diff --git a/observation_chronicle/atmosphere/iasi_metop-a.yaml b/observation_chronicle/atmosphere/mtiasi_metop-a.yaml
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rename from observation_chronicle/atmosphere/iasi_metop-a.yaml
rename to observation_chronicle/atmosphere/mtiasi_metop-a.yaml
diff --git a/observation_chronicle/atmosphere/iasi_metop-b.yaml b/observation_chronicle/atmosphere/mtiasi_metop-b.yaml
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rename from observation_chronicle/atmosphere/iasi_metop-b.yaml
rename to observation_chronicle/atmosphere/mtiasi_metop-b.yaml
diff --git a/observations/atmosphere-lgetkf/aircraft.yaml.j2 b/observations/atmosphere-lgetkf/aircraft.yaml.j2
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+
+  # Observation Space (I/O)
+  # -----------------------
+  obs space:
+    name: Aircraft
+    distribution:
+      name: Halo
+      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/observations/atmosphere-lgetkf/atms_n20.yaml.j2 b/observations/atmosphere-lgetkf/atms_n20.yaml.j2
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+-
+
+  # Observation Space (I/O)
+  # -----------------------
+  obs space:
+    name: ATMS N20
+    distribution:
+      name: Halo
+      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: [brightnessTemperature]
+    channels: &{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels {{ get_satellite_variable(observation_from_jcb, "simulated") }}
+
+  # Observation Operator
+  # --------------------
+  obs operator:
+    name: CRTM
+    Absorbers: [H2O, O3, CO2]
+    Clouds: [Water, Ice]
+    Cloud_Fraction: 1.0
+    Cloud_Seeding: true
+    obs options:
+      Sensor_ID: &{{observation_from_jcb}}_sensor_id atms_n20
+      EndianType: little_endian
+      CoefficientPath: "{{crtm_coefficient_path}}"
+    linear obs operator:
+      Absorbers: [H2O, O3]
+
+  # Observation Bias Correction (VarBC)
+  # -----------------------------------
+  obs bias:
+    input file: "{{atmosphere_obsbiasin_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsbiasin_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsbiasin_suffix}}"
+    output file: "{{atmosphere_obsbiasout_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsbiasout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsbiasout_suffix}}"
+    variational bc:
+      predictors:
+      - name: constant
+      - name: lapseRate
+        order: 2
+        tlapse: &{{observation_from_jcb}}_tlapse "{{atmosphere_obsbiasin_path}}/{{atmosphere_obstlapsein_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obstlapsein_suffix}}"
+      - name: lapseRate
+        tlapse: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_tlapse
+      - name: emissivityJacobian
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
+        order: 4
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
+        order: 3
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
+        order: 2
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
+    covariance:
+      minimal required obs number: 20
+      variance range: [1.0e-6, 10.0]
+      step size: 1.0e-4
+      largest analysis variance: 10000.0
+      prior:
+        input file: "{{atmosphere_obsbiasin_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsbiascovin_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsbiascovin_suffix}}"
+        inflation:
+          ratio: 1.1
+          ratio for small dataset: 2.0
+      output file: "{{atmosphere_obsbiasout_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsbiascovout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsbiascovout_suffix}}"
+
+  # Observation Pre Filters (QC)
+  # ----------------------------
+  obs pre filters:
+  # Step 0-A: Create Diagnostic Flags
+  - filter: Create Diagnostic Flags
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    flags:
+    - name: ScanEdgeRemoval
+      initial value: false
+      force reinitialization: false
+    - name: Thinning
+      initial value: false
+      force reinitialization: false
+    - name: CLWRetrievalCheck
+      initial value: false
+      force reinitialization: false
+    - name: WindowChannelExtremeResidual
+      initial value: false
+      force reinitialization: false
+    - name: HydrometeorCheck
+      initial value: false
+      force reinitialization: false
+    - name: GrossCheck
+      initial value: false
+      force reinitialization: false
+    - name: InterChannelConsistency
+      initial value: false
+      force reinitialization: false
+    - name: UseflagCheck
+      initial value: false
+      force reinitialization: false
+
+  # Observation Post Filters (QC)
+  # -----------------------------
+  obs post filters:
+  # Step 0-B: Calculate derived variables
+  # Calculate CLW retrieved from observation
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: CLWRetFromObs@DerivedMetaData
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: CLWRetMW@ObsFunction
+        options:
+          clwret_ch238: 1
+          clwret_ch314: 2
+          clwret_types: [ObsValue]
+  # Calculate CLW retrieved from observation
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: CLWRetFromBkg@DerivedMetaData
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: CLWRetMW@ObsFunction
+        options:
+          clwret_ch238: 1
+          clwret_ch314: 2
+          clwret_types: [HofX]
+  # Calculate symmetric retrieved CLW
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: CLWRetSymmetric@DerivedMetaData
+      type: float
+      value: 1000.0
+
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: CLWRetFromObs@DerivedMetaData
+      minvalue: 0.
+      maxvalue: 999.
+    - variable:
+        name: CLWRetFromBkg@DerivedMetaData
+      minvalue: 0.
+      maxvalue: 999.
+    where operator: and
+    assignments:
+    - name: CLWRetSymmetric@DerivedMetaData
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: Arithmetic@ObsFunction
+        options:
+          variables:
+          - name: CLWRetFromObs@DerivedMetaData
+          - name: CLWRetFromBkg@DerivedMetaData
+          total coefficient: 0.5
+
+  # Calculate scattering index from observation
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: SIRetFromObs@DerivedMetaData
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: SCATRetMW@ObsFunction
+        options:
+          scatret_ch238: 1
+          scatret_ch314: 2
+          scatret_ch890: 16
+          scatret_types: [ObsValue]
+  # Calculate CLW obs/bkg match index
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: CLWMatchIndex@DerivedMetaData
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: CLWMatchIndexMW@ObsFunction
+        channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+        options:
+          channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+          clwobs_function:
+            name: CLWRetFromObs@DerivedMetaData
+          clwbkg_function:
+            name: CLWRetFromBkg@DerivedMetaData
+          clwret_clearsky: [0.030, 0.030, 0.030, 0.020, 0.030, 0.080, 0.150, 0.000,
+            0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.020, 0.030, 0.030,
+            0.030, 0.030, 0.050, 0.100]
+  # Calculate symmetric observation error
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: InitialObsError@DerivedMetaData
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: ObsErrorModelRamp@ObsFunction
+        channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+        options:
+          channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+          xvar:
+            name: CLWRetSymmetric@DerivedMetaData
+          x0: [0.030, 0.030, 0.030, 0.020, 0.030, 0.080, 0.150, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000,
+            0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.020, 0.030, 0.030, 0.030, 0.030,
+            0.050, 0.100]
+          x1: [0.350, 0.380, 0.400, 0.450, 0.500, 1.000, 1.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000,
+            0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.350, 0.500, 0.500, 0.500, 0.500,
+            0.500, 0.500]
+          err0: [4.500, 4.500, 4.500, 2.500, 0.550, 0.300, 0.300, 0.400, 0.400, 0.400,
+            0.450, 0.450, 0.550, 0.800, 4.000, 4.000, 4.000, 3.500, 3.000, 3.000,
+            3.000, 3.000]
+          err1: [20.000, 25.000, 12.000, 7.000, 3.500, 3.000, 0.800, 0.400, 0.400,
+            0.400, 0.450, 0.450, 0.550, 0.800, 4.000, 19.000, 30.000, 25.000, 16.500,
+            12.000, 9.000, 6.500]
+  # Calculate Innovation@DerivedMetaData
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: Innovation@DerivedMetaData
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: ObsFunction/Arithmetic
+        channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+        options:
+          variables:
+          - name: brightnessTemperature@ObsValue
+            channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+          - name: brightnessTemperature@HofX
+            channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+          coefs: [1, -1]
+  # Step 0-C: Assign Initial All-Sky Observation Error
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error function:
+        name: InitialObsError@DerivedMetaData
+        channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+  # Step 1: Remove Observations from the Edge of the Scan
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: 1-22
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/sensorScanPosition
+      is_in: 7-90
+    actions:
+    - name: set
+      flag: ScanEdgeRemoval
+    - name: reject
+
+  # Step 2: Data Thinning
+  - filter: Gaussian Thinning
+    horizontal_mesh: 145
+    use_reduced_horizontal_grid: true
+    distance_norm: geodesic
+  #  round_horizontal_bin_count_to_nearest: true
+  #  partition_longitude_bins_using_mesh: true
+    actions:
+    - name: set
+      flag: Thinning
+    - name: reject
+
+  # Step 3A: CLW Retrieval Check (observation_based)
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: 1-7, 16-22
+    test variables:
+    - name: CLWRetFromObs@DerivedMetaData
+    maxvalue: 999.0
+    actions:
+    - name: set
+      flag: CLWRetrievalCheck
+    - name: reject
+
+  # Step 3B: CLW Retrieval Check (background_based)
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: 1-7, 16-22
+    test variables:
+    - name: CLWRetFromBkg@DerivedMetaData
+    maxvalue: 999.0
+    actions:
+    - name: set
+      flag: CLWRetrievalCheck
+    - name: reject
+
+  # Step 4: Window Channel Sanity Check
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: 1-7, 16, 17-22
+    test variables:
+    - name: Innovation@DerivedMetaData
+      channels: 1, 2, 5-7, 16
+    maxvalue: 200.0
+    minvalue: -200.0
+    flag all filter variables if any test variable is out of bounds: true
+    actions:
+    - name: set
+      flag: WindowChannelExtremeResidual
+    - name: reject
+
+  # Step 5: Hydrometeor Check (cloud/precipitation affected chanels)
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: DerivedMetaData/HydrometeorCheckATMS
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: HydrometeorCheckATMS@ObsFunction
+        channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+        options:
+          channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+          obserr_clearsky: [4.500, 4.500, 4.500, 2.500, 0.550, 0.300, 0.300, 0.400,
+            0.400, 0.400, 0.450, 0.450, 0.550, 0.800, 4.000, 4.000, 4.000, 3.500,
+            3.000, 3.000, 3.000, 3.000]
+          clwret_function:
+            name: CLWRetFromObs@DerivedMetaData
+          obserr_function:
+            name: InitialObsError@DerivedMetaData
+            channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    test variables:
+    - name: DerivedMetaData/HydrometeorCheckATMS
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    maxvalue: 0.0
+    actions:
+    - name: set
+      flag: HydrometeorCheck
+      ignore: rejected observations
+    - name: reject
+
+  # Step 6: Observation Error Inflation based on Topography Check
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: ObsErrorFactorTopo@DerivedMetaData
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: ObsErrorFactorTopoRad@ObsFunction
+        channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+        options:
+          sensor: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_sensor_id
+          channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation variable:
+        name: ObsErrorFactorTopo@DerivedMetaData
+        channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+  # Step 7: Obs Error Inflation based on TOA Transmittancec Check
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: ObsErrorFactorTransmitTop@DerivedMetaData
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: ObsErrorFactorTransmitTopRad@ObsFunction
+        channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+        options:
+          channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation variable:
+        name: ObsErrorFactorTransmitTop@DerivedMetaData
+        channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+  # Step 8: Observation Error Inflation based on Surface Jacobian Check
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: ObsErrorFactorSurfJacobian@DerivedMetaData
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: ObsErrorFactorSurfJacobianRad@ObsFunction
+        channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+        options:
+          sensor: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_sensor_id
+          channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+          obserr_demisf: [0.010, 0.020, 0.015, 0.020, 0.200]
+          obserr_dtempf: [0.500, 2.000, 1.000, 2.000, 4.500]
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation variable:
+        name: ObsErrorFactorSurfJacobian@DerivedMetaData
+        channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+  # Step 9: Situation Dependent Check
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: ObsErrorFactorSituDepend@DerivedMetaData
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: ObsErrorFactorSituDependMW@ObsFunction
+        channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+        options:
+          sensor: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_sensor_id
+          channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+          clwbkg_function:
+            name: CLWRetFromBkg@DerivedMetaData
+          clwobs_function:
+            name: CLWRetFromObs@DerivedMetaData
+          scatobs_function:
+            name: SIRetFromObs@DerivedMetaData
+          clwmatchidx_function:
+            name: CLWMatchIndex@DerivedMetaData
+            channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+          obserr_function:
+            name: InitialObsError@DerivedMetaData
+            channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+          obserr_clearsky: [4.500, 4.500, 4.500, 2.500, 0.550, 0.300, 0.300, 0.400,
+            0.400, 0.400, 0.450, 0.450, 0.550, 0.800, 4.000, 4.000, 4.000, 3.500,
+            3.000, 3.000, 3.000, 3.000]
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation variable:
+        name: ObsErrorFactorSituDepend@DerivedMetaData
+        channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+  # Step 10: Gross check
+  # Remove data if abs(Obs-HofX) > absolute threhold
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: ObsErrorFactorLat@DerivedMetaData
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: ObsErrorFactorLatRad@ObsFunction
+        options:
+          latitude_parameters: [25.0, 0.25, 0.04, 3.0]
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: ObsErrorBound@DerivedMetaData
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: ObsErrorBoundMW@ObsFunction
+        channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+        options:
+          sensor: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_sensor_id
+          channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+          obserr_bound_latitude:
+            name: ObsErrorFactorLat@DerivedMetaData
+          obserr_bound_transmittop:
+            name: ObsErrorFactorTransmitTop@DerivedMetaData
+            channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+            options:
+              channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+          obserr_bound_topo:
+            name: ObsErrorFactorTopo@DerivedMetaData
+            channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+          obserr_function:
+            name: InitialObsError@DerivedMetaData
+            channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+            threhold: 3
+          obserr_bound_max: [4.5, 4.5, 3.0, 3.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0,
+            1.0, 1.0, 2.0, 4.5, 4.5, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0]
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    function absolute threshold:
+    - name: ObsErrorBound@DerivedMetaData
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    actions:
+    - name: set
+      flag: GrossCheck
+      ignore: rejected observations
+    - name: reject
+
+  # Step 11: Inter-Channel Check
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    test variables:
+    - name: InterChannelConsistencyCheck@ObsFunction
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+      options:
+        channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+        use passive_bc: true
+        sensor: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_sensor_id
+        use_flag: [1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 4, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
+          1]
+    maxvalue: 1.0e-12
+    actions:
+    - name: set
+      flag: InterChannelConsistency
+      ignore: rejected observations
+    - name: reject
+
+  # Step 12: Useflag Check
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    test variables:
+    - name: ObsFunction/ChannelUseflagCheckRad
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+      options:
+        channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+        use_flag: [1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 4, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
+          1]
+    minvalue: 1.0e-12
+    actions:
+    - name: set
+      flag: UseflagCheck
+      ignore: rejected observations
+    - 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/observations/atmosphere-lgetkf/atms_npp.yaml.j2 b/observations/atmosphere-lgetkf/atms_npp.yaml.j2
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+-
+
+  # Observation Space (I/O)
+  # -----------------------
+  obs space:
+    name: ATMS NPP
+    distribution:
+      name: Halo
+      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: [brightnessTemperature]
+    channels: &{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels {{ get_satellite_variable(observation_from_jcb, "simulated") }}
+
+  # Observation Operator
+  # --------------------
+  obs operator:
+    name: CRTM
+    Absorbers: [H2O, O3, CO2]
+    Clouds: [Water, Ice]
+    Cloud_Fraction: 1.0
+    Cloud_Seeding: true
+    obs options:
+      Sensor_ID: &{{observation_from_jcb}}_sensor_id atms_npp
+      EndianType: little_endian
+      CoefficientPath: "{{crtm_coefficient_path}}"
+    linear obs operator:
+      Absorbers: [H2O, O3]
+
+  # Observation Bias Correction (VarBC)
+  # -----------------------------------
+  obs bias:
+    input file: "{{atmosphere_obsbiasin_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsbiasin_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsbiasin_suffix}}"
+    output file: "{{atmosphere_obsbiasout_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsbiasout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsbiasout_suffix}}"
+    variational bc:
+      predictors:
+      - name: constant
+      - name: lapseRate
+        order: 2
+        tlapse: &{{observation_from_jcb}}_tlapse "{{atmosphere_obsbiasin_path}}/{{atmosphere_obstlapsein_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obstlapsein_suffix}}"
+      - name: lapseRate
+        tlapse: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_tlapse
+      - name: emissivityJacobian
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
+        order: 4
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
+        order: 3
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
+        order: 2
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
+    covariance:
+      minimal required obs number: 20
+      variance range: [1.0e-6, 10.0]
+      step size: 1.0e-4
+      largest analysis variance: 10000.0
+      prior:
+        input file: "{{atmosphere_obsbiasin_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsbiascovin_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsbiascovin_suffix}}"
+        inflation:
+          ratio: 1.1
+          ratio for small dataset: 2.0
+      output file: "{{atmosphere_obsbiasout_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsbiascovout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsbiascovout_suffix}}"
+
+  # Observation Pre Filters (QC)
+  # ----------------------------
+  obs pre filters:
+  # Step 0-A: Create Diagnostic Flags
+  - filter: Create Diagnostic Flags
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    flags:
+    - name: ScanEdgeRemoval
+      initial value: false
+      force reinitialization: false
+    - name: Thinning
+      initial value: false
+      force reinitialization: false
+    - name: CLWRetrievalCheck
+      initial value: false
+      force reinitialization: false
+    - name: WindowChannelExtremeResidual
+      initial value: false
+      force reinitialization: false
+    - name: HydrometeorCheck
+      initial value: false
+      force reinitialization: false
+    - name: GrossCheck
+      initial value: false
+      force reinitialization: false
+    - name: InterChannelConsistency
+      initial value: false
+      force reinitialization: false
+    - name: UseflagCheck
+      initial value: false
+      force reinitialization: false
+
+  # Observation Post Filters (QC)
+  # -----------------------------
+  obs post filters:
+  # Step 0-B: Calculate derived variables
+  # Calculate CLW retrieved from observation
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: CLWRetFromObs@DerivedMetaData
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: CLWRetMW@ObsFunction
+        options:
+          clwret_ch238: 1
+          clwret_ch314: 2
+          clwret_types: [ObsValue]
+
+  # Calculate CLW retrieved from observation
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: CLWRetFromBkg@DerivedMetaData
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: CLWRetMW@ObsFunction
+        options:
+          clwret_ch238: 1
+          clwret_ch314: 2
+          clwret_types: [HofX]
+
+  # Calculate symmetric retrieved CLW
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: CLWRetSymmetric@DerivedMetaData
+      type: float
+      value: 1000.0
+
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: CLWRetFromObs@DerivedMetaData
+      minvalue: 0.
