754
+  , 52818, 52836, 52866, 52908, 52955, 52983, 53068, 53083, 53149, 53192
+  , 53231, 53276, 53336, 53352, 53391, 53463, 53480, 53487, 53502, 53513
+  , 53529, 53543, 53564, 53588, 53593, 53614, 53646, 53673, 53698, 53705
+  , 53723, 53764, 53772, 53787, 53798, 53845, 53863, 53898, 53915, 53923
+  , 53959, 53975, 54026, 54027, 54049, 54094, 54096, 54115, 54135, 54157
+  , 54161, 54186, 54208, 54218, 54226, 54236, 54259, 54273, 54292, 54308
+  , 54311, 54324, 54337, 54342, 54346, 54374, 54377, 54386, 54401, 54405
+  , 54423, 54436, 54471, 54493, 54497, 54511, 54527, 54534, 54539, 54602
+  , 54618, 54662, 54715, 54725, 54751, 54753, 54776, 54808, 54823, 54826
+  , 54836, 54843, 54857, 54863, 54909, 54916, 54929, 55279, 55472, 55578
+  , 55591, 55664, 55696, 55773, 56004, 56033, 56065, 56096, 56106, 56116
+  , 56137, 56146, 56172, 56182, 56257, 56357, 56374, 56586, 56691, 57014
+  , 57046, 57067, 57071, 57083, 57259, 57265, 57279, 57297, 57378, 57399
+  , 57461, 57476, 57494, 57554, 57584, 57655, 57707, 57712, 57731, 57745
+  , 57766, 57776, 57793, 57799, 57832, 57845, 57853, 57866, 57902, 57922
+  , 58027, 58141, 58150, 58208, 58265, 58345, 58437, 58477, 58506, 58543
+  , 58556, 58569, 58633, 58652, 58725, 58730, 58731, 58752]
+
+- action_date: "2022-10-01T01:00:00"
+  justification: 'Add to reject these stations'
+  add_to_reject_list: [47095, 47098, 47101, 47102]
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/snow/t06z/snocvr.yaml b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/snow/t06z/snocvr.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0749e56ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/snow/t06z/snocvr.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Instrument metadata
+# -------------------
+commissioned: 2023-05-01T00:00:00
+
+observer_type: conventional  # Type of chronicle to use
+
+window_option: max
+
+# observation type initial configuration
+# --------------------------------
+stations_to_reject: [BFTU1, FRDN5, MWDO3, SGNN5, NUTA3, CNDA3, HBEA3, ELCN5]
+
+# Chronicle of changes for this observation type
+# ----------------------------------------
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/snow/t06z/snocvr_snomad.yaml b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/snow/t06z/snocvr_snomad.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..41b3ed06c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/snow/t06z/snocvr_snomad.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Instrument metadata
+# -------------------
+commissioned: 2023-05-01T00:00:00
+
+observer_type: conventional  # Type of chronicle to use
+
+window_option: max
+
+# observation type initial configuration
+# --------------------------------
+stations_to_reject: [fakelist]
+
+# Chronicle of changes for this observation type
+# ----------------------------------------
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/snow/t06z/snomad.yaml b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/snow/t06z/snomad.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9db6e445d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/snow/t06z/snomad.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Instrument metadata
+# -------------------
+commissioned: 2024-11-01T00:00:00
+
+observer_type: conventional  # Type of chronicle to use
+
+window_option: max
+
+# observation type initial configuration
+# --------------------------------
+stations_to_reject: [fakelist]
+
+# Chronicle of changes for this observation type
+# ----------------------------------------
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/snow/t12z b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/snow/t12z
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..e490a10cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/snow/t12z
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+t06z
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/snow/t18z b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/snow/t18z
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..e490a10cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/snow/t18z
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+t06z
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/soil/smap_soil.yaml b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/soil/smap_soil.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..af70c2a9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_chronicle/soil/smap_soil.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Instrument metadata
+# -------------------
+commissioned: 2015-01-31T00:00:00    
+
+observer_type: conventional  # Type of chronicle to use
+
+window_option: max
+
+# observation type initial configuration
+# --------------------------------
+stations_to_reject: [fakelist]
+
+# Chronicle of changes for this observation type
+# ----------------------------------------
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/aero/retrieval_aod_viirs_n20.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/aero/retrieval_aod_viirs_n20.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..efc7eeb68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/aero/retrieval_aod_viirs_n20.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+- obs space:
+    name: aod_n20
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{ aero_obsdatain_path }}/{{ aero_obsdatain_prefix }}{{ observation_from_jcb }}{{ aero_obsdatain_suffix }}"
+    simulated variables: ['aerosolOpticalDepth']
+    observed variables: ['aerosolOpticalDepth']
+  variables: ['aerosolOpticalDepth']
+  groups to process: ['ombg', 'oman']
+  qc groups: ['EffectiveQC0', 'EffectiveQC1']
+  statistics to compute: ['mean', 'count', 'RMS']
+  output file: "{{ aero_obsdataout_path }}/{{ aero_obsdataout_prefix }}{{ observation_from_jcb }}{{ aero_obsdataout_suffix }}"
+  output ascii file: "{{ aero_obsdataout_path }}/{{ observation_from_jcb }}_ioda_stats.txt"
+  regular grid binning:
+    bin size in degrees: 5.0
+    use negative longitudes: true 
+  domains to process:
+  - domain:
+      name: "SH"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [-90,0]
+  - domain:
+      name: "NH"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [0,90]
+  - domain:
+      name: "CONUS"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [25,49]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-125,-66]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Europe"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [35,70]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-11,38]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Africa"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [-35,37]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-17,52]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Asia"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [0,70]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [38, 180]
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/aero/retrieval_aod_viirs_n21.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/aero/retrieval_aod_viirs_n21.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b5ff3e457
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/aero/retrieval_aod_viirs_n21.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+- obs space:
+    name: aod_n21
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{ aero_obsdatain_path }}/{{ aero_obsdatain_prefix }}{{ observation_from_jcb }}{{ aero_obsdatain_suffix }}"
+    simulated variables: ['aerosolOpticalDepth']
+    observed variables: ['aerosolOpticalDepth']
+  variables: ['aerosolOpticalDepth']
+  groups to process: ['ombg', 'oman']
+  qc groups: ['EffectiveQC0', 'EffectiveQC1']
+  statistics to compute: ['mean', 'count', 'RMS']
+  output file: "{{ aero_obsdataout_path }}/{{ aero_obsdataout_prefix }}{{ observation_from_jcb }}{{ aero_obsdataout_suffix }}"
+  output ascii file: {{ aero_obsdataout_path }}/{{ observation_from_jcb }}_ioda_stats.txt
+  regular grid binning:
+    bin size in degrees: 5.0
+    use negative longitudes: true 
+  domains to process:
+  - domain:
+      name: "SH"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [-90,0]
+  - domain:
+      name: "NH"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [0,90]
+  - domain:
+      name: "CONUS"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [25,49]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-125,-66]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Europe"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [35,70]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-11,38]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Africa"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [-35,37]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-17,52]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Asia"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [0,70]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [38, 180]
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/aero/retrieval_aod_viirs_npp.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/aero/retrieval_aod_viirs_npp.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ddbe9adcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/aero/retrieval_aod_viirs_npp.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+- obs space:
+    name: aod_npp
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{ aero_obsdatain_path }}/{{ aero_obsdatain_prefix }}{{ observation_from_jcb }}{{ aero_obsdatain_suffix }}"
+    simulated variables: ['aerosolOpticalDepth']
+    observed variables: ['aerosolOpticalDepth']
+  variables: ['aerosolOpticalDepth']
+  groups to process: ['ombg', 'oman']
+  qc groups: ['EffectiveQC0', 'EffectiveQC1']
+  statistics to compute: ['mean', 'count', 'RMS']
+  output file: "{{ aero_obsdataout_path }}/{{ aero_obsdataout_prefix }}{{ observation_from_jcb }}{{ aero_obsdataout_suffix }}"
+  output ascii file: "{{ aero_obsdataout_path }}/{{ observation_from_jcb }}_ioda_stats.txt"
+  regular grid binning:
+    bin size in degrees: 5.0
+    use negative longitudes: true 
+  domains to process:
+  - domain:
+      name: "SH"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [-90,0]
+  - domain:
+      name: "NH"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [0,90]
+  - domain:
+      name: "CONUS"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [25,49]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-125,-66]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Europe"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [35,70]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-11,38]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Africa"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [-35,37]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-17,52]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Asia"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [0,70]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [38, 180]
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/atmosphere/conventional_ps.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/atmosphere/conventional_ps.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..704072d5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/atmosphere/conventional_ps.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+- obs space:
+    name: prepbufr_adpsfc
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{ atmosphere_obsdatain_path }}/{{ atmosphere_obsdatain_prefix }}{{ observation_from_jcb }}{{ atmosphere_obsdatain_suffix }}"
+    simulated variables: ['stationPressure']
+    observed variables: ['stationPressure']
+  statistics to compute: ['mean', 'count', 'RMS']
+  variables: ['stationPressure']
+  groups to process: ['ombg', 'oman']
+  qc groups: ['EffectiveQC0', 'EffectiveQC1']  
+  output file: "{{ atmosphere_obsdataout_path }}/{{ atmosphere_obsdataout_prefix }}{{ observation_from_jcb }}{{ atmosphere_obsdataout_suffix }}"
+  output ascii file: "{{ atmosphere_obsdataout_path }}/{{ observation_from_jcb }}_ioda_stats.txt"
+  regular grid binning:
+    bin size in degrees: 1.0
+    use negative longitudes: true 
+  domains to process:
+  - domain:
+      name: "SH"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [-90,0]
+  - domain:
+      name: "NH"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [0,90]
+  - domain:
+      name: "CONUS"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [25,49]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-125,-66]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Europe"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [35,70]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-11,38]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Africa"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [-35,37]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-17,52]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Asia"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [0,70]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [38, 180]
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/atmosphere/prepbufr_adpsfc.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/atmosphere/prepbufr_adpsfc.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..44cfcb445
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/atmosphere/prepbufr_adpsfc.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+- obs space:
+    name: prepbufr_adpsfc
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{ atmosphere_obsdatain_path }}/{{ atmosphere_obsdatain_prefix }}{{ observation_from_jcb }}{{ atmosphere_obsdatain_suffix }}"
+    simulated variables: ['stationPressure']
+    observed variables: ['stationPressure']
+  statistics to compute: ['mean', 'count', 'RMS']
+  variables: ['stationPressure']
+  groups to process: ['ombg', 'oman']
+  qc groups: ['EffectiveQC0', 'EffectiveQC1']  
+  output file: "{{ atmosphere_obsdataout_path }}/{{ atmosphere_obsdataout_prefix }}{{ observation_from_jcb }}{{ atmosphere_obsdataout_suffix }}"
+  output ascii file: "{{ atmosphere_obsdataout_path }}/{{ observation_from_jcb }}_ioda_stats.txt"
+  ascii vertical bins:
+    vertical bin names: [1000+, 1000-900, 900-800, 800-600, 600-400, 400-300, 300-250, 250-200, 200-150, 150-100, 100-50]
+    vertical bin ranges: [100000, 90000, 80000, 60000, 40000, 30000, 25000, 20000, 15000, 10000, 5000]
+    vertical bin variable: pressure
+  regular grid binning:
+    bin size in degrees: 2.5
+    use negative longitudes: true
+  domains to process:
+  - domain:
+      name: "SH"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [-90,0]
+  - domain:
+      name: "NH"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [0,90]
+  - domain:
+      name: "CONUS"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [25,49]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-125,-66]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Europe"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [35,70]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-11,38]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Africa"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [-35,37]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-17,52]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Asia"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [0,70]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [38, 180]
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/atmosphere/prepbufr_adpupa.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/atmosphere/prepbufr_adpupa.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c732b701b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/atmosphere/prepbufr_adpupa.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+- obs space:
+    name: prepbufr_adpupa
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{ atmosphere_obsdatain_path }}/{{ atmosphere_obsdatain_prefix }}{{ observation_from_jcb }}{{ atmosphere_obsdatain_suffix }}"
+    simulated variables: ['stationPressure']
+    observed variables: ['stationPressure']
+  statistics to compute: ['mean', 'count', 'RMS']
+  variables: ['stationPressure']
+  groups to process: ['ombg', 'oman']
+  qc groups: ['EffectiveQC0', 'EffectiveQC1']  
+  output file: "{{ atmosphere_obsdataout_path }}/{{ atmosphere_obsdataout_prefix }}{{ observation_from_jcb }}{{ atmosphere_obsdataout_suffix }}"
+  output ascii file: "{{ atmosphere_obsdataout_path }}/{{ observation_from_jcb }}_ioda_stats.txt"
+  ascii vertical bins:
+    vertical bin names: [1000+, 1000-900, 900-800, 800-600, 600-400, 400-300, 300-250, 250-200, 200-150, 150-100, 100-50]
+    vertical bin ranges: [100000, 90000, 80000, 60000, 40000, 30000, 25000, 20000, 15000, 10000, 5000]
+    vertical bin variable: pressure
+  regular grid binning:
+    bin size in degrees: 2.5
+    use negative longitudes: true 
+  domains to process:
+  - domain:
+      name: "SH"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [-90,0]
+  - domain:
+      name: "NH"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [0,90]
+  - domain:
+      name: "CONUS"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [25,49]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-125,-66]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Europe"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [35,70]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-11,38]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Africa"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [-35,37]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-17,52]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Asia"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [0,70]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [38, 180]
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/atmosphere/prepbufr_sfcshp.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/atmosphere/prepbufr_sfcshp.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9b24361c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/atmosphere/prepbufr_sfcshp.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+- obs space:
+    name: prepbufr_sfcshp
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{ atmosphere_obsdatain_path }}/{{ atmosphere_obsdatain_prefix }}{{ observation_from_jcb }}{{ atmosphere_obsdatain_suffix }}"
+    simulated variables: ['stationPressure']
+    observed variables: ['stationPressure']
+  statistics to compute: ['mean', 'count', 'RMS']
+  variables: ['stationPressure']
+  groups to process: ['ombg', 'oman']
+  qc groups: ['EffectiveQC0', 'EffectiveQC1']  
+  output file: "{{ atmosphere_obsdataout_path }}/{{ atmosphere_obsdataout_prefix }}{{ observation_from_jcb }}{{ atmosphere_obsdataout_suffix }}"
+  output ascii file: "{{ atmosphere_obsdataout_path }}/{{ observation_from_jcb }}_ioda_stats.txt"
+  ascii vertical bins:
+    vertical bin names: [1000+, 1000-900, 900-800, 800-600, 600-400, 400-300, 300-250, 250-200, 200-150, 150-100, 100-50]
+    vertical bin ranges: [100000, 90000, 80000, 60000, 40000, 30000, 25000, 20000, 15000, 10000, 5000]
+    vertical bin variable: pressure
+  regular grid binning:
+    bin size in degrees: 2.5
+    use negative longitudes: true 
+  domains to process:
+  - domain:
+      name: "SH"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [-90,0]
+  - domain:
+      name: "NH"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [0,90]
+  - domain:
+      name: "CONUS"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [25,49]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-125,-66]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Europe"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [35,70]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-11,38]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Africa"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [-35,37]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-17,52]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Asia"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [0,70]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [38, 180]
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/atmosphere_gsi/aircraft_gsi.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/atmosphere_gsi/aircraft_gsi.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9a1f3c802
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/atmosphere_gsi/aircraft_gsi.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+- obs space:
+    name: aircraft_gsi
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{ atmosphere_gsi_obsdatain_path }}/{{ atmosphere_gsi_obsdatain_prefix }}{{ observation_from_jcb }}{{ atmosphere_gsi_obsdatain_suffix }}"
+    simulated variables: ['airTemperature', 'specificHumidity', 'windEastward', 'windNorthward']
+    observed variables: ['airTemperature', 'specificHumidity', 'windEastward', 'windNorthward']
+  statistics to compute: ['mean', 'count', 'RMS']
+  variables: ['airTemperature', 'specificHumidity', 'windEastward', 'windNorthward']
+  groups to process: ['ombg', 'oman']
+  qc groups: ['GsiEffectiveQCGes', 'GsiEffectiveQCAnl']
+  output file: "{{ atmosphere_gsi_obsdataout_path }}/{{ atmosphere_gsi_obsdataout_prefix }}{{ observation_from_jcb }}{{ atmosphere_gsi_obsdataout_suffix }}"
+  output ascii file: "{{ atmosphere_gsi_obsdataout_path }}/{{ observation_from_jcb }}_ioda_stats.txt"
+  ascii vertical bins:
+    vertical bin names: [1000+, 1000-900, 900-800, 800-600, 600-400, 400-300, 300-250, 250-200, 200-150, 150-100, 100-50]
+    vertical bin ranges: [100000, 90000, 80000, 60000, 40000, 30000, 25000, 20000, 15000, 10000, 5000]
+    vertical bin variable: pressure
+  regular grid binning:
+    bin size in degrees: 2.5
+    use negative longitudes: true 
+  domains to process:
+  - domain:
+      name: "SH"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [-90,0]
+  - domain:
+      name: "NH"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [0,90]
+  - domain:
+      name: "CONUS"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [25,49]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-125,-66]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Europe"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [35,70]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-11,38]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Africa"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [-35,37]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-17,52]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Asia"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [0,70]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [38, 180]
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/atmosphere_gsi/atms_n20_gsi.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/atmosphere_gsi/atms_n20_gsi.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..067b7959a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/atmosphere_gsi/atms_n20_gsi.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+- obs space:
+    name: atms_n20_gsi
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{ atmosphere_gsi_obsdatain_path }}/{{ atmosphere_gsi_obsdatain_prefix }}{{ observation_from_jcb }}{{ atmosphere_gsi_obsdatain_suffix }}"
+    simulated variables: ['brightnessTemperature']
+    observed variables: ['brightnessTemperature']
+  statistics to compute: ['count', 'mean', 'RMS']
+  variables: ['brightnessTemperature']
+  channels: [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22]
+  groups to process: ['ombg', 'oman']
+  qc groups: ['GsiEffectiveQCGes', 'GsiEffectiveQCAnl']
+  output file: "{{ atmosphere_gsi_obsdataout_path }}/{{ atmosphere_gsi_obsdataout_prefix }}{{ observation_from_jcb }}{{ atmosphere_gsi_obsdataout_suffix }}"
+  output ascii file: "{{ atmosphere_gsi_obsdataout_path }}/{{ observation_from_jcb }}_ioda_stats.txt"
+  regular grid binning:
+    bin size in degrees: 2.5
+    use negative longitudes: true 
+  domains to process:
+    - domain:
+        name: "SH"
+        first mask variable: latitude
+        first mask range: [-90,0]
+    - domain:
+        name: "NH"
+        first mask variable: latitude
+        first mask range: [0,90]
+    - domain:
+        name: "CONUS"
+        first mask variable: latitude
+        first mask range: [25,49]
+        second mask variable: longitude
+        second mask range: [-125,-66]
+    - domain:
+        name: "Europe"
+        first mask variable: latitude
+        first mask range: [35,70]
+        second mask variable: longitude
+        second mask range: [-11,38]
+    - domain:
+        name: "Africa"
+        first mask variable: latitude
+        first mask range: [-35,37]
+        second mask variable: longitude
+        second mask range: [-17,52]
+    - domain:
+        name: "Asia"
+        first mask variable: latitude
+        first mask range: [0,70]
+        second mask variable: longitude
+        second mask range: [38, 180]
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/atmosphere_gsi/sfc_gsi.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/atmosphere_gsi/sfc_gsi.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2f6f5b7c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/atmosphere_gsi/sfc_gsi.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+- obs space:
+    name: sfc_gsi
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{ atmosphere_gsi_obsdatain_path }}/{{ atmosphere_gsi_obsdatain_prefix }}{{ observation_from_jcb }}{{ atmosphere_gsi_obsdatain_suffix }}"
+    simulated variables: ['stationPressure', 'airTemperature', 'specificHumidity', 'windEastward', 'windNorthward']
+    observed variables: ['stationPressure', 'airTemperature', 'specificHumidity', 'windEastward', 'windNorthward']
+  statistics to compute: ['mean', 'count', 'RMS']
+  variables: ['stationPressure', 'airTemperature', 'specificHumidity', 'windEastward', 'windNorthward']
+  groups to process: ['ombg', 'oman']
+  qc groups: ['GsiEffectiveQCGes', 'GsiEffectiveQCAnl']
+  output file: "{{ atmosphere_gsi_obsdataout_path }}/{{ atmosphere_gsi_obsdataout_prefix }}{{ observation_from_jcb }}{{ atmosphere_gsi_obsdataout_suffix }}"
+  output ascii file: "{{ atmosphere_gsi_obsdataout_path }}/{{ observation_from_jcb }}_ioda_stats.txt"
+  ascii vertical bins:
+    vertical bin names: [1000+, 1000-900, 900-800, 800-600, 600-400, 400-300, 300-250, 250-200, 200-150, 150-100, 100-50]
+    vertical bin ranges: [100000, 90000, 80000, 60000, 40000, 30000, 25000, 20000, 15000, 10000, 5000]
+    vertical bin variable: pressure
+  regular grid binning:
+    bin size in degrees: 2.5
+    use negative longitudes: true 
+  domains to process:
+  - domain:
+      name: "SH"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [-90,0]
+  - domain:
+      name: "NH"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [0,90]
+  - domain:
+      name: "CONUS"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [25,49]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-125,-66]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Europe"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [35,70]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-11,38]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Africa"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [-35,37]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-17,52]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Asia"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [0,70]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [38, 180]
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/atmosphere_gsi/sfcship_gsi.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/atmosphere_gsi/sfcship_gsi.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5341825be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/atmosphere_gsi/sfcship_gsi.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+- obs space:
+    name: sfcship_gsi
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{ atmosphere_gsi_obsdatain_path }}/{{ atmosphere_gsi_obsdatain_prefix }}{{ observation_from_jcb }}{{ atmosphere_gsi_obsdatain_suffix }}"
+    simulated variables: ['stationPressure', 'airTemperature', 'virtualTemperature', 'specificHumidity', 'windEastward', 'windNorthward']
+    observed variables: ['stationPressure', 'airTemperature', 'virtualTemperature', 'specificHumidity', 'windEastward', 'windNorthward']
+  statistics to compute: ['mean', 'count', 'RMS']
+  variables: ['stationPressure', 'airTemperature', 'virtualTemperature', 'specificHumidity', 'windEastward', 'windNorthward']
+  groups to process: ['ombg', 'oman']
+  qc groups: ['GsiEffectiveQCGes', 'GsiEffectiveQCAnl']
+  output file: "{{ atmosphere_gsi_obsdataout_path }}/{{ atmosphere_gsi_obsdataout_prefix }}{{ observation_from_jcb }}{{ atmosphere_gsi_obsdataout_suffix }}"
+  output ascii file: "{{ atmosphere_gsi_obsdataout_path }}/{{ observation_from_jcb }}_ioda_stats.txt"
+  ascii vertical bins:
+    vertical bin names: [1000+, 1000-900, 900-800, 800-600, 600-400, 400-300, 300-250, 250-200, 200-150, 150-100, 100-50]
+    vertical bin ranges: [100000, 90000, 80000, 60000, 40000, 30000, 25000, 20000, 15000, 10000, 5000]
+    vertical bin variable: pressure
+  regular grid binning:
+    bin size in degrees: 2.5
+    use negative longitudes: true 
+  domains to process:
+  - domain:
+      name: "SH"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [-90,0]
+  - domain:
+      name: "NH"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [0,90]
+  - domain:
+      name: "CONUS"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [25,49]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-125,-66]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Europe"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [35,70]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-11,38]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Africa"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [-35,37]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-17,52]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Asia"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [0,70]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [38, 180]
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/atmosphere_gsi/sondes_gsi.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/atmosphere_gsi/sondes_gsi.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..533dab478
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/atmosphere_gsi/sondes_gsi.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+- obs space:
+    name: sondes_gsi
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{ atmosphere_gsi_obsdatain_path }}/{{ atmosphere_gsi_obsdatain_prefix }}{{ observation_from_jcb }}{{ atmosphere_gsi_obsdatain_suffix }}"
+    simulated variables: ['stationPressure', 'airTemperature', 'virtualTemperature', 'specificHumidity', 'windEastward', 'windNorthward']
+    observed variables: ['stationPressure', 'airTemperature', 'virtualTemperature', 'specificHumidity', 'windEastward', 'windNorthward']
+  statistics to compute: ['mean', 'count', 'RMS']
+  variables: ['stationPressure', 'airTemperature', 'virtualTemperature', 'specificHumidity', 'windEastward', 'windNorthward']
+  groups to process: ['ombg', 'oman']
+  qc groups: ['GsiEffectiveQCGes', 'GsiEffectiveQCAnl']
+  output file: "{{ atmosphere_gsi_obsdataout_path }}/{{ atmosphere_gsi_obsdataout_prefix }}{{ observation_from_jcb }}{{ atmosphere_gsi_obsdataout_suffix }}"
+  output ascii file: "{{ atmosphere_gsi_obsdataout_path }}/{{ observation_from_jcb }}_ioda_stats.txt"
+  ascii vertical bins:
+    vertical bin names: [1000+, 1000-900, 900-800, 800-600, 600-400, 400-300, 300-250, 250-200, 200-150, 150-100, 100-50]
+    vertical bin ranges: [100000, 90000, 80000, 60000, 40000, 30000, 25000, 20000, 15000, 10000, 5000]
+    vertical bin variable: pressure
+  regular grid binning:
+    bin size in degrees: 2.5
+    use negative longitudes: true 
+  domains to process:
+  - domain:
+      name: "SH"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [-90,0]
+  - domain:
