diff --git a/util/gdas_init/copy_coldstart_files.sh b/util/gdas_init/copy_coldstart_files.sh
index 08d7820bf..523c9caf6 100755
--- a/util/gdas_init/copy_coldstart_files.sh
+++ b/util/gdas_init/copy_coldstart_files.sh
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ dd=$5
 hh=$6
 INPUT_DATA_DIR=$7
 
+if [ ${MEMBER} == 'hires' ]; then
+  MEMBER='gdas'
+fi
+
 echo 'in new script'
 echo $MEMBER $OUTDIR
 
@@ -33,11 +37,26 @@ if [ ${MEMBER} == 'gdas' ] || [ ${MEMBER} == 'gfs' ]; then
   rm -fr $SUBDIR
   SAVEDIR=$SUBDIR/atmos/INPUT
   copy_data
-  touch $SAVEDIR/../${MEMBER}.t${hh}z.loginc.txt
   if [ ${MEMBER} == 'gdas' ]; then
     cp ${INPUT_DATA_DIR}/*abias* $SAVEDIR/..
     cp ${INPUT_DATA_DIR}/*radstat $SAVEDIR/..
   fi
+  touch $SAVEDIR/../${MEMBER}.t${hh}z.loginc.txt
+elif [ ${MEMBER} == 'enkf' ]; then  # v16 retro data only.
+  MEMBER=1
+  while [ $MEMBER -le 80 ]; do
+    if [ $MEMBER -lt 10 ]; then
+      MEMBER_CH="00${MEMBER}"
+    else
+      MEMBER_CH="0${MEMBER}"
+    fi
+    SUBDIR=$OUTDIR/enkfgdas.${yy}${mm}${dd}/${hh}/mem${MEMBER_CH}
+    rm -fr $SUBDIR
+    SAVEDIR=$SUBDIR/atmos/INPUT
+    copy_data
+    touch $SAVEDIR/../enkfgdas.t${hh}z.loginc.txt
+    MEMBER=$(( $MEMBER + 1 ))
+  done
 else
   SUBDIR=$OUTDIR/enkfgdas.${yy}${mm}${dd}/${hh}/mem${MEMBER}
   rm -fr $SUBDIR
diff --git a/util/gdas_init/run_v15.chgres.gfs.sh b/util/gdas_init/run_v15.chgres.gfs.sh
index dfc35c2f7..ef3a6fcfa 100755
--- a/util/gdas_init/run_v15.chgres.gfs.sh
+++ b/util/gdas_init/run_v15.chgres.gfs.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ WORKDIR=${WORKDIR:-$OUTDIR/work.gfs}
 
 CTAR=${CRES_HIRES}
 INPUT_DATA_DIR="${EXTRACT_DIR}/gfs.${yy}${mm}${dd}/${hh}"
-OUTDIR=$OUTDIR/gfs.${yy}${mm}${dd}/${hh}/atmos
 ATMFILE="gfs.t${hh}z.atmanl.nemsio"
 SFCFILE="gfs.t${hh}z.sfcanl.nemsio"
 
@@ -23,10 +22,6 @@ rm -fr $WORKDIR
 mkdir -p $WORKDIR
 cd $WORKDIR
 
-rm -fr $OUTDIR
-mkdir -p $OUTDIR
-mkdir -p $OUTDIR/INPUT
-
 cat << EOF > fort.41
 
 &config
@@ -57,15 +52,7 @@ if [ $rc != 0 ]; then
   exit $rc
 fi
 
-mv gfs_ctrl.nc ${OUTDIR}/INPUT
-
-for tile in 'tile1' 'tile2' 'tile3' 'tile4' 'tile5' 'tile6'
-do
-  mv out.atm.${tile}.nc  ${OUTDIR}/INPUT/gfs_data.${tile}.nc
-  mv out.sfc.${tile}.nc  ${OUTDIR}/INPUT/sfc_data.${tile}.nc 
-done
-
-touch $OUTDIR/gfs.t${hh}z.loginc.txt
+$UFS_DIR/util/gdas_init/copy_coldstart_files.sh gfs $OUTDIR $yy $mm $dd $hh $INPUT_DATA_DIR
 