+      maxvalue: 999.
+    - variable:
+        name: CLWRetFromBkg@DerivedMetaData
+      minvalue: 0.
+      maxvalue: 999.
+    where operator: and
+    assignments:
+    - name: CLWRetSymmetric@DerivedMetaData
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: Arithmetic@ObsFunction
+        options:
+          variables:
+          - name: CLWRetFromObs@DerivedMetaData
+          - name: CLWRetFromBkg@DerivedMetaData
+          total coefficient: 0.5
+
+  # Calculate scattering index from observation
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: SIRetFromObs@DerivedMetaData
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: SCATRetMW@ObsFunction
+        options:
+          scatret_ch238: 1
+          scatret_ch314: 2
+          scatret_ch890: 16
+          scatret_types: [ObsValue]
+
+  # Calculate CLW obs/bkg match index
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: CLWMatchIndex@DerivedMetaData
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: CLWMatchIndexMW@ObsFunction
+        channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+        options:
+          channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+          clwobs_function:
+            name: CLWRetFromObs@DerivedMetaData
+          clwbkg_function:
+            name: CLWRetFromBkg@DerivedMetaData
+          clwret_clearsky: [0.030, 0.030, 0.030, 0.020, 0.030, 0.080, 0.150, 0.000,
+            0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.020, 0.030, 0.030,
+            0.030, 0.030, 0.050, 0.100]
+
+  # Calculate symmetric observation error
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: InitialObsError@DerivedMetaData
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: ObsErrorModelRamp@ObsFunction
+        channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+        options:
+          channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+          xvar:
+            name: CLWRetSymmetric@DerivedMetaData
+          x0: [0.030, 0.030, 0.030, 0.020, 0.030, 0.080, 0.150, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000,
+            0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.020, 0.030, 0.030, 0.030, 0.030,
+            0.050, 0.100]
+          x1: [0.350, 0.380, 0.400, 0.450, 0.500, 1.000, 1.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000,
+            0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.350, 0.500, 0.500, 0.500, 0.500,
+            0.500, 0.500]
+          err0: [4.500, 4.500, 4.500, 2.500, 0.550, 0.300, 0.300, 0.400, 0.400, 0.400,
+            0.450, 0.450, 0.550, 0.800, 4.000, 4.000, 4.000, 3.500, 3.000, 3.000,
+            3.000, 3.000]
+          err1: [20.000, 25.000, 12.000, 7.000, 3.500, 3.000, 0.800, 0.400, 0.400,
+            0.400, 0.450, 0.450, 0.550, 0.800, 4.000, 19.000, 30.000, 25.000, 16.500,
+            12.000, 9.000, 6.500]
+
+  # Calculate Innovation@DerivedMetaData
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: Innovation@DerivedMetaData
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: ObsFunction/Arithmetic
+        channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+        options:
+          variables:
+          - name: brightnessTemperature@ObsValue
+            channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+          - name: brightnessTemperature@HofX
+            channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+          coefs: [1, -1]
+
+  # Step 0-C: Assign Initial All-Sky Observation Error
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error function:
+        name: InitialObsError@DerivedMetaData
+        channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+
+  # Step 1: Remove Observations from the Edge of the Scan
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: 1-22
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/sensorScanPosition
+      is_in: 7-90
+    actions:
+    - name: set
+      flag: ScanEdgeRemoval
+    - name: reject
+
+  # Step 2: Data Thinning
+  - filter: Gaussian Thinning
+    horizontal_mesh: 145
+    use_reduced_horizontal_grid: true
+    distance_norm: geodesic
+  #  round_horizontal_bin_count_to_nearest: true
+  #  partition_longitude_bins_using_mesh: true
+    actions:
+    - name: set
+      flag: Thinning
+    - name: reject
+
+  # Step 3A: CLW Retrieval Check (observation_based)
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: 1-7, 16-22
+    test variables:
+    - name: CLWRetFromObs@DerivedMetaData
+    maxvalue: 999.0
+    actions:
+    - name: set
+      flag: CLWRetrievalCheck
+    - name: reject
+
+  # Step 3B: CLW Retrieval Check (background_based)
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: 1-7, 16-22
+    test variables:
+    - name: CLWRetFromBkg@DerivedMetaData
+    maxvalue: 999.0
+    actions:
+    - name: set
+      flag: CLWRetrievalCheck
+    - name: reject
+
+  # Step 4: Window Channel Sanity Check
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: 1-7, 16, 17-22
+    test variables:
+    - name: Innovation@DerivedMetaData
+      channels: 1, 2, 5-7, 16
+    maxvalue: 200.0
+    minvalue: -200.0
+    flag all filter variables if any test variable is out of bounds: true
+    actions:
+    - name: set
+      flag: WindowChannelExtremeResidual
+    - name: reject
+
+  # Step 5: Hydrometeor Check (cloud/precipitation affected chanels)
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: DerivedMetaData/HydrometeorCheckATMS
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: HydrometeorCheckATMS@ObsFunction
+        channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+        options:
+          channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+          obserr_clearsky: [4.500, 4.500, 4.500, 2.500, 0.550, 0.300, 0.300, 0.400,
+            0.400, 0.400, 0.450, 0.450, 0.550, 0.800, 4.000, 4.000, 4.000, 3.500,
+            3.000, 3.000, 3.000, 3.000]
+          clwret_function:
+            name: CLWRetFromObs@DerivedMetaData
+          obserr_function:
+            name: InitialObsError@DerivedMetaData
+            channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    test variables:
+    - name: DerivedMetaData/HydrometeorCheckATMS
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    maxvalue: 0.0
+    actions:
+    - name: set
+      flag: HydrometeorCheck
+      ignore: rejected observations
+    - name: reject
+
+  # Step 6: Observation Error Inflation based on Topography Check
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: ObsErrorFactorTopo@DerivedMetaData
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: ObsErrorFactorTopoRad@ObsFunction
+        channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+        options:
+          sensor: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_sensor_id
+          channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation variable:
+        name: ObsErrorFactorTopo@DerivedMetaData
+        channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+
+  # Step 7: Obs Error Inflation based on TOA Transmittancec Check
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: ObsErrorFactorTransmitTop@DerivedMetaData
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: ObsErrorFactorTransmitTopRad@ObsFunction
+        channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+        options:
+          channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation variable:
+        name: ObsErrorFactorTransmitTop@DerivedMetaData
+        channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+
+  # Step 8: Observation Error Inflation based on Surface Jacobian Check
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: ObsErrorFactorSurfJacobian@DerivedMetaData
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: ObsErrorFactorSurfJacobianRad@ObsFunction
+        channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+        options:
+          sensor: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_sensor_id
+          channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+          obserr_demisf: [0.010, 0.020, 0.015, 0.020, 0.200]
+          obserr_dtempf: [0.500, 2.000, 1.000, 2.000, 4.500]
+
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation variable:
+        name: ObsErrorFactorSurfJacobian@DerivedMetaData
+        channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+
+  # Step 9: Situation Dependent Check
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: ObsErrorFactorSituDepend@DerivedMetaData
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: ObsErrorFactorSituDependMW@ObsFunction
+        channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+        options:
+          sensor: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_sensor_id
+          channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+          clwbkg_function:
+            name: CLWRetFromBkg@DerivedMetaData
+          clwobs_function:
+            name: CLWRetFromObs@DerivedMetaData
+          scatobs_function:
+            name: SIRetFromObs@DerivedMetaData
+          clwmatchidx_function:
+            name: CLWMatchIndex@DerivedMetaData
+            channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+          obserr_function:
+            name: InitialObsError@DerivedMetaData
+            channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+          obserr_clearsky: [4.500, 4.500, 4.500, 2.500, 0.550, 0.300, 0.300, 0.400,
+            0.400, 0.400, 0.450, 0.450, 0.550, 0.800, 4.000, 4.000, 4.000, 3.500,
+            3.000, 3.000, 3.000, 3.000]
+
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation variable:
+        name: ObsErrorFactorSituDepend@DerivedMetaData
+        channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+
+  # Step 10: Gross check
+  # Remove data if abs(Obs-HofX) > absolute threhold
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: ObsErrorFactorLat@DerivedMetaData
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: ObsErrorFactorLatRad@ObsFunction
+        options:
+          latitude_parameters: [25.0, 0.25, 0.04, 3.0]
+
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: ObsErrorBound@DerivedMetaData
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+      type: float
+      function:
+        name: ObsErrorBoundMW@ObsFunction
+        channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+        options:
+          sensor: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_sensor_id
+          channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+          obserr_bound_latitude:
+            name: ObsErrorFactorLat@DerivedMetaData
+          obserr_bound_transmittop:
+            name: ObsErrorFactorTransmitTop@DerivedMetaData
+            channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+            options:
+              channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+          obserr_bound_topo:
+            name: ObsErrorFactorTopo@DerivedMetaData
+            channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+          obserr_function:
+            name: InitialObsError@DerivedMetaData
+            channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+            threhold: 3
+          obserr_bound_max: [4.5, 4.5, 3.0, 3.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0,
+            1.0, 1.0, 2.0, 4.5, 4.5, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0]
+
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    function absolute threshold:
+    - name: ObsErrorBound@DerivedMetaData
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    actions:
+    - name: set
+      flag: GrossCheck
+      ignore: rejected observations
+    - name: reject
+
+  # Step 11: Inter-Channel Check
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    test variables:
+    - name: InterChannelConsistencyCheck@ObsFunction
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+      options:
+        channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+        use passive_bc: true
+        sensor: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_sensor_id
+        use_flag: [1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 4, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
+          1]
+    maxvalue: 1.0e-12
+    actions:
+    - name: set
+      flag: InterChannelConsistency
+      ignore: rejected observations
+    - name: reject
+
+  # Step 12: Useflag Check
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    test variables:
+    - name: ObsFunction/ChannelUseflagCheckRad
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+      options:
+        channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+        use_flag: [1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 4, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
+          1]
+    minvalue: 1.0e-12
+    actions:
+    - name: set
+      flag: UseflagCheck
+      ignore: rejected observations
+    - 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/observations/atmosphere-lgetkf/conventional_ps.yaml.j2 b/observations/atmosphere-lgetkf/conventional_ps.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ca33b1
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+-
+
+  # Observation Space (I/O)
+  # -----------------------
+  obs space:
+    name: surface_ps
+    distribution:
+      name: Halo
+      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: SfcPCorrected
+    variables:
+    - name: stationPressure
+    da_psfc_scheme: GSI
+    station_altitude: height
+    geovar_sfc_geomz: surface_altitude
+    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: surface_altitude
+          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/observations/atmosphere-lgetkf/mtiasi_metop-a.yaml.j2 b/observations/atmosphere-lgetkf/mtiasi_metop-a.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
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+-
+
+  # Observation Space (I/O)
+  # -----------------------
+  obs space:
+    name: IASI METOP-A
+    distribution:
+      name: Halo
+      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
+    observed variables: [radiance]
+    simulated variables: [brightnessTemperature]
+    derived variables: [brightnessTemperature]
+    channels: &{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels {{ get_satellite_variable(observation_from_jcb, "simulated") }}
+
+  # Observation Operator
+  # --------------------
+  obs operator:
+    name: CRTM
+    Absorbers: [H2O, O3, CO2]
+    obs options:
+      Sensor_ID: &{{observation_from_jcb}}_sensor_id iasi_metop-a
+      EndianType: little_endian
+      CoefficientPath: "{{crtm_coefficient_path}}"
+    linear obs operator:
+      Absorbers: [H2O, O3]
+
+  # Observation Bias Correction (VarBC)
+  # -----------------------------------
+  obs bias:
+    input file: "{{atmosphere_obsbiasin_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsbiasin_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsbiasin_suffix}}"
+    output file: "{{atmosphere_obsbiasout_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsbiasout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsbiasout_suffix}}"
+    variational bc:
+      predictors:
+      - name: constant
+      - name: lapseRate
+        order: 2
+        tlapse: &{{observation_from_jcb}}_tlapse "{{atmosphere_obsbiasin_path}}/{{atmosphere_obstlapsein_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obstlapsein_suffix}}"
+      - name: lapseRate
+        tlapse: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_tlapse
+      - name: emissivityJacobian
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
+        order: 4
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
+        order: 3
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
+        order: 2
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
+    covariance:
+      minimal required obs number: 20
+      variance range: [1.0e-6, 10.0]
+      step size: 1.0e-4
+      largest analysis variance: 10000.0
+      prior:
+        input file: "{{atmosphere_obsbiasin_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsbiascovin_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsbiascovin_suffix}}"
+        inflation:
+          ratio: 1.1
+          ratio for small dataset: 2.0
+      output file: "{{atmosphere_obsbiasout_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsbiascovout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsbiascovout_suffix}}"
+
+  # Observation Pre Filters (QC)
+  # ----------------------------
+  obs pre filters:
+  # Step 0-A: Create Diagnostic Flags
+  #- filter: Create Diagnostic Flags
+  #  filter variables:
+  #  - name: brightnessTemperature
+  #    channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+  #  flags:
+  #  - name: ScanEdgeRemoval
+  #    initial value: false
+  #    force reinitialization: false
+  #  - name: Thinning
+  #    initial value: false
+  #    force reinitialization: false
+  #  - name: ShortwaveIRCheck
+  #    initial value: false
+  #    force reinitialization: false
+  #  - name: ObsValueRangeCheck
+  #    initial value: false
+  #    force reinitialization: false
+  #  - name: CloudDetection
+  #    initial value: false
+  #    force reinitialization: false
+  #  - name: NSSTCheck
+  #    initial value: false
+  #    force reinitialization: false
+  #  - name: GrossCheck
+  #    initial value: false
+  #    force reinitialization: false
+  #  - name: InterChannelConsistency
+  #    initial value: false
+  #    force reinitialization: false
+  #  - name: UseFlagCheck
+  #    initial value: false
+  #    force reinitialization: false
+  # Step 0-B: Create Derived Variables
+  # Assign channel wavenumbers in m-1
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: MetaData/sensorCentralWavenumber
+      type: float
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+      function:
+        name: ObsFunction/LinearCombination
+        options:
+          variables:
+          - name: ObsValue/radiance
+            channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+          coefs: [25.0]
+          intercept: 64475.0
+          use channel numbers: true
+
+  # Transform radiance to brightness temperature
+  - filter: Variable Transforms
+    Transform: SatBrightnessTempFromRad
+    transform from:
+      name: ObsValue/radiance
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    spectral variable:
+      name: MetaData/sensorCentralWavenumber
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    radiance units: wavenumber
+    planck1: 1.191042953e-16
+    planck2: 1.4387774e-2
+
+  # Step 0-C: Assign Observation Error
+
+  # Observation Prior Filters (QC)
+  # ------------------------------
+  obs prior filters:
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error parameter vector: &{{observation_from_jcb}}_oberr [1.38, 0.81, 0.75, 0.79, 0.72, 0.74,
+        0.68, 0.72, 0.65, 0.65, 0.65, 0.69, 0.64, 0.64, 0.65, 0.67, 0.62, 0.61, 0.62,
+        0.64, 0.59, 0.76, 1.22, 0.78, 0.64, 0.62, 0.61, 0.69, 0.65, 0.59, 0.61, 0.59,
+        0.68, 0.62, 0.68, 4.38, 3.05, 2.31, 1.56, 1.33, 1.58, 0.93, 1.67, 0.72, 0.57,
+        0.58, 0.55, 0.68, 0.59, 0.68, 0.59, 0.65, 0.58, 0.62, 0.64, 0.58, 0.64, 0.55,
+        0.64, 0.5, 0.82, 0.59, 0.62, 0.51, 0.64, 0.52, 0.51, 0.51, 0.76, 0.52, 0.57,
+        0.55, 0.69, 0.58, 0.65, 0.61, 0.59, 0.64, 0.76, 0.72, 1.05, 0.75, 0.51, 0.65,
+        1.3, 0.69, 0.93, 1.49, 1.12, 0.68, 0.66, 0.67, 0.59, 0.59, 0.69, 0.67, 0.64,
+        0.62, 0.72, 0.69, 0.66, 0.79, 0.78, 0.74, 0.88, 0.77, 0.88, 0.86, 1, 0.87,
+        0.85, 0.88, 0.84, 0.84, 0.84, 0.8, 0.8, 0.87, 0.98, 0.52, 0.65, 0.69, 0.61,
+        0.6, 0.67, 0.79, 0.62, 0.66, 0.7, 0.65, 0.62, 0.61, 0.62, 0.53, 0.6, 0.68,
+        0.95, 0.63, 0.97, 0.65, 0.98, 0.58, 0.73, 0.65, 0.85, 0.99, 0.76, 0.85, 0.97,
+        0.77, 0.62, 0.63, 1.21, 1.41, 1.55, 1.78, 1.35, 1.14, 1.69, 1.79, 1.46, 1.63,
+        1.94, 2.01, 1.24, 1.76, 1.26, 1.47, 1.9, 1.66, 2.13, 1.49, 1.52, 1.55, 1.96,
+        2.31, 2.33, 2.32, 2.31, 2.33, 2.23, 2.33, 1.84, 2.29, 2.28, 2.28, 2.28, 2.26,
+        2.26, 2.26, 2.27, 2.24, 2.23, 2.24, 2.26, 2.28, 2.28, 2.3, 2.15, 2.31, 2.37,
+        2.27, 2.29, 2.29, 2.23, 2.28, 2.32, 2.32, 2.31, 2.32, 2.32, 2.31, 2.31, 2.28,
+        2.29, 2.28, 2.26, 2.29, 2.27, 2.26, 2.25, 2.27, 2.24, 2.21, 2.24, 2.17, 2.18,
+        2.17, 2.21, 1.99, 2.16, 2.2, 2.13, 2.12, 2.13, 2.1, 2.12, 2.11, 2.09, 2.09,
+        2.08, 2.09, 2.04, 2.04, 2.1, 2.01, 2.05, 2.03, 2.06, 1.98, 1.95, 1.94, 1.91,
+        1.7, 1.76, 1.77, 1.83, 2.04, 1.91, 1.99, 1.99, 2.07, 2.02, 2.04, 2.1, 2.06,
+        2.18, 2.21, 2.24, 2.23, 2.23, 1.98, 2.2, 2.18, 2.18, 2.21, 2.23, 2.24, 2.24,
+        2.25, 1.8, 2.24, 1.73, 1.73, 2.27, 1.67, 2.21, 1.72, 2.23, 2.23, 2.23, 2.24,
+        2.23, 2.12, 2.17, 1.74, 2.02, 1.88, 1.67, 1.73, 1.83, 1.82, 1.73, 1.83, 2.19,
+        1.84, 1.89, 1.6, 1.71, 1.86, 1.85, 1.84, 1.87, 1.91, 1.52, 1.95, 1.87, 1.89,
+        1.91, 1.91, 1.93, 1.9, 1.91, 1.9, 1.89, 1.89, 1.91, 1.9, 1.91, 1.91, 1.91,
+        1.93, 1.94, 1.91, 1.92, 1.77, 1.91, 1.95, 1.19, 1.96, 1.98, 1.94, 1.55, 1.91,
+        1.92, 1.92, 1.97, 1.93, 1.99, 1.86, 1.12, 1.93, 1.92, 1.95, 1.85, 1.84, 1.91,
+        1.12, 1.82, 1.82, 1.95, 1.24, 1.94, 1.96, 1.21, 1.83, 1.96, 1.36, 1.96, 1.82,
+        1.92, 1.68, 1.93, 1.23, 1.96, 1.93, 1.86, 1.41, 1.16, 1.6, 1.25, 1.2, 1.65,
+        1.66, 1.87, 1.94, 1.96, 1.91, 1.25, 1.93, 1.91, 1.7, 0.99, 1.81, 1.92, 1.95,
+        1.5, 1.47, 1.15, 1.58, 1.18, 1.82, 1.13, 1.83, 1.91, 1.26, 1.27, 1.91, 1.45,
+        1.6, 1.29, 1.94, 1.94, 1.23, 1.95, 1.21, 1.94, 1.86, 1.9, 1.33, 1.75, 2.02,