+      name: "NH"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [0,90]
+  - domain:
+      name: "CONUS"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [25,49]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-125,-66]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Europe"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [35,70]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-11,38]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Africa"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [-35,37]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-17,52]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Asia"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [0,70]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [38, 180]
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/snow/ims_snow.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/snow/ims_snow.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7f584d785
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/snow/ims_snow.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+- obs space:
+    name: ims_snow
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{ snow_obsdatain_path }}/{{ snow_obsdatain_prefix }}{{ observation_from_jcb }}{{ snow_obsdatain_suffix }}"
+    simulated variables: ['totalSnowDepth']
+    observed variables: ['totalSnowDepth']
+  statistics to compute: ['mean', 'count', 'RMS']
+  variables: [totalSnowDepth]
+  groups to process: ['ombg', 'oman']
+  qc groups: ['EffectiveQC0', 'EffectiveQC1']
+  output file: "{{ snow_obsdataout_path }}/{{ snow_obsdataout_prefix }}{{ observation_from_jcb }}{{ snow_obsdataout_suffix }}"
+  output ascii file: "{{ snow_obsdataout_path }}/{{ observation_from_jcb }}_ioda_stats.txt"
+  regular grid binning:
+    bin size in degrees: 2.0
+    use negative longitudes: false
+  domains to process:
+  - domain:
+      name: "SH"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [-90,0]
+  - domain:
+      name: "NH"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [0,90]
+  - domain:
+      name: "West_CONUS"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [25,49]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [235,260]
+  - domain:
+      name: "East_CONUS"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [25,49]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [260,294]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Alaska"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [52,72]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [190,230]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Europe"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [35,70]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [38,349]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Africa"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [-35,37]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [52,343]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Asia"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [0,70]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [38, 180]
+  - domain:
+      name: "High_Mount_Asia"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [20,46]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [60, 111]
+
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/snow/madis_snow.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/snow/madis_snow.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..63fd6678b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/snow/madis_snow.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+- obs space:
+    name: madis_snow
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{ snow_obsdatain_path }}/{{ snow_obsdatain_prefix }}{{ observation_from_jcb }}{{ snow_obsdatain_suffix }}"
+    simulated variables: ['totalSnowDepth']
+    observed variables: ['totalSnowDepth']
+  statistics to compute: ['mean', 'count', 'RMS']
+  variables: [totalSnowDepth]
+  groups to process: ['ombg', 'oman']
+  qc groups: ['EffectiveQC0', 'EffectiveQC1']
+  output file: "{{ snow_obsdataout_path }}/{{ snow_obsdataout_prefix }}{{ observation_from_jcb }}{{ snow_obsdataout_suffix }}"
+  output ascii file: "{{ snow_obsdataout_path }}/{{ observation_from_jcb }}_ioda_stats.txt"
+  regular grid binning:
+    bin size in degrees: 1.0
+    use negative longitudes: true
+  domains to process:
+  - domain:
+      name: "SH"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [-90,0]
+  - domain:
+      name: "NH"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [0,90]
+  - domain:
+      name: "West_CONUS"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [25,49]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-125,-100]
+  - domain:
+      name: "East_CONUS"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [25,49]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-100,-66]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Alaska"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [52,72]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-170,-130]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Europe"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [35,70]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-11,38]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Africa"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [-35,37]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-17,52]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Asia"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [0,70]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [38, 180]
+  - domain:
+      name: "High_Mount_Asia"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [20,46]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [60, 111]
+
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/snow/sfcsno.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/snow/sfcsno.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..818a23065
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/snow/sfcsno.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+- obs space:
+    name: sfcsno
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{ snow_obsdatain_path }}/{{ snow_obsdatain_prefix }}{{ observation_from_jcb }}{{ snow_obsdatain_suffix }}"
+    simulated variables: ['totalSnowDepth']
+    observed variables: ['totalSnowDepth']
+  statistics to compute: ['mean', 'count', 'RMS']
+  variables: [totalSnowDepth]
+  groups to process: ['ombg', 'oman']
+  qc groups: ['EffectiveQC0', 'EffectiveQC1']
+  output file: "{{ snow_obsdataout_path }}/{{ snow_obsdataout_prefix }}{{ observation_from_jcb }}{{ snow_obsdataout_suffix }}"
+  output ascii file: "{{ snow_obsdataout_path }}/{{ observation_from_jcb }}_ioda_stats.txt"
+  regular grid binning:
+    bin size in degrees: 1.0
+    use negative longitudes: true
+  domains to process:
+  - domain:
+      name: "SH"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [-90,0]
+  - domain:
+      name: "NH"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [0,90]
+  - domain:
+      name: "West_CONUS"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [25,49]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-125,-100]
+  - domain:
+      name: "East_CONUS"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [25,49]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-100,-66]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Alaska"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [52,72]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-170,-130]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Europe"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [35,70]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-11,38]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Africa"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [-35,37]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-17,52]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Asia"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [0,70]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [38, 180]
+  - domain:
+      name: "High_Mount_Asia"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [20,46]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [60, 111]
+
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/snow/snocvr.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/snow/snocvr.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d90590f82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/snow/snocvr.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+- obs space:
+    name: snocvr
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{ snow_obsdatain_path }}/{{ snow_obsdatain_prefix }}{{ observation_from_jcb }}{{ snow_obsdatain_suffix }}"
+    simulated variables: ['totalSnowDepth']
+    observed variables: ['totalSnowDepth']
+  statistics to compute: ['mean', 'count', 'RMS']
+  variables: [totalSnowDepth]
+  groups to process: ['ombg', 'oman']
+  qc groups: ['EffectiveQC0', 'EffectiveQC1']
+  output file: "{{ snow_obsdataout_path }}/{{ snow_obsdataout_prefix }}{{ observation_from_jcb }}{{ snow_obsdataout_suffix }}"
+  output ascii file: "{{ snow_obsdataout_path }}/{{ observation_from_jcb }}_ioda_stats.txt"
+  regular grid binning:
+    bin size in degrees: 1.0
+    use negative longitudes: true
+  domains to process:
+  - domain:
+      name: "SH"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [-90,0]
+  - domain:
+      name: "NH"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [0,90]
+  - domain:
+      name: "West_CONUS"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [25,49]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-125,-100]
+  - domain:
+      name: "East_CONUS"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [25,49]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-100,-66]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Alaska"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [52,72]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-170,-130]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Europe"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [35,70]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-11,38]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Africa"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [-35,37]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-17,52]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Asia"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [0,70]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [38, 180]
+  - domain:
+      name: "High_Mount_Asia"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [20,46]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [60, 111]
+
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/snow/snocvr_snomad.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/snow/snocvr_snomad.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f175d6e21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/snow/snocvr_snomad.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+- obs space:
+    name: snocvr_snomad
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{ snow_obsdatain_path }}/{{ snow_obsdatain_prefix }}{{ observation_from_jcb }}{{ snow_obsdatain_suffix }}"
+    simulated variables: ['totalSnowDepth']
+    observed variables: ['totalSnowDepth']
+  statistics to compute: ['mean', 'count', 'RMS']
+  variables: [totalSnowDepth]
+  groups to process: ['ombg', 'oman']
+  qc groups: ['EffectiveQC0', 'EffectiveQC1']
+  output file: "{{ snow_obsdataout_path }}/{{ snow_obsdataout_prefix }}{{ observation_from_jcb }}{{ snow_obsdataout_suffix }}"
+  output ascii file: "{{ snow_obsdataout_path }}/{{ observation_from_jcb }}_ioda_stats.txt"
+  regular grid binning:
+    bin size in degrees: 1.0
+    use negative longitudes: true 
+  domains to process:
+  - domain:
+      name: "SH"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [-90,0]
+  - domain:
+      name: "NH"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [0,90]
+  - domain:
+      name: "West_CONUS"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [25,49]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-125,-100]
+  - domain:
+      name: "East_CONUS"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [25,49]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-100,-66]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Alaska"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [52,72]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-170,-130]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Europe"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [35,70]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-11,38]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Africa"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [-35,37]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-17,52]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Asia"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [0,70]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [38, 180]
+  - domain:
+      name: "High_Mount_Asia"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [20,46]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [60, 111]
+
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/snow/snomad.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/snow/snomad.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1bdde113d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observation_statistics/snow/snomad.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+- obs space:
+    name: snomad
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{ snow_obsdatain_path }}/{{ snow_obsdatain_prefix }}{{ observation_from_jcb }}{{ snow_obsdatain_suffix }}"
+    simulated variables: ['totalSnowDepth']
+    observed variables: ['totalSnowDepth']
+  statistics to compute: ['mean', 'count', 'RMS']
+  variables: [totalSnowDepth]
+  groups to process: ['ombg', 'oman']
+  qc groups: ['EffectiveQC0', 'EffectiveQC1']
+  output file: "{{ snow_obsdataout_path }}/{{ snow_obsdataout_prefix }}{{ observation_from_jcb }}{{ snow_obsdataout_suffix }}"
+  output ascii file: "{{ snow_obsdataout_path }}/{{ observation_from_jcb }}_ioda_stats.txt"
+  regular grid binning:
+    bin size in degrees: 1.0
+    use negative longitudes: true 
+  domains to process:
+  - domain:
+      name: "SH"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [-90,0]
+  - domain:
+      name: "NH"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [0,90]
+  - domain:
+      name: "West_CONUS"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [25,49]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-125,-100]
+  - domain:
+      name: "East_CONUS"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [25,49]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-100,-66]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Alaska"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [52,72]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-170,-130]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Europe"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [35,70]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-11,38]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Africa"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [-35,37]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [-17,52]
+  - domain:
+      name: "Asia"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [0,70]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [38, 180]
+  - domain:
+      name: "High_Mount_Asia"
+      first mask variable: latitude
+      first mask range: [20,46]
+      second mask variable: longitude
+      second mask range: [60, 111]
+
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/aero/retrieval_aod_viirs_n20.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/aero/retrieval_aod_viirs_n20.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..378358946
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/aero/retrieval_aod_viirs_n20.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+-
+
+  # Observation Space (I/O)
+  # -----------------------
+  obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{aero_obsdatain_path}}/{{aero_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{aero_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+        missing file action: warn
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{aero_obsdataout_path}}/{{aero_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{aero_obsdataout_suffix}}"
+    io pool:
+      max pool size: 2
+    simulated variables: [aerosolOpticalDepth]
+    channels: 4
+
+  # Observation Operator
+  # --------------------
+  get values:
+    interpolation method: barycentric
+    time interpolation: linear
+  obs operator:
+    name: AodCRTM
+    Absorbers: [H2O,O3]
+    obs options:
+      Sensor_ID: &{{observation_from_jcb}}_sensor_id v.viirs-m_j1
+      EndianType: little_endian
+      AerosolOption: aerosols_gocart_default
+      CoefficientPath: "{{crtm_coefficient_path}}"
+  obs error:
+    covariance model: diagonal
+
+  # Observation Bias Correction (VarBC)
+  # -----------------------------------
+
+  # Observation Filters (QC)
+  # ------------------------  
+  obs filters:
+    - filter: PreQC
+      maxvalue: 1
+    - filter: Domain Check
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: latitude@MetaData
+        minvalue: -60
+        maxvalue: 60
+    - filter: Bounds Check
+      filter variables:
+      - name: aerosolOpticalDepth
+        channels: 4
+      minvalue: 0
+      maxvalue: 4.9
+      action:
+        name: reject
+    - filter: Background Check
+      channels: 4
+      threshold: 3.0
+      action:
+        name: inflate error
+        inflation factor: 3.0
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/aero/retrieval_aod_viirs_n21.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/aero/retrieval_aod_viirs_n21.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..efa9cdd5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/aero/retrieval_aod_viirs_n21.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+-
+
+  # Observation Space (I/O)
+  # -----------------------
+  obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{aero_obsdatain_path}}/{{aero_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{aero_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+        missing file action: warn
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{aero_obsdataout_path}}/{{aero_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{aero_obsdataout_suffix}}"
+    io pool:
+      max pool size: 2
+    simulated variables: [aerosolOpticalDepth]
+    channels: 4
+
+  # Observation Operator
+  # --------------------
+  get values:
+    interpolation method: barycentric
+    time interpolation: linear
+  obs operator:
+    name: AodCRTM
+    Absorbers: [H2O,O3]
+    obs options:
+      Sensor_ID: &{{observation_from_jcb}}_sensor_id v.viirs-m_j2
+      EndianType: little_endian
+      AerosolOption: aerosols_gocart_default
+      CoefficientPath: "{{crtm_coefficient_path}}"
+  obs error:
+    covariance model: diagonal
+
+  # Observation Bias Correction (VarBC)
+  # -----------------------------------
+
+  # Observation Filters (QC)
+  # ------------------------  
+  obs filters:
+    - filter: PreQC
+      maxvalue: 1
+    - filter: Domain Check
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: latitude@MetaData
+        minvalue: -60
+        maxvalue: 60
+    - filter: Bounds Check
+      filter variables:
+      - name: aerosolOpticalDepth
+        channels: 4
+      minvalue: 0
+      maxvalue: 4.9
+      action:
+        name: reject
+    - filter: Background Check
+      channels: 4
+      threshold: 3.0
+      action:
+        name: inflate error
+        inflation factor: 3.0
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/aero/retrieval_aod_viirs_npp.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/aero/retrieval_aod_viirs_npp.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..119aaf18d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/aero/retrieval_aod_viirs_npp.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+-
+
+  # Observation Space (I/O)
+  # -----------------------
+  obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{aero_obsdatain_path}}/{{aero_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{aero_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{aero_obsdataout_path}}/{{aero_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{aero_obsdataout_suffix}}"
+        missing file action: warn
+    io pool:
+      max pool size: 2
+    simulated variables: [aerosolOpticalDepth]
+    channels: 4
+
+  # Observation Operator
+  # --------------------
+  get values:
+    interpolation method: barycentric
+    time interpolation: linear
+  obs operator:
+    name: AodCRTM
+    Absorbers: [H2O,O3]
+    obs options:
+      Sensor_ID: &{{observation_from_jcb}}_sensor_id v.viirs-m_npp
+      EndianType: little_endian
+      AerosolOption: aerosols_gocart_default
+      CoefficientPath: "{{crtm_coefficient_path}}"
+  obs error:
+    covariance model: diagonal
+
+  # Observation Bias Correction (VarBC)
+  # -----------------------------------
+
+  # Observation Filters (QC)
+  # ------------------------  
+  obs filters:
+    - filter: PreQC
+      maxvalue: 1
+    - filter: Domain Check
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: latitude@MetaData
+        minvalue: -60
+        maxvalue: 60
+    - filter: Bounds Check
+      filter variables:
+      - name: aerosolOpticalDepth
+        channels: 4
+      minvalue: 0
+      maxvalue: 4.9
+      action:
+        name: reject
+    - filter: Background Check
+      channels: 4
+      threshold: 3.0
+      action:
+        name: inflate error
+        inflation factor: 3.0
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/atmosphere-lgetkf/aircraft.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/atmosphere-lgetkf/aircraft.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2690123e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/atmosphere-lgetkf/aircraft.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,365 @@
+-
+
+  # Observation Space (I/O)
+  # -----------------------
+  obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    distribution:
+      name: "{{distribution_type}}"
+      halo size: 1250e3
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{atmosphere_obsdatain_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+      obsgrouping:
+        group variables: ["stationIdentification"]
+        sort variable: "pressure"
+        sort order: "descending"
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{atmosphere_obsdataout_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsdataout_suffix}}"
+    io pool:
+      max pool size: 1
+    simulated variables: [windEastward, windNorthward, airTemperature, specificHumidity]
+  #
+
+  # Observation Operator
+  # --------------------
+  obs operator:
+    name: VertInterp
+  #
+
+  # Observation Filters (QC)
+  # ------------------------
+  obs filters:
+    # Observation Range Sanity Check
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: airTemperature
+    minvalue: 195
+    maxvalue: 327
+    action:
+      name: reject
+    #
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: specificHumidity
+    minvalue: 1.0E-7
+    maxvalue: 0.034999999
+    action:
+      name: reject
+    #
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    minvalue: -130
+    maxvalue: 130
+    action:
+      name: reject
+    #
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    test variables:
+    - name: ObsFunction/Velocity
+    maxvalue: 130.0
+    action:
+      name: reject
+    # Reject when pressure is less than 126 mb.
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    test variables:
+    - name: MetaData/pressure
+    minvalue: 12600
+    action:
+      name: reject
+    #
+    # Reject all obs with PreQC mark already set above 3
+    # - filter: PreQC
+    #   maxvalue: 3
+    #   action:
+    #     name: reject
+    #
+    #--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # Wind
+    #--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    #
+    # Begin by assigning all ObsError to a constant value. These will get overwritten (as needed) for specific types.
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error parameter: 2.0               # 2.0 m/s
+    # Assign intial ObsError specific to AIREP/ACARS
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error parameter: 3.6               # 3.6 m/s
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: ObsType/windEastward
+      is_in: 230
+    # Assign intial ObsError specific to AMDAR
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error parameter: 3.0               # 3.0 m/s
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: ObsType/windEastward
+      is_in: 231
+    # Assign intial ObsError specific to MDCRS
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error parameter: 2.5               # 2.5 m/s
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: ObsType/windEastward
+      is_in: 233
+    #
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorModelStepwiseLinear
+        options:
+          xvar:
+            name: MetaData/pressure
+          xvals: [100000, 95000, 80000, 65000, 60000, 55000, 50000, 45000, 40000,
+            35000, 30000, 25000, 20000, 15000, 10000]                                                                           #Pressure (Pa)
+          errors: [1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.1, 2.3, 2.6, 2.8, 3.0, 3.2, 2.7,
+            2.4, 2.1]
+    # Assign the initial ObsError, based on height/pressure for RECON aircraft
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorModelStepwiseLinear
+        options:
+          xvar:
+            name: MetaData/pressure
+          xvals: [70000, 65000, 60000, 55000, 50000, 45000, 40000, 35000, 30000, 25000,
+            20000, 15000, 10000, 7500, 5000]
+          errors: [2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.95, 3.1, 3.25, 3.4, 3.175, 2.95, 2.725,
+            2.5, 2.6, 2.7]
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: ObsType/windEastward
+      is_in: 232
+    # Reject when difference of wind direction is more than 50 degrees.
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    test variables:
+    - name: ObsFunction/WindDirAngleDiff
+      options:
+        minimum_uv: 3.5
+    maxvalue: 50.0
+    action:
+      name: reject
+    defer to post: true
+    # When multiple obs exist within a single vertical model level, inflate ObsError
+  # - filter: Perform Action
+  #   filter variables:
+  #   - name: windEastward
+  #   action:
+  #     name: inflate error
+  #     inflation variable:
+  #       name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorFactorConventional
+  #       options:
+  #         test QCflag: PreQC
+  #         inflate variables: [windEastward]
+  #   defer to post: true
+    #
+  # - filter: Perform Action
+  #   filter variables:
+  #   - name: windNorthward
+  #   action:
+  #     name: inflate error
+  #     inflation variable:
+  #       name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorFactorConventional
+  #       options:
+  #         test QCflag: PreQC
+  #         inflate variables: [windNorthward]
+  #   defer to post: true
+    #
+    # Gross error check with (O - B) / ObsError greater than threshold.
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    threshold: 6.0
+    absolute threshold: 19.0
+    action:
+      name: reject
+    #
+    #--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # Temperature
+    #--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    #
+    # Begin by assigning all ObsError to a constant value. These will get overwritten for specific types.
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: airTemperature
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error parameter: 2.0               # 2.0 K
+    # Assign the initial observation error, based on pressure (for AIREP/ACARS; itype=130)
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: airTemperature
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorModelStepwiseLinear
+        options:
+          xvar:
+            name: MetaData/pressure
+          xvals: [100000, 95000, 90000, 85000, 80000]
+          errors: [2.5, 2.3, 2.1, 1.9, 1.7]
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: ObsType/airTemperature
+      is_in: 130
+    # Assign the initial observation error, based on pressure (for AMDAR and MDCRS; itype=131,133)
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: airTemperature
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorModelStepwiseLinear
+        options:
+          xvar:
+            name: MetaData/pressure
+          xvals: [100000, 95000, 90000, 85000, 80000]
+          errors: [1.4706, 1.3529, 1.2353, 1.1176, 1.0]
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: ObsType/airTemperature
+      is_in: 131,133
+    # Assign the initial observation error, based on pressure (for RECON aircraft; itype=132)
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: airTemperature
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorModelStepwiseLinear
+        options:
+          xvar:
+            name: MetaData/pressure
+          xvals: [100000, 95000, 90000, 85000, 35000, 30000, 25000, 20000, 15000,
+            10000, 7500, 5000, 4000, 3200, 2000, 1000]
+          errors: [1.2, 1.1, 0.9, 0.8, 0.8, 0.9, 1.2, 1.2, 1.0, 0.8, 0.8, 0.9, 0.95,
+            1.0, 1.25, 1.5]
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: ObsType/airTemperature
+      is_in: 132
+    # When multiple obs exist within a single vertical model level, inflate ObsError
+  # - filter: Perform Action
+  #   filter variables:
+  #   - name: airTemperature
+  #   action:
+  #     name: inflate error
+  #     inflation variable:
+  #       name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorFactorConventional
+  #       options:
+  #         test QCflag: PreQC
+  #         inflate variables: [airTemperature]
+  #   defer to post: true
+    # Gross error check with (O - B) / ObsError greater than threshold.
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: airTemperature
+    threshold: 7.0
+    absolute threshold: 8.0
+    action:
+      name: reject
+    #
+    #--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # Moisture
+    #--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    #
+    # Assign the initial observation error, based on height/pressure ONLY MDCRS
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: specificHumidity
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorModelStepwiseLinear
+        options:
+          xvar:
+            name: MetaData/pressure
+          xvals: [110000, 105000, 100000, 95000, 90000, 85000, 80000, 75000, 70000,
+            65000, 60000, 55000, 50000, 45000, 40000, 35000, 30000, 25000, 20000,
+            15000, 10000, 7500, 5000, 4000, 3000]
+          errors: [.19455, .19062, .18488, .17877, .17342, .16976, .16777, .16696,
+            .16605, .16522, .16637, .17086, .17791, .18492, .18996, .19294, .19447,
+            .19597, .19748, .19866, .19941, .19979, .19994, .19999, .2]
+          scale_factor_var: ObsValue/specificHumidity
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: ObsType/specificHumidity
+      is_in: 133
+    # When multiple obs exist within a single vertical model level, inflate ObsError
+  # - filter: Perform Action
+  #   filter variables:
+  #   - name: specificHumidity
+  #   action:
+  #     name: inflate error
+  #     inflation variable:
+  #       name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorFactorConventional
+  #       options:
+  #         test QCflag: PreQC
+  #         inflate variables: [specificHumidity]
+  #   defer to post: true
+    # Gross error check with (O - B) / ObsError greater than threshold.