 rm -fr $WORKDIR
 
diff --git a/util/gdas_init/run_v15.chgres.sh b/util/gdas_init/run_v15.chgres.sh
index 5d59fadc9..501205e27 100755
--- a/util/gdas_init/run_v15.chgres.sh
+++ b/util/gdas_init/run_v15.chgres.sh
@@ -27,23 +27,17 @@ if [ ${MEMBER} == 'gdas' ]; then
   CTAR=${CRES_HIRES}
   INPUT_DATA_DIR="${EXTRACT_DIR}/gdas.${yy_d}${mm_d}${dd_d}/${hh_d}/RESTART"
   RADSTAT_DATA_DIR="${EXTRACT_DIR}/gdas.${yy}${mm}${dd}/${hh}"
-  OUTDIR=$OUTDIR/gdas.${yy}${mm}${dd}/${hh}/atmos
 else  
   CINP=${CINP:-"C384"}
   CTAR=${CRES_ENKF}
   INPUT_DATA_DIR="${EXTRACT_DIR}/enkfgdas.${yy_d}${mm_d}${dd_d}/${hh_d}/mem${MEMBER}/RESTART"
   RADSTAT_DATA_DIR="${EXTRACT_DIR}/enkfgdas.${yy}${mm}${dd}/${hh}/mem${MEMBER}"
-  OUTDIR=$OUTDIR/enkfgdas.${yy}${mm}${dd}/${hh}/mem${MEMBER}/atmos
 fi
 
 rm -fr $WORKDIR
 mkdir -p $WORKDIR
 cd $WORKDIR
 
-rm -fr $OUTDIR
-mkdir -p $OUTDIR
-mkdir -p $OUTDIR/INPUT
-
 cat << EOF > fort.41
 
 &config
@@ -77,20 +71,7 @@ if [ $rc != 0 ]; then
   exit $rc
 fi
 
-mv gfs_ctrl.nc ${OUTDIR}/INPUT
-
-for tile in 'tile1' 'tile2' 'tile3' 'tile4' 'tile5' 'tile6'
-do
-  mv out.atm.${tile}.nc  ${OUTDIR}/INPUT/gfs_data.${tile}.nc
-  mv out.sfc.${tile}.nc  ${OUTDIR}/INPUT/sfc_data.${tile}.nc 
-done
-
-if [ ${MEMBER} == 'gdas' ]; then
-  cp ${RADSTAT_DATA_DIR}/* $OUTDIR
-  touch $OUTDIR/gdas.t${hh}z.loginc.txt
-else
-  touch $OUTDIR/enkfgdas.t${hh}z.loginc.txt
-fi
+$UFS_DIR/util/gdas_init/copy_coldstart_files.sh $MEMBER $OUTDIR $yy $mm $dd $hh $RADSTAT_DATA_DIR
 
 rm -fr $WORKDIR
 
diff --git a/util/gdas_init/run_v16retro.chgres.sh b/util/gdas_init/run_v16retro.chgres.sh
index d8b49c796..119f67217 100755
--- a/util/gdas_init/run_v16retro.chgres.sh
+++ b/util/gdas_init/run_v16retro.chgres.sh
@@ -1,18 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-copy_data()
-{
-
-mkdir -p $SAVEDIR
-cp gfs_ctrl.nc $SAVEDIR
-
-for tile in 'tile1' 'tile2' 'tile3' 'tile4' 'tile5' 'tile6'
-do
-  cp out.atm.${tile}.nc  ${SAVEDIR}/gfs_data.${tile}.nc
-  cp out.sfc.${tile}.nc  ${SAVEDIR}/sfc_data.${tile}.nc 
-done
-}
-
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Run chgres for gdas/enkf members using v16 parallel data as input.
 # The enkf data is not saved.  So the coldstart files for all
@@ -102,26 +89,7 @@ if [ $rc != 0 ]; then
   exit $rc
 fi
 
-if [ ${MEMBER} == 'hires' ]; then
-  SAVEDIR=$OUTDIR/gdas.${yy}${mm}${dd}/${hh}/atmos/INPUT
-  copy_data
-  cp $RADSTAT_DATA_DIR/*abias* $SAVEDIR/..
-  cp $RADSTAT_DATA_DIR/*radstat $SAVEDIR/..
-  touch $SAVEDIR/../gdas.t${hh}z.loginc.txt
-else  
-  MEMBER=1
-  while [ $MEMBER -le 80 ]; do
-  if [ $MEMBER -lt 10 ]; then
-    MEMBER_CH="00${MEMBER}"
-  else
-    MEMBER_CH="0${MEMBER}"
-  fi
-  SAVEDIR=$OUTDIR/enkfgdas.${yy}${mm}${dd}/${hh}/mem${MEMBER_CH}/atmos/INPUT
-  copy_data
-  touch $SAVEDIR/../enkfgdas.t${hh}z.loginc.txt
-  MEMBER=$(( $MEMBER + 1 ))
-  done
-fi
+$UFS_DIR/util/gdas_init/copy_coldstart_files.sh $MEMBER $OUTDIR $yy $mm $dd $hh $RADSTAT_DATA_DIR
 
 rm -fr $WORKDIR