+        1.98, 2.03, 1.83, 1.5, 2.04, 2.02, 1.9, 2, 2.02, 1.95, 1.93, 1.95, 1.95, 1.99,
+        2, 1.94, 1.96, 1.86, 1.92, 1.88, 1.86, 1.84, 1.87, 1.77, 1.89, 1.89, 1.88,
+        1.94, 1.82, 1.79, 1.86, 2.06, 2.33, 1.88, 1.86, 1.81, 1.8, 1.8, 1.86, 1.9,
+        2, 2.06, 2.1, 2.2, 2, 2.16, 1.98, 1.8, 1.8, 1.85, 1.75, 2.04, 2.19, 2.14,
+        2.19, 1.86, 2.1, 2.11, 2.18, 2.03, 2.28, 2.19, 2.26, 2.26, 2.21, 2.21, 2.26,
+        2.33, 2.27, 2.21, 2.12, 2.23, 2.26, 2.25, 1.88, 2.26, 2.24, 2.36, 2.29, 2.35,
+        2.3, 2.27, 2.08, 2.05, 2.27, 2.28, 2.27, 2.28, 1.97, 2.25, 2.25, 2.25, 2.31,
+        2.28, 2.27, 2.13, 2.24, 2.28, 2.28, 2.41, 2.34, 9.32, 2.28, 2.38, 2.27, 2.27,
+        2.39, 2.11, 2.09, 2.1, 2.06, 2.12, 2.08, 2, 1.93, 2.02, 2.55, 1.54, 1.64,
+        1.51, 1.55, 2.82, 2.92, 2.55, 2.37, 1.85, 1.6, 1.72, 1.74, 1.79, 1.9, 1.94,
+        2, 2.04, 2.08, 2.12, 2.13, 2.16, 2.18, 2.18, 2.2, 2.2, 2.41, 2.39, 2.38, 2.4,
+        2.42, 2.41, 2.43, 2.45, 2.43, 2.45, 2.43, 2.4, 2.44, 2.4, 2.42, 2.43, 2.45,
+        2.45, 2.45, 2.46, 2.45, 2.45, 2.43, 2.51, 2.48, 2.48, 2.53, 2.46, 2.49, 2.5,
+        2.5, 2.5, 2.52, 2.52, 2.54, 2.5, 2.48, 2.5, 2.55, 2.5, 2.48, 2.5, 2.5, 2.52,
+        2.52, 2.48, 2.5, 2.5, 2.52, 2.46, 2.53, 9]
+
+  # Observation Post Filters (QC)
+  # -----------------------------
+  obs post filters:
+  # Step 1: Remove Observations from the Edge of the Scan
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/sensorScanPosition
+      is_in: 5-56
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  #  actions:
+  #    - name: set
+  #      flag: ScanEdgeRemoval
+  #    - name: reject
+  # Step 2: Data Thinning
+  - filter: Gaussian Thinning
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    horizontal_mesh: 145
+    use_reduced_horizontal_grid: true
+    distance_norm: geodesic
+    priority_variable: MetaData/fractionOfClearPixelsInFOV
+  #  round_horizontal_bin_count_to_nearest: true
+  #  partition_longitude_bins_using_mesh: true
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  #  actions:
+  #    - name: set
+  #      flag: Thinning
+  #    - name: reject
+  # Step 3: Wavenumber Check
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: 7024, 7027, 7029, 7032, 7038, 7043, 7046, 7049, 7069, 7072, 7076,
+        7081, 7084, 7089, 7099, 7209, 7222, 7231, 7235, 7247, 7267, 7269, 7284, 7389,
+        7419, 7423, 7424, 7426, 7428, 7431, 7436, 7444, 7475, 7549, 7584, 7665, 7666,
+        7831, 7836, 7853, 7865, 7885, 7888, 7912, 7950, 7972, 7980, 7995, 8007, 8015,
+        8055, 8078
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/solarZenithAngle
+      maxvalue: 88.9999
+    - variable:
+        name: water_area_fraction@GeoVaLs
+      minvalue: 1.0e-12
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  #  actions:
+  #    - name: set
+  #      flag: ShortwaveIRCheck
+  #    - name: reject
+  # Step 4: Observation Error Inflation based on Wavenumber
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation variable:
+        name: ObsErrorFactorWavenumIR@ObsFunction
+        channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+        options:
+          channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+  # Step 5: Observation Range Sanity Check
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    minvalue: 50.00001
+    maxvalue: 449.99999
+  #  maxvalue: 100.00000
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  #  actions:
+  #    - name: set
+  #      flag: ObsValueRangeCheck
+  #    - name: reject
+  # Step 6: Topography Check
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation variable:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorFactorTopoRad
+        channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+        options:
+          channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+          sensor: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_sensor_id
+
+  # Step 7: Transmittance Top Check
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation variable:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorFactorTransmitTopRad
+        channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+        options:
+          channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+  # Step 8: Cloud Detection Check
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    test variables:
+    - name: ObsFunction/CloudDetectMinResidualIR
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+      options:
+        channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+        use_flag: [1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1,
+          1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1,
+          1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1,
+          1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1,
+          1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, -1, -1,
+          1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
+          1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1,
+          1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1,
+          -1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, 1,
+          -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1,
+          1, -1, -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1,
+          -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, 1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1]
+        use_flag_clddet: [1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, 1,
+          1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
+          1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1,
+          -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1,
+          1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1,
+          -1, -1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
+          1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1,
+          -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1,
+          1, 1, -1, -1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1]
+        obserr_dtempf: [0.50, 2.00, 4.00, 2.00, 4.00]
+        error parameter vector: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_oberr
+    maxvalue: 1.0e-12
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  #  actions:
+  #    - name: set
+  #      flag: CloudDetection
+  #    - name: reject
+  # Step 9: NSST Retrieval Check
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    test variables:
+    - name: NearSSTRetCheckIR@ObsFunction
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+      options:
+        channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+        use_flag: [1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1,
+          1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1,
+          1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1,
+          1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1,
+          1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, -1, -1,
+          1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
+          1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1,
+          1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1,
+          -1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, 1,
+          -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1,
+          1, -1, -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1,
+          -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, 1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1]
+        obserr_demisf: [0.01, 0.02, 0.03, 0.02, 0.03]
+        obserr_dtempf: [0.50, 2.00, 4.00, 2.00, 4.00]
+    maxvalue: 1.0e-12
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  #  actions:
+  #    - name: set
+  #      flag: NSSTCheck
+  #    - name: reject
+  # Step 10: Surface Jacobians Check
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation variable:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorFactorSurfJacobianRad
+        channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+        options:
+          channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+          obserr_demisf: [0.01, 0.02, 0.03, 0.02, 0.03]
+          obserr_dtempf: [0.50, 2.00, 4.00, 2.00, 4.00]
+          sensor: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_sensor_id
+
+  # Step 11: Gross check
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    function absolute threshold:
+    - name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorBoundIR
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+      options:
+        channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+        obserr_bound_latitude:
+          name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorFactorLatRad
+          options:
+            latitude_parameters: [25.0, 0.5, 0.04, 1.0]
+        obserr_bound_transmittop:
+          name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorFactorTransmitTopRad
+          channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+          options:
+            channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+        obserr_bound_max: [3.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0,
+          2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 4.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0,
+          2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 4.0, 4.0, 3.5,
+          2.5, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0,
+          2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0,
+          2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 3.5, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0,
+          2.0, 3.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0,
+          2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.5, 2.0, 2.5, 2.5, 3.0, 2.5, 2.5, 2.5, 2.5, 3.5, 2.5, 2.5,
+          3.0, 3.5, 3.0, 4.0, 4.0, 4.0, 4.0, 4.0, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5, 4.5, 4.5, 4.5, 4.0,
+          4.5, 4.0, 4.0, 4.5, 2.5, 3.0, 2.5, 3.0, 2.5, 3.0, 2.0, 2.5, 2.5, 3.0, 3.0,
+          2.5, 3.0, 3.0, 3.0, 2.5, 2.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5, 5.0, 4.0, 4.0, 5.0, 5.0, 5.0,
+          5.0, 5.5, 5.5, 4.0, 5.0, 4.0, 4.5, 5.5, 5.5, 6.0, 4.5, 4.5, 4.0, 5.0, 5.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 5.5, 4.5, 6.0, 5.0, 5.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 5.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 4.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 4.5, 6.0, 6.0, 4.5,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 5.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 5.0, 6.0, 6.0, 5.0, 6.0, 5.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 5.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0]
+        error parameter vector: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_oberr
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  #  actions:
+  #    - name: set
+  #      flag: GrossCheck
+  #    - name: reject
+  # Step 12: Useflag Check
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    test variables:
+    - name: ObsFunction/ChannelUseflagCheckRad
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+      options:
+        channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+        use_flag: [1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1,
+          1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1,
+          1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1,
+          1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1,
+          1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, -1, -1,
+          1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
+          1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1,
+          1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1,
+          -1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, 1,
+          -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1,
+          1, -1, -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1,
+          -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, 1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1]
+    minvalue: 1.0e-12
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  #  actions:
+  #    - name: set
+  #      flag: UseFlagCheck
+  #    - 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/observations/atmosphere-lgetkf/mtiasi_metop-b.yaml.j2 b/observations/atmosphere-lgetkf/mtiasi_metop-b.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f2f261
--- /dev/null
+++ b/observations/atmosphere-lgetkf/mtiasi_metop-b.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,588 @@
+-
+
+  # Observation Space (I/O)
+  # -----------------------
+  obs space:
+    name: IASI METOP-B
+    distribution:
+      name: Halo
+      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
+    observed variables: [radiance]
+    simulated variables: [brightnessTemperature]
+    derived variables: [brightnessTemperature]
+    channels: &{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels {{ get_satellite_variable(observation_from_jcb, "simulated") }}
+
+  # Observation Operator
+  # --------------------
+  obs operator:
+    name: CRTM
+    Absorbers: [H2O, O3, CO2]
+    obs options:
+      Sensor_ID: &{{observation_from_jcb}}_sensor_id iasi_metop-b
+      EndianType: little_endian
+      CoefficientPath: "{{crtm_coefficient_path}}"
+    linear obs operator:
+      Absorbers: [H2O, O3]
+
+  # Observation Bias Correction (VarBC)
+  # -----------------------------------
+  obs bias:
+    input file: "{{atmosphere_obsbiasin_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsbiasin_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsbiasin_suffix}}"
+    output file: "{{atmosphere_obsbiasout_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsbiasout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsbiasout_suffix}}"
+    variational bc:
+      predictors:
+      - name: constant
+      - name: lapseRate
+        order: 2
+        tlapse: &{{observation_from_jcb}}_tlapse "{{atmosphere_obsbiasin_path}}/{{atmosphere_obstlapsein_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obstlapsein_suffix}}"
+      - name: lapseRate
+        tlapse: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_tlapse
+      - name: emissivityJacobian
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
+        order: 4
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
+        order: 3
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
+        order: 2
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
+    covariance:
+      minimal required obs number: 20
+      variance range: [1.0e-6, 10.0]
+      step size: 1.0e-4
+      largest analysis variance: 10000.0
+      prior:
+        input file: "{{atmosphere_obsbiasin_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsbiascovin_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsbiascovin_suffix}}"
+        inflation:
+          ratio: 1.1
+          ratio for small dataset: 2.0
+      output file: "{{atmosphere_obsbiasout_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsbiascovout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsbiascovout_suffix}}"
+
+  # Observation Pre Filters (QC)
+  # ----------------------------
+  obs pre filters:
+  # Step 0-A: Create Diagnostic Flags
+  #- filter: Create Diagnostic Flags
+  #  filter variables:
+  #  - name: brightnessTemperature
+  #    channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+  #  flags:
+  #  - name: ScanEdgeRemoval
+  #    initial value: false
+  #    force reinitialization: false
+  #  - name: Thinning
+  #    initial value: false
+  #    force reinitialization: false
+  #  - name: ShortwaveIRCheck
+  #    initial value: false
+  #    force reinitialization: false
+  #  - name: ObsValueRangeCheck
+  #    initial value: false
+  #    force reinitialization: false
+  #  - name: CloudDetection
+  #    initial value: false
+  #    force reinitialization: false
+  #  - name: NSSTCheck
+  #    initial value: false
+  #    force reinitialization: false
+  #  - name: GrossCheck
+  #    initial value: false
+  #    force reinitialization: false
+  #  - name: InterChannelConsistency
+  #    initial value: false
+  #    force reinitialization: false
+  #  - name: UseFlagCheck
+  #    initial value: false
+  #    force reinitialization: false
+  # Step 0-B: Create Derived Variables
+  # Assign channel wavenumbers in m-1
+  - filter: Variable Assignment
+    assignments:
+    - name: MetaData/sensorCentralWavenumber
+      type: float
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+      function:
+        name: ObsFunction/LinearCombination
+        options:
+          variables:
+          - name: ObsValue/radiance
+            channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+          coefs: [25.0]
+          intercept: 64475.0
+          use channel numbers: true
+
+  # Transform radiance to brightness temperature
+  - filter: Variable Transforms
+    Transform: SatBrightnessTempFromRad
+    transform from:
+      name: ObsValue/radiance
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    spectral variable:
+      name: MetaData/sensorCentralWavenumber
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    radiance units: wavenumber
+    planck1: 1.191042953e-16
+    planck2: 1.4387774e-2
+
+  # Step 0-C: Assign Observation Error
+
+  # Observation Prior Filters (QC)
+  # ------------------------------
+  obs prior filters:
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error parameter vector: &{{observation_from_jcb}}_oberr [1.38, 0.81, 0.75, 0.79, 0.72, 0.74,
+        0.68, 0.72, 0.65, 0.65, 0.65, 0.69, 0.64, 0.64, 0.65, 0.67, 0.62, 0.61, 0.62,
+        0.64, 0.59, 0.76, 1.22, 0.78, 0.64, 0.62, 0.61, 0.69, 0.65, 0.59, 0.61, 0.59,
+        0.68, 0.62, 0.68, 4.38, 3.05, 2.31, 1.56, 1.33, 1.58, 0.93, 1.67, 0.72, 0.57,
+        0.58, 0.55, 0.68, 0.59, 0.68, 0.59, 0.65, 0.58, 0.62, 0.64, 0.58, 0.64, 0.55,
+        0.64, 0.5, 0.82, 0.59, 0.62, 0.51, 0.64, 0.52, 0.51, 0.51, 0.76, 0.52, 0.57,
+        0.55, 0.69, 0.58, 0.65, 0.61, 0.59, 0.64, 0.76, 0.72, 1.05, 0.75, 0.51, 0.65,
+        1.3, 0.69, 0.93, 1.49, 1.12, 0.68, 0.66, 0.67, 0.59, 0.59, 0.69, 0.67, 0.64,
+        0.62, 0.72, 0.69, 0.66, 0.79, 0.78, 0.74, 0.88, 0.77, 0.88, 0.86, 1, 0.87,
+        0.85, 0.88, 0.84, 0.84, 0.84, 0.8, 0.8, 0.87, 0.98, 0.52, 0.65, 0.69, 0.61,
+        0.6, 0.67, 0.79, 0.62, 0.66, 0.7, 0.65, 0.62, 0.61, 0.62, 0.53, 0.6, 0.68,
+        0.95, 0.63, 0.97, 0.65, 0.98, 0.58, 0.73, 0.65, 0.85, 0.99, 0.76, 0.85, 0.97,
+        0.77, 0.62, 0.63, 1.21, 1.41, 1.55, 1.78, 1.35, 1.14, 1.69, 1.79, 1.46, 1.63,
+        1.94, 2.01, 1.24, 1.76, 1.26, 1.47, 1.9, 1.66, 2.13, 1.49, 1.52, 1.55, 1.96,
+        2.31, 2.33, 2.32, 2.31, 2.33, 2.23, 2.33, 1.84, 2.29, 2.28, 2.28, 2.28, 2.26,
+        2.26, 2.26, 2.27, 2.24, 2.23, 2.24, 2.26, 2.28, 2.28, 2.3, 2.15, 2.31, 2.37,
+        2.27, 2.29, 2.29, 2.23, 2.28, 2.32, 2.32, 2.31, 2.32, 2.32, 2.31, 2.31, 2.28,
+        2.29, 2.28, 2.26, 2.29, 2.27, 2.26, 2.25, 2.27, 2.24, 2.21, 2.24, 2.17, 2.18,
+        2.17, 2.21, 1.99, 2.16, 2.2, 2.13, 2.12, 2.13, 2.1, 2.12, 2.11, 2.09, 2.09,
+        2.08, 2.09, 2.04, 2.04, 2.1, 2.01, 2.05, 2.03, 2.06, 1.98, 1.95, 1.94, 1.91,
+        1.7, 1.76, 1.77, 1.83, 2.04, 1.91, 1.99, 1.99, 2.07, 2.02, 2.04, 2.1, 2.06,
+        2.18, 2.21, 2.24, 2.23, 2.23, 1.98, 2.2, 2.18, 2.18, 2.21, 2.23, 2.24, 2.24,
+        2.25, 1.8, 2.24, 1.73, 1.73, 2.27, 1.67, 2.21, 1.72, 2.23, 2.23, 2.23, 2.24,
+        2.23, 2.12, 2.17, 1.74, 2.02, 1.88, 1.67, 1.73, 1.83, 1.82, 1.73, 1.83, 2.19,
+        1.84, 1.89, 1.6, 1.71, 1.86, 1.85, 1.84, 1.87, 1.91, 1.52, 1.95, 1.87, 1.89,
+        1.91, 1.91, 1.93, 1.9, 1.91, 1.9, 1.89, 1.89, 1.91, 1.9, 1.91, 1.91, 1.91,
+        1.93, 1.94, 1.91, 1.92, 1.77, 1.91, 1.95, 1.19, 1.96, 1.98, 1.94, 1.55, 1.91,
+        1.92, 1.92, 1.97, 1.93, 1.99, 1.86, 1.12, 1.93, 1.92, 1.95, 1.85, 1.84, 1.91,
+        1.12, 1.82, 1.82, 1.95, 1.24, 1.94, 1.96, 1.21, 1.83, 1.96, 1.36, 1.96, 1.82,
+        1.92, 1.68, 1.93, 1.23, 1.96, 1.93, 1.86, 1.41, 1.16, 1.6, 1.25, 1.2, 1.65,
+        1.66, 1.87, 1.94, 1.96, 1.91, 1.25, 1.93, 1.91, 1.7, 0.99, 1.81, 1.92, 1.95,
+        1.5, 1.47, 1.15, 1.58, 1.18, 1.82, 1.13, 1.83, 1.91, 1.26, 1.27, 1.91, 1.45,
+        1.6, 1.29, 1.94, 1.94, 1.23, 1.95, 1.21, 1.94, 1.86, 1.9, 1.33, 1.75, 2.02,
+        1.98, 2.03, 1.83, 1.5, 2.04, 2.02, 1.9, 2, 2.02, 1.95, 1.93, 1.95, 1.95, 1.99,
+        2, 1.94, 1.96, 1.86, 1.92, 1.88, 1.86, 1.84, 1.87, 1.77, 1.89, 1.89, 1.88,
+        1.94, 1.82, 1.79, 1.86, 2.06, 2.33, 1.88, 1.86, 1.81, 1.8, 1.8, 1.86, 1.9,
+        2, 2.06, 2.1, 2.2, 2, 2.16, 1.98, 1.8, 1.8, 1.85, 1.75, 2.04, 2.19, 2.14,
+        2.19, 1.86, 2.1, 2.11, 2.18, 2.03, 2.28, 2.19, 2.26, 2.26, 2.21, 2.21, 2.26,
+        2.33, 2.27, 2.21, 2.12, 2.23, 2.26, 2.25, 1.88, 2.26, 2.24, 2.36, 2.29, 2.35,
+        2.3, 2.27, 2.08, 2.05, 2.27, 2.28, 2.27, 2.28, 1.97, 2.25, 2.25, 2.25, 2.31,
+        2.28, 2.27, 2.13, 2.24, 2.28, 2.28, 2.41, 2.34, 9.32, 2.28, 2.38, 2.27, 2.27,
+        2.39, 2.11, 2.09, 2.1, 2.06, 2.12, 2.08, 2, 1.93, 2.02, 2.55, 1.54, 1.64,
+        1.51, 1.55, 2.82, 2.92, 2.55, 2.37, 1.85, 1.6, 1.72, 1.74, 1.79, 1.9, 1.94,
+        2, 2.04, 2.08, 2.12, 2.13, 2.16, 2.18, 2.18, 2.2, 2.2, 2.41, 2.39, 2.38, 2.4,
+        2.42, 2.41, 2.43, 2.45, 2.43, 2.45, 2.43, 2.4, 2.44, 2.4, 2.42, 2.43, 2.45,
+        2.45, 2.45, 2.46, 2.45, 2.45, 2.43, 2.51, 2.48, 2.48, 2.53, 2.46, 2.49, 2.5,
+        2.5, 2.5, 2.52, 2.52, 2.54, 2.5, 2.48, 2.5, 2.55, 2.5, 2.48, 2.5, 2.5, 2.52,