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: specificHumidity
+    threshold: 8.0
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # Observation Localizations (LocalEnsembleDA)
+  # -------------------------------------------
+  obs localizations:
+  - localization method: Horizontal Gaspari-Cohn
+    lengthscale: 1250e3
+    max nobs: 10000
+
+  # GeoVaLs for Driving Observation Operators (testing mode)
+  # --------------------------------------------------------
+  geovals:
+    filename: "{{atmosphere_obsdatain_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}_geoval{{atmosphere_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+
+  # Passed benchmark for UFO testing
+  # --------------------------------
+  passedBenchmark: 0
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/atmosphere-lgetkf/conventional_ps.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/atmosphere-lgetkf/conventional_ps.yaml.j2
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+-
+
+  # Observation Space (I/O)
+  # -----------------------
+  obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    distribution:
+      name: "{{distribution_type}}"
+      halo size: 1250e3
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{atmosphere_obsdatain_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{atmosphere_obsdataout_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsdataout_suffix}}"
+    io pool:
+      max pool size: 1
+    simulated variables: [stationPressure]
+
+  # Observation Operator
+  # --------------------
+  obs operator:
+    name: SfcCorrected
+    variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    correction scheme to use: GSL
+    station_altitude: height
+    geovar_sfc_geomz: height_above_mean_sea_level_at_surface
+    geovar_geomz: geopotential_height
+
+  # Linear Observation Operator
+  # ---------------------------
+  linear obs operator:
+    name: Identity
+    variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+
+  # Observation Prior Filters (QC)
+  # ------------------------------
+  obs prior filters:
+  # Initial Error Assignments for SFC Observations
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/stationPressure
+      is_in: [181]
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorModelStepwiseLinear
+        options:
+          round_to_the_nearest_integer: true
+          xvar:
+            name: ObsValue/stationPressure
+          xvals: [80000, 75000, 70000, 65000, 60000, 55000]
+          errors: [110, 120, 120, 120, 120, 1.0e+11]
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/stationPressure
+      is_in: [187]
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorModelStepwiseLinear
+        options:
+          round_to_the_nearest_integer: true
+          xvar:
+            name: ObsValue/stationPressure
+          xvals: [85000, 80000, 75000, 70000, 65000, 60000, 55000]
+          errors: [120, 140, 140, 140, 140, 140, 1.0e+11]
+  # Initial Error Assignments for SFCSHIP Observations
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/stationPressure
+      is_in: [180]
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorModelStepwiseLinear
+        options:
+          round_to_the_nearest_integer: true
+          xvar:
+            name: ObsValue/stationPressure
+          xvals: [60000, 55000]
+          errors: [130, 1.0e+11]
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/stationPressure
+      is_in: [183]
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error parameter: 1.0e+11
+
+  # Initial Error Assignments for Radiosonde
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/stationPressure
+      is_in: [120]
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorModelStepwiseLinear
+        options:
+          round_to_the_nearest_integer: true
+          xvar:
+            name: ObsValue/stationPressure
+          xvals: [80000, 75000, 70000, 65000, 60000, 55000]
+          errors: [110, 120, 120, 120, 120, 1.0e+11]
+  # Create PreQC group variable (pqm in GSI read_prepbufr)
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: InputObsError/stationPressure
+      type: float
+      source variable: ObsErrorData/stationPressure
+
+  # Set observation quality-realted variables
+  # Create PreQC group variable (pqm in GSI read_prepbufr)
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: PreQC/stationPressure
+      type: int
+      source variable: QualityMarker/stationPressure
+
+  # Create PreUseFlag group variable (usage in GSI read_prepbufr)
+  # Initialize
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: PreUseFlag/stationPressure
+      type: int
+      source variable: PreQC/stationPressure
+
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: PreUseFlag/stationPressure
+      is_in: 1-15
+    assignments:
+    - name: PreUseFlag/stationPressure
+      value: 0
+  # Re-assignment
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: ObsType/stationPressure
+      is_in: 183
+    assignments:
+    - name: PreUseFlag/stationPressure
+      value: 100
+
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: ObsValue/stationPressure
+      is_defined:
+    - variable:
+        name: ObsValue/stationPressure
+      maxvalue: 50000.00
+    where operator: and
+    assignments:
+    - name: PreUseFlag/stationPressure
+      value: 100
+
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: PreQC/stationPressure
+      is_in: 9, 12, 15
+    assignments:
+    - name: PreUseFlag/stationPressure
+      value: 100
+
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: PreQC/stationPressure
+      is_in: 4-15
+    assignments:
+    - name: PreUseFlag/stationPressure
+      value: 101
+
+  ## Observation range sanity check
+  #- filter: Bounds Check
+  #  filter variables:
+  #  - name: stationPressure
+  #  minvalue: 37499.0
+  #  maxvalue: 106999.0
+  #  action:
+  #    name: reject
+  ## Reject all ObsType 183
+  #- filter: RejectList
+  #  where:
+  #  - variable:
+  #      name: ObsType/stationPressure
+  #    is_in: 183
+  ## Reject surface pressure below 500 hPa
+  #- filter: Bounds Check
+  #  filter variables:
+  #  - name: stationPressure
+  #  minvalue: 50000.00
+  #  action:
+  #    name: reject
+  #- filter: RejectList
+  #  where:
+  #  - variable:
+  #      name: PreQC/stationPressure
+  #    is_in: 4-15
+  # Inflate obs error based on obs type
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable: PreQC/stationPressure
+      is_in: 3, 7
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation factor: 1.2
+
+  # Observation Post Filters (QC)
+  # -----------------------------
+  obs post filters:
+  # Calculate obs error inflation factors for duplicated observations at the same location
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck/stationPressure
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck
+        options:
+          use_air_pressure: false
+          variable: stationPressure
+
+  # Reduce effective observation error based on obs type and subtype
+  # In this case: reduce effective obs error for buoy
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: ObsType/stationPressure
+      is_in: 180
+    - variable:
+        name: ObsSubType/stationPressure
+      is_in: 0
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation factor: 0.7
+
+  # Calculate obs error inflation factors for large discrepancies between model and observations
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: ObsErrorFactorSfcPressure/stationPressure
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorFactorSfcPressure
+        options:
+          geovar_sfc_geomz: height_above_mean_sea_level_at_surface
+          geovar_geomz: geopotential_height
+          station_altitude: height
+
+  # Inflate surface pressure observation based on discrepancies between
+  # model and observations due to terrian
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation variable:
+        name: ObsErrorFactorSfcPressure/stationPressure
+
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: DerivedMetaData/Innovation
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: ObsFunction/Arithmetic
+        options:
+          variables:
+          - name: ObsValue/stationPressure
+          - name: HofX/stationPressure
+          coefs: [1, -1]
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: DerivedMetaData/ObsErrorBoundSfcPressure1
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorBoundConventional
+        options:
+          obsvar: stationPressure
+          obserr_bound_min: 100
+          obserr_bound_max: 300
+          obserr_bound_factor: 5.0
+
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable: PreQC/stationPressure
+      is_not_in: 3
+    function absolute threshold:
+    - name: DerivedMetaData/ObsErrorBoundSfcPressure1
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: DerivedMetaData/ObsErrorBoundSfcPressure2
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorBoundConventional
+        options:
+          obsvar: stationPressure
+          obserr_bound_min: 100
+          obserr_bound_max: 300
+          obserr_bound_factor: 3.5
+
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable: PreQC/stationPressure
+      is_in: 3
+    function absolute threshold:
+    - name: DerivedMetaData/ObsErrorBoundSfcPressure2
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # Inflate obs error based on duplicate check
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation variable:
+        name: ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck/stationPressure
+
+  # Reject data based on PreUseFlag (usage in GSI)
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable: PreUseFlag/stationPressure
+      is_not_in: 0, 1
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  # End of Filters
+
+  # Observation Localizations (LocalEnsembleDA)
+  # -------------------------------------------
+  obs localizations:
+  - localization method: Horizontal Gaspari-Cohn
+    lengthscale: 1250e3
+    max nobs: 10000
+
+
+  # GeoVaLs for Driving Observation Operators (testing mode)
+  # --------------------------------------------------------
+  geovals:
+    filename: "{{atmosphere_obsdatain_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}_geoval{{atmosphere_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+
+  # Passed benchmark for UFO testing
+  # --------------------------------
+  passedBenchmark: 0
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/atmosphere-lgetkf/gnssro.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/atmosphere-lgetkf/gnssro.yaml.j2
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+-
+
+  # Observation Space (I/O)
+  # -----------------------
+  obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    distribution:
+      name: "{{distribution_type}}"
+      halo size: 1250e3
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{atmosphere_obsdatain_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+  #    obsgrouping:
+  #      group variables: [ "sequenceNumber" ]
+  #      sort variable: "impactHeightRO"
+  #      sort order: "ascending"
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{atmosphere_obsdataout_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsdataout_suffix}}"
+    simulated variables: [bendingAngle]
+
+  # Observation Operator
+  # --------------------
+  obs operator:
+    name: GnssroBndNBAM
+    obs options:
+      use_compress: 1
+      sr_steps: 2
+      vertlayer: full
+      super_ref_qc: NBAM
+
+  # Observation Filters (QC)
+  # ------------------------
+  obs filters:
+  # Apply gross check using pccf
+  # Step 0-A: Create Diagnostic Flags
+  # Diagnostic flag for pccf
+  - filter: Create Diagnostic Flags
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    flags:
+    - name: pccfCheckReject
+      initial value: false
+      force reinitialization: true
+
+  # Diagnostic flag for qfro
+  - filter: Create Diagnostic Flags
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    flags:
+    - name: qfroCheckReject
+      initial value: false
+      force reinitialization: true
+
+  # Step 0-B: pccf Check - good: 0.1-100, reject: 0
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/satelliteIdentifier
+      is_in: 265-269,750-755,44,786,820,825
+    test variables:
+    - name: MetaData/pccf
+    minvalue: 0.1
+    maxvalue: 100.1
+    actions:
+    - name: set
+      flag: pccfCheckReject
+    - name: reject
+
+  # Step 0-B: qfro Check - good: 0, reject: 1
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+  - filter: RejectList
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/satelliteIdentifier
+      is_in: 3-5,421,440,821
+    test variables:
+    - name: MetaData/qualityFlags
+    minvalue: -0.1
+    maxvalue: 0.1
+    actions:
+    - name: set
+      flag: qfroCheckReject
+    - name: reject
+
+  #1. gpstop
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/impactHeightRO
+      minvalue: 0
+      maxvalue: 55000.1
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  #2. commgpstop
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/satelliteIdentifier
+      is_in: 265,266,267,268,269
+    test variables:
+    - name: MetaData/impactHeightRO
+    maxvalue: 45000.1
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  #3. metop below 8 km
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/satelliteIdentifier
+      is_in: 3-5
+    test variables:
+    - name: MetaData/impactHeightRO
+    minvalue: 8000.1
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  #4. assign obs error
+  - filter: ROobserror
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    errmodel: NBAM
+  #5. RONBAM cut off check
+  - filter: Background Check RONBAM
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+  #6. Obs error inflate
+  - filter: Background Check RONBAM
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    action:
+      name: RONBAMErrInflate
+  #7. Background check
+  #- filter: Background Check
+  #  filter variables:
+  #  - name: bendingAngle
+  #  threshold: 10
+  #  action:
+  #    name: reject
+
+  # Observation Localizations (LocalEnsembleDA)
+  # -------------------------------------------
+  obs localizations:
+  - localization method: Horizontal Gaspari-Cohn
+    lengthscale: 1250e3
+    max nobs: 10000
+
+
+  # GeoVaLs for Driving Observation Operators (testing mode)
+  # --------------------------------------------------------
+  geovals:
+    filename: "{{atmosphere_obsdatain_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}_geoval{{atmosphere_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+
+  # Passed benchmark for UFO testing
+  # --------------------------------
+  passedBenchmark: 0
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/atmosphere-lgetkf/gnssro_cosmic2.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/atmosphere-lgetkf/gnssro_cosmic2.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
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+-
+
+  # Observation Space (I/O)
+  # -----------------------
+  obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    distribution:
+      name: "{{distribution_type}}"
+      halo size: 1250e3
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{atmosphere_obsdatain_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsdatain_suffix}}" 
+      obsgrouping:
+        group variables: [ 'sequenceNumber' ]
+        sort variable: 'impactHeightRO'
+        sort order: 'ascending'
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{atmosphere_obsdataout_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsdataout_suffix}}"        
+    simulated variables: [bendingAngle]
+
+  # Observation Operator
+  # --------------------
+  obs operator:
+    name: GnssroBndNBAM
+    obs options:
+      use_compress: 1
+      sr_steps: 2
+      vertlayer: full
+      super_ref_qc: NBAM
+      output_diags: true
+
+  # Observation Filters (QC)
+  # ------------------------
+  obs filters:
+  # Apply gross check using pccf
+  # Step 0-A: Create Diagnostic Flags 
+  # Diagnostic flag for pccf
+  - filter: Create Diagnostic Flags
+    filter variables:  
+    - name: bendingAngle 
+    flags:
+    - name: pccfCheckReject
+      initial value: false 
+      force reinitialization: true
+  
+  # Step 0-B: pccf Check for CDACC data  - good: 0.1-100, reject: 0
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/satelliteIdentifier
+      is_in: 265-269,750-755,44,786,820,825
+    test variables:
+    - name: MetaData/pccf
+    minvalue: 0.1
+    maxvalue: 100.1
+    actions:
+    - name: set
+      flag: pccfCheckReject
+    - name: reject
+  
+  #1. gpstop
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/impactHeightRO
+      minvalue: 0
+      maxvalue: 55000.1
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  #3. RONBAM cut off check
+  - filter: Background Check RONBAM
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    action:
+      name: reject
+    defer to post: true
+  #4. assign obs error 
+  - filter: ROobserror
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    errmodel: NBAM
+    defer to post: true
+  #5. Obs error inflate
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    action:
+      name: RONBAMErrInflate
+    defer to post: true
+  # --------------------------------
+
+ # Observation Localizations (LocalEnsembleDA)
+ # -------------------------------------------
+  obs localizations:
+  - localization method: Horizontal Gaspari-Cohn
+    lengthscale: 1250e3
+    max obs: 10000
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/atmosphere-lgetkf/sondes.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/atmosphere-lgetkf/sondes.yaml.j2
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/atmosphere-lgetkf/sondes.yaml.j2
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+-
+
+  # Observation Space (I/O)
+  # -----------------------
+  obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    distribution:
+      name: "{{distribution_type}}"
+      halo size: 1250e3
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{atmosphere_obsdatain_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{atmosphere_obsdataout_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsdataout_suffix}}"
+    io pool:
+      max pool size: 1
+    simulated variables: [windEastward, windNorthward, airTemperature]
+
+  # Observation Operator
+  # --------------------
+  obs operator:
+    name: VertInterp
+
+  # Observation Error
+  # -----------------
+  obs error:
+    covariance model: diagonal
+
+  # Observation Filters (QC)
+  # ------------------------
+  obs filters:
+  - filter: PreQC
+    maxvalue: 3
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    - name: airTemperature
+    threshold: 2.0
+
+  # Observation Localizations (LocalEnsembleDA)
+  # -------------------------------------------
+  obs localizations:
+  - localization method: Horizontal Gaspari-Cohn
+    lengthscale: 1250e3
+    max nobs: 10000
+
+
+  # GeoVaLs for Driving Observation Operators (testing mode)
+  # --------------------------------------------------------
+  geovals:
+    filename: "{{atmosphere_obsdatain_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}_geoval{{atmosphere_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+
+  # Passed benchmark for UFO testing
+  # --------------------------------
+  passedBenchmark: 0
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/atmosphere/conventional_ps.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/atmosphere/conventional_ps.yaml.j2
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index 000000000..f870262ad
--- /dev/null
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+-
+
+  # Observation Space (I/O)
+  # -----------------------
+  obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{atmosphere_obsdatain_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+        missing file action: warn
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{atmosphere_obsdataout_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsdataout_suffix}}"
+    io pool:
+      max pool size: 1
+    simulated variables: [stationPressure]
+
+  # Observation Operator
+  # --------------------
+  obs operator:
+    name: SfcCorrected
+    variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    correction scheme to use: GSL
+    station_altitude: height
+    geovar_sfc_geomz: height_above_mean_sea_level_at_surface
+    geovar_geomz: geopotential_height
+
+  # Linear Observation Operator
+  # ---------------------------
+  linear obs operator:
+    name: Identity
+    variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+
+  # Observation Prior Filters (QC)
+  # ------------------------------
+  obs prior filters:
+  # Initial Error Assignments for SFC Observations 
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/stationPressure
+      is_in: [181]
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorModelStepwiseLinear
+        options:
+          round_to_the_nearest_integer: true
+          xvar:
+            name: ObsValue/stationPressure
+          xvals: [80000, 75000, 70000, 65000, 60000, 55000]
+          errors: [110, 120, 120, 120, 120, 1.0e+11]
+
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/stationPressure
+      is_in: [187]
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorModelStepwiseLinear
+        options:
+          round_to_the_nearest_integer: true
+          xvar:
+            name: ObsValue/stationPressure
+          xvals: [85000, 80000, 75000, 70000, 65000, 60000, 55000]
+          errors: [120, 140, 140, 140, 140, 140, 1.0e+11]
+
+  # Initial Error Assignments for SFCSHIP Observations 
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/stationPressure
+      is_in: [180]
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorModelStepwiseLinear
+        options:
+          round_to_the_nearest_integer: true
+          xvar:
+            name: ObsValue/stationPressure
+          xvals: [60000, 55000]
+          errors: [130, 1.0e+11]
+
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/stationPressure
+      is_in: [183]
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error parameter: 1.0e+11
+
+  # Initial Error Assignments for Radiosonde
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/stationPressure
+      is_in: [120]
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorModelStepwiseLinear
+        options:
+          round_to_the_nearest_integer: true
+          xvar:
+            name: ObsValue/stationPressure
+          xvals: [80000, 75000, 70000, 65000, 60000, 55000]
+          errors: [110, 120, 120, 120, 120, 1.0e+11]
+
+  # Create PreQC group variable (pqm in GSI read_prepbufr)
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: InputObsError/stationPressure
+      type: float
+      source variable: ObsErrorData/stationPressure
+
+  # Set observation quality-realted variables 
+  # Create PreQC group variable (pqm in GSI read_prepbufr)
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: PreQC/stationPressure
+      type: int
+      source variable: QualityMarker/stationPressure
+
+  # Create PreUseFlag group variable (usage in GSI read_prepbufr)
+  # Initialize
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: PreUseFlag/stationPressure
+      type: int
+      source variable: PreQC/stationPressure
+
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: PreUseFlag/stationPressure
+      is_in: 1-15
+    assignments:
+    - name: PreUseFlag/stationPressure
+      value: 0
+  # Re-assignment
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: ObsType/stationPressure
+      is_in: 183
+    assignments:
+    - name: PreUseFlag/stationPressure
+      value: 100
+
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: ObsValue/stationPressure
+      is_defined:
+    - variable:
+        name: ObsValue/stationPressure
+      maxvalue: 50000.00
+    where operator: and
+    assignments:
+    - name: PreUseFlag/stationPressure
+      value: 100
+
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: PreQC/stationPressure
+      is_in: 9, 12, 15
+    assignments:
+    - name: PreUseFlag/stationPressure
+      value: 100
+
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: PreQC/stationPressure
+      is_in: 4-15
+    assignments:
+    - name: PreUseFlag/stationPressure
+      value: 101
+
+  ## Observation range sanity check
+  #- filter: Bounds Check
+  #  filter variables:
+  #  - name: stationPressure
+  #  minvalue: 37499.0
+  #  maxvalue: 106999.0
+  #  action:
+  #    name: reject
+  ## Reject all ObsType 183
+  #- filter: RejectList
+  #  where:
+  #  - variable:
+  #      name: ObsType/stationPressure
+  #    is_in: 183
+  ## Reject surface pressure below 500 hPa 
+  #- filter: Bounds Check
+  #  filter variables:
+  #  - name: stationPressure
+  #  minvalue: 50000.00
+  #  action:
+  #    name: reject
+  #- filter: RejectList
+  #  where:
+  #  - variable:
+  #      name: PreQC/stationPressure
+  #    is_in: 4-15
+  # Inflate obs error based on obs type
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable: PreQC/stationPressure
+      is_in: 3, 7
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation factor: 1.2
+
+  # Observation Post Filters (QC)
+  # -----------------------------
+  obs post filters:
+  # Calculate obs error inflation factors for duplicated observations at the same location
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck/stationPressure
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck
+        options:
+          use_air_pressure: false
+          variable: stationPressure
+
+  # Reduce effective observation error based on obs type and subtype
+  # In this case: reduce effective obs error for buoy  
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: ObsType/stationPressure
+      is_in: 180
+    - variable:
+        name: ObsSubType/stationPressure
+      is_in: 0
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation factor: 0.7
+
+  # Calculate obs error inflation factors for large discrepancies between model and observations 
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: ObsErrorFactorSfcPressure/stationPressure
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorFactorSfcPressure
+        options:
+          geovar_sfc_geomz: height_above_mean_sea_level_at_surface
+          geovar_geomz: geopotential_height
+          station_altitude: height
+
+  # Inflate surface pressure observation based on discrepancies between
+  # model and observations due to terrian
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation variable:
+        name: ObsErrorFactorSfcPressure/stationPressure
+
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: DerivedMetaData/Innovation
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: ObsFunction/Arithmetic
+        options:
+          variables:
+          - name: ObsValue/stationPressure
+          - name: HofX/stationPressure
+          coefs: [1, -1]
+
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: DerivedMetaData/ObsErrorBoundSfcPressure1
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorBoundConventional
+        options:
+          obsvar: stationPressure
+          obserr_bound_min: 100
+          obserr_bound_max: 300
+          obserr_bound_factor: 5.0
+
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable: PreQC/stationPressure
+      is_not_in: 3
+    function absolute threshold:
+    - name: DerivedMetaData/ObsErrorBoundSfcPressure1
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: DerivedMetaData/ObsErrorBoundSfcPressure2
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorBoundConventional
+        options:
+          obsvar: stationPressure
+          obserr_bound_min: 100
+          obserr_bound_max: 300
+          obserr_bound_factor: 3.5
+
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable: PreQC/stationPressure
+      is_in: 3
+    function absolute threshold:
+    - name: DerivedMetaData/ObsErrorBoundSfcPressure2
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # Inflate obs error based on duplicate check
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation variable:
+        name: ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck/stationPressure
+
+  # Reject data based on PreUseFlag (usage in GSI) 
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable: PreUseFlag/stationPressure
+      is_not_in: 0, 1
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  # End of Filters 
+
+
+  # GeoVaLs for Driving Observation Operators (testing mode)
+  # --------------------------------------------------------
+  geovals:
+    filename: "{{atmosphere_obsdatain_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}_geoval{{atmosphere_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+
+  # Passed benchmark for UFO testing
+  # --------------------------------
+  passedBenchmark: 0
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diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/atmosphere/gnssro.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/atmosphere/gnssro.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ed5355799
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/atmosphere/gnssro.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+-
+
+  # Observation Space (I/O)
+  # -----------------------
+  obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{atmosphere_obsdatain_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+        missing file action: warn
+  #    obsgrouping:
+  #      group variables: [ "sequenceNumber" ]
+  #      sort variable: "impactHeightRO"
+  #      sort order: "ascending"
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{atmosphere_obsdataout_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsdataout_suffix}}"
+    simulated variables: [bendingAngle]
+
+  # Observation Operator
+  # --------------------
+  obs operator:
+    name: GnssroBndNBAM
+    obs options:
+      use_compress: 1
+      sr_steps: 2
+      vertlayer: full
+      super_ref_qc: NBAM
+
+  # Observation Filters (QC)
+  # ------------------------
+  obs filters:
+  # Apply gross check using pccf
+  # Step 0-A: Create Diagnostic Flags 
+  # Diagnostic flag for pccf
+  - filter: Create Diagnostic Flags
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    flags:
+    - name: pccfCheckReject
+      initial value: false
+      force reinitialization: true
+
+  # Diagnostic flag for qfro
+  - filter: Create Diagnostic Flags
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    flags:
+    - name: qfroCheckReject
+      initial value: false
+      force reinitialization: true
+
+  # Step 0-B: pccf Check - good: 0.1-100, reject: 0
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/satelliteIdentifier
+      is_in: 265-269,750-755,44,786,820,825
+    test variables:
+    - name: MetaData/pccf
+    minvalue: 0.1
+    maxvalue: 100.1
+    actions:
+    - name: set
+      flag: pccfCheckReject
+    - name: reject
+
+  # Step 0-B: qfro Check - good: 0, reject: 1
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+  - filter: RejectList
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/satelliteIdentifier
+      is_in: 3-5,421,440,821
+    test variables:
+    - name: MetaData/qualityFlags
+    minvalue: -0.1
+    maxvalue: 0.1
+    actions:
+    - name: set
+      flag: qfroCheckReject
+    - name: reject
+
+  #1. gpstop
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/impactHeightRO
+      minvalue: 0
+      maxvalue: 55000.1
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  #2. commgpstop
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/satelliteIdentifier
+      is_in: 265,266,267,268,269
+    test variables:
+    - name: MetaData/impactHeightRO
+    maxvalue: 45000.1
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  #3. metop below 8 km
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/satelliteIdentifier
+      is_in: 3-5
+    test variables:
+    - name: MetaData/impactHeightRO
+    minvalue: 8000.1
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  #4. assign obs error 
+  - filter: ROobserror
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    errmodel: NBAM
+  #5. RONBAM cut off check
+  - filter: Background Check RONBAM
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+  #6. Obs error inflate
+  - filter: Background Check RONBAM
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    action:
+      name: RONBAMErrInflate
+  #7. Background check
+  #- filter: Background Check
+  #  filter variables:
+  #  - name: bendingAngle
+  #  threshold: 10
+  #  action:
+  #    name: reject
+
+
+  # GeoVaLs for Driving Observation Operators (testing mode)
+  # --------------------------------------------------------
+  geovals:
+    filename: "{{atmosphere_obsdatain_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}_geoval{{atmosphere_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+
+  # Passed benchmark for UFO testing
+  # --------------------------------
+  passedBenchmark: 0
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/atmosphere/gnssro_cosmic2.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/atmosphere/gnssro_cosmic2.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f4dd7c9ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/atmosphere/gnssro_cosmic2.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+-
+
+  # Observation Space (I/O)
+  # -----------------------
+  obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{atmosphere_obsdatain_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+        missing file action: warn
+      obsgrouping:
+        group variables: [ 'sequenceNumber' ]
+        sort variable: 'impactHeightRO'
+        sort order: 'ascending'
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{atmosphere_obsdataout_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsdataout_suffix}}"        
+    simulated variables: [bendingAngle]
+
+  # Observation Operator
+  # --------------------
+  obs operator:
+    name: GnssroBndNBAM
+    obs options:
+      use_compress: 1
+      sr_steps: 2
+      vertlayer: full
+      super_ref_qc: NBAM
+      output_diags: true
+
+  # Observation Filters (QC)
+  # ------------------------
+  obs filters:
+  # Apply gross check using pccf
+  # Step 0-A: Create Diagnostic Flags 
+  # Diagnostic flag for pccf
+  - filter: Create Diagnostic Flags
+    filter variables:  
+    - name: bendingAngle 
+    flags:
+    - name: pccfCheckReject
+      initial value: false 
+      force reinitialization: true
+  
+  # Step 0-B: pccf Check for CDACC data  - good: 0.1-100, reject: 0
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/satelliteIdentifier
+      is_in: 265-269,750-755,44,786,820,825
+    test variables:
+    - name: MetaData/pccf
+    minvalue: 0.1
+    maxvalue: 100.1
+    actions:
+    - name: set
+      flag: pccfCheckReject
+    - name: reject
+  
+  #1. gpstop
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/impactHeightRO
+      minvalue: 0
+      maxvalue: 55000.1
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  #3. RONBAM cut off check
+  - filter: Background Check RONBAM
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    action:
+      name: reject
+    defer to post: true
+  #4. assign obs error 
+  - filter: ROobserror
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    errmodel: NBAM
+    defer to post: true
+  #5. Obs error inflate
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    action:
+      name: RONBAMErrInflate
+    defer to post: true
+  # --------------------------------
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/atmosphere/gnssro_grace.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/atmosphere/gnssro_grace.yaml.j2
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+-
+
+  # Observation Space (I/O)
+  # -----------------------
+  obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{atmosphere_obsdatain_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsdatain_suffix}}" 
+        missing file action: warn
+      obsgrouping:
+        group variables: [ 'sequenceNumber' ]
+        sort variable: 'impactHeightRO'
+        sort order: 'ascending'
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{atmosphere_obsdataout_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsdataout_suffix}}"        
+    simulated variables: [bendingAngle]
+
+  # Observation Operator
+  # --------------------
+  obs operator:
+    name: GnssroBndNBAM
+    obs options:
+      use_compress: 1
+      sr_steps: 2
+      vertlayer: full
+      super_ref_qc: NBAM
+      output_diags: true
+
+  # Observation Filters (QC)
+  # ------------------------
+  obs filters:
+  # Apply gross check using pccf
+  # Step 0-A: Create Diagnostic Flags 
+  # Diagnostic flag for pccf
+  - filter: Create Diagnostic Flags
+    filter variables:  
+    - name: bendingAngle 
+    flags:
+    - name: pccfCheckReject
+      initial value: false 
+      force reinitialization: true
+  
+  # Step 0-B: pccf Check for CDACC data  - good: 0.1-100, reject: 0
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/satelliteIdentifier
+      is_in: 265-269,750-755,44,786,820,825
+    test variables:
+    - name: MetaData/pccf
+    minvalue: 0.1
+    maxvalue: 100.1
+    actions:
+    - name: set
+      flag: pccfCheckReject
+    - name: reject
+  
+  #1. gpstop
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/impactHeightRO
+      minvalue: 0
+      maxvalue: 55000.1
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  #3. RONBAM cut off check
+  - filter: Background Check RONBAM
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    action:
+      name: reject
+    defer to post: true
+  #4. assign obs error 
+  - filter: ROobserror
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    errmodel: NBAM
+    defer to post: true
+  #5. Obs error inflate
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    action:
+      name: RONBAMErrInflate
+    defer to post: true
+  # --------------------------------
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/atmosphere/gnssro_metop.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/atmosphere/gnssro_metop.yaml.j2
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--- /dev/null
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+-
+
+  # Observation Space (I/O)
+  # -----------------------
+  obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{atmosphere_obsdatain_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsdatain_suffix}}" 
+        missing file action: warn
+      obsgrouping:
+        group variables: [ 'sequenceNumber' ]
+        sort variable: 'impactHeightRO'
+        sort order: 'ascending'
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{atmosphere_obsdataout_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsdataout_suffix}}"        
+    simulated variables: [bendingAngle]
+
+  # Observation Operator
+  # --------------------
+  obs operator:
+    name: GnssroBndNBAM
