diff --git a/parm/postxconfig-NT-rrfs.txt b/parm/postxconfig-NT-rrfs.txt
index 152ff9b2c..8e1b47fe7 100644
--- a/parm/postxconfig-NT-rrfs.txt
+++ b/parm/postxconfig-NT-rrfs.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
4
5
3
-229
+231
278
PRSLEV
32769
@@ -20237,6 +20237,90 @@ surface
?
?
?
+726
+VEG_MIN_ON_SURFACE
+?
+1
+tmpl4_0
+VEGMIN
+NCEP
+?
+surface
+0
+?
+0
+?
+?
+0
+?
+0
+?
+?
+?
+?
+0
+0.0
+0
+0.0
+?
+0
+0.0
+0
+0.0
+0
+0.0
+0
+0.0
+1
+3.0
+0
+0
+0
+?
+?
+?
+729
+VEG_MAX_ON_SURFACE
+?
+1
+tmpl4_0
+VEGMAX
+NCEP
+?
+surface
+0
+?
+0
+?
+?
+0
+?
+0
+?
+?
+?
+?
+0
+0.0
+0
+0.0
+?
+0
+0.0
+0
+0.0
+0
+0.0
+0
+0.0
+1
+3.0
+0
+0
+0
+?
+?
+?
262
INST_CSDSF_ON_SURFACE
?
diff --git a/parm/rrfs_postcntrl.xml b/parm/rrfs_postcntrl.xml
index 6d47e84ee..139ac97a7 100755
--- a/parm/rrfs_postcntrl.xml
+++ b/parm/rrfs_postcntrl.xml
@@ -3198,6 +3198,16 @@
-3.0
+
+ VEG_MIN_ON_SURFACE
+ 3.0
+
+
+
+ VEG_MAX_ON_SURFACE
+ 3.0
+
+
INST_CSDSF_ON_SURFACE
CSDSF
diff --git a/sorc/ncep_post.fd/INITPOST_NETCDF.f b/sorc/ncep_post.fd/INITPOST_NETCDF.f
index 38c40c395..5a793ceed 100644
--- a/sorc/ncep_post.fd/INITPOST_NETCDF.f
+++ b/sorc/ncep_post.fd/INITPOST_NETCDF.f
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
!> 2024-04-23 | Eric James | Updating smoke emissions to be 3D variable (ebu_smoke)
!> 2024-05-01 | Eric James | set "prec_acc_dt1" as 15 min for RRFS
!> 2024-05-09 | Eric James | Enable reading of clear-sky downwelling shortwave irradiance
+!> 2024-08-20 | Eric James | Enable reading of seasonal max/min green vegetation fraction
!>
!> @author Hui-Ya Chuang @date 2016-03-04
!----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ SUBROUTINE INITPOST_NETCDF(ncid2d,ncid3d)
uz0, vz0, ptop, htop, pbot, hbot, ptopl, pbotl, ttopl, ptopm, pbotm, ttopm, &
ptoph, pboth, pblcfr, ttoph, runoff, tecan, tetran, tedir, twa, maxtshltr, &
mintshltr, maxrhshltr, fdnsst, acgraup, graup_bucket, acfrain, frzrn_bucket, &
- snow_acm, snow_bkt, snownc, graupelnc, qrmax, swddif, swddni, xlaixy, &
+ snow_acm, snow_bkt, snownc, graupelnc, qrmax, swddif, swddni, xlaixy, shdmin, shdmax,&
minrhshltr, dzice, smcwlt, suntime, fieldcapa, htopd, hbotd, htops, hbots, &
cuppt, dusmass, ducmass, dusmass25, ducmass25, aswintoa,rel_vort_maxhy1, &
maxqshltr, minqshltr, acond, sr, u10h, v10h,refd_max, w_up_max, w_dn_max, &
@@ -2796,6 +2797,16 @@ SUBROUTINE INITPOST_NETCDF(ncid2d,ncid3d)
call read_netcdf_2d_para(ncid2d,ista,ista_2l,iend,iend_2u,jsta,jsta_2l,jend,jend_2u, &
spval,VarName,xlaixy)
+! leaf area index
+ VarName='shdmin'
+ call read_netcdf_2d_para(ncid2d,ista,ista_2l,iend,iend_2u,jsta,jsta_2l,jend,jend_2u, &
+ spval,VarName,shdmin)
+
+! leaf area index
+ VarName='shdmax'
+ call read_netcdf_2d_para(ncid2d,ista,ista_2l,iend,iend_2u,jsta,jsta_2l,jend,jend_2u, &
+ spval,VarName,shdmax)
+
! time averaged incoming sfc uv-b using getgb
VarName='duvb_ave'
call read_netcdf_2d_para(ncid2d,ista,ista_2l,iend,iend_2u,jsta,jsta_2l,jend,jend_2u, &