+        2.52, 2.48, 2.5, 2.5, 2.52, 2.46, 2.53, 9]
+
+  # Observation Post Filters (QC)
+  # -----------------------------
+  obs post filters:
+  # Step 1: Remove Observations from the Edge of the Scan
+  - filter: Domain Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/sensorScanPosition
+      is_in: 5-56
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  #  actions:
+  #    - name: set
+  #      flag: ScanEdgeRemoval
+  #    - name: reject
+  # Step 2: Data Thinning
+  - filter: Gaussian Thinning
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    horizontal_mesh: 145
+    use_reduced_horizontal_grid: true
+    distance_norm: geodesic
+    priority_variable: MetaData/fractionOfClearPixelsInFOV
+  #  round_horizontal_bin_count_to_nearest: true
+  #  partition_longitude_bins_using_mesh: true
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  #  actions:
+  #    - name: set
+  #      flag: Thinning
+  #    - name: reject
+  # Step 3: Wavenumber Check
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: 7024, 7027, 7029, 7032, 7038, 7043, 7046, 7049, 7069, 7072, 7076,
+        7081, 7084, 7089, 7099, 7209, 7222, 7231, 7235, 7247, 7267, 7269, 7284, 7389,
+        7419, 7423, 7424, 7426, 7428, 7431, 7436, 7444, 7475, 7549, 7584, 7665, 7666,
+        7831, 7836, 7853, 7865, 7885, 7888, 7912, 7950, 7972, 7980, 7995, 8007, 8015,
+        8055, 8078
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/solarZenithAngle
+      maxvalue: 88.9999
+    - variable:
+        name: water_area_fraction@GeoVaLs
+      minvalue: 1.0e-12
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  #  actions:
+  #    - name: set
+  #      flag: ShortwaveIRCheck
+  #    - name: reject
+  # Step 4: Observation Error Inflation based on Wavenumber
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation variable:
+        name: ObsErrorFactorWavenumIR@ObsFunction
+        channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+        options:
+          channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+  # Step 5: Observation Range Sanity Check
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    minvalue: 50.00001
+    maxvalue: 449.99999
+  #  maxvalue: 100.00000
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  #  actions:
+  #    - name: set
+  #      flag: ObsValueRangeCheck
+  #    - name: reject
+  # Step 6: Topography Check
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation variable:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorFactorTopoRad
+        channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+        options:
+          channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+          sensor: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_sensor_id
+
+  # Step 7: Transmittance Top Check
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation variable:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorFactorTransmitTopRad
+        channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+        options:
+          channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+  # Step 8: Cloud Detection Check
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    test variables:
+    - name: ObsFunction/CloudDetectMinResidualIR
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+      options:
+        channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+        use_flag: [1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1,
+          1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1,
+          1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1,
+          1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1,
+          1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, -1, -1,
+          1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
+          1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1,
+          1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1,
+          -1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, 1,
+          -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1,
+          1, -1, -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1,
+          -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, 1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1]
+        use_flag_clddet: [1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, 1,
+          1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
+          1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1,
+          -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1,
+          1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1,
+          -1, -1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
+          1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1,
+          -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1,
+          1, 1, -1, -1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1]
+        obserr_dtempf: [0.50, 2.00, 4.00, 2.00, 4.00]
+        error parameter vector: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_oberr
+    maxvalue: 1.0e-12
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  #  actions:
+  #    - name: set
+  #      flag: CloudDetection
+  #    - name: reject
+  # Step 9: NSST Retrieval Check
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    test variables:
+    - name: NearSSTRetCheckIR@ObsFunction
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+      options:
+        channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+        use_flag: [1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1,
+          1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1,
+          1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1,
+          1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1,
+          1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, -1, -1,
+          1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
+          1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1,
+          1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1,
+          -1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, 1,
+          -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1,
+          1, -1, -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1,
+          -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, 1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1]
+        obserr_demisf: [0.01, 0.02, 0.03, 0.02, 0.03]
+        obserr_dtempf: [0.50, 2.00, 4.00, 2.00, 4.00]
+    maxvalue: 1.0e-12
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  #  actions:
+  #    - name: set
+  #      flag: NSSTCheck
+  #    - name: reject
+  # Step 10: Surface Jacobians Check
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation variable:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorFactorSurfJacobianRad
+        channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+        options:
+          channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+          obserr_demisf: [0.01, 0.02, 0.03, 0.02, 0.03]
+          obserr_dtempf: [0.50, 2.00, 4.00, 2.00, 4.00]
+          sensor: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_sensor_id
+
+  # Step 11: Gross check
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    function absolute threshold:
+    - name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorBoundIR
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+      options:
+        channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+        obserr_bound_latitude:
+          name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorFactorLatRad
+          options:
+            latitude_parameters: [25.0, 0.5, 0.04, 1.0]
+        obserr_bound_transmittop:
+          name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorFactorTransmitTopRad
+          channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+          options:
+            channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+        obserr_bound_max: [3.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0,
+          2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 4.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0,
+          2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 4.0, 4.0, 3.5,
+          2.5, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0,
+          2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0,
+          2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 3.5, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0,
+          2.0, 3.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0,
+          2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.5, 2.0, 2.5, 2.5, 3.0, 2.5, 2.5, 2.5, 2.5, 3.5, 2.5, 2.5,
+          3.0, 3.5, 3.0, 4.0, 4.0, 4.0, 4.0, 4.0, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5, 4.5, 4.5, 4.5, 4.0,
+          4.5, 4.0, 4.0, 4.5, 2.5, 3.0, 2.5, 3.0, 2.5, 3.0, 2.0, 2.5, 2.5, 3.0, 3.0,
+          2.5, 3.0, 3.0, 3.0, 2.5, 2.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5, 5.0, 4.0, 4.0, 5.0, 5.0, 5.0,
+          5.0, 5.5, 5.5, 4.0, 5.0, 4.0, 4.5, 5.5, 5.5, 6.0, 4.5, 4.5, 4.0, 5.0, 5.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 5.5, 4.5, 6.0, 5.0, 5.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 5.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 4.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 4.5, 6.0, 6.0, 4.5,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 5.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 5.0, 6.0, 6.0, 5.0, 6.0, 5.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 5.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0,
+          6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0, 6.0]
+        error parameter vector: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_oberr
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  #  actions:
+  #    - name: set
+  #      flag: GrossCheck
+  #    - name: reject
+  # Step 12: Useflag Check
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: brightnessTemperature
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+    test variables:
+    - name: ObsFunction/ChannelUseflagCheckRad
+      channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+      options:
+        channels: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_simulated_channels
+        use_flag: [1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1,
+          1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1,
+          1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1,
+          1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1,
+          1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, -1, -1,
+          1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
+          1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1,
+          1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, -1,
+          -1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, 1,
+          -1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1,
+          1, -1, -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1,
+          -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, 1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1]
+    minvalue: 1.0e-12
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  #  actions:
+  #    - name: set
+  #      flag: UseFlagCheck
+  #    - 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/observations/atmosphere-lgetkf/ompsnp_npp.yaml.j2 b/observations/atmosphere-lgetkf/ompsnp_npp.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..488afd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/observations/atmosphere-lgetkf/ompsnp_npp.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,339 @@
+-
+
+  # Observation Space (I/O)
+  # -----------------------
+  obs space:
+    name: ompsnp_npp
+    distribution:
+      name: Halo
+      halo size: 1250e3
+    obsdatain:
+      engine:
+        type: H5File
+        obsfile: "{{atmosphere_obsdatain_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsdatain_suffix}}"
+      obsgrouping:
+        group variables: ["latitude"]
+        sort variable: "pressure"
+        sort order: "ascending"
+    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: [ozoneLayer]
+
+  #obs operator:
+  #  name: AtmVertInterpLay
+  #  geovals: [mole_fraction_of_ozone_in_air]
+  #  coefficients: [0.007886131] # convert from ppmv to DU
+  #  nlevels: [22]
+
+  # Observation Operator
+  # --------------------
+  obs operator:
+    name: ColumnRetrieval
+    nlayers_retrieval: 1
+    tracer variables: [mole_fraction_of_ozone_in_air]
+    isApriori: false
+    isAveragingKernel: false
+    totalNoVertice: false
+    stretchVertices: none #options: top, bottom, topbottom, none
+  # model units coeff: 2.240013904035E-3 # this number to match the gsihofx values
+    model units coeff: 2.241398632746E-3 # this number to match the gsihofx values (use this)
+                                         # the actual scientific conversion factor is
+                                         # 2.1415E-3 kg[O3]/m-2 to DU
+                                         # so the name of the geovals
+                                         # is also likely wrong, as it apprears to be a mass
+                                         # fraction given the conversion factor needed
+
+  # Observation Pre Filters (QC)
+  # ----------------------------
+  obs pre filters:
+  # Observation error assignment
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: ozoneLayer
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorModelStepwiseLinear
+        options:
+          xvar:
+            name: MetaData/pressure
+          xvals: [0.001, 10.1325, 16.00935, 25.43258, 40.32735, 63.93607, 101.325,
+            160.0935, 254.3257, 403.2735, 639.3608, 1013.25, 1600.935, 2543.258, 4032.735,
+            6393.607, 10132.5, 16009.35, 25432.57, 40327.35, 63936.07, 101325]
+          errors: [7.7236, 0.020, 0.020, 0.025, 0.080, 0.150, 0.056, 0.125, 0.200,
+            0.299, 0.587, 0.864, 1.547, 2.718, 3.893, 4.353, 3.971, 4.407, 4.428,
+            3.312, 2.198, 2.285]
+  #       errors: [7.7236, 0.020, 0.020, 0.025, 0.040, 0.080, 0.156, 0.245, 0.510, 1.098, 3.917, 6.124, 6.347, 5.798, 6.843, 9.253,10.091,10.967, 8.478, 5.572, 2.638, 3.525]  # operational from gfs.v16.3.9 (late 2023)
+
+  # Observation Prior Filters (QC)
+  # ------------------------------
+  obs prior filters:
+  # Do not assimilation where pressure is zero
+  # Zero pressure indicates the data is total column ozone
+  - filter: RejectList
+    filter variables:
+    - name: ozoneLayer
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/pressure
+      maxvalue: 0.0001
+
+  # Sanity check on observaton values
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: ozoneLayer
+    minvalue: 0
+    maxvalue: 1000
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # Total Ozone Quality Check (keeps 0, 2)
+  # 0 indentifies good data
+  # 2 identifies good data with a solar zenith angle > 84 degrees
+  - filter: RejectList
+    filter variables:
+    - name: ozoneLayer
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/totalOzoneQuality
+      is_not_in: 0, 2
+
+  # Profile Ozone Quality Check (keeps 0, 1, 7)
+  # 0 : good data
+  # 1 : good data with a solar zenith angle > 84 degrees
+  # 7 : profile for which stray light correction applied
+  - filter: RejectList
+    filter variables:
+    - name: ozoneLayer
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/profileOzoneQuality
+      is_not_in: 0, 1, 7
+
+  # Observation Post Filters (QC)
+  # -----------------------------
+  obs post filters:
+  # Gross error check
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: ozoneLayer
+    absolute threshold: 120
+    action:
+      name: reject
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/pressure
+      maxvalue: 0.001
+
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: ozoneLayer
+    absolute threshold: 30
+    action:
+      name: reject
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/pressure
+      minvalue: 30000.0
+      maxvalue: 110000.0
+
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: ozoneLayer
+    absolute threshold: 40
+    action:
+      name: reject
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/pressure
+      minvalue: 20000.0
+      maxvalue: 30000.0
+
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: ozoneLayer
+    absolute threshold: 44.42
+    action:
+      name: reject
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/pressure
+      minvalue: 10100.0
+      maxvalue: 20000.0
+
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: ozoneLayer
+    absolute threshold: 57.52
+    action:
+      name: reject
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/pressure
+      minvalue: 6400.0
+      maxvalue: 10100.0
+
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: ozoneLayer
+    absolute threshold: 69.4
+    action:
+      name: reject
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/pressure
+      minvalue: 4000.0
+      maxvalue: 6400.0
+
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: ozoneLayer
+    absolute threshold: 70
+    action:
+      name: reject
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/pressure
+      minvalue: 2600.0
+      maxvalue: 4000.0
+
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: ozoneLayer
+    absolute threshold: 62.73
+    action:
+      name: reject
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/pressure
+      minvalue: 1600.0
+      maxvalue: 2600.0
+
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: ozoneLayer
+    absolute threshold: 50.52
+    action:
+      name: reject
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/pressure
+      minvalue: 1100.0
+      maxvalue: 1600.0
+
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: ozoneLayer
+    absolute threshold: 35.9
+    action:
+      name: reject
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/pressure
+      minvalue: 700.0
+      maxvalue: 1100.0
+
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: ozoneLayer
+    absolute threshold: 26.41
+    action:
+      name: reject
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/pressure
+      minvalue: 400.0
+      maxvalue: 700.0
+
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: ozoneLayer
+    absolute threshold: 20.51
+    action:
+      name: reject
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/pressure
+      minvalue: 300.0
+      maxvalue: 400.0
+
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: ozoneLayer
+    absolute threshold: 12.82
+    action:
+      name: reject
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/pressure
+      minvalue: 200.0
+      maxvalue: 300.0
+
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: ozoneLayer
+    absolute threshold: 10
+    action:
+      name: reject
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/pressure
+      minvalue: 70.0
+      maxvalue: 200.0
+
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: ozoneLayer
+    absolute threshold: 5
+    action:
+      name: reject
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/pressure
+      minvalue: 40.0
+      maxvalue: 70.0
+
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: ozoneLayer
+    absolute threshold: 2
+    action:
+      name: reject
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/pressure
+      minvalue: 30.0
+      maxvalue: 40.0
+
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: ozoneLayer
+    absolute threshold: 1
+    action:
+      name: reject
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/pressure
+      maxvalue: 30.0
+
+  # 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/observations/atmosphere-lgetkf/ompstc_npp.yaml.j2 b/observations/atmosphere-lgetkf/ompstc_npp.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b76b56e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/observations/atmosphere-lgetkf/ompstc_npp.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+-
+
+  # Observation Space (I/O)
+  # -----------------------
+  obs space:
+    name: ompstc_npp
+    distribution:
+      name: Halo
+      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: [ozoneTotal]
+
+  #obs operator:
+  #  name: AtmVertInterpLay
+  #  geovals: [mole_fraction_of_ozone_in_air]
+  #  coefficients: [0.007886131] # convert from ppmv to DU
+  #  nlevels: [1]
+
+  # Observation Operator
+  # --------------------
+  obs operator:
+    name: ColumnRetrieval
+    nlayers_retrieval: 1
+    tracer variables: [mole_fraction_of_ozone_in_air]
+    isApriori: false
+    isAveragingKernel: false
+    totalNoVertice: true
+    stretchVertices: topbottom # options: top, bottom, topbottom, none
+    model units coeff: 2.241398632746E-3
+
+  # Observation Pre Filters (QC)
+  # ----------------------------
+  obs pre filters:
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: ozoneTotal
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error parameter: 6.0
+
+  # Observation Prior Filters (QC)
+  # ------------------------------
+  obs prior filters:
+  # GSI read routine QC
+  # range sanity check
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: ozoneTotal
+    minvalue: 0
+    maxvalue: 1000
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  #- filter: Gaussian Thinning
+  #  horizontal_mesh: 150
+  #  use_reduced_horizontal_grid: true
+  #  distance_norm: geodesic
+  #  action:
+  #    name: reject
+
+  # Accept total_ozone_error_flag values of 0 and 1, but not any others.