+    obs options:
+      use_compress: 1
+      sr_steps: 2
+      vertlayer: full
+      super_ref_qc: NBAM
+      output_diags: true
+
+  # Observation Filters (QC)
+  # ------------------------
+  obs filters:
+  # Apply gross check using qfro
+  # Step 0-A: Create Diagnostic Flags 
+  # Diagnostic flag for qfro
+  - filter: Create Diagnostic Flags
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    flags:
+    - name: qfroCheckReject
+      initial value: false
+      force reinitialization: true
+  
+  # Step 0-B: qfro Check - good: 0, reject: 1
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/satelliteIdentifier
+      is_in: 3-5,421,440,821
+    test variables:
+    - name: MetaData/qualityFlags
+    minvalue: -0.1
+    maxvalue: 0.9
+    actions:
+    - name: set
+      flag: qfroCheckReject
+    - name: reject
+  
+  #1. gpstop
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/impactHeightRO
+      minvalue: 0
+      maxvalue: 55000.1
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  #2. metop below 8 km
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/satelliteIdentifier
+      is_in: 3-5
+    test variables:
+    - name: MetaData/impactHeightRO
+    minvalue: 8000.1
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  #3. RONBAM cut off check
+  - filter: Background Check RONBAM
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    action:
+      name: reject
+    defer to post: true
+  #4. assign obs error 
+  - filter: ROobserror
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    errmodel: NBAM
+    defer to post: true
+  #5. Obs error inflate
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    action:
+      name: RONBAMErrInflate
+    defer to post: true
+  # --------------------------------
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/atmosphere/gnssro_paz.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/atmosphere/gnssro_paz.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..366df08e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/atmosphere/gnssro_paz.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+-
+
+  # Observation Space (I/O)
+  # -----------------------
+  obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{atmosphere_obsdatain_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsdatain_suffix}}" 
+        missing file action: warn 
+      obsgrouping:
+        group variables: [ 'sequenceNumber' ]
+        sort variable: 'impactHeightRO'
+        sort order: 'ascending'
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{atmosphere_obsdataout_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsdataout_suffix}}"        
+    simulated variables: [bendingAngle]
+
+  # Observation Operator
+  # --------------------
+  obs operator:
+    name: GnssroBndNBAM
+    obs options:
+      use_compress: 1
+      sr_steps: 2
+      vertlayer: full
+      super_ref_qc: NBAM
+      output_diags: true
+
+  # Observation Filters (QC)
+  # ------------------------
+  obs filters:
+  # Apply gross check using pccf
+  # Step 0-A: Create Diagnostic Flags 
+  # Diagnostic flag for pccf
+  - filter: Create Diagnostic Flags
+    filter variables:  
+    - name: bendingAngle 
+    flags:
+    - name: pccfCheckReject
+      initial value: false 
+      force reinitialization: true
+  
+  # Step 0-B: pccf Check for CDACC data  - good: 0.1-100, reject: 0
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/satelliteIdentifier
+      is_in: 265-269,750-755,44,786,820,825
+    test variables:
+    - name: MetaData/pccf
+    minvalue: 0.1
+    maxvalue: 100.1
+    actions:
+    - name: set
+      flag: pccfCheckReject
+    - name: reject
+  
+  #1. gpstop
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/impactHeightRO
+      minvalue: 0
+      maxvalue: 55000.1
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  #3. RONBAM cut off check
+  - filter: Background Check RONBAM
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    action:
+      name: reject
+    defer to post: true
+  #4. assign obs error 
+  - filter: ROobserror
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    errmodel: NBAM
+    defer to post: true
+  #5. Obs error inflate
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    action:
+      name: RONBAMErrInflate
+    defer to post: true
+  # --------------------------------
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/atmosphere/gnssro_spire.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/atmosphere/gnssro_spire.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bc4988048
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/atmosphere/gnssro_spire.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+-
+
+  # Observation Space (I/O)
+  # -----------------------
+  obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{atmosphere_obsdatain_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsdatain_suffix}}" 
+        missing file action: warn
+      obsgrouping:
+        group variables: [ 'sequenceNumber' ]
+        sort variable: 'impactHeightRO'
+        sort order: 'ascending'
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{atmosphere_obsdataout_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsdataout_suffix}}"        
+    simulated variables: [bendingAngle]
+
+  # Observation Operator
+  # --------------------
+  obs operator:
+    name: GnssroBndNBAM
+    obs options:
+      use_compress: 1
+      sr_steps: 2
+      vertlayer: full
+      super_ref_qc: NBAM
+      output_diags: true
+
+  # Observation Filters (QC)
+  # ------------------------
+  obs filters:
+  # Apply gross check using pccf
+  # Step 0-A: Create Diagnostic Flags 
+  # Diagnostic flag for pccf
+  - filter: Create Diagnostic Flags
+    filter variables:  
+    - name: bendingAngle 
+    flags:
+    - name: pccfCheckReject
+      initial value: false 
+      force reinitialization: true
+  
+  # Step 0-B: pccf Check for CDACC data  - good: 0.1-100, reject: 0
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/satelliteIdentifier
+      is_in: 265-269,750-755,44,786,820,825
+    test variables:
+    - name: MetaData/pccf
+    minvalue: 0.1
+    maxvalue: 100.1
+    actions:
+    - name: set
+      flag: pccfCheckReject
+    - name: reject
+  
+  #1. commgpstop
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/satelliteIdentifier
+      is_in: 265,266,267,268,269
+    test variables:
+    - name: MetaData/impactHeightRO
+    maxvalue: 45000.1
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  #3. RONBAM cut off check
+  - filter: Background Check RONBAM
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    action:
+      name: reject
+    defer to post: true
+  #4. assign obs error 
+  - filter: ROobserror
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    errmodel: NBAM
+    defer to post: true
+  #5. Obs error inflate
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: bendingAngle
+    action:
+      name: RONBAMErrInflate
+    defer to post: true
+  # --------------------------------
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/atmosphere/prepbufr_adpsfc.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/atmosphere/prepbufr_adpsfc.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d11297ebf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/atmosphere/prepbufr_adpsfc.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,369 @@
+-
+
+  # Observation Space (I/O)
+  # -----------------------
+  obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{atmosphere_obsdatain_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+        missing file action: warn
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{atmosphere_obsdataout_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsdataout_suffix}}"
+    io pool:
+      max pool size: 1
+    simulated variables: [stationPressure]
+
+  # Observation Operator
+  # --------------------
+  obs operator:
+    name: SfcCorrected
+    variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    correction scheme to use: GSL
+    station_altitude: height
+    geovar_sfc_geomz: height_above_mean_sea_level_at_surface
+    geovar_geomz: geopotential_height
+
+  # Linear Observation Operator
+  # ---------------------------
+  linear obs operator:
+    name: Identity
+    variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+
+  # Observation Prior Filters (QC)
+  # ------------------------------
+  obs prior filters:
+  # Initial Error Assignments for SFC Observations 
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/stationPressure
+      is_in: [181]
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorModelStepwiseLinear
+        options:
+          round_to_the_nearest_integer: true
+          xvar:
+            name: ObsValue/stationPressure
+          xvals: [80000, 75000, 70000, 65000, 60000, 55000]
+          errors: [110, 120, 120, 120, 120, 1.0e+11]
+
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/stationPressure
+      is_in: [187]
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorModelStepwiseLinear
+        options:
+          round_to_the_nearest_integer: true
+          xvar:
+            name: ObsValue/stationPressure
+          xvals: [85000, 80000, 75000, 70000, 65000, 60000, 55000]
+          errors: [120, 140, 140, 140, 140, 140, 1.0e+11]
+
+  # Initial Error Assignments for SFCSHIP Observations 
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/stationPressure
+      is_in: [180]
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorModelStepwiseLinear
+        options:
+          round_to_the_nearest_integer: true
+          xvar:
+            name: ObsValue/stationPressure
+          xvals: [60000, 55000]
+          errors: [130, 1.0e+11]
+
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/stationPressure
+      is_in: [183]
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error parameter: 1.0e+11
+
+  # Initial Error Assignments for Radiosonde
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/stationPressure
+      is_in: [120]
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorModelStepwiseLinear
+        options:
+          round_to_the_nearest_integer: true
+          xvar:
+            name: ObsValue/stationPressure
+          xvals: [80000, 75000, 70000, 65000, 60000, 55000]
+          errors: [110, 120, 120, 120, 120, 1.0e+11]
+
+  # Create PreQC group variable (pqm in GSI read_prepbufr)
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: InputObsError/stationPressure
+      type: float
+      source variable: ObsErrorData/stationPressure
+
+  # Set observation quality-realted variables 
+  # Create PreQC group variable (pqm in GSI read_prepbufr)
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: PreQC/stationPressure
+      type: int
+      source variable: QualityMarker/stationPressure
+
+  # Create PreUseFlag group variable (usage in GSI read_prepbufr)
+  # Initialize
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: PreUseFlag/stationPressure
+      type: int
+      source variable: PreQC/stationPressure
+
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: PreUseFlag/stationPressure
+      is_in: 1-15
+    assignments:
+    - name: PreUseFlag/stationPressure
+      value: 0
+  # Re-assignment
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: ObsType/stationPressure
+      is_in: 183
+    assignments:
+    - name: PreUseFlag/stationPressure
+      value: 100
+
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: ObsValue/stationPressure
+      is_defined:
+    - variable:
+        name: ObsValue/stationPressure
+      maxvalue: 50000.00
+    where operator: and
+    assignments:
+    - name: PreUseFlag/stationPressure
+      value: 100
+
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: PreQC/stationPressure
+      is_in: 9, 12, 15
+    assignments:
+    - name: PreUseFlag/stationPressure
+      value: 100
+
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: PreQC/stationPressure
+      is_in: 4-15
+    assignments:
+    - name: PreUseFlag/stationPressure
+      value: 101
+
+  ## Observation range sanity check
+  #- filter: Bounds Check
+  #  filter variables:
+  #  - name: stationPressure
+  #  minvalue: 37499.0
+  #  maxvalue: 106999.0
+  #  action:
+  #    name: reject
+  ## Reject all ObsType 183
+  #- filter: RejectList
+  #  where:
+  #  - variable:
+  #      name: ObsType/stationPressure
+  #    is_in: 183
+  ## Reject surface pressure below 500 hPa 
+  #- filter: Bounds Check
+  #  filter variables:
+  #  - name: stationPressure
+  #  minvalue: 50000.00
+  #  action:
+  #    name: reject
+  #- filter: RejectList
+  #  where:
+  #  - variable:
+  #      name: PreQC/stationPressure
+  #    is_in: 4-15
+  # Inflate obs error based on obs type
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable: PreQC/stationPressure
+      is_in: 3, 7
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation factor: 1.2
+
+  # Observation Post Filters (QC)
+  # -----------------------------
+  obs post filters:
+  # Calculate obs error inflation factors for duplicated observations at the same location
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck/stationPressure
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck
+        options:
+          use_air_pressure: false
+          variable: stationPressure
+
+  # Reduce effective observation error based on obs type and subtype
+  # In this case: reduce effective obs error for buoy  
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: ObsType/stationPressure
+      is_in: 180
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/observationSubTypeNum
+      is_in: 0
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation factor: 0.7
+
+  # Calculate obs error inflation factors for large discrepancies between model and observations 
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: ObsErrorFactorSfcPressure/stationPressure
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorFactorSfcPressure
+        options:
+          geovar_sfc_geomz: height_above_mean_sea_level_at_surface
+          geovar_geomz: geopotential_height
+          station_altitude: height
+
+  # Inflate surface pressure observation based on discrepancies between
+  # model and observations due to terrian
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation variable:
+        name: ObsErrorFactorSfcPressure/stationPressure
+
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: DerivedMetaData/Innovation
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: ObsFunction/Arithmetic
+        options:
+          variables:
+          - name: ObsValue/stationPressure
+          - name: HofX/stationPressure
+          coefs: [1, -1]
+
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: DerivedMetaData/ObsErrorBoundSfcPressure1
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorBoundConventional
+        options:
+          obsvar: stationPressure
+          obserr_bound_min: 100
+          obserr_bound_max: 300
+          obserr_bound_factor: 5.0
+
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable: PreQC/stationPressure
+      is_not_in: 3
+    function absolute threshold:
+    - name: DerivedMetaData/ObsErrorBoundSfcPressure1
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: DerivedMetaData/ObsErrorBoundSfcPressure2
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorBoundConventional
+        options:
+          obsvar: stationPressure
+          obserr_bound_min: 100
+          obserr_bound_max: 300
+          obserr_bound_factor: 3.5
+
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable: PreQC/stationPressure
+      is_in: 3
+    function absolute threshold:
+    - name: DerivedMetaData/ObsErrorBoundSfcPressure2
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # Inflate obs error based on duplicate check
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation variable:
+        name: ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck/stationPressure
+
+  # Reject data based on PreUseFlag (usage in GSI) 
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable: PreUseFlag/stationPressure
+      is_not_in: 0, 1
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  # End of Filters 
+
+
+  # GeoVaLs for Driving Observation Operators (testing mode)
+  # --------------------------------------------------------
+  geovals:
+    filename: "{{atmosphere_obsdatain_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}_geoval{{atmosphere_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+
+  # Passed benchmark for UFO testing
+  # --------------------------------
+  passedBenchmark: 0
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/atmosphere/prepbufr_adpupa.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/atmosphere/prepbufr_adpupa.yaml.j2
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+-
+
+  # Observation Space (I/O)
+  # -----------------------
+  obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{atmosphere_obsdatain_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+        missing file action: warn
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{atmosphere_obsdataout_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsdataout_suffix}}"
+    io pool:
+      max pool size: 1
+    simulated variables: [stationPressure]
+
+  # Observation Operator
+  # --------------------
+  obs operator:
+    name: SfcCorrected
+    variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    correction scheme to use: GSL
+    station_altitude: height
+    geovar_sfc_geomz: height_above_mean_sea_level_at_surface
+    geovar_geomz: geopotential_height
+
+  # Linear Observation Operator
+  # ---------------------------
+  linear obs operator:
+    name: Identity
+    variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+
+  # Observation Prior Filters (QC)
+  # ------------------------------
+  obs prior filters:
+  # Initial Error Assignments for SFC Observations 
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/pressure
+      is_in: [181]
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorModelStepwiseLinear
+        options:
+          round_to_the_nearest_integer: true
+          xvar:
+            name: ObsValue/stationPressure
+          xvals: [80000, 75000, 70000, 65000, 60000, 55000]
+          errors: [110, 120, 120, 120, 120, 1.0e+11]
+
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/pressure
+      is_in: [187]
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorModelStepwiseLinear
+        options:
+          round_to_the_nearest_integer: true
+          xvar:
+            name: ObsValue/stationPressure
+          xvals: [85000, 80000, 75000, 70000, 65000, 60000, 55000]
+          errors: [120, 140, 140, 140, 140, 140, 1.0e+11]
+
+  # Initial Error Assignments for SFCSHIP Observations 
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/pressure
+      is_in: [180]
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorModelStepwiseLinear
+        options:
+          round_to_the_nearest_integer: true
+          xvar:
+            name: ObsValue/stationPressure
+          xvals: [60000, 55000]
+          errors: [130, 1.0e+11]
+
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/pressure
+      is_in: [183]
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error parameter: 1.0e+11
+
+  # Initial Error Assignments for Radiosonde
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/pressure
+      is_in: [120]
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorModelStepwiseLinear
+        options:
+          round_to_the_nearest_integer: true
+          xvar:
+            name: ObsValue/stationPressure
+          xvals: [80000, 75000, 70000, 65000, 60000, 55000]
+          errors: [110, 120, 120, 120, 120, 1.0e+11]
+
+  # Create PreQC group variable (pqm in GSI read_prepbufr)
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: InputObsError/stationPressure
+      type: float
+      source variable: ObsErrorData/stationPressure
+
+  # Set observation quality-realted variables 
+  # Create PreQC group variable (pqm in GSI read_prepbufr)
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: PreQC/stationPressure
+      type: int
+      source variable: QualityMarker/stationPressure
+
+  # Create PreUseFlag group variable (usage in GSI read_prepbufr)
+  # Initialize
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: PreUseFlag/stationPressure
+      type: int
+      source variable: PreQC/stationPressure
+
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: PreUseFlag/stationPressure
+      is_in: 1-15
+    assignments:
+    - name: PreUseFlag/stationPressure
+      value: 0
+  # Re-assignment
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: ObsType/pressure
+      is_in: 183
+    assignments:
+    - name: PreUseFlag/stationPressure
+      value: 100
+
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: ObsValue/stationPressure
+      is_defined:
+    - variable:
+        name: ObsValue/stationPressure
+      maxvalue: 50000.00
+    where operator: and
+    assignments:
+    - name: PreUseFlag/stationPressure
+      value: 100
+
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: PreQC/stationPressure
+      is_in: 9, 12, 15
+    assignments:
+    - name: PreUseFlag/stationPressure
+      value: 100
+
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: PreQC/stationPressure
+      is_in: 4-15
+    assignments:
+    - name: PreUseFlag/stationPressure
+      value: 101
+
+  ## Observation range sanity check
+  #- filter: Bounds Check
+  #  filter variables:
+  #  - name: stationPressure
+  #  minvalue: 37499.0
+  #  maxvalue: 106999.0
+  #  action:
+  #    name: reject
+  ## Reject all ObsType 183
+  #- filter: RejectList
+  #  where:
+  #  - variable:
+  #      name: ObsType/pressure
+  #    is_in: 183
+  ## Reject surface pressure below 500 hPa 
+  #- filter: Bounds Check
+  #  filter variables:
+  #  - name: stationPressure
+  #  minvalue: 50000.00
+  #  action:
+  #    name: reject
+  #- filter: RejectList
+  #  where:
+  #  - variable:
+  #      name: PreQC/stationPressure
+  #    is_in: 4-15
+  # Inflate obs error based on obs type
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable: PreQC/stationPressure
+      is_in: 3, 7
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation factor: 1.2
+
+  # Observation Post Filters (QC)
+  # -----------------------------
+  obs post filters:
+  # Calculate obs error inflation factors for duplicated observations at the same location
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck/stationPressure
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck
+        options:
+          use_air_pressure: false
+          variable: stationPressure
+
+  # Reduce effective observation error based on obs type and subtype
+  # In this case: reduce effective obs error for buoy  
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: ObsType/pressure
+      is_in: 180
+    - variable:
+        name: ObsSubType/stationPressure
+      is_in: 0
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation factor: 0.7
+
+  # Calculate obs error inflation factors for large discrepancies between model and observations 
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: ObsErrorFactorSfcPressure/stationPressure
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorFactorSfcPressure
+        options:
+          geovar_sfc_geomz: height_above_mean_sea_level_at_surface
+          geovar_geomz: geopotential_height
+          station_altitude: height
+
+  # Inflate surface pressure observation based on discrepancies between
+  # model and observations due to terrian
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation variable:
+        name: ObsErrorFactorSfcPressure/stationPressure
+
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: DerivedMetaData/Innovation
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: ObsFunction/Arithmetic
+        options:
+          variables:
+          - name: ObsValue/stationPressure
+          - name: HofX/stationPressure
+          coefs: [1, -1]
+
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: DerivedMetaData/ObsErrorBoundSfcPressure1
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorBoundConventional
+        options:
+          obsvar: stationPressure
+          obserr_bound_min: 100
+          obserr_bound_max: 300
+          obserr_bound_factor: 5.0
+
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable: PreQC/stationPressure
+      is_not_in: 3
+    function absolute threshold:
+    - name: DerivedMetaData/ObsErrorBoundSfcPressure1
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: DerivedMetaData/ObsErrorBoundSfcPressure2
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorBoundConventional
+        options:
+          obsvar: stationPressure
+          obserr_bound_min: 100
+          obserr_bound_max: 300
+          obserr_bound_factor: 3.5
+
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable: PreQC/stationPressure
+      is_in: 3
+    function absolute threshold:
+    - name: DerivedMetaData/ObsErrorBoundSfcPressure2
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # Inflate obs error based on duplicate check
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation variable:
+        name: ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck/stationPressure
+
+  # Reject data based on PreUseFlag (usage in GSI) 
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable: PreUseFlag/stationPressure
+      is_not_in: 0, 1
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  # End of Filters 
+
+
+  # GeoVaLs for Driving Observation Operators (testing mode)
+  # --------------------------------------------------------
+  geovals:
+    filename: "{{atmosphere_obsdatain_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}_geoval{{atmosphere_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+
+  # Passed benchmark for UFO testing
+  # --------------------------------
+  passedBenchmark: 0
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/atmosphere/prepbufr_sfcshp.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/atmosphere/prepbufr_sfcshp.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1,369 @@
+-
+
+  # Observation Space (I/O)
+  # -----------------------
+  obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{atmosphere_obsdatain_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+        missing file action: warn
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{atmosphere_obsdataout_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsdataout_suffix}}"
+    io pool:
+      max pool size: 1
+    simulated variables: [stationPressure]
+
+  # Observation Operator
+  # --------------------
+  obs operator:
+    name: SfcCorrected
+    variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    correction scheme to use: GSL
+    station_altitude: height
+    geovar_sfc_geomz: height_above_mean_sea_level_at_surface
+    geovar_geomz: geopotential_height
+
+  # Linear Observation Operator
+  # ---------------------------
+  linear obs operator:
+    name: Identity
+    variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+
+  # Observation Prior Filters (QC)
+  # ------------------------------
+  obs prior filters:
+  # Initial Error Assignments for SFC Observations 
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/stationPressure
+      is_in: [181]
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorModelStepwiseLinear
+        options:
+          round_to_the_nearest_integer: true
+          xvar:
+            name: ObsValue/stationPressure
+          xvals: [80000, 75000, 70000, 65000, 60000, 55000]
+          errors: [110, 120, 120, 120, 120, 1.0e+11]
+
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/stationPressure
+      is_in: [187]
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorModelStepwiseLinear
+        options:
+          round_to_the_nearest_integer: true
+          xvar:
+            name: ObsValue/stationPressure
+          xvals: [85000, 80000, 75000, 70000, 65000, 60000, 55000]
+          errors: [120, 140, 140, 140, 140, 140, 1.0e+11]
+
+  # Initial Error Assignments for SFCSHIP Observations 
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/stationPressure
+      is_in: [180]
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorModelStepwiseLinear
+        options:
+          round_to_the_nearest_integer: true
+          xvar:
+            name: ObsValue/stationPressure
+          xvals: [60000, 55000]
+          errors: [130, 1.0e+11]
+
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/stationPressure
+      is_in: [183]
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error parameter: 1.0e+11
+
+  # Initial Error Assignments for Radiosonde
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/stationPressure
+      is_in: [120]
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorModelStepwiseLinear
+        options:
+          round_to_the_nearest_integer: true
+          xvar:
+            name: ObsValue/stationPressure
+          xvals: [80000, 75000, 70000, 65000, 60000, 55000]
+          errors: [110, 120, 120, 120, 120, 1.0e+11]
+
+  # Create PreQC group variable (pqm in GSI read_prepbufr)
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: InputObsError/stationPressure
+      type: float
+      source variable: ObsErrorData/stationPressure
+
+  # Set observation quality-realted variables 
+  # Create PreQC group variable (pqm in GSI read_prepbufr)
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: PreQC/stationPressure
+      type: int
+      source variable: QualityMarker/stationPressure
+
+  # Create PreUseFlag group variable (usage in GSI read_prepbufr)
+  # Initialize
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: PreUseFlag/stationPressure
+      type: int
+      source variable: PreQC/stationPressure
+
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: PreUseFlag/stationPressure
+      is_in: 1-15
+    assignments:
+    - name: PreUseFlag/stationPressure
+      value: 0
+  # Re-assignment
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: ObsType/stationPressure
+      is_in: 183
+    assignments:
+    - name: PreUseFlag/stationPressure
+      value: 100
+
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: ObsValue/stationPressure
+      is_defined:
+    - variable:
+        name: ObsValue/stationPressure
+      maxvalue: 50000.00
+    where operator: and
+    assignments:
+    - name: PreUseFlag/stationPressure
+      value: 100
+
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: PreQC/stationPressure
+      is_in: 9, 12, 15
+    assignments:
+    - name: PreUseFlag/stationPressure
+      value: 100
+
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: PreQC/stationPressure
+      is_in: 4-15
+    assignments:
+    - name: PreUseFlag/stationPressure
+      value: 101
+
+  ## Observation range sanity check
+  #- filter: Bounds Check
+  #  filter variables:
+  #  - name: stationPressure
+  #  minvalue: 37499.0
+  #  maxvalue: 106999.0
+  #  action:
+  #    name: reject
+  ## Reject all ObsType 183
+  #- filter: RejectList
+  #  where:
+  #  - variable:
+  #      name: ObsType/stationPressure
+  #    is_in: 183
+  ## Reject surface pressure below 500 hPa 
+  #- filter: Bounds Check
+  #  filter variables:
+  #  - name: stationPressure
+  #  minvalue: 50000.00
+  #  action:
+  #    name: reject
+  #- filter: RejectList
+  #  where:
+  #  - variable:
+  #      name: PreQC/stationPressure
+  #    is_in: 4-15
+  # Inflate obs error based on obs type
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable: PreQC/stationPressure
+      is_in: 3, 7
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation factor: 1.2
+
+  # Observation Post Filters (QC)
+  # -----------------------------
+  obs post filters:
+  # Calculate obs error inflation factors for duplicated observations at the same location
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck/stationPressure
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck
+        options:
+          use_air_pressure: false
+          variable: stationPressure
+
+  # Reduce effective observation error based on obs type and subtype
+  # In this case: reduce effective obs error for buoy  
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: ObsType/stationPressure
+      is_in: 180
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/observationSubTypeNum
+      is_in: 0
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation factor: 0.7
+
+  # Calculate obs error inflation factors for large discrepancies between model and observations 
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: ObsErrorFactorSfcPressure/stationPressure
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorFactorSfcPressure
+        options:
+          geovar_sfc_geomz: height_above_mean_sea_level_at_surface
+          geovar_geomz: geopotential_height
+          station_altitude: height
+
+  # Inflate surface pressure observation based on discrepancies between
+  # model and observations due to terrian
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation variable:
+        name: ObsErrorFactorSfcPressure/stationPressure
+
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: DerivedMetaData/Innovation
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: ObsFunction/Arithmetic
+        options:
+          variables:
+          - name: ObsValue/stationPressure
+          - name: HofX/stationPressure
+          coefs: [1, -1]
+
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: DerivedMetaData/ObsErrorBoundSfcPressure1
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorBoundConventional
+        options:
+          obsvar: stationPressure
+          obserr_bound_min: 100
+          obserr_bound_max: 300
+          obserr_bound_factor: 5.0
+
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable: PreQC/stationPressure
+      is_not_in: 3
+    function absolute threshold:
+    - name: DerivedMetaData/ObsErrorBoundSfcPressure1
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: DerivedMetaData/ObsErrorBoundSfcPressure2
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorBoundConventional
+        options:
+          obsvar: stationPressure
+          obserr_bound_min: 100
+          obserr_bound_max: 300
+          obserr_bound_factor: 3.5
+
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable: PreQC/stationPressure
+      is_in: 3
+    function absolute threshold:
+    - name: DerivedMetaData/ObsErrorBoundSfcPressure2
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # Inflate obs error based on duplicate check
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation variable:
+        name: ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck/stationPressure
+
+  # Reject data based on PreUseFlag (usage in GSI) 
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    where:
+    - variable: PreUseFlag/stationPressure
+      is_not_in: 0, 1
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  # End of Filters 
+
+
+  # GeoVaLs for Driving Observation Operators (testing mode)
+  # --------------------------------------------------------
+  geovals:
+    filename: "{{atmosphere_obsdatain_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}_geoval{{atmosphere_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+
+  # Passed benchmark for UFO testing
+  # --------------------------------
+  passedBenchmark: 0
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/atmosphere/sfc.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/atmosphere/sfc.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..71ab0308d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/atmosphere/sfc.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+-
+
+  # Observation Space (I/O)
+  # -----------------------
+  obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{atmosphere_obsdatain_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+        missing file action: warn
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{atmosphere_obsdataout_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsdataout_suffix}}"
+    io pool:
+      max pool size: 1
+    simulated variables: [stationPressure]
+
+  # Observation Operator
+  # --------------------
+  obs operator:
+    name: SfcCorrected
+    variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    correction scheme to use: GSL
+    station_altitude: height
+    geovar_sfc_geomz: height_above_mean_sea_level_at_surface
+    geovar_geomz: geopotential_height
+
+  # Linear Observation Operator
+  # ---------------------------
+  linear obs operator:
+    name: Identity
+
+
+  # GeoVaLs for Driving Observation Operators (testing mode)
+  # --------------------------------------------------------
+  geovals:
+    filename: "{{atmosphere_obsdatain_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}_geoval{{atmosphere_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+
+  # Passed benchmark for UFO testing
+  # --------------------------------
+  passedBenchmark: 0
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/atmosphere/sfcship.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/atmosphere/sfcship.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c0bc9e8c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/atmosphere/sfcship.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+-
+
+  # Observation Space (I/O)
+  # -----------------------
+  obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{atmosphere_obsdatain_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+        missing file action: warn
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        overwrite: true
+        obsfile: "{{atmosphere_obsdataout_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsdataout_suffix}}"
+    io pool:
+      max pool size: 1
+    simulated variables: [stationPressure, airTemperature, specificHumidity]
+
+  # Observation Operator
+  # --------------------
+  obs operator:
+    name: Composite
+    components:
+    - name: VertInterp
+      variables:
+      - name: airTemperature
+      - name: specificHumidity
+    - name: SfcCorrected
+      variables:
+      - name: stationPressure
+      correction scheme to use: GSL
+      geovar_sfc_geomz: height_above_mean_sea_level_at_surface
+      geovar_geomz: geopotential_height
+
+  # Linear Observation Operator
+  # ---------------------------
+  linear obs operator:
+    name: Identity
+
+  # Observation Filters (QC)
+  # ------------------------
+  obs filters:
+    # Observation range sanity check
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    minvalue: 37499.0
+    maxvalue: 106999.0
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: airTemperature
+    minvalue: 195.0
+    maxvalue: 327.0
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: specificHumidity
+    minvalue: 0.0
+    maxvalue: 0.03499
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+    # Gross error check with (O - B) / ObsError greater than threshold.