+  - filter: RejectList
+    filter variables:
+    - name: ozoneTotal
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/totalOzoneQualityCode
+      is_not_in: 0, 1
+
+  - filter: RejectList
+    filter variables:
+    - name: ozoneTotal
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/bestOzoneAlgorithmFlag
+      is_in: 3, 13
+
+  # GSI setup routine QC
+  - filter: RejectList
+    filter variables:
+    - name: ozoneTotal
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/sensorScanPosition
+      is_in: 1, 2, 3, 4, 35
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/latitude
+      minvalue: 50.0
+
+  - filter: RejectList
+    filter variables:
+    - name: ozoneTotal
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/sensorScanPosition
+      is_in: 1, 2, 3, 4, 35
+    - variable:
+        name: MetaData/latitude
+      maxvalue: -50.0
+
+  - filter: Gaussian Thinning
+    horizontal_mesh: 150
+    use_reduced_horizontal_grid: true
+    distance_norm: geodesic
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # Observation Post Filters (QC)
+  # -----------------------------
+  obs post filters:
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: ozoneTotal
+    threshold: 10.0
+    absolute threshold: 300.0
+    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/observations/atmosphere-lgetkf/satwnd.abi_goes-18.yaml.j2 b/observations/atmosphere-lgetkf/satwnd.abi_goes-18.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa394df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/observations/atmosphere-lgetkf/satwnd.abi_goes-18.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,610 @@
+-
+
+  # Observation Space (I/O)
+  # -----------------------
+  obs space:
+    name: satwind_goes-18
+    distribution:
+      name: Halo
+      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]
+
+  # Observation Operator
+  # --------------------
+  obs operator:
+    name: VertInterp
+    hofx scaling field: SurfaceWindScalingPressure
+    hofx scaling field group: DerivedVariables
+
+  # Linear Observation Operator
+  # ---------------------------
+  linear obs operator:
+    name: VertInterp
+
+  # Observation Prior Filters (QC)
+  # ------------------------------
+  obs prior filters:
+  # Apply variable changes needed for wind scaling
+  # For wind observations with pressure provided
+  - filter: Variable Transforms
+    Transform: SurfaceWindScalingPressure
+    SkipWhenNoObs: false
+
+  # Calculate error inflation factor for duplicate observations 
+  #- filter: Variable Assignment
+  #  assignments:
+  #  - name: ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck/windEastward
+  #    type: float
+  #    function:
+  #      name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck
+  #      options:
+  #        use_air_pressure: true
+  #        variable: windEastward
+  #- filter: Variable Assignment
+  #  assignments:
+  #  - name: ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck/windNorthward
+  #    type: float
+  #    function:
+  #      name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck
+  #      options:
+  #        use_air_pressure: true
+  #        variable: windNorthward
+
+  # Observation Post Filters (QC)
+  # -----------------------------
+  obs post filters:
+  # Assign the initial observation error, based on height/pressure
+  # Hard-wiring to prepobs_errtable.global by Type
+  # ObsError is currently not updating in diag file, but passes directly to EffectiveError when no inflation is specified in YAML
+  # Type 240 (GOES SWIR): Assigned all dummy values in prepobs_errtable.global
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/windEastward
+      is_in: 240
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorModelStepwiseLinear
+        options:
+          xvar:
+            name: MetaData/pressure
+          xvals: [110000., 0.]  #Pressure (Pa)
+          errors: [1000000000., 1000000000.]
+  # Type 245 (GOES LWIR): I am assuming these are halved relative to prepobs_errtable.global, based on read_satwnd.f90: L1410–1416
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/windEastward
+      is_in: 245
+    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., 2000., 1000.,
+            500., 400., 300., 200., 100., 0.]                                                                                                                                                                                              #Pressure (Pa)
+          errors: [7.6, 7.6, 7.6, 7.6, 7.6, 7.6, 7.6, 7.6, 7.8, 7.8, 8., 8., 8.2,
+            10., 12., 12.6, 13.2, 14., 14., 14., 14., 14., 14., 14., 14., 14., 14.,
+            14., 14., 14., 14., 14., 14.]
+  # Type 246 (GOES cloud-top WV): I am assuming these are halved relative to prepobs_errtable.global, based on read_satwnd.f90: L1410–1416
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/windEastward
+      is_in: 246
+    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., 2000., 1000.,
+            500., 400., 300., 200., 100., 0.]                                                                                                                                                                                              #Pressure (Pa)
+          errors: [7.6, 7.6, 7.6, 7.6, 7.6, 7.6, 7.6, 7.6, 7.8, 7.8, 8., 8., 8.2,
+            10., 12., 12.6, 13.2, 14., 14., 14., 14., 14., 14., 14., 14., 14., 14.,
+            14., 14., 14., 14., 14., 14.]
+  # Type 247 (GOES clear-sky WV): I am assuming these are halved relative to prepobs_errtable.global, based on read_satwnd.f90: L1410–1416
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/windEastward
+      is_in: 247
+    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., 2000., 1000.,
+            500., 400., 300., 200., 100., 0.]                                                                                                                                                                                              #Pressure (Pa)
+          errors: [7.6, 7.6, 7.6, 7.6, 7.6, 7.6, 7.6, 7.6, 7.8, 7.8, 8., 8., 8.2,
+            10., 12., 12.6, 13.2, 14., 14., 14., 14., 14., 14., 14., 14., 14., 14.,
+            14., 14., 14., 14., 14., 14.]
+  # Type 251 (GOES VIS): Assigned all dummy values
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/windEastward
+      is_in: 251
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorModelStepwiseLinear
+        options:
+          xvar:
+            name: MetaData/pressure
+          xvals: [110000., 0.]  #Pressure (Pa)
+          errors: [1000000000., 1000000000.]
+  # sanity-check criteria
+  # Observation Range Sanity Check
+  # NOT EXPLICITLY CLEARED: No obs in this range in file, so 0 Bounds Check rejects (which is correct) but essentially untested
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    minvalue: -130.
+    maxvalue: 130.
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # Velocity Sanity Check
+  # NOT EXPLICITLY CLEARED: No obs in this range in file, so 0 Bounds Check rejects (which is correct) but essentially untested
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    test variables:
+    - name: ObsFunction/Velocity
+    maxvalue: 130.
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # GSI read routine QC (part-1)
+  # Exclude Type 251 (VIS) --- obs tossed without passing to setup routine 
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/windEastward
+      is_in: 251
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # Exclude data with satellite zenith angle > 68 for all types --- obs tossed without passing to setup routine
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    test variables:
+    - name: MetaData/satelliteZenithAngle
+    maxvalue: 68.
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # Reject obs with pressure < 12500 pa --- obs tosed without passing to setup routine
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable: MetaData/satelliteIdentifier
+      is_in: 250-299
+    test variables:
+    - name: MetaData/pressure
+    minvalue: 12500.
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # Exclude data over non-water surface type where latitude > 20N for Type 240 (IRSW) and Type 245 (IRLW)  --- obs tossed and not passed to setup routine 
+  # Notes: This check was missing, so added (eliu)
+  #        Replace land_type_index_NPOSS with water_area_fraction (eliu)
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/windEastward
+      is_in: 240, 245
+    - variable: MetaData/latitude
+      minvalue: 20.
+    test variables:
+    - name: GeoVaLs/water_area_fraction
+    minvalue: 0.99
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # GSI read routine QC (part-2)
+  # Reject obs with qiWithoutForecast < 90. OR > 100.
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable: MetaData/satelliteIdentifier
+      is_in: 250-299
+    test variables:
+    - name: MetaData/qiWithoutForecast
+    minvalue: 90.
+    maxvalue: 100.
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # Reject obs with pressure < 15000 pa.
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable: MetaData/satelliteIdentifier
+      is_in: 250-299
+    test variables:
+    - name: MetaData/pressure
+    minvalue: 15000.
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # Reject obs with pressure < 70000 pa. when Type=251
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable: MetaData/satelliteIdentifier
+      is_in: 250-299
+    - variable: ObsType/windEastward
+      is_in: 251
+    test variables:
+    - name: MetaData/pressure
+    minvalue: 70000.
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # Reject obs with pressure > 30000. when Type=246
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable: MetaData/satelliteIdentifier
+      is_in: 250-299
+    - variable: ObsType/windEastward
+      is_in: 246
+    test variables:
+    - name: MetaData/pressure
+    maxvalue: 30000.
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # Reject obs with pressure > 85000. when isli=1 (land surface)
+  # Notes:  Replace land_type_index_NPOESS with land_area_fraction (eliu)
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable: MetaData/satelliteIdentifier
+      is_in: 250-299
+    - variable: GeoVaLs/land_area_fraction
+      minvalue: 0.99
+    test variables:
+    - name: MetaData/pressure
+    maxvalue: 85000.
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # Reject obs with pct1 (Coeff. of Var.) outside of 0.04–0.5, Type [240,245,246,251] ONLY
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable: MetaData/satelliteIdentifier
+      is_in: 250-299
+    - variable: ObsType/windEastward
+      is_in: 240, 245, 246, 251
+    test variables:
+    - name: MetaData/coefficientOfVariation
+    minvalue: 0.04
+    maxvalue: 0.5
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # NESDIS obs are also subject to the experr_norm test defined as:
+  #
+  # if (10. - 0.1*(expectedError))/(ob_speed)>0.9, or ob_speed<0.1, reject, applies to NESDIS winds
+  #
+  # CLEARED: With caveat that float precision/handling differences can generate different acceptance criteria
+  # between UFO and GSI for observations with an experr_norm value right around the maxvalue.
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable: MetaData/satelliteIdentifier
+      is_in: 250-299
+    test variables:
+    - name: ObsFunction/SatWindsErrnormCheck
+    maxvalue: 0.9
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # Reject all Type=240 (GOES SWIR) AMVs: These are not currently assimilated in GSI and they have missing-values
+  # assigned to ob-errors
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/windEastward
+      is_in: 240
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # GSI setupw routine QC
+  # Reject any ob Type [240–260] when pressure greater than 950 mb.
+  # CLEARED: minvalue/maxvalue are >=/<=, not >/<, so editing range by 1 Pa    
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/windEastward
+      is_in: 240-260
+    test variables:
+    - name: MetaData/pressure
+    maxvalue: 95001.
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # GOES IR (245) reject when pressure between 399 and 801 mb.
+  #   # CLEARED: minvalue/maxvalue are >=/<=, not >/<, so editing range by 1 Pa
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable: MetaData/pressure
+      minvalue: 39901.
+      maxvalue: 80099.
+    - variable: ObsType/windEastward
+      is_in: 245
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # GOES WV (246, 250, 254), reject when pressure greater than 399 mb.
+  # CLEARED: maxvalue is rejecting >, not >= as per a Perform Action, so threshold is unchanged
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/windEastward
+      is_in: 246, 250, 254
+    test variables:
+    - name: MetaData/pressure
+    maxvalue: 39900.
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # Multiple satellite platforms, reject when pressure is more than 50 mb above tropopause.
+  # CLEARED: minvalue is rejecting <, not <= as per a Perform Action, so threshold is unchanged
+  # Notes (eliu): This tropopause check reject too many obs; probably due to tropopause pressure estimation 
+  #               Turn this check off for now. 
+  #               Need to check if troposphere pressure was implemented correctly in fv3-jed
+  - filter: Difference Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    reference: GeoVaLs/tropopause_pressure
+    value: MetaData/pressure
+    minvalue: -5000.                   # 50 hPa above tropopause level, negative p-diff
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # GOES (247) reject any observation with a /=0 surface type (non-water 
+  # surface) within 110 hPa of the surface pressure (as part of the LNVD # check).
+  # NOT EXPLICITLY CLEARED: No obs in this range in file, so 0 Bounds Check rejects (which is correct) but essentially untested
+  # Notes (eliu): Replace land_type_index_NPOESS with land_area_fraction.
+  - filter: Difference Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: GeoVaLs/water_area_fraction
+      maxvalue: 0.99
+    - variable:
+        name: ObsType/windEastward
+      is_in: 247
+    reference: GeoVaLs/surface_pressure
+    value: MetaData/pressure
+    maxvalue: -11000.                   # within 110 hPa above surface pressure, negative p-diff
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # Reject GOES (247) when difference of wind direction is more than 50 degrees.
+  # CLEARED: maxvalue is rejecting >, not >= as per a Perform Action, so threshold is unchanged
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/windEastward
+      is_in: 247
+    test variables:
+    - name: ObsFunction/WindDirAngleDiff
+    maxvalue: 50.
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # All satwinds must adjust errors based on ObsErrorFactorPressureCheck
+  # prior to the SPDB check (i.e. the gross-error check). The gross-error
+  # check uses the adjusted errors for error-bound tightening and rejection,
+  # so this check has to come first. This check will inflate errors for obs
+  # that are too close to either the model top or bottom.
+  # Notes (eliu): GMAO added a required parameter: adjusted_error_name.
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: ObsType/windEastward
+      is_in: 240-260
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation variable:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorFactorPressureCheck
+        options:
+          surface_obs: false
+          variable: windEastward
+          inflation factor: 4.0
+
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: ObsType/windNorthward
+      is_in: 240-260
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation variable:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorFactorPressureCheck
+        options:
+          variable: windNorthward
+          inflation factor: 4.0
+
+  # All satwinds subject to a gross-error check that contains significant
+  # modifiers for satwinds with a negative speed-bias. ALL wind gross-error
+  # checks are currently being done by the SatWindsSPDBCheck.
+  # CLEARED
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    function absolute threshold:
+    - name: ObsFunction/WindsSPDBCheck
+      options:
+        wndtype: [240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252,
+          253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260]
+        cgross: [2.5, 2.5, 2.5, 1.5, 2.5, 1.3, 1.3, 2.5, 2.5, 2.5, 2.5, 1.3, 2.5,
+          1.5, 1.5, 2.5, 2.5, 2.5, 2.5, 2.5, 2.5]
+        error_min: [1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4,
+          1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4]
+        error_max: [6.1, 6.1, 15.0, 15.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0,
+          20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.1, 20.1, 20.1, 20.1, 20.1, 20.1]
+        variable: windEastward
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windNorthward
+    function absolute threshold:
+    - name: ObsFunction/WindsSPDBCheck
+      options:
+        wndtype: [240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252,
+          253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260]
+        cgross: [2.5, 2.5, 2.5, 1.5, 2.5, 1.3, 1.3, 2.5, 2.5, 2.5, 2.5, 1.3, 2.5,
+          1.5, 1.5, 2.5, 2.5, 2.5, 2.5, 2.5, 2.5]
+        error_min: [1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4,
+          1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4]
+        error_max: [6.1, 6.1, 15.0, 15.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0,
+          20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.1, 20.1, 20.1, 20.1, 20.1, 20.1]
+        variable: windNorthward
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # The last error inflation check is for duplicate observations. This one needs
+  # to come last, because we don"t want to inflate errors for duplication if one
+  # of the duplicates should be rejected.
+  # Notes (eliu): ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck obsfunction requires PreUseFlag (usage parameter from read_satwnd.f90).
+  #             : Turn off duplicate check for now.
+  #- filter: Perform Action
+  #  filter variables:
+  #  - name: windEastward
+  #  action:
+  #    name: inflate error
+  #    inflation variable:
+  #      name: ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck/windEastward
+  #- filter: Perform Action
+  #  filter variables:
+  #  - name: windNorthward
+  #  action:
+  #    name: inflate error
+  #    inflation variable:
+  #      name: ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck/windNorthward
+  # We are extending this to an additional filter that inflates final ob-errors across-the-board by
+  # 1/0.8 = 1.25. This is caused by the GSI value of nvqc being set to .true. in the global operational
+  # configuration, see: https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/global-workflow/blob/d5ae3328fa4041b177357b1133f6b92e81c859d7/scripts/exglobal_atmos_analysis.sh#L750
+  # This setting activates Line 1229 of setupw.f90 to scale ratio_errors by 0.8, which is applied in
+  # the denominator of the final ob-error, so 1/0.8 = 1.25 factor of ob-error inflation.
+  # 
+  # If this nvqc functionality were to be switched off (i.e. if variational qc were to be turned off),
+  # you would want to remove this last inflation filter.
+  #- filter: Perform Action
+  #  filter variables:
+  #  - name: windEastward
+  #  where:
+  #  - variable: ObsType/windEastward
+  #    is_in: 240-260
+  #  action:
+  #    name: inflate error
+  #    inflation factor: 1.25
+  #- filter: Perform Action
+  #  filter variables:
+  #  - name: windNorthward
+  #  where:
+  #  - variable: ObsType/windNorthward
+  #    is_in: 240-260
+  #  action:
+  #    name: inflate error
+  #    inflation factor: 1.25
+  # 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/observations/atmosphere-lgetkf/satwnd.leogeo_multi.yaml.j2 b/observations/atmosphere-lgetkf/satwnd.leogeo_multi.yaml.j2
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+- obs space:
+    name: satwind_leogeo_multi
+    distribution:
+      name: Halo
+      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]
+
+  obs operator:
+    name: VertInterp
+    hofx scaling field: SurfaceWindScalingPressure
+    hofx scaling field group: DerivedVariables
+
+  linear obs operator:
+    name: VertInterp
+
+  # NOTE: Tests using the Gaussian Thinning filter (below) to duplicate GSI's thinning of AHI/Himawari-8 satwinds
+  #       results in more JEDI satwinds in the diag file than in GSI, but far fewer JEDI satwinds assimilated than
+  #       GSI. JEDI under-counts assimilated winds by roughly 25-40%, relative to GSI, and this under-count is not
+  #       even including the temporal thinning which is applied in GSI but not JEDI (by this filter below). See
+  #       GDASApp Issue #741 for details: https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/GDASApp/issues/741
+  #obs pre filters:
+  #- filter: Gaussian Thinning
+  #  horizontal_mesh: 200
+  #  vertical_mesh: 10000
+  #  use_reduced_horizontal_grid: true
+  #  round_horizontal_bin_count_to_nearest: true
+  #  partition_longitude_bins_using_mesh: true
+    
+  obs prior filters:
+  # Apply variable changes needed for wind scaling
+  # For wind observations with pressure provided
+  - filter: Variable Transforms
+    Transform: SurfaceWindScalingPressure
+    SkipWhenNoObs: False
+  
+  # Calculate error inflation factor for duplicate observations 
+  #- filter: Variable Assignment
+  #  assignments:
+  #  - name: ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck/windEastward
+  #    type: float
+  #    function:
+  #      name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck
+  #      options:
+  #        use_air_pressure: true
+  #        variable: windEastward
+  
+  #- filter: Variable Assignment
+  #  assignments:
+  #  - name: ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck/windNorthward
+  #    type: float
+  #    function:
+  #      name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck
+  #      options:
+  #        use_air_pressure: true
+  #        variable: windNorthward
+  
+  obs post filters:
+  # Assign the initial observation error, based on height/pressure
+  # Hard-wiring to prepobs_errtable.global by Type
+  # ObsError is currently not updating in diag file, but passes directly to EffectiveError when no inflation is specified in YAML
+
+  # Type 255 (LEOGEO LWIR)
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/windEastward
+      is_in: 255
+    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.,2000.,1000.,500.,400.,300.,200.,100.,0.]   #Pressure (Pa)
+          errors: [3.8,3.8,3.8,3.8,3.8,3.8,3.8,3.8,3.9,3.9,4.,4.,4.1,5.,6.,6.3,6.6,7.,7.,7.,7.,7.,7.,7.,7.,7.,7.,7.,7.,7.,7.,7.,7.]
+
+  # sanity-check criteria
+  # Observation Range Sanity Check
+  # NOT EXPLICITLY CLEARED: No obs in this range in file, so 0 Bounds Check rejects (which is correct) but essentially untested
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    minvalue: -130.
+    maxvalue: 130.
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  
+  # Velocity Sanity Check
+  # NOT EXPLICITLY CLEARED: No obs in this range in file, so 0 Bounds Check rejects (which is correct) but essentially untested
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    test variables:
+    - name: ObsFunction/Velocity
+    maxvalue: 130.
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # GSI setupw routine QC
+  # Reject any ob Type [240–260] when pressure greater than 950 mb.
+  # CLEARED: minvalue/maxvalue are >=/<=, not >/<, so editing range by 1 Pa    
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/windEastward
+      is_in: 240-260
+    test variables:
+    - name: MetaData/pressure
+    maxvalue: 95001.
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  
+  # Multiple satellite platforms, reject when pressure is more than 50 mb above tropopause.
+  # CLEARED: minvalue is rejecting <, not <= as per a Perform Action, so threshold is unchanged
+  # Notes (eliu): This tropopause check reject too many obs; probably due to tropopause pressure estimation 
+  #               Turn this check off for now. 
+  #               Need to check if troposphere pressure was implemented correctly in fv3-jed
+  - filter: Difference Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    reference: GeoVaLs/tropopause_pressure
+    value: MetaData/pressure
+    minvalue: -5000.                   # 50 hPa above tropopause level, negative p-diff
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  
+  # All satwinds must adjust errors based on ObsErrorFactorPressureCheck
+  # prior to the SPDB check (i.e. the gross-error check). The gross-error
+  # check uses the adjusted errors for error-bound tightening and rejection,
+  # so this check has to come first. This check will inflate errors for obs
+  # that are too close to either the model top or bottom.
+  # Notes (eliu): GMAO added a required parameter: adjusted_error_name.
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    where:
+      - variable:
+          name: ObsType/windEastward
+        is_in: 240-260
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation variable:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorFactorPressureCheck
+        options:
+          surface_obs: false 
+          variable: windEastward
+          inflation factor: 4.0
+  
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+      - variable:
+          name: ObsType/windNorthward
+        is_in: 240-260
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation variable:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorFactorPressureCheck
+        options:
+          variable: windNorthward
+          inflation factor: 4.0
+  
+  # All satwinds subject to a gross-error check that contains significant
+  # modifiers for satwinds with a negative speed-bias. ALL wind gross-error
+  # checks are currently being done by the SatWindsSPDBCheck.
+  # CLEARED
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    function absolute threshold:
+    - name: ObsFunction/WindsSPDBCheck
+      options:
+        wndtype: [  240,  241,  242,  243,  244,  245,  246,  247,  248,  249, 250,  251,  252,  253,   254,  255,  256,  257,  258,  259,  260]
+        cgross:  [  2.5,  2.5,  2.5,  1.5,  2.5,  1.3,  1.3,  2.5,  2.5,  2.5, 2.5,  1.3,  2.5,  1.5,   1.5,  2.5,  2.5,  2.5,  2.5,  2.5,  2.5]
+        error_min: [1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4, 1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,   1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4]
+        error_max: [6.1,  6.1, 15.0, 15.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.1, 20.1, 20.1, 20.1, 20.1, 20.1]
+        variable: windEastward
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windNorthward
+    function absolute threshold:
+    - name: ObsFunction/WindsSPDBCheck
+      options:
+        wndtype: [  240,  241,  242,  243,  244,  245,  246,  247,  248,  249, 250,  251,  252,  253,   254,  255,  256,  257,  258,  259,  260]
+        cgross:  [  2.5,  2.5,  2.5,  1.5,  2.5,  1.3,  1.3,  2.5,  2.5,  2.5, 2.5,  1.3,  2.5,  1.5,   1.5,  2.5,  2.5,  2.5,  2.5,  2.5,  2.5]
+        error_min: [1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4, 1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,   1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4]
+        error_max: [6.1,  6.1, 15.0, 15.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.1, 20.1, 20.1, 20.1, 20.1, 20.1]
+        variable: windNorthward
+    action:
+      name: reject
+ 
+  # The last error inflation check is for duplicate observations. This one needs
+  # to come last, because we don't want to inflate errors for duplication if one
+  # of the duplicates should be rejected.
+  # Notes (eliu): ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck obsfunction requires PreUseFlag (usage parameter from read_satwnd.f90).
+  #             : Turn off duplicate check for now.
+  #- filter: Perform Action
+  #  filter variables:
+  #  - name: windEastward
+  #  action:
+  #    name: inflate error
+  #    inflation variable:
+  #      name: ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck/windEastward
+  
+  #- filter: Perform Action
+  #  filter variables:
+  #  - name: windNorthward
+  #  action:
+  #    name: inflate error
+  #    inflation variable:
+  #      name: ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck/windNorthward
+  
+  # We are extending this to an additional filter that inflates final ob-errors across-the-board by
+  # 1/0.8 = 1.25. This is caused by the GSI value of nvqc being set to .true. in the global operational
+  # configuration, see: https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/global-workflow/blob/d5ae3328fa4041b177357b1133f6b92e81c859d7/scripts/exglobal_atmos_analysis.sh#L750
+  # This setting activates Line 1229 of setupw.f90 to scale ratio_errors by 0.8, which is applied in
+  # the denominator of the final ob-error, so 1/0.8 = 1.25 factor of ob-error inflation.
+  # 
+  # If this nvqc functionality were to be switched off (i.e. if variational qc were to be turned off),
+  # you would want to remove this last inflation filter.
+  #- filter: Perform Action
+  #  filter variables:
+  #  - name: windEastward
+  #  where:
+  #  - variable: ObsType/windEastward
+  #    is_in: 240-260
+  #  action:
+  #    name: inflate error
+  #    inflation factor: 1.25
+  
+  #- filter: Perform Action
+  #  filter variables:
+  #  - name: windNorthward
+  #  where:
+  #  - variable: ObsType/windNorthward
+  #    is_in: 240-260
+  #  action:
+  #    name: inflate error
+  #    inflation factor: 1.25
+  
+  # End of Filters 
+
+  # Observation Localizations (LocalEnsembleDA)
+  # -------------------------------------------
+  obs localizations:
+  - localization method: Horizontal Gaspari-Cohn
+    lengthscale: 1250e3
+    max nobs: 10000
diff --git a/observations/atmosphere-lgetkf/satwnd.viirs_n20.yaml.j2 b/observations/atmosphere-lgetkf/satwnd.viirs_n20.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3a4abb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/observations/atmosphere-lgetkf/satwnd.viirs_n20.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,298 @@
+- obs space:
+    name: satwind_viirs_n20
+    distribution:
+      name: Halo
+      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]
+
+  obs operator:
+    name: VertInterp
+    hofx scaling field: SurfaceWindScalingPressure
+    hofx scaling field group: DerivedVariables
+
+  linear obs operator:
+    name: VertInterp
+  
+  # NOTE: Tests using the Gaussian Thinning filter (below) to duplicate GSI's thinning of AHI/Himawari-8 satwinds
+  #       results in more JEDI satwinds in the diag file than in GSI, but far fewer JEDI satwinds assimilated than
+  #       GSI. JEDI under-counts assimilated winds by roughly 25-40%, relative to GSI, and this under-count is not
+  #       even including the temporal thinning which is applied in GSI but not JEDI (by this filter below). See
+  #       GDASApp Issue #741 for details: https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/GDASApp/issues/741
+  #obs pre filters:
+  #- filter: Gaussian Thinning
+  #  horizontal_mesh: 200
+  #  vertical_mesh: 10000
+  #  use_reduced_horizontal_grid: true
+  #  round_horizontal_bin_count_to_nearest: true
+  #  partition_longitude_bins_using_mesh: true
+    
+  obs prior filters:
+  # Apply variable changes needed for wind scaling
+  # For wind observations with pressure provided
+  - filter: Variable Transforms
+    Transform: SurfaceWindScalingPressure
+    SkipWhenNoObs: False
+  
+  # Calculate error inflation factor for duplicate observations 
+  #- filter: Variable Assignment
+  #  assignments:
+  #  - name: ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck/windEastward
+  #    type: float
+  #    function:
+  #      name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck
+  #      options:
+  #        use_air_pressure: true
+  #        variable: windEastward
+  
+  #- filter: Variable Assignment
+  #  assignments:
+  #  - name: ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck/windNorthward
+  #    type: float
+  #    function:
+  #      name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck
+  #      options:
+  #        use_air_pressure: true
+  #        variable: windNorthward
+  
+  obs post filters:
+  # Assign the initial observation error, based on height/pressure
+  # Hard-wiring to prepobs_errtable.global by Type
+  # ObsError is currently not updating in diag file, but passes directly to EffectiveError when no inflation is specified in YAML
+
+  # Type 260 (VIIRS LWIR)
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/windEastward
+      is_in: 260
+    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.,2000.,1000.,500.,400.,300.,200.,100.,0.]
+          errors: [3.8,3.8,3.8,3.8,3.8,3.8,3.8,3.8,3.9,3.9,4.,4.,4.1,5.,6.,6.3,6.6,7.,7.,7.,7.,7.,7.,7.,7.,7.,7.,7.,7.,7.,7.,7.,7.]
+
+  # sanity-check criteria
+  # Observation Range Sanity Check
+  # NOT EXPLICITLY CLEARED: No obs in this range in file, so 0 Bounds Check rejects (which is correct) but essentially untested
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    minvalue: -130.
+    maxvalue: 130.
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  
+  # Velocity Sanity Check
+  # NOT EXPLICITLY CLEARED: No obs in this range in file, so 0 Bounds Check rejects (which is correct) but essentially untested
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    test variables:
+    - name: ObsFunction/Velocity
+    maxvalue: 130.
+    action:
+      name: reject
+    
+  # Reject any observation with a /=0 surface type (non-water surface) within
+  # 200 hPa of the surface pressure (as part of the LNVD check).
+  # CLEARED: maxvalue is rejecting >, not >= as per a Perform Action, so threshold is unchanged
+  - filter: Difference Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: GeoVaLs/water_area_fraction
+      maxvalue: 0.99
+    reference: GeoVaLs/surface_pressure
+    value: MetaData/pressure
+    maxvalue: -20000.                   # within 200 hPa above surface pressure, negative p-diff
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # LNVD check
+  # CLEARED: maxvalue is rejecting >, not >= as per a Perform Action, so threshold is unchanged
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    test variables:
+    - name: ObsFunction/SatWindsLNVDCheck
+    maxvalue: 3.
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # GSI setupw routine QC
+  # Reject any ob Type [240–260] when pressure greater than 950 mb.
+  # CLEARED: minvalue/maxvalue are >=/<=, not >/<, so editing range by 1 Pa    
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/windEastward
+      is_in: 240-260
+    test variables:
+    - name: MetaData/pressure
+    maxvalue: 95001.
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  
+  # Multiple satellite platforms, reject when pressure is more than 50 mb above tropopause.
+  # CLEARED: minvalue is rejecting <, not <= as per a Perform Action, so threshold is unchanged
+  # Notes (eliu): This tropopause check reject too many obs; probably due to tropopause pressure estimation 
+  #               Turn this check off for now. 
+  #               Need to check if troposphere pressure was implemented correctly in fv3-jed
+  - filter: Difference Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    reference: GeoVaLs/tropopause_pressure
+    value: MetaData/pressure
+    minvalue: -5000.                   # 50 hPa above tropopause level, negative p-diff
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  
+  # All satwinds must adjust errors based on ObsErrorFactorPressureCheck
+  # prior to the SPDB check (i.e. the gross-error check). The gross-error
+  # check uses the adjusted errors for error-bound tightening and rejection,
+  # so this check has to come first. This check will inflate errors for obs
+  # that are too close to either the model top or bottom.
+  # Notes (eliu): GMAO added a required parameter: adjusted_error_name.
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    where:
+      - variable:
+          name: ObsType/windEastward
+        is_in: 240-260
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation variable:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorFactorPressureCheck
+        options:
+          surface_obs: false 
+          variable: windEastward
+          inflation factor: 4.0
+  
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+      - variable:
+          name: ObsType/windNorthward
+        is_in: 240-260
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation variable:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorFactorPressureCheck
+        options:
+          variable: windNorthward
+          inflation factor: 4.0
+  
+  # All satwinds subject to a gross-error check that contains significant
+  # modifiers for satwinds with a negative speed-bias. ALL wind gross-error
+  # checks are currently being done by the SatWindsSPDBCheck.
+  # CLEARED
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    function absolute threshold:
+    - name: ObsFunction/WindsSPDBCheck
+      options:
+        wndtype: [  240,  241,  242,  243,  244,  245,  246,  247,  248,  249, 250,  251,  252,  253,   254,  255,  256,  257,  258,  259,  260]
+        cgross:  [  2.5,  2.5,  2.5,  1.5,  2.5,  1.3,  1.3,  2.5,  2.5,  2.5, 2.5,  1.3,  2.5,  1.5,   1.5,  2.5,  2.5,  2.5,  2.5,  2.5,  2.5]
+        error_min: [1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4, 1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,   1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4]
+        error_max: [6.1,  6.1, 15.0, 15.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.1, 20.1, 20.1, 20.1, 20.1, 20.1]
+        variable: windEastward
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windNorthward
+    function absolute threshold:
+    - name: ObsFunction/WindsSPDBCheck
+      options:
+        wndtype: [  240,  241,  242,  243,  244,  245,  246,  247,  248,  249, 250,  251,  252,  253,   254,  255,  256,  257,  258,  259,  260]
+        cgross:  [  2.5,  2.5,  2.5,  1.5,  2.5,  1.3,  1.3,  2.5,  2.5,  2.5, 2.5,  1.3,  2.5,  1.5,   1.5,  2.5,  2.5,  2.5,  2.5,  2.5,  2.5]
+        error_min: [1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4, 1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,   1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4]
+        error_max: [6.1,  6.1, 15.0, 15.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.1, 20.1, 20.1, 20.1, 20.1, 20.1]
+        variable: windNorthward
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  
+  # The last error inflation check is for duplicate observations. This one needs
+  # to come last, because we don't want to inflate errors for duplication if one
+  # of the duplicates should be rejected.
+  # Notes (eliu): ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck obsfunction requires PreUseFlag (usage parameter from read_satwnd.f90).
+  #             : Turn off duplicate check for now.