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    threshold: 3.6
+    absolute threshold: 990.0
+    action:
+      name: reject
+    defer to post: true
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: airTemperature
+    threshold: 7.0
+    absolute threshold: 9.0
+    action:
+      name: reject
+    defer to post: true
+
+    # Reject all ObsType 183
+  - filter: BlackList
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: ObsType/stationPressure
+      is_in: 183
+
+
+  # GeoVaLs for Driving Observation Operators (testing mode)
+  # --------------------------------------------------------
+  geovals:
+    filename: "{{atmosphere_obsdatain_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}_geoval{{atmosphere_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+
+  # Passed benchmark for UFO testing
+  # --------------------------------
+  passedBenchmark: 0
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/atmosphere/sondes.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/atmosphere/sondes.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..62cc621b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/atmosphere/sondes.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+-
+
+  # Observation Space (I/O)
+  # -----------------------
+  obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{atmosphere_obsdatain_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+        missing file action: warn
+      obsgrouping:
+        group variables: ["stationIdentification"]
+        sort variable: "pressure"
+        sort order: "descending"
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{atmosphere_obsdataout_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsdataout_suffix}}"
+    io pool:
+      max pool size: 1
+    simulated variables: [stationPressure, airTemperature, virtualTemperature, windEastward, windNorthward,
+      specificHumidity]
+
+  # Observation Operator
+  # --------------------
+  obs operator:
+    name: Composite
+    components:
+    - name: VertInterp
+      variables:
+      - name: airTemperature
+      - name: virtualTemperature
+      - name: windEastward
+      - name: windNorthward
+      - name: specificHumidity
+    - name: SfcCorrected
+      correction scheme to use: GSL
+      geovar_sfc_geomz: geopotential_height_at_surface
+      geovar_geomz: geopotential_height
+      variables:
+      - name: stationPressure
+
+  # Linear Observation Operator
+  # ---------------------------
+  linear obs operator:
+    name: Composite
+    components:
+    - name: VertInterp
+      variables:
+      - name: airTemperature
+      - name: virtualTemperature
+      - name: windEastward
+      - name: windNorthward
+      - name: specificHumidity
+    - name: Identity
+      variables:
+      - name: stationPressure
+
+  # Observation Filters (QC)
+  # ------------------------
+  obs filters:
+    #
+    # Reject all obs with PreQC mark already set above 3
+  - filter: PreQC
+    maxvalue: 3.0
+    action:
+      name: reject
+    #
+    # Observation Range Sanity Check
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    minvalue: 37499.0
+    maxvalue: 106999.0
+    action:
+      name: reject
+    #
+    # Assign obsError
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error parameter: 100.0       # 1.0 hPa
+    #
+    # Assign the initial observation error, based on height/pressure
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error function:
+        name: ObsErrorModelStepwiseLinear@ObsFunction
+        options:
+          xvar:
+            name: ObsValue/stationPressure
+          xvals: [80000.0, 75000.0]
+          errors: [110.0, 120.0]          # 1.1 mb below 800 mb and 1.2 mb agove 750 mb
+    #
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation variable:
+        name: ObsErrorFactorSfcPressure@ObsFunction
+        options:
+          error_min: 100.0           # 1 mb
+          error_max: 300.0           # 3 mb
+          geovar_geomz: geopotential_height
+          geovar_sfc_geomz: geopotential_height_at_surface
+    #
+    # Gross error check with (O - B) / ObsError greater than threshold
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    threshold: 3.6
+    absolute threshold: 990.0
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+
+  # GeoVaLs for Driving Observation Operators (testing mode)
+  # --------------------------------------------------------
+  geovals:
+    filename: "{{atmosphere_obsdatain_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}_geoval{{atmosphere_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+
+  # Passed benchmark for UFO testing
+  # --------------------------------
+  passedBenchmark: 0
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/adt_rads_all.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/adt_rads_all.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a82f710d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/adt_rads_all.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+- obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{marine_obsdatain_path}}/{{marine_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{marine_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+        missing file action: warn
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{marine_obsdataout_path}}/{{marine_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{marine_obsdataout_suffix}}"
+    simulated variables: [absoluteDynamicTopography]
+    io pool:
+      max pool size: 1
+{% if marine_letkf_app | default(false) %}
+    distribution:
+      name: Halo
+      halo size: {{ marine_letkf_dist_halo_size }}
+{% endif %}
+  get values:
+    time interpolation: linear
+  obs operator:
+    name: ADT
+  obs error:
+    covariance model: diagonal
+  obs filters:
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    where:
+    - variable: {name: GeoVaLs/sea_area_fraction}
+      value: is_valid
+      minvalue: 0.9
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    where:
+    - variable: { name: GeoVaLs/sea_surface_temperature}
+      minvalue: 5.0
+  - filter: Background Check
+    absolute threshold: 1.0
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    where:
+    - variable: {name: GeoVaLs/sea_floor_depth_below_sea_surface}
+      minvalue: 500
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error function:
+        name: ObsFunction/LinearCombination
+        options:
+          variables: [GeoVaLs/mesoscale_representation_error,
+                      ObsError/absoluteDynamicTopography]
+          coefs: [0.2,
+                  3.0]
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    where:
+    - variable: { name: GeoVaLs/sea_ice_area_fraction}
+      maxvalue: 0.00001
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    where:
+    - variable: {name: GeoVaLs/distance_from_coast}
+      minvalue: 50e3
+  - filter: BlackList
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/latitude
+      minvalue: 4
+      maxvalue: 30
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/longitude
+      minvalue: 32
+      maxvalue: 56
+{% if marine_letkf_app | default(false) %}
+  obs localizations:
+  - localization method: Rossby
+    base value: 100.0e3
+    rossby mult: 1.0
+    min grid mult: 2.0
+    min value: 200.0e3
+    max value: 900.0e3
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/adt_rads_cryosat2.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/adt_rads_cryosat2.yaml.j2
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..02ad0a9d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/adt_rads_cryosat2.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+adt_rads_all.yaml.j2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/adt_rads_jason3.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/adt_rads_jason3.yaml.j2
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..02ad0a9d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/adt_rads_jason3.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+adt_rads_all.yaml.j2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/adt_rads_saral.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/adt_rads_saral.yaml.j2
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..02ad0a9d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/adt_rads_saral.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+adt_rads_all.yaml.j2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/adt_rads_sentinel3a.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/adt_rads_sentinel3a.yaml.j2
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..02ad0a9d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/adt_rads_sentinel3a.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+adt_rads_all.yaml.j2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/adt_rads_sentinel3b.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/adt_rads_sentinel3b.yaml.j2
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..02ad0a9d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/adt_rads_sentinel3b.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+adt_rads_all.yaml.j2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/adt_rads_sentinel6a.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/adt_rads_sentinel6a.yaml.j2
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..02ad0a9d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/adt_rads_sentinel6a.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+adt_rads_all.yaml.j2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/adt_rads_swot.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/adt_rads_swot.yaml.j2
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..02ad0a9d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/adt_rads_swot.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+adt_rads_all.yaml.j2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/icec_abi_g16_l2.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/icec_abi_g16_l2.yaml.j2
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..3ebe0973c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/icec_abi_g16_l2.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+icec_generic_passive.yaml.j2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/icec_amsr2_north.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/icec_amsr2_north.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5696bdc66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/icec_amsr2_north.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+- obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{marine_obsdatain_path}}/{{marine_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{marine_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+        missing file action: warn
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{marine_obsdataout_path}}/{{marine_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{marine_obsdataout_suffix}}"
+    simulated variables: [seaIceFraction]
+    io pool:
+      max pool size: 1
+{% if marine_letkf_app | default(false) %}
+    distribution:
+      name: Halo
+      halo size: {{ marine_letkf_dist_halo_size }}
+{% endif %}
+  get values:
+    time interpolation: linear
+  obs operator:
+    name: Identity
+    observation alias file: obsop_name_map.yaml
+  obs error:
+    covariance model: diagonal
+  obs filters:
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    where:
+    - variable: {name: GeoVaLs/sea_area_fraction}
+      value: is_valid
+      minvalue: 0.9
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    minvalue: 0.0
+    maxvalue: 1.0
+  - filter: Background Check
+    absolute threshold: 0.5
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    where:
+    - variable: { name: GeoVaLs/sea_surface_temperature}
+      maxvalue: 2.0
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    where:
+    - variable: { name: GeoVaLs/sea_surface_temperature}
+      maxvalue: 0.0
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation factor: 2.0
+{% if marine_letkf_app | default(false) %}
+  - filter: Gaussian Thinning
+    horizontal_mesh: 25  #km
+    use_reduced_horizontal_grid: true
+    select_median: true
+    action:
+      name: reduce obs space
+{% endif %}
+{% if marine_letkf_app | default(false) %}
+  obs localizations:
+  - localization method: Rossby
+    base value: 100.0e3
+    rossby mult: 1.0
+    min grid mult: 2.0
+    min value: 200.0e3
+    max value: 900.0e3
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/icec_amsr2_south.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/icec_amsr2_south.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5696bdc66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/icec_amsr2_south.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+- obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{marine_obsdatain_path}}/{{marine_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{marine_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+        missing file action: warn
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{marine_obsdataout_path}}/{{marine_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{marine_obsdataout_suffix}}"
+    simulated variables: [seaIceFraction]
+    io pool:
+      max pool size: 1
+{% if marine_letkf_app | default(false) %}
+    distribution:
+      name: Halo
+      halo size: {{ marine_letkf_dist_halo_size }}
+{% endif %}
+  get values:
+    time interpolation: linear
+  obs operator:
+    name: Identity
+    observation alias file: obsop_name_map.yaml
+  obs error:
+    covariance model: diagonal
+  obs filters:
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    where:
+    - variable: {name: GeoVaLs/sea_area_fraction}
+      value: is_valid
+      minvalue: 0.9
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    minvalue: 0.0
+    maxvalue: 1.0
+  - filter: Background Check
+    absolute threshold: 0.5
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    where:
+    - variable: { name: GeoVaLs/sea_surface_temperature}
+      maxvalue: 2.0
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    where:
+    - variable: { name: GeoVaLs/sea_surface_temperature}
+      maxvalue: 0.0
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation factor: 2.0
+{% if marine_letkf_app | default(false) %}
+  - filter: Gaussian Thinning
+    horizontal_mesh: 25  #km
+    use_reduced_horizontal_grid: true
+    select_median: true
+    action:
+      name: reduce obs space
+{% endif %}
+{% if marine_letkf_app | default(false) %}
+  obs localizations:
+  - localization method: Rossby
+    base value: 100.0e3
+    rossby mult: 1.0
+    min grid mult: 2.0
+    min value: 200.0e3
+    max value: 900.0e3
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/icec_amsu_ma1_l2.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/icec_amsu_ma1_l2.yaml.j2
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..3ebe0973c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/icec_amsu_ma1_l2.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+icec_generic_passive.yaml.j2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/icec_amsu_mb_l2.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/icec_amsu_mb_l2.yaml.j2
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..3ebe0973c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/icec_amsu_mb_l2.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+icec_generic_passive.yaml.j2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/icec_atms_n20_l2.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/icec_atms_n20_l2.yaml.j2
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..3ebe0973c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/icec_atms_n20_l2.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+icec_generic_passive.yaml.j2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/icec_atms_n21_l2.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/icec_atms_n21_l2.yaml.j2
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..3ebe0973c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/icec_atms_n21_l2.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+icec_generic_passive.yaml.j2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/icec_atms_npp_l2.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/icec_atms_npp_l2.yaml.j2
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..3ebe0973c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/icec_atms_npp_l2.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+icec_generic_passive.yaml.j2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/icec_generic_passive.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/icec_generic_passive.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8526710ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/icec_generic_passive.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+- obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{marine_obsdatain_path}}/{{marine_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{marine_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+        missing file action: warn
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{marine_obsdataout_path}}/{{marine_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{marine_obsdataout_suffix}}"
+    simulated variables: [seaIceFraction]
+    io pool:
+      max pool size: 1
+{% if marine_letkf_app | default(false) %}
+    distribution:
+      name: Halo
+      halo size: {{ marine_letkf_dist_halo_size }}
+{% endif %}
+  get values:
+    time interpolation: linear
+  obs operator:
+    name: Identity
+    observation alias file: obsop_name_map.yaml
+  obs error:
+    covariance model: diagonal
+  obs filters:
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    where:
+    - variable: {name: GeoVaLs/sea_area_fraction}
+      value: is_valid
+      minvalue: 0.9
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    minvalue: 0.0
+    maxvalue: 1.0
+  #- filter: Background Check
+  #  threshold: 5.0
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    where:
+    - variable: { name: GeoVaLs/sea_surface_temperature}
+      maxvalue: 2.0
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    where:
+    - variable: { name: GeoVaLs/sea_surface_temperature}
+      maxvalue: 0.0
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation factor: 2.0
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    where:
+    - variable: {name: GeoVaLs/distance_from_coast}
+      minvalue: 0e3
+  - filter: Gaussian Thinning
+    horizontal_mesh: 25  #km
+    use_reduced_horizontal_grid: true
+    select_median: true
+    action:
+      name: reduce obs space
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    action:
+      name: passivate
+    where:
+    - variable: {name: GeoVaLs/sea_surface_temperature}
+      maxvalue: -4.0
+{% if marine_letkf_app | default(false) %}
+  obs localizations:
+  - localization method: Rossby
+    base value: 100.0e3
+    rossby mult: 1.0
+    min grid mult: 2.0
+    min value: 200.0e3
+    max value: 900.0e3
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/icec_gmi_gpm_l2.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/icec_gmi_gpm_l2.yaml.j2
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..3ebe0973c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/icec_gmi_gpm_l2.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+icec_generic_passive.yaml.j2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/icec_ssmis_f17_l2.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/icec_ssmis_f17_l2.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ac83a5e80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/icec_ssmis_f17_l2.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+- obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{marine_obsdatain_path}}/{{marine_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{marine_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+        missing file action: warn
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{marine_obsdataout_path}}/{{marine_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{marine_obsdataout_suffix}}"
+    simulated variables: [seaIceFraction]
+    io pool:
+      max pool size: 1
+{% if marine_letkf_app | default(false) %}
+    distribution:
+      name: Halo
+      halo size: {{ marine_letkf_dist_halo_size }}
+{% endif %}
+  get values:
+    time interpolation: linear
+  obs operator:
+    name: Identity
+    observation alias file: obsop_name_map.yaml
+  obs error:
+    covariance model: diagonal
+  obs filters:
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    where:
+    - variable: {name: GeoVaLs/sea_area_fraction}
+      value: is_valid
+      minvalue: 0.9
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    minvalue: 0.0
+    maxvalue: 1.0
+  #- filter: Background Check
+  #  threshold: 5.0
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    where:
+    - variable: { name: GeoVaLs/sea_surface_temperature}
+      maxvalue: 2.0
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    where:
+    - variable: { name: GeoVaLs/sea_surface_temperature}
+      maxvalue: 0.0
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation factor: 2.0
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    where:
+    - variable: {name: GeoVaLs/distance_from_coast}
+      minvalue: 0e3
+  - filter: Gaussian Thinning
+    horizontal_mesh: 25  #km
+    use_reduced_horizontal_grid: true
+    select_median: true
+    action:
+      name: reduce obs space
+#  - filter: Domain Check
+#    action:
+#      name: passivate
+#    where:
+#    - variable: {name: GeoVaLs/sea_surface_temperature}
+#      maxvalue: -4.0
+{% if marine_letkf_app | default(false) %}
+  obs localizations:
+  - localization method: Rossby
+    base value: 100.0e3
+    rossby mult: 1.0
+    min grid mult: 2.0
+    min value: 200.0e3
+    max value: 900.0e3
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/icec_viirs_j01_l2.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/icec_viirs_j01_l2.yaml.j2
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..3ebe0973c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/icec_viirs_j01_l2.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+icec_generic_passive.yaml.j2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/icec_viirs_n20_l2_north.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/icec_viirs_n20_l2_north.yaml.j2
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..3ebe0973c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/icec_viirs_n20_l2_north.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+icec_generic_passive.yaml.j2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/icec_viirs_n20_l2_south.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/icec_viirs_n20_l2_south.yaml.j2
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..3ebe0973c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/icec_viirs_n20_l2_south.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+icec_generic_passive.yaml.j2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/icec_viirs_n21_l2.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/icec_viirs_n21_l2.yaml.j2
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..3ebe0973c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/icec_viirs_n21_l2.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+icec_generic_passive.yaml.j2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/icec_viirs_npp_l2.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/icec_viirs_npp_l2.yaml.j2
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..3ebe0973c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/icec_viirs_npp_l2.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+icec_generic_passive.yaml.j2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/insitu_profile_bathy.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/insitu_profile_bathy.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe8bea759
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/insitu_profile_bathy.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+- obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{marine_obsdatain_path}}/{{marine_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{marine_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+        missing file action: warn
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{marine_obsdataout_path}}/{{marine_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{marine_obsdataout_suffix}}"
+    simulated variables: [waterTemperature]
+    observed variables: [waterTemperature]
+    io pool:
+      max pool size: 1
+{% if marine_letkf_app | default(false) %}
+    distribution:
+      name: Halo
+      halo size: {{ marine_letkf_dist_halo_size }}
+{% endif %}
+  obs operator:
+    name: InsituTemperature
+  obs error:
+    covariance model: diagonal
+  obs filters:
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error function:
+        name: ObsFunction/LinearCombination
+        options:
+          variables:
+          - ObsError/waterTemperature
+          coefs:
+          - 1000.0
+{% if marine_letkf_app | default(false) %}
+  obs localizations:
+  - localization method: Rossby
+    base value: 100.0e3
+    rossby mult: 1.0
+    min grid mult: 2.0
+    min value: 200.0e3
+    max value: 900.0e3
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/insitu_profile_glider.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/insitu_profile_glider.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..513af6ccf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/insitu_profile_glider.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+- obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{marine_obsdatain_path}}/{{marine_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{marine_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+        missing file action: warn
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{marine_obsdataout_path}}/{{marine_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{marine_obsdataout_suffix}}"
+    simulated variables: [waterTemperature]
+    observed variables: [waterTemperature]
+    io pool:
+      max pool size: 1
+{% if marine_letkf_app | default(false) %}
+    distribution:
+      name: Halo
+      halo size: {{ marine_letkf_dist_halo_size }}
+{% endif %}
+  obs operator:
+    name: Composite
+    components:
+    - name: InsituTemperature
+      variables:
+      - name: waterTemperature
+  obs error:
+    covariance model: diagonal
+  obs filters:
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error function:
+        name: ObsFunction/LinearCombination
+        options:
+          variables:
+          - ObsError/waterTemperature
+          coefs:
+          - 1000.0
+{% if marine_letkf_app | default(false) %}
+  obs localizations:
+  - localization method: Rossby
+    base value: 100.0e3
+    rossby mult: 1.0
+    min grid mult: 2.0
+    min value: 200.0e3
+    max value: 900.0e3
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/insitu_profile_marinemammal.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/insitu_profile_marinemammal.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..513af6ccf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/insitu_profile_marinemammal.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+- obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{marine_obsdatain_path}}/{{marine_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{marine_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+        missing file action: warn
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{marine_obsdataout_path}}/{{marine_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{marine_obsdataout_suffix}}"
+    simulated variables: [waterTemperature]
+    observed variables: [waterTemperature]
+    io pool:
+      max pool size: 1
+{% if marine_letkf_app | default(false) %}
+    distribution:
+      name: Halo
+      halo size: {{ marine_letkf_dist_halo_size }}
+{% endif %}
+  obs operator:
+    name: Composite
+    components:
+    - name: InsituTemperature
+      variables:
+      - name: waterTemperature
+  obs error:
+    covariance model: diagonal
+  obs filters:
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error function:
+        name: ObsFunction/LinearCombination
+        options:
+          variables:
+          - ObsError/waterTemperature
+          coefs:
+          - 1000.0
+{% if marine_letkf_app | default(false) %}
+  obs localizations:
+  - localization method: Rossby
+    base value: 100.0e3
+    rossby mult: 1.0
+    min grid mult: 2.0
+    min value: 200.0e3
+    max value: 900.0e3
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/insitu_profile_tesac.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/insitu_profile_tesac.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9eb69b6b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/insitu_profile_tesac.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+- obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{marine_obsdatain_path}}/{{marine_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{marine_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+        missing file action: warn
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{marine_obsdataout_path}}/{{marine_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{marine_obsdataout_suffix}}"
+    simulated variables: [waterTemperature]
+    observed variables: [waterTemperature]
+    io pool:
+      max pool size: 1
+{% if marine_letkf_app | default(false) %}
+    distribution:
+      name: Halo
+      halo size: {{ marine_letkf_dist_halo_size }}
+{% endif %}
+  obs operator:
+    name: Composite
+    components:
+    - name: InsituTemperature
+      variables:
+      - name: waterTemperature
+  obs filters:
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error function:
+        name: ObsFunction/LinearCombination
+        options:
+          variables:
+          - ObsError/waterTemperature
+          coefs:
+          - 1000.0
+{% if marine_letkf_app | default(false) %}
+  obs localizations:
+  - localization method: Rossby
+    base value: 100.0e3
+    rossby mult: 1.0
+    min grid mult: 2.0
+    min value: 200.0e3
+    max value: 900.0e3
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/insitu_profile_tesac_salinity.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/insitu_profile_tesac_salinity.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6a0fe7553
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/insitu_profile_tesac_salinity.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+- obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{marine_obsdatain_path}}/{{marine_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{marine_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+        missing file action: warn
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{marine_obsdataout_path}}/{{marine_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{marine_obsdataout_suffix}}"
+    simulated variables: [salinity]
+    observed variables: [salinity]
+    io pool:
+      max pool size: 1
+{% if marine_letkf_app | default(false) %}
+    distribution:
+      name: Halo
+      halo size: {{ marine_letkf_dist_halo_size }}
+{% endif %}
+  obs operator:
+    name: VertInterp
+    observation alias file: ./obsop_name_map.yaml
+    vertical coordinate: sea_water_depth
+    observation vertical coordinate: depth
+    interpolation method: linear
+  obs error:
+    covariance model: diagonal
+  obs filters:
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error function:
+        name: ObsFunction/LinearCombination
+        options:
+          variables:
+          - ObsError/salinity
+          coefs:
+          - 1000.0
+{% if marine_letkf_app | default(false) %}
+  obs localizations:
+  - localization method: Rossby
+    base value: 100.0e3
+    rossby mult: 1.0
+    min grid mult: 2.0
+    min value: 200.0e3
+    max value: 900.0e3
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/insitu_profile_tropical.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/insitu_profile_tropical.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..83c5788b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/insitu_profile_tropical.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+- obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{marine_obsdatain_path}}/{{marine_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{marine_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+        missing file action: warn
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{marine_obsdataout_path}}/{{marine_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{marine_obsdataout_suffix}}"
+    simulated variables: [waterTemperature]
+    observed variables: [waterTemperature]
+    io pool:
+      max pool size: 1
+{% if marine_letkf_app | default(false) %}
+    distribution:
+      name: Halo
+      halo size: {{ marine_letkf_dist_halo_size }}
+{% endif %}
+  obs operator:
+    name: Composite
+    components:
+    - name: InsituTemperature
+      variables:
+      - name: waterTemperature
+  obs error:
+    covariance model: diagonal
+  obs filters:
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error function:
+        name: ObsFunction/LinearCombination
+        options:
+          variables:
+          - ObsError/waterTemperature
+          coefs:
+          - 100.0
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    action:
+      name: passivate
+    where:
+    - variable: {name: GeoVaLs/sea_surface_temperature}
+      maxvalue: -4.0
+{% if marine_letkf_app | default(false) %}
+  obs localizations:
+  - localization method: Rossby
+    base value: 100.0e3
+    rossby mult: 1.0
+    min grid mult: 2.0
+    min value: 200.0e3
+    max value: 900.0e3
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/insitu_profile_xbtctd.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/insitu_profile_xbtctd.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..513af6ccf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/insitu_profile_xbtctd.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+- obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{marine_obsdatain_path}}/{{marine_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{marine_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+        missing file action: warn
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{marine_obsdataout_path}}/{{marine_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{marine_obsdataout_suffix}}"
+    simulated variables: [waterTemperature]
+    observed variables: [waterTemperature]
+    io pool:
+      max pool size: 1
+{% if marine_letkf_app | default(false) %}
+    distribution:
+      name: Halo
+      halo size: {{ marine_letkf_dist_halo_size }}
+{% endif %}
+  obs operator:
+    name: Composite
+    components:
+    - name: InsituTemperature
+      variables:
+      - name: waterTemperature
+  obs error:
+    covariance model: diagonal
+  obs filters:
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error function:
+        name: ObsFunction/LinearCombination
+        options:
+          variables:
+          - ObsError/waterTemperature
+          coefs:
+          - 1000.0
+{% if marine_letkf_app | default(false) %}
+  obs localizations:
+  - localization method: Rossby
+    base value: 100.0e3
+    rossby mult: 1.0
+    min grid mult: 2.0
+    min value: 200.0e3
+    max value: 900.0e3
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/insitu_salt_profile_argo.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/insitu_salt_profile_argo.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c11b62483
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/insitu_salt_profile_argo.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
+- obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{marine_obsdatain_path}}/{{marine_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{marine_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+        missing file action: warn
+      obsgrouping:
+        group variables: [latitude, longitude, dateTime]
+        sort variable: depth
+        sort group: MetaData
+        sort order: ascending
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{marine_obsdataout_path}}/{{marine_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{marine_obsdataout_suffix}}"
+    simulated variables: [salinity]
+    observed variables: [salinity]
+    io pool:
+      max pool size: 1
+{% if marine_letkf_app | default(false) %}
+    distribution:
+      name: Halo
+      halo size: {{ marine_letkf_dist_halo_size }}
+{% endif %}
+  obs operator:
+    name: VertInterp
+    observation alias file: ./obsop_name_map.yaml
+    vertical coordinate: sea_water_depth
+    observation vertical coordinate: depth
+    interpolation method: linear
+    obs error:
+    covariance model: diagonal
+
+  #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  #                   START OF OBS FILTERS (work done by Kriti Bhargava)
+  # The QC filters used here are based on the document by IODE that can be found at
+  # https://cdn.ioos.noaa.gov/media/2017/12/recommendations_in_situ_data_real_time_qc.pdf
+  #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  obs filters:
+
+    # land check
+    - filter: Domain Check
+      where:
+      - variable: {name: GeoVaLs/sea_area_fraction}
+        value: is_valid
+        minvalue: 0.5
+
+
+  ## Filters for S:
+  #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    ### Global range test
+    #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    - filter: Bounds Check
+      filter variables: [{name: salinity}]
+      minvalue: 2.0
+      maxvalue: 41.0
+
+    #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    ### Regional range test
+    #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    #### Red Sea
+    #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    ####
+    #### the document linked here describes Red sea as the are between 10N, 40E;
+    #### 20N, 50E; 30N, 30E; 10N, 40E. But that would also include Gulf of Aden.
+    #### A more reasonable choice seemed to be a box that extends from 10 N to
+    #### 30 N and 30 E to 45 East .
+
+    - filter: Bounds Check
+      filter variables: [{name: salinity}]
+      minvalue: 2.0
+      maxvalue: 41.0
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: MetaData/latitude
+        minvalue: 10
+        maxvalue: 30
+      - variable:
+          name: MetaData/longitude
+        minvalue: 30
+        maxvalue: 45
+
+    #### Mediterranean Sea
+    #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    ##### Area 1/3 for Mediterranean Sea
+    - filter: Bounds Check
+      filter variables: [{name: salinity}]
+      minvalue: 2.0
+      maxvalue: 40.0
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: MetaData/latitude
+        minvalue: 30
+        maxvalue: 40
+      - variable:
+          name: MetaData/longitude
+        minvalue: -6
+        maxvalue: 40
+    ##### Area 2/3 for Mediterranean Sea
+    - filter: Bounds Check
+      filter variables: [{name: salinity}]
+      minvalue: 2.0
+      maxvalue: 40.0
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: MetaData/latitude
+        minvalue: 40
+        maxvalue: 41.5
+      - variable:
+          name: MetaData/longitude
+        minvalue: 20
+        maxvalue: 30
+    ##### Area 3/3 for Mediterranean Sea
+    - filter: Bounds Check
+      filter variables: [{name: salinity}]
+      minvalue: 2.0
+      maxvalue: 40.0
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: MetaData/latitude
+        minvalue: 40
+        maxvalue: 46
+      - variable:
+          name: MetaData/longitude
+        minvalue: 0
+        maxvalue: 20
+
+
+    #### Northwestern shelves
+    #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    - filter: Bounds Check
+      filter variables: [{name: salinity}]
+      minvalue: 0.0
+      maxvalue: 37.0
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: MetaData/latitude
+        minvalue: 50
+        maxvalue: 60
+      - variable:
+          name: MetaData/longitude
+        minvalue: -20
+        maxvalue: 10
+
+    #### Southwestern shelves
+    #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    - filter: Bounds Check
+      filter variables: [{name: salinity}]
+      minvalue: 0.0
+      maxvalue: 38
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: MetaData/latitude
+        minvalue: 25
+        maxvalue: 50
+      - variable:
+          name: MetaData/longitude
+        minvalue: -30
+        maxvalue: 0
+
+    #### Arctic Ocean
+    #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    - filter: Bounds Check
+      filter variables: [{name: salinity}]
+      minvalue: 2.0
+      maxvalue: 40.0
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: MetaData/latitude
+        minvalue: 60
+
+    - filter: Background Check
+      filter variables: [{name: salinity}]
+      threshold: 5.0
+      absolute threshold: 5.0
+
+    - filter: Perform Action
+      action:
+        name: assign error
+        error function:
+          name: ObsFunction/LinearCombination
+          options:
+            variables:
+            - ObsError/salinity
+            coefs:
+            - 100.0
+{% if marine_letkf_app | default(false) %}
+  obs localizations:
+  - localization method: Rossby
+    base value: 100.0e3
+    rossby mult: 1.0
+    min grid mult: 2.0
+    min value: 200.0e3
+    max value: 900.0e3
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/insitu_surface_altkob.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/insitu_surface_altkob.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aadad95f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/insitu_surface_altkob.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+- obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{marine_obsdatain_path}}/{{marine_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{marine_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+        missing file action: warn
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{marine_obsdataout_path}}/{{marine_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{marine_obsdataout_suffix}}"
+    simulated variables: [seaSurfaceTemperature]
+    observed variables: [seaSurfaceTemperature]
+    io pool:
+      max pool size: 1
+{% if marine_letkf_app | default(false) %}
+    distribution:
+      name: Halo
+      halo size: {{ marine_letkf_dist_halo_size }}
+{% endif %}
+  obs operator:
+    name: Identity
+    observation alias file: obsop_name_map.yaml
+  obs error:
+    covariance model: diagonal
+  obs filters:
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error function:
+        name: ObsFunction/LinearCombination
+        options:
+          variables:
+          - ObsError/seaSurfaceTemperature
+          coefs:
+          - 1000.0
+{% if marine_letkf_app | default(false) %}
+  obs localizations:
+  - localization method: Rossby
+    base value: 100.0e3
+    rossby mult: 1.0
+    min grid mult: 2.0
+    min value: 200.0e3
+    max value: 900.0e3
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/insitu_surface_dbuoyb_drifter.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/insitu_surface_dbuoyb_drifter.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b99ea1d04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/insitu_surface_dbuoyb_drifter.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+- obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{marine_obsdatain_path}}/{{marine_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{marine_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+        missing file action: warn
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{marine_obsdataout_path}}/{{marine_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{marine_obsdataout_suffix}}"
+    simulated variables: [seaSurfaceTemperature]
+    observed variables: [seaSurfaceTemperature]
+    io pool:
+      max pool size: 1
+{% if marine_letkf_app | default(false) %}
+    distribution:
+      name: Halo
+      halo size: {{ marine_letkf_dist_halo_size }}
+{% endif %}
+  get values:
+    time interpolation: linear
+  obs operator:
+    name: Identity
+    observation alias file: obsop_name_map.yaml
+  obs error:
+    covariance model: diagonal
+
+  obs pre filters:
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    minvalue: -1.2
+    maxvalue: 41.0
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    where:
+    - variable: {name: ObsError/seaSurfaceTemperature}
+      minvalue: 1.0e-8
+
+  obs prior filters:
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    where:
+    - variable: {name: GeoVaLs/sea_area_fraction}
+      value: is_valid
+      minvalue: 0.9
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    where:
+    - variable: { name: GeoVaLs/sea_ice_area_fraction}
+      maxvalue: 1.0e-5
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    where:
+    - variable: {name: GeoVaLs/sea_surface_temperature}
+      minvalue: -1.2
+
+{% if marine_letkf_app | default(false) %}
+  obs localizations:
+  - localization method: Rossby
+    base value: 100.0e3
+    rossby mult: 1.0
+    min grid mult: 2.0
+    min value: 200.0e3
+    max value: 900.0e3
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/insitu_surface_trkob.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/insitu_surface_trkob.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c4b8e8b51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/insitu_surface_trkob.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+- obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{marine_obsdatain_path}}/{{marine_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{marine_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+        missing file action: warn
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{marine_obsdataout_path}}/{{marine_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{marine_obsdataout_suffix}}"
+    simulated variables: [seaSurfaceTemperature]
+    observed variables: [seaSurfaceTemperature]
+    io pool:
+      max pool size: 1
+{% if marine_letkf_app | default(false) %}
+    distribution:
+      name: Halo
+      halo size: {{ marine_letkf_dist_halo_size }}
+{% endif %}
+  obs operator:
+    name: Identity
+    observation alias file: ./obsop_name_map.yaml
+  obs error:
+    covariance model: diagonal
+  obs filters:
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error function:
+        name: ObsFunction/LinearCombination
+        options:
+          variables:
+          - ObsError/seaSurfaceTemperature
+          coefs:
+          - 1000.0
+{% if marine_letkf_app | default(false) %}
+  obs localizations:
+  - localization method: Rossby
+    base value: 100.0e3
+    rossby mult: 1.0
+    min grid mult: 2.0
+    min value: 200.0e3
+    max value: 900.0e3
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/insitu_surface_trkob_salinity.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/insitu_surface_trkob_salinity.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..97f4c58f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/insitu_surface_trkob_salinity.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+- obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{marine_obsdatain_path}}/{{marine_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{marine_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+        missing file action: warn
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{marine_obsdataout_path}}/{{marine_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{marine_obsdataout_suffix}}"
+    simulated variables: [seaSurfaceSalinity]
+    observed variables: [seaSurfaceSalinity]
+{% if marine_letkf_app | default(false) %}
+    distribution:
+      name: Halo
+      halo size: {{ marine_letkf_dist_halo_size }}
+{% endif %}
+  get values:
+    time interpolation: linear
+  obs operator:
+    name: Identity
+    observation alias file: ./obsop_name_map.yaml
+  obs error:
+    covariance model: diagonal
+  obs filters:
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error function:
+        name: ObsFunction/LinearCombination
+        options:
+          variables:
+          - ObsError/seaSurfaceSalinity
+          coefs:
+          - 1000.0
+{% if marine_letkf_app | default(false) %}
+  obs localizations:
+  - localization method: Rossby
+    base value: 100.0e3
+    rossby mult: 1.0
+    min grid mult: 2.0
+    min value: 200.0e3
+    max value: 900.0e3
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/insitu_temp_profile_argo.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/insitu_temp_profile_argo.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b2c0572e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/insitu_temp_profile_argo.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,198 @@
+- obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{marine_obsdatain_path}}/{{marine_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{marine_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+        missing file action: warn
+      obsgrouping:
+        group variables: [latitude, longitude, dateTime]
+        sort variable: depth
+        sort group: MetaData
+        sort order: ascending
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{marine_obsdataout_path}}/{{marine_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{marine_obsdataout_suffix}}"
+    simulated variables: [waterTemperature]
+    observed variables: [waterTemperature]
+    io pool:
+      max pool size: 1
+{% if marine_letkf_app | default(false) %}
+    distribution:
+      name: Halo
+      halo size: {{ marine_letkf_dist_halo_size }}
+{% endif %}
+  obs operator:
+    name: InsituTemperature
+  obs error:
+    covariance model: diagonal
+
+  #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  #                   START OF OBS FILTERS (work done by Kriti Bhargava)
+  # The QC filters used here are based on the document by IODE that can be found at
+  # https://cdn.ioos.noaa.gov/media/2017/12/recommendations_in_situ_data_real_time_qc.pdf
+  #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  obs filters:
+
+    # land check
+    - filter: Domain Check
+      where:
+      - variable: {name: GeoVaLs/sea_area_fraction}
+        value: is_valid
+        minvalue: 0.5
+
+  #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  ## Filters for T:
+  #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    ### Global range test
+    #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    - filter: Bounds Check
+      filter variables: [{name: waterTemperature}]
+      minvalue: -2.5
+      maxvalue: 40.0
+
+    #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    ### Regional range tests
+    #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    #### Red Sea
+    #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    ####
+    #### the document linked here describes Red sea as the are between 10N, 40E;
+    #### 20N, 50E; 30N, 30E; 10N, 40E. But that would also include Gulf of Aden.
+    #### A more reasonable choice seemed to be a box that extends from 10 N to
+    #### 30 N and 30 E to 45 East .
+
+    - filter: Bounds Check
+      filter variables: [{name: waterTemperature}]
+      minvalue: 21.7
+      maxvalue: 40.0
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: MetaData/latitude
+        minvalue: 10
+        maxvalue: 30
+      - variable:
+          name: MetaData/longitude
+        minvalue: 30
+        maxvalue: 45
+
+    #### Mediterranean Sea
+    #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    ##### Area 1/3 for Mediterranean Sea
+    - filter: Bounds Check
+      filter variables: [{name: waterTemperature}]
+      minvalue: 10.0
+      maxvalue: 40.0
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: MetaData/latitude
+        minvalue: 30
+        maxvalue: 40
+      - variable:
+          name: MetaData/longitude
+        minvalue: -6
+        maxvalue: 40
+    ##### Area 2/3 for Mediterranean Sea
+    - filter: Bounds Check
+      filter variables: [{name: waterTemperature}]
+      minvalue: 10.0
+      maxvalue: 40.0
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: MetaData/latitude
+        minvalue: 40
+        maxvalue: 41.5
+      - variable:
+          name: MetaData/longitude
+        minvalue: 20
+        maxvalue: 30
+    ##### Area 3/3 for Mediterranean Sea
+    - filter: Bounds Check
+      filter variables: [{name: waterTemperature}]
+      minvalue: 10.0
+      maxvalue: 40.0
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: MetaData/latitude
+        minvalue: 40
+        maxvalue: 46
+      - variable:
+          name: MetaData/longitude
+        minvalue: 0
+        maxvalue: 20
+
+    #### Northwestern shelves
+    #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    - filter: Bounds Check
+      filter variables: [{name: waterTemperature}]
+      minvalue: -2.0
+      maxvalue: 24.0
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: MetaData/latitude
+        minvalue: 50
+        maxvalue: 60
+      - variable:
+          name: MetaData/longitude
+        minvalue: -20
+        maxvalue: 10
+
+    #### Southwestern shelves
+    #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    - filter: Bounds Check
+      filter variables: [{name: waterTemperature}]
+      minvalue: -2.0
+      maxvalue: 30
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: MetaData/latitude
+        minvalue: 25
+        maxvalue: 50
+      - variable:
+          name: MetaData/longitude
+        minvalue: -30
+        maxvalue: 0
+
+    #### Arctic Ocean
+    #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    - filter: Bounds Check
+      filter variables: [{name: waterTemperature}]
+      minvalue: -1.92
+      maxvalue: 25.0
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: MetaData/latitude
+        minvalue: 60
+
+#    - filter: Background Check
+#      filter variables: [{name: waterTemperature}]
+#      threshold: 5.0
+#      absolute threshold: 5.0
+
+    - filter: Perform Action
+      action:
+        name: assign error
+        error function:
+          name: ObsFunction/LinearCombination
+          options:
+            variables:
+            - ObsError/waterTemperature
+            coefs:
+            - 100.0
+{% if marine_letkf_app | default(false) %}
+  obs localizations:
+  - localization method: Rossby
+    base value: 100.0e3
+    rossby mult: 1.0
+    min grid mult: 2.0
+    min value: 200.0e3
+    max value: 900.0e3
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/insitu_temp_surface_drifter.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/insitu_temp_surface_drifter.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..648ee2ed8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/insitu_temp_surface_drifter.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+- obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{marine_obsdatain_path}}/{{marine_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{marine_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+        missing file action: warn
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{marine_obsdataout_path}}/{{marine_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{marine_obsdataout_suffix}}"
+    simulated variables: [seaSurfaceTemperature]
+    observed variables: [seaSurfaceTemperature]
+    io pool:
+      max pool size: 1
+{% if marine_letkf_app | default(false) %}
+    distribution:
+      name: Halo
+      halo size: {{ marine_letkf_dist_halo_size }}
+{% endif %}
+  get values:
+    time interpolation: linear
+  obs operator:
+    name: Identity
+    observation alias file: obsop_name_map.yaml
+  obs error:
+    covariance model: diagonal
+
+  obs pre filters:
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    minvalue: -1.2
+    maxvalue: 41.0
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    where:
+    - variable: {name: ObsError/seaSurfaceTemperature}
+      minvalue: 1.0e-8
+
+  obs prior filters:
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    where:
+    - variable: {name: GeoVaLs/sea_area_fraction}
+      value: is_valid
+      minvalue: 0.9
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    where:
+    - variable: { name: GeoVaLs/sea_ice_area_fraction}
+      maxvalue: 1.0e-5
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    where:
+    - variable: {name: GeoVaLs/sea_surface_temperature}
+      minvalue: -1.2
+
+  obs post filters:
+  - filter: Background Check
+    absolute threshold: 5.0
+
+{% if marine_letkf_app | default(false) %}
+  obs localizations:
+  - localization method: Rossby
+    base value: 100.0e3
+    rossby mult: 1.0
+    min grid mult: 2.0
+    min value: 200.0e3
+    max value: 900.0e3
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/rads_adt_3a.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/rads_adt_3a.yaml.j2
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..02ad0a9d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/rads_adt_3a.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+adt_rads_all.yaml.j2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/rads_adt_3b.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/rads_adt_3b.yaml.j2
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..02ad0a9d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/rads_adt_3b.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+adt_rads_all.yaml.j2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/rads_adt_6a.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/rads_adt_6a.yaml.j2
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..02ad0a9d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/rads_adt_6a.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+adt_rads_all.yaml.j2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/rads_adt_c2.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/rads_adt_c2.yaml.j2
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..02ad0a9d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/rads_adt_c2.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+adt_rads_all.yaml.j2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/rads_adt_j2.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/rads_adt_j2.yaml.j2
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..02ad0a9d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/rads_adt_j2.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+adt_rads_all.yaml.j2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/rads_adt_j3.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/rads_adt_j3.yaml.j2
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..02ad0a9d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/rads_adt_j3.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+adt_rads_all.yaml.j2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/rads_adt_sa.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/rads_adt_sa.yaml.j2
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..02ad0a9d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/rads_adt_sa.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+adt_rads_all.yaml.j2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/rads_adt_sw.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/rads_adt_sw.yaml.j2
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..02ad0a9d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/rads_adt_sw.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+adt_rads_all.yaml.j2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/sss_smap_l2.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/sss_smap_l2.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a075b5545
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/sss_smap_l2.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+- obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{marine_obsdatain_path}}/{{marine_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{marine_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+        missing file action: warn
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{marine_obsdataout_path}}/{{marine_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{marine_obsdataout_suffix}}"
+    simulated variables: [seaSurfaceSalinity]
+    io pool:
+      max pool size: 1
+{% if marine_letkf_app | default(false) %}
+    distribution:
+      name: Halo
+      halo size: {{ marine_letkf_dist_halo_size }}
+{% endif %}
+  get values:
+    time interpolation: linear
+  obs operator:
+    name: Identity
+    observation alias file: obsop_name_map.yaml
+  obs error:
+    covariance model: diagonal
+  obs filters:
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    where:
+    - variable: {name: GeoVaLs/sea_area_fraction}
+      value: is_valid
+      minvalue: 0.9
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    minvalue: 0.1
+    maxvalue: 40.0
+  - filter: Background Check
+    threshold: 5.0
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    action:
+      name: passivate
+    where:
+    - variable: {name: GeoVaLs/sea_surface_temperature}
+#      minvalue: 15.0
+      maxvalue: -4.0
+  ## Gaussian_Thinning is having problems with LETKF, try again later
+  # - filter: Gaussian_Thinning
+  #   horizontal_mesh:   25.0 #km
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    where:
+    - variable: {name: GeoVaLs/distance_from_coast}
+      minvalue: 100e3
+{% if marine_letkf_app | default(false) %}
+  obs localizations:
+  - localization method: Rossby
+    base value: 100.0e3
+    rossby mult: 1.0
+    min grid mult: 2.0
+    min value: 200.0e3
+    max value: 900.0e3
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/sss_smos_l2.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/sss_smos_l2.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a075b5545
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/sss_smos_l2.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+- obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{marine_obsdatain_path}}/{{marine_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{marine_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+        missing file action: warn
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{marine_obsdataout_path}}/{{marine_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{marine_obsdataout_suffix}}"
+    simulated variables: [seaSurfaceSalinity]
+    io pool:
+      max pool size: 1
+{% if marine_letkf_app | default(false) %}
+    distribution:
+      name: Halo
+      halo size: {{ marine_letkf_dist_halo_size }}
+{% endif %}
+  get values:
+    time interpolation: linear
+  obs operator:
+    name: Identity
+    observation alias file: obsop_name_map.yaml
+  obs error:
+    covariance model: diagonal
+  obs filters:
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    where:
+    - variable: {name: GeoVaLs/sea_area_fraction}
+      value: is_valid
+      minvalue: 0.9
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    minvalue: 0.1
+    maxvalue: 40.0
+  - filter: Background Check
+    threshold: 5.0
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    action:
+      name: passivate
+    where:
+    - variable: {name: GeoVaLs/sea_surface_temperature}
+#      minvalue: 15.0
+      maxvalue: -4.0
+  ## Gaussian_Thinning is having problems with LETKF, try again later
+  # - filter: Gaussian_Thinning
+  #   horizontal_mesh:   25.0 #km
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    where:
+    - variable: {name: GeoVaLs/distance_from_coast}
+      minvalue: 100e3
+{% if marine_letkf_app | default(false) %}
+  obs localizations:
+  - localization method: Rossby
+    base value: 100.0e3
+    rossby mult: 1.0
+    min grid mult: 2.0
+    min value: 200.0e3
+    max value: 900.0e3
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/sst_abi_g16_l3c.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/sst_abi_g16_l3c.yaml.j2
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..b3649a670
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/sst_abi_g16_l3c.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+sst_generic_geo.yaml.j2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/sst_abi_g17_l3c.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/sst_abi_g17_l3c.yaml.j2
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..b3649a670
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/sst_abi_g17_l3c.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+sst_generic_geo.yaml.j2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/sst_ahi_h08_l3c.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/sst_ahi_h08_l3c.yaml.j2
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..b3649a670
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/sst_ahi_h08_l3c.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+sst_generic_geo.yaml.j2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/sst_avhrr_ma_l3u.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/sst_avhrr_ma_l3u.yaml.j2
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..5298b9a81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/sst_avhrr_ma_l3u.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+sst_generic.yaml.j2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/sst_avhrr_mb_l3u.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/sst_avhrr_mb_l3u.yaml.j2
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..5298b9a81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/sst_avhrr_mb_l3u.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+sst_generic.yaml.j2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/sst_avhrr_mc_l3u.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/sst_avhrr_mc_l3u.yaml.j2
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..5298b9a81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/sst_avhrr_mc_l3u.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+sst_generic.yaml.j2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/sst_avhrrf_ma_l3u.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/sst_avhrrf_ma_l3u.yaml.j2
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..5298b9a81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/sst_avhrrf_ma_l3u.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+sst_generic.yaml.j2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/sst_avhrrf_mb_l3u.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/sst_avhrrf_mb_l3u.yaml.j2
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..5298b9a81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/sst_avhrrf_mb_l3u.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+sst_generic.yaml.j2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/sst_avhrrf_mc_l3u.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/sst_avhrrf_mc_l3u.yaml.j2
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..5298b9a81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/sst_avhrrf_mc_l3u.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+sst_generic.yaml.j2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/sst_generic.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/sst_generic.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d887bf220
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/sst_generic.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+- obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{marine_obsdatain_path}}/{{marine_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{marine_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+        missing file action: warn
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{marine_obsdataout_path}}/{{marine_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{marine_obsdataout_suffix}}"
+    simulated variables: [seaSurfaceTemperature]
+    io pool:
+      max pool size: 1
+{% if marine_letkf_app | default(false) %}
+    distribution:
+      name: Halo
+      halo size: {{ marine_letkf_dist_halo_size }}
+{% endif %}
+  get values:
+    time interpolation: linear
+  obs operator:
+    name: Identity
+    observation alias file: obsop_name_map.yaml
+  obs error:
+    covariance model: diagonal
+
+  obs prior filters:
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    where:
+    - variable: {name: GeoVaLs/distance_from_coast}
+      minvalue: 50e3
+  - filter: Perform Action  # accept obs that failed previous QC in Pamlico Sound & Chesapeake Bay
+    action:
+      name: accept
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/latitude
+      minvalue: 34.5
+      maxvalue: 39.7
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/longitude
+      minvalue: -76.88
+      maxvalue: -74.5
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    minvalue: -1.2
+    maxvalue: 41.0
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    where:
+    - variable: {name: ObsError/seaSurfaceTemperature}
+      minvalue: 1.0e-8
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    where:
+    - variable: {name: GeoVaLs/sea_area_fraction}
+      value: is_valid
+      minvalue: 0.9
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    where:
+    - variable: { name: GeoVaLs/sea_ice_area_fraction}
+      maxvalue: 1.0e-5
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    where:
+    - variable: {name: GeoVaLs/sea_surface_temperature}
+      minvalue: -1.2
+
+  obs post filters:
+  - filter: Background Check
+    absolute threshold: 5.0
+
+{% if marine_letkf_app | default(false) %}
+  obs localizations:
+  - localization method: Rossby
+    base value: 100.0e3
+    rossby mult: 1.0
+    min grid mult: 2.0
+    min value: 200.0e3
+    max value: 900.0e3
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/sst_generic_geo.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/sst_generic_geo.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ffe625a4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/sst_generic_geo.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+- obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{marine_obsdatain_path}}/{{marine_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{marine_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+        missing file action: warn
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{marine_obsdataout_path}}/{{marine_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{marine_obsdataout_suffix}}"
+    simulated variables: [seaSurfaceTemperature]
+    io pool:
+      max pool size: 1
+{% if marine_letkf_app | default(false) %}
+    distribution:
+      name: Halo
+      halo size: {{ marine_letkf_dist_halo_size }}
+{% endif %}
+  get values:
+    time interpolation: linear
+  obs operator:
+    name: Identity
+    observation alias file: obsop_name_map.yaml
+  obs error:
+    covariance model: diagonal
+
+  obs prior filters:
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    where:
+    - variable: {name: GeoVaLs/distance_from_coast}
+      minvalue: 50e3
+  - filter: Perform Action  # accept obs that failed previous QC in Pamlico Sound & Chesapeake Bay
+    action:
+      name: accept
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/latitude
+      minvalue: 34.5
+      maxvalue: 39.7
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/longitude
+      minvalue: -76.88
+      maxvalue: -74.5
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    minvalue: -1.2
+    maxvalue: 41.0
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    where:
+    - variable: {name: ObsError/seaSurfaceTemperature}
+      minvalue: 1.0e-8
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    where:
+    - variable: {name: GeoVaLs/sea_area_fraction}
+      value: is_valid
+      minvalue: 0.9
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    where:
+    - variable: { name: GeoVaLs/sea_ice_area_fraction}
+      maxvalue: 1.0e-5
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    where:
+    - variable: {name: GeoVaLs/sea_surface_temperature}
+      minvalue: -1.2
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    action:
+      name: passivate
+    where:
+    - variable: {name: GeoVaLs/sea_surface_temperature}
+      maxvalue: -4.0
+
+  obs post filters:
+  - filter: Background Check
+    absolute threshold: 5.0
+
+{% if marine_letkf_app | default(false) %}
+  obs localizations:
+  - localization method: Rossby
+    base value: 100.0e3
+    rossby mult: 1.0
+    min grid mult: 2.0
+    min value: 200.0e3
+    max value: 900.0e3
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/sst_viirs_n20_l3u.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/sst_viirs_n20_l3u.yaml.j2
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..5298b9a81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/sst_viirs_n20_l3u.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+sst_generic.yaml.j2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/sst_viirs_n21_l3u.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/sst_viirs_n21_l3u.yaml.j2
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..5298b9a81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/sst_viirs_n21_l3u.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+sst_generic.yaml.j2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/sst_viirs_npp_l3u.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/sst_viirs_npp_l3u.yaml.j2
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..5298b9a81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/marine/sst_viirs_npp_l3u.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+sst_generic.yaml.j2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/snow/adpsfc_snow.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/snow/adpsfc_snow.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cd3aa5f8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/snow/adpsfc_snow.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+-
+
+  # Observation Space (I/O)
+  # -----------------------
+  obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: bufr
+        obsfile: "{{snow_obsdatain_path}}/{{snow_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{snow_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+        mapping file: "{{snow_obsdatain_path}}/bufr_adpsfc_mapping.yaml"
+        missing file action: warn
+      obsgrouping:
+        group variables: [stationIdentification]
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{snow_obsdataout_path}}/{{snow_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{snow_obsdataout_suffix}}"
+    simulated variables: [totalSnowDepth]
+  #
+
+  # Observation Operator
+  # --------------------
+  obs operator:
+    name: Identity
+  #
+
+  # Observation Filters (QC)
+  # ------------------------
+  obs pre filters:
+    - filter: Create Diagnostic Flags
+      flags:
+      - name: missing_snowdepth
+        initial value: false
+      - name: missing_elevation
+        initial value: false
+      - name: temporal_thinning
+        initial value: false
+      - name: invalid_snowdepth
+        initial value: false
+      - name: invalid_elevation
+        initial value: false
+      - name: land_check
+        initial value: false
+      - name: landice_check
+        initial value: false
+      - name: seaice_check
+        initial value: false
+      - name: elevation_bkgdiff
+        initial value: false
+      - name: rejectlist
+        initial value: false
+      - name: background_check
+        initial value: false
+    - filter: Perform Action
+      filter variables:
+      - name: totalSnowDepth
+      action:
+        name: assign error
+        error parameter: 40.0
+    - filter: Domain Check
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: ObsValue/totalSnowDepth
+        value: is_valid
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: missing_snowdepth
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: Domain Check
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: MetaData/stationElevation
+        value: is_valid
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: missing_elevation
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: Temporal Thinning
+      min_spacing: '{{ window_length }}'
+      seed_time: '{{ snow_background_time_iso }}'
+      category_variable:
+        name: MetaData/stationIdentification
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: temporal_thinning
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+  obs prior filters:
+    - filter: Bounds Check
+      filter variables:
+      - name: totalSnowDepth
+      minvalue: 0.0
+      maxvalue: 20000.0
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: invalid_snowdepth
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: Domain Check # land only
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: GeoVaLs/fraction_of_land
+        minvalue: 0.5
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: land_check
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: Domain Check
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: MetaData/stationElevation
+        minvalue: -200.0
+        maxvalue: 3000.0
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: invalid_elevation
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: Domain Check # land only, no sea ice
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: GeoVaLs/fraction_of_ice
+        maxvalue: 0.0
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: seaice_check
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: RejectList  # no land-ice
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: GeoVaLs/vtype
+        minvalue: 14.5
+        maxvalue: 15.5
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: landice_check
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: Difference Check # elevation check
+      reference: MetaData/stationElevation
+      value: GeoVaLs/filtered_orography
+      threshold: 800.