+  #- filter: Perform Action
+  #  filter variables:
+  #  - name: windEastward
+  #  action:
+  #    name: inflate error
+  #    inflation variable:
+  #      name: ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck/windEastward
+  
+  #- filter: Perform Action
+  #  filter variables:
+  #  - name: windNorthward
+  #  action:
+  #    name: inflate error
+  #    inflation variable:
+  #      name: ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck/windNorthward
+  
+  # We are extending this to an additional filter that inflates final ob-errors across-the-board by
+  # 1/0.8 = 1.25. This is caused by the GSI value of nvqc being set to .true. in the global operational
+  # configuration, see: https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/global-workflow/blob/d5ae3328fa4041b177357b1133f6b92e81c859d7/scripts/exglobal_atmos_analysis.sh#L750
+  # This setting activates Line 1229 of setupw.f90 to scale ratio_errors by 0.8, which is applied in
+  # the denominator of the final ob-error, so 1/0.8 = 1.25 factor of ob-error inflation.
+  # 
+  # If this nvqc functionality were to be switched off (i.e. if variational qc were to be turned off),
+  # you would want to remove this last inflation filter.
+  #- filter: Perform Action
+  #  filter variables:
+  #  - name: windEastward
+  #  where:
+  #  - variable: ObsType/windEastward
+  #    is_in: 240-260
+  #  action:
+  #    name: inflate error
+  #    inflation factor: 1.25
+  
+  #- filter: Perform Action
+  #  filter variables:
+  #  - name: windNorthward
+  #  where:
+  #  - variable: ObsType/windNorthward
+  #    is_in: 240-260
+  #  action:
+  #    name: inflate error
+  #    inflation factor: 1.25
+  
+  # End of Filters 
+
+  # -------------------------------------------
+  obs localizations:
+  - localization method: Horizontal Gaspari-Cohn
+    lengthscale: 1250e3
+    max nobs: 10000
diff --git a/observations/atmosphere-lgetkf/satwnd.viirs_npp.yaml.j2 b/observations/atmosphere-lgetkf/satwnd.viirs_npp.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..851cad1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/observations/atmosphere-lgetkf/satwnd.viirs_npp.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,298 @@
+- obs space:
+    name: satwind_viirs_npp
+    distribution:
+      name: Halo
+      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]
+
+  obs operator:
+    name: VertInterp
+    hofx scaling field: SurfaceWindScalingPressure
+    hofx scaling field group: DerivedVariables
+
+  linear obs operator:
+    name: VertInterp
+  
+  # NOTE: Tests using the Gaussian Thinning filter (below) to duplicate GSI's thinning of AHI/Himawari-8 satwinds
+  #       results in more JEDI satwinds in the diag file than in GSI, but far fewer JEDI satwinds assimilated than
+  #       GSI. JEDI under-counts assimilated winds by roughly 25-40%, relative to GSI, and this under-count is not
+  #       even including the temporal thinning which is applied in GSI but not JEDI (by this filter below). See
+  #       GDASApp Issue #741 for details: https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/GDASApp/issues/741
+  #obs pre filters:
+  #- filter: Gaussian Thinning
+  #  horizontal_mesh: 200
+  #  vertical_mesh: 10000
+  #  use_reduced_horizontal_grid: true
+  #  round_horizontal_bin_count_to_nearest: true
+  #  partition_longitude_bins_using_mesh: true
+    
+  obs prior filters:
+  # Apply variable changes needed for wind scaling
+  # For wind observations with pressure provided
+  - filter: Variable Transforms
+    Transform: SurfaceWindScalingPressure
+    SkipWhenNoObs: False
+  
+  # Calculate error inflation factor for duplicate observations 
+  #- filter: Variable Assignment
+  #  assignments:
+  #  - name: ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck/windEastward
+  #    type: float
+  #    function:
+  #      name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck
+  #      options:
+  #        use_air_pressure: true
+  #        variable: windEastward
+  
+  #- filter: Variable Assignment
+  #  assignments:
+  #  - name: ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck/windNorthward
+  #    type: float
+  #    function:
+  #      name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck
+  #      options:
+  #        use_air_pressure: true
+  #        variable: windNorthward
+  
+  obs post filters:
+  # Assign the initial observation error, based on height/pressure
+  # Hard-wiring to prepobs_errtable.global by Type
+  # ObsError is currently not updating in diag file, but passes directly to EffectiveError when no inflation is specified in YAML
+
+  # Type 260 (VIIRS LWIR)
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/windEastward
+      is_in: 260
+    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.,2000.,1000.,500.,400.,300.,200.,100.,0.]
+          errors: [3.8,3.8,3.8,3.8,3.8,3.8,3.8,3.8,3.9,3.9,4.,4.,4.1,5.,6.,6.3,6.6,7.,7.,7.,7.,7.,7.,7.,7.,7.,7.,7.,7.,7.,7.,7.,7.]
+
+  # sanity-check criteria
+  # Observation Range Sanity Check
+  # NOT EXPLICITLY CLEARED: No obs in this range in file, so 0 Bounds Check rejects (which is correct) but essentially untested
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    minvalue: -130.
+    maxvalue: 130.
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  
+  # Velocity Sanity Check
+  # NOT EXPLICITLY CLEARED: No obs in this range in file, so 0 Bounds Check rejects (which is correct) but essentially untested
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    test variables:
+    - name: ObsFunction/Velocity
+    maxvalue: 130.
+    action:
+      name: reject
+    
+  # Reject any observation with a /=0 surface type (non-water surface) within
+  # 200 hPa of the surface pressure (as part of the LNVD check).
+  # CLEARED: maxvalue is rejecting >, not >= as per a Perform Action, so threshold is unchanged
+  - filter: Difference Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: GeoVaLs/water_area_fraction
+      maxvalue: 0.99
+    reference: GeoVaLs/surface_pressure
+    value: MetaData/pressure
+    maxvalue: -20000.                   # within 200 hPa above surface pressure, negative p-diff
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # LNVD check
+  # CLEARED: maxvalue is rejecting >, not >= as per a Perform Action, so threshold is unchanged
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    test variables:
+    - name: ObsFunction/SatWindsLNVDCheck
+    maxvalue: 3.
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # GSI setupw routine QC
+  # Reject any ob Type [240–260] when pressure greater than 950 mb.
+  # CLEARED: minvalue/maxvalue are >=/<=, not >/<, so editing range by 1 Pa    
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/windEastward
+      is_in: 240-260
+    test variables:
+    - name: MetaData/pressure
+    maxvalue: 95001.
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  
+  # Multiple satellite platforms, reject when pressure is more than 50 mb above tropopause.
+  # CLEARED: minvalue is rejecting <, not <= as per a Perform Action, so threshold is unchanged
+  # Notes (eliu): This tropopause check reject too many obs; probably due to tropopause pressure estimation 
+  #               Turn this check off for now. 
+  #               Need to check if troposphere pressure was implemented correctly in fv3-jed
+  - filter: Difference Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    reference: GeoVaLs/tropopause_pressure
+    value: MetaData/pressure
+    minvalue: -5000.                   # 50 hPa above tropopause level, negative p-diff
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  
+  # All satwinds must adjust errors based on ObsErrorFactorPressureCheck
+  # prior to the SPDB check (i.e. the gross-error check). The gross-error
+  # check uses the adjusted errors for error-bound tightening and rejection,
+  # so this check has to come first. This check will inflate errors for obs
+  # that are too close to either the model top or bottom.
+  # Notes (eliu): GMAO added a required parameter: adjusted_error_name.
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    where:
+      - variable:
+          name: ObsType/windEastward
+        is_in: 240-260
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation variable:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorFactorPressureCheck
+        options:
+          surface_obs: false 
+          variable: windEastward
+          inflation factor: 4.0
+  
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+      - variable:
+          name: ObsType/windNorthward
+        is_in: 240-260
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation variable:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorFactorPressureCheck
+        options:
+          variable: windNorthward
+          inflation factor: 4.0
+  
+  # All satwinds subject to a gross-error check that contains significant
+  # modifiers for satwinds with a negative speed-bias. ALL wind gross-error
+  # checks are currently being done by the SatWindsSPDBCheck.
+  # CLEARED
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    function absolute threshold:
+    - name: ObsFunction/WindsSPDBCheck
+      options:
+        wndtype: [  240,  241,  242,  243,  244,  245,  246,  247,  248,  249, 250,  251,  252,  253,   254,  255,  256,  257,  258,  259,  260]
+        cgross:  [  2.5,  2.5,  2.5,  1.5,  2.5,  1.3,  1.3,  2.5,  2.5,  2.5, 2.5,  1.3,  2.5,  1.5,   1.5,  2.5,  2.5,  2.5,  2.5,  2.5,  2.5]
+        error_min: [1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4, 1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,   1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4]
+        error_max: [6.1,  6.1, 15.0, 15.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.1, 20.1, 20.1, 20.1, 20.1, 20.1]
+        variable: windEastward
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windNorthward
+    function absolute threshold:
+    - name: ObsFunction/WindsSPDBCheck
+      options:
+        wndtype: [  240,  241,  242,  243,  244,  245,  246,  247,  248,  249, 250,  251,  252,  253,   254,  255,  256,  257,  258,  259,  260]
+        cgross:  [  2.5,  2.5,  2.5,  1.5,  2.5,  1.3,  1.3,  2.5,  2.5,  2.5, 2.5,  1.3,  2.5,  1.5,   1.5,  2.5,  2.5,  2.5,  2.5,  2.5,  2.5]
+        error_min: [1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4, 1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,   1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4,  1.4]
+        error_max: [6.1,  6.1, 15.0, 15.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.1, 20.1, 20.1, 20.1, 20.1, 20.1]
+        variable: windNorthward
+    action:
+      name: reject
+  
+  # The last error inflation check is for duplicate observations. This one needs
+  # to come last, because we don't want to inflate errors for duplication if one
+  # of the duplicates should be rejected.
+  # Notes (eliu): ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck obsfunction requires PreUseFlag (usage parameter from read_satwnd.f90).
+  #             : Turn off duplicate check for now.
+  #- filter: Perform Action
+  #  filter variables:
+  #  - name: windEastward
+  #  action:
+  #    name: inflate error
+  #    inflation variable:
+  #      name: ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck/windEastward
+  
+  #- filter: Perform Action
+  #  filter variables:
+  #  - name: windNorthward
+  #  action:
+  #    name: inflate error
+  #    inflation variable:
+  #      name: ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck/windNorthward
+  
+  # We are extending this to an additional filter that inflates final ob-errors across-the-board by
+  # 1/0.8 = 1.25. This is caused by the GSI value of nvqc being set to .true. in the global operational
+  # configuration, see: https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/global-workflow/blob/d5ae3328fa4041b177357b1133f6b92e81c859d7/scripts/exglobal_atmos_analysis.sh#L750
+  # This setting activates Line 1229 of setupw.f90 to scale ratio_errors by 0.8, which is applied in
+  # the denominator of the final ob-error, so 1/0.8 = 1.25 factor of ob-error inflation.
+  # 
+  # If this nvqc functionality were to be switched off (i.e. if variational qc were to be turned off),
+  # you would want to remove this last inflation filter.
+  #- filter: Perform Action
+  #  filter variables:
+  #  - name: windEastward
+  #  where:
+  #  - variable: ObsType/windEastward
+  #    is_in: 240-260
+  #  action:
+  #    name: inflate error
+  #    inflation factor: 1.25
+  
+  #- filter: Perform Action
+  #  filter variables:
+  #  - name: windNorthward
+  #  where:
+  #  - variable: ObsType/windNorthward
+  #    is_in: 240-260
+  #  action:
+  #    name: inflate error
+  #    inflation factor: 1.25
+  
+  # End of Filters 
+
+# -------------------------------------------
+  obs localizations:
+  - localization method: Horizontal Gaspari-Cohn
+    lengthscale: 1250e3
+    max nobs: 10000
diff --git a/observations/atmosphere/atms_n20.yaml.j2 b/observations/atmosphere/atms_n20.yaml.j2
index 8398219..c16a22c 100644
--- a/observations/atmosphere/atms_n20.yaml.j2
+++ b/observations/atmosphere/atms_n20.yaml.j2
@@ -40,19 +40,19 @@
     variational bc:
       predictors:
       - name: constant
-      - name: lapse_rate
+      - name: lapseRate
         order: 2
         tlapse: &{{observation_from_jcb}}_tlapse "{{atmosphere_obsbiasin_path}}/{{atmosphere_obstlapsein_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obstlapsein_suffix}}"
-      - name: lapse_rate
+      - name: lapseRate
         tlapse: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_tlapse
-      - name: emissivity
-      - name: scan_angle
+      - name: emissivityJacobian
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
         order: 4
-      - name: scan_angle
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
         order: 3
-      - name: scan_angle
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
         order: 2
-      - name: scan_angle
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
     covariance:
       minimal required obs number: 20
       variance range: [1.0e-6, 10.0]
diff --git a/observations/atmosphere/atms_npp.yaml.j2 b/observations/atmosphere/atms_npp.yaml.j2
index 7c68b3e..d18985c 100644
--- a/observations/atmosphere/atms_npp.yaml.j2
+++ b/observations/atmosphere/atms_npp.yaml.j2
@@ -40,19 +40,19 @@
     variational bc:
       predictors:
       - name: constant
-      - name: lapse_rate
+      - name: lapseRate
         order: 2
         tlapse: &{{observation_from_jcb}}_tlapse "{{atmosphere_obsbiasin_path}}/{{atmosphere_obstlapsein_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obstlapsein_suffix}}"
-      - name: lapse_rate
+      - name: lapseRate
         tlapse: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_tlapse
-      - name: emissivity
-      - name: scan_angle
+      - name: emissivityJacobian
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
         order: 4
-      - name: scan_angle
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
         order: 3
-      - name: scan_angle
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
         order: 2
-      - name: scan_angle
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
     covariance:
       minimal required obs number: 20
       variance range: [1.0e-6, 10.0]
diff --git a/observations/atmosphere/conv_ps.yaml.j2 b/observations/atmosphere/conventional_ps.yaml.j2
similarity index 100%
rename from observations/atmosphere/conv_ps.yaml.j2
rename to observations/atmosphere/conventional_ps.yaml.j2
diff --git a/observations/atmosphere/cris-fsr_n20.yaml.j2 b/observations/atmosphere/cris-fsr_n20.yaml.j2
index 9e1fb87..6bea2e3 100644
--- a/observations/atmosphere/cris-fsr_n20.yaml.j2
+++ b/observations/atmosphere/cris-fsr_n20.yaml.j2
@@ -37,19 +37,19 @@
     variational bc:
       predictors:
       - name: constant
-      - name: lapse_rate
+      - name: lapseRate
         order: 2
         tlapse: &{{observation_from_jcb}}_tlapse "{{atmosphere_obsbiasin_path}}/{{atmosphere_obstlapsein_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obstlapsein_suffix}}"
-      - name: lapse_rate
+      - name: lapseRate
         tlapse: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_tlapse
-      - name: emissivity
-      - name: scan_angle
+      - name: emissivityJacobian
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
         order: 4
-      - name: scan_angle
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
         order: 3
-      - name: scan_angle
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
         order: 2
-      - name: scan_angle
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
     covariance:
       minimal required obs number: 20
       variance range: [1.0e-6, 10.0]
diff --git a/observations/atmosphere/cris-fsr_npp.yaml.j2 b/observations/atmosphere/cris-fsr_npp.yaml.j2
index be21f78..5e3cae3 100644
--- a/observations/atmosphere/cris-fsr_npp.yaml.j2
+++ b/observations/atmosphere/cris-fsr_npp.yaml.j2
@@ -37,19 +37,19 @@
     variational bc:
       predictors:
       - name: constant
-      - name: lapse_rate
+      - name: lapseRate
         order: 2
         tlapse: &{{observation_from_jcb}}_tlapse "{{atmosphere_obsbiasin_path}}/{{atmosphere_obstlapsein_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obstlapsein_suffix}}"
-      - name: lapse_rate
+      - name: lapseRate
         tlapse: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_tlapse
-      - name: emissivity
-      - name: scan_angle
+      - name: emissivityJacobian
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
         order: 4
-      - name: scan_angle
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
         order: 3
-      - name: scan_angle
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
         order: 2
-      - name: scan_angle
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
     covariance:
       minimal required obs number: 20
       variance range: [1.0e-6, 10.0]
diff --git a/observations/atmosphere/iasi_metop-a.yaml.j2 b/observations/atmosphere/mtiasi_metop-a.yaml.j2
similarity index 99%
rename from observations/atmosphere/iasi_metop-a.yaml.j2
rename to observations/atmosphere/mtiasi_metop-a.yaml.j2
index 141ddfc..8e1ae98 100644
--- a/observations/atmosphere/iasi_metop-a.yaml.j2
+++ b/observations/atmosphere/mtiasi_metop-a.yaml.j2
@@ -39,19 +39,19 @@
     variational bc:
       predictors:
       - name: constant
-      - name: lapse_rate
+      - name: lapseRate
         order: 2
         tlapse: &{{observation_from_jcb}}_tlapse "{{atmosphere_obsbiasin_path}}/{{atmosphere_obstlapsein_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obstlapsein_suffix}}"
-      - name: lapse_rate
+      - name: lapseRate
         tlapse: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_tlapse
-      - name: emissivity
-      - name: scan_angle
+      - name: emissivityJacobian
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
         order: 4
-      - name: scan_angle
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
         order: 3
-      - name: scan_angle
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
         order: 2
-      - name: scan_angle
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
     covariance:
       minimal required obs number: 20
       variance range: [1.0e-6, 10.0]
diff --git a/observations/atmosphere/iasi_metop-b.yaml.j2 b/observations/atmosphere/mtiasi_metop-b.yaml.j2
similarity index 99%
rename from observations/atmosphere/iasi_metop-b.yaml.j2
rename to observations/atmosphere/mtiasi_metop-b.yaml.j2
index 051d621..dd1cff3 100644
--- a/observations/atmosphere/iasi_metop-b.yaml.j2
+++ b/observations/atmosphere/mtiasi_metop-b.yaml.j2
@@ -39,19 +39,19 @@
     variational bc:
       predictors:
       - name: constant
-      - name: lapse_rate
+      - name: lapseRate
         order: 2
         tlapse: &{{observation_from_jcb}}_tlapse "{{atmosphere_obsbiasin_path}}/{{atmosphere_obstlapsein_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obstlapsein_suffix}}"
-      - name: lapse_rate
+      - name: lapseRate
         tlapse: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_tlapse
-      - name: emissivity
-      - name: scan_angle
+      - name: emissivityJacobian
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
         order: 4
-      - name: scan_angle
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
         order: 3
-      - name: scan_angle
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
         order: 2
-      - name: scan_angle
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
     covariance:
       minimal required obs number: 20
       variance range: [1.0e-6, 10.0]
diff --git a/observations/atmosphere/satwnd.abi_goes-18.yaml.j2 b/observations/atmosphere/satwnd.abi_goes-18.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1e61fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/observations/atmosphere/satwnd.abi_goes-18.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,601 @@
+-
+
+  # Observation Space (I/O)
+  # -----------------------
+  obs space:
+    name: satwind_goes-18
+    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]
+
+  # Observation Operator
+  # --------------------
+  obs operator:
+    name: VertInterp
+    hofx scaling field: SurfaceWindScalingPressure
+    hofx scaling field group: DerivedVariables
+
+  # Linear Observation Operator
+  # ---------------------------
+  linear obs operator:
+    name: VertInterp
+
+  # Observation Prior Filters (QC)
+  # ------------------------------
+  obs prior filters:
+  # Apply variable changes needed for wind scaling
+  # For wind observations with pressure provided
+  - filter: Variable Transforms
+    Transform: SurfaceWindScalingPressure
+    SkipWhenNoObs: false
+
+  # Calculate error inflation factor for duplicate observations 
+  #- filter: Variable Assignment
+  #  assignments:
+  #  - name: ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck/windEastward
+  #    type: float
+  #    function:
+  #      name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck
+  #      options:
+  #        use_air_pressure: true
+  #        variable: windEastward
+  #- filter: Variable Assignment
+  #  assignments:
+  #  - name: ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck/windNorthward
+  #    type: float
+  #    function:
+  #      name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck
+  #      options:
+  #        use_air_pressure: true
+  #        variable: windNorthward
+
+  # Observation Post Filters (QC)
+  # -----------------------------
+  obs post filters:
+  # Assign the initial observation error, based on height/pressure
+  # Hard-wiring to prepobs_errtable.global by Type
+  # ObsError is currently not updating in diag file, but passes directly to EffectiveError when no inflation is specified in YAML
+  # Type 240 (GOES SWIR): Assigned all dummy values in prepobs_errtable.global
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/windEastward
+      is_in: 240
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorModelStepwiseLinear
+        options:
+          xvar:
+            name: MetaData/pressure
+          xvals: [110000., 0.]  #Pressure (Pa)
+          errors: [1000000000., 1000000000.]