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: elevation_bkgdiff
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    # Add inflate error characterized by a function of elevation difference
+    - filter: Variable Assignment
+      assignments:
+      - name: DerivedMetaData/elevation_diff
+        type: float
+        function:
+          name: ObsFunction/Arithmetic
+          options:
+            variables: [MetaData/stationElevation, GeoVaLs/filtered_orography]
+            coefficients: [1., -1.]
+            total exponent: 2
+            total coefficient: 0.0000015625  #1/(800*800)
+    - filter: Variable Assignment
+      assignments:
+      - name: DerivedMetaData/elevation_diff_exp
+        type: float
+        function:
+          name: ObsFunction/Exponential
+          options:
+            variables: [DerivedMetaData/elevation_diff]
+            coeffA: 1.
+            coeffB: -1.
+            coeffC: 0.
+            coeffD: 1.
+    - filter: Variable Assignment
+      assignments:
+      - name: DerivedMetaData/elevation_diff_exp_inv
+        type: float
+        function:
+          name: ObsFunction/Arithmetic
+          options:
+            variables: [DerivedMetaData/elevation_diff_exp]
+            total exponent: -1.
+    - filter: Perform Action
+      filter variables:
+      - name: totalSnowDepth
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: ObsValue/totalSnowDepth
+        minvalue: 0.
+      action:
+        name: inflate error
+        inflation variable: DerivedMetaData/elevation_diff_exp_inv # 2.0
+    - filter: BlackList
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: MetaData/stationIdentification
+        is_in: {{ get_conventional_rejected_stations(observation_from_jcb) }}
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: rejectlist
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+  obs post filters:
+    - filter: Background Check # gross error check
+      filter variables:
+      - name: totalSnowDepth
+      absolute threshold: 250
+      bias correction parameter: 1.0
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: background_check
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/snow/ghcn_snow.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/snow/ghcn_snow.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4ad6a7444
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/snow/ghcn_snow.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
+-
+
+  # Observation Space (I/O)
+  # -----------------------
+  obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{snow_prepobs_path}}/{{snow_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}.nc"
+        missing file action: warn
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{snow_obsdataout_path}}/{{snow_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{snow_obsdataout_suffix}}"
+    simulated variables: [totalSnowDepth]
+  #
+
+  # Observation Operator
+  # --------------------
+  obs operator:
+    name: Identity
+  #
+
+  # Observation Filters (QC)
+  # ------------------------
+  obs pre filters:
+    - filter: Create Diagnostic Flags
+      flags:
+      - name: missing_snowdepth
+        initial value: false
+      - name: missing_elevation
+        initial value: false
+      - name: invalid_snowdepth
+        initial value: false
+      - name: invalid_elevation
+        initial value: false
+      - name: land_check
+        initial value: false
+      - name: landice_check
+        initial value: false
+      - name: seaice_check
+        initial value: false
+      - name: elevation_bkgdiff
+        initial value: false
+      - name: rejectlist
+        initial value: false
+      - name: background_check
+        initial value: false
+    - filter: Perform Action
+      filter variables:
+      - name: totalSnowDepth
+      action:
+        name: assign error
+        error parameter: 40.0
+    - filter: Domain Check
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: ObsValue/totalSnowDepth
+        value: is_valid
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: missing_snowdepth
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: Domain Check
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: MetaData/stationElevation
+        value: is_valid
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: missing_elevation
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+  obs prior filters:
+    - filter: Bounds Check
+      filter variables:
+      - name: totalSnowDepth
+      minvalue: 0.0
+      maxvalue: 20000.0
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: invalid_snowdepth
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: Domain Check # land only
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: GeoVaLs/fraction_of_land
+        minvalue: 0.5
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: land_check
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: Domain Check
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: MetaData/stationElevation
+        minvalue: -200.0
+        maxvalue: 3000.0
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: invalid_elevation
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: Domain Check # land only, no sea ice
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: GeoVaLs/fraction_of_ice
+        maxvalue: 0.0
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: seaice_check
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: RejectList  # no land-ice
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: GeoVaLs/vtype
+        minvalue: 14.5
+        maxvalue: 15.5
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: landice_check
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: Difference Check # elevation check
+      reference: MetaData/stationElevation
+      value: GeoVaLs/filtered_orography
+      threshold: 800.
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: elevation_bkgdiff
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    # Add inflate error characterized by a function of elevation difference
+    - filter: Variable Assignment
+      assignments:
+      - name: DerivedMetaData/elevation_diff
+        type: float
+        function:
+          name: ObsFunction/Arithmetic
+          options:
+            variables: [MetaData/stationElevation, GeoVaLs/filtered_orography]
+            coefficients: [1., -1.]
+            total exponent: 2
+            total coefficient: 0.0000015625  #1/(800*800)
+    - filter: Variable Assignment
+      assignments:
+      - name: DerivedMetaData/elevation_diff_exp
+        type: float
+        function:
+          name: ObsFunction/Exponential
+          options:
+            variables: [DerivedMetaData/elevation_diff]
+            coeffA: 1.
+            coeffB: -1.
+            coeffC: 0.
+            coeffD: 1.
+    - filter: Variable Assignment
+      assignments:
+      - name: DerivedMetaData/elevation_diff_exp_inv
+        type: float
+        function:
+          name: ObsFunction/Arithmetic
+          options:
+            variables: [DerivedMetaData/elevation_diff_exp]
+            total exponent: -1.
+    - filter: Perform Action
+      filter variables:
+      - name: totalSnowDepth
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: ObsValue/totalSnowDepth
+        minvalue: 0.
+      action:
+        name: inflate error
+        inflation variable: DerivedMetaData/elevation_diff_exp_inv # 2.0
+    - filter: BlackList
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: MetaData/stationIdentification
+        is_in: {{ get_conventional_rejected_stations(observation_from_jcb) }}
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: rejectlist
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+  obs post filters:
+    - filter: Background Check # gross error check
+      filter variables:
+      - name: totalSnowDepth
+      absolute threshold: 250
+      bias correction parameter: 1.0
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: background_check
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/snow/ims_snow.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/snow/ims_snow.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ef1685c3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/snow/ims_snow.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+-
+
+  # Observation Space (I/O)
+  # -----------------------
+  obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{snow_obsdatain_path}}/{{snow_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}.tm00.nc"
+        missing file action: warn  
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{snow_obsdataout_path}}/{{snow_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{snow_obsdataout_suffix}}"
+    simulated variables: [totalSnowDepth]
+  #
+
+  # Observation Operator
+  # --------------------
+  obs operator:
+    name: Identity
+  #
+
+  # Observation Filters (QC)
+  # ------------------------
+  obs pre filters:
+  - filter: Create Diagnostic Flags
+    flags:
+    - name: land_check
+      initial value: false
+    - name: landice_check
+      initial value: false
+    - name: seaice_check
+      initial value: false
+    - name: invalid_snowdepth
+      initial value: false
+    - name: invalid_elevation
+      initial value: false
+    - name: background_check
+      initial value: false
+    - name: spatial_thinning
+      initial value: false
+  # assign observation error
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: totalSnowDepth
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error parameter: 80.0
+
+  obs prior filters:
+  # remove land-ice and sea points
+  - filter: Domain Check # land only
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: GeoVaLs/fraction_of_land
+      minvalue: 0.5
+    actions:
+    - name: set
+      flag: land_check
+      ignore: rejected observations
+    - name: reject
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/stationElevation
+      minvalue: -200.0
+      maxvalue: 3000.0
+    actions:
+    - name: set
+      flag: invalid_elevation
+      ignore: rejected observations
+    - name: reject
+  - filter: Domain Check # land only, no sea ice
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: GeoVaLs/fraction_of_ice
+      maxvalue: 0.0
+    actions:
+    - name: set
+      flag: seaice_check
+      ignore: rejected observations
+    - name: reject
+  - filter: RejectList  # no land-ice
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: GeoVaLs/vtype
+      minvalue: 14.5
+      maxvalue: 15.5
+    actions:
+    - name: set
+      flag: landice_check
+      ignore: rejected observations
+    - name: reject
+
+  obs post filters:
+  # gross error check
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: totalSnowDepth
+    absolute threshold: 250
+    actions:
+    - name: set
+      flag: background_check
+      ignore: rejected observations
+    - name: reject
+
+  # thinning of remaining obs
+  - filter: Gaussian Thinning
+    horizontal_mesh: 40.0 # km
+    actions:
+    - name: set
+      flag: spatial_thinning
+      ignore: rejected observations
+    - name: reject
+
+  # excludes where both obs & mod = 100% (set in IMS_proc)
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: totalSnowDepth
+    minvalue: 0.0
+    actions:
+    - name: set
+      flag: invalid_snowdepth
+      ignore: rejected observations
+    - name: reject
+
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/snow/madis_snow.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/snow/madis_snow.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b900fd37b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/snow/madis_snow.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,216 @@
+-
+
+  # Observation Space (I/O)
+  # -----------------------
+  obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{snow_obsdatain_path}}/{{snow_obsdatain_prefix}}snocvr_snow.nc4"
+        missing file action: warn
+      obsgrouping:
+        group variables: [stationIdentification]
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{snow_obsdataout_path}}/{{snow_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{snow_obsdataout_suffix}}"
+    simulated variables: [totalSnowDepth]
+  #
+
+  # Observation Operator
+  # --------------------
+  obs operator:
+    name: Identity
+  #
+
+  # Observation Filters (QC)
+  # ------------------------
+  obs pre filters:
+    - filter: Create Diagnostic Flags
+      flags:
+      - name: missing_snowdepth
+        initial value: false
+      - name: missing_elevation
+        initial value: false
+      - name: temporal_thinning
+        initial value: false
+      - name: invalid_snowdepth
+        initial value: false
+      - name: invalid_elevation
+        initial value: false
+      - name: land_check
+        initial value: false
+      - name: landice_check
+        initial value: false
+      - name: seaice_check
+        initial value: false
+      - name: elevation_bkgdiff
+        initial value: false
+      - name: rejectlist
+        initial value: false
+      - name: background_check
+        initial value: false
+    - filter: Perform Action
+      filter variables:
+      - name: totalSnowDepth
+      action:
+        name: assign error
+        error parameter: 40.0
+    - filter: Domain Check
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: ObsValue/totalSnowDepth
+        value: is_valid
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: missing_snowdepth
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: Domain Check
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: MetaData/stationElevation
+        value: is_valid
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: missing_elevation
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: Temporal Thinning
+      min_spacing: '{{ window_length }}'
+      seed_time: '{{ snow_background_time_iso }}'
+      category_variable:
+        name: MetaData/stationIdentification
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: temporal_thinning
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+  obs prior filters:
+    - filter: Bounds Check
+      filter variables:
+      - name: totalSnowDepth
+      minvalue: 0.0
+      maxvalue: 20000.0
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: invalid_snowdepth
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: Domain Check # land only
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: GeoVaLs/fraction_of_land
+        minvalue: 0.5
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: land_check
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: Domain Check
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: MetaData/stationElevation
+        minvalue: -200.0
+        maxvalue: 3000.0
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: invalid_elevation
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: Domain Check # land only, no sea ice
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: GeoVaLs/fraction_of_ice
+        maxvalue: 0.0
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: seaice_check
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: RejectList  # no land-ice
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: GeoVaLs/vtype
+        minvalue: 14.5
+        maxvalue: 15.5
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: landice_check
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: Difference Check # elevation check
+      reference: MetaData/stationElevation
+      value: GeoVaLs/filtered_orography
+      threshold: 800.
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: elevation_bkgdiff
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    # Add inflate error characterized by a function of elevation difference
+    - filter: Variable Assignment
+      assignments:
+      - name: DerivedMetaData/elevation_diff
+        type: float
+        function:
+          name: ObsFunction/Arithmetic
+          options:
+            variables: [MetaData/stationElevation, GeoVaLs/filtered_orography]
+            coefficients: [1., -1.]
+            total exponent: 2
+            total coefficient: 0.0000015625  #1/(800*800)
+    - filter: Variable Assignment
+      assignments:
+      - name: DerivedMetaData/elevation_diff_exp
+        type: float
+        function:
+          name: ObsFunction/Exponential
+          options:
+            variables: [DerivedMetaData/elevation_diff]
+            coeffA: 1.
+            coeffB: -1.
+            coeffC: 0.
+            coeffD: 1.
+    - filter: Variable Assignment
+      assignments:
+      - name: DerivedMetaData/elevation_diff_exp_inv
+        type: float
+        function:
+          name: ObsFunction/Arithmetic
+          options:
+            variables: [DerivedMetaData/elevation_diff_exp]
+            total exponent: -1.
+    - filter: Perform Action
+      filter variables:
+      - name: totalSnowDepth
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: ObsValue/totalSnowDepth
+        minvalue: 0.
+      action:
+        name: inflate error
+        inflation variable: DerivedMetaData/elevation_diff_exp_inv # 2.0
+    - filter: BlackList
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: MetaData/stationIdentification
+        is_in: {{ get_conventional_rejected_stations(observation_from_jcb) }}
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: rejectlist
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+  obs post filters:
+    - filter: Background Check # gross error check
+      filter variables:
+      - name: totalSnowDepth
+      absolute threshold: 250
+      bias correction parameter: 1.0
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: background_check
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/snow/sfcsno.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/snow/sfcsno.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a465cbe3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/snow/sfcsno.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+-
+
+  # Observation Space (I/O)
+  # -----------------------
+  obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: bufr
+        obsfile: "{{snow_obsdatain_path}}/{{snow_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{snow_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+        mapping file: "{{snow_obsdatain_path}}/bufr_sfcsno_mapping.yaml"
+        missing file action: warn
+      obsgrouping:
+        group variables: [stationIdentification]
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{snow_obsdataout_path}}/{{snow_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{snow_obsdataout_suffix}}"
+    simulated variables: [totalSnowDepth]
+  #
+
+  # Observation Operator
+  # --------------------
+  obs operator:
+    name: Identity
+  #
+
+  # Observation Filters (QC)
+  # ------------------------
+  obs pre filters:
+    - filter: Create Diagnostic Flags
+      flags:
+      - name: missing_snowdepth
+        initial value: false
+      - name: missing_elevation
+        initial value: false
+      - name: temporal_thinning
+        initial value: false
+      - name: invalid_snowdepth
+        initial value: false
+      - name: invalid_elevation
+        initial value: false
+      - name: land_check
+        initial value: false
+      - name: landice_check
+        initial value: false
+      - name: seaice_check
+        initial value: false
+      - name: elevation_bkgdiff
+        initial value: false
+      - name: rejectlist
+        initial value: false
+      - name: background_check
+        initial value: false
+    - filter: Perform Action
+      filter variables:
+      - name: totalSnowDepth
+      action:
+        name: assign error
+        error parameter: 40.0
+    - filter: Domain Check
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: ObsValue/totalSnowDepth
+        value: is_valid
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: missing_snowdepth
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: Domain Check
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: MetaData/stationElevation
+        value: is_valid
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: missing_elevation
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: Temporal Thinning
+      min_spacing: '{{ window_length }}'
+      seed_time: '{{ snow_background_time_iso }}'
+      category_variable:
+        name: MetaData/stationIdentification
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: temporal_thinning
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+  obs prior filters:
+    - filter: Bounds Check
+      filter variables:
+      - name: totalSnowDepth
+      minvalue: 0.0
+      maxvalue: 20000.0
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: invalid_snowdepth
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: Domain Check # land only
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: GeoVaLs/fraction_of_land
+        minvalue: 0.5
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: land_check
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: Domain Check
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: MetaData/stationElevation
+        minvalue: -200.0
+        maxvalue: 3000.0
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: invalid_elevation
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: Domain Check # land only, no sea ice
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: GeoVaLs/fraction_of_ice
+        maxvalue: 0.0
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: seaice_check
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: RejectList  # no land-ice
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: GeoVaLs/vtype
+        minvalue: 14.5
+        maxvalue: 15.5
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: landice_check
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: Difference Check # elevation check
+      reference: MetaData/stationElevation
+      value: GeoVaLs/filtered_orography
+      threshold: 800.
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: elevation_bkgdiff
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    # Add inflate error characterized by a function of elevation difference
+    - filter: Variable Assignment
+      assignments:
+      - name: DerivedMetaData/elevation_diff
+        type: float
+        function:
+          name: ObsFunction/Arithmetic
+          options:
+            variables: [MetaData/stationElevation, GeoVaLs/filtered_orography]
+            coefficients: [1., -1.]
+            total exponent: 2
+            total coefficient: 0.0000015625  #1/(800*800)
+    - filter: Variable Assignment
+      assignments:
+      - name: DerivedMetaData/elevation_diff_exp
+        type: float
+        function:
+          name: ObsFunction/Exponential
+          options:
+            variables: [DerivedMetaData/elevation_diff]
+            coeffA: 1.
+            coeffB: -1.
+            coeffC: 0.
+            coeffD: 1.
+    - filter: Variable Assignment
+      assignments:
+      - name: DerivedMetaData/elevation_diff_exp_inv
+        type: float
+        function:
+          name: ObsFunction/Arithmetic
+          options:
+            variables: [DerivedMetaData/elevation_diff_exp]
+            total exponent: -1.
+    - filter: Perform Action
+      filter variables:
+      - name: totalSnowDepth
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: ObsValue/totalSnowDepth
+        minvalue: 0.
+      action:
+        name: inflate error
+        inflation variable: DerivedMetaData/elevation_diff_exp_inv # 2.0
+    - filter: BlackList
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: MetaData/stationIdentification
+        is_in: {{ get_conventional_rejected_stations(observation_from_jcb) }}
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: rejectlist
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+  obs post filters:
+    - filter: Background Check # gross error check
+      filter variables:
+      - name: totalSnowDepth
+      absolute threshold: 250
+      bias correction parameter: 1.0
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: background_check
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/snow/snocvr.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/snow/snocvr.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0626a145b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/snow/snocvr.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+-
+
+  # Observation Space (I/O)
+  # -----------------------
+  obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: bufr
+        obsfile: "{{snow_obsdatain_path}}/{{snow_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{snow_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+        mapping file: "{{snow_obsdatain_path}}/bufr_snocvr_mapping.yaml"
+        missing file action: warn
+      obsgrouping:
+        group variables: [stationIdentification]
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{snow_obsdataout_path}}/{{snow_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{snow_obsdataout_suffix}}"
+    simulated variables: [totalSnowDepth]
+  #
+
+  # Observation Operator
+  # --------------------
+  obs operator:
+    name: Identity
+  #
+
+  # Observation Filters (QC)
+  # ------------------------
+  obs pre filters:
+    - filter: Create Diagnostic Flags
+      flags:
+      - name: missing_snowdepth
+        initial value: false
+      - name: missing_elevation
+        initial value: false
+      - name: temporal_thinning
+        initial value: false
+      - name: invalid_snowdepth
+        initial value: false
+      - name: invalid_elevation
+        initial value: false
+      - name: land_check
+        initial value: false
+      - name: landice_check
+        initial value: false
+      - name: seaice_check
+        initial value: false
+      - name: elevation_bkgdiff
+        initial value: false
+      - name: rejectlist
+        initial value: false
+      - name: background_check
+        initial value: false
+    - filter: Perform Action
+      filter variables:
+      - name: totalSnowDepth
+      action:
+        name: assign error
+        error parameter: 40.0
+    - filter: Domain Check
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: ObsValue/totalSnowDepth
+        value: is_valid
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: missing_snowdepth
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: Domain Check
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: MetaData/stationElevation
+        value: is_valid
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: missing_elevation
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: Temporal Thinning
+      min_spacing: '{{ window_length }}'
+      seed_time: '{{ snow_background_time_iso }}'
+      category_variable:
+        name: MetaData/stationIdentification
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: temporal_thinning
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+  obs prior filters:
+    - filter: Bounds Check
+      filter variables:
+      - name: totalSnowDepth
+      minvalue: 0.0
+      maxvalue: 20000.0
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: invalid_snowdepth
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: Domain Check # land only
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: GeoVaLs/fraction_of_land
+        minvalue: 0.5
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: land_check
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: Domain Check
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: MetaData/stationElevation
+        minvalue: -200.0
+        maxvalue: 3000.0
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: invalid_elevation
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: Domain Check # land only, no sea ice
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: GeoVaLs/fraction_of_ice
+        maxvalue: 0.0
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: seaice_check
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: RejectList  # no land-ice
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: GeoVaLs/vtype
+        minvalue: 14.5
+        maxvalue: 15.5
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: landice_check
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: Difference Check # elevation check
+      reference: MetaData/stationElevation
+      value: GeoVaLs/filtered_orography
+      threshold: 800.
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: elevation_bkgdiff
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    # Add inflate error characterized by a function of elevation difference
+    - filter: Variable Assignment
+      assignments:
+      - name: DerivedMetaData/elevation_diff
+        type: float
+        function:
+          name: ObsFunction/Arithmetic
+          options:
+            variables: [MetaData/stationElevation, GeoVaLs/filtered_orography]
+            coefficients: [1., -1.]
+            total exponent: 2
+            total coefficient: 0.0000015625  #1/(800*800)
+    - filter: Variable Assignment
+      assignments:
+      - name: DerivedMetaData/elevation_diff_exp
+        type: float
+        function:
+          name: ObsFunction/Exponential
+          options:
+            variables: [DerivedMetaData/elevation_diff]
+            coeffA: 1.
+            coeffB: -1.
+            coeffC: 0.
+            coeffD: 1.
+    - filter: Variable Assignment
+      assignments:
+      - name: DerivedMetaData/elevation_diff_exp_inv
+        type: float
+        function:
+          name: ObsFunction/Arithmetic
+          options:
+            variables: [DerivedMetaData/elevation_diff_exp]
+            total exponent: -1.
+    - filter: Perform Action
+      filter variables:
+      - name: totalSnowDepth
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: ObsValue/totalSnowDepth
+        minvalue: 0.
+      action:
+        name: inflate error
+        inflation variable: DerivedMetaData/elevation_diff_exp_inv # 2.0
+    - filter: BlackList
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: MetaData/stationIdentification
+        is_in: {{ get_conventional_rejected_stations(observation_from_jcb) }}
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: rejectlist
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+  obs post filters:
+    - filter: Background Check # gross error check
+      filter variables:
+      - name: totalSnowDepth
+      absolute threshold: 250
+      bias correction parameter: 1.0
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: background_check
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/snow/snocvr_snomad.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/snow/snocvr_snomad.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9d9d64825
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/snow/snocvr_snomad.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,216 @@
+-
+
+  # Observation Space (I/O)
+  # -----------------------
+  obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{snow_prepobs_path}}/{{snow_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}.tm00.nc"
+        missing file action: warn
+      obsgrouping:
+        group variables: [stationIdentification]
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{snow_obsdataout_path}}/{{snow_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{snow_obsdataout_suffix}}"
+    simulated variables: [totalSnowDepth]
+  #
+
+  # Observation Operator
+  # --------------------
+  obs operator:
+    name: Identity
+  #
+
+  # Observation Filters (QC)
+  # ------------------------
+  obs pre filters:
+    - filter: Create Diagnostic Flags
+      flags:
+      - name: missing_snowdepth
+        initial value: false
+      - name: missing_elevation
+        initial value: false
+      - name: temporal_thinning
+        initial value: false
+      - name: invalid_snowdepth
+        initial value: false
+      - name: invalid_elevation
+        initial value: false
+      - name: land_check
+        initial value: false
+      - name: landice_check
+        initial value: false
+      - name: seaice_check
+        initial value: false
+      - name: elevation_bkgdiff
+        initial value: false
+      - name: rejectlist
+        initial value: false
+      - name: background_check
+        initial value: false
+    - filter: Perform Action
+      filter variables:
+      - name: totalSnowDepth
+      action:
+        name: assign error
+        error parameter: 40.0
+    - filter: Domain Check
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: ObsValue/totalSnowDepth
+        value: is_valid
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: missing_snowdepth
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: Domain Check
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: MetaData/stationElevation
+        value: is_valid
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: missing_elevation
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: Temporal Thinning
+      min_spacing: '{{ window_length }}'
+      seed_time: '{{ snow_background_time_iso }}'
+      category_variable:
+        name: MetaData/stationIdentification
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: temporal_thinning
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+  obs prior filters:
+    - filter: Bounds Check
+      filter variables:
+      - name: totalSnowDepth
+      minvalue: 0.0
+      maxvalue: 20000.0
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: invalid_snowdepth
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: Domain Check # land only
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: GeoVaLs/fraction_of_land
+        minvalue: 0.5
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: land_check
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: Domain Check
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: MetaData/stationElevation
+        minvalue: -200.0
+        maxvalue: 3000.0
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: invalid_elevation
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: Domain Check # land only, no sea ice
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: GeoVaLs/fraction_of_ice
+        maxvalue: 0.0
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: seaice_check
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: RejectList  # no land-ice
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: GeoVaLs/vtype
+        minvalue: 14.5
+        maxvalue: 15.5
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: landice_check
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: Difference Check # elevation check
+      reference: MetaData/stationElevation
+      value: GeoVaLs/filtered_orography
+      threshold: 800.
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: elevation_bkgdiff
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    # Add inflate error characterized by a function of elevation difference
+    - filter: Variable Assignment
+      assignments:
+      - name: DerivedMetaData/elevation_diff
+        type: float
+        function:
+          name: ObsFunction/Arithmetic
+          options:
+            variables: [MetaData/stationElevation, GeoVaLs/filtered_orography]
+            coefficients: [1., -1.]
+            total exponent: 2
+            total coefficient: 0.0000015625  #1/(800*800)
+    - filter: Variable Assignment
+      assignments:
+      - name: DerivedMetaData/elevation_diff_exp
+        type: float
+        function:
+          name: ObsFunction/Exponential
+          options:
+            variables: [DerivedMetaData/elevation_diff]
+            coeffA: 1.
+            coeffB: -1.
+            coeffC: 0.
+            coeffD: 1.
+    - filter: Variable Assignment
+      assignments:
+      - name: DerivedMetaData/elevation_diff_exp_inv
+        type: float
+        function:
+          name: ObsFunction/Arithmetic
+          options:
+            variables: [DerivedMetaData/elevation_diff_exp]
+            total exponent: -1.
+    - filter: Perform Action
+      filter variables:
+      - name: totalSnowDepth
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: ObsValue/totalSnowDepth
+        minvalue: 0.
+      action:
+        name: inflate error
+        inflation variable: DerivedMetaData/elevation_diff_exp_inv # 2.0
+    - filter: BlackList
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: MetaData/stationIdentification
+        is_in: {{ get_conventional_rejected_stations(observation_from_jcb) }}
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: rejectlist
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+  obs post filters:
+    - filter: Background Check # gross error check
+      filter variables:
+      - name: totalSnowDepth
+      absolute threshold: 250
+      bias correction parameter: 1.0
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: background_check
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/snow/snomad.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/snow/snomad.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..58a23ac10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/snow/snomad.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+-
+
+  # Observation Space (I/O)
+  # -----------------------
+  obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: bufr
+        obsfile: "{{snow_obsdatain_path}}/{{snow_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{snow_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+        mapping file: "{{snow_obsdatain_path}}/bufr_snomad_mapping.yaml"
+        missing file action: warn
+      obsgrouping:
+        group variables: [stationIdentification]
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{snow_obsdataout_path}}/{{snow_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{snow_obsdataout_suffix}}"
+    simulated variables: [totalSnowDepth]
+  #
+
+  # Observation Operator
+  # --------------------
+  obs operator:
+    name: Identity
+  #
+
+  # Observation Filters (QC)
+  # ------------------------
+  obs pre filters:
+    - filter: Create Diagnostic Flags
+      flags:
+      - name: missing_snowdepth
+        initial value: false
+      - name: missing_elevation
+        initial value: false
+      - name: temporal_thinning
+        initial value: false
+      - name: invalid_snowdepth
+        initial value: false
+      - name: invalid_elevation
+        initial value: false
+      - name: land_check
+        initial value: false
+      - name: landice_check
+        initial value: false
+      - name: seaice_check
+        initial value: false
+      - name: elevation_bkgdiff
+        initial value: false
+      - name: rejectlist
+        initial value: false
+      - name: background_check
+        initial value: false
+    - filter: Perform Action
+      filter variables:
+      - name: totalSnowDepth
+      action:
+        name: assign error
+        error parameter: 40.0
+    - filter: Domain Check
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: ObsValue/totalSnowDepth
+        value: is_valid
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: missing_snowdepth
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: Domain Check
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: MetaData/stationElevation
+        value: is_valid
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: missing_elevation
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: Temporal Thinning
+      min_spacing: '{{ window_length }}'
+      seed_time: '{{ snow_background_time_iso }}'
+      category_variable:
+        name: MetaData/stationIdentification
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: temporal_thinning
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+  obs prior filters:
+    - filter: Bounds Check
+      filter variables:
+      - name: totalSnowDepth
+      minvalue: 0.0
+      maxvalue: 20000.0
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: invalid_snowdepth
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: Domain Check # land only
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: GeoVaLs/fraction_of_land
+        minvalue: 0.5
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: land_check
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: Domain Check
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: MetaData/stationElevation
+        minvalue: -200.0
+        maxvalue: 3000.0
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: invalid_elevation
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: Domain Check # land only, no sea ice
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: GeoVaLs/fraction_of_ice
+        maxvalue: 0.0
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: seaice_check
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: RejectList  # no land-ice
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: GeoVaLs/vtype
+        minvalue: 14.5
+        maxvalue: 15.5
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: landice_check
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: Difference Check # elevation check
+      reference: MetaData/stationElevation
+      value: GeoVaLs/filtered_orography
+      threshold: 800.
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: elevation_bkgdiff
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    # Add inflate error characterized by a function of elevation difference
+    - filter: Variable Assignment
+      assignments:
+      - name: DerivedMetaData/elevation_diff
+        type: float
+        function:
+          name: ObsFunction/Arithmetic
+          options:
+            variables: [MetaData/stationElevation, GeoVaLs/filtered_orography]
+            coefficients: [1., -1.]
+            total exponent: 2
+            total coefficient: 0.0000015625  #1/(800*800)
+    - filter: Variable Assignment
+      assignments:
+      - name: DerivedMetaData/elevation_diff_exp
+        type: float
+        function:
+          name: ObsFunction/Exponential
+          options:
+            variables: [DerivedMetaData/elevation_diff]
+            coeffA: 1.
+            coeffB: -1.
+            coeffC: 0.
+            coeffD: 1.
+    - filter: Variable Assignment
+      assignments:
+      - name: DerivedMetaData/elevation_diff_exp_inv
+        type: float
+        function:
+          name: ObsFunction/Arithmetic
+          options:
+            variables: [DerivedMetaData/elevation_diff_exp]
+            total exponent: -1.
+    - filter: Perform Action
+      filter variables:
+      - name: totalSnowDepth
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: ObsValue/totalSnowDepth
+        minvalue: 0.
+      action:
+        name: inflate error
+        inflation variable: DerivedMetaData/elevation_diff_exp_inv # 2.0
+    - filter: BlackList
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: MetaData/stationIdentification
+        is_in: {{ get_conventional_rejected_stations(observation_from_jcb) }}
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: rejectlist
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+  obs post filters:
+    - filter: Background Check # gross error check
+      filter variables:
+      - name: totalSnowDepth
+      absolute threshold: 250
+      bias correction parameter: 1.0
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: background_check
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/soil/smap_soil.yaml.j2 b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/soil/smap_soil.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..760e5344e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/observations/soil/smap_soil.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+-
+
+  # Observation Space (I/O)
+  # -----------------------
+  obs space:
+    name: {{observation_from_jcb}}
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{soil_obsdatain_path}}/{{soil_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}.nc"
+        missing file action: warn
+    obsdataout:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{soil_obsdataout_path}}/{{soil_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{soil_obsdataout_suffix}}"
+    simulated variables: [soilMoistureVolumetric]
+  #
+
+  # Observation Operator
+  # --------------------
+  obs operator:
+    name: Identity
+  #
+
+  # Observation Filters (QC)
+  # ------------------------
+  obs pre filters:
+    - filter: Create Diagnostic Flags
+      flags:
+      - name: missing_smc
+        initial value: false
+#      - name: missing_elevation
+#        initial value: false
+      - name: invalid_smc
+        initial value: false
+#      - name: invalid_elevation
+#        initial value: false
+      - name: land_check
+        initial value: false
+      - name: landice_check
+        initial value: false
+      - name: seaice_check
+        initial value: false
+      - name: snow_check
+        initial value: false
+      - name: retrv_qual_check
+        initial value: false
+      - name: vegtype_check
+        initial value: false
+      - name: elevation_bkgdiff
+        initial value: false
+#      - name: rejectlist
+#        initial value: false
+      - name: background_check
+        initial value: false
+    - filter: Perform Action
+      filter variables:
+      - name: soilMoistureVolumetric
+      action:
+        name: assign error
+        error parameter: 0.20
+    - filter: Domain Check
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: ObsValue/soilMoistureVolumetric
+        value: is_valid
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: missing_smc
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+#    - filter: Domain Check
+#      where:
+#      - variable:
+#          name: MetaData/stationElevation
+#        value: is_valid
+#      actions:
+#      - name: set
+#        flag: missing_elevation
+#        ignore: rejected observations
+#      - name: reject
+  obs prior filters:
+    - filter: Bounds Check
+      filter variables:
+      - name: soilMoistureVolumetric
+      minvalue: 0.0
+      maxvalue: 1.0
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: invalid_smc
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: Domain Check # land only
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: GeoVaLs/fraction_of_land
+        minvalue: 0.5
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: land_check
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+#    - filter: Domain Check
+#      where:
+#      - variable:
+#          name: MetaData/stationElevation
+#        minvalue: -200.0
+#        maxvalue: 9000.0
+#      actions:
+#      - name: set
+#        flag: invalid_elevation
+#        ignore: rejected observations
+#      - name: reject
+    - filter: Domain Check # land only, no sea ice
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: GeoVaLs/fraction_of_ice
+        maxvalue: 0.0
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: seaice_check
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: Domain Check   # no snow
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: GeoVaLs/sheleg
+        maxvalue: 0.0
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: snow_check
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: Domain Check   # high-quality retrievals
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: PreQC/soilMoistureVolumetric
+        is_in: 0, 8
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: retrv_qual_check
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: RejectList  # no land-ice
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: GeoVaLs/vtype
+        minvalue: 14.5
+        maxvalue: 15.5
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: landice_check
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+    - filter: RejectList   # exclude certain IGBP vegetation types
+      where:
+      - variable:
+          name: GeoVaLs/vtype
+        absolute_tolerance: 1.0e-3
+        is_close_to_any_of: [1, 2, 3, 4, 13, 15, 17]
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: vegtype_check
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
+#    - filter: Difference Check # elevation check
+#      reference: MetaData/stationElevation
+#      value: GeoVaLs/filtered_orography
+#      threshold: 800.
+#      actions:
+#      - name: set
+#        flag: elevation_bkgdiff
+#        ignore: rejected observations
+#      - name: reject
+#    - filter: BlackList
+#      where:
+#      - variable:
+#          name: MetaData/stationIdentification
+#        is_in: {{ get_conventional_rejected_stations(observation_from_jcb) }}
+#      actions:
+#      - name: set
+#        flag: rejectlist
+#        ignore: rejected observations
+#      - name: reject
+  obs post filters:
+    - filter: Background Check # gross error check
+      filter variables:
+      - name: soilMoistureVolumetric
+      #threshold: 5
+      absolute threshold: 0.5
+      bias correction parameter: 1.0
+      actions:
+      - name: set
+        flag: background_check
+        ignore: rejected observations
+      - name: reject
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/test/client_integration/gdas-atmosphere-templates.yaml b/parm/jcb-gdas/test/client_integration/gdas-atmosphere-templates.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4e57bd759
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/test/client_integration/gdas-atmosphere-templates.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+# This part is for testing only. Normally this would just show algorithm: <algorithm>
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+supported_algorithms:
+- 3dvar
+- hofx3d
+- hofx4d
+- local_ensemble_da
+# Local algorithms
+- fv3jedi_fv3inc_lgetkf
+- fv3jedi_fv3inc_variational
+
+# This is overwritten in the testing but allows command line test of jcb
+algorithm: fv3jedi_fv3inc_lgetkf
+
+# Search path for model and obs for JCB (relative for the submodule, or can be absolute)
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+app_path_algorithm: gdas/algorithm/atmosphere
+app_path_model: gdas/model/atmosphere
+app_path_observations: gdas/observations/atmosphere
+app_path_observation_chronicle: gdas/observation_chronicle/atmosphere
+
+
+# Places where we deviate from the generic file name of a yaml
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+final_increment_file: atmosphere_final_increment_gaussian
+output_ensemble_increments_file: atmosphere_output_ensemble_increments_gaussian
+model_file: atmosphere_model_pseudo
+initial_condition_file: atmosphere_background
+background_error_file: atmosphere_background_error_hybrid_gsibec_bump
+
+
+# Global analysis things
+# ----------------------
+window_begin: '2024-02-01T00:00:00Z'
+window_length: PT6H
+bound_to_include: begin
+minimizer: DRPCG
+final_diagnostics_departures: anlmob
+analysis_variables: [eastward_wind,northward_wind,air_temperature,air_pressure_at_surface,water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air,ice_wat,liq_wat,o3mr]
+number_of_outer_loops: 2
+
+# Testing
+# -------
+
+do_testing: false
+
+# Model things
+# ------------
+atmosphere_layout_x: 2
+atmosphere_layout_y: 2
+atmosphere_npx_ges: 361
+atmosphere_npy_ges: 361
+atmosphere_npz_ges: 127
+atmosphere_npx_his: 361
+atmosphere_npy_his: 361
+atmosphere_npz_his: 127
+atmosphere_npx_anl: 361
+atmosphere_npy_anl: 361
+atmosphere_npz_anl: 127
+atmosphere_fv3jedi_files_path: DATA/fv3jedi
+
+# Background
+atmosphere_background_path: DATA/bkg
+atmosphere_background_ensemble_path: "DATA/ens/mem%mem%"
+
+atmosphere_variational_history_prefix: "bkg_"
+atmosphere_ensemble_history_prefix: "ens_"
+
+atmosphere_variational_analysis_prefix: "anl_"
+atmosphere_ensemble_analysis_prefix: "anl_"
+
+atmosphere_background_time_iso: '2024-02-02T00:00:00Z'
+
+# Background error
+atmosphere_bump_data_directory: DATA/berror
+atmosphere_gsibec_path: DATA/berror
+atmosphere_number_ensemble_members: 3
+atmosphere_layout_gsib_x: 2
+atmosphere_layout_gsib_y: 2
+
+# Minimization options
+atmosphere_ninner_1: 4
+atmosphere_ninner_2: 2
+atmosphere_grad_red_1: 1e-5
+atmosphere_grad_red_2: 1e-5
+
+# Forecasting
+atmosphere_forecast_length: PT6H
+atmosphere_forecast_timestep: PT1H
+
+# Write final increment on Gaussian grid in variational
+atmosphere_variational_increment_type: "gaussian"
+atmosphere_final_increment_prefix: "./anl/atminc."
+
+# Observation things
+# ------------------
+observations: all_observations
+
+# JCB level option to replace obs filters
+# ---------------------------------------
+replace_obs_filters:
+  observations:
+    - abi_g16
+  override_filters:
+    - filter: PreQC
+      maxvalue: 1.0
+      action:
+        name: reject
+
+crtm_coefficient_path: "DATA/crtm/"
+
+# Naming conventions for observational files
+atmosphere_obsdatain_path: DATA/obs
+atmosphere_obsdatain_prefix: OPREFIX
+atmosphere_obsdatain_suffix: ".2024020100.nc"
+
+atmosphere_obsdataout_path: DATA/diags
+atmosphere_obsdataout_prefix: diag
+atmosphere_obsdataout_suffix: "_2024020100.nc"
+
+# Naming conventions for bias correction files
+atmosphere_obsbiasin_path: DATA/obs
+atmosphere_obsbiasin_prefix: GPREFIX
+atmosphere_obsbiasin_suffix: ".satbias.nc"
+atmosphere_obsbiasin_acft_suffix: ".acft_out.nc"
+atmosphere_obstlapsein_prefix: GPREFIX
+atmosphere_obstlapsein_suffix: ".tlapse.txt"
+atmosphere_obsbiascovin_prefix: GPREFIX
+atmosphere_obsbiascovin_suffix: ".satbias_cov.nc"
+atmosphere_obsbiascovin_acft_suffix: ".acft_out_cov.nc"
+
+atmosphere_obsbiasout_path: DATA/bc
+atmosphere_obsbiasout_prefix: APREFIX
+atmosphere_obsbiasout_suffix: ".satbias.nc"
+atmosphere_obsbiasout_acft_suffix: ".acft_out.nc"
+atmosphere_obsbiascovout_prefix: APREFIX
+atmosphere_obsbiascovout_suffix: ".satbias_cov.nc"
+atmosphere_obsbiascovout_acft_suffix: ".acft_out_cov.nc"
+
+
+# Local Ensemble DA (LETKF)
+# -------------------------
+local_ensemble_da_solver: Deterministic GETKF
+
+increment_variables: [ua,va,DZ,delp,t,ps,sphum,ice_wat,liq_wat,o3mr]
+
+# Veritcal localization for GETKF
+vl_fraction_of_retained_variance: 0.750
+vl_lengthscale: 2.1
+vl_lengthscale_units: logp
+inflation_rtps: 0.85
+inflation_rtpp: 0.0
+inflation_mult: 1.0
+
+# Driver
+driver_update_obs_config_with_geometry_info: true
+driver_save_posterior_mean: false
+driver_save_posterior_ensemble: false
+driver_save_prior_mean: false
+driver_save_posterior_mean_increment: false
+driver_save_posterior_ensemble_increments: true
+
+# Diagnostics
+atmosphere_ensemble_increment_prefix: "./anl/mem%{member}%/atminc."
+atmosphere_posterior_output_gaussian: "./mem%{member}%/atmanl."
diff --git a/parm/jcb-gdas/test/client_integration/gdas-marine-templates.yaml b/parm/jcb-gdas/test/client_integration/gdas-marine-templates.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b99a221bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/jcb-gdas/test/client_integration/gdas-marine-templates.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+# This part is for testing only. Normally this would just show algorithm: <algorithm>
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+supported_algorithms:
+- hofx3d
+- hofx4d
+- 3dfgat
+#- local_ensemble_da
+
+
+# Search path for model and obs for JCB (relative for the submodule, or can be absolute)
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+app_path_model: gdas/model/marine
+app_path_observations: gdas/observations/marine
+app_path_observation_chronicle: gdas/observation_chronicle/marine
+
+
+# Places where we deviate from the generic file name of a yaml
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+model_file: marine_model_pseudo
+initial_condition_file: marine_background
+background_error_file: marine_background_error_hybrid_diffusion_diffusion
+
+
+# Global analysis things
+# ----------------------
+window_begin: '2024-01-31T21:00:00Z'
+window_length: PT6H
+bound_to_include: begin
+minimizer: RPCG
+final_diagnostics_departures: oman
+analysis_variables: [cicen, hicen, hsnon, socn, tocn, uocn, vocn, ssh]
+number_of_outer_loops: 1
+
+
+# Model things
+# ------------
+marine_soca_files_path: DATA/soca
+marine_vt_levels: 25
+marine_stddev_time: '2024-01-31T21:00:00Z'
+
+# Background
+marine_background_time: '2024-01-31T21:00:00Z'
+marine_background_path: DATA/bkg
+
+
+# Background error
+marine_window_middle: '2024-02-01T00:00:00Z'
+marine_number_ensemble_members: 3
+
+# Forecasting
+marine_forecast_timestep: PT1H
+
+# Minimization
+marine_ninner_1: 3
+marine_grad_red_1: 1e-4
+
+# Forecast states
+marine_pseudo_model_states:
+- date: '2024-01-31T21:00:00Z'
+  basename: base
+  ocn_filename: ocn
+  ice_filename: ice
+  read_from_file: true
+- date: '2024-02-01T00:00:00Z'
+  basename: base
+  ocn_filename: ocn
+  ice_filename: ice
+  read_from_file: true
+- date: '2024-02-01T03:00:00Z'
+  basename: base
+  ocn_filename: ocn
+  ice_filename: ice
+  read_from_file: true
+
+# Observation things
+# ------------------
+observations: all_observations
+
+# Naming conventions for observational files
+marine_obsdatain_path: DATA/obs
+marine_obsdatain_prefix: OPREFIX
+marine_obsdatain_suffix: ".2024020100.nc"
+
+marine_obsdataout_path: DATA/diags
+marine_obsdataout_prefix: diag
+marine_obsdataout_suffix: "_2024020100.nc"
+
+# Local Ensemble DA (LETKF)
+# -------------------------
+local_ensemble_da_solver: Deterministic GETKF
+
+increment_variables: [cicen, hicen, hsnon, socn, tocn, uocn, vocn, ssh]
+
+# Veritcal localization for GETKF
+vl_fraction_of_retained_variance: 0.750
+vl_lengthscale: 2.1
+vl_lengthscale_units: logp
+inflation_rtps: 0.85
+inflation_rtpp: 0.0
+inflation_mult: 1.0
+
+# Driver
+driver_update_obs_config_with_geometry_info: true
+driver_save_posterior_mean: false
+driver_save_posterior_ensemble: false
+driver_save_prior_mean: false
+driver_save_posterior_mean_increment: false
+driver_save_posterior_ensemble_increments: true
+
+# Diagnostics
+marine_ensemble_increment_prefix: "./anl/mem%{member}%/atminc."
+marine_posterior_output_gaussian: "./mem%{member}%/atmanl."
diff --git a/sorc/fv3-jedi b/sorc/fv3-jedi
index ee024eed3..494f83c30 160000
--- a/sorc/fv3-jedi
+++ b/sorc/fv3-jedi
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit ee024eed3b7076212eceabedad7ffc21c8a11520
+Subproject commit 494f83c308e79fd1f5549f884997bd208577643f
diff --git a/sorc/ioda b/sorc/ioda
index 0f02aadc2..cfa95b04c 160000
--- a/sorc/ioda
+++ b/sorc/ioda
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 0f02aadc22341fdb4dbb8e5eed13c4889e8ce487
+Subproject commit cfa95b04c0900ae0ccabe561458183ab2d6d62d0
diff --git a/sorc/oops b/sorc/oops
index 47bf8d39a..e724cafc1 160000
--- a/sorc/oops
+++ b/sorc/oops
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 47bf8d39a85b59f6694f66a1798597a27f8c3994
+Subproject commit e724cafc1615f74585a8a322cb9e60413f3bef91