+  # Type 245 (GOES LWIR): I am assuming these are halved relative to prepobs_errtable.global, based on read_satwnd.f90: L1410–1416
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/windEastward
+      is_in: 245
+    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., 2000., 1000.,
+            500., 400., 300., 200., 100., 0.]                                                                                                                                                                                              #Pressure (Pa)
+          errors: [7.6, 7.6, 7.6, 7.6, 7.6, 7.6, 7.6, 7.6, 7.8, 7.8, 8., 8., 8.2,
+            10., 12., 12.6, 13.2, 14., 14., 14., 14., 14., 14., 14., 14., 14., 14.,
+            14., 14., 14., 14., 14., 14.]
+  # Type 246 (GOES cloud-top WV): I am assuming these are halved relative to prepobs_errtable.global, based on read_satwnd.f90: L1410–1416
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/windEastward
+      is_in: 246
+    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., 2000., 1000.,
+            500., 400., 300., 200., 100., 0.]                                                                                                                                                                                              #Pressure (Pa)
+          errors: [7.6, 7.6, 7.6, 7.6, 7.6, 7.6, 7.6, 7.6, 7.8, 7.8, 8., 8., 8.2,
+            10., 12., 12.6, 13.2, 14., 14., 14., 14., 14., 14., 14., 14., 14., 14.,
+            14., 14., 14., 14., 14., 14.]
+  # Type 247 (GOES clear-sky WV): I am assuming these are halved relative to prepobs_errtable.global, based on read_satwnd.f90: L1410–1416
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/windEastward
+      is_in: 247
+    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., 2000., 1000.,
+            500., 400., 300., 200., 100., 0.]                                                                                                                                                                                              #Pressure (Pa)
+          errors: [7.6, 7.6, 7.6, 7.6, 7.6, 7.6, 7.6, 7.6, 7.8, 7.8, 8., 8., 8.2,
+            10., 12., 12.6, 13.2, 14., 14., 14., 14., 14., 14., 14., 14., 14., 14.,
+            14., 14., 14., 14., 14., 14.]
+  # Type 251 (GOES VIS): Assigned all dummy values
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/windEastward
+      is_in: 251
+    action:
+      name: assign error
+      error function:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorModelStepwiseLinear
+        options:
+          xvar:
+            name: MetaData/pressure
+          xvals: [110000., 0.]  #Pressure (Pa)
+          errors: [1000000000., 1000000000.]
+  # sanity-check criteria
+  # Observation Range Sanity Check
+  # NOT EXPLICITLY CLEARED: No obs in this range in file, so 0 Bounds Check rejects (which is correct) but essentially untested
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    minvalue: -130.
+    maxvalue: 130.
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # Velocity Sanity Check
+  # NOT EXPLICITLY CLEARED: No obs in this range in file, so 0 Bounds Check rejects (which is correct) but essentially untested
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    test variables:
+    - name: ObsFunction/Velocity
+    maxvalue: 130.
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # GSI read routine QC (part-1)
+  # Exclude Type 251 (VIS) --- obs tossed without passing to setup routine 
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/windEastward
+      is_in: 251
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # Exclude data with satellite zenith angle > 68 for all types --- obs tossed without passing to setup routine
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    test variables:
+    - name: MetaData/satelliteZenithAngle
+    maxvalue: 68.
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # Reject obs with pressure < 12500 pa --- obs tosed without passing to setup routine
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable: MetaData/satelliteIdentifier
+      is_in: 250-299
+    test variables:
+    - name: MetaData/pressure
+    minvalue: 12500.
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # Exclude data over non-water surface type where latitude > 20N for Type 240 (IRSW) and Type 245 (IRLW)  --- obs tossed and not passed to setup routine 
+  # Notes: This check was missing, so added (eliu)
+  #        Replace land_type_index_NPOSS with water_area_fraction (eliu)
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/windEastward
+      is_in: 240, 245
+    - variable: MetaData/latitude
+      minvalue: 20.
+    test variables:
+    - name: GeoVaLs/water_area_fraction
+    minvalue: 0.99
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # GSI read routine QC (part-2)
+  # Reject obs with qiWithoutForecast < 90. OR > 100.
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable: MetaData/satelliteIdentifier
+      is_in: 250-299
+    test variables:
+    - name: MetaData/qiWithoutForecast
+    minvalue: 90.
+    maxvalue: 100.
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # Reject obs with pressure < 15000 pa.
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable: MetaData/satelliteIdentifier
+      is_in: 250-299
+    test variables:
+    - name: MetaData/pressure
+    minvalue: 15000.
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # Reject obs with pressure < 70000 pa. when Type=251
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable: MetaData/satelliteIdentifier
+      is_in: 250-299
+    - variable: ObsType/windEastward
+      is_in: 251
+    test variables:
+    - name: MetaData/pressure
+    minvalue: 70000.
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # Reject obs with pressure > 30000. when Type=246
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable: MetaData/satelliteIdentifier
+      is_in: 250-299
+    - variable: ObsType/windEastward
+      is_in: 246
+    test variables:
+    - name: MetaData/pressure
+    maxvalue: 30000.
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # Reject obs with pressure > 85000. when isli=1 (land surface)
+  # Notes:  Replace land_type_index_NPOESS with land_area_fraction (eliu)
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable: MetaData/satelliteIdentifier
+      is_in: 250-299
+    - variable: GeoVaLs/land_area_fraction
+      minvalue: 0.99
+    test variables:
+    - name: MetaData/pressure
+    maxvalue: 85000.
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # Reject obs with pct1 (Coeff. of Var.) outside of 0.04–0.5, Type [240,245,246,251] ONLY
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable: MetaData/satelliteIdentifier
+      is_in: 250-299
+    - variable: ObsType/windEastward
+      is_in: 240, 245, 246, 251
+    test variables:
+    - name: MetaData/coefficientOfVariation
+    minvalue: 0.04
+    maxvalue: 0.5
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # NESDIS obs are also subject to the experr_norm test defined as:
+  #
+  # if (10. - 0.1*(expectedError))/(ob_speed)>0.9, or ob_speed<0.1, reject, applies to NESDIS winds
+  #
+  # CLEARED: With caveat that float precision/handling differences can generate different acceptance criteria
+  # between UFO and GSI for observations with an experr_norm value right around the maxvalue.
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable: MetaData/satelliteIdentifier
+      is_in: 250-299
+    test variables:
+    - name: ObsFunction/SatWindsErrnormCheck
+    maxvalue: 0.9
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # Reject all Type=240 (GOES SWIR) AMVs: These are not currently assimilated in GSI and they have missing-values
+  # assigned to ob-errors
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/windEastward
+      is_in: 240
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # GSI setupw routine QC
+  # Reject any ob Type [240–260] when pressure greater than 950 mb.
+  # CLEARED: minvalue/maxvalue are >=/<=, not >/<, so editing range by 1 Pa    
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/windEastward
+      is_in: 240-260
+    test variables:
+    - name: MetaData/pressure
+    maxvalue: 95001.
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # GOES IR (245) reject when pressure between 399 and 801 mb.
+  #   # CLEARED: minvalue/maxvalue are >=/<=, not >/<, so editing range by 1 Pa
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable: MetaData/pressure
+      minvalue: 39901.
+      maxvalue: 80099.
+    - variable: ObsType/windEastward
+      is_in: 245
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # GOES WV (246, 250, 254), reject when pressure greater than 399 mb.
+  # CLEARED: maxvalue is rejecting >, not >= as per a Perform Action, so threshold is unchanged
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/windEastward
+      is_in: 246, 250, 254
+    test variables:
+    - name: MetaData/pressure
+    maxvalue: 39900.
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # Multiple satellite platforms, reject when pressure is more than 50 mb above tropopause.
+  # CLEARED: minvalue is rejecting <, not <= as per a Perform Action, so threshold is unchanged
+  # Notes (eliu): This tropopause check reject too many obs; probably due to tropopause pressure estimation 
+  #               Turn this check off for now. 
+  #               Need to check if troposphere pressure was implemented correctly in fv3-jed
+  - filter: Difference Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    reference: GeoVaLs/tropopause_pressure
+    value: MetaData/pressure
+    minvalue: -5000.                   # 50 hPa above tropopause level, negative p-diff
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # GOES (247) reject any observation with a /=0 surface type (non-water 
+  # surface) within 110 hPa of the surface pressure (as part of the LNVD # check).
+  # NOT EXPLICITLY CLEARED: No obs in this range in file, so 0 Bounds Check rejects (which is correct) but essentially untested
+  # Notes (eliu): Replace land_type_index_NPOESS with land_area_fraction.
+  - filter: Difference Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: GeoVaLs/water_area_fraction
+      maxvalue: 0.99
+    - variable:
+        name: ObsType/windEastward
+      is_in: 247
+    reference: GeoVaLs/surface_pressure
+    value: MetaData/pressure
+    maxvalue: -11000.                   # within 110 hPa above surface pressure, negative p-diff
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # Reject GOES (247) when difference of wind direction is more than 50 degrees.
+  # CLEARED: maxvalue is rejecting >, not >= as per a Perform Action, so threshold is unchanged
+  - filter: Bounds Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable: ObsType/windEastward
+      is_in: 247
+    test variables:
+    - name: ObsFunction/WindDirAngleDiff
+    maxvalue: 50.
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # All satwinds must adjust errors based on ObsErrorFactorPressureCheck
+  # prior to the SPDB check (i.e. the gross-error check). The gross-error
+  # check uses the adjusted errors for error-bound tightening and rejection,
+  # so this check has to come first. This check will inflate errors for obs
+  # that are too close to either the model top or bottom.
+  # Notes (eliu): GMAO added a required parameter: adjusted_error_name.
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: ObsType/windEastward
+      is_in: 240-260
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation variable:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorFactorPressureCheck
+        options:
+          surface_obs: false
+          variable: windEastward
+          inflation factor: 4.0
+
+  - filter: Perform Action
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windNorthward
+    where:
+    - variable:
+        name: ObsType/windNorthward
+      is_in: 240-260
+    action:
+      name: inflate error
+      inflation variable:
+        name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorFactorPressureCheck
+        options:
+          variable: windNorthward
+          inflation factor: 4.0
+
+  # All satwinds subject to a gross-error check that contains significant
+  # modifiers for satwinds with a negative speed-bias. ALL wind gross-error
+  # checks are currently being done by the SatWindsSPDBCheck.
+  # CLEARED
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windEastward
+    function absolute threshold:
+    - name: ObsFunction/WindsSPDBCheck
+      options:
+        wndtype: [240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252,
+          253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260]
+        cgross: [2.5, 2.5, 2.5, 1.5, 2.5, 1.3, 1.3, 2.5, 2.5, 2.5, 2.5, 1.3, 2.5,
+          1.5, 1.5, 2.5, 2.5, 2.5, 2.5, 2.5, 2.5]
+        error_min: [1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4,
+          1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4]
+        error_max: [6.1, 6.1, 15.0, 15.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0,
+          20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.1, 20.1, 20.1, 20.1, 20.1, 20.1]
+        variable: windEastward
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  - filter: Background Check
+    filter variables:
+    - name: windNorthward
+    function absolute threshold:
+    - name: ObsFunction/WindsSPDBCheck
+      options:
+        wndtype: [240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252,
+          253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260]
+        cgross: [2.5, 2.5, 2.5, 1.5, 2.5, 1.3, 1.3, 2.5, 2.5, 2.5, 2.5, 1.3, 2.5,
+          1.5, 1.5, 2.5, 2.5, 2.5, 2.5, 2.5, 2.5]
+        error_min: [1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4,
+          1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4]
+        error_max: [6.1, 6.1, 15.0, 15.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0,
+          20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 20.1, 20.1, 20.1, 20.1, 20.1, 20.1]
+        variable: windNorthward
+    action:
+      name: reject
+
+  # The last error inflation check is for duplicate observations. This one needs
+  # to come last, because we don"t want to inflate errors for duplication if one
+  # of the duplicates should be rejected.
+  # Notes (eliu): ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck obsfunction requires PreUseFlag (usage parameter from read_satwnd.f90).
+  #             : Turn off duplicate check for now.
+  #- filter: Perform Action
+  #  filter variables:
+  #  - name: windEastward
+  #  action:
+  #    name: inflate error
+  #    inflation variable:
+  #      name: ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck/windEastward
+  #- filter: Perform Action
+  #  filter variables:
+  #  - name: windNorthward
+  #  action:
+  #    name: inflate error
+  #    inflation variable:
+  #      name: ObsErrorFactorDuplicateCheck/windNorthward
+  # We are extending this to an additional filter that inflates final ob-errors across-the-board by
+  # 1/0.8 = 1.25. This is caused by the GSI value of nvqc being set to .true. in the global operational
+  # configuration, see: https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/global-workflow/blob/d5ae3328fa4041b177357b1133f6b92e81c859d7/scripts/exglobal_atmos_analysis.sh#L750
+  # This setting activates Line 1229 of setupw.f90 to scale ratio_errors by 0.8, which is applied in
+  # the denominator of the final ob-error, so 1/0.8 = 1.25 factor of ob-error inflation.
+  # 
+  # If this nvqc functionality were to be switched off (i.e. if variational qc were to be turned off),
+  # you would want to remove this last inflation filter.
+  #- filter: Perform Action
+  #  filter variables:
+  #  - name: windEastward
+  #  where:
+  #  - variable: ObsType/windEastward
+  #    is_in: 240-260
+  #  action:
+  #    name: inflate error
+  #    inflation factor: 1.25
+  #- filter: Perform Action
+  #  filter variables:
+  #  - name: windNorthward
+  #  where:
+  #  - variable: ObsType/windNorthward
+  #    is_in: 240-260
+  #  action:
+  #    name: inflate error
+  #    inflation factor: 1.25
+  # 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/observations/atmosphere/ssmis_f17.yaml.j2 b/observations/atmosphere/ssmis_f17.yaml.j2
index 763f274..ef47275 100644
--- a/observations/atmosphere/ssmis_f17.yaml.j2
+++ b/observations/atmosphere/ssmis_f17.yaml.j2
@@ -44,22 +44,22 @@
         ch91h: 18
       - name: cosine_of_latitude_times_orbit_node
       - name: sine_of_latitude
-      - name: lapse_rate
+      - name: lapseRate
         order: 2
         tlapse: &{{observation_from_jcb}}_tlapse "{{atmosphere_obsbiasin_path}}/{{atmosphere_obstlapsein_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obstlapsein_suffix}}"
-      - name: lapse_rate
+      - name: lapseRate
         tlapse: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_tlapse
-      - name: emissivity
-      - name: scan_angle
+      - name: emissivityJacobian
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
         var_name: scan_position
         order: 4
-      - name: scan_angle
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
         var_name: scan_position
         order: 3
-      - name: scan_angle
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
         var_name: scan_position
         order: 2
-      - name: scan_angle
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
         var_name: scan_position
 
   # Observation Prior Filters (QC)
diff --git a/observations/atmosphere/ssmis_f18.yaml.j2 b/observations/atmosphere/ssmis_f18.yaml.j2
index 4f55848..feffb1e 100644
--- a/observations/atmosphere/ssmis_f18.yaml.j2
+++ b/observations/atmosphere/ssmis_f18.yaml.j2
@@ -44,22 +44,22 @@
         ch91h: 18
       - name: cosine_of_latitude_times_orbit_node
       - name: sine_of_latitude
-      - name: lapse_rate
+      - name: lapseRate
         order: 2
         tlapse: &{{observation_from_jcb}}_tlapse "{{atmosphere_obsbiasin_path}}/{{atmosphere_obstlapsein_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obstlapsein_suffix}}"
-      - name: lapse_rate
+      - name: lapseRate
         tlapse: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_tlapse
-      - name: emissivity
-      - name: scan_angle
+      - name: emissivityJacobian
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
         var_name: scan_position
         order: 4
-      - name: scan_angle
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
         var_name: scan_position
         order: 3
-      - name: scan_angle
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
         var_name: scan_position
         order: 2
-      - name: scan_angle
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
         var_name: scan_position
 
   # Observation Prior Filters (